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Truck and Tractor Pull rocks Tonasket Rodeo Grounds

Published 11:37 am Thursday, July 28, 2011

By Gary DeVon

A young fan gets a lift to get a better view as the familiar green and yellow colors of a big John Deere gets ready to enter the competition to pull the sled last Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fox
A young fan gets a lift to get a better view as the familiar green and yellow colors of a big John Deere gets ready to enter the competition to pull the sled last Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fox
A young fan gets a lift to get a better view as the familiar green and yellow colors of a big John Deere gets ready to enter the competition to pull the sled last Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fox

A young fan gets a lift to get a better view as the familiar green and yellow colors of a big John Deere gets ready to enter the competition to pull the sled last Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fox

TONASKET – The Tonasket Comancheros and Superior Auto Parts is held a truck and tractor pull on Saturday, July 23 at the Tonasket Rodeo Grounds.

The following are the winners and how far they pulled:

Light Stock: 1st – John (no last name given), 223.2 ft.; 2nd – Kevin Fletcher, 210.7 ft.; 3rd – Blayne Amoth, 196.4 ft. and 4th – Jimmy Dorhofer, 190.6 ft.

Medium Stock: 1st Josh Amoth, 162.0 ft.

Heavy Stock: 1st – Eric Brown, 211.3 ft.; 2nd – Daryl Ortuno, 181.5 ft. and 3rd – Nick Stafford, 136.9 ft.

Light Diesel: 1st – Wayne Jensen, 222.5 ft.; 2nd – Cody Patton, 220.5 ft.; 3rd Tricia Burton, 191.0 ft. and 4th – Brandie Calloway, 190.3 ft..

Heavy Diesel: 1st – Jason Burton, 234.6 ft.; 2nd – Dave Notar, 232.2 ft. and 3rd – DJ Calloway, 225.8 ft.

Pro Mod 4×4: 1st – Gary Grant, 211.5 ft.; 2nd – Greg Gish, 203.8 ft. and 3rd – Jenny Bocook, 194.2 ft.

Smoker Tractors: 1st – Ty Tyoenker, 276.6 ft.; 2nd – Mick Van Dailen, 256.2 ft.; 3rd, Fred Tyoenker, 248.1 ft. and 4th – Delton Amoth, 219.2 ft.

Farm Stock Tractors: 1st – Dan Gerth, 151.1 ft.

Multi Engine: 1st – Jack Wheatly, 277.0 ft; 2nd – Larry Pfennig, 266.7 ft and 3rd – Russ Haddes, 261.4 ft.

About Gary DeVon

Gary DeVon is the managing editor of the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and celebrated his 25th year at the newspaper in August 2012. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Communications - Print Journalism, with an emphasis in photojournalism. He is a proud alumnus of Oroville High School. His family first settled in Okanogan County in the late 1800s. His parents are Judy DeVon and the late Larry DeVon and he has two younger brothers - Dante and Michael. Many family members still call Oroville home. He has a grown daughter, Segornae Douglas and a young granddaughter, Erin.

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