
Chuck Wheatley
Grand National Champion and regional champion in modified tractor pulling; pioneered the use of turbos, intercoolers, and fuel injection in the sport.
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Jul 13, 2026
Chuck Wheatley | The Turbo Pioneer Who Changed Tractor Pulling
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Chuck WheatleyGUEST
Well, so, like, Dad and I took turns driving it the first year, and he told me how to drive, and I told him how to drive.

Chuck WheatleyGUEST
So, things didn't go too good until then, you know, and I thought, I'm just going to build my own, because there was a lot of M's coming out at that time.

Chuck WheatleyGUEST
It was in a fire, and I took the transmission apart and cleaned everything up and put some bearings in it and made the frame.

Chuck WheatleyGUEST
And I'd done it all on a dirt floor in my dad's two-car garage, and every night I'd come out of there just filthy dirty because I'd be crawling underneath of it and all over it.
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