GREAT WEST TRUCK SHOW

Custom Rigs Big Winners In Las Vegas

“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” doesn’t apply to Arrowhead-Nestle Water company driver Michael Salcido.

The Southern California native rolled his 2007 Freightliner Columbia water tanker home with the  Waterford crystal bowl trophy he won at this year’s Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas.  Salcido won the highest honor for custom rigs: Best of Show Combo.

“I’ve been chasing a Best of Show for 13 years,” said the  barrel-chested trucker immediately after Overdrive’s Pride & Polish award ceremony.

As tears of joy welled up in his eyes, Salcido, who spends countless hours of his free time working on the red Freightliner and 40-foot stainless steel Brenner tanker, said “I’ve been close a number of times, but my  trucks were never quite good enough. This time it was. Thirteen is my lucky number.”

The Schultz's hold their Best of Show trophy in front of Homer's Peterbilt tow truck, which they drove in from Wisconsin for the event.

Canadian Andy Zary and Wisconsin’s Homer Schultz III also captured Best of Show honors, Zary with his immaculate ’59 Mack in the Limited Mileage Bobtail class, and Schultz with his ’93 Pete 379 tow truck in Working Class Bobtail.

Schultz is a back-to-back winner: His tow truck won the same award at Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event at the Mid-America Truck Show back in May.

Marcel Pontbriand, another Canadian, won the People’s Choice Award with his ’89 Peterbilt 379 and 1992 48 ft. Stoughton Van, “Little Train.”

Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event saw 27 big rigs enter the competition, which is a featured event of the Great West Truck Show. The full list of GWTS Pride and Polish winners follows.–CR

Winner’s List

The Great West Truck Show

June 25-27, 2009

Presented by Overdrive’s Pride & Polish

Best of Show Working Bobtail, Homer Schutlz' tow truck

Thanks to all the show truck competitors and sponsors:  10-4 Magazine; 75 Chrome Shop; Custom Rigs Magazine; Dynaflex Exhaust Technologies; Firestone; Howes Lubricator Products; Truk Rodz by Jones Performance; Mobil Delvac; OOIDA; Overdrive Magazine; Overdrive Radio Network;  PPG;  Roadworks Manufacturing; Rockwood Products; Valley Chrome/Wingmaster; and WTI Fenders.

BEST OF SHOW WORKING BOBTAIL – Homer Schultz III, Homer’s Towing & Service, 1993 Peterbilt 379 tow truck

BEST OF SHOW WORKING COMBO  – Michael Salcido, Arrowhead/Nestle Water, 2007 Freightliner Columbia/1991 Brenner Tanker

BEST LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL—Andy Zary, 1959 Mack B61, “Touch of Class”

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER— Marcel Pontbriand, TLC Systems, 1989 Peterbilt/1993 Stoughton Dry Box, “Little Train”

ROADWORKS BEST USE OF CHROME— Juan Gonzalez, A & L Truck Supply,1957 Peterbilt 350, “El Chapulin”

TRUK RODZ BEST THEME— Andy Zary, 1959 Mack B61, “Touch of Class”

Classes:

WORKING BOBTAIL 2004 & Older

First Homer Schultz III, Homer’s Towing & Service, 1993 Peterbilt 379 tow truck

Second Michael Most, 1998 Freightliner Classic, “Legends & Heroes”

Third Wes Malmgren, 2004 Peterbilt 379

Bruce Malmgren's 1st Place 379 Working Bobtail

WORKING BOBTAIL 2005 & Newer

First Bruce Malmgren, 2006 Peterbilt 379

Second Jeff Botelho, 2007 Peterbilt 379

Third Alex Fimbres III, 2005 Peterbilt 379

NEW TRUCK BOBTAIL

First “New Venture Award” John Gonzalez, Yamko Trucklines, 2009 Peterbilt 388

Grubb's Blastolene '60 Peterbilt hot-rod

Second Second Michael Winburn, Shetakis Wholesalers, 2009 Peterbilt 335 Hybrid, “Go Green”

HOT ROD TRUCK (new class)

First Randy Grubb, Blastolene, 1960 m Peterbilt 361, “Piss’d Off Pete”

Second Jeff Botelho Custom Peterbilt

Cendejas' '31 Model "A" 1-ton

Third Mike Harrah/Shawna Thornton, 1964 Custom Peterbilt, “Sneeky Pete”

ANTIQUE, NON-WORKING (new class)

First “Grand Antique” Ruben Cendejas, Arrowhead/Nestle Water, 1931 Ford A Cab

Second A & L Truck Supply, Juan Gonzalez, 1957 Peterbilt 350, “El Chapulin”

WORKING COMBO 1998 & OLDER

First Jeremy Smith, First Class Transportation, 1994 Peterbilt 379/2007 Wilson ALF300

Second  (TIE) Scooby Meltcher, 1994 Freightliner FL80/2007 McClendon Wedge car hauler, “Bling Shaker”

Second  (TIE) Marcel Pontbriand, TLC Systemes, 1989 Peterbilt/1993 Stoughton Dry Box, “Little Train”

Salcido's Best of Show Combo

Third Kris Gaare, 1998 Peterbilt 379/2001 Great Dane refer

WORKING COMBO 2000 and Newer

First Michael Salcido, Arrowhead/Nestle Water, 2007 Freightliner Columbia/1991 Brenner Tanker

Second Cliff King, Castle Rock Transportation, 2007 Peterbilt 386/2007 Wabash Dry Van

Third Stephen Ashburn, 2005 Peterbilt 379/2006 Boydston 9100ST car hauler

INTERIOR, CAB ONLY

First Stephen Ashburn, 2005 Peterbilt 379/2006 Boydston 9100ST car hauler

Second Michael Salcido, Arrowhead/Nestle Water, 2007 Freightliner Columbia/1991 Brenner Tanker

Third Scooby Meltcher, 1994 Freightliner FL80/2007 McClendon Wedge car hauler, “Bling Shaker”

Ashburn's custom interior wins top honors

INTERIOR, OEM SLEEPER

First Michael Most, 1998 Freightliner Classic, “Legends & Heroes”

Second Marcel Pontbriand, TLC Systemes, 1989 Peterbilt/1993 Stoughton Dry Box, “Little Train”

Third Homer Schultz III, Homer’s Towing & Service, 1993 Peterbilt 379 tow truck

INTERIOR, CUSTOM AFTERMARKET SLEEPER

First Cliff King, Castle Rock Transportation, 2007 Peterbilt 386/2007 Wabash Dry Van

MOBIL DELVAC WORKING ENGINE CLASS

First Michael Most, 1998 Freightliner Classic, “Legends & Heroes”

Second Marcel Pontbriand, TLC Systemes, 1989 Peterbilt/1993 Stoughton Dry Box, “Little Train”

Third Homer Schultz III, Homer’s Towing & Service, 1993 Peterbilt 379 tow truck

Most's M&M truck, Legends & Heros"

BOBTAIL CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL

First Michael Most, 1998 Freightliner Classic, “Legends & Heroes”

Second Wes Malmgren, 2004 Peterbilt 379

3^RD Third Jeff Botelho, 2007 Peterbilt 379

COMBO CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL

First Marcel Pontbriand, TLC Systemes, 1989 Peterbilt/1993 Stoughton Dry Box, “Little Train”

Second Ray Rodriguez Jr., 2000 Peterbilt 379 Ext Hd / 2006 Transcraft flatbed

Third Michael Salcido, Arrowhead/Nestle Water, 2007 Red Freightliner Columbia/1991 Brenner Tanker

LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL

Second  Isaac Aguilar, Sandvik Trucking, 1992 Peterbilt 379, “Still Deliriouz”

Third  Bill Sandvik, 1998 Peterbilt 379

Mobile Delvac Best Limited Mileage Engine

MOBIL DELVAC BEST LIMITED MILEAGE TRUCK ENGINE– Bill Sandvik, 1998 Peterbilt 379

PRIDE & POLISH BEST LIMITED MILEAGE INTERIOR – Andy Zary, 1959 Mack B61, “Touch of Class”

PRIDE & POLISH BEST LIMITED MILEAGE PAINT – Isaac Aguilar, Sandvik Trucking, 1992 Peterbilt 379, “Still Deliriouz”