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Putnam Embarks on East Bay

Josh Putnam embarked on the opening round of the 47th annual Weiland Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Fla.) on Monday evening.

Fifty-eight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors entered the event, and Josh raced from sixth-to-fourth in his heat race before slipping from the second-starting spot to a fifth-place finish in his B-Main. With only the Top-2 finishers moving onto the feature, his outing ended early.

Another $5,000-to-win program was held on Tuesday as the entry list grew to 60. A fifth-place finish in his heat race relegated Putnam to a B-Main once again. He clawed his way to a third-place finish in the B-Main, which unfortunately left him one spot shy of a transfer to the feature.

Action continued on Wednesday night, and via qualifying action Josh earned the fourth-starting spot for his heat race. Missing the transfer to the feature by two spots in the heat, Putnam slid backwards in the B-Main as his night came to an early end.

Thursday's event found Putnam behind the eight ball early with the 26th-fastest time in his qualifying group. While, he failed to make up ground in his heat race he stormed from 12th to fourth in his B-Main. Unfortunately, with only the Top-2 finishers advancing to the feature his night drew to an early end.

Friday night's $12,000-to-win LOLMDS event saw Putnam once again battling the handle as he failed to transfer to the main event via preliminary action.

Full results from the week are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

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