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Mearns wins Sparta Days Demolition Derby

<span style="font-weight: 400;">SPARTA -- Drivers battled the weather, mud and each other, but in the end, Derek Mearns took home first place in the semi-stock feature race of the Sparta Days Demolition Derby on Friday.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Colby Rakers finished second, with Travis Smith, Ryan Mearns and Ty Richards rounding out the top five in a field of 17 cars.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Other winners included Jeremy Roberts (mini-car auto cross), Kyle Heimann (full-size auto cross) and Jerry Kunz (Mini Car derby). The event also featured a minivan division for the first time, with Alex Heine besting "Batman" in a two-car derby.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Up next for drivers is the Perry County Agricultural Society's Demolition Derby on Saturday, April 29, at the Perry County Fairgrounds in Pinckneyville. Admission for the event, which starts at 6 p.m., is $10 for adults and $5 for children 6-12.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Those age 5 and under get in free. Pit passes are $25, with riders at $30.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Top results are as follows:</span>

<strong>Mini-car auto cross</strong>

<ol>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 11x Jeremy Roberts</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 13LL Larry Alexander</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2H Derek Huelsmann</span></li>

</ol>

<strong>Full-size auto cross</strong>

<ol>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 3H Kyle Heimann</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 222 Nathan Raker</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 9L Brett Quinn</span></li>

</ol>

<strong>Van Derby</strong>

<ol>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 89A Alex Heine</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 22 Batman</span></li>

</ol>

<strong>Mini Car Derby</strong>

<ol>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 33 Jerry Kunz</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 45 Zach Emery</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 72 Josh Sauerhage</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 44 Hill (first name not listed)</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 570 Dalton Rude</span></li>

</ol>

<strong>Semi Stock Derby</strong>

<ol>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Derek Mearns</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Colby Rakers</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Travis Smith</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ryan Mearns</span></li>

<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ty Richards</span></li>

</ol>

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A driver looks down at his front wheel, which had just fallen off during the semi-stock feature event. Pete Spitler/Herald Tribune