Moline, Illinois-Clear Channel Entertainment

Thunder Nationals

September 20, 2005

Recap by Robert Haught

Trucks in attendance:

Grave Digger XIV (Carl VanHorn)

Safe Auto (Rod Schmidt)

Maximum Destruction (Neil Elliott)

Rolling Thunder (Jim Bendzick)

Destroyer (Dan Evans)

Track-Straight drag, five cars, concrete. Two shows, Friday 8:00 and Saturday 8:00.

FRIDAY

Wheelie Contest Winner-Grave Digger, 29 (tie with Safe Auto, winner by crowd cheer-off)

Racing brackets:

Semifinals

Maximum Destruction-Rolling Thunder-Winner: Maximum Destruction

Grave Digger-Safe Auto-Winner: Safe Auto

Finals

Maximum Destruction-Safe Auto-Safe Auto

Racing Winner-Safe Auto

Donut Contest Winner-Grave Digger, 30

Freestyle Winner-Grave Digger, 30

SATURDAY

Wheelie Contest Winner-Grave Digger, 30

Racing brackets:

Semifinals

Destroyer-Safe Auto-Winner: Safe Auto

Grave Digger-Rolling Thunder-Winner: Grave Digger

Finals

Grave Digger-Safe Auto-Grave Digger

Racing Winner-Grave Digger

Donut Contest Winner-Grave Digger, 30

Freestyle Winner-Grave Digger, 30