Over this past weekend, the 33rd annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs show was held at the Retama Park in Selma, Texas. The SuperRigs show is one of the most prestigious events within the trucking industry and it certainly has the most prize money.
Kiegan Nelson of Richfield, Wisconsin, took home the Best Of Show honor in his 1985 Peterbilt 359 hauling a 2014 MAC trailer. Not only were the Shell judges impressed with the truck, but it, also, took home the People’s Choice category.
“It was an amazing experience to compete against all these trucks and to come out on top is a great feeling,” said Nelson. “There were a lot of cool trucks here and to take home the top title is incredibly surreal.” In addition to the title of Best Of Show, Nelson takes home $10,000 from Shell Rotella and another $5,000 from MAC Trailers.
Runner up was Phil Miller’s 2010 Peterbilt 389. In addition to being runner-up in Best Of Show, Miller took home Best Engine thanks to his chrome engine compartment and compounds from PDI. Miller has a few more modifications he wants to do and with the $4,000 from Shell Rotella and $3,000 from MAC Trailer, it just became a lot easier to achieve.
Before you start looking at these SuperRigs and think they are nothing but show trucks, we assure you, these are true working trucks. We spoke with Miller extensively (feature coming soon) about his Peterbilt and he runs about 130,000 miles a year on her and has almost 700,000 miles on the odometer.
In fact, Shell representatives said they keep everyone’s records who enter and as people register for the current SuperRigs show, they can check their mileage from the previous show they attended to ensure these are working trucks. This was the first year they opened a Show Only category, but those entrants are not available for “Best Of” honors.
The complete results from the 33rd annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs shows are below!
| Best of Show |
| Name: Kiegan Nelson |
| Home: Richfield, Wis. |
| Truck: 1985 Peterbilt 359 |
| Trailer: 2014 Mac |
| Prize Money: Shell Rotella $10,000 / MAC Trailer $5,000 |
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| Best of Show 1st Runner Up |
| Name: Phil Miller Livestock |
| Home: Amargosa Valley, Nev. |
| Truck: 2010 Peterbilt 389 |
| Trailer: 2015 Wilson Livestock |
| Prize Money: Shell Rotella $4000 / Mac Trailer $3,000 |
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| Best of Show 2nd Runner Up |
| Name: Marciano Esparza Sandoval |
| Home: Salinas, Calif. |
| Truck: 1991 Peterbilt 379 Ext Hood |
| Trailer: 2003 Fontaine 53’ Flatbed |
| Prize Money: Shell Rotella $2000 / Mac Trailer $2,000 |
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| Working Truck – Limited Mileage |
| Name: Eric Adams |
| Home: New Bethlehem, Penn. |
| Truck: 2015 Peterbilt 289 |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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| Most Hardworking Trucker |
| Name: Paul Rissler |
| Home: California, Miss. |
| Truck: 1996 Peterbilt 379 |
| Trailer: 2008 Great Dane |
| Prize Money: $500 |
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| People’s Choice |
| Name: Kiegan Nelson |
| Home: Richfield, Wis. |
| Truck: 1985 Peterbilt 359 |
| Trailer: 2014 Mac |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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| Show Truck |
| Name: Ramon R. Rodriquez |
| Home: Salinas, Calif. |
| Truck: 2015 Peterbilt 389 |
| Trailer: Western 2015 Step Deck |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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| Best Engine |
| Name: Phil Miller Livestock |
| Home: Amargosa Valley, Nev. |
| 2010 Peterbilt 389 |
| Trailer: 2015 Wilson Livestock |
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| Best Lights |
| Name: Ray French Jr. |
| Home: Crosby, Texas |
| Truck: 2002 Peterbilt 379 |
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| Best Chrome |
| Name: Joe Regalado |
| Home: Von Ormy, Texas |
| Truck: 1997 Peterbilt 379 |
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| Best Theme |
| Name: Dustin Pope |
| Home: Greenville, Texas |
| Truck: 2003 Kenworth W900L |
| Trailer: 2010 Utility 3000R |
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| Best Interior |
| Name: Daniel and Phyllis Snow |
| Home: Harrison, Ark. |
| Truck: 1996 Freightliner Classic XL |
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| 1st Place Tractor/Trailer Division |
| Name: Bobby Delon |
| Home: Von Ormy, Texas |
| Truck: 2004 Peterbilt 379 |
| Trailer: 2014 Rango |
| Prize Money: $1,500 |
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| 2nd Place Tractor/Trailer Division |
| Name: Dustin Pope |
| Home: Greenville, Texas |
| Truck: 2003 Kenworth W900L |
| Trailer: 2010 Utility 3000R |
| Prize Money: $1,000 |
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| 3rd Place Tractor/Trailer Division |
| Name: Shawn Cielke |
| Home: Haugan, Mont. |
| Truck: 2007 Kenworth T600 |
| Trailer: 2014 Wabash Reefer |
| Prize Money: $750 |
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| 4th Place Tractor/Trailer Division |
| Name: Truett Novosad |
| Home: College Station, Texas |
| Truck: 2007 Peterbilt |
| Prize Money: $500 |
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| 5th Place Tractor/Trailer Division |
| Name: Duane Hostetler |
| Home: Belleville, Penn. |
| Truck: 2006 Peterbilt 370 |
| Trailer: 2005 Reitnour |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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| 1st Place Tractor Division |
| Name: Billy Griffin |
| Home: Irving, Texas |
| Truck: 2011 Peterbilt 389 |
| Prize Money: $1,500 |
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| 2nd Place Tractor Division |
| Name: David Foster |
| Home: Joplin, Mo. |
| Truck: 2005 Kenworth W900L |
| Prize Money: $1,000 |
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| 3rd Place Tractor Division |
| Name: Humberto Cano |
| Home: Boerne, Texas |
| Truck: 2014 Peterbilt 389 |
| Prize Money: $750 |
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| 4th Place Tractor Division |
| Name: Ramon R. Rodriquez |
| Home: Salinas, Calif. |
| Truck: 2000 Peterbilt 379 Ext Hood |
| Prize Money: $500 |
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| 5th Place Tractor Division |
| Name: Caleb Eilers |
| Home: Odessa, Texas |
| Truck: 2000 Peterbilt 379 |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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| 1st Place Classic Division |
| Name: Daniel and Phyllis Snow |
| Home: Harrison, Ark. |
| Truck: 1996 Freightliner Classic XL |
| Prize Money: $1,500 |
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| 2nd Place Classic Division |
| Name: Justin Querry |
| Home: Shirleysburg, Penn. |
| Truck: 1998 Kenworth W900L |
| Prize Money: $1,000 |
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| 3rd Place Classic Division |
| Name: Walt Kurz |
| Home: Central Point, Ore. |
| Truck: 1997 Peterbilt 379 |
| Prize Money: $750 |
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| 4th Place Classic Division |
| Name: Michael LeJeune |
| Home: Church Point, La. |
| Truck: 1999 Peterbilt 379 |
| Prize Money: $500 |
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| 5th Place Classic Division |
| Name: Richard Rodriguez |
| Home: San Antonio, Texas |
| Truck: 1974 White Freightliner COE |
| Prize Money: $250 |
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