2016 Derby Results Every competitor in the Mid MO Soap box Derby is a winner, but these are the leaders in their class. The Derby is Gravity-Powered and STEM-Driven; Sound application of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math skills enhance their likelihood of driving to Victory Lane. But beyond that, our drivers also learn life skills involving fair competition and comraderie. Congratulations to each and every one of these fine young men and women! (Click on the division below to view the results) |
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"Oil Can" Celebrities |
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| PLACE | DRIVER | SPONSOR |
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| 1st | 108 Luke Rueger |
Shelter Insurance - Ed Hohlt Agency |
| 2nd | 116 Zachary Owens |
K&M Auto Salvage |
| 3rd | 102 Emma Kingsley |
Kilgore Pharmacy |
| 4th | 109 Quinn Felts |
Bob McCosh Automotive |
| 5th | 105 Marlowe Weis |
Lincoln Financial Advisors |
| 6th | 104 VC Alexander |
Alexander & Associates |
| 7th | 114 Marley Blakeman |
Emery Sapp & Sons |
| 8th | 103 Mylee McMichael |
Schneider Auto Body |
| PLACE | DRIVER | SPONSOR |
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| 1st | 205 Colton Wake |
Big O Tires |
| 2nd | 216 Bre Standifer |
Battenfeld Technologies |
| 3rd | 207 Garrett Forshee |
Schaefer Autobody Centers |
| 4th | 218 Lathan Tolhurst |
Manor Roofing & Restoration |
| 5th | 213 Blake Holmes |
Jacobs Property Management |
| 6th | 209 Esme Anger |
Schneider Auto Body |
| 7th | 204 Becca Winters |
Missouri Cancer Associates |
| 8th | 210 Kaylee Baker |
The 5th Down |
| PLACE | DRIVER | SPONSOR |
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1st |
302 Trevor Phillippe |
Automotive Expressions |
| 2nd | 307 Autumn Kane |
Downtown Optimist Club |
| 3rd | 306 DeAriel Derritt |
Cramer Farms |
| 4th | 303 Alex Chappell |
I-70 Towing |
| 5th | 301 Hunter Montague |
Machens Pre-Owned SuperCenter |
| 6th | 304 Nathan Calcote-Holmes |
Quality Professional Construction |
| 7th | 304 James McClair |
Billiards On Broadway |
| CATEGORY | RESULTS |
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| Healthcare | Dr. Blake Barnes , Tiger Pediatrics, defeated Derby veteran (vintage 1962) Ross Mutrux, Mutrux Automotive car doctor, by 0.656 seconds |
| Education | Moberly Area Community College President Jeff Lashley defeated Columbia School Board member Jonathan Sessions by 1.012 seconds |
| City "Guns & Hoses" Bragging Rights | Assistant Chief John Gordon, Columbia Police Department defeated Boone County Fire Chief Randy White by 0.199. |
| Politics | Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill won by default as no representative of the City of Columbia was willing to challenge "Derby Dan." |
| County "Guns & Hoses" Bragging Rights | Deputy Travis Lorance , Boone County Sheriff's Department, defeated Boone County Fire Chief Scott Olsen, by 0.787 seconds. |
| Media | KOMU NBC 8 Anchor Jim Reik defeated Inside Columbia publisher Fred Perry by, well, a tentfull. |