LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former champions and a record-breaking number of women drivers will compete Feb. 15-18 at the Championship Tractor Pull, sponsored by Syngenta. More than 70,000 fans will fill Freedom Hall as the nation’s best drivers battle for the title of Grand Champion — and a share of more than $200,000 in prize money.
A number of 2016 Tractor Pull Grand Champions are returning: Terry Blackbourn, Newton, WI; Steve Bunnage, Golden Gate, IL; Matt Clemons, Wakeman, OH; Mendi Nelson, Cat Spring, TX; and Kevin Schmucker, Louisville, OH.
The 2017 Championship Tractor Pull will break last year’s record for the number of women competitors. Pullers include Anna Belle Bradley, Elora, TN; Ashley Corzine, Assumption, IL; Bethany Nelson, Altamont, IL; Mendi Nelson, Cat Spring, TX; Misty Nelson, Sidney, IL; Julia Ray, Beloit, OH ; Monica Shaw, Franklin, KY; Lisa Tatum, Bardstown, KY and Renee Theobald, Shelbyville, IN. New classes of competition were added this year: 6,350 Modified 4×4 Trucks and 9,500 Limited ProStock Tractors.
Tickets are on sale now and available at the Kentucky Exposition Center Ticket Office, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Times and prices vary by day:
- Wednesday, Feb. 15 7 p.m. $20 and $40
- Thursday, Feb. 16 7 p.m. $20 and $40
- Friday, Feb. 17 7:30 p.m. $25 and $45
- Saturday, Feb. 18 1 p.m. $20 and $40
7:30 p.m. $25 and $45
The Championship Tractor Pull is held in conjunction with the National Farm Machinery Show. More information about the event, its drivers and divisions is available at www.champpull.org.
— National Farm Machinery Show
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