BOISE, Idaho — Craig Bell out of Kuna, Idaho and driver of the BodyBuilding.Com/Minegar Racing Chevrolet will close out his 2009 racing schedule this Saturday night in Twin falls, Idaho at Magic Valley Speedway in the MVS “100” as the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series pulls the curtain on their sixth campaign. Bell has never won at Magic Valley but is on a hot streak after winning in the last series event two weeks ago.
"Racing at Magic Valley is really cool"— Craig Bell
Bell will make his 50th career start (second all-time) in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series on Saturday night in his sixth year on the tour. Also adding to his career accomplishments in the series are 32 top five finishes (1st all-time), 40 top ten finishes (tied for first all-time), he is 3rd all-time in laps led, and first all-time in laps completed. One missing stat is a win at Magic Valley Speedway.
“Racing at Magic Valley is really cool,” Bell said. “There is not a lot of middle ground there. You are either fast or you struggle. We have been fast at times but faded at the end and we have worked hard to finish strong this time around.”
Bell’s best finish at the third-mile paved oval is second (twice) but he does have eleven top five finishes to his credit in past competition. “For years, Magic Valley is the place where all of us Idaho racers have wanted to win,” Bell stated. “There has always been a lot of prestige to winning there and I would like to close out the season with the Bodybuilding.Com Chevrolet in victory lane.”
Bell is currently third in the series standings on the strength of two wins and six top five performances this season. He sits 158-points behind point leader John Dillon and is 116 points behind second place. “The championship has really come down to John (Dillon) and Jeff (Jefferson) but anything can happen so we are just going to our best to fight for the win and see how it all shakes out. It has been a great season for the team and no matter what happens we will be happy at the end of the night.”
Minegar Racing is sponsored by BodyBuilding.com, Redline, Ultimate Nutrition, Supreme Nutrition, Muscletech, SciFit, Gaspari Nutrition, A-1 Heating and Air Conditioning, and Dillon Auto Craft. Both Minegar and Bell are in their sixth season in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. Dave Minegar is a two-time series champion (06, 08) and Craig Bell has five career series victories. The next event for BodyBuilding.Com/Minegar Racing is this Saturday, September 12 at Magic Valley Speedway in the MVS “100”. For the latest news about the series log onto to www.rmcsracing.com and please visit www.bodybuilding.com for all of your exercise and nutrition needs.
About Minegar Racing
Minegar Racing is a first-class two car race team featuring drivers Dave Minegar and Craig Bell. The team is owned by Pat Minegar and is based in Boise, Idaho. The team competes in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series, an intermountain west based stock car series that competes primarily in Idaho and Utah. Minegar Racing has competed on the RMCS for six seasons and has won two series championships, scored eleven wins, claimed 22 fast time awards, completed over 9,010 laps in competition, and has 53 top five and 80 top ten finishes along with numerous track records.
About BodyBuilding.Com
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