The Moapa Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 25th Annual Car Show on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

In spite of earlier rain, the day turned out to be a nice, breezy fall day to admire the prized cars belonging to about 50 local enthusiasts. The family-friendly event included music provided by DJ Rick Wall. Shopping for fun merchandise was available at a variety of vendors, and lunch could be purchased at several food trucks.

Chamber of Commerce member Ryan Hadden said, “We appreciate the support of our community members who participate in the automotive hobby. It’s a great way to get people out to connect and admire each other’s vehicles.”

Traditionally, car shows have been for specific types of car collectors. Instead, the Moapa Valley show welcomes anyone with a car they want to show.

There were awards for a variety of classes, and winners were each presented with a trophy. They included Rusty Green with his ’55 Pontiac Chieftain, Hudson Leavitt with his ’69 Ford F100 truck, David Hotchkiss showing a ’72 Plymouth ’Cuda, Trent Leavitt with his ’82 GMC C1500 truck, Austin Monk showing a 1999 Dodge Ram 3500, Sandra Vaughn with her 2009 Dodge Challenger and Jeff Grivas showing a 2016 Ford Mustang.

There were also winners in a variety of specialty classes. Rob Hortt won in the Rat Rod class with his 1950 Ford F100. Nolan Leavitt was the Off-Road winner with his 1948 Ford Tractor. The Under Construction winner was Joe Cooper with a ‘52 Chevy Panel, and the Motorcycle class winner was Kristen Uri with her 2016 1/2 Polaris Slingshot. The entertaining Open Header competition was won by Jim Shue with his ’69 Corvette Funny Car, “Hell Fire.”

The People’s Choice award, chosen by other participants, went to Trent Leavitt. Jeff Wilson with his ’71 GMC Stepside won the biggest award, Best in Show.

A large variety of prizes were raffled off, including an AR-15 and Henry 22 Long Rifle from Ace Hardware. The lucky winners were Jenn Millett and Blake Monk. Other big prizes were a large tool cabinet filled with tools from Napa Auto Parts, a $100 gift card from Front Porch, a gift basket from Ink and Amethyst and a $100 gift card from Home Depot. The 50/50 drawing winner received $38.

Generous donations were provided by other local businesses, including Pirates Landing, Sage Health, Maverick, Tru Value Home Hardware, Salts, Extreme Stitch, BEX, Kuppa Joe, Inside Scoop and Ultimate Adventures.

Contact the Moapa Valley Chamber of Commerce at (702) 398-7160 or moapavalleychamber@gmail.com for information on how to help with next year’s show. There will be a need for volunteers, sponsors, donors, vendors and food trucks.