Columbus, Ohio—The hook is in. The green flag is out. And the NTPA’s 54th championship season is on!
The National Tractor Pullers Association and the Northwestern Ohio Tractor Pullers Association will join forces to present the 57th National Tractor Pulling Championships presented by Maxam Tire from Thursday through Saturday, August 15-17 at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green, Ohio. The event will be conducted in five sessions, and the legendary twin Pulltown tracks will challenge 13 Grand National vehicle divisions.
Related: Mandatory online competitor entry closes Monday, August 12 at noon Eastern/11 a.m. Central.
In truck and tractor pulling, specialized vehicles of a similar build take turns dragging a weight transfer sled along a straight dirt course as the sled’s resistance increases. The winner is the driver whose vehicle moves the sled the greatest distance. In NTPA Championship Pulling, competitors travel across the nation to perform at the motorsport’s most prestigious venues and in front of the world’s most passionate fans for purse money and season championships.
The National Tractor Pulling Championships event is part of the NTPA’s Grand National series presented by Case IH. Bowling Green participants will come from one of 13 GN divisions—Light Super Stock, Newfields Ag Super Stock Diesel, Super Stock Open, Hi Torque Super Farm, and Yoder Popcorn Pro Stock Tractors; CM Pulling Tires Two-Wheel-Drive, Four-Wheel-Drive, Super Stock Diesel 4×4, and Doctor Preload Super Semi Trucks; and Mini, GMS Manufacturing & Machine Light, Multi-Engine, and Unlimited Modifieds. All will compete for championships and berths in the 37th Enderle Memorial Pull-Off on Saturday, September 14 in Urbana, Ohio.
Classes competing during each session in Bowling Green are as follows: Session One (Thursday, 7 p.m.): Light Super Stock, Two Wheel Drive, Four Wheel Drive, Light Modified, and Unlimited. Session Two (Friday, noon): Super Stock Diesel, Super Farm, Super Stock Diesel 4×4, Mini, and Light Modified. Session Three (Friday, 7 p.m.): Super Stock Open, Pro Stock, Four Wheel Drive, Super Semi, and Modified. Session Four (Saturday, noon): Light Super Stock, Super Stock Open, Super Farm, Two Wheel Drive, and Modified. Session Five (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.): Super Stock Diesel, Pro Stock, Super Stock Diesel 4×4, Super Semi, Mini, and Unlimited.
Tickets for each of Sessions One, Three, and Five are $25 in advance. Sessions Two and Four are included in all-day Friday and all-day Saturday tickets, respectively, and are available for $50; a five-session weekend pass may be purchased for $125. Reserved seating is available in some areas for an additional $5 per seat per session. Tickets may be purchased from the event website (www.PullTown.com) or by phone (1-888-FULPULL) and may be picked up at the office at 1150 Haskins Road, Bowling Green, Ohio during business hours until Wednesday, August 14, or at the Gate B Will Call window from Thursday, August 17 forward.
Tickets may also be purchased at the advance rate at all local Kroger grocery stores. The NTPC has a no-rain date, no-refund policy. No unauthorized video equipment is permitted in the arena.
Fans will be kept informed and entertained by the NTPA’s Mobile Videoboard, which will present multi-camera live video, replays, driver and vehicle identifications, and distances.
Can’t be there in person? Check out FullPull.live for the broadcast, available both live and on-demand. The event will also be part of Season 20 of “NTPA Championship Pulling” on RFD-TV, which will debut in August.
Dates for next year’s National Tractor Pulling Championships event are August 14-16, 2025.
For additional information about the NTPC, visit the event’s website, www.PullTown.com, or its Facebook page. To learn more about NTPA Championship Pulling, visit www.NTPAPULL.com.