9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race

Participants used imagination and plenty of tape at the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash. The event benefits Meals on Wheels.

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Sat., Oct. 26, 2019

Jaren Stottlemyre, 8, right, brought her “Big Lips” vehicle and her step brother, Jax Van Keulen, 9, carries his “American Warrior” entry to the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Participants launch their entries during an opening round heat at the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jaren Stottlemyre had help from her dad,, Justin, in creating her “Big Lips” race vehicle for the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Stuart Redd is determined to get his entry back in the race after going off course during the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Participants line up their race machines for the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Liam Racht, 11, went with an alien theme for his entry in the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Race competitors, from left, Cole Anderson, Jaren Stottlemyre, Liam Racht and Ainsley Jorgensen launch their entries during an opening heat at the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jude Van Keulen re-launches his pumpkin dump truck vehicle halfway down the course to win the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jude Van Keulen jumps into the arms of his grandmother, Ginny Hendrickson, as his stepsister Jaren Stottlemyre, right, celebrates Jude’s first-place finish in the 9th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery in Spokane, Wash.

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