Rocky Mountain Challenge Series Set for Season Five
BOISE, IDAHO (January 4, 2008) Officials for the
Rocky Mountain
Challenge Series
are pleased to announce the 2008 schedule that will feature nine
events at three very different racetracks in the
region. The schedule
is
highlighted by several traditional marquee events at
Magic Valley
Speedway in
Twin Falls, Idaho and
Rocky Mountain Raceways
in
SLC, Utah along
with a
first ever trip to
Stateline
Stadium Speedway in
Post
Falls, Idaho as
part
of the
Idaho 200 weekend August 1-3.
The series will kick off its fifth season of competition on Saturday,
April
19 at
Magic Valley
Speedway with additional stops slated at the
one-third
mile paved oval on May 17, the traditional
Pepsi "125" on June 7, and
the
series
season finale NAPA "150" Saturday, September 6.
2007 RMCS champion John Newhouse of
Twin Falls, Idaho cut his racing
teeth
at MVS and is
excited about the upcoming season. "All the races we have
at
Magic Valley Speedway are great events," Newhouse said. "The fans
always
see
a great show and the drivers love racing there. Good finishes at Magic
Valley won us the championship last year
and I can't wait to get back
to
racing."
Former MVS track champion and the winner of three RMCS races at
Magic
Valley
Speedway
last season is Bobby Latham III of
Twin Falls. Latham has four
career series victories and all coming at MVS. "The place is real
special to
me and I have a lot of great memories," Latham said. "The RMCS is a
tough
series with the invert, but
racing the invert makes you a better
driver. To
win three times at Magic Valley last year was incredible and I hope
to
carry
over the momentum this season."
Since taking over the
Magic Valley Speedway last February, Eddy McKean
and
his team have
continued to make improvements to the fan friendly race
track
in preparation for the upcoming season. "The RMCS always
puts on a
great
show for our fans and we are thrilled to have the series back this
season
for four events,"
said Eddy Mckean, Promoter of
Magic Valley Speedway.
The RMCS will make four stops
at the ultra-fast banked oval of
Rocky
Mountain Raceways with the first trip Saturday, May 3. The series will
return for the traditional
Memorial Day event
on Monday, May 26, along
with
stops on Saturday, July 12 and the annual fan favorite NAPA "125"
August 23.
"The
RMCS always brings us a great show," said Doug Binstock, General
Manager of RMR. "The fans love the series and 20-car
invert produces
some
great racing action."
Winner of two races at RMR last season is 2006 RMCS Champion
Dave
Minegar of
Boise,
Idaho. Minegar nearly swept the trifecta at RMR last season
setting
fast time at each race and picking up victories
the first two trips to
town.
Minegar finished a close second to multi-time RMR winner James Eaton in
the
other
event.
"I always thought that Magic Valley was my home track, but after the
success
we have had at RMR,
it really feels like home," Minegar stated. "We
love
going down there and we know we have a car that can win. This
is going
to be
a great year for the series and with the new venue up north it will
make the
chase for the
championship something special."
Mike Minegar, President of the RMCS and Joe Doellefeld, Promoter of
Stateline
Speedway, worked closely over the last month to add the RMCS
to
the
Idaho 200 race weekend August 1-3. "I have always felt that our
series
offers one of the best racing formats around and we cannot wait to
showcase
our brand of racing to a whole new
group of fans," stated Minegar. "No
one
else around features a 20-car invert and I know the race fans up north
will
see a great show."
The RMCS has continued to see a steady increase in competitors, fans,
and
sponsors
since its inception four short years ago. With the decline and
consolidation of Late Model racing across the country,
the RMCS has
flourished through an open set of rules that accommodates all Late
Model
type cars. "Our style of
racing has really struck a chord with fans,
competitors, and track operators," Minegar continued. "I am thrilled to
be
where we are at and can't wait to get the season started."
"We are extremely pleased to be working with Mike
(Minegar), and the
great
racers of the
Rocky Mountain Challenge Series," stated Joe Doellefeld.
"We
are sure that our fans will
enjoy their level and brand of late model
racing
here in the Inland Northwest."
With seasoned veterans
like two-time RMCS champion Zan Sharp, Craig
Bell,
Thane Alderman and Jim Wulfenstein from
Las Vegas and Bruce Quale
returning
to the series along with young hotshoes like Bryan Warf, Nick Gibson,
Tyler
Monroe and whole new class of rookie
competitors, 2008 is shaping up to
be
one of the most hotly contested championship battles in the short
history
of
the series.
For all the latest news and information regarding the
Rocky Mountain
Challenge Series please log onto
www.rmcsracing.com.
About the
Rocky
Mountain Challenge Series
The
Rocky Mountain Challenge Series is a regional touring series that
allows
competitors to
gain experience on different types of asphalt oval
tracks up
to 3/8-mile in length. 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!"
The 2008
Rocky Mountain Challenge Series Schedule
Date
Location
Laps Defending
Race Winner
Sat. April 19
Magic Valley Speedway
75 Laps Bryan Warf
Sat. May 3
Rocky Mtn. Raceways
75 Laps Rain Out
Sat. May 17
Magic Valley Speedway
100 Laps John Newhouse (2007 event held in June)
Mon.
May 26
Rocky Mtn. Raceways
100 Laps Dave Minegar
Sat. June
7
Magic Valley Speedway
125 Laps Bobby Latham
Sat. July 12
Rocky Mountain Raceways
100 Laps Dave Minegar
Fri-Sat. Aug 1-3
Stateline Speedway
100
Laps
Idaho 200 Weekend
Inaugural Event for the RMCS
Sat. Aug 23
Rocky Mtn. Raceways
125 Laps James Eaton
Sat. Sept.
6
Magic Valley Speedway
150 Laps Bobby Latham
****Note***** Race distance
and dates are subject to change.
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Rocky Mountain Challenge Series Public Relations
