If there is one takeaway from the Kearney Raceway Park, it's "corn". KRP sits in the middle of corn, well away from downtown Kearney, where the only things that would be bothered by the sound of screaming engines are the birds that would be swooping in for a nibble or two if the crop was any higher. The racers of Rocky Mountain Race Week that are still in the competition are glad to see the corn, because it signifies that the long road trips are just about over. Compared to the drive from the Denver area, the three-hour jaunt south to Great Bend for the final day should feel like a countryside cruise by comparison...

Day six is the hump for RMRW. The end is near, and even if you have to patch up the block with JB Weld and limp down the track for a 20-second pass, you will see these teams go to miraculous lengths to complete the journey. What's a quick engine pull or rear axle swap? It's just bolts and nuts, right? You'll see camaraderie over headlights while people are thrashing all week long, but in the last couple of days a broken machine will suddenly look like a hornet's nest of activity as anybody who can will step in to help others finish the event, regardless of the heat, regardless of the time of day. Even if they had to use every last second between their run at Bandimere and closing time at Kearney, racers will thrash their hearts out, even if it is to just break the beams to stay in competition one more day, like Rich Pedraza did.

Day seven is the final race day, as the teams return to Great Bend, Kansas for the final laps of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2021.