Paul Crawford of Rush Truck Centers in Haines City was crowed all-around rodeo champion Tuesday night at the Rush Truck Centers Tech Skills Rodeo in San Antonio.
Crawford, who also took top prize in the medium-duty service division for Peterbilt, won a total of $18,500 plus a set of custom spurs that he said he's going to hang on his wall. Crawford edged last year's champion Chris Purcell from Atlanta to take the title at only his second rodeo.
Crawford's earmarked the check for a project Jeep he's been working on.
The complete list of winners are:
Parts Division ($5,000 each)
- Ford: Kory Sangster, Rush Truck Centers – Dallas Light- and Medium-Duty.
- Hino: Aaron Van Straten, Rush Truck Centers, Houston Northwest.
- Isuzu: John Obrien, Rush Truck Centers, Orlando South.
- International: Patrick Greer, Rush Truck Centers, Memphis.
- Peterbilt: Chris Klansky, Rush Truck Centers, Denver.
Specialty Division
Leasing
- First place and $6,500: Cameron Gross, Rush Truck Leasing, Tyler.
- Second place and $3,500: Kyle Phaneuf, Rush Truck Leasing, Phoenix.
Rising Star
- First place and $10,000: Matthew Morrell, Rush Truck Centers, Boise.
- Second place and $7,000: Luke Bailey, Rush Truck Centers, Texarkana.
- Third place and $4,000: Cody Lucas, Rush Truck Centers, Akron.
Medium-Duty Service Division
Allison Transmission
- First place and $6,500 in cash and prizes: Jason Timmons, Rush Truck Centers, Albuquerque.
- Second place and $3,500 in cash and prizes: Jason Vasquez, Rush Truck Centers, Austin.
Bus
- First place and $6,500: Joseph Behrend, Rush Truck Centers, Idaho Falls.
- Second place and $3,500: Matt Chilson, Rush Truck Centers, Houston.
Ford
- First place and $6,500: Derek Jacques, Rush Truck Centers, Orlando Light- and Medium-Duty.
- Second place and $3,500: Riley Dodson, Rush Truck Centers, Dallas Light- and Medium-Duty.
Hino
- First place and $6,500: Taylor Ashurst, Rush Truck Centers, Corpus Christi.
- Second place and $3,500: David Welker, Rush Truck Cetners, Phoenix.
Isuzu
- First place and $6,500: Robert Romine, Rush Truck Centers, Columbus, Ohio.
- Second place and $3,500: Jacob Ely, Rush Truck Centers, Columbus, Georgia.
International
- First place and $6,500: Christopher Purcell, Rush Truck Centers, Atlanta.
- Second place and $3,500: Dylan Moser, Rust Truck Centers, Richmond.
Peterbilt
- First place and $6,500: Paul Crawford, Rush Truck Centers, Haines City.
- Second place and $3,500: Travis Graham, Rush Truck Centers, Orlando.
Heavy-Duty Service Division
Alternative Fuels
- First place and $6,500: Jorge Alvarez, Rush Truck Centers, Houston.
- Second place and $3,500: William Marcy III, Rush Truck Cetners, Fontana Vocational Services.
Vocational
- First place and $6,500: Carl Trevino, Custom Vehicle Solutions, Denton, Texas.
- Second place and $3,500: Travis Webster, Rush Truck Centers, Houston.
Cummins
- First place and $6,500: John Metz, Rush Truck Centers, Russellville.
- Second place and $3,500: Wesley Appleton, Rush Truck Centers, Odessa.
- Third place and $2,500: Nathaniel Brill, Rush Truck Centers, Mobile.
Eaton
- First place and $6,500: Ken Tomasek, Rush Truck Centers, Carol Stream.
- Second place and $3,500: Paul Serr, Rush Truck Centers, Denver.
- Third place and $2,500: Matthew Lowrie, Rush Truck Centers, Phoenix.
Navistar
- First place and $6,500: Jon Steckman, Rush Truck Centers, Columbus, Ohio.
- Second place and $3,500: Tim Kelley, Rush Truck Centers, Smyrna.
- Third place and $2,500: Michael Pritchett Jr., Rush Truck Centers, Quincy.
PACCAR MX
- First place and $6,500: Eric Shuessler, Rush Truck Centers, Jacksonville.
- Second place and $3,500: Eduardo Gutierrez, Rush Truck Centers, Phoenix.
- Third place and $2,500: Leonardo Lechuga Ponce, Rush Truck Centers, Phoenix.
Truck Sales Division Champions, $5,000 each
- Ford, Rod Tankerson, Rush Truck Centers, Whittier.
- Hino: Damian Garcia, Rush Truck Centers, Houston Northwest.
- Isuzu: Victor Kim, Rush Truck Centers, Whittier.
- International Medium-Duty: Andrea Ramos, Rush Truck Centers, Charlotte.
- Peterbilt Medium-Duty: Daniel Anguiano, Rush Truck Centers, Dallas Medium-Duty.
- Peterbilt Heavy-Duty: Kyle Smith, Rush Truck Centers, Fort Worth.
Reserve Champions
- Aftermarket: Kevin Cammack, Rush Truck Centers, Chicago. Total winnings: $5,000.
- Parts: Kory Sangster, Rush Truck Centers, Dallas Light- and Medium-Duty. Total winnings, $10,500.
- Medium-Duty Service: Christopher Purcell, Rush Truck Centers, Atlanta. Total winnings, $12,000.
- Heavy-Duty Service: Tim Kelley, Rush Truck Centers, Smyrna. Total winnings $11,500.
