He fixes cars all day. He races stock cars every weekend. Yet, there’s something different about demolition derbies. “It gets you jazzed up,” he said. “It’s a feeling like nothing else. You just get ...

#78 Hunter Wilhelm and #48 Ray Randall during the 8-cylinder derby. Car Demolition Derby at the 125th Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair grounds, Saturday, August 6, 2022. #106 Brandon Small examines an ...

Demolition derbies are a national pastime and date back as early as 1947, with the first known event taking place at the Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. The audience was wowed by the ...

HUNTINGTON — Few things get a grandstand full of people cheering at a county fair like a hard-hitting demolition derby competition. With modified cars going at it, smashing and ramming each other — ...

2017Champaign County Fair Demolition Derby, Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Champaign County Fair Grounds in Urbana. 2017Champaign County Fair Demolition Derby, Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Champaign ...

The La Plata County Fair’s 25th Demolition Derby at the fairgrounds drew a sold-out crowd Saturday with 1,496 tickets purchased before the event began. Spectators watched 27 drivers across three ...

When flames erupted from the engine compartment of Car No. 45 C, I grabbed Mel Crane's arm and squeezed it tight. We were standing in the pits at this year's Monroe County Fair Demolition Derby when ...

ALTAMONT – Demolition Derby drivers went head to head in five events for thousands in cash prizes during the 2025 Effingham County Fair’s Demolition Derby. The event attracted hundreds of fans to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the day, the Portage County Randolph Fair is a pastoral scene. Livestock judging, rides, and fair food preoccupy its ...

Motorsports enthusiasts have lots to look forward at the San Diego County Fair, beginning with the annual Firefighter Demolition Derby and the accompanying Fire & Safety Expo. This year’s participants ...