As the huge trucks rumbled to the finish, Boles led the field out of turn two but Kruckeberg charged from the high side and passed Boles as the two took the checkered flag in a photo finish.
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Kruckeberg took over the lead at lap 17 and swapped it back and forth with Boles and defending series champ Rude as the laps closed down.
In the 25-lap Bandit Big Rig qualifying race, Kruckeberg held off Boles to finish first. Kruckeberg finished second and was followed by Mark Noble, Darren Proffitt, Allen Boles, Jon Lisenbee and defending series champ Ricky Rude. Slowinski led every lap of the main feature, but qualifying race winner Craig Kruckeberg was closing in aboard his No. Morgan was charging hard to the front to give the hometown fans a victory, but it wasn't to be. 88 rig went out of control when a right front tire blew and he smashed into the wall in turn two.
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Slowinski took the checkered flag as the caution flew on the final lap when Tennessee driver Mike Morgan's No. 63 rig to take the victory in the trucks first visit to The World's Fastest Half-Mile. In the exciting Bandit Big Rig racing, Cody Slowinski, who finished last in the qualifying race, took advantage of an inverted starting order for the 15-lap main feature and pulled away from the field in his white and black No. His wild Doughnuts routine, which netted him a second place finish in that category, sent the fans into a frenzy.
He finished third overall and was spectacular in the Three Ticks Challenge, when he performed a massive wheelstand and was able to save the truck from tumbling over at the last minute. One of the fan-favorite trucks during the event was Buckshot, driven by Nokesville, Va.'s Brandon Budd. The very cool looking Ice Cream Man machine, driven by Roy Pridgeon of Pierson, Fla., was second in Freestyle, earning a 12-point score. Snake Bite also claimed the win in Freestyle, scoring a best of 14.5 points out of a possible 20 from the judges. Tailgator, driven by Doug Noelke of Union, Mo., was second finishing in 35.13 seconds. Snake Bite, driven by Kris Kopperhead of Cobra Creek, Colo., finished second overall and was first in the Obstacle Course, completing his run in 34.42 seconds. McNeal of Green Cove Spring, Fla., started out strong winning the Three Tricks Challenge, but broke during his Doughnuts routine and had to park it for the rest of the night. "I can't wait to come back next year and put on another great show. "This is my first time to Bristol, I've never been here before and wanted to come out here and show the fans what this truck would do," said Vaters Jr. He finished second in the Three Tricks Challenge, had the third quickest time (35.24 seconds) in the Obstacle Course despite a two second penalty, and was third in the fan-favorite Freestyle event. Vaters Jr., from Hagerstown, Md., powered his ominous dark blue monster truck to top three finishes in each of the four categories, claiming a win in the Doughnuts competition. Mike Vaters Jr., at the controls of Overkill Evolution, claimed a thrilling victory in the Metro by T-Mobile Halloween Monster Truck Mash after posting the best average finish in all four different skills categories on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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