Super Modified Two Wheel Drive

Jon Dietzel

Pulling Vehicle: HOWLING WOLF
Hometown: Albany, NY

Occupation: Highway Maintenance worker for NYS DOT

Team Members: brother, Mike - Josh - Jaime - Ashleigh

Vehicle Specs: 1923 Ford T-bucket

Pulling Since: 2004

Sponsors: Interstate Batteries, Rubin Pro Tools, Sassy Racing Engines

Personal Accomplishments:
2009 NYTPA TWD Points champion
2011 NYTPA TWD Points champion
2012 NYTPA TWD Points Champion
2017 NYTPA TWD Puller of the Year
2021 - First - Second - Third place winners all from same stable - 1st time in history
2023 NYTPA TWD Points Champion

Special Thanks: John Card at Sassy Racing Engines

Crystal LaRue

Pulling Vehicle: A ROYAL PAIN
Hometown: Ballston Spa, NY

Occupation: Cakes and Pastries Baker and Woodworking Apprentice

Team Members: My dad, Will LaRue

Vehicle Specs: 1937 Plymouth with a 540 BBC

Pulling Since: 2022

Sponsors: LaRue Woodworking, Crystal's Cupcakes & More
Special Thanks: to my dad and the support from my friends and family.

William A. LaRue

Pulling Vehicle: A ROYAL PAIN TOO
Hometown: Charlton, NY

Occupation: Custom Woodworker, Crop Farmer

Team Members: Parents, Albert & Linda LaRue, Special Thanks to
Mike & Jon Dietzel & Josh Perry

Vehicle Specs: 1933 Plymouth Arias or Chevy or Rodak Engine

Pulling Since: 1993

Sponsors: LaRue Woodworking - Curtis Lumber - Cold Fire

Special Thanks: My parents

Bob Wittenbrader

Pulling Vehicle: BEAR EXPRESS
Hometown: Lake Ariel, PA

Occupation: Trucking Business

Team Members: wife, Beth

Vehicle Specs: 41 Dodge Panel Truck - Hemi Powered

Pulling Since: 30+

Sponsors: Wittenbrader Coal

Personal Accomplishments:
5, 7, 9 Mod Points Pennsylvania Champion in 1986, 1987, 1988

Email Address: BETHDVC1@MSN.COM

Michael Martel

Pulling Vehicle: HAY SHAKER
Hometown: Louden, NH

Occupation: Property Management - Hay Farmer

Team Members: Tracy Martel - Kennedy Wilson

Vehicle Specs: 540-cid Sassy Hemi 28 t-bucket with roof

Pulling Since: 2022

Sponsors: Outdoor Sports Center

Personal Accomplishments:
Former Stock Car Racer
2022 Rookie of the Year
2023 Runner of in Points
2023 Puller of the Year

Special Thanks: Sassy Racing - Mark Johnson - my wife, Tracy

Lisa Boucher

Pulling Vehicle: HELL ON WHEELS
Hometown: Kingsbury, NY

Occupation: HR Ninja: Human Resources Consulting and Career Development Coaching

Team Members: husband, JD Boucher, Jessie and Peter Helm, Mike Gebo, Justin Hayes

Vehicle Specs: Ford C-Cab with Sassy Racing Engines - Hemi

Pulling Since: 30 year pulling (previously with 4-cylinder Modified Tractor) 2023 1st year with TWD 2023 first year with NYTPA

Sponsors: JD Boucher Concrete

Personal Accomplishments:
7 time 4-cylinder Modified Tractor Champion

Special Thanks: my husband, JD Boucher, Sassy Racing Engines, Jessie & Peter Helm, Mike Gebo, Craig Benson, Justin Hayes and the concrete crew while we play.

Email Address: jdboucherconcrete@msn.com

Facebook: JD Boucher Motorsports

Albert LaRue

IN Memory of Albert LaRue
Pulling Vehicle: MILKCAN EXPRESS
Hometown: Charlton, NY

Occupation: Grain Farmer

Team Members: William LaRue & Linda LaRue

Vehicle Specs: 1937 Plymouth PT-50 Chevy Powered

Pulling Since: 1977

Personal Accomplishments:
700 times down the track in 42 years

Special Thanks: My wife, Linda and son, Will

David Sheldon

PullingVehicle: MONGREL
Hometown: Nassau, NY

Occupation: Farmer & Mechanic

Team Members: Dad (John Sheldon), Nate Williams; wife, Kelly; son, Everett, & Edna

Vehicle Specs: Sassy 526 Hemi Humpco Chassis 1471 SSI Blowers

Pulling Since: 2014 - 2025 with truck

Sponsors: Sheldons Garage, Beauty Barn, Bear Mechanical

Special Thanks: All my family and friends
John Card at Sassy Racing Engines

Rick Simpson

Pulling Vehicle: OUTLAW'S OBESSION
Hometown: Adams, MA

Occupation: Auto Body Specialist

Team Members: Dad, Richard, Kim & Rick Dodge

Vehicle Specs: 1923 Ford T-bucket, homemade, only the bucket was store bought. 526 Keith Black Hemi built by Sassy Racing Engines. Brakes are , left does right, right does left.

Pulling Since: 1991

Sponsors: Adams Trucking, Adams Excavating, Adams Concrete Forming

Personal Accomplishments:
1998 NYTPA Points Champ & Puller of the Year
NTPA Grand National winner at Essex Junction, VT

Dan MacDonald

Pulling Vehicle: SILENT THUNDER
Hometown: Clifton Springs, NY

Occupation: NYS DOT Motor Vehicle Inspector and farms 200 acres corn, soybeans

Team Members: Wife-Jessie, Rick Cooper, Worden Family, Fraves and in memory of Loren Bickford

Vehicle Specs: 520 Brad Anderson Hemi - Twin Turbo Charged 1968 International with Eder chassis

Pulling Since: Started in 1986 with mini mod went to TWD Trucks in 1989

Sponsors: Jeff Platteter - Castle Products Sales Rep., phone 585-317-8924 www.castlepackspower.com

Personal Accomplishments:
2010 NYTPA TWD Points Champion
2024 NYTPA TWD Points Champion
NYTPA TWD Puller of Year 1995, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2015 & 2018
ESP TWD Puller of the Year 2007; 2015
Speedvision Best Engineered Vehicle at Washington County Fair
National Farm & Machinery Show participant ATPA Winter Nationals participant

Special Thanks: Castner's Performance Systems and Eder Motor Sports
Worden Family - Belleville NY

Email Address: missjessie@ottcmail.com

JD Boucher

Pulling vehicle: ROLLING THUNDER
Hometown: Kingsbury, NY

Occupation: Residential Concrete Construction

Team Members: wife, Lisa Boucher, Jessie & Peter Helm, Mike Gebo, Justin Hayes

Vehicle Specs: Ford T Bucket with Sassy Racing Engines Hemi Jostock Chassis

Pulling Since: 1983 - 40 years Pulling (previously 4-cylinder Modified
Tractors then 4x4 Trucks 2017 with NYTPA TWD Class

Sponsors: JD Boucher Concrete

Personal Accomplishments:
10 Time 4 Cylinder Modified Tractor Champion
2022 NYTPA TWD Points Champion
Invited to pull at National Farm & Machinery Show in 2022

Special Thanks: Sassy Racing Engines, Jessie & Peter Helm, Mike Gebo, Justin Hayes Craig Benson and the concrete crew running things at home while I play.

Email Address: jdboucherconcrete@msn.com

Facebook: JD Boucher Motorsports (On Facebook)

Jon Dietzel

Pulling Vehicle: SNEAKY PETE
Hometown: Albany, NY

Occupation:
Jon - Highway Maintenance for NYS DOT
Mike - New York State Motor Vehicles

Team Members: Brothers Jon and Mike - girl friends Jamie, Ashleigh - Josh - Girls McKenna, Harper & Lilly

Vehicle Specs: 2003 Dodge Dakota - 526 Keith Black Hemi built by Sassy Racing Engines

Pulling Since: Jon 2004 - Mike 2011

Sponsors: Rubin Pro Tools - Sassy Racing Engines - Interstate Batteries on Interstate Ave in Albany

Personal Accomplishments:
Mike - 2017 NYTPA TWD Points Champion and Puller of the Year
Jon - 2009, 2011, 2012 NYTPA TWD Points Champion

John Duggan Jr.

Pulling Vehicle: THUNDER
Hometown: Lawtons, NY

Occupation: Self Employed Electrician

Team Members: Dad, John Duggan Sr; brother, Matt; daughter, Kayliee and son, Knoah

Vehicle Specs: Ford T-bucket 557 ci Hemi Powered

Pulling Since: 1999

Sponsors: JJ Emergency Electric LLC

Personal Accomplishments:
2012 ESP TWD Point Champion

Special Thanks: My dad, John Sr.; Ken Veney; Dave Heaberlin; Brian Knox at Boyd Performance and John Card at Sassy Racing Engines




2025 NYTPA Champions


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Super Stock Points Champion
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IH 1206
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IH 1206
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Modified Points Champion
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The New Yorker
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Two Wheel Drive Points Champion
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Howling Wolf
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Modified 4X4 Points Champion
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Mad Dog
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Addiction
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No Common Cents

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