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 Anoka County Fair will join forces to present the Coors Light Showdown on Thursday and Friday, July 25-26 at the fairgrounds in Anoka, Minnesota. The event will be conducted in two sessions starting at 6:30 p.m. each night.
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.
Six Regional National divisions will compete at the Coors Light Showdown across the two sessions. Heavy Super Stock and Light Pro Stock Tractors, Two-Wheel-Drive Trucks, and multi-engine Modifieds will pull both evenings. Four-Wheel-Drive Trucks will pull Thursday only, and Super Stock Four-Wheel-Drive Trucks will pull Friday only.
National competitors will pull for the posted Regional National event purse for each division. RN-registered vehicles will earn points toward their divisions’ respective TerraMax Region III championships. Moreover, competitors in Light Pro, Two-, Four-, and Super Stock Four Wheel Drive, and Modified will vie for berths in the 37th annual Enderle Pull-Off scheduled for Saturday, September 14 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio.
For more information about the Coors Light Showdown, visit the fair’s website: AnokaCountyFair.com. To discover more about NTPA Championship Pulling, check out NTPAPULL.com.