Low Life, First Gear named National Champions

Aug 25, 2012

Updated May 22, 2013

Randy Stroup’s 2005 Peterbilt 379 and John O’Keefe’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 capped off their year-long winning streaks with their biggest victories yet: Stroup’s “First Gear” and O’Keefe’s “Low Life” won 2012 Pride & Polish National Championship honors in their categories — Limited-Mileage Combo and Working Combo.

Jed Howard’s 2002 Peterbilt 379 won the National Championship title in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category and Jerad Wittwer’s 2006 Peterbilt 379 was named National Champion in the Working Bobtail category.

Check OverdriveOnline.com later for the full winner’s list.

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