2023 Event Results

Thank you all for joining us June 9-11 for our 12th annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival! We had a total of 2,530 registered Jeeps this year. We're also happy that more than 120 sponsors and merchandise vendors, 8 swap meet vendors and 26 food vendors joined us! There were nearly 29,000 people at the Festival grounds over the course of the three days, plus thousands more at the Jeep Invasion. Jeepers journeyed from all over the United States and Canada to the birthplace of the Jeep!

Visit our Videos page for footage from this year and past Festivals.  

Photos/Videos from the 2023 event were taken by the following photographers: Dennis Yerkey, Matthew Taylor, Matt Carlson, & Tami Hritzay. Additional photo credits to Festival sponsor, Quadratec.

 Below are the rest of our event results.

2023 Winners

Bantam Bingo

• 1st: Barbara Carrier

• 2nd: Eric Hickman

• 3rd: Amy Perry

BFGoodrich Tire Raffle WINNERS

• Matthew Muroski

• Desiree Shorey

LIGHT BARS & BREWS

• 1st Place Best Use of Lights:  Tawnya Moore

• 2nd Place Best Use of Lights:  Christina Manges

• 3rd Place Best Use of Lights:  Chris Spadolini

  
  

• 1st Place Most Colorful:  Anthony Kane

• 2nd Place Most Colorful:  Randy Hammond

• 3rd Place Most Colorful:  Kelsey Monroe

• Out of the Dark Category Winner:  Jessica Hobin

Best of Bantam

• Class 1 Bantam Jeep/Trailer - Stock - Old Stone House / City of Butler - 1st

• Class 2 Military Jeep MA/MB/GP/GPW - Stock - Roman Quinn - 1st

• Class 2 Military Jeep MA/MB/GP/GPW - Survivor - No entries judged.

• Class 3 Military Jeep: m38/m38A1/700 series trucks - Stock - Eric Gilbert - 1st

• Class 3 Military Jeep: m38/m38A1/700 series trucks - Survivor - Jacob Bohna - 1st

• Class 4 CJ-2A/3A/3B/DJ - Stock - Bill Norris - 1st

• Class 4 CJ-2A/3A/3B/DJ - Modified - James Linn - 1st

• Class 4 CJ-2A/3A/3B/DJ - Survivor - Donald Baird - 1st

• Class 5 CJ-5 - Stock - Jeffrey Meidinger - 1st

• Class 5 CJ-5 - Survivor - David Klein - 1st

• Class 5 CJ-5 - Modified -Larry Blackson - 1st

• Class 5 CJ-5 - Modified - Mark Levin - 2nd

• Class 6 CJ-6/CJ-8 - Stock - No entries judged.

• Class 6 CJ-6/CJ-8 - Modified - Charles Rudesill- 1st

• Class 7 CJ-7 - Stock - Ben Mann- 1st

• Class 7 CJ-7 - Survivor - Anthony Colangeli - 1st

• Class 7 CJ-7 - Modified - Joshua Sanner - 1st

• Class 7 CJ-7 - Modified - David Schroeder- 2nd

• Class 8 FC Trucks/Willys Pickup/J-Series Truck/Comanche - Stock - Christopher Lawrence - 1st

• Class 8 FC Trucks/Willys Pickup/J-Series Truck/Comanche - Survivor - Joe Gagliani - 1st

• Class 8 FC Trucks/Willys Pickup/J-Series Truck/Comanche - Modified - Kyle Oswald - 1st

• Class 9 Stationwagon/Delivery/Jeepster/Wagoneer/Cherokees 1983 & earlier - Stock - Joe McCaffrey - 1st

• Class 9 Stationwagon/Delivery/Jeepster/Wagoneer/Cherokees 1983 & earlier - Survivor - No entries judged.

• Class 10 Cherokees 1984 - 2001 - Stock - Austin Barlow - 1st

• Class 10 Cherokees 1984 - 2001 - Survivor - John Bruce - 1st

• Class 10 Cherokees 1984 - 2001 - Modified - Darren Harless - 1st

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Stock - Roger Edder - 1st

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Stock - Caroline Brenek - 2nd

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Survivor - Arthur Dan Murphy - 1st

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Survivor - Paul Vescio - 2nd

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Modified - Dale Coombe Jr. - 1st

• Class 11 Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade/Cherokees 2002-today - Modified - Derek Strouse - 2nd

• Class 12 YJ Jeep - Stock - Ken Ryan - 1st

• Class 12 YJ Jeep - Survivor - Paul Coen - 1st

• Class 12 YJ Jeep - Modified - Joe Goodman - 1st

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Stock - Joey Dominick - 1st

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Stock - Jon Weir - 2nd

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Survivor - Jim Kern - 1st

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Survivor - Randy Stanton - 2nd

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Modified - Robert Zwierzynski - 1st

• Class 13 TJ Jeep - Modified - Scott Adkins - 2nd

• Class 14 JK Jeep - Stock - Doug Pfiel - 1st

• Class 14 JK Jeep - Stock - No other entries judged.

• Class 14 JK Jeep - Modified - Christopher Price - 1st

• Class 14 JK Jeep - Modified - Linda Hess - 2nd

• Class 14 JK Jeep - Modified - Ryan Gatewood - 3rd

• Class 15 JK Unlimited Jeep - Stock - Terry Monroe - 1st

• Class 15 JK Unlimited Jeep - Modified -Wyatt Vincent - 1st

• Class 15 JK Unlimited Jeep - Modified - Toni Cope - 2nd

• Class 15 JK Unlimited Jeep - Modified - Lucas Goss- 3rd

• Class 16 JL and JL Unlimited Jeeps - Stock - Robert Whalen - 1st

• Class 16 JL and JL Unlimited Jeeps - Modified - Sandra McGuire - 1st

• Class 17 JT Gladiator - William Weidemoyer - 1st

• People’s Choice: Eddie Austin

• Best Military Encampment Jeep: Donald Grimm

Jeep ‘n seek

1st:  John Garing

2nd: Garrett Dietrich

3rd:  Gilbert Frew

4th:  Becca Godissart

5th: Nick Morris

SELFIE SPOT WINNER

• Siana Polidan and Austin and Tony Bona

50/50 Winner: JEEP INVASION

• Terri Horner

50/50 Winner: FRIDAY

• Steve Lehnard

50/50 Winner: saturday

• Deb Sprow

50/50 Winner: Sunday

• Ben Bowman