The King of the Rocks competition started Friday morning with a short side-by-side drag. In the end, it was not about power but vehicle setup. Gearing, suspension design, and tire size/air pressure played a vital role in the race. As it turned out, rigs with automatic transmissions performed the best. Next came the hill climb, which has a set of double-whammy ledges at the start. With the dry weather, the 4x4s that were able to get over the first couple of rock ledges set record times. Several rigs, however, damaged drivetrain parts, popped tires, and rolled on the ledges.
Friday afternoon, the event moved to the 75x250-foot-long rock garden. As a new addition, a pair of huge boulders sat at the end of the course. The 8-foot-high rocks were optional for extra points, and many drivers climbed them, only to get high-centered while trying to come down. Nonetheless, the big rocks were a crowd-pleaser.
Saturday, an enormous crowd lined both sides of the two obstacle courses that ran more than 1/2 mile through the forest. With less mud than in previous years, the times running through the course were faster, but still included some breakage and a couple of crashes. When the small-tire class points were added up, Kenny Stone took home First Place, Bob Power finished in Second Place, and Mike Key finished in Third Place. For the big-tire winners, Brad Littrell finished in Third Place, John Lloyd took Second Place, and Ken Blume was the King of the Rocks for a third time. Ken also finished Third at Reno in ProRock's Unlimited Supercrawl, finishing the season as Second overall in points. He took Third Place in the UROC World Supercrawl.