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Evans and Jefferson Split RMCS Wins in Doubleheader

 (The Spokesman-Review)
Doug Pace

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.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Keeping Pace." Read all stories from this blog