Right out of the gates, contractors lined up for their chance to win the customized Wacker Neuson CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel, powered by Vanguard. Heard from all over the outdoor Silver lot at World of Concrete, the grand prize trowel was started to kick-off the first round of qualifying times at the 10:30 a.m. show on Tuesday morning. And the contractors responded with their best.

Day 1 of the Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge wrapped up with fierce competition vying for the top spot. Early on in the competition, Sacramento's Ricky Ruiz took a commanding lead. The 36:50-second time through the obstacle course looked to be hard to beat.



But in the end, it was Dave Havey representing Wilhem nudging out Ricky's top time with a hot time of 36:41 seconds. A mere 0.1 of a second separates the top 4 competitors of the day.

A recap of Tuesday's top 10 times...

1. Dave Havey........................................36:41
2. Nick "the kid" Scripture....................36:46
3. Ricky Ruiz..........................................36:50
4. Grant Ostridge..................................36:51
5. Tim Dorn............................................37:16
6. Rick Scripture...................................37:25
7. Jody Knockwood..............................37:85
8. Gregg Kinsman................................38:22
9. Lee Hadenfeldt.................................38:41
10. Josh Hadenfeldt...............................39:11

Qualifying times continue on Wednesday. Trowel Challenge competitions are held after each Wacker Neuson show at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. What will day 2 have in store...more than likely fierce competition and faster times.

TROWELMASTER