Hundreds of thousands of people came out to the Kentucky Expo Center to enjoy the 2024 edition of the National Farm Machinery Show.The four-day event featured rooms full of the newest farm equipment and tools along with seminars throughout the week.One event stood out though, the championship tractor pull.More than 60,000 people watched modified trucks and tractors pull up to 38,000 pounds of weight for the championship title.“It's an invitation-only pull. So, 190 drivers get invited from around the country to participate,” said Kentucky Venue Farm Show spokesperson Ian Cox. “We even have some that come from outside the country and bring their tractor to compete. They're competing on Kentucky soil for the 55th year with over 200,000 dollars in prizes.”Organizers say more than 300,000 people made it out to this year’s farm machinery show.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hundreds of thousands of people came out to the Kentucky Expo Center to enjoy the 2024 edition of the National Farm Machinery Show.
The four-day event featured rooms full of the newest farm equipment and tools along with seminars throughout the week.
One event stood out though, the championship tractor pull.
More than 60,000 people watched modified trucks and tractors pull up to 38,000 pounds of weight for the championship title.
“It's an invitation-only pull. So, 190 drivers get invited from around the country to participate,” said Kentucky Venue Farm Show spokesperson Ian Cox. “We even have some that come from outside the country and bring their tractor to compete. They're competing on Kentucky soil for the 55th year with over 200,000 dollars in prizes.”
Organizers say more than 300,000 people made it out to this year’s farm machinery show.