2019 Logan County Fair

Page 292 2019 Logan County Fair LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 28-August 4, 2019 Compacts There were 16 cars in the Compact class this year including veteran competitor Vienna Kodatt; who was driving a vehicle sponsored by candidate for Logan County Circuit Clerk Kelly Elias. Kodatt, as usual did a great job in the field, and was in the final four when her car gave out. The winner of the class was an orange car called 04 Maddog. The Maddog was a tough competitor and garnered the loud cheers when he exited his vehicle. The first car knocked out was the number 96, who lasted only a few minutes into the show. However, the driver was required to stay in the car until the end of the competition His car died in a prime spot near the center of the track and he ended up taking several wild rides courtesy of the other competitors. Time and time again he was hit and shoved, moving him several yards from his original ending point. Full Size Bone Stock In the Full Size Bone Stock 25 cars entered the official demo area, but one, the number 41 died on the way in, stopping in the middle of the track. The driver tried countless times to get the car restarted, and even got it to run for a minute or so a couple of times. When the crash and bang was ready to start the announcer asked the driver if he wanted to stay in and try to get the car rolling. Under demolition rules, a car that dies or becomes immobile is put on a time and has only a few minutes to get rolling again. The driver of the 41 opted to leave the track instead of being a sitting duck in the middle of the field. Lincoln Mayor Seth Goodman was driving the number 217 in the Full Size class. Goodman had given away a ride-along via social media and the lucky winner was Missy Helton. Goodman and Helton made it onto the track and ran for a few minutes. The car died, and according to Goodman, there was an issue with the battery connection and he could not get the car to re-fire. He and Missy were at the far end of the track when this occurred. They were hit a couple of times, but for the most part were just left to sit and watch the show close-up. This competition was red flagged once, about mid-way through as a large pile up of cars appeared to have at least one that was on fire. CONTINUE