When Jerry Stanley wasn't working or spending time with family, he was doing what he loved most: Getting ready for the next demolition derby. "He was always in his shop working on cars. He even built a mash car one year," says Stanley's daughter, Lauren Carolan-Stanley. "People called him the Demo King. But besides demoing he also loved the races; he built a 4-by-4 Jeff Gordon car for a push truck. He just was the guy who loved the adrenaline it gave him and a guy who loved seeing how happy people were." That Gordon-themed Camaro was a frequent site at the annual Vinton Cruise until it was sold to someone from another state. One of Stanley's long-time friends, Danny Dvorak, said Stanley loved "outlaw" type events such as the Night of Destruction held each year at the Benton County Fair. "He worked hard (at his roofing business) and he would spend a whole year getting a car ready for the Demo Derby," said Dvorak, who said he and Stanley had been friends since they were young children. Dvorak, who usually races on Sundays, performed stunts in Friday's Night of Destruction and drove a car in the Demo Derby named after his friend. Stanley won some first-place trophies and was a regular at the races and Demo Derby until his death in a snowmobile accident. In 2000, a few months after his death, the flag tower at the races was dedicated to Stanley. And for years, the annual Demo Derby has also been held in his honor.