New Shell SuperRigs Winner After Eligibility Review
There's a new winning Best of Show entry in this year's Shell Rotella SuperRigs Contest, because the previously announced winner was found to not meet all the eligibility requirements for a working truck and trailer.
The new 2013 SuperRigs Best of Show winner is the 2012 Peterbilt 389 of William Rethwisch of Tomah, Wis.
There's a new Best of Show winners in this year's Shell Rotella SuperRigs Contest, because the previously announced winner was found to not meet all the eligibility requirements for a working truck and trailer.
Jonathan Eilen of Hampton, Minn., was originally named Best of Show winner for his 2007 Peterbilt 379.
The new Best of Show winner is the 2012 Peterbilt 389 of William Rethwisch of Tomah, Wis. Best of Show first runner up is the 1986 359 Peterbilt of Jeremy Hassevoort of Hamilton, Mich., and the Best of Show second runner up is the 2013 Peterbilt 389 of Kevin Pascavis from Richfield, Wis.
The competition was held June 20-22 in Tomah, Wis., as part of the Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck & Tractor Pull.
"We’re thankful to all of the contestants who competed this year in the 31st annual Shell SuperRigs competition in Tomah and we want to congratulate this year’s final winners in the competition," said Chris Guerrero, Global Brand Manager for Shell Rotella, in a statement sent to reporters. "We look forward to continuing to grow this event as we celebrate and recognize some of the hardest working and best-looking trucks on the road."
Click here for a photo gallery of the new Best of Show winner and runners-up.
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