'56 Chevys rule as annual car show raises $9,500 for Riley Hospital

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

The ninth annual Children's Miracle Network Car and Truck Show Saturday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle drew 154 entries and raised $9,500 this year for the kids at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, organizers have announced.

Ruling the competition were a pair of 1956 Chevrolet entries, which captured three of the top awards on the day, including Best in Show, Peoples' Choice and Best Truck honors.

Selected as Best in Show for the ninth annual Children's Miracle Network Car and Truck Show Saturday at the fairgrounds in Greencastle is a 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray, owned by Terry Mullen, Terre Haute.

Terry Mullen of Terre Haute had Best in Show vehicle, a two-tone (blue and white) 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray, while Greg Spaulding of Mooresville captured both Best Truck and Peoples' Choice honors with his red 1956 Chevrolet custom pickup truck.

A number of return entries were back for the show this year, while quite a few new vehicles participated as well, organizer Larry Hall of Walmart Distribution said.

"Once again we had another great show," Hall said. "We handed out 70 different trophies and plaques this year and we added to the vendor fair inside the Community Building and had 25 local vendors there selling their items. We received good feedback from them that they would be back again next year as well.

"We are glad to offer this free event for the public each year and are glad to see more and more spectators stopping by each year to see all the entries," Hall added. "We did come close to our goal of $10,000 at this year's event and are well on our way to raising once again over $25,000 this year through all our events and fundraisers here at the Walmart Distribution Center for the kids at Riley."

The next Walmart-sponsored event in support of the kids at Riley is a 5K Riley Super Hero Family Fun Run scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at Big Walnut Sports Park in Greencastle.

The car show results are:

Best in Show -- 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray, owned by Terry Mullen, Terre Haute.

Peoples' Choice and Best Truck -- 1956 Chevrolet, owned by Greg Spaulding, Mooresville.

Emerging as the Peoples' Choice and Best Truck winner at the ninth annual Children's Miracle Network Car and Truck Show in Greencastle is a 1956 Chevrolet custom pickup, owned by Greg Spaulding, Mooresville. Banner Graphic/ERIC BERNSEE

General Manager's Choice and Best Display -- 1952 Willys U.S. Army Model M38A1, owned by Mike Baker, Greencastle.

Best GM -- 1937 Chevrolet sedan, owned by Jim Routh, New Ross.

Best Ford -- 1969 Ford Mustang, owned by Joe and Karla Lawless, Greencastle.

Best Mopar -- 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, owned by Dave Mundy, Mooresville.

Best Import -- 1958 VW Beetle, owned by Dick Funk, Greencastle.

Best Survivor and Open Class -- 1962 AMC Rambler Classic 400, owned by Garry Ingram.

Best Rat Rod -- 1953 Chevrolet Rat Rod, owned by John Gee, Clinton.

Best Late Model -- 2006 Ford Mustang, owned by Colin Davies, Bainbridge.

Rick Fulford Memorial -- 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle, owned by Greg Olin, Crawfordsville.

Motorcycles

Best Bike and Peoples' Choice -- 1996 Harley Davidson Soft tail, owned by Mike Baker, Greencastle.

Best Sport Bike -- 1978 Yamaha Custom,owned by Brian Towse.

Best Cruiser -- 2005 Harley low rider, owned by Andrew Fenwick.

Best Bagger -- 2012 Yamaha V-Star, owned by Brian Moore.

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  • Chevys,not Chevies.....

    -- Posted by kubotafan on Wed, Aug 8, 2018, at 8:43 PM
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