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2022 Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Champion Seed Western Series Point Standings Review
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10/20/2022

10/20/2022

Pro Pulling League


2022 Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Champion Seed Western Series Point Standings Review

Charlestown, IN (October 20, 2022) – The Champion Seed Western Series points recap today completes our review of the three regional-national series of the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League. The Western Series had classes compete in as many as fourteen sessions across five states, from East-Central Nebraska to Southern Illinois.

The 95 Limited Pro Stock Tractor division had a big schedule for 2022, with former class champion Adrian Cox and the Hickory Hooker IH once again taking top honors for this season.

The top ten in 95 Limited Pro Stock Tractor included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Hickory Hooker Adrian Cox IH 660
  2. Change of Pace Brad & Brennan Begeman IH 628
  3. Lil 2 Tuff John Osborn John Deere 510
  4. Ole Black Magic Rod & Gage Schottel Case 502
  5. Limited Edition Mike Bousema John Deere 490
  6. Special Edition Steve Bousema John Deere 373
  7. Tradition Tom Noll AC 316
  8. Faster Horses Brent Roberts John Deere 288
  9. Family Fued Randy Stuckenschneider IH 250
  10. Snuffy Tanner & Nick Michael McCormick 198

The Pro Modified Four Wheel Drive Truck class was a "who's-who" of Champions Tour competitors, with a ultra-tight race between champ Jim Bosch and the Midnight Raider Chevy and Terry Hagedorn wheeling the Gun Powder and Lead Chevy decided on by virtue of who had the most third-place finishes after tying in first and second-place finish totals.

The top six in Pro Modified Four Wheel Drive Truck included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Midnight Raider Jim Bosch Chevy 372
  2. Gun Powder and Lead Terry Hagedorn Chevy 372
  3. Kickin Up Dust Terry Hagedorn Chevy 368
  4. Southern Belle G. Ammann/S. Bost Chevy 324
  5. True Grit Bobby Crawford Chevy 136
  6. Playing 4 Keeps Steve Bringer Chevy 92

85 Limited Pro Stock Tractors had a robust schedule for 2022, with fourteen sessions of competition. Chris Bates and the Unknown IH had a successful season with six wins that were key to his championship effort.

The top ten in 85 Limited Pro Stock Tractor included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. The Unknown Chris Bates IH 663
  2. High Price Hooker David Daughtery CaseIH 643
  3. Now or Never Otto Peterson, Jr. IH 484
  4. Destructive Deere Connor Witt John Deere 443
  5. Bankers Nightmare Cole & Eric Parde John Deere 425
  6. Live Action John Waggoner IH 411
  7. Cawood's Comet Josh Hannah IH 377
  8. Minor Disturbance Bryan Arnold John Deere 319
  9. 466 Xtreme Brandon Trinklein IH 85
  10. Against the Grain Richard Dove IH 48

Light Pro Stock Tractor action found a champion who demonstrated that consistency is critical for a points title; Justin Hopkins garnered the title for 2022 with the Just Gettin Started IH on the strength of five top-five finishes, based on six sessions of competition that included one rainout.

The top seven in Light Pro Stock Tractor included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Just Gettin Started Justin Hopkins IH 339
  2. Demented Buck Chad Richardson John Deere 283
  3. Livin on a Prayer Luke Ross John Deere 259
  4. Hostile Environment Ryan & Grant Mitchell John Deere 232
  5. Just Another Buck Jerald/Justin/Trent Grimes John Deere 157
  6. Shagnasty Rich Johnson & Mike Eckels IH 138
  7. Rack'em Brandon Clark John Deere 84

Like Justin Hopkins in the Light Pro Class, Ben and Mark Klott produced consistent top-five finishes in the 2022 championship run in Light Limited Super Stock Tractor, campaigning the CaseIH known as New Generation Harvester.

The top seven in Light Limited Super Stock Tractor included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. New Gen. Harvester Ben & Mark Klott CaseIH 284
  2. Sharon's Nightmare Hayden Otto New Holland 264
  3. Blue Power Express Josie Otto New Holland 258
  4. Desperotto Hayden Otto New Holland 258
  5. Bad Idea Cole Robinson IH 190
  6. Capital Expense Greg Braun CaseIH 178
  7. Shake N' Bake Wyatt Robinson IH 174

Pro Farm Tractors continue to be a popular class on the Champion Seed Western Series with tough competition across eleven sessions in 2022. Charlie Henson and the Stateline Hooker notched five wins in claiming the overall points title for the season.

The top ten in Pro Farm Tractor included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Stateline Hooker Charlie Henson John Deere 518
  2. Mean Streak Shawn Mebruer IH 462
  3. Gettin It Deere Connor Ruoff John Deere 384
  4. Trouble Maker Jason Lewis Ford 376
  5. Hard Earned Deere Larry & Cory Roberts John Deere 356
  6. Agitator Redo John Holland IH 340
  7. Hobby Horse Bill Petrie IH 338
  8. Maverick Clay Wimer IH 282
  9. Smokin Wied Scott & Alan Wiederholt John Deere 214
  10. Robert Hill Toonerville Express IH 200

Super Modified Two Wheel Drive Trucks brought their brand of power and noise to four sessions of competition of 2022. With that small window of competition the title was decided at the final event in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Gary and Shane Starcher and the Flatland Thunder T-bucket would claim the title with a second-place points finish at Cape.

The top seven in Super Modified Two Wheel Drive Truck included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Flatland Thunder Gary & Shane Starcher Ford 382
  2. Takin Up Space Rodger Detherage Chevy 326
  3. Maximum Ride Andrew Sprock Dodge 266
  4. Straight Forward Chad Musil Ford 178
  5. Sundance Kid Danny & Luke Hubert Chevy 96
  6. Sprock Farms Paul Sprock Dodge 88
  7. Missouri Gambler Bill Oberste Ford 42

The Limited Pro Stock Diesel Truck class had Jason Wayman and the Megatron Dodge as the class champion, where Wayman amassed six wins across eleven sessions of competition in 2022.

The top seven in Limited Pro Stock Diesel Truck included:
Place Vehicle Name Driver Name(s) Make Points

  1. Megatron Jason Wayman Dodge 503
  2. Legal Limits Skyler Leeper Dodge 493
  3. 8 Envy Craig McElfresh Chevy 473
  4. Back Alley Hooker Cole Alley Dodge 335
  5. Spooled Up Ryan Stahl Chevy 139
  6. Hillbilly Bone Unleashed Jesse Knight Dodge 86
  7. Lessons Learned Cole Nadrchal Dodge 42

A small but potent group of Light Super Stock Tractors made appearances in four sessions at Champion Seed Western Series events. The Haug Pulling Team, with Dale Haug piloting the Little Temptation Case, clinched the 2022 points title with 148 total points; Haug was also in second driving the Big Temptation Case with 146 total points; and Tayton Terry wheeled the Too Hystrung Allis-Chalmers into the third spot with 96 total points.

The Pro Stock 4x4 Truck class and the 5.0 Pro Stock Tractor class crowned a pair of champions with a limited campaign in both classes. Troy Stevens and the Bowtie Affair Chevy had PS4X4 honors and Bryce Van Genderen and the Geared Green Deere earned 5.0 Pro accolades.

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Ag Protect 1, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Champion Seed, Scheid Diesel, and Thermo-Tec


Submitted By: Bryan Lively

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