The roaring of engines and the screaming of the crowd filled the air Friday night at the Vandalia Fairground. The Audrain County community was excited to watch as trucks and tractors came to the track to kick up some dirt while hauling a sled.
Pro-farm tractors went first. Justin Smith brought in his International, which he had dubbed “Moody.” He hauled his load down the track to 342.2 feet, taking first place.
The Pro-Street Diesel Truck category first place went to Cory Bokermann, driving his diesel demon “Joker” 338.8 feet.
Among the 6,000-pound Xtreme Super Stocks, Mike Otto’s “Yellow Fever” stood above the rest with a long 311.49 drag, nearly 20 feet further than anyone else in its category.
The 4.1 9,500-pound LPS introduced the crowd to “Like No Other,” driven by Makinze Trinklein. “Like No Other” earned first with a 315.54 feet pull.
The 8,500-pound LPS vehicles performed well, but in the end “Family Tradition” let Bryan Gerling take the title of longest haul in both his category and the competition, grinding out a whopping 342.7 feet.
Results from the Vandalia Truck and Tractor Pull
8,500LB LPS
FAMILY TRADITION BRYAN GERLING BERGER, MO 342.7
WIFE’S NIGHTMARE ANDREW TOELKE NEW HAVEN MO 334.47
AGAINST THE GRAIN RICHARD DOVE O’FALLON MO 329.17
NIGHT MOVES DARREM HORSTMEIER FULTON MO 327.85
PINKNEYBOTTOM DEERE AARON NIEMEYER HERMANN MO 326.83
RIDING DIRTY ESDON BARTLING NASHVILLE, IL 326.03
MINOR DISTURBANCE BLAKE ARNOLD WASHINGTON IA 324.01
EXPRESS SHAWN BOESSEN EUGENE MO 318.04
HARD TIME GEORGE SCHAFER MARTINSBURG MO 314.95
HAVE SMOKE WILL TRAVEL GREG NEISEN LA BELLE MO 314.53
THE POSSUM ESDON BARTLING NASHVILLE, IL 311.26
BAD INFLUENCE TONY MCMULLEN MENDON IL 308.11
BLACK MAX COREY ADAMS NEW HAVEN MO 304.72
SECOND HAND SMOKE KATELYN MCCURDY MIDDLETON MO 296.93
RIMOR EXPRESS MEL SMARR ASHLAND MO 291.71
SCHO TIME II CRAIG SCHOWE NEW HAVEN MO 242.27
MIGHTY CASE ELMER VONDONSALEER ROSE HILL IA 0.1
4.1 9,500lb LPS
LIKE NO OTHER MAKINZE TRINKLEIN JEFFERSON CITY MO 315.54
NO MERCY JACOB HELLEBUSCH MARTHASVILLE, MO 322.96
FAMILY FUED RANDY STUCKENSCHNEIDER MARTINSBURG, MO 305.23
RUNNING ON RED ROGER LIERMANN MARTHASVILLE, MO 284.2
CHANGE OF PACE BRENNAN BEGEMAN MENDON, IL 313.36
Vehicle Puller City, State Distance
IH 1206 BRANDON TRINKLEIN JEFFERSON CITY, MO 313.22
INSTIGATOR JERRY KETSENBURG NEW LONDON, MO 292.95
6000lb Xtreme Super Stock
YELLOW FEVER MIKE OTTO ST. THOMAS MO 311.49
NEW GENERATION HARVESTER MARK KLOTT CURRYVILLE, MO 292.71
8 SECOND RIDE AUSTIN WARREN EXCELLO MO 287.09
SALT RIVER SAVAGE EW CARROLL CLARENCE MO 262.12
RED POWER JIM OLENDORF ST PETERS MO 260.64
LEVEE LEAPER CHAD CARROLL CLARENCE MO 90.11
Pro Farm
Tractors
MOODY JUSTIN SMITH BELLE, MO 342.2
LEFTOVERS PAUL GRAFF LORAINE, IL 341.65
MOOSE ON THE LOOSE ALLAN GRAFF LORRAINE IL 334.03
LEGALLY RED SHAWN BORGMANN FULTON MO 333.88
GROWIN UP GREEN BARRY KORMEIER NEW HAVEN MO 332.32
ALWAYS SOMETIN DOUG BORGMANN Beauford MO 330.91
SCHEER AGRIVATION WALLY SCHEER NEW HAVEN MO 325.01
BLOODSHOT RANDY STEINMANN EOILA MO 324
VOODOO CURSE KENT DUESTERHAUS QUINCY, IL 323.7
THE BEAR DONNIE KRETZER MENDON IL 312.66
Pro Street Diesel Trucks 2.6
JOKER CORY BOKERMANN HERMANN MO 338.8
THE CENTERFOLD ETHAN SCHNEIDER HERMANN MO 333.21
Vehicle Puller City, State Distance
ALLIED FORCES CORY PECK FULTON, MO 333.11
THE HOLLER HOOKER JOSH GRAVER MARTINSBURG, MO 315.89
SHOOT TO THRILL ROBERT DEMPSEY CURRYVILLE MO 306.68