(Riverton, WY) – The Fremont County Fair went out with a bang Saturday night as drivers took to the Grand Arena for the 4-cylinder figure 8 races, closing out a fair week that saw temperatures climb into the 90s nearly every day of late July.
Cars line up for the start of a race Saturday at the Grand Arena in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote A figure 8 driver plowed through another at the crossing of the 8 track Saturday. h/t Carl Cote A race passenger tapped on the roof of the car in celebration of moving onto the next round. h/t Carl Cote A team pulled off the track after a race Saturday. h/t Carl Cote Four cars tried to make their way down the straightaway Saturday in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote The R13 car was lifted off the track Saturday by a front-end loader. h/t Carl Cote Race fans watched from the top of a fire truck Saturday. h/t Carl Cote The 7 Up car sped around a turn during a figure 8 race Saturday night. h/t Carl Cote
Devin Miller made it two in a row Saturday, adding the 4-cylinder title to his 6-cylinder win from the previous weekend and cementing himself as the driver to beat at this year’s fair. Dawson Lane took second, followed by Mike Mellado in third, Don Hall in fourth, Cameron Eder in fifth, and Ron Haney in sixth.
Cars battle for position at the start of a race. h/t Carl Cote Drivers get off to a messy start during one of the quarterfinals Saturday. h/t Carl Cote Drivers emerge from their car after the radiator exploded on the drive out of the race course. h/t Carl Cote A driver fights for the inside in turn 1 Saturday. h/t Carl Cote Emergency crews rush out to the track after a car flipped Saturday night in the Grand Arena. h/t Carl Cote A driver celebrated moving onto the semi-finals Saturday night in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote A driver and his teammate get some assistance getting off the track Saturday night in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote
The night also featured van racing, where team Vandit cruised to an easy win. The rest of the field simply could not hold together, with most of the vans falling apart before completing the 20 laps required to finish the race.
The Vandit does a lap with the checkered flag after their team won the van race Saturday in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote Vans line up at the start of the van race Saturday night at Figure 8 racing in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote Van drivers do a swap in the pits mid-race Saturday during the van races. h/t Carl Cote Sons of Vanarchy made their way off the track after the van races Saturday in Riverton. h/t Carl Cote
