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2024 Event Results

Thank you all for joining us June 7-9 for our 13th annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival! We had a total of 2,241 registered Jeeps this year. We're also happy that more than 120 sponsors, merchandise vendors, swap meet vendors and food vendors joined us! There were more than 25,000 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 2024 event were taken by the following photographers: Dennis Yerkey, Matthew Taylor, Matthew Carlson, Tami Hritzay.

 Below are the rest of our event results.

2024 Winners

Bantam Bingo

  • 1st: Jennifer Ireland

  • 2nd: Lori Reedy

  • 3rd: Charlene Bruenity

Bantam Poker Run

  • Best Hand: Bethann Unkow

  • Worst Hand: Shelly Manning

  • Random Winner: Paula Schelling

Barbee Jeep Race

1st: Greg Langer

2nd: Alexis Baumler

3rd: Lauren Grant

Dash for Cash: A. J. Applegarth

Best Costume: Rachel Carcell

Duck DASH

1st: Maggie Crane

2nd: Kevin Schorr

3rd: Mike Potchar

LIGHT BARS & BREWS

  • 1st Place Best Use of Lights:  Patrick Shroyer

  • 2nd Place Best Use of Lights:  Larry Hinkle

  • 3rd Place Best Use of Lights:  Rick Smutney

  • 1st Place Most Colorful:  Jeffrey Whitling

  • 2nd Place Most Colorful:  Unknown

  • 3rd Place Most Colorful:  Julie Friend

  • Out of the Dark Category Winner:  Maeanne Robinson

Best of Bantam

Class 1: Bantam Jeep/Trailer, Military Jeep MA/MB/GP/GPW, Military Jeep: m38/m38A1/700 series trucks

  1. Eric Gilbert

  2. Jenn Ford              

Class 2: CJ-2A/3A/3B/DJ (Stock)

  1. James Linn

  2. Hutch Daniels

Class 2: CJ-2A/3A/3B/DJ (Modified)

  1. Steven Jahn

Class 3: CJ-5 (Stock)

  1. Benjamin Beagle          

Class 3: CJ-5 (Modified)

  1. Ed Thoma

Class 4: CJ-7 (Stock)

  1. Garrett Mitchell

Class 4: CJ-7 (Modified)

  1. David Schroeder

Class 5: CJ-6/CJ-8/ FC Trucks/Willys Pickup/J-Series Truck/Comanche/Stationwagon/Delivery/ Jeepster/Wagoneer (Stock)

  1. Todd Hillman

Class 5: CJ-6/CJ-8/ FC Trucks/Willys Pickup/J-Series Truck/Comanche/Stationwagon/Delivery/ Jeepster/Wagoneer (Modified)

  1. Chelsie Sauerwein

Class 6: Cherokees 2004 & earlier

  1. Mary King

Class 7: Cherokees 2005 & newer/Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade (Stock)

  1. Wayne Boso

Class 7: Cherokees 2005 & newer/Grand Cherokee/Commander/Liberty/Compass/Patriot/ Renegade (Modified)

  1. Joseph Chalifoux

Class 8: YJ Jeep (Stock)              

  1. Steven Putnam

Class 8: YJ Jeep (Modified)

  1. Jeff Sheyn              

Class 9: TJ Jeep (Stock)           

  1. James Kern

  2. Laura Moyer   

Class 9: TJ Jeep (Stock)           

  1. Scott Adkins

  2. John Drane

Class 10: JK Jeep (Stock)        

  1. Althea Seremeth      

Class 10: JK Jeep (Modified)        

  1. Tom Anderson

  2. Tim Langenbacher

Class 11: JK Unlimited Jeep (Modified) - There were no stock entries.         

  1. Robert Fowler

  2. Wyatt Vincent

Class 12: JL and JL Unlimited Jeeps (Stock)       

  1. Chris Faraglia   

Class 12: JL and JL Unlimited Jeeps (Modified)       

  1. Linda D’Amore

  2. Nicole Nicholson

Class 13: JT Gladiator

  1. Aaron Ling

Jeep Team Challenge

1st:  Brandon Flick

2nd: Irwin Bernacki

3rd:  Todd Wagner

4th:  Bob Mill

5th:  Tony Martini

Jeep ‘n seek

1st:  Ken Brown

2nd: Debra Melton

3rd:  Shelly Manning

4th:  Kayla Baxendell

5th: Diana Bateman

SELFIE SPOT WINNER

  • Milo Koa Kai (Instagram)


50/50 Winner: JEEP INVASION

  • Lynette Black

50/50 Winner: FRIDAY

  • Jim Sacco

50/50 Winner: saturday

  • Tim Watson

50/50 Winner: Sunday

  • Ronald Mociolek