Pride & Polish championship preview: Working Combo finalists

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The finale of the 2014-2015 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championshiptakes place next month in Dallas at the Great American Trucking Show, where four rigs will be crowned the year’s champs in their respective categories.

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Each week, Overdrive will highlight the five finalists from one of the four categories. To see all of the Pride & Polish championship finalists — and to vote for the Truckers’ Choice champion — click here.

This week, we’re bringing you the five finalists in the Working Combo category. Check back next week to see the finalists in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category.

Here are the five Working Combo finalists, ordered chronologically by the shows they won to qualify them for the national championship:

Dustin Pope and his 2003 Kenworth W900L and ’01 Utility reefer won Best of Show at the 2014 Great American Trucking Show.Dustin Pope and his 2003 Kenworth W900L and ’01 Utility reefer won Best of Show at the 2014 Great American Trucking Show. Bill Rethwisch qualified to compete by winning Best of Show at the 2014 PDI Dyno Event and Truck Show with his 2013 Peterbilt 389 and Polar tanker, allowing him and the truck to defend their 2014 Pride & Polish championship.Bill Rethwisch qualified to compete by winning Best of Show at the 2014 PDI Dyno Event and Truck Show with his 2013 Peterbilt 389 and Polar tanker, allowing him and the truck to defend their 2014 Pride & Polish championship. Michael LeCrenier picked up a win at the 75 Chrome Shop with his 2014 Kenworth T880 and Polar tanker.Michael LeCrenier picked up a win at the 75 Chrome Shop with his 2014 Kenworth T880 and Polar tanker. Phil Miller and his 2010 Peterbilt 389 and Wilson livestock won Best of Show at the 2015 Dynaflex Monster Stack Shootout.Phil Miller and his 2010 Peterbilt 389 and Wilson livestock won Best of Show at the 2015 Dynaflex Monster Stack Shootout. Rod Miller’s 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Great Dane picked up Best of Show at the 2015 Fitzgerald Truck Show.Rod Miller’s 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Great Dane picked up Best of Show at the 2015 Fitzgerald Truck Show.
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