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
Lucas Oil Products, Inc. is an American manufacturer and distributor of motor oil, automotive oil, Oil additive, additives, and Lubricant#Application by fluid types, lubricants. It was founded by trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte in ...
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
Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimised for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made ...
semi-tractor trucks, among other classes. It bills itself as "...showcasing the most extreme vehicles and the most talented pulling drivers in the world."
It has been described as the "premiere pulling series" in the United States.
History
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.
Forrest Lucas
Forrest Lucas (born February 1942) is an American businessman, the founder of Lucas Oil.
Early life
Lucas was born in February 1942, in Ramsey, Indiana, where he grew up, the eldest of four children. His parents Raymond and Marie had a small fa ...
, the founder of Lucas Oil, created the PPL in 2005 after the ATPA folded soon after Lucas Oil's initial sponsorship.
Lucas Oil discontinued ownership and operation in November of 2022
Rules
Rules in the PPL are similar to other pulling leagues and the maximum boundary limit is 320 feet.
Participants
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." 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. As if 2016, the PPL has over twenty classes of pulling vehicles one can participate in.
As of 2016, direct family members of registered PPL pullers who are graduating high school seniors are eligible for college scholarships.
Related media
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.
See also
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National Tractor Pullers Association
The National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) is a national tractor pulling sanctioning body in the United States. It was born of a need to unify the rules and classes in the sport of truck and tractor pulling.
History
The NTPA was founded in 1 ...
References
Tractor pulling
Sports governing bodies in the United States
Pro Pulling Series
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