A record 18 mini stock cars participated in Summer Smash last weekend.
“It’s grown fast,” said event co-organizer Scott Medlock.
“Those are the best cars because they’re fairly inexpensive to get into, they last for years and they’re not hard-hitting.”
The eighth annual Summer Smash at Hope Sportsbowl featured high speeds, flying trucks, crushed steel, rollovers and lots of mud. In addition to the mini stock races, there were 27 entries in the 4x4 competition, and 18 cars and trucks in the demolition derbies. Event winners received a total of $5,300 in cash prizes.
“It was great,” said Medlock. “I think we kept things moving and kept the crowd entertained for the whole day. We’re getting better as we go.”
Swampwater also kept the crowd dancing on Saturday night with three sets of classic rock music.
4x4 races:
Long Box
1st - Dusty Smith
2nd - Troy Murphy
3rd - Eron Couch
Short Box
1st - Fred Laramee
2nd - Dave Lasser
3rd - Cam Friesen
Bobtail
1st - Jeff Cole
2nd - Jaime Darby
3rd - Pat Kirksey
Competition Modified:
1st - Steve Duke
2nd - Matt Nieman
3rd - Rob Dufault
2wd/Buggy
1st - Brent England
2nd - Jim Jensen
3rd - Rob Bouchard
UTV
1st - Marian Bouchard
Hard Luck
Troy Murphy
Crowd Pleaser
Keith Meyer
Mini stock races:
Heat 1
1st - Shelby Hahn
2nd - West Runquist
3rd - Dave Talarico
Heat 2
1st - Aaron Harris
2nd - Chelaine Hahn
3rd - Ryan Ellan
Heat 3
1st - Wes Runquist
2nd - Norm & Thomas
3rd - Chelaine Hahn
Heat 4
1st - Travis George
2nd - Dave Talarico
3rd - Scott Fairhurst
Truck demolition derby:
Heat 1
1st - Eron Couch
2nd - Ross Edwards
3rd - Dusty Smith
Heat 2
1st - Sean Edwards
2nd - Bob Cameron Jr.
3rd - Eron Couch
Heat 3
1st - Sean Edwards
2nd - Eron Couch
Crowd Pleaser
Eron Couch
Car demolition derby:
Heat 1
1st - Eron Couch
2nd - Rick Horning
3rd - Sean Edwards
Heat 2
1st - Psycho Bill
2nd - Mike Poole
3rd - Dusty Smith
Grudge
1st - Jim Lasser
2nd - Chris Stephen
3rd - Kevin VanDenHoogen
Final
1st - Eron Couch
2nd - Sean Edwards
3rd - Dusty Smith
Crowd Pleaser
Dusty Smith