The Mexico, Mo., resident's second straight feature victory was upheld after his 1993 Lincoln was scrutinized by other derby participants. That only dampened Johns' mood slightly afterward. "Just like I did tonight, every time I try my best to win it," he said. Having competed in various derbies for 28 years, Johns' main goal is the same. "To win," he said. With his daughter Courtney sitting in the passenger seat helping navigate through the destruction of other cars, the Johnses captured the top prize of $1,200. The father-daughter team also won the consolation final earlier in the evening. They battled back from an early setback when their car suffered a broken axle in their heat race. Once fixed, they set their mind on outlasting the competition. "Knock everybody else out," Johns said. The Johns' beat driver T.J. Johns and passenger Kayla Rickerson, who finished second in their 1995 Crown Victoria and netted $750. Finishing third in the main feature was driver Andy Prenger and passenger Norbert Prenger, who earned $500. In the compact feature, driver Tracy Davis and Josh Bufford claimed top honors and the top prize of $500. Rounding out the top three were the driver-passenger tandem of Jeremy and Warren Kieutly, who took second and $300, and Cole Ewen and Matt Shepherd, who earned $200. In the consolation final, capturing runner-up honors were driver Harold Schenz and passenger Darryl Douglas, while driver Dustin Kelsay and passenger Joseph Gipson were third. There were 26 entries overall in this year's event, an increase of two from 2007. The demo derby, sponsored by First Community State Bank, again had one of the biggest crowds during the weeklong event. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Interviews were recorded by photographer Bill Barrett.)