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NTPA, Bowling Green, Ohio’s NTPC Extend Sanctioning Agreement Through 2026

Columbus, Ohio—The National Tractor Pullers Association and the Northwestern Ohio Tractor Pullers Association, promoters of the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, will continue their relationship for three additional seasons.

Dates for the next four editions, always the third full Thursday-Saturday in August, are August 17-19, 2023; August 15-17, 2024; August 21-23, 2025; and August 20-22, 2026. Conducted at the Wood County Fairgrounds since their inception in 1967, the National Tractor Pulling Championships will welcome 13 Grand National divisions in 2023. The Bowling Green winner’s circle will recognize this season’s GN champions in Super Stock Open, Doctor Preload Super Semi, and Light Modified as well as top finishers in the Hot Shot’s Secret Challenge.

“BG is the singular event in which every fan in the stands with pulling dreams wants to compete,” remarked Gregg Randall, the NTPA’s Executive Director. “The NWOTPA has created an atmosphere like no other across our circuit, and a top finish or even a triumph on either of those twin tracks is a career-defining achievement.”

“We are excited that the NTPC will continue its prominent place on our Grand National Circuit for years to come.”

About the National Tractor Pullers Association

The NTPA is the sport’s oldest and most respected truck and tractor pulling sanctioning organization. Governed by a board of directors, the NTPA is managed by World Pulling International (WPI), an independently owned entity. Headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, the NTPA provides rules and regulations and the infrastructures required for organizations throughout the country to arrange truck and tractor pulls.

The 2023 NTPA Championship Pulling Circuit is sponsored in part by Case IH, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hot Shot’s Secret, Enderle Fuel Injection, MAC Trailer, Ag Protect 1, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, Midwest Wheel Inc., the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, Profab Machine Inc., the Budweiser Dairyland Super Nationals in Tomah, Wisconsin, Riverside Engine Inc., Stainless Diesel, and Summit Racing Inc.

Watch “NTPA Championship Pulling” presented by Case IH: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Central. Encore performances appear on Mondays at 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Eastern. RFD-TV is available on satellite through DirecTV (345), Dish Network (231), and AT&T (568) along with Spectrum/Time Warner, Brighthouse, Comcast, Charter, Suddenlink, Cox, and other cable providers. Check your current provider for details or visit the channel finder at www.rfdtv.com. The 19th season of “NTPA CP” debuts on Tuesday, August 29.

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