Rookie Rhead Dominates RMCS Action at RMR

July 18, 2010 - PRLog -- The CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series staged its 22nd series event at the 3/8-mile paved oval of Rocky Mountain Raceways located outside Salt Lake City Saturday night.  A-1 Heating and Air Conditioning rookie leader Eric Rhead took the lead from his fifth starting position on lap five and never looked back. Rhead held off a fierce charge from new point leader Steve Jones over the final 25-laps. Brett Thompson scored his fifth top three finish of the season crossing the line in third followed by Lynn Hardy and John Newhouse rounding out the top five finishers in the 75-lap race.

Rhead maintains his 8th position in the standings with the victory but extends his rookie point lead over Lonnie Lowder. Steve Jones (1050) regained the point lead he lost at Meridian (ID) Speedway finishing second tonight and holds a six point advantage over Brett Thompson (1044). John Newhouse (1038) falls to third just a mere six points back of Thompson. Lynn Hardy maintains fourth with 961 points followed by Dave Minegar with 896. The top five are separated by just 154 points.

The next event for the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series is Saturday, July 31 at Stateline Stadium Speedway, part of the Idaho 200 weekend.

For a complete race recap, log onto www.rmcsracing.com or www.racingwest.com

The RMCS utilizes a racing format not found in ANY other regional touring series around the country. The top 20 qualifiers are inverted for every race putting fast time in the 20th starting position. This format ensures race fans see what they paid for and that is passing. Each driver is awarded three points per position gained in the event. Points are also awarded for qualifying and heat race finishes. Through the history of the series, the winning driver has averaged a 15th place starting position. To ensure competition, the RMCS pays it purse based on total point accumulation for the event and provides several special performance awards for each event.

The CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series is a regional touring series that allows all competitors to race and gain experience on different types of racetracks. It is a high-quality professional racing series that offers maximum opportunity at an affordable price serving the intermountain West. The motto of the series is to “Race Hard and Have Fun!” For all the latest news and information regarding the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series log onto www.rmcsracing.com. Follow all the racing action from throughout the West by logging onto www.racingwest.com.

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CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series
Mike Minegar's Auto Body 75
Rocky Mountain Raceways, West Valley City, UT
July 17, 2010
3/8-mile paved oval

Finish    Start    Car #        Laps    Points    Status
1    4    66    Eric Rhead    75    179    Running
2    14    03    Steve Jones    75    213    Running
3    12    61    Brett Thompson    75    195    Running
4    11    4    Lynn Hardy    75    178    Running
5    10    26    John Newhouse    75    165    Running
6    13    9    Dave Minegar    75    174    Running
7    2    12    James Wulfenstein    75    132    Running
8    8    84    Zan Sharp    75    133    Running
9    6    09    Thane Alderman    74    128    Running
10    5    92    Bruce Quale    74    117    Running
11    1    88    Travis Monett    74    116    Running
12    16    25    Lonnie Lowder    72    106    Running
13    3    40    Dylan Caldwell    59    106    Mechanical
14    17    28    Jim Curbow    42    98    Mechanical
15    9    36    Jeff Hillock    39    100    Mechanical
16    15    48    Kelly Bettridge    35    92    Mechanical
17    7    5    Russell Butler    17    90    Mechanical


Pos    Car #    Driver    Points
1    03    Steve Jones    1050
2    61    Brett Thompson    1044
3    26    John Newhouse    1038
4    4    Lynn Hardy    961
5    9    Dave Minegar    896
6    09    Thane Alderman    865
7    92    Bruce Quale    804
8    66    Eric Rhead    761
9    88    Travis Monett    575
10    5    Russell Butler    566
11    73    Joe Miller    528
12    84    Zan Sharp    463
13    25    Lonnie Lowder    404
14    40    Dylan Caldwell    403
15    11    John Dillon    401
16    28    Jim Curbow    290
17    36    Jeff Hillock    255
18    112    James Wulfenstein    228
19    49    Brian Levant    216
20    12    Tom Hill    211
21    17    Kenny Vanderham    209
22    11n    John Nesmith    209
23    98    Rick Fowble    203
24    63    Dan Lowther    143
25    7    Kris McKean    134
26    19    Jaramie Fuss    123
27    119    Eddy McKean    118
28    99    Jonathon Gomez    116
29    15    Skylar Mortensen    110
30    48    Bryan Wordelman    108
31    24    Jeff Pohlman    104
32    41    TJ Woodhall    98
33    148    Kelly Bettridge    92
34    65    Darren Jones    78

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