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With pinpoint driving and max power, Texas native Will Stewart won The Holley EFI Shootout presented by KMC, King, and Action Sports Canopies, narrowly edging out Anthony Yount, 19.03 seconds to 22.14. Third-place Kyle Hathaway, who led for much of the event, was the only other driver in the same stratosphere with a time of 34.78 seconds. Adam Ringer claimed fourth place in 50.22 seconds and Matt Holt rounded out the top five with a time of exactly one minute, 1:00.00.
One of the highlights of King of the Hammers Week year after year, The Holley EFI Shootout is open to the rock bouncers of the Southern Rock Racing Series, ULTRA4 machines, and homebuilt rock crawlers. This year's event attracted thousands of avid fans and a horde of top drivers to "Backdoor" to determine who really is the fastest driver up the 10-foot ledge, including Jason Harris and West Coast rock crawlers Cody Wagoneer and Justin Kielman.
Staged on the infield of the King of the Hammers qualifying course in Johnson Valley, Calif., the steep, loose rock ledges led to numerous rollovers and broken driveline components. More than half of the 32 drivers who tackled the brutal, challenging terrain never made their way to the top, including Jack Porter, Jason Gray, Collette Clairborne, Justin Haft, Joe Pierce, Brent Harrell Jr., Jerry Stevens, Dennis Large, Rob Inglis, Ryan Boyd, Chris Kaufman, Andrew Zaunmiller, Cory Hawkins, Jason Moon, Brett Harrell, Aaron Miller, Aaron Patrick, Steven Robinson, Mike Bradley, Joey Weber, and Wes Keen.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1 Will Stewart 19.03
2 Anthony Yount 22.14
3 Kyle Hathaway 34.78
4 Adam Ringer 50.22
5 Matt Holt 1:00.05
6 Josh Harris 1:07.86
7 Cody Waggoner 1:12.97
8 Jason Bartram 1:26.63
9 Justin Kielman 2:05.71
Jack Porter DNF
Jason Gray DNF
Collette Clairborne DNF
Justin Haft DNF
Joe Pierce DNF
Brent Harrell Jr. DNF
Jerry Stevens DNF
Dennis Large DNF
Rob Inglis DNF
Ryan Boyd DNF
Chris Kaufman DNF
Andrew Zaunmiller DNF
Cory Hawkins DNF
Jason Moon DNF
Brett Harrell DNF
Aaron Miller DNF
Aaron Patrick DNF
Steven Robinson DNF
Mike Bradley DNF
Joey Weber DNF
Wes Keen DNF