Marion, Ohio—NTPA Championship Pulling 2025 has arrived!
The National Tractor Pullers Association and the Sandwich Fair Association will together present the 2025 DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals at the fairgrounds in Sandwich, Illinois on Thursday and Saturday, September 4 and 6. This Grand National event will be conducted in three sessions: Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Truck and tractor pulling is a motorsport renowned worldwide as an outlet for the ingenuity that God instilled in every human mind and a showcase for the passion that He placed in every human heart. Competitors and their teams construct and control specialized vehicles to tow a sled of increasing resistance the greatest distance along a straight, dirt track.
The National Tractor Pullers Association constantly advances the sport’s standards for safety and integrity. At each of its sanctioned events, the NTPA respects faith, honors family, appreciates freedom, promotes fairness, and guarantees fun for all of our valued patrons. Welcome!
The DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals is part of the 2025 NTPA Grand National Circuit presented by Case IH. Grand National classes scheduled to appear at the DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals include NewFields Ag Super Stock DIesel, Hi Torque Super Farm, and Yoder Popcorn Pro Stock Tractors; Super Stock Diesel 4×4 Trucks, and multi-engine Modifieds. NTPA Region III classes, sponsored by Steiner Tractor Parts, will include Two-Wheel-Drive, Four-Wheel-Drive, and Pro Stock Diesel 4×4 3.6 Trucks, and each will be paid an elevated Pro National purse.
Top-five GN-registered vehicles enrolled in the Galaxy Tour Competitor Incentive Program will earn additional prize money sponsored by Fair Valley Performance (SSD and SSD 4×4), Apex Turbo (SF), and Chaos Fabrication (PS).
Registered vehicles in each division will vie for berths in the 38th annual Enderle Pull-Off on Saturday, September 13 in Urbana, Ohio, at which all year-end Grand National championships will be determined.
Online event entry (including the completion of driver full-year or provisional licensure and vehicle full-year or provisional registration) is required for entrants into all GN classes at this event. Instructions for online entry into this and all NTPA GN classes in 2025 may be found on the front page of NTPAPULL.com. The competitor entry deadline for the DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals is noon Eastern on Monday, September 1 (Labor Day). No entrants will be accepted after this deadline or on-site. RN class entry will be available at the Trackside portal until the GN deadline and then on-site until 90 minutes prior to Thursday’s start time.
The DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals will be broadcast live and on-demand at FullPull.live and via the Full Pull app for smart devices. Visit FullPull.live to subscribe.
For more information about the DeKalb County Fair Grand Nationals, visit the fair’s website: SandwichFair.com. To discover more about NTPA Championship Pulling, check out NTPAPULL.com or the NTPA mobile app.