On Tuesday, May 21st, school bus drivers from across North Carolina will gather at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh to demonstrate their skill and professionalism. The state School Bus Driving Competition (known as the State School Bus ROADeo) will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Martin building. The driving course is set up in the Midway area.
Forty-eight school bus drivers will participate in the final testing and driving competition to crown the top school bus driver in North Carolina. The winner will receive a cash prize and a trip to represent North Carolina in the national school bus driving competition this summer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each of the 48 contestants advanced to the state finals by placing in the top 10 of a regional competition. Most regional participants also advanced through a local ROADeo sponsored by their school system.
Bus drivers from the following counties will participate:
Ashe
Asheville City
Avery
Beaufort
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Chapel Hill
Craven
Cumberland
Davie
Durham
Gaston
Haywood
Johnston
Jones
Madison
Moore
Mooresville
Northampton
Onslow
Pitt
Randolph
Robeson
Rowan
Sampson
Union
Wake
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yancey