Irwin challenge not won by locals

Alas, the two local men gunning for a top tradesman prize fell short of the times needed to advance to the final round of Irwin’s Ultimate Tradesman Challenge. According to an Irwin spokesperson, the four finalists logged times 22.57 to 25.20 seconds at the Dixie 500 yesterday. Charlottesvillian Daniel Zimmerman came up just 1/100th of a second short with his time of 25.21. And last year's near victor, Charlottesville's Zach Snider–- perhaps concerned about his disqualification last year over an unfitting jig–- logged a time of 25.98. "It's like deciding a baseball game on a single pitch. Every now and again you're a little off," says Snider. I'm looking forward to next year."