Zan Sharp recovered from a Friday night incident at the NAPA Idaho 200 being held at Stateline Speedway and picked up a win on the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series which was part of night two of the Duel for the 200.

Courtesy: D. Shannon, RMCS Media Relations

POST FALLS, ID (July 31, 2010) Zan Sharp of Wellsville, UT dominated the second half of the 100-lap Duel for the 200 at Stateline Stadium Speedway in Post Falls, ID to score his sixth career CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series win in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Sharp, a former two-time series champion, started 17th and steadily moved through the field to take the lead on lap 47 and held off a determined challenge from Danny Rhodes over the final 20 laps. A late caution set up a green, white, checkered finish with Sharp holding off Rhodes followed by Bruce Quale in third. 2009 series champion John Dillon finished fourth with Dave Garber edging Craig Bell at the line for fifth.

The top six point finishers in the RMCS race are locked in to Sunday's Idaho 200. Those driver's include Zan Sharp, John Dillon, Bruce Quale, Dan Rhodes, Dave Garber, and Craig Bell. All other competitors will have to qualify into the race tomorrow.

The race action was slowed only three times for single car spins and included a green, white, checkered finish with 15 of 22 starters were running at the end. John Newhouse retook the point lead by 25-points over Steve Jones. Brett Thompson maintain third just one point behind Jones. Lynn Hardy stays in in the fourth position with Dave Minegar rounding out the top five. Minegar scored his 23rd career Sharp Powder Coating Fast Time award to lead all qualifiers but was sidelined on lap 60 of the race with ignition issues.

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. This event will be “Near Live” on Racing West all day Saturday so log on and have fun!

CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series       
NAPA Duel for the 200           
Stateline Speedway, Post Falls, Idaho July 31, 2010
1/4-Mile Paved Oval           
100 laps                   
Finish    Start    Car #        Laps    Points    Status
1    17    84    Zan Sharp    100    218    Running
2    9    19    Dan Rhodes    100    186    Running
3    15    92    Bruce Quale    100    196    Running
4    19    11    John Dillon    100    200    Running
5    14    93    Dave Garber    100    177    Running
6    16    99    Craig Bell    100    171    Running
7    10    26    John Newhouse    100    147    Running
8    4    41    Andy Brown    100    129    Running
9    8    03    Steve Jones    100    110    Running
10    18    22    Jonathon Gomez    100    145    Running
11    12    61    Brett Thompson    100    115    Running
12    6    88    Travis Monett    99    110    Running
13    13    4    Lynn Hardy    99    112    Running
14    3    73    Joe Miller    98    104    Running
15    21    25    Lonnie Lowder    98    92    Running
16    5    09    Thane Alderman    85    96    Running
17    7    40    Dylan Caldwell    61    92    Running
18    20    9    Dave Minegar    50    108    Running
19    2    66    Eric Rhead    43    80    Running
20    11    14    Kevin Richards    32    74    Running
21    1    20    Todd Havens    20    71    Running
22    22    29    Jason O'Neil    18    66    Running
 
 
     RMCS    Season Points   
Pos    Car #    Driver    Points
1    26    John Newhouse    1185
2    03    Steve Jones    1160
3    61    Brett Thompson    1159
4    4    Lynn Hardy    1073
5    9    Dave Minegar    1004
6    92    Bruce Quale    1000
7    09    Thane Alderman    961
8    66    Eric Rhead    841
9    88    Travis Monett    685
10    84    Zan Sharp    681
11    73    Joe Miller    632
12    11    John Dillon    601
13    5    Russell Butler    566
14    25    Lonnie Lowder    496
15    40    Dylan Caldwell    495
16    28    Jim Curbow    290
17    22    Jonathon Gomez    261
18    36    Jeff Hillock    255
19    112    James Wulfenstein    228
20    49    Brian Levant    216
21    12    Tom Hill    211
22    17    Kenny Vanderham    209
23    11n    John Nesmith    209
24    98    Rick Fowble    203
25    19    Dan Rhodes    186
26    93    Dave Garber    177
27    99    Craig Bell    171
28    63    Dan Lowther    143
29    7    Kris McKean    134
30    41    Andy Brown    129
31    19    Jaramie Fuss    123
32    119    Eddy McKean    118
33    15    Skylar Mortensen    110
34    48    Bryan Wordelman    108
35    24    Jeff Pohlman    104
36    41    TJ Woodhall    98
37    148    Kelly Bettridge    92
38    65    Darren Jones    78
39    14    Kevin Richards    74
40    20    Todd Havens    71
41    29    Jason O'Neil    66

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