2025 Southern Gap Mountain Mayhem
is a wrap!

​Thousands of visitors from 10 states converged on Southern Gap as Southern Gap Mountain Mayhem wrapped up its fourth year of the off-road and music festival held in Grundy, Va.

“We had record crowds again this year at Mountain Mayhem, both in terms of spectators and competitors,” said Billie Campbell, co-owner with Patrick Owens, of Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure, the venue at which the annual event is held. “Our goal each year is to continue to grow the festival to showcase our region and what it has to offer. In addition to the many regional visitors we had, we also had visitors from 10 states, including those in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, and Illinois.
“We credit our many volunteers for helping us to put on this event,” Campbell added. “We absolutely could not do it without them or without the sponsors and vendors who make it possible, including our title sponsors, Maxxis Tires, Noah Horn Well Drilling, Buchanan County Tourism, the Town of Grundy, and Spearhead Trails. Additionally, the support we get from the Virginia Tourism Corporation continues to assist us in promoting and growing Mountain Mayhem.”

Event sponsors for Mountain Mayhem 2025 included Boys and Girls Club of Central Appalachia, CNX Foundation, Chillerz, Food City, Heart of Appalachia, YPK Motorsports, SWVA Mining, and Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure. Trailnecks serves as media partner. Virginia Tourism Corporation serves as a marketing partner.
Vendors -- in addition to Maxxis -- included Ji-FAB, Hey Jude Designs (Top Side Racing), Next Generation Graphics YPK Motorsports, Outdoor Country, and Buchanan Oil. Food vendors included Pig-n-Out Barbecue, Chillerz, Donuts & More, Jamie’s Tasty Delights, Pizza Plus, Hillbilly Dinner Bucket, Haysi Kiwanis Club (breakfast), Just Poppin’ LLC, Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck, and Lemon Lab.
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In addition to offroad events including the hill climb, drag racing, rally course racing, an obstacle course, and fun and games from blindfold breakout and a Barbie Jeep race to dizzy daze and a moonlight madness night ride (sponsored by Spearhead Trails), the festival also provided nightly music entertainment. J Great Entertainment emceed rock-n-roll bingo on Thursday and Saturday nights; Victor Lawson and Boogie Chillen, and Midlife Crisis performed Friday followed by fireworks, sponsored by Food City. Music was sponsored by the Town of Grundy.

“We congratulate all the winners and hope they will join us again next year to defend their titles,” Campbell said. “We’re already looking at planning for next year’s event, so mark your calendars -- the mayhem will begin again July 23-25, 2026. We’ll announce the opening of camping shortly after the first of the year.”

Thank You to Our 2025 Title Sponsors
And Our Additional 2025 Event Sponsors!

Participants in the games were awarded for their skills as follows:
-Blindfold Breakout, sponsored by Noah Horn Well Drilling: (SxS) Dylan Turner and Jerry Isley, first; and Haus Phillips and Kasey Roark, second; and (ATV) Andrew Herbert and Jesse Bowman, first; and Jake Belcher and Parker Conaway, second.
-Barbie Jeep Race (Kids Division), sponsored by the Town of Grundy: Kinsley Yates, first; and Cynthia Fleming, second.
-Barbie Jeep Race (Men’s Division), sponsored by the Town of Grundy: Maliki Gordon, first; and Matthew Gilbert, second.
-Barbie Jeep Race (Women’s Division), sponsored by the Town of Grundy: Samantha Rowe, first; and Holly Hagerman, second.
-Dizzy Daze, sponsored by Heart of Appalachia: (SxS) Mark Phillips and Haus Phillips, first; William Hileman and Hunter Hileman, second; and (ATV) Parker Conaway and Peyton Conaway, first; and Jaiden Taylor and Aiden Boyd, second.
-UTV Pull, sponsored by Southwest Virginia Mining Co., LLC: Kenneth Hileman, first; and Matthew Bowman, second.
-Corn Hole Tournament, sponsored by Chillerz: Marcus Cordle and Kenneth Hileman, first.
-Crazy Eights Barrel Racing, sponsored by Buchanan County Tourism: (SxS) Jesse Bowman, first; and William Hileman, second; (ATV) Larry Hall, first; and Jaiden Taylor, second; and (MX) Taylen Clevinger, first; and Kaden Watkins, second.
-Mud Bog Dash, sponsored by Boys & Girls Club of Central Appalachia: Haven Wilfong, first; and Zachary Yates, second.
-Wild Willy Wheelie Competition, sponsored by Maxxis Tires: Taylen Clevinger, first; and Kaden Watkins, second.
-Drag Race Frenzy, sponsored by Noah Horn Well Drilling: (SxS Turbo) Jesse Bowman, first; (SxS) Wayne Corprew, first; and Danny Phillips, second; (ATV) Reed McCoy, first; and Rick Baker, second; and (MX) Shaun Robertson, first; and Jeremiah O’Quinn, second.
-Rally Course Rampage, sponsored by CNX Foundation: (ATV) Larry Hall, first; and Daniel Schools, second; (MX) Shaun Robertson, first; and Kaden Watkins, second; (SxS) Daniel Bishop, first; and Dwayne Thornsbury, second
-Havoc Highway, sponsored by Trailnecks: William Hileman, first; and David Vance, second.
-The Cyclone (driving donuts), sponsored by YPK Motorsports: (ATV) Reed McCoy, first; and (SxS) Randall Bishop, first.
-Hillfest Duals, sponsored by Noah Horn Well Drilling: (SxS Turbo) Justin Grizzle, first; and David Vance, second; (SxS) Wayne Corprew, first; and Matthew Gilbert, second; (ATV) Rick Baker, first; and Bradley Hutchinson, second; and (MX) Chase Phillips, first; and Justin Taylor, second.
-Muddy Bog Blitz, sponsored by Maxxis Tires: (ATV) Jonnathan Greer, first; and T.J. Greer, second; and (SxS) Wesley Ellis, first; and Brad Carpenter, second.
-Best Tricked Out Ride Photo: The Kracken (Glenn from East Kentucky Barbell).
-Most Popular Mayhem Photo: Jennifer Roark, first; and William Hileman, second.
-Most Redneck Machine: Alex Breeding.
-Best of Event Ride: Bucky Blankenship.