Theresa DeSantis
Wins Second Best of Show Award at
40th
Anniversary Shell Rotella® SuperRigs®
Theresa
DeSantis of Apache Junction, Ariz. captured Best of Show honors with her 1985
Peterbilt 359 with a 2016 East trailer at the 40th Anniversary Shell
Rotella® SuperRigs® competition held June 9-11 at Branson
Landing in Branson, Mo. She was awarded $10,000 from Shell Rotella. In
addition, DeSantis captured the Steve Sturgess Best Theme award for her “The
Witches Inn” theme. She previously won Best of Show in 2019.
Truett
Novosad from College Station, Texas won Best of Show first runner-up and $4,000
from Shell Rotella for his 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD, Doc Holliday. Dean DeSantis
of Apache Junction, Ariz. was awarded Best of Show second runner-up for his
2018 Peterbilt 389, Career Gambler.
40th
Anniversary highlights included the truck lights contest and fireworks,
contestant dinner and the truck parade through Branson Landing. There was
entertainment and events throughout the three-day event.
Additional
first place winners included:
Daniel
and Phyllis Snow of Harrison, Ark. won the People’s Choice Award for their 1996
Freightliner Classic XL. The winner was selected virtually with voting taking
place online.
The
Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition is the premier truck beauty contest for
actively working trucks. Owner/operator truckers from across the United States
and Canada compete for cash and prizes valued at approximately $25,000. Twelve
drivers were also selected to have their truck featured in the 2023 Shell
Rotella SuperRigs calendar.
All of the
winning trucks from Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be posted on Shell Rotella Facebook,
Twitter
and Instagram throughout
the week. For more news and photos from the competition or to join the
conversation use the hashtag #SuperRigs and #SuperRigs40.
Complete 2022 Shell Rotella
SuperRigs Results
Best of
Show
Theresa
DeSantis
Apache
Junction, Ariz.
1985
Peterbilt 359
$10,000 from Shell Rotella
Place in the 2020 Rotella SuperRigs
Calendar
Best of Show 1st Runner Up
Truett
Novosad
College
Station, Texas
2007
Peterbilt 379 EXHD
$4,000
from Shell Rotella
Best of Show 2nd Runner
Up
Dean
DeSantis
Apache
Junction, Ariz.
2018
Peterbilt 389
$2,000
from Shell Rotella
1st Place
Tractor/Trailer Division
Todd
Gribble
Somerset,
Pa.
2012
Peterbilt 389
2nd Place
Tractor/Trailer Division
Truett
Novosad
College
Station, Texas
2005
Peterbilt 379 EHD
3rd Place
Tractor/Trailer Division
Ben
Overton
Winnipeg,
MB, Canada
2020
Kenworth W900B
4th Place
Tractor/Trailer Division
Jeron Whittmore
Wesley,
Ark.
2018
Peterbilt 389
5th Place
Tractor/Trailer Division
Mike
Davidson
Pocahontas,
Iowa
2019
Peterbilt 389
1st Place Tractor
Division
Kaleb
Hammett
Dodd City,
Texas
2019
Peterbilt 389
2nd Place Tractor
Division
Kyle
Cousins 2021
Carthage,
MO
Kenworth
W900
3rd Place Tractor
Division
Kyle
Cousins
Carthage,
Mo.
2016
Kenworth W900
4th Place Tractor
Division
Clayton
Driskell
Spring,
Texas
2018
Kenworth W900L
5th Place Tractor
Division
Tyler Van
Der Zwaag
Hull, Iowa
1995
Peterbilt 379
1st Place Classic
Division
David Foster
Joplin,
Mo.
2005 Kenworth W900L
2nd Place Classic
Division
JR
Schleuger
Britt,
Iowa
1985
Kenworth K100C
3rd Place Classic
Division
Trevor
Timblin
West Bend,
Wis.
1982
Peterbilt 362
4th Place Classic
Division
Gary Tharp
Siloam
Springs, Ark.
1984
Peterbilt 362
5th Place Classic
Division
Terry
Aslinger
Marquand,
Mo.
1996
Peterbilt 379EXHD
1st Place Working Truck
- Limited Mileage
Robert
Hallahan
La Crosse,
Wis.
2022
Peterbilt 389
2nd Place Working Truck
- Limited Mileage
Bubba
Branch
Lakeland,
Fla.
1996
Kenworth W900
3rd Place Working Truck
- Limited Mileage
Steve Huff
Collinsville,
Okla.
2022
Kenworth W900L
4th Place Working Truck
- Limited Mileage
Randy
Victory
Jonesboro,
Ark.
1986
Peterbilt 359
5th Place Working Truck
- Limited Mileage
Jeremy
Thomas
Rocky
Comfort, Mo.
2005
Peterbilt 379
Show
Truck
Brandon
Avant
Hampton,
Ark.
2010
Peterbilt 389
Kary Bryce
Sibley,
La.
1959
Peterbilt 351
Don Emmons
Chesterfield,
Ill.
1999
Peterbilt 379
Jeron
Whittmore
Wesley,
Ark.
1991
Peterbilt 379
Troy Bolin
Urbana,
Mo.
1979
Peterbilt 359
Best
Interior
Truett
Novosad
College
Station, Texas
2007
Peterbilt 379 EXHD
Best
Lights
Randy
Victory
Jonesboro,
Ark.
1986
Peterbilt 359
Best
Theme
Theresa
DeSantis
Apache
Junction, Ariz.
1985
Peterbilt 359
Best
Chrome
Bubba
Branch
Lakeland,
Fla.
1996
Kenworth W900
Best
Engine
Bubba
Branch
Lakeland,
Fla.
1996
Kenworth W900
People’s
Choice
Daniel and
Phyliss Snow
Harrison,
Ark.
1996
Freightliner Classic XL