Don Cordes will be after his third demolition derby victory at the Brown County Fair 8 p.m. Saturday. He’s shown by one of his junkers. (Photos by Dan Seifert)

If Don Cordes (No. 18) isn’t a marked man at the Brown County Fair demolition derby, mayhem isn’t practiced at one of the fair’s most popular events.

Cordes, a former winner of the Brown County event and consistent challenger for the title won the Nicollet County championship Saturday night. A week before he came out as the winner for the Watonwan County destruction derby.

Forty-two cars have been entered in the event which last year drew a capacity crowd. In fact, late arrivals were turned away to prompt the fair board to increase seating capacity this year.

Seventeen of last year’s participants are back again this season including Linus (Butch) Tauer who beat Cordes for the championship. Consolation champion Norm Wieland is back as is first heat runnerup Paul Schanus.

Final four survivors of each of three heats enter the championship smash-up and all other cars still running head into the mass consolation free-for-all.

If time permits, a Powder Puff event is a possibility.

Drivers entered and car numbers include: (clip and bring along)

1-Linus Tauer, Hanska. 2-Eugene Hilleshiem,New Ulm.3-Jermome Plagge,New Ulm. 4-Martin Schiesl, New Ulm. 5-Steve Peterson, New Ulm. 6-John Schreyer, New Ulm. 7-Chuck Thedens, New Ulm. 8-Tony Groebner,New Ulm. 9-Robert Arndt, New Ulm.10-Tom Grathwohl,New Ulm.11-Mike Tauer,New Ulm. 12-Mike Ries, Lafayette. 13-Ted Arndt, Jr., New Ulm.

14-Duane Wendler, New Ulm. 15-Ron Braulick, New Ulm. 16 Mike Deinken,New Ulm. 17-Robert Flatau, New Ulm. 18-Don Cordes,New Ulm. 19-Jerome Kral, Sleepy Eye.20-Randy Griebel, New Ulm. 21-David Hoffmann, New Ulm. 22-Greg Tauer, Essig, 23-James Brandel, New Ulm.

24-Lowell Schwarzrock, New Auburn. 25-Mike Schugel, New Ulm. 26-Ricky Howk, New Ulm. 27-Richard Gieseke, Klossner.28-Scott Apitz, New Ulm. 29-Craig Lindemann, New Ulm. 30-Richard Lentz, New Ulm. 31-Dale Anderson, New Ulm. 32-Jim Wieland, New Ulm. 33-Russ Domeier,New Ulm. 34-Ted Stueber, New Ulm. 35-Norm Wieland, New Ulm.

51-Ron Lambrecht, New Ulm. 62-Mike Bianchi, New Ulm. 77-Steve Neudecker, New Ulm. 94-David Potter, Springfield. 99-Paul Scanus,New Ulm. 00-Wynn Hughes, New Ulm.T-1-Jerry Scharbach, New Ulm.