Lara Tallman to receive prestigious Best of State medal during May 29 ceremonies     Salt Lake City – May 12, 2010 – Lara Tallman, recently named as owner/manager of the CA Sport sports car racing team, will be honored as Utah’s top professional athlete during the Best of State gala on May 29, 2010. Tallman joins a prestigious list of past Best of State pro athlete medal winners including mountaineering legend Apa Sherpa, skier Alan Engren, and former Real Salt Lake and U.S. National Team member Eddie Pope.   Tallman qualified and competed in the Bosch Engineering 200, held at the Virginia International Raceway in April, driving a BMW 330 for Next Generation Motorsports, and drove the CA Sport Honda Civic Si in the Fresh from Florida 200 held at the historic Daytona International Raceway in January. She is scheduled to compete in the Continental Tire 150 at Watkins Glen in New York and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge in June, and will conclude the 2010 GRAND-AM racing season at Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park in September. She also competes in the Miller Professional Racing Association’s racing circuit where she placed first in class in both 2008 and 2009.   #  #  #   About CA Sport: CA Sport is a GRAND-AM Continental Sports Car Challenge team based in Salt Lake City.  For 2010, CA Sport is focusing on GRAND-AM races with a Ford Mustang in GS and a Honda Civic in ST. CA Sport also supports local racers in Miller Motorsports Park Racing Series, NASA and SCCA. For more information, see www.ca-sport.com.   About Best of State: The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. By recognizing excellence in the Utah community and sharing examples of success and triumph in so many worthy endeavors, organizations and individuals will all be inspired to reach a little higher, to try a little harder, and to work a little longer to meet their dreams and goals. For more information, see www.bestofstate.org.