The 2009 Pulling Season
July 18, 2009 Twin Harbors Lake Tillery - This was the first time the Piedmont Pullers have visited Twin Harbors at Lake Tillery and the residents really turned out to show their support. In round one of the 800 lb Stock class there were six tractors with full pulls and qualified for the pull off round. In the pull off John Snyder on "Strokin" locked in first place with a hook of 169.432 ft. Hunter Burris on "Screamin' Demon" pulled for 165.660 ft for second place followed closely by Eric Efird on "Showtime" for third place with 165.348 ft. In fourth place was Wyatt Helms with a hook of 162.120 ft and fifth was Blaine Long at 159.984 ft. Adam Eudy on "Dirt Digger" took sixth with 158.492 ft. In round two of the 800 Stock class there was no full pull mark so the tractors were going as far as possible. John Snyder secured another first place finish with 143.732 ft. In second place was Eric Efird with 136.816 ft and Hunter Burris was third with 136.024 ft. Wyatt Helms was fourth with 133.864 ft and Adam Eudy was fifth with 131.468 ft..
In the 900 lb Super Stock class there were also six tractors that qualified for the pull off round. Roger Long on "Road Runner" was in first place in the pull off with 152.480 ft. Wally Smith on "UnRuley Ride" took home second place honors with 151.384 ft and Sandy Burris on "Enough Said" with 150.792 ft was third. In fourth place was Shane Rhodus with 148.168 ft and fifth was Terry Barnette with 147.300 ft. Cletus Lefler on "Yard Dawg" was sixth with 136.360 ft. In round two of the 1000 Super Stock class there were no full pull mark and Sandy Burris locked in first place with 155.540 ft. Wally Smith came in second place with 151.204 ft and in third place was Shane Rhodus with 137.288 ft. Roger Long took fourth with 125.876 ft and Cletus Lefler was fifth with 123.000 ft.
There was no full pull mark for round one of the 1050 Stock Altered class and Doug Love hooked for 162.012 ft for first place. Terry Smith, driving for Tracy Smith, took second place with 161.132 ft and Gary Smith, driving for Terry Smith, took third with 155.060 ft. In round two Gary Smith, still driving Agent Orange, took first place honors with 160.1164 ft. Doug Love was second with 159.900 ft and Terry Smith, driving for Tracy Smith, took third place with 158.612 ft.
In round one of the 1100 lb Pro Stock class Bobby Long on "Slow Motion" secured first place with a hook of 162.792 ft. In second place was Darrell Long on "Lil' Red Rooster" with 159.792 ft and Johnny Eudy on "The Real Deal" was third with 158.384 ft. Robert Stegall finished fourth with 154.300 ft and Todd Barnett was fifth with 152.000 ft. In round two of the 1200 lb Pro Stock class was won by Darrell Long with a distance of 173.084 ft with Robert Stegall close behind at 171.312 ft for second place. Bobby Long was third with 169.972 ft and Johnny Eudy was fourth was fourth with 164.996 ft. Todd Barnette was fifth with 144.636 ft.
The 1350 lb Modified class Bobby Long on "Slow Motion" set the mark at 148.564 ft to lock in first place. Darrell Long on "Stone Cold" was close behind with 147.612 ft for second place and Sean Barbee on "Super Hogg" was third with 146.036 ft. In fourth place was Bill Butler on "Super Trooper" with 126.012 and Ramsee Barbee on "Stokin' II" was fifth with 92.240 ft. In round two of the 1400 lb Modified class Bobby Long took home another first place finish with 184.144 ft. Darrell Long took second place with 175.708 ft and in third place was Sean Barbee with 171.180 ft. Bill Butler finished in fourth place with 165.1008 ft and Ramsee Barbee took fifth with 111.648 ft.
We plan to return to Twin Harbors at the end of August. Please watch for schedule updates. Refer to our results page for all the results for the pull. |
