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Tom Derr, of Rawlins, Wyo., tears through the mud Saturday in his 1931 Chevy 5-Window Coupe. Derr won first place in the pro-stock class during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. The event featured 55 drivers competing in nine classes. About 200 spectators attended.

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Craig resident Jason Vallejos drops the flag to start a race Saturday during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Gunning their engines are Meeker resident Loren Maybury, left, in a 1973 Ford pickup with a 390 engine, and Craig resident Greg Merrick, in a 1978 Ford pickup with a 460 engine.

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Spectators watch Saturday’s 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Pictured, from left, are Josh Cline of Lay, Justin Donnel of Steamboat Springs, and Craig residents Dale Owen, Justin Dial, Kim Poole and Justine Bador. Later in the day, Donnel won first place in the diesel-class tire pull.

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A mud-caked monster truck owned by Jeremiah Green, of Rock Springs, Wyo., sits on display Saturday during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Green won first place in the event’s open class.

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Victor Vigil, of Laramie, Wyo., rips out of the mud pit in “Comfortably Numb,” a fully customized 1985 Chevy S-10 with a 588 engine during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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Jeremiah Green, of Rock Springs, Wyo., digs into the mud Saturday during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Green won first place in the event’s open class.

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Craig resident Troy Flannery flings mud Saturday from his 1986 Ford Bronco during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. About 200 spectators attended the event.

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Passenger Rocky Wisecup peers out the window Saturday as he and driver Rhonda Wisecup, both of Oak Creek, are towed out of the mud in their 1970 Ford Bronco with a 302 engine. Many vehicles got stuck in the thick mud during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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Craig resident Troy Flannery waits at the starting line Saturday in his 1986 Ford Bronco during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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Willie Mast, of Rawlins, Wyo., is bogged down Saturday in his 1995 Chevy S-10 with a 402 engine during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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Before the start of a new race, event official Darric Smith, of Craig, steps from behind “Chevy Mother” on Saturday after attaching a cable to the tow hitch. Each vehicle dragged a long tow cable through the mud pits during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. If the vehicles got stuck, the tow cable was already attached to ease recovery. The truck, a 1979 Chevy stepside, is owned and driven by Rifle resident Heather Tucksen.

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Event official John Forquer, of Craig, uses a four-wheeler Saturday to remove a tow cable from the mud pits during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Tow cables were removed from vehicles that successfully crossed the mud pit, then hauled back through the mud for the next race.

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Steve Vigil, of Laramie, Wyo., checks the engine of his 1986 Ford Ranger during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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A mud-covered Tom Derr, of Rawlins, Wyo., celebrates Saturday after a successful race during the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum. Derr, who drives a 1931 Chevy Five-Window Coupe, won first place in the pro stock class.

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Silt resident George Bauer emerges Saturday from his custom 1936 Chevy pickup after a successful race. Bauer won first place in the modified class at the 2011 Moffat County Mud Runs at Wyman Museum.

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