Owen County Derby

08/30/2026

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08/27/2026

Our fall show is less than a month away! This year's Apple Butter Derby is Sept 19 at 7pm at the Owen County Fairgrounds in Spencer, IN. See our socials for more info!!

08/22/2026

4 short weeks away!!!!

Join us for our biggest show of the 2026 season!
Grandstand age 3 plus- $10 Under age 3-$5
Pit Pass $20 - age 15 and under $10
Payout each class 1st-$700, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$150 Entry fee-$40
Tech 1pm - 6pm
Sponsored bonuses to be announced later.
Legends Awards honored before event.

07/23/2026

Join us for our biggest show of the 2026 season!
Grandstand age 3 plus- $10 Under age 3-$5
Pit Pass $20 - age 15 and under $10
Payout each class 1st-$700, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$150 Entry fee-$40
Tech 1pm - 6pm
Sponsored bonuses to be announced later.
Legends Awards honored before event.

07/14/2026

**UPDATE** There was a mistake in the points totals. Hunter Bell won the MWFA on Friday night and was driving in a car registered under Dustin Hundley. Those points have been reallocated.

🚨Current Overall Points Standings for the 2026 Owen County Demolition Derby!🚨
There is already some close competition at the top of the leaderboard with Apple Butter and the Halloween derby still to come!!

All derbies during fair week are double points, which includes Friday night's MWFA derby. The remainder of the results are posted in the comments.

07/12/2026

07/12/2026

Thank you fans for packing the house for the Lowell Simpson Memorial Derby at the Owen County Fair! Thank you to all our loyal drivers that make our shows the best anywhere. We had over 80 vehicles participate. We anticipate well over a hundred at our fall event for the Paul Morin Legacy Derby at the Apple Butter Festival in September. As always we could never thank enough the many volunteers that work tirelessly to make these events possible. Thanks Scott and Heather Barnett for managing it all as they always do. Special Thanks to our sponsors for all of the specialty awards given to drivers in addition to our normal awards.
Carlson Concessions for all awards of Friday's Motorsport Madness.
67 Auto Salvage & Recycling of Gosport.
Pete's Economy Muffler of Spencer.
Frye Towing & Recovery of Spencer.
Michael and Denele Clarke along with Edward Freeman for the Lowell Simpson Memorial speciality trophies.
The family of Marsha Terhune Grubb who donated the Hard Hitter of the night trophy in honor of Marsha.
Bent Frame Media
Changing The Frame Photography
B. Raines Photography & Videography
BeTru Photography
Clay township and Cataract Volunteer Fire Departments.
Chip's Tree Service and all the officials and pull tractor volunteers.
It was great weekend at the fair and we look forward to seeing you all again in September.

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07/11/2026

TONIGHT!!! We've been keeping an eye on the weather and it's lookin good for showtime. See y'all tonight at 7pm!

Join us for our Lowell Simpson Memorial Demolition Derby at the Owen County Fair. This is our premier demolition derby on Saturday evening and earns double points for drivers towards the 2026 championship.
🚨ATTENTION DRIVERS🚨The driver's door MUST be painted white BEFORE INSPECTION! There will be a $10 fee for paint if we have to do it. This is a requirement that was included in the 2026 season rules. Also, no profanity on cars as we are a family friendly event. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

07/11/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out to make our inaugural Motorsport Madness a fun night for all. Special Thanks to Carlson Concessions for sponsoring our awards. We appreciate the sportsmanship and learned a lot during this experiment. Hopefully next time will be bigger and better. Please join us for the Lowell Simpson Memorial Derby on Saturday night at 7pm, sponsored by 67 Auto Salvage. We have the best drivers and fans anywhere and we look forward to seeing you there.