Demolition Derby
Sunday evening
the 77th Logan County Fair came to an end with the demolition derby.
This year there were several cars entered in four classes. Modifieds ran in two heats,
followed by compacts and stock. In addition, a consolation heat ran before the final
feature.
The evening began with local vocal artist Lesleigh Bennett singing the national anthem.
The Logan County Fair board secretary spoke a few words, followed by Logan County
Fair Queen Crystal Quint and Little Miss Logan County Celia Cross each wishing the
drivers good luck.
Each event was packed with die-hard drivers and cars that kept the action going for quite
some time. In the final feature, it was a long battle before Ryan Willis finally won out over
Jason Melton
Results for all classes are as follows:
Modified: 1. Ryan Willis; 2. Jason Melton; 3. Rick Dobbels; 4. Blake Neeley
Stock: 1. Cliff Summers; 2. Daniel Rogers
Compact: 1. Rick Lingo; 2. Brad Whiteman; 3. Jordan Gesner
During the course of the evening there were a few small fires that brought the Lincoln
and Lincoln Rural firefighters to the rescue. There were no injuries in the fires. The
Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District Young Explorers worked the grandstand, selling 50-
50 tickets, and there was a fundraiser for Punk O’Donoghue. The raffle-style fundraiser
gave audience members the opportunity to drive an actual derby car in the stock class
competition.
One of the more exciting events of the evening may have been when one of the cars was
pushed off the track and onto the trailer that was serving as the stage for the event. No
one was injured, and the car was removed from its perch and came back to compete later
in the evening.
page 322 2013 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR. A special editon of LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 30, 2013
