diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 15e93e1c3..fd1b7c7d2 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2099,6 +2099,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 
 	INT32 starpostnum;
 	INT32 exiting;
+	INT32 khudcardanimation;
 	INT16 totalring;
 	UINT8 laps;
 	UINT16 skincolor;
@@ -2186,11 +2187,13 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 		rings = ((gametyperules & GTR_SPHERES) ? 0 : 5);
 		spheres = 0;
 		kickstartaccel = 0;
-		khudfault = nocontrol = 0;
+		khudfault = 0;
+		nocontrol = 0;
 		laps = 0;
 		totalring = 0;
 		roundscore = 0;
 		exiting = 0;
+		khudcardanimation = 0;
 		starpostnum = 0;
 		xtralife = 0;
 
@@ -2229,7 +2232,10 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 		laps = players[player].laps;
 		totalring = players[player].totalring;
 		roundscore = players[player].roundscore;
+
 		exiting = players[player].exiting;
+		khudcardanimation = (exiting > 0) ? players[player].karthud[khud_cardanimation] : 0;
+
 		starpostnum = players[player].starpostnum;
 
 		xtralife = players[player].xtralife;
@@ -2275,6 +2281,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 
 	p->starpostnum = starpostnum;
 	p->exiting = exiting;
+	p->karthud[khud_cardanimation] = khudcardanimation;
 
 	p->laps = laps;
 	p->totalring = totalring;
@@ -2358,23 +2365,8 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 	if (leveltime < starttime)
 		return;
 
-	if (p-players == consoleplayer)
-	{
-		if (mapmusflags & MUSIC_RELOADRESET)
-		{
-			strncpy(mapmusname, mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musname, 7);
-			mapmusname[6] = 0;
-			mapmusflags = (mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->mustrack & MUSIC_TRACKMASK);
-			mapmusposition = mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->muspos;
-			mapmusresume = 0;
-			songcredit = true;
-		}
-
-		// This is in S_Start, but this was not here previously.
-		// if (RESETMUSIC)
-		// 	S_StopMusic();
-		S_ChangeMusicEx(mapmusname, mapmusflags, true, mapmusposition, 0, 0);
-	}
+	if (exiting)
+		return;
 
 	P_RestoreMusic(p);
 
diff --git a/src/k_hud.c b/src/k_hud.c
index f16d973af..b2ee8f878 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.c
+++ b/src/k_hud.c
@@ -2066,6 +2066,10 @@ static void K_drawKartEmeralds(void)
 		if (r_splitscreen < 2)
 		{
 			startx -= 8;
+			if (r_splitscreen == 1 && stplyr == &players[displayplayers[0]])
+			{
+				starty = 1;
+			}
 			V_DrawScaledPatch(startx, starty, V_HUDTRANS|splitflags, kp_rankemeraldback);
 		}
 		else
@@ -2935,7 +2939,9 @@ static boolean K_ShowPlayerNametag(player_t *p)
 
 	if (gametyperules & GTR_CIRCUIT)
 	{
-		if ((p->position < stplyr->position-2)
+		if ((p->position == 0)
+		|| (stplyr->position == 0)
+		|| (p->position < stplyr->position-2)
 		|| (p->position > stplyr->position+2))
 		{
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 68b39de4c..8b14be91c 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -7206,7 +7206,7 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 			P_DamageMobj(player->mo, NULL, NULL, 1, DMG_TIMEOVER);
 	}
 
-	if ((battleovertime.enabled >= 10*TICRATE) && !(player->pflags & PF_ELIMINATED))
+	if ((battleovertime.enabled >= 10*TICRATE) && !(player->pflags & PF_ELIMINATED) && !player->exiting)
 	{
 		fixed_t distanceToBarrier = 0;
 
@@ -8416,7 +8416,10 @@ void K_StripOther(player_t *player)
 	player->roulettetype = 0;
 
 	player->invincibilitytimer = 0;
-	K_RemoveGrowShrink(player);
+	if (player->growshrinktimer)
+	{
+		K_RemoveGrowShrink(player);
+	}
 
 	if (player->eggmanexplode)
 	{
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index dbfffc6a3..431138a44 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -10788,7 +10788,7 @@ void P_RespawnSpecials(void)
 //
 void P_SpawnPlayer(INT32 playernum)
 {
-	UINT8 i, pcount = 0;
+	UINT8 i, pcount = 0; // MAXPLAYERS if exiting
 	player_t *p = &players[playernum];
 	mobj_t *mobj;
 
@@ -10801,6 +10801,11 @@ void P_SpawnPlayer(INT32 playernum)
 			continue;
 		if (!playeringame[i] || players[i].spectator)
 			continue;
+		if (players[i].exiting)
+		{
+			pcount = MAXPLAYERS;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (players[i].jointime <= 1) // Prevent splitscreen hosters/joiners from only adding 1 player at a time in empty servers
 			continue;
 		pcount++;
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index cf0f184b5..fc4fc9fb7 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ boolean P_EndingMusic(player_t *player)
 {
 	char buffer[9];
 	boolean looping = true;
-	INT32 bestlocalpos;
+	INT32 bestlocalpos, test;
 	player_t *bestlocalplayer;
 
 	if (!P_IsLocalPlayer(player)) // Only applies to a local player
@@ -719,6 +719,11 @@ boolean P_EndingMusic(player_t *player)
 
 	// Event - Level Finish
 	// Check for if this is valid or not
+#define getplayerpos(p) \
+	(((players[p].position < 1) || (players[p].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST)) \
+		? MAXPLAYERS+1 \
+		: players[p].position);
+
 	if (r_splitscreen)
 	{
 		if (!((players[displayplayers[0]].exiting || (players[displayplayers[0]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST))
@@ -728,12 +733,13 @@ boolean P_EndingMusic(player_t *player)
 			return false;
 
 		bestlocalplayer = &players[displayplayers[0]];
-		bestlocalpos = ((players[displayplayers[0]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST) ? MAXPLAYERS+1 : players[displayplayers[0]].position);
+		bestlocalpos = getplayerpos(displayplayers[0]);
 #define setbests(p) \
-	if (((players[p].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST) ? MAXPLAYERS+1 : players[p].position) < bestlocalpos) \
+	test = getplayerpos(p); \
+	if (test < bestlocalpos) \
 	{ \
 		bestlocalplayer = &players[p]; \
-		bestlocalpos = ((players[p].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST) ? MAXPLAYERS+1 : players[p].position); \
+		bestlocalpos = test; \
 	}
 		setbests(displayplayers[1]);
 		if (r_splitscreen > 1)
@@ -748,9 +754,11 @@ boolean P_EndingMusic(player_t *player)
 			return false;
 
 		bestlocalplayer = player;
-		bestlocalpos = ((player->pflags & PF_NOCONTEST) ? MAXPLAYERS+1 : player->position);
+		bestlocalpos = getplayerpos((player-players));
 	}
 
+#undef getplayerpos
+
 	if ((gametyperules & GTR_CIRCUIT) && bestlocalpos == MAXPLAYERS+1)
 		sprintf(buffer, "k*fail"); // F-Zero death results theme
 	else