Evel Knievel Days

December 19, 2009

Spanky Spangler comes up short on a 200-foot daredevil jump at the culmination of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA. Spangler survived the crash.

Revelers attempt to ride a mechanical bull late at night during the Evel Knievel Days festival in Butte, Montana, USA.

A couple embraces in the middle of a street fair in Butte, Montana, USA.

Crowds gather on a hillside to watch a motorcycle performance during Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Crowds gather in downtown Butte, Montana, USA, to watch motorcycles drive by during the Evel Knievel Days festival.

A man walks with a large Mountain Dew mug in Butte, Montana, USA.

Revelers attempt to ride a mechanical bull late at night during the Evel Knievel Days festival in Butte, Montana, USA.

A field serves as an impromptu parking lot for Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Crowds gather on a hillside to watch a motorcycle performance during Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Crowds gather to watch Spanky Spangler’s daredevil car jump stunt at the end of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Revelers crowd around a Globe of Death late at night after Evel Knievel Days festivities in Butte, Montana, USA.

The crowd lists to the National Anthem before Spanky Spangler's daredevil car jump stunt at the end of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

The crowd listens to the National Anthem before Spanky Spangler’s daredevil car jump stunt at the end of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Spanky Spangler comes up short on a 200-foot daredevil jump at the culmination of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA. Spangler survived the crash.

Crowds gather to watch Spanky Spangler’s daredevil car jump stunt at the end of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

The crowd listens to the National Anthem before Spanky Spangler’s daredevil car jump stunt at the end of Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA.

Revelers attempt to ride a mechanical bull late at night during the Evel Knievel Days festival in Butte, Montana, USA.

From two days spent at Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, USA. The event is weekend-long street party with daredevil stunts, street fairs, motorcycle parades, and plenty of drinking. My image of Spanky Spangler's ill-fated daredevil car jump was awarded in the 2009 Atlanta Photojournalism Contest.