Tractor Pulls pull in a crowd and pays over $13,000 to top finishers

[August 10, 2022]   A standing favorite event held mid-Fair before a grandstand audience is the Tractor Pull.

Working from the lightest weight 1,050 pound garden tractor up in size and power, there are seven categories that compete in elimination rounds to pull an increasing weighted sleigh.

When the towering 9,500 pound limited pro stock tractors enter the track, their deafening roar can be heard all over the fairgrounds. A kid favorite, the louder and bigger the tractor the bigger the crowd cheers.

In all, the ITPA sanctioned events sponsored by Chuck Holzwarth Flying Service shell out $13,800 premiums to the top seven places of each category. The seven top finishers in each event took home: Garden Tractor - $210, Antique Tractor - $210, Super Stock - $650, 2 WDT - $700, Classics -$210, PSD Truck - $650, 9500 Limited Pro Stock - $700.

Art Downs served as announcer. Superintendents were Richard Martin, Lynn Johnson, Larry Martin and Chad Emberton.

It was another fine night of roaring entertainment at the Logan County Fair Grandstands.

[Jan Youngquist]