11/17/2025
Pro Pulling League
Stars of Hot Shot's Secret Pro Pulling League Honored at Champions Banquet
Sellersburg, IN (November 17th, 2025) - Pullers, promoters, sponsors, and PPL staff came together to celebrate the 2025 pulling season at the Hot Shot’s Secret Pro Pulling League Champions Tour Banquet on Saturday, November 15th, at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Kentucky.
The event highlighted the points champions from the Champions Tour, Hart’s Diesel Silver Series, and the AP1 Insurance Midwest Region. Several special awards were also presented to outstanding individuals and groups.
The 2025 Melba King Scholarship Award winners, sponsored by CM Pulling Tires, were Olivia Love, Logan Stevens, and Ashley McDonald.
The Pull of the Year Award went to the Show Me Showdown in Macon, Missouri.
The John Mumma Ambassador Award, presented by Sassy Engines, was given to sled builder and operator Brandon Bungart.
Lightweight Super Stock puller Bobby Jones was named the 2025 Puller of the Year.
Greg Elsing, President of the Badger State Tractor Pullers, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his service and dedication to the motorsport across five decades.
Congratulations to the award winners and points champions on their spectacular achievements!
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About Hot Shot's Secret Pro Pulling League:
Celebrating its' twentieth season, the Pro Pulling League continues as the world's largest truck and tractor pulling sanctioning body, featuring 300 sessions of competition across twenty states through the Champions Tour, Hart's Diesel Silver Series, Champion Seed Western Series, AP1 Insurance Midwest Region and their member-states. The Pro Pulling League is the only sanctioning body to offer pulling coverage across all broadcast platforms, through their own in-house live stream service (www.propulling.tv),and cable access through www.MAVTV.com and www.CBSSports.com.
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Champions Tour Marketing Partners:
ApexTurbo - BIG St. Charles Motorsports - Fair Valley Performance - Lemke Motorsports - Mitas Agricultural Tires - SCS Gearbox/Probell Racing - Summit Racing Equipment
Hart's Diesel Silver Series Marketing Partners:
Kawasaki Parts Warehouse - Hull Machine
Champion Seed Western Series Marketing Partners:
Tuff Wireless - Sancrest Trailer Sales - Sancrest Specialized Transport - No Way Man Diesel
AP1 Insurance Midwest Region Marketing Partners
Northwoods Engineering
Submitted By: Bryan Lively