Banana Festival Car Show names 2026 award winners

Winners were recently announced for the 2026 Banana Festival Car Show, coordinated by the Fulton-South Fulton Rotary Club.
Lowell Grooms, of South Fulton, Tenn., won the Best Anything Goes, while Zachary Farmer, of Clinton, Ky., won the Best Under Construction, Eddie Wallace, of Union City, Tenn., won the Rotary’s Choice, Lyna Byrd, of Fulton, Ky., won the Best Custom Truck, Fred and Kathy Cox, of Clinton, won the Best Stock Truck, Jody Miller, of Martin, Tenn., won the Best Custom Bike; Beverly Copeland, of Mayfield, Ky., won the Best Jeep; John Graham, of Union City, won the Mayor’s Choice award; Tim Long, of Obion, Tenn., won the Best Stock Car; Bobby Stockard, of Bradford, Tenn., won the Best Custom Car; Phillip Amberg, of Hickman, Ky., won the Best Interior; Lloyd Gaskins, of Fulton, won the Best Paint; Jordan Mosely, of Water Valley, Ky., won the Best Engine; James Cardwell, of Bowling Green, Ky., won the Longest Traveled; Michael Kelly, of Troy, Tenn., won the Best Undercarriage; Colton Rinker, of Martin, won the Best 4x4; and Tim Kopriva, of South Fulton, won the Nick Rice Best of Show award.
The 2026 Banana Festival Top 40 winners included Charlie Estes, of Atwood, Tenn.; G.B. Rice, of South Fulton; John Gillispie, of Martin; Bobby Reeves, of South Fulton; Virginia Rice, of South Fulton; Kevin Weigold, of Kenton; Joey Reagan, of Dresden, Tenn.; Hunter Casey, of Union City; Mike Rinker, of Martin; Samuel Lindsey, of Wingo, Ky.; Ricky Muirhead, of Kenton, Tenn.; Gabriel Webb, of Bardwell, Ky.; Mac Brown, of Martin; Robert Nelson, of Union City; Dirk Snead, of Troy; Betsy Long, of Obion; Jason Woods, of South Fulton; Greg Thompson, of Union City; Debra Jackson, of Mayfield, Ky.; Jason Woods, of South Fulton; David Rennier, of Eddyville, Ky.; JonDan Harrison, of Martin; Keith Black, of Fulton; Irvin Stroud, of Clinton, Ky.; Rob Sanderson, of Obion; Jimmy Gamble, of Benton, Ky.; Boyd Hauser, of Martin; James Carrington, of Sharon, Tenn.; Michael Vinson, of Fredonia, Ky.; Brayden Hylek, of Obion; Michael Gardner, of Fulton; Brent Hobbs, of Clinton; Steve Vaughn, of Union City, Robert Nelson, of Martin; Lucas Shadowns, of South Fulton; Gerald Potts, of Fulton; Bobby Gordon, of Dresden, Tenn.; BJ and Kathy Potts, of Palmersville, Tenn.; and Jack Lindsey, of Mayfield.