The CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series opened their season at Magic Valley Speedway last Saturday night. There were four cars from Utah, Jeff Hillock, Lynn Hardy, Zan Sharp and Eric Rhead. All of which represented Utah well. Magic Valley Speedway is a very tough track for drivers, it is hard to pass and take a lot of patience. Typically on opening night at any track the first race can be any car owners nightmare. Drivers seem to forget how to drive over the Winter. Saturday was no exception to the rule as Thayne Alderman got into the leader Lynn Hardy on lap 41 and spun him. Lynn was then hit by another car and all three cars were done for the night.
Midway through the race Zan Sharp was in 5th and was moving forward. He took the lead late in the race and was able to hold off Bruce Quale of Idaho. Top five were Zan Sharp, Bruce Quale, John Newhouse, John Wong and Eric Rhead. Next race for the series is May 7th at Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt Lake City, UT. at 6:00pm.
