10-4 Magazine / November 2025 47 stunning red and white Peterbilt 389, followed by Thomas Barnett in 2nd with his black day cab Peterbilt 389, adorned with purple lights. The sights at the light show were something that pictures just can’t ever seem to do justice. Saturday morning rolled around and trucks were still rolling in, being led to their designated parking spots by volunteers in golf carts – it was like watching a well-oiled machine. The weather didn’t skip a beat, staying blue skies with sunshine all day long, plus there was a consistent flow of spectators at all times that could be found checking out trucks, buying raffle basket tickets, etc. By 4:00 pm the votes were counted, and the results were in. People’s Choice went to Clint Sherbondy’s Ford Ranger, which also placed 1st in the Pickup class. Dave Cunningham took home 2nd Place in Combo to add another trophy to his haul for the show. Traveling a little farther than Dave was Joe Schmitt who traveled from Wisconsin and took home the Best of Show Bobtail award with a classy red and white 2023 Peterbilt 389. Kuhnle Bros. was well represented in the Combo class and earned Best of Show for their 2000 Peterbilt 379 driven in by Travis Ross, while 3rd Place went to their 2023 Peterbilt 389X operated by Brian Sweet. Speaking to Travis, I learned that they order their specific shade of green so much that PPG has since named it “Kuhnle Green” – how cool is that! All the excitement of raffle basket winnings and truck placings transferred right over to the track, where CS Pulling Promotion was getting ready to start the truck and tractor pulling portion of the show. The track crew was hard at work for hours through the day, prepping the track, after recent droughts left it dry, dusty, and loose. However, that group did such a good job that if you didn’t see them working on it during the day, you would never have known what a mess it was before they started working on it. Tractors, trucks, and semis all came out to compete, including the super semi “Macksimus Prime 1” – a 1985 Mack Superliner driven by Joey Bonner. That truck powered down the track for a distance of 315.19 feet, earning him the top spot at the end of the night. This year’s show brought in 162 trucks and raised a similar amount to last year, netting just over $37,200 for the cause. Overall, year five was arguably the best show to date, and I have no doubt that this event will continue to grow, year after year, for at least another five years, and just get bigger and better. So, mark your calendar for next year’s show on September 18-19, 2026, because the “five more years of fun” has just begun, and you won’t want to miss it! n
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