Cape First Demolition Derby

Derby winner Harry Hatton, left, smiles at his 2-year-old son, Karter, as he poses with winners' regalia on top of Hatton's car after the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gary Brothers, senior pastor at Cape First Church offers a blessing at the drivers' meeting before the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

A driver throws tongues of flame from an exhaust pipe while trying to get out of the ditch during the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Michael Sams, left, and Brandon Bailey exit the arena after being disqualified during the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jase Hardesty, 4, glances at the camera as his mother, Alexis, repositions his earplug during the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Layla Martin, 1, wears a large pair of earmuffs during the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Amos Pridemore, bottom, laughs while wrestling in the mud with Tucker Stewart after the end of the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Amos Pridemore, left, and Tucker Stewart share a laugh after horsing around in the mud after the Cape First Church demolition derby Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)