We owe it all to Bernie Dupuis for putting this extremely successful event together. Thank you to R.L. Fuller, Inc. for your time and equipment to improve the pulling track. Thank you Bernie and to the many volunteers it took to pull of this maiden event at the 90th Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers' Day Fair!
Aaron Dupuis revs up to win the Diesel Only Class
A total of 61 Drivers and trucks competed for $875 cash prizes and 9 trophies at the 90th Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers' Day Fair. The pull began at 6:00 PM and was completed at approximately 9:30 PM. Trucks were registered prior to the event from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM. This debut event kept the bleachers, hillside, and standing areas full of eager spectators from beginning to end.
6 CYLINDER AND UNDER
6 Drivers competed in this class of small trucks with a strong representation of Jeeps.
#1 to Marshall Dix of Whitingham, VT in his 2005 Jeep Liberty, pulled 227'0"
#2 to Jeremy Green of Readsboro, VT in his 1994 Ford Ranger, 4.0l pulled 193'0"
#3 to Matt Somerville of Searsburg, VT in his 1998 Ford, 4.2l pulled 173'1"
#4 to Don Holton in his 1997 Jeep pulled 147'0" #5 to Gary Dix in his 1996 Jeep Cherokee, 4.0l pulled 140'11" #6 to Brandon J Dix in his 1994 Toyota pulled 138'0"
#1 to Bill Hunt of Jacksonville, VT in his 2007 GMC 2500 HD 6.0l, pulled 243'5"
#2 to Douglas R. Lazelle, Sr. of Jacksonville, VT in his 2004 Dodge Ram Quadcab 5.7l Hemi, pulled 226'8"
#3 to Joe Steck of North Bennington, VT in his 1984 Chevy 350 ci, pulled 226'4"
#4 to Josh Smith in his 2001 Chevrolet 5.3l, 221'9" #5 to Brian Fitzgerald in his 1993 GMC K2500 5.7l pulled 219'11" #6 to Justin Bartlett in his 2004 GMC 5.3l, pulled 168'5" #7 to Justin Hill, pulled 149'5" #8 to Wade Janovsky in his 1997 Dodge Ram, 318ci, pulled 140'0" #9 to Dan Longe in his 1970 Ford, 390ci pulled 74'7" #10 to Jeff Longe in his 1987 Chevy, 350ci pulled 66'2"
STREET ENHANCED CLASS
8 Contestants competed in this class consisting mostly of Chevrolet Trucks.
#1 to Sean Dupuis of West Halifax, VT in his 1988 Chevy, 350ci with a Full Pull and 258'8"
#2 to Aaron Dupuis of Wilmington, VT in his 1990 3500, 454ci with a Full Pull and 254'0"
#3 to Daniel Corey of New Boston, NH with hi 1967 K20, 350ci pulled 238'5"
#4 to Joe Wright in his 1974 3/4 ton Dodge, 360ci pulled 205'5" #5 to Rob Mallory in his 1981 K20, 350ci pulled 189'4" #6 to Craig Hammer in his 1988 Chevy 3500, 350ci pulled 180'10" #7 to Tanner Yule in his 1989 Sierra, 350ci pulled 172'9" #8 to Justin Fournier in his 1979 Chevy, 350ci pulled 78'6"
DIESEL ONLY
18 Drivers competed in this popular Diesel Class.
#1 to Aaron Dupuis of Wilmington, VT in his 2006 2500HD, Duramax pulled 238'
#2 to Michael Fournier of Jacksonville, VT in his 2002 GMC, 6.6l pulled 220'11"
#3 to AJ of Leyden, MA in his 2006 2500HD pulled 199'8"
#4 to Shawn P Stone in his 2005 Chevy Duramax, pulled 197'9" #5 to Jason Kristolaitis in his 2003 Chevy Silverado, 6.6l pulled 194'5" #6 to Robert P Boyd, Jr. in his 2007 2500HD pulled 191'6" #7 to Brandon Ovitt in his 2006 Dodge Ram 5.9l Cummings pulled 184'10" #8 to Wally Kenney in his 2006 pulled 171'5" #9 to Joe Wright in his 1998 3/4 ton Dodge, 5.9l pulled 164'11" #10 to Alex Stradecki in his 2006 Ford F-350, 6.0l pulled 158'4" #11 to Keith C. Stone in his 1999 Super Duty 7.3l pulled 155'5" #12 to Ian Cleus in his 2006 Dodge 3500 pulled 151'9" #13 to Ed Gilbert in his 1995 2500 pulled 144'5" #14 to Shawn Stone in his 2006 Ford F-350, 6.0l pulled 134'0" #15 to Dylan Bell in his 1997 Ford F-350 pulled 130'1" #16 to Lori Longo in her 2001 Dodge 2500, Cummings pulled 123'5" #17 to Craig Stone in his 2005 Ford F-350, 6.0l pulled 111'8" #18 to Weston Yule in his 1996 Chevy Silverado, 6.5l turbo 98'3"
OPEN CLASS
19 Drivers competed in the final class of the truck pull which ended around 9:30 PM
#1 to Joe Wright of Newfane, VT in his 1998 Dodge, 5.9l with a Full Pull and 146'9"
#2 to Marshall Dix of Whitingham, VT in his 2001 Chevy 2500HD, 8.1l with a Full Pull and 141'3"
#3 to Tony Kilbride of Searsburg, VT in his 1999 Ford Super Duty F250, V10 with a Full Pull and 121'10"
#4 to Sean Dupuis in his 1988 Chevy, 350ci with a Full Pull and 114' #5 to Aaron Dupuis in his 1990 3500, 454ci with a Full Pull #6 to Kelly Colman in his 2006, pulled 230'7" #7 to Jason Kristulaitis in his 2003 Chevy Silverado, 6.6l Diesel pulled 211'0" #8 to Michael Fournier in his 2002 GMC 6.6l pulled 210'4" #9 to Daniel Elliott in his 2002 Ford F-350 V10 6.8l pulled 203'8" #10 to David Worthington in his 2005 Ford F-350 V10 pulled 202'1" #11 to Matt Clark in his 1984 K3500 454ci, pulled 191'8" #12 to Joe Steck in his 1984 Chevy 350ci pulled 186'0" #13 to William Hogenmiller in his 1997 Ford F-350, 351ci pulled 174'6" #14 to Joe Wright in his 1974 Dodge, 360ci pulled 171'9" #15 to Craig Hammer in his 1988 Chevy 3500, 350ci pulled 171'1" #16 to Daniel Corey in his 1967 K20, 350ci pulled 166'3" #17 to Justin Boyd in his 2004 Ford F-350, 6.0l pulled 145'5" #18 to Jusin Fournier in his 1979 Chevy, 350ci pulled 144'3" #19 to Josh Gilber in his 1995 2500 Diesel pulled 138'8"
103rd Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers' Day Fair August 2022
