Thane Alderman of Las Vegas, NV picked up the victory in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series at Meridian (ID) Speedway. The victory was Alderman's third career triumph as he held off a determined Bruce Quale at the finish line. John Nesmith finished in third followed by fast qualifier John Dillon and A-1 Heating & Air Conditioning rookie leader Eric Rhead rounding out the top five. Steve Jones finished sixth and assumed the point lead by 20-points heading into the final event after John Newhouse had mechanical trouble and finished 14th.
The final race of the season for the RMCS is Saturday, September 18 at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls, ID to close out the seventh season for the popular Late Model Series.
CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series
Pepsi Gem State 75
Meridian Speedway, Meridian, Idaho September 4, 2010
1/4-Mile Paved Oval
75 laps
Finish Start Car # Laps Points Status
1 11 09 Thane Alderman 75 196 Running
2 13 92 Bruce Quale 75 200 Running
3 12 11n John Nesmith 75 191 Running
4 16 11 John Dillon 75 193 Running
5 5 66 Eric Rhead 75 148 Running
6 15 03 Steve Jones 75 172 Running
7 9 24 Jeff Pohlman 75 146 Running
8 6 98 Rick Fowble 75 123 Running
9 4 40 Dylan Caldwell 75 128 Running
10 7 3 John Wong 75 117 Running
11 14 4 Lynn Hardy 75 129 Running
12 2 19 Jaramie Fuss 74 102 Running
13 1 25 Lonnie Lowder 73 98 Running
14 8 26 John Newhouse 64 104 Running
15 3 63 Dan Lowther 49 92 Mechanical
16 10 9 Dave Minegar 23 94 Mechanical
Pos Car # Driver Points
1 03 Steve Jones 1490
2 26 John Newhouse 1470
3 92 Bruce Quale 1339
4 4 Lynn Hardy 1337
5 61 Brett Thompson 1167
6 66 Eric Rhead 1165
7 09 Thane Alderman 1157
8 9 Dave Minegar 1108
9 84 Zan Sharp 820
10 11 John Dillon 794
11 73 Joe Miller 772
12 25 Lonnie Lowder 736
13 88 Travis Monett 685
14 40 Dylan Caldwell 623
15 5 Russell Butler 566
16 36 Jeff Hillock 426
17 11n John Nesmith 400
18 98 Rick Fowble 326
19 28 Jim Curbow 290
20 22 Jonathon Gomez 261
21 24 Jeff Pohlman 250
22 3 John Wong 241
23 63 Dan Lowther 235
24 112 James Wulfenstein 228
25 19 Jaramie Fuss 225
26 49 Brian Levant 216
27 12 Tom Hill 211
28 17 Kenny Vanderham 209
29 19 Dan Rhodes 186
30 99 Craig Bell 183
31 93 Dave Garber 177
32 7 Kris McKean 134
33 41 Andy Brown 129
34 119 Eddy McKean 118
35 15 Skylar Mortensen 110
36 48 Bryan Wordelman 108
37 41 TJ Woodhall 98
38 148 Kelly Bettridge 92
39 65 Darren Jones 78
40 14 Kevin Richards 74
41 20 Todd Havens 71
42 29 Jason O'Neil 66
