Pullin' for a cause

The second annual St. Jude Truck and Tractor Pulls went off without a hitch last weekend, held at the Webster County Fairgrounds in Marshfield Friday and Saturday, April 28-29. As the first official truck and tractor pulls of the season across the state of Missouri, spectators and pullers traveled for miles to attend the event. All workers were volunteers, allowing pull founder Jake Thornton to donate the entirety of the proceeds to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“This started last year in Rogersville as my senior project,” said Thornton, a Marshfield graduate. “We knew we wanted to make it an annual event and I’m so grateful for my community… thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything!”

The truck and tractor pulls raised over $5,000 for the hospital and touched the hearts of many, including the mothers of two local children who are currently or have fought cancer.

“Jake has put on such an amazing event and has an even bigger heart,” said Adisyn Gray, mother of Hudson. “We had such a good time and it’s awesome to know that all of this money raised is going to help kids just like Hudson and Ava.”

“This is the most we have done in a weekend since Ava has been diagnosed and it felt so good to feel normal,” said Kaley Deckard, Ava’s mother. “We had a great time at the pulls.”

Announcing the pulls were Mike Totten and Stacy Atkison. The City of Marshfield allowed the pulls to take place at Jackson Park, further allowing the funds to go directly to St. Jude.

“Words can’t explain how much of an honor it is to make this happen,” Thornton added. “We put together one of the best pulls that’s happened in quite awhile. Very little downtime between hooks, no lineup confusions, incredible food, smiling faces, and most importantly, helping out St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Thank you to all the pullers and spectators for coming out and supporting us in this cause. Thank you to all the food and drink vendors for helping us keep everyone fed! You all did an incredible job!”

Top results from the pulls are as follows:

#5500 Farm Tractor:

Harry Clanton, 460 Diesel, Conway, 262.44 ft, 11.5 mph

William Colvard, Minn Moline, Conway, 235.64 ft, 4.8 mph

Diston Colvard, Minn Moline, Conway, 234.99 ft, 4.8 mph

6200 Showroom Stock:

Shawn Stokes, ’76 Chevy, Marshfield, 297.63 ft, 16.9 mph

Gary Letterman, ’86 Ford F350, Niangua, 285.15 ft, 14 mph

Wyatt Hathcock, ’92 Ford, Marshfield, 282.41 ft, 13.9 mph

6200 Country Boy Modified:

Shawn Stokes, ’76 Chevy, Marshfield, 294.17 ft, 16.3 mph

Ronnie Sandbothe, ’79 Chevy, Marshfield, 288.59 ft, 14.8 mph

TJ Dampier, ’84 Chevy, Lebanon, 287.5 ft, 14.6 mph

#6500 Farm Tractor:

Matt Shriner, ’56 Oliver Sup 8, Sparta, 273.85 ft, 13.2 mph

Kayla Vestal, 560 Int’l, Marshfield, 272.1 ft, 11.5 mph

Harry Clanton, 460 Diesel, Conway, 267.67 ft, 11.6 mph

#8000 Stock Single Wheel Diesel:

Daniel Munoz, ’08 Dodge, Marshfield, 259.62 ft, 16.3 mph

Eli Tunnell, ’06 Dodge, Marshfield, 132.09 ft, 6.2 mph

Semi:

Dave Marlin, ’07 Peterbilt, Conway, 301.27 ft, 17.8 mph

John Cologna, ’82 Kenworth, Marshfield, 283.54 ft, 15.3 mph

#8500 Farm Tractor:

Matt Shriner, ’69 Oliver 1850, Sparta, 298.18 ft, 16 mph

Taylor Cossey, 560 Int’l, Conway, 151.82 ft, 16.1 mph

#10,000 Stock Dually Diesel:

Grant Letterman, ’21 Ford, Niangua, 343.64 ft

Chelsea Cologna, ’22 Ford F6350, Marshfield, 339.06

#11,000 “Too Hot To Farm”:

Craig Shnake, 1086 Int’l, Scott City, 354.5 ft, 20.8 mph

Matt Manary, 1256 Int’l, Marshfield, 348.27 ft, 19.8 mph

Marshall Gunter, 1066 Int’l, Avilla, 340.35 ft, 19.9 mph

#11,500 Farm Tractor:

Craig Shnake, 1086 Int’l, Scott City, 352.86 ft, 20.2 mph

Marshall Gunter, 1066 Int’l, Avilla, 348.75 ft, 20.2 mph

Sheldon Espy, 1066 Int’l, Marshfield, 299.85 ft, 12.8 mph

Exhibition:

Jason Janes, ’85 Chevy, Couch, 354.77 ft

Kent Strobel, ’69 Chevy C20, Berger, 287.94 ft

Kent Strobel, ’69 Chevy C20, Berger, 239.7 ft

#14,000 Farm Tractor:

Boone Manary, 1066 Int’l, Marshfield, 269.49 ft, 9.8 mph

Justin Hart, 7045 Allis Chal, Marshfield, 268.37 ft, 8.9 mph

Lewis Uchtman, 4430 John Deere, Marshfield, 267.84 ft, 8.4 mph

Pro Stock 4WD:

Gary Letterman, ’73 Ford F350, Niangua, 324.83 ft, 25.9 mph

Rusty Sheppard, ’82 Chevy, Mtn Grove, 313.18 ft, 25.3 mph

Coleman Brown, ’76 Chevy, Harrison AR, 287.17 ft, 21.2 mph

Pro Stock 2WD:

Steve Hires, ’95, Fenton, 315.67 ft, 25.5 mph

Aaron Lewis, ’80 Chevy, Mtn Home AR, 314.8 ft, 25.7 mph

Randy Jones, ’67 Chevy, 271.88 ft, 18.5 mph

Work Stock Diesel:

Grant Letterman, 2018 Ford F350, Niangua, 276.59 ft, 18 mph

Eli Tunnell, ’06 Dodge, Marshfield, 272.35 ft, 19.4 mph

Wesley Bauman, Ford F350, Lebanon, 271.95 ft, 19.8 mph

Semi:

David Marlin, ’07 Peterbilt, Conway, 258.23 ft, 16.6 mph

John Cologna, ’82 Kenworth, Marshfield, 270.08 ft, 18.3 mph

11000 Altered Stock Tractor:

Craig Schnake, 1086 Int’l, Scotts City, 301.35 ft, 20.4 mph

Sheldon Espy, ’69 1256 IH, Marshfield, 296.29 ft, 19.6 mph

Marshal Gunter, 1066 Int’l, Reeds, 294.55 ft, 19.9 mph

Small Block Super Stock:

Jason Rainbolt, ’87 Chevy, St. Joe AR, 297.78 ft, 19 mph

Braden Splain, ’79 Chevy, Hartville, 296.29 ft, 20.6 mph

Justin Howard, ’71 Blazer, Carthage, 280.3 ft, 18 mph

6200 Super Street:

April Ledgerwood, ’79 Ford, Marshfield, 311.46 ft, 22.5 mph

Paul Payne, ’86 Chevy, Lebanon, 302.44 ft, 21.7 mph

Jordan Burns, ’79 Ford F350, Lebanon, 297.68 ft, 19.7 mph

2.6 Prostreet Diesel 4WD:

Ethan Schneider, ’04 Dodge, Hermann, 323.69 ft, 24.4 mph

Jonathan Hage, ’05 Dodge, Wellsville KS, 314.47 ft, 21.4 mph

Jeff Oermann, ’97 Ram 2500, Dittmer, 247.22 ft, 24.9 mph

Pro Street Trucks:

Alex Shumaker, ’85 Chevy, Golden, 315.09 ft, 24.4 mph

Bill Kays, ’94, Niangua, 288.52 ft, 21.4 mph

Jared Ellis, ’82 Chevy, Mtn Grove, 288.34 ft, 19.5 mph

#6500 Open:

Ben Lupardus, ’18 Modified, Ulman, 253.67 ft, 19.2 mph

Ravion Williams, 1923 Ford Bucket, Columbia, 226.92 ft, 15.7 mph

Hot Street:

Ethan Evans, ’87 Ford F350, Marshfield, 286.95 ft, 16.1 mph

Cody Strobel, ’69 Chevy, Berger, 286.37 ft, 16.3 mph

Jason Marlin, Marshfield, 276.19 ft, 14.9 mph

Hot Stock Trucks:

Kenneth Myers, ’93 Ford F350, West Plains, 341 ft, 20.7 mph

Kevin Clift, ’83 Chevy, Marshfield, 314.02 ft, 19.6 mph

Billie Myers, ’75 Ford F250, West Plains, 313.67 ft, 16.4 mph

P Pump Combo Tractors:

Randy Lefevre, ’72 Int’l, Bronaugh, 344.76 ft, 27.4 mph

Jeff Stegner, ’72 1066, Rogersville, 327.08 ft, 26.3 mph

Chandler Olmstead, 1370 Cage, Pierce City, 315.79 ft, 25.3 mph

6200 DOT 2WD:

Jason Janes, ’85 Chevy, Couch, 313.15 ft, 22.9 mph

Keith Myers, ’79 Ford, Caufield, 289.99 ft, 19.9 mph

Verlag Coole, ’92 Chevy, Koshkonong, 289.44 ft, 20.1 mph