Scheid Diesel Extravaganza

Scheid Diesel Extravaganza Attitude Pulling Truck

More than 60 trucks tried to qualify in the 2.6 Class this year. Qualifying during the day meant a trip to the finals that night (on both Friday and Saturday).

More than 60 trucks tried to qualify in the 2.6 Class this year. Qualifying during the day

There’s only one event in our industry in which you’ll find two chassis dynos, three days of nonstop diesel action, and thousands of spectators coming and going throughout the weekend. Held every year in Terre Haute, Indiana’s Wabash Valley Fairgrounds, no event celebrates the diesel truck quite like the Scheid Diesel Extravaganza does. You can see some of the cleanest engine swaps you ever thought possible at the show ’n’ shine, attend aftermarket product seminars in the exhibition hall, meet professional drag racers, and even have parts and accessories installed on your truck.

Scheid Diesel Extravaganza Dodge Ram Pulling Truck Rear Three Quarter

The high end of diesel truck pulling is extremely competitive. With names like Scheid, Haisley, and Woodruff backing some of the top trucks, the pressure to win is very high. This year, Scheid Diesel’s Kent Crowder was able to pilot its Super Stock Dodge to both a Second Place finish and a win during the two-day pulling action.

The high end of diesel truck pulling is extremely competitive. With names like Scheid, Hai

Sled Pulling
The Scheid show’s roots are based in sled pulling, and the first two days of the event revolve around diesels tugging the iron sled across the dirt. And, as is always the case at Scheid, the pulling classes are chock-full of the nation’s most competitive trucks (2.6 Class, 3.0 Class, and Super Stock). Throughout the weekend, it seemed as if every class was anyone’s to win. While the killing off of the 2.8 Class undoubtedly pushed a lot of trucks down to 2.6, we believe it yielded quite a few more trucks in the 3.0 Class. In fact, for 2011, we saw more than 30 drivers try their hand in 3.0, which was the largest field observed in the event’s history. A brand-new attraction debuted this year as well, as fans were treated to hot rod semi action on Saturday night.

Scheid Diesel Extravaganza Big Rig Front Three Quarter

Nine big rigs made it to the dragstrip on Saturday for some eighth-mile racing, and it was fun to watch Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Freightliner owners row some gears in front of a packed grandstand. Diesel fans were also treated to hot rod semi action on the pulling track this year, as 10 trucks hooked to the sled for some wheels-up action.

Nine big rigs made it to the dragstrip on Saturday for some eighth-mile racing, and it was

Drag Racing
Sunday’s drag race unfolded just a few hundred yards north of the pulling track at Crossroads Dragway. The eighth-mile dragstrip played host to the quickest diesel trucks, cars, and dragsters in the country. In the past, we’ve seen 4-second dragster passes and fullsize diesel trucks dip into the 5s. This year, a low 5-second run from Darren Morrison’s Cummins-powered S-10 had a shaky ending (he went off the end of the track), Michael Pliska’s rented Dodge Ram dualie took top honors in the E.T. Bracket Class (yes, it was an Enterprise rental truck), and side-by-side Pro Street action saw competitors trying to get their four-digit power numbers to the ground. And, just like the hot rod semi class that was added to the sled pull schedule, several Class 8 trucks hit the dragstrip. Take it from us: If you haven’t yet attended, you owe it to yourself to make it to Terre Haute, Indiana, next August.

Scheid Diesel Extravaganza Chevy Pickup On Drag Strip

Ryan Bean put his ’81 Chevy in the Pro Street mix and clicked off a 6.26-second eighth-mile at 113 mph during qualifying. The purpose-built Bowtie benefits from a common-rail, Zeus stand-alone-controlled 5.9L Cummins coupled with a BTS Ford 4R100 automatic. It was awesome watching it launch on the starting line.

Ryan Bean put his ’81 Chevy in the Pro Street mix and clicked off a 6.26-second eighth-mil

Sunday Drag Race Winners
E.T. Bracket: Michael Pliska
7.70 Index: Johnny Gilbert
Super Stock: Will Jones
Pro Street: Phil Taylor

2.6 Class (Top 5 of 12 Qualified Trucks)
Friday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Evan Smoot	Dodge	317.75 feet
2nd	Brandon Overmyer	Dodge	314.34 feet
3rd	Clint Corwin	Dodge	313.28 feet
4th	Terry Coppess	Dodge	310.84 feet
5th	Rob Wright	Dodge	310.48 feet

2.6 Class (Top 5 of 26 Qualified Trucks)
Saturday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Adam Hallien	Dodge	328.43 feet
2nd	Rob Hall	Chevy	327.02 feet
3rd	Brandon Overmyer	Dodge	324.18 feet
4th	John Shriver	Dodge	323.64 feet
5th	Evan Smoot	Dodge	320.20 feet

3.0 Class (Top 5 of 31 Trucks)
Friday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Bryan Baker	Dodge	302.87 feet, 288.60 feet in pull-off
2nd	Tyler Witt	Dodge	300.99 feet, 287.16 feet in pull-off
3rd	Andrew Sauer	Dodge	298.00 feet
4th	Tony Burkhard	Chevy	297.41 feet
5th	Josh Mosley	Dodge	295.96 feet

3.0 Class (Top 5 of 30 Trucks)
Saturday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Curt Haisley	Dodge	304.53 feet
2nd	Andrew Sauer	Dodge	299.63 feet
3rd	Tyler Witt	Dodge	299.22 feet
4th	Josh Mosley	Dodge	299.07 feet
5th	Trevor Berry	Ford (Cummins)	298.67 feet

Super Stock Class (Top 5 of 9 Trucks)
Friday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Cory Atley	Ford (Cummins)	324.11 feet
2nd	Kent Crowder	Dodge	318.47 feet
3rd	Shane Kellogg	Dodge	314.35 feet
4th	Carl Atley	Ford (Cummins)	311.18 feet
5th	Van Haisley	Dodge	309.89 feet

Super Stock Class
Saturday Night Sled Pull Finals

Place:	Name:	Truck:	Distance:
1st	Kent Crowder	Dodge	337.93 feet
2nd	Shane Kellogg	Dodge	316.23 feet
3rd	Erik Stacey	Chevy (Cummins)	315.16 feet
4th	Van Haisley	Dodge	312.48 feet
5th	Ben Miller	Ford	302.56 feet
6th	Carl Atley	Ford (Cummins)	294.85 feet

Hot Rod Semis
(Top 5 of 10 Trucks)
Saturday Night Sled Pull Finals

A good weekend in the ever-competitive 2.6 Class meant hooking to the sled four times in just two days. Evan Smoot (shown) did just that—winning Friday’s show and ending up Fifth on Saturday.
A good weekend in the ever-competitive 2.6 Class meant hooking to the sled four times in j
With wins at the TS Performance event in May and the FASS Diesel Nationals in June, Rob Hall’s 2.6 Class Chevy has been a force to be reckoned with this year. Pull after pull, his Duramax has shown it can run with the best Cummins-powered 2.6 trucks in the country.
With wins at the TS Performance event in May and the FASS Diesel Nationals in June, Rob Ha
As inconspicuous as Banean Woosley’s Dodge may appear, his Boston, Kentucky-based truck took top honors on the chassis dyno. The 78,000-mile 5.9L Cummins was built by Farm Truck Diesel. The block was bored 0.020 inch and fitted with coated pistons and 12-valve rods. The engine was then fitted with a 66mm turbo over a 94mm Garrett GT55, twin PPE CP3s, and 280hp Flux injectors. It put 940 hp to the rollers through a six-speed manual transmission.
As inconspicuous as Banean Woosley’s Dodge may appear, his Boston, Kentucky-based truck to

Taking the win in Friday night’s Pro Pulling League 3.0 pull was Bryan Baker. After his Dodge (named Home Brew) made a full pull, he returned to the pull-off and inched past Tyler Witt for the win.
Taking the win in Friday night’s Pro Pulling League 3.0 pull was Bryan Baker. After his Do
Super Stock, Super Farm, Hot Farm, and Pro Stock tractors all competed in their respective classes on Friday as well. Tractors often serve as a reminder of where diesel performance stemmed from.
Super Stock, Super Farm, Hot Farm, and Pro Stock tractors all competed in their respective
Tyler Witt’s second-generation Dodge ran strong all weekend. The Scheid Diesel-powered, common-rail Ram took Second Place in the 3.0 Class on Friday and finished Third on Saturday.
Tyler Witt’s second-generation Dodge ran strong all weekend. The Scheid Diesel-powered, co

Aside from Curt Haisley’s Off Constantly Dodge pulling away from the rest of the 3.0 field on Saturday night, the 2nd Place through 12th Place finishers were all within just 5 feet of each other.
Aside from Curt Haisley’s Off Constantly Dodge pulling away from the rest of the 3.0 field
After Carl Atley’s Lethal Weapon Ford burnt up three pistons during Friday night’s Super Stock pull, his son, Cory, loaned him the engine out of the Ohio CAT truck. The reason behind the swap was to keep Carl’s truck in the Pro Pulling League’s Super Stock points chase (as Cory’s truck was out of the points race). We watched the midnight engine swap unfold in the pits.
After Carl Atley’s Lethal Weapon Ford burnt up three pistons during Friday night’s Super S
Who says hood stacks are illegal? Well, Jeff Lee’s ’07 6.0L Power Stroke has yet to be pulled over by Johnny Law for its unorthodox exhaust exit strategy.
Who says hood stacks are illegal? Well, Jeff Lee’s ’07 6.0L Power Stroke has yet to be pul

Darren Morrison (left) and John Robinson had their share of sketchy passes down Terre Haute’s eighth-mile track. Morrison’s bad luck unfolded after a 5.26-second run in which his parachute failed to open, and a wild launch skipped Robinson’s funny car across the lanes. Thanks to driver skill, disaster was averted in both cases.
Darren Morrison (left) and John Robinson had their share of sketchy passes down Terre Haut
Sun Coast Converters’ Dallas Penn piloted his regular-cab Duramax in Pro Street, which has definitely come a long way in a short amount of time. In the first round of eliminations (shown), he clicked off a 6.33-second eighth-mile run at 103 mph—which means high 9s should be possible in the quarter-mile.
Sun Coast Converters’ Dallas Penn piloted his regular-cab Duramax in Pro Street, which has
Continuing his racing success this year was Phil Taylor, who went head-to-head with the Stuckey Racing team in the Pro Street finals and came out on top. Phil’s blazing 6.05- second pass at 117 mph was enough to overcome Team Green’s quicker reaction time.
Continuing his racing success this year was Phil Taylor, who went head-to-head with the St