The Simon Sez Pulling Team from Farley, Iowa in the USA have now a second Modified tractor for the Light UNL class. The WPI/NTPA office regrets to report the passing on Sunday, July 19 of Roger Simon, 67, of Farley, Iowa. Brandon earned the victory in the second session to take a lead he would not relinquish. Visit Wear it loud! He claimed the crown again in 1997 (in a most-wins tiebreaker over Randy Petro) and in 1998. He won four with the Grand National Championship “Simon Sez” tractor and three aboard the runner-up “Simon Sez Show No Mercy” tractor. We are always looking for professional drivers. We have our program together. 2017 was another spectacular year for Brandon Simon and the Simon Sez Team. A public celebration of life will be held following the burial at noon at Simon’s Trucking at 920 Simon Drive in Farley.In addition to R.J. and Brandon, we ask that you keep the entire Simon family close in your thoughts as they mourn their loss.
“Simon Sez” led the points race from wire to wire. Brandon won seven of the eight hooks between the team’s two tractors.
Check your current provider for details or visit the channel finder at NTPA Live Streaming produced internet broadcasts of several national events in 2020. Encore performances appear on Mondays at 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Eastern. Having renamed the funny car "Simon Sez" for 1987, Mr. Simon finished first at that year's Tulsa GN Finals.The "Simon Sez Dodge" Dakota came on board in 1988 and became the team's flagship.
The new Simon Sez Show No Mercy Light UNL is powered by 2 custom built DMPE V8 Hemi engines.
in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Brent Nation- Sundowner- 273.4 3. Simon competed only sporadically over most of the next two decades as the pulling careers of his sons were taking off, first in Two Wheel Drive and later in the nascent Light Unlimited division, where the Simon Sez Team has also captured three titles to date. He remembers driving to Fort Wayne, Ind., about 20 years ago to watch Simon compete in a pulling competition. Simon took over his father’s business, Simon’s Feed Store, in 1970 and began Simon’s Trucking, which now employs about 150 people. But he returned to NTPA GN competition in force in 2019, and with the help of his sons put two trucks in the top six in year-end standings and qualified "Simon Sez Chevy" for the Enderle Pull-Off.Private visitation for Mr. Simon's family and friends will be held on Friday, July 24 at Reiff Funeral Home, 330 First Avenue NW, Farley, Iowa 52046.
He comes with us to help us read the track and set up our tractors based on his knowledge from decades in the sport.”He would also like to thank Steve Olson “for all the time he puts in on the tractors to make them go down the track!”“Thank you to our help at the shop back home: Chris, Bob, and Cody and to John, Josh, Keith, and all the other help at the farm that lets me come out and do this!”The team would also like to thank Cen-Pe-Co and Mark Korth at K3 Tire.The NTPA is the sport’s oldest and most respected truck and tractor pulling sanctioning organization. Memorials may be sent to Reiff Funeral Home, Attention: Roger Simon Family at P.O. Governed by a board of directors, the NTPA is managed by World Pulling International (WPI), an independently owned entity.
He would like to thank his wife Jodi, daughter Braylen, and son Kash along with his brother R.J. and brother-in-law Jerry Wulfekuhle.He would also like to thank his mother Darlene and father Roger. He finished second with “Simon Sez” in Sandusky, Ohio to take a nine-point lead into the final two hooks of the year.He took the victory on Thursday night with “Simon Sez Show No Mercy” at the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, finishing third with “Simon Sez.” On Friday afternoon he won the hook, claimed the Bowling Green ring, and clinched the championship with an awesome pass of 328.2’ aboard “Simon Sez.”Brandon stated that the biggest challenge this season was “getting away from the farm to go pulling.” He added that the highlights of the season were “winning the ring in Bowling Green to cap the championship and winning every hook except Sandusky” where they finished second with “Simon Sez.”He commented, “We were pretty dominant.