The real winner of the race was the very last guy to cross the finish line. Eddie Peterson in the number 55 rig finished the race in 13 hours and 54 minutes. He saved the Back Door obstacle for his last lap, but it would prove to be a big mistake as a solenoid in his winch broke, which meant he had to get up the wall of rock under the race rig’s own power. Eddie has cancer, and his goal was just to finish the King Of The Hammers. I don’t think there was a dry eye in Johnson Valley when the radio broadcaster yelled out that Eddie had made it up Back Door in his rig with no winch. It was pitch dark when he finally crossed the finish line.