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]
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 in the PPL are similar to other pulling leagues and the maximum boundary limit is 320 feet. [5]
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]
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]
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