Team Demolition Derby Round 4 "Hit of the Night" AND "Most Valuable Driver"

Tournament of Destruction series sponsor LKQ Auto Parts presents the Round 4 "Most Valuable Driver" AND "Hit of the Night" award to #66 Ron Tyrakowski of Orange Crush!
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World".... to start the Revolutionary War at Battle of Lexington, .... Bobby Thomson's 3-run homer to win the 1951 National League pennant 5-4, ... Tyrakowski's self-sacrificing, race-saving smash on Bleuer at the finish line.
Coming into Round 4, Orange Crush held a 4-point lead over Junkyard Dogs for 1st place in the points standings. The bracket draw seeded OC vs. JYD in the opening round; a race that, if OC won and got to the Finals, would've nearly cemented them as the 2013 Champions.
Avid Team Demolition Derby fanatics know the history and rivalry between these two juggernauts. What no one knew was just how far they could 'take it.'
Tyrakowski led the race early behind several key blocks out front not only from his teammates, but from JYD crushers' knocking other cars out of his path. Bleuer charged back and took a 1-lap lead at the halfway point thanks to back-to-back head on shots delivered to Tyrakowski by #36 Tom Lewis and #33 Joe Snow. The front-end damage still didn't stop Tyrakowski from putting power the ground.
OC's blockers struck back. #62 Jason Ritacco, perhaps the season's MVP thus far, dismantled #35 Gerritt Vanderbilt and Lewis' cars leaving only Bleuer running at near full strength.
Bleuer's lead began to shrink and he all of a sudden had company in his rear view. Tyrakowski tapped Bleuer's back bumper and they crossed into the final lap together! Bleuer's right-front tire spun off the rim, Tyrakowski continue to push them through Turn 1 and they piled up against Snow's car. Despite the missing tire, Bleuer regained speed first and pulled away down the back stretch and had clear sight to the finish.
Tyrakowski spun around from Turn 2 and tore off full speed to greet Bleuer head-on. Tyrakowski won the race to the line and connected with jaw-dropping impact! Mangled. Destroyed. Totaled. Any word you want to use still isn't sufficient.
"The Shot" leveled Bleuer 10-feet from the finish, kept Orange Crush in the race, but took a toll on more than just machine. Safety personnel threw the red flag in order to check on both drivers. Tyrakowski was extracted from the car for medical attention, while Bleuer appeared to be no worse for wear and remained in his car.
When the race resumed, Ritacco collected 4 laps while dodging the slow-moving, wrecked remains of JYD. They didn't do anything dramatic, but the 'Dogs managed to get in the way just long enough to force Ritacco's engine to die out 1/4 of the way into Lap 5.
With all 8 cars reduced to rubble, the countdown finish secured the win for Junkyard Dogs, though "winning" pales in comparison to "surviving."
Junkyard Dogs fell in the Semi-Finals to eventual Round 4 winners Real Steel, which created a 3-way fight to the Championship at Round 5.
Tyrakowski's resilient lap running and overt obliteration of his opponent are more than enough to earn the Round 4 LKQ Auto Parts "Hit of the Night" and "Most Valuable Driver."
Witness the next chapter of Team Demo history in-person. The Final Showdown is Sept 28th at Route 66 Raceway!
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Hit of the season imo...

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