Engineering:Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League
| Category | Tractor and Truck Pulling |
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| Official website | www.propulling.com |
The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League (sometimes abbreviated as PPL) was an American professional truck and tractor pulling series sponsored by California-based Lucas Oil featuring Super Modified tractors as well as Pro Modified Four-Wheel Drive trucks, Super Modified two-wheel drive trucks, Pro Stock tractors, and hot rod semi-tractor trucks, among other classes. It bills itself as "...showcasing the most extreme vehicles and the most talented pulling drivers in the world."[1] It has been described as the "premiere pulling series" in the United States.[1][2]
History
Lucas Oil began their foray into American pulling when they became the title sponsor for the now-absorbed American Tractor Pullers Association in 2003 when it became known as the ATPA Lucas Oil Pulling Series.[3] Forrest Lucas, the founder of Lucas Oil, created the PPL in 2005 after the ATPA folded soon after Lucas Oil's initial sponsorship.[4]
Lucas Oil discontinued ownership and operation in November of 2022
Rules
Rules in the PPL are similar to other pulling leagues and the maximum boundary limit is 320 feet.[5]
Participants
Competitors can compete for cash purses in four series: Champion Tour, Silver Series, Mid-West Region, and Western Series. There are no full-time pulling teams in the League, only hobbyists (sometimes serious) who are "trying to have as much fun as possible."[6] Although many of the pullers in the League are associated with the automotive or farming businesses, there are some who come from fields unrelated, such as dentistry.[7][8][9] As if 2016, the PPL has over twenty classes of pulling vehicles one can participate in.[5] As of 2016, direct family members of registered PPL pullers who are graduating high school seniors are eligible for college scholarships.[10]
Related media
In the United States it is broadcast on the Lucas Oil-owned MAVTV on Thursday evenings. In 2013, PPL announced the creation of its own magazine titled, Pro Pulling Magazine, but the current status of this periodical is unknown.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". Propulling.com. http://www.propulling.com/about. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ Writer, Susan Miller, Missourian Staff (23 March 2016). "Fair Main Stage Lineup Announced— Alabama, Bret Michaels Among Headliners". http://www.emissourian.com/local_news/washington/fair-main-stage-lineup-announced-alabama-bret-michaels-among-headliners/article_3a8a84c7-6f2a-5935-a07a-90b015e15486.html.
- ↑ "Lucas Oil Products Announced As American Tractor Pullers Association?s Major Title Sponsor Beginning". https://lucasoil.com/lucas-oil-news/latest-news/158-archive/archive/1373-lucas-oil-products-announced-as-american-tractor-pullers-associations-major-title-sponsor-beginning.
- ↑ "Truck & Tractor Pulling: Capture Your Share Of Sales In This Strong Market". http://epub.performanceracing.com/article/Truck_&_Tractor_Pulling:_Capture_Your_Share_Of_Sales_In_This_Strong_Market/1068628/112237/article.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2017 Rulebook". Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League. http://www.propulling.com/images/pdf/lucas_oil_pro_pulling_league_rulebook.pdf. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "The Engineering Marvel Of Truck & Tractor Pulling". http://bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=2536507&.
- ↑ "The Engineering Marvel Of Truck & Tractor Pulling". http://bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=2536507&_width=.
- ↑ Don Wade (2016-06-02). "Memphis Dentist Pulls Teeth – And Trucks". Memphis Daily News. https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2016/jun/2/memphis-dentist-tim-messer-spends-weekends-as-professional-truck-puller//print. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "Dr. Tim Messer transforms into "The Driller"!". milesbeyond300.com. July 6, 2012. http://www.milesbeyond300.com/2012/07/385/. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "Melba King Scholarship". Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League. 2016. http://www.propulling.com/images/pdf/2016/Scholarship-Form.pdf. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Introduces Pro Pulling Magazine". http://www.propulling.com/news/172-lucas-oil-pro-pulling-league-introduces-pro-pulling-magazine.
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