| DOWAGIAC - David Helmke, his cousin Jay White III | | | | "This was the first time we ran against each other" |
| and Jay's wife Brooke captured three of the top | | | | since the 12-year, third-generation driver introduced |
| four places in the Unique Motor Sports Demolition | | | | her to demolition derbies four years ago. "Her driver's |
| Derby Saturday night at the Berrien County Youth | | | | side back tire was literally in the middle of another |
| Fair in Berrien Springs, which is why there were three | | | | guy's car, right over the top. The audience went |
| demolished cars - two Lincoln Town Cars and Jay's | | | | nuts" for the silver car with the air cleaner painted |
| "Tony Stewart orange" Ford Mercury Grand Marquis, | | | | pink. "She's got just as many wins as I do" in eight |
| all with Chevy engines - beside Clinton Street | | | | fewer years. It takes about 200 hours to build a |
| Monday. | | | | "competitive car," White said. |
| Helmke, a former football player who won a total of | | | | Helmke's Town Car was painted with a military motif |
| $650, said, "I'm still smashing stuff up. Before I was | | | | "to support the troops," which didn't keep him from |
| smashing heads, now I'm smashing cars." "There | | | | getting booed like a villain when he went after "the |
| were probably 50 cars that showed up," Jay said. | | | | Perfect 10" in her pink Cadillac on the 31st |
| "It's one of the bigger derbies in Michigan" with five | | | | anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. |
| qualifying heats leading to the feature. The Whites | | | | Their sponsors include FCI Construction, Benny's |
| finished third and fourth to an Indiana man. Brooke | | | | Barber Shop, Dave Jerz and Keith Fenech of First |
| "put a couple of good hits on me. I was trying to | | | | Choice Auto. |
| leave her alone," Jay said. | | | | |