The NTPA and Mid-Florida Tractor Pullers Association will together present the Ocala Tractor Pull on Friday and Saturday at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala. This year there will be a mother-daughter duo competing against each other.
Shannon Capparelli, 49, drives “Wonderland,” which is an ’86 K-10 Chevy four-wheel drive. Her daughter Casey Smith, 23, drives a four-wheel drive Dodge called “The Old Black Dodge.” They both compete in the the 500-cubic-inch engine class as a mother and daughter.
Two years ago Shannon’s husband, Brian, wanted her to pull with a tractor. Tractors have whole lot more to worry about from two brakes to a clutch and more, and that was more than Shannon wanted to worry about.
“I’ve always loved trucks, they are my jam. I can rebuild the rears and the driveline and I can redo the engine,” Shannon said. “So I said you’re buying me a truck or I will buy myself a truck,” Shannon said.
Casey has been pulling for about a year now.
“It’s been a family thing for about the last seven years. I decided why not give it a try. My mom and my dad both pull and so do a lot of our friends and family, so I thought it was my turn to get behind the wheel,” he said.