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Rhead Earns Another Win at Rocky Mountain Raceways

Rhead Earns Another Win at Rocky Mountain Raceways

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WEST VALLEY CITY - Eric Rhead secured tonight's Maverik Modified main event win. Starting from the 13th position, Rhead passed Johnny Luttmer on lap 12 for the second position and then overtook Michael Haddenham on lap 15 for first place. Rhead led the remainder of the 50-lap main, while the field scrambled for position at the second-to- last points race of the season.

Mark Ith Jr. successfully made it second by lap 25. Defending Winged Sprint Champion, Jimmy Waters finished in third, Luttmer finished in fourth, and Haddenham rounded out the top five. Going into the final race of the season, there are mere points separating Ith Jr, Tyler Whetstone, and Lynn Hardy in the 2014 points chase.

Tim Fahrner added to his winning season with tonight's Comcast Super Stock main event win. Fahrner took the lead on lap 11 after a side-by-side battle with James Ford. Travis Walker passed Ford on a lap-13 restart, claiming a second place finish. Ford finished in third, Nate Walker finished in fourth, and John Yakovich finished in fifth. Fahrner was also tonight's fast qualifier and heat race winner.

Additional RMR Oval Racing Series winners include Matthew Webster (Figure-8 Cars,) Nathan Westmoreland (Jr. Stingers,) Chad Pruett and (Hornets.)

Two new events will conclude Rocky Mountain Raceways' 2014 season. On Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 the America First Credit Union Super Oval will host the All Star Weekend featuring Rocky Mountain Challenge Series Late Models, ASA Pro Trucks, and ISRL Sprints. Saturday, September 20 will also feature the Western States Equipment Figure-8 Trains. Rocky Mountain Raceways' final event will be the Utah State Championships on Saturday, October 4. All local classes will race to determine the 2014 Champions.

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In its 18th season of racing, Rocky Mountain Raceways includes a short-track oval, quarter-mile drag strip, and a motocross park. For more information about Rocky Mountain Raceways' schedule of events, please visit www.RMRRacing.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13-UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS

MAVERIK MODIFIEDS
Fast Qualifier: #84 Mark Ith Jr., 15.848
Heat Race A: 1.) #3 Dillion Lawrence, 2.) #17 Barry Egolf, 3.) #66 Eric Rhead, 4.) #10W Jimmy Waters, 5.) #97 James Larsen, 6.) #41 Michael Haddenham, 7.) #12 Rodney Park, 8.) #48 Chad Pruett
Heat Race B: 1.) #4 Lynn Hardy, 2.) #84 Mark Ith Jr., 3.) #211 Jeff Longman, 4.) #00 Tyler Whetstone, 5.) #2 Harley Mayo, 6.) #20 Dan McCoy, 7.) #18 Johnny Luttmer, 8.) #29 Zachary Webster
Main Event-50 Laps: 1.) #66 Eric Rhead, 2.) #84 Mark Ith Jr., 3.) #10W Jimmy Waters, 4.) #18 Johnny Luttmer, 5.) #41 Michael Haddenham, 6.) #29 Zachary Webster, 7.) #20 Dan McCoy, 8.) #3 Dillion Lawrence, 9.) #17 Barry Egolf, 10.) #97 James Larsen, 11.) #12 Rodney Park, 12.) #211 Jeff Longman, 13.) #2 Harley Mayo, 14.) #48 Chad Pruett, 15.) #00 Tyler Whetstone, 16.) #4 Lynn Hardy

COMCAST SUPER STOCKS
Fast Qualifier:
#13 Tim Fahrner, 16.840
Heat Race: 1.) #13 Tim Fahrner, 2.) #19 James Ford, 3.) #44 Al Jones, 4.) #28 Travis Walker, 5.) #60 Don Fenton, 6.) #22 Corey Walker, 7.) #30 Nate Walker, 8.) #83 John Yakovich
Main Event-30 Laps: 1.) #13 Tim Fahrner, 2.) #28 Travis Walker, 3.) #19 James Ford, 4.) #30 Nate Walker, 5.) #83 John Yakovich, 6.) #44 Al Jones, 7.) #22 Corey Walker, 8.) #60 Don Fenton

FIGURE-8 CARS
Fast Qualifier:
#29 Matthew Webster, 23.530
Heat Race: 1.) #22Corey Walker, 2.) #29 Matthew Webster, 3.) #70 Tracy Eaton, 4.) #12 Jayden Park, 5.) #01 Scott Bird, 6.) #43 Logan Mayo, 7.) #10 Dave Fleishman
Main Event-20 Laps: 1.) #29 Matthew Webster, 2.) #70 Tracy Eaton, 3.) #01 Scott Bird, 4.) #12 Jayden Park, 5.) #22 Corey Walker, 6.) #43 Logan Mayo

HORNETS
Fast Qualifier:
#18 Doug Milne, 27.952
Heat Race A: 1.) #43 Kevin Truscott, 2.) #88 Nathan Lyon, 3.) #13 James Baity, 4.) #16 David Baity, 5.) #44 Gary Conrad, 6.) #50 Chris Bird, 7.) #9 Karla Deden, 8.) #42 Donny Sevey, 9.) #1 David Koehler
Heat Race B: 1.) #18 Doug Milne, 2.) #11 Jeanille Waters-Romero, 3.) #7 Mike Bevan, 4.) #4 Bobbi Quintana, 5.) #64 Preslie Thorne, 6.) #17 Scott Bird, 7.) #02 Anthony Quintana, 8.) #8 Chad Pruett
Main Event-15 Laps: 1.) #8 Chad Pruett, 2.) #13 James Baity, 3.) #43 Kevin Truscott, 4.) #18 Doug Milne, 5.) #17 Scott Bird , 6.) #7 Mike Bevan, 7.) #9 Karla Deden, 8.) #44 Gary Conrad, 9.) #16 David Baity, 10.) #50 Chris Bird, 11.) #1 David Koehler, 12.) #4 Bobbi Quintana, 13.) #64 Preslie Thorne, 14.) #88 Nathan Lyon, 15.) #11 Jeanille Waters-Romero, 16.) #42 Donny Sevey

JR. STINGERS
Fast Qualifier:
#18 Doug Milne, 21.059
Heat Race: 1.) #18 Nathan Lyon, 2.) #64 Preslie Thorne, 3.) #17 Jeanille Waters-Romero, 4.) #8 Nathan Westmoreland, 5.) #02 Anthony Quintana, 6.) #1 David Koehler, 7.) #88 Abbie Coburn, 8.) #94 Shannon Ith
Main Event-20 Laps: 1.) #8 Nathan Westmoreland, 2.) #18 Nathan Lyon, 3.) #64 Preslie Thorne, 4.) #17 Jeanille Waters-Romero, 5.) #1 David Koehler, 6.) #88 Abbie Coburn, 7.) #94 Shannon Ith

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