Ram Trucks has been an exclusive automotive partner of the Kentucky Derby for the last eight year. This year, for the 143rd Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs, Ram will give away a 2017 Ram 2500 HD Limited pickup truck to the trainer of the winning thoroughbred. The prize truck is based on a fully-optioned Limited crew cab 4×4 model with the 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo-diesel engine. The truck is painted in Brilliant Black and has unique 143rd Kentucky Derby logos on the rear bedsides, and a hand-painted Kentucky Derby rose badge in the grille.
This unique trucks has a black on black on chrome theme that works well together. The winner will be able to enjoy the 370 horsepower and 800 lb-ft of torque in this 2500 HD truck and tow a horse trailer that weighs up to 17,200 lbs, according to a Ram towing chart for a crew cab, short bed, 4×4, with a diesel and a 6-speed automatic transmission. Ram 2500 HD is not available with a high-output version of the Cummins engine and the 6-speed Aisin transmission.
While the Kentucky Derby edition 2500 truck is one-of-a-kind, any one of us has a chance to win a 2017 Ram 3500 HD Limited truck. Ram is working with TwinSpires.com on a truck giveaway. The contest giveaway involves predicting the first four finishers in the 143rd Running of the Kentucky Derby. Ram says it is totally free, you can get more information at www.derbytruck.com.
We put heavy duty pickup trucks to the world’s toughest towing test – the Ike Gauntlet. Here is our 2017 HD truck competition where all three diesel 1-ton pickup trucks took the challenge to pull a 22,800 lbs trailer up and down a 7% interstate highway to over 11,158 feet above sea level.
