Starting fifth in the heat race, Belec was able to barely
avoid a spinning car on the second lap and escape with just minor body damage. A
caution never flew and he was able to pass a couple cars to finish third and
secure a spot in the 50 lap feature event.
The feature started and the determination from both of the
Arvada X Motorsports cars was obvious. By the fifteenth lap, Eddie had caught
race leader Dave Garmann and made the pass the very next lap. After stretching
out to a five-car length lead and pacing the field for the next seventeen laps,
a caution flew and bunched the field back up putting Belec's teammate Dominic
Ursetta right on his back bumper. On lap thirty five Dom was able to make the
pass and put the 3b back to second. Weekly hot-shoe John Hansen then pressured
Belec for the second spot. A fierce battle went on for the remaining fifteen
laps as Eddie was able to hang on to the position at the finish with Hansen
right on his bumper. The runner up finish for the 3b team was the second
straight top five at Fort Morgan and the third straight top ten finish. A
one-two finish for the Arvada Excavating cars was just what the teams needed
after a slightly rocky start to the day.