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SC 13G

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

781846308

(CUSIP Number)

November 30, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)


CUSIP No. 781846308		13G


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Teton Capital Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 1,106,460
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,106,460
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,106,460
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.0% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No. 781846308		13G


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Ancient Art, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,106,460
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,106,460
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,106,460
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.0% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN, IA

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No. 781846308		13G


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Whitney, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,106,460
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,106,460
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,106,460
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.0% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No. 781846308		13G


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Trango II, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,106,460
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,106,460
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,106,460
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.0% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No. 781846308		13G


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Quincy J. Lee
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,106,460
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,106,460
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,106,460
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.0% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).

SCHEDULE 13G

This Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”) relates to shares of Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value (the “Common Stock”), of Rush Enterprises, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Issuer”), and is being filed on behalf of (i) Teton Capital Partners, L.P. (the “Fund”), a Texas limited partnership, (ii) Ancient Art, L.P. (“Ancient Art”), a Texas limited partnership, as the investment manager to the Fund, (iii) Whitney, L.P. (“Whitney”), a Texas limited partnership, as the general partner of the Fund, (iv) Trango II, L.L.C. (“Trango”), a Texas limited liability company, as the general partner of both Ancient Art and Whitney, and (v) Quincy J. Lee, the principal of Trango (the persons mentioned in (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above are referred to herein as the “Teton Management Group,” and, together with the Fund, the “Reporting Persons”). All shares of Common Stock are held by the Fund.

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer.

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

555 I.H. 35 South, Suite 500

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing.

(i) Teton Capital Partners, L.P. (the “Fund”), (ii) Ancient Art, L.P. (“Ancient Art”), (iii) Whitney, L.P. (“Whitney”), (iv) Trango II, L.L.C. (“Trango”) and (v) Quincy J. Lee.

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.

500 West 5th Street, Suite 1110

Austin, Texas 78701

Item 2(c)

Citizenship or Place of Organization.

The Fund is a Texas limited partnership. Ancient Art is a Texas limited partnership. Whitney is a Texas limited partnership. Trango is a Texas limited liability company. Mr. Lee is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities.

Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value (the “Common Stock”).

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number.

781846308

Item 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:


(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	x	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)	¨	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4

Ownership.

(a)

The Fund may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,106,460 shares of Common Stock it holds. The Teton Management Group may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,106,460 shares of Common Stock held by the Fund.

(b)

The Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners of 11.0% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage was calculated by dividing (i) 1,106,460, the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Fund, by (ii) 10,093,305, the number shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2015.

(c)

The Fund has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 1,106,460 shares of Common Stock it holds directly. The Teton Management Group has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 1,106,460 shares of Common Stock held by Fund.

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Inapplicable.

Item 6

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Inapplicable.

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

Inapplicable.

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Inapplicable.

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Inapplicable.

Item 10

Certification.

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and were not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Exhibits

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons dated as of December 2, 2015.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: December 2, 2015


Teton Capital Partners, L.P.

By: Whitney, L.P., its general partner

	By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

Ancient Art, L.P.

By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

Whitney, L.P.

By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

Trango II, L.L.C.

By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
Name:	Quincy J. Lee
Title:	Manager

/s/ Quincy J. Lee
Quincy J. Lee

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, of Rush Enterprises, Inc., a Texas corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of December 2, 2015.


Teton Capital Partners, L.P.

By: Whitney, L.P., its general partner

	By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

Ancient Art, L.P.

By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager


Whitney, L.P.

By: Trango II, L.L.C., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

Trango II, L.L.C.

	By:	/s/ Quincy J. Lee
	Name:	Quincy J. Lee
	Title:	Manager

/s/ Quincy J. Lee
Quincy J. Lee