{"id":340,"date":"2016-12-22T18:50:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T18:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/wordpress\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:43:41","slug":"current-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/current-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Current News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ITPA.png\" alt=\"ITPA Pulling\" width=\"776\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ITPA.png 776w, https:\/\/www.itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ITPA-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.itpapulling.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ITPA-768x184.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">updated 4-7-26<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2026 ITPA Pulling Schedule<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 2026 ITPA pulling schedule is now posted.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\">Note:\u00a0 July 15, 2026 &#8211; Georgetown, IL &#8211; added:\u00a0 10,500# Farm Stock<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ITPA Board Meeting<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rule changes from the December 14, 2025 ITPA Board of Directors meeting are now posted under the Tech Section.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2025 ITPA Awards Banquet<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 2025 Illinois Tractor Pulling Association Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois.\u00a0 Approximately 300 people were in attendance to honor the 2025 ITPA sponsors, promoters, point winners, special award winners and their families.\u00a0 Over $100,000 in point fund money, Burrus seed, scholarships, jackets, trophies, Stor-Loc tool boxes and door prizes were awarded.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winner of the $10,000+ Stor-Loc tool box competing membership &#8220;pass the envelope game&#8221; was Jay Romack.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">ITPA special award winners were:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Marc Clifton Memorial Scholarship &#8211; Nathan Brammer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Pete Tucker Memorial Scholarship &#8211; Evan Zumbahlen<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Rookie of the Year &#8211; Tucker Casteel<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Best Appearing Stock &#8211; Nick DeVries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Best Appearing Truck &#8211; Jason Brammer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Besst Appearing Modified &#8211; Steve Bollinger<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Modified Puller of the Year &#8211; Glenn McMunn<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Stock Puller of the Year &#8211; Chris Cain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Mechanic of the Year &#8211; Steve Bollinger<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Jim Gumm Pulling Ambassador Award &#8211; Bernie Platz<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Pulling Family of the Year &#8211; Steve Bollinger family<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Sportsmanship Award- Scott Boehler<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><br \/>\nITPA Board Meeting<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rule changes from the November 2, 2025 ITPA Board of Directors meeting are now posted under the Tech Section.<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><br \/>\nZone Meetings<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Southern Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 7, 2025 &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Chris Malick was elected.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Western Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 14, 2025 &#8211; 2:00 p.m. &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Scott Boehler was re-elected.<\/span><br \/>\nEastern Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 21, 2025 &#8211; 2:00 p.m. &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Andy Buhr was re-elected.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n2025 ITPA Results <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(go to the top of the ITPA home page under Events)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Results of the ITPA event at the Clinton County Farm Bureau Pull in Carlyle, Illinois on Saturday, September 13, 2025 are now posted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">2025 ITPA Point<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"> Standings\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">(go to the top of the home page under Standings)<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 2025 ITPA final point standings are now posted.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"><br \/>\nITPA Board Meeting<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Rule changes from the March 2, 2025 ITPA Board of Directors meeting are now posted under the Tech Section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2025 ITPA Pulling Schedule\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The 2025 ITPA pulling schedule is now posted.\u00a0 Go to the bottom of the ITPA home page under Events.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #339966\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ITPA Board Meetings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Rules changes from the December 13 &amp; 15, 2024 ITPA Board of Directors meetings are now posted under the Tech Section.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">2024 ITPA Awards Banquet<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 2024 Illinois Tractor Pulling Association Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois.\u00a0 Approximately 350 people were in attendance to honor the 2024 ITPA sponsors, promoters, point winners, special award winners and their families.\u00a0 Over $110,000 in point fund money, Burrus seed, scholarships, jackets, trophies, Stor-Loc tool boxes and door prizes were awarded.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winner of the $10,000+ Stor-Loc tool box competing membership &#8220;pass the envelope game&#8221; was Keith Frueh.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">ITPA special award winners were:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Marc Clifton Memorial Scholarship &#8211; Brooks Brown<br \/>\n<\/span>Cadence Insurance Scholarship &#8211; Alyssa Cain<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Pete Tucker Memorial Scholarship &#8211; Ellie Bartling<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Fred Mende Memorial Scholarship &#8211; Brodie Harms<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Rookie of the Year &#8211; Toby Mohr<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Best Appearing Stock &#8211; Chuck Holzwarth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Best Appearing Truck &#8211; Jeremy &amp; Misty Nelson<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Best Appearing Modified &#8211; Steve Hood<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Modified Puller of the Year &#8211; John Young<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Stock Puller of the Year &#8211; Chris Schaubert<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Mechanic of the Year &#8211; Bill Points<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Jim Gumm Pulling Ambassador Award &#8211; Danny Schnitker<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Pulling Family of the Year &#8211; Alan Eschmann family<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Sportsmanship Award &#8211; Ray Gummersheimer<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">ITPA Board Meeting<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Rule changes from the November 3, 2024 ITPA Board of Directors meeting are now posted under the Tech Section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2024 ITPA Zone Meetings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Southern Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 8, 2024 &#8211; 2:00 p.m. &#8211; Addieville Community Club, 1\/2 block south of Route 160 on West Third Street, Addieville, Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\">Eli Liske was re-elected for a 3-year term.<\/span><br \/>\nWestern Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 15, 2024 &#8211; 2:00 p.m. &#8211; Beer pavilion at Schuyler County Fairgrounds, 200 East Scripps Street, Rushville, Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\">Kenny Millburg was re-elected for a 3-year term.<\/span><br \/>\nEastern Zone Meeting &#8211; Sunday, September 22, 2024 &#8211; 2:00 p.m. &#8211; Old school building at the I &amp; I Antique Tractor Show grounds, 201 Front Street, Penfield, Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\">Steve Rich was re-elected for a 3-year term.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>2024 ITPA Point Standings<\/strong>\u00a0(Go to the top of the ITPA home page under Standings)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The 2024 ITPA final point standings are now posted<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>2024 ITPA Results<\/strong> (Go to the top of the ITPA home page under Events)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Results of the ITPA event at the Clinton County Farm Bureau Pull in Carlyle, Illinois on Saturday, September 14, 2024 are now posted.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ITPA Board Meeting<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rule changes from the March 10, 2024 ITPA Board of Directors meeting are now posted under the Tech Section.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>&#8220;Thanks&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12pt\">ITPA would like to thank Rodney Crum of Power and Noise Photo.com for posting live results from the ITPA events.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12pt\"> Thanks again Rodney and your crew for your support of ITPA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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