Garrett Evans scored the victory at Magic Valley Speedway on July 3rd while Jeff Jefferson dominated the action at Meridian Speedway July 4th.

Two races in two days produced two different first time winners in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. Garrett Evans scored the victory at Magic Valley Speedway on July 3rd while Jeff Jefferson dominated the action at Meridian Speedway July 4th.

CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series
PEPSI 125
Magic Valley Speedway, Twin Falls, Idaho July 3, 2009
1/3-Mile Paved Oval
125 laps
Finish	Start	Car #		Laps	Points	Status
1	7	64	Garrett Evans	125	180	Running
2	15	42	Jeff Jefferson	125	206	Running
3	10	3	Steve Jones	125	179	Running
4	8	22	Jonathon Gomez	125	161	Running
5	12	84	Zan Sharp	125	171	Running
6	6	40	Dylan Caldwell	125	145	Running
7	16	9	Dave Minegar	125	177	Running
8	3	19	Eddy McKean	125	131	Running
9	4	92	Bruce Quale	125	126	Running
10	14	26	John Newhouse	124	141	Running
11	17	11	John Dillon	124	150	Running
12	13	99	Craig Bell	124	117	Running
13	9	41	TJ Woodall	123	104	Running
14	5	7	Dan Buckley	123	104	Running
15	11	09	Thane Alderman	122	96	Running
16	18	48	Kelly Bettridge	114	90	Running
17	2	34	Chris Schrade	113	86	Running
18	1	4	Lynn Hardy	112	80	Running
19	20	88	Travis Monett	11	78	Mechanical
20	19	65	Darren Jones	2	72	Mechanical
		28	Jim Curbow	0	0	DNS

Three caution periods for spins. No crashes and 18 cars running at the end. The race took just 42 minutes to complete the 125 lap distance. Jefferson top points for the evening after starting 15th. Evans first win in first series start. Five of the top ten started outside the top ten. 18 of 20 cars running at the end of the race.

 

CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series
NAPA Auto Parts/City of Meridian Bottle Rocket 102
Meridian Speedway, Meridian, Idaho July 4, 2009
1/4-Mile Paved Oval
102 laps
Finish	Start	Car #		Laps	Points	Status
1	17	42	Jeff Jefferson	102	230	Running
2	15	64	Garrett Evans	102	208	Running
3	14	11	John Dillon	102	199	Running
4	16	1	John Nesmith	102	197	Running
5	11	99	Craig Bell	102	162	Running
6	13	40	Dylan Caldwell	102	166	Running
7	9	84	Zan Sharp	102	140	Running
8	1	7	Dan Buckley	101	135	Running
9	12	16	Tyler Monroe	101	135	Running
10	3	41	TJ Woodall	101	123	Running
11	8	22	Jonathon Gomez	101	118	Running
12	5	26	John Newhouse	100	108	Running
13	2	411	Craig Doehling	100	112	Running
14	6	09	Thane Alderman	100	106	Running
15	7	3	Steve Jones	99	102	Running
16	4	63	Dan Lowther	98	92	Running
17	18	04	Beau Newhouse	94	88	Running
18	19	02	Phil Zubizureta	54	86	Mechanical
19	10	01	Dennis Wurtz Jr.	8	84	Mechanical
20	20	9	Dave Minegar	0	12	DNS

Two cautions for spins, no wrecks. The race was completed in just 34 minutes. Jefferson scored top points for the race and moved from sixth in the points to second. It was old home week of tour days past with Jefferson picking up the victory, Evans second and John Dillon in third. David Minegar destroyed his BodyBuilding.com Chevrolet as he touched the front stretch wall and the cut tire finally let go entering turn three sending him straight into the wall. No less than six teams offered up a car for Minegar to drive in the feature race but he and the team elected to sit out the race. Seven of the top ten started outside the top ten. 17 of 19 cars running at the end of the race. Minegar may sit out the next couple of races and crew chief for his teammate Craig Bell and set him up for a championship run.

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