The 53rd NTPA Convention and Awards Banquet returns to the Marriott Columbus Northwest in Dublin, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7.

 

Be there Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate early with your pulling friends at the Cen-Pe-Co Hospitality Reception.

 

Then on Saturday morning* at 9 a.m., enjoy a lengthy discussion of the NTPA's short- and long-term plans led by

- Ned Walliser, WPI President

- Gregg Randall, NTPA Executive Director

- Dr. Daniel Schroer, Marketing and Sponsorship Coordinator

- Tyler Coia, NTPA Event Systems and Data Manager

- Marvin Epperson, NTPA Technical Services Director

- Chase Richardson, Full Pull Entertainment President

- Dennis Liggett, K&K Insurance Senior Field Underwriter

- Jason Kennedy, Trackside Systems

 

Enjoy the K&K Social Hour Saturday evening at 5 p.m. and the banquet meal at 6 p.m. And then comes the main event: The NTPA Awards Ceremony in which we honor the people and organizations who made truck and tractor pulling successful in 2024 and induct our newest members into the Pulling Hall of Fame.

 

Tickets for the NTPA Awards Banquet are $52 and may be purchased online at any time. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase on the day of the event. In all cases, tickets will be distributed at the on-site registration desk throughout the weekend. You can purchase tickets here.

 

To book your room at the group hotel rate, complete your reservation by Friday, November 22. You may use the online booking link here, or call 888.801.7133 and mention the NTPA Banquet when booking. (Please do not call the NTPA office to arrange hotel accommodations.)

 

For questions regarding the NTPA Convention and Awards banquet, please contact the NTPA office at 614.436.1761.

 

*The NTPA Saturday breakfast has been discontinued.

Details for 2025 memberships are coming soon!

Promoters and competitors in Region II have expressed renewed interest in a 6,200-lb. Light Modified class. The category would appear at events within the region and would run under regional Modified engine limits.

The NTPA is in the feedback-gathering stage toward the development of the class' rules in preparation for its return after 15 years of dormancy.

To express your thoughts, please contact event producer and tech official Jim Miller (419.541.1377/miller.ntpa@gmail.com)

Please make your selections for each 2024 NTPA National Award by November 1st. You can find the ballot here.

Each NTPA member receives one vote. Duplicate votes from the same NTPA member will not be accepted. 

Thanks for your participation in rewarding the performance of your fellow competitors and crewpersons as well as the promoters, sled operators, and companies that make our sport what it is today.

High school seniors and college students in good academic standing who are immediate family members of NTPA competitors, crew members, officials, clerks, promoters, and associates are eligible for scholarships through World Pulling International. You can view the application and the requirements here.

Demolition and rehabilitation of the Sisler Building, site of the first self-owned offices of the 55-year-old National Tractor Pullers Association, have been completed, and the painting and carpeting phase has begun. It is anticipated that the NTPA staff will relocate to the building on Campbell Road on the southwest corner of Marion, Ohio by year’s end.
 
Stay tuned for a notice in this space and on NTPAPULL.com of the precise date of the headquarters move, after which time all correspondence should be directed to the new Marion, Ohio address.