The Lone Star Garden Tractor Pullers Association teams
rolled into Cooper, Texas, to open the 2015 LSGTPA Championship Points Series
at the Delta County Fair and Livestock Show. The second annual event was
held at the Harmon Park facility, on a track prepared by Rocky Young, of RY
Construction. Kaleb Wright of Three Rusty Nails Church presented the
Invocation, followed by Lauren Taylor with an outstanding performance of the
National Anthem.
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| Lauren Taylor performs the National Anthem during the Delta County Fair LSGTPA Tractor Pull |
The Youth Class competitors took to the track first, to open
the 2015 pulling season, with Kody Langham turning in a strong performance to
score the win aboard the 'Yes Deere' tractor. Jared Stephan placed
the 'Iron Head' tractor in the runner up spot, followed by Kody Langham aboard
the Bonham Service Center entry. Lane Duncan placed his 'Texas T-Rex' in
the fourth place position, rebounding from clutch issues in the first
round. Claude Lewis pulled double duty, piloting two tractors
in the OEM Stock Class to a first and second finish.
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| Jared Stephan launches his tractor downtrack at the Delta County Fair LSGTPA tractor pull. |
In Stock Class, Aidan Hovind piloted the 'Yes Deere' machine
to victory, with Kolby Langham scoring a solid runnerup finish. The Stock
Diesel title was taken by Ken Langham, Jr., aboard the Longhorn Pulling Team
tractor. In Big Stock, Jerry Toland piloted his 'Triple
Deuce' entry to the top spot. Kolby Langham held onto the second spot,
while holding onto the 'Texas Thunder' tractor, after a wild first round pass
that ended out-of-bounds for a disqualification. The Motorcycle Class
provided the Cooper crowd with some excitement, with Todd Hickerson using a
Full Pull to score the victory. Paul Smith piloted his 'Texan' tractor on
wild ride, taking the machine out-of-bounds for a disqualification, and a
runner-up finish.
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| Kolby Langham holds on to 'Texas Thunder' during the LSGTPA event in Cooper, Texas. |
Todd Hickerson scored a victory in the Outlaw Class, to
double up on the day with two wins in two classes. Paul Smith returned
with the 'Texan', to score a Full Pull and the runnerup finish. The Mini
Rod Class tractors were paced by Colby Crowe, using a strong opening round Full
Pull, to take the class crown. Jerry Toland drove his 'Shinin Time'
tractor, to the runnerup spot. Sarah Crowe piloted her turbocharged
diesel entry to the third place position, with David Houchen taking his 'Back
In The Day' tractor to the fourth place spot.
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| Randell Moody pilots 'Ridge Runner' downtrack, during the Delta County Fair in Cooper, Texas. |
The Super Rod Class tractors closed the show, with John
Kiemele taking the win aboard his 'Dodge This' machine. Thomas Kimmons
drove his 'Fired Up' tractor into the runnerup spot, with Randell Moody taking
his 'Ridge Runner' to a third place podium finish. Ken Langham, Sr.
placed his Bonham Service Center machine in fourth place, to round out the
field.
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| Lauren Taylor was awarded an honorary trophy, for her outstanding performance of the National Anthem, during opening ceremonies of the Delta County Fair Tractor Pull. |
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| Enloe Museum staff provided trophies for the Youth Class, commemorating the history of cotton production in Delta County. |
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| Paul Smith launches the 'Texan' downtrack in Cooper. |
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| David Houchen pilots 'Back in the Day' during the Delta County Fair event. |
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| Colby Crowe holds onto the 'Weekend Warrior' during the Delta County Fair LSGTPA tractor pull. |
The teams will prepare for the Hunt County Fair double
header, on Friday and Saturday nights of April 24-25 in Greenville. For
more information on the LSGTPA, please visit
www.lsgtpa.com
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| Lane Duncan pilots his 'Texas T-Rex' during the Delta County Fair LSGTPA tractor pull in Cooper, Texas |
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| Sarah Crowe takes her '99% Moody' tractor downtrack during the LSGTPA season opener. |
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| Ken Langham Sr. works the Bonham Service Center tractor downtrack in Cooper. |
