More than 10,000 people attended the 25th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition June 21-23 at the Petro Stopping Center in Joplin, Mo. The event had 118 trucks entered in the truck beauty contest for actively working trucks.
Of the 118 working trucks entered in the beauty contest, the Best of Show prize of $10,000 went to the 2005 Peterbilt tractor and 2005 Great Dane trailer combination owned by Curtis Christians of Rockford, Mo.
The other big winners at SuperRigs were Bob and Geri Martin of Lafayette, Ind., who were awarded a $50,000 truck makeover for their 1995 Peterbilt 379. Attendees selected the winner from six nominated trucks. S&J Truck Sales of Fort Wayne, Ind., will do the makeover, to be unveiled in August at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Partners for the makeover include Alcoa, Bridgestone and Pana-Pacific.
The 2000 Freightliner Classic XL of Bob and Shelley Brinker of Grayling, Mich., took home the People’s Choice award, selected by contestants and spectators.
A select group of 13 truckers also won the bragging rights to appear beside their trucks in the 2008 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar. For more information and photos from the event, visit www.rotella.com.
2007 25th Anniversary Shell Rotella SuperRigs Winners
Truck Makeover
Bob and Geri Martin
Lafayette, Ind.
1995 Peterbilt 379
Best Theme
Tom and Kim Turner
Cynthiana, Ky.
1995 Peterbilt 379
Best Mural
Jerry Dickson
Perry, Okla.
2007 Peterbilt 379
Best Interior
Bob and Shelley Brinker
Grayling, Mich.
2000 Freightliner Classic XL
Best Chrome
Dave and Vicki Weldon
Joplin, Mo.
2003 Peterbilt 379
Best Engine
Harvey and Karen Zander
St Louis Park, Minn.
2003 International 9900
Best Lights
Rusty Wyrick and Tina Lomax
Mansfield, Ohio
1998 Western Star Constellation
Classic
Jerry Howard
Fairborn, Ohio
1954 Autocar DC-75
Steve Hendershot
La Porte City, Iowa
1985 Kenworth K-100
Gerald Kissinger
Stoughton, Wis.
1991 Mack Superliner
Bob Steffy
Oak Forest, Ill.
1985 Freightliner Cabover
Ron Elledge
Hampton, Va.
1994 Kenworth W900L
Tractor
Randy and Jona Rebillard
Gimli, Manitoba
2002 Peterbilt 379
Toney and Donna Bennett
Macks Creek, Mo.
2007 Peterbilt 379
Harvey and Karen Zander
St Louis Park, Minn.
2003 International 9900
Sean McEndree Sr.
Copperas Cove, Texas
2005 Peterbilt 379
Rusty Wyrick and Tina Lomax
Mansfield, Ohio
1998 Western Star Constellation
Tractor-Trailer
Clint Dicks
Lake City, Fla.
2000 Peterbilt 379 and 2006 Mac Flatbed
Brad Caton
Hampton, Mass.
2007 Peterbilt 379 and 2007 Mac End Dump
Brian Jones
New Brunswick, N.J.
1999 W900L Kenworth Studio and 2008 Mac ’53 Step Deck
Mike Penrod
Fargo, N.D.
2000 Freightliner Classic and 1998 Great Dane Reefer Spread Axle
Mickey and Tyler Gwillim
Carlinville, Ill.
1986 Peterbilt 359 and 2001 Great Dane Stainless Spread
People’s Choice
Bob and Shelley Brinker
Grayling, Mich.
2000 Freightliner Classic XL
Best of Show
Curtis Christians
Rockford, Mo.
2005 Peterbilt and 2005 Great Dane
Tom and Kim Turner
Cynthiana, Ky.
1995 Peterbilt 379 and 2003 Transcraft Stepdeck
Bob and Shelley Brinker
Grayling, Mich.
2000 Freightliner Classic XL
2008 Shell Rotella SuperRigs Calendar
The following are the drivers and trucks that were photographed to appear in the 2008 calendar. The months in which they will appear have not been determined.