Between rainy days we found a beautiful sunny Saturday for the Car/Truck Show that was started during COVID and continues today with some the best builds in the area! We are lucky to have such talented fabricators and performance competitors in the Midwest right around us. People enjoyed visiting each other, the vendors and the food trucks while waiting for the drag race to begin.
We did have a cold front blow thru but no rain which made everyone's day since most had already arrived. Just as the judging for the Car/Truck Show ended clouds moved in with cooler air but it was needed honestly since it was around 86º which is quite warm for this part of the year. As most racers do they looked at the online radar and saw no rain and kept coming in for the next couple of hours.
It turned out to be a good night for racing with a lot of performance vehicles going down the track. I want to thank all of the competitors for putting on a great show along with US 36 track personnel for one great day and evening.
By the time the competitors started to go down the track both sides of the track were lined with people and vehicles watching. It was a fun night with lots of fast vehicles and wheelies off of the line. The winner of the truck classes was Vince Neiderhauser who gambled and entered in both classes as ET Bracket Truck and Heads-Up Truck! He won both spots by hot lapping his truck back to the starting lanes on each round. We saw some fast passes by Chris Calkins with a 6.10 in his Orange Crush Chevy S10 Dmax but later dropped with a broke truck.
As the night fell it did get cooler which made the clothing booth happy with everyone buying all of his hoodies in stock. It went from 86º to 61º in about 4 hours.
This was our 10th year at US 36 and it is alway a pleasure to return every year. Photos are in the galleries and results of the winners are below:
Photos are in 3 galleries (over 500 photos)
https://www.facebook.com/DIESELMotorsports.US/photos_albums
I want to thank US 36 personnel along with sponsors, DM Crew and the competitors for such a fun event in the Spring season!
Horsepower Festival US 36 Dragway 2026
Drag Racing
Super Pro
1st David Williamson, Basehor, KS
2nd Aidan Eckart, Raytown, MO
Semi Adam Stephen Engnes, Plattsburg, MO
Qtr Steve Rivera, St. Joseph, MO
Qtr Josh Henderson, St. Joseph, MO
Pro
1st Hayden Webster, Plattsburg, MO
2nd Jacob Short, Lawson, MO
Semi Chris Anderson, Kansas City, MO
Semi Dan Swank, Truso, IA
Sportsman
1st Jessica Lynn, Oak Grove, MO
2nd Mike Smith, Cameron, MO
Trophy
1st Tim Clinger, St. Joseph, MO
2nd Michael Aborn, St. Joseph, MO
Jr. Dragster
1st Kayden Gallus, Liberty, MO
2nd James Sloan, Gallatin, MO
Diesel Trucks ET
1st Vince Neiderhauser, Rogersville, MO
2nd Derrick Parrott, Atchison, KS
Diesel Trucks Heads Up
1st Vince Neiderhauser, Rogersville, MO
2nd Austin Potter, St. Joseph, MO
Car/Truck Show
Best of Show Car –
Brice Hamann, Osborn MO 1964 Pontiac GTO
Best of Show Truck –
Eric Barrett, Marceline, MO 1959 Chevy Apache
Trucks
Best GM – Neil Taylor, Lathrop MO 2004 GMC 2500
Best Dodge – Derrick Parrott, Atchinson, KS 1991 W250
Best Ford – Ian Langner, St Joeseph, MO 1951 Ford Lightning
Best HD 1 ton – Jason Reeves, Turney, MO 2015 Chevy
Best Work Truck – Mark Hemm, Gower MO 2006 Dodge Ram 3500
Best Custom Truck – Shawn Young, Lathrop MO 2018 Dodge 2500
Best Vintage Truck – Paul Schneegass, Liberty, MO Chevy 1948 3100
Best Rat Rod Truck – Paul Hamby, Maysville MO 1953 (36-71) GMC Cash One Piece a Time
Cars
Best Muscle Car – Rod Pierce, Grant City, MO 1969 AMC AMX
Best GM Car – Kurt Omenski, Oak Grove, MO 1971 Pontiac Tempest
Best Ford Car – Matt Tarl, Winston MO 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Best Vintage Car – Clayton Dennis Cameron MO 1967 Chevy Chevelle`
Best Jeep – Rick Gilmore, Bucklin MO 1984 CJ7
Best SUV – Jerry Stevenson, St Joeseph, MO 2008 Toyota 4Runner
Best Land Yacht – Charles Moore, Excelsior Springs, MO 1966 Ford Futura Wagon
Best Street Cruiser – Curtis Eickemeyer, Clarksdale MO 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7
Best Commercial Car – Clayton Dennis, Cameron MO 1957 Chevy Belair Wagon
Best 70s Car – Jesse Wall, Excelsior Springs MO 1974 Chevy Malibu
Best Late Model Car – Trennen Frazee, St Joeseph MO 2009 Pontiac GT
Best Jr Dragster – Coltan Koontz, Holt MO,
Best Family ATV/Jr Dragster Family – Kern Family, Kearney MO
Best Oldest Driver’s Ed Car – Jim Arjabright, Sabetha KS 1955 Chevy 210
