Flemington, NJ TNT Day 2

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Date:

Track: Outdoors, a set of 7 cars and a set of 12 cars. The finish line is in the middle of the 11th car.

Lineup: Dave Wieczorek (Night Life III), Andy Brass (Bigfoot VIII), Scott Stephens (King Krunch III), John Kwasniewski (Buffalo Tremor II), Marvin Smith (Wild Hair II), Gary Porter (Carolina Crusher II), Steve Wilke (USA-1 II), Dennis Anderson (Grave Digger II), Mike Wine (Jersey Outlaw II), John Moore (No Problem II)

Results:

Round 1:
Brass def. Wieczorek
Stephens def. Kwasniewski
Porter def. Smith
Anderson def. Wilke

Quarterfinals:
Stephens def. Brass
Porter def. Wieczorek (2nd fast loser)
Moore def. Wilke (fast loser)
Anderson def. Wine

Semifinals:
Porter def. Stephens
Anderson def. Moore

Finals:
Anderson def. Porter

Notes: The Bigfoot camp still did not have Bigfoot VIII's sway bar problem figured out. During Andy Brass' second round race with Scott Stephens' King Krunch, Brass had to get out of the throttle in between the cars so as to not hit Stephens, then almost hit a guard rail after the finish line.

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Date: July 18th.

This would ultimately prove to be Dennis Anderson's last televised TNT event with the Grave Digger, as three days later, the truck was seriously damaged during an event in Canandaigua, NY (yes, that's how it's spelled, I looked it up lol). While racing Andy Brass and Bigfoot 8, Anderson ended up veering off to the left after the finish line and slamming into the speedway wall, pushing the left front tire all way back into the frame. Anderson was unconscious for 45 minutes following the crash. Rather than attempt to rebuild the truck for the remainder of the TNT schedule, Anderson opted to build a lighter, safer Grave Digger for the 1991 season that ended up being with the USHRA. Dennis' brother Les would take over driving duties of Grave Digger II in 1991.

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