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Many of the 200 Championship Tractor pull competitors from Midwest
 
There will be 200 drivers competing in the Championship Tractor in the iconic Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb. 12-15.
 Of the 200 competitors, 106 reside in the Farm World readership area.
 Ohioans competing at this event include Matt Casey (Cygnet), Carlton Cope (Salem), Jessie Petro (Camden), Kevin Schmucker (Louisville), Julia Ray (Beloit), Jerry Martin (Bucyrus), Chad Mayhill (Camden), John Strickland (Hamilton), Jeff Hirt (Port Clinton), Jeff Hothem (Dellroy), Mike Conny (Beloit), Jeremy Yeager (Bloomingdale), J.J. Brumby (Wakeman), Dustin Beheler (Fredericktown), Cory Frank (Burbank), Jordan Stroud (Midland), Mike Palmer (Greenville), John Linder (Edison) and Danny Schmucker (Louisville).
Representing the Hoosier State will be Jake Zaring (Fillmore), Michael Snepp (Franklin), Jeremy Roberts (Sullivan), Doug Theobald (Shelbyville), Tim Cain (New Palestine), Darryl Folz (Grandview), Mickey Shorter (Sullivan), Josh Miley (Francisco), Peter Norton (Franklin), Joe Schoenmann (Reynolds), Steve Burge (Lynn), Neil Gettinger (Hagerstown), Kent Payne (Veedersburg), Kevin Masterson (Grandview), Jack Wischmeier (Brownstown), Van Haisley (Fairmount), Kent Crowder (Attica), David Rieff (Burnettsville), David Esteb (Franklin), Paul Stone (Greensburg), Steve Wischmeier (Brownstown), Hayden Arnold (New Castle), and Matt Holland (St. Paul).
Fourteen drivers will represent Illinois. Competitors from this state include Russell Phipps (Kane), Lane Bollinger (Taylorsville), Bill Leischner (Weldon), Steve Bunnage (Golden Gate), Ryan Anderson (Hoopeston), Craig Corzine (Taylorville), Jacob Ohl (Danville), Tim Brinkmeier (Warren) ,Jason Baker (Shelbyville), Darin Ratermann (Bartelso), Travis Kuhns (Arthur), Trenton Ingram (Farina), Bobby Jones (Pleasant Hill) and Brett Hackstadt (Nashville).
Representing Iowa will be Ryan and Murray Thornton (Gravity), Andy Schuldt (Readlyn), Wayne Lamoureux (Boone), Vern Huser (Ankeny), Brandon Simon (Farley), Brandon Coates (Dubugue), Jason Miller (Dubugue), George Beyer (Sibley), Bryce Ricklefs (Central City), Ryan Coates (Peosta), Brandon Simon (Farley), Jason Sullivan (Edgewood), Travis Schlabach (Marengo), Tim Vorwald (Farley), R.J. Simon (Farley), Marcus Wettleson (Portville), Rob Russell (Prescott) and Jason Rauen (Farley).
Representing Kentucky will be Graham Young (Versailles), Steve Clem (Versailles), Justin Grace (Finchville), Wayne  Sullivan (Warsaw), Chase Richardson (Leitchfield), Chase Carey (Lawrenceburg), Brandon Hunt (Herndon), Rhett Parish (Marion), Dennie Brown (Clay), Brandon and Larry Phillips (Vine Grove), Russ Vandergriff (Smithville), Brad Woods (Jackson), Russell DeBerry (Hornsby), Will Teasley (Cedar Hill), Steven Long (Lawrenceburg), Colby Counce (Ethridge), Mike White (Lafayette), Wesley Foster (Woodbury), Tim Messer (Memphis), Caroline Armistead (Lawrenceburg), Martin Daniel (Bradyville), Kevin Essary (Milledgeville) and Daniel Northcutt (Bradyville).
 Competitors from Michigan include Rob Foster (Fairgrove), David Whelan (Tipton), Lee Butts (Fairgrove) and Tony Sietsema (Allendale).
2/3/2025