BLOCK WINS FIRST GLOBAL RALLYCROSS RACE; HEIKKINEN, FOUST, AND BLOCK TAKE 1-2-3 IN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FORD
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'I thought I timed it just about right but video review says I did in fact jump the start and so I got a stop and go penalty for that,' Foust added. 'That took me out of smooth sailing to being right in the middle of a war. Travis (Pastrana) was coming off the curbs a couple times which let me pass him for second and then I was started to gain on Ken, I don't know if he was backing off because he had such a big lead, but I hit some oil from (Patrik) Sandell and almost drove off the track, so that was the end of me chasing Ken. 'I'm really happy with second place in the championship,' said Foust, who won back-to-back GRC championships in 2011-2012. 'The pressure was really off from the start of the race since Brian Deegan had a crash in the LCQ but I've won twice in Vegas so I would have liked to have taken the hat-trick. I'm still stoked to have ended up in second and very happy for Topi's (Heikkinen) championship.' Toomas Heikkinen clinched the GRC title after Round 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with five consecutive race wins, back-to-back gold medals. and eight podium appearances. 'The race was alright,' said Heikkinen. 'I was fourth in seeding, the track was working for me and even on the heats the speed was there.' 'On the final I had the fourth pole position which meant I was on the outside of the grid and made it difficult for me entering the first corner,' added Heikkinen. 'I was side-by-side with Travis Pastrana and the battle put him into the wall and gave me a black flag. I did a stop-and-go, ended up back against Pastrana and he overtook me at the finish.' The driver of the Bluebeam OlsbersMSE Fiesta ST driver finished fourth overall at the final round in Las Vegas, which marked the first podium without Heikkinen. 'The season overall was really great for us,' said Heikkinen. 'We won five races in a row, had eight podiums and everything just seemed to be in place. I am very grateful to have sponsors that supported me throughout the year and glad to have gotten them the championship. I hope to be back next year to do it all over again.' GRC ROUND 9 FINAL RESULTS 1. Ken Block 2. Tanner Foust 3. Travis Pastrana 4. Toomas Heikkinen 5. Sverre Isachsen 6. Bryce Menzies 7. Patrik Sandell 8. Steve Arpin 9. Scott Speed 10. Rhys Millen GRC ROUND 9 HEAT WINS 1A. Tanner Foust 2A. Tanner Foust 1B. Toomas Heikkinen 2B. Toomas Heikkinen 1C. Ken Block 2C. Ken Block 1D. Scott Speed 2D. Scott Speed DRIVER POINTS (after Round 8) 1. Toomas Heikkinen, 154 2. Tanner Foust, 104 3. Brian Deegan, 102 4. Ken Block, 93 5. Patrik Sandell, 84 MANUFACTURER POINTS (after Round 8) 1. Ford, 303 2. Subaru, 131 3. Dodge, 106
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