{"id":12344,"date":"2025-06-16T09:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=12344"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:14:45","slug":"jared-nelson-wins-two-wheel-drive-trucks-grand-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/more-sports\/12344-jared-nelson-wins-two-wheel-drive-trucks-grand-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Nelson Wins Two-Wheel Drive Trucks Grand Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>FARLEY, IA. &#8212; It was a Nelson family gathering. Jared Nelson, from Altamont, claimed the championship of the Farley Nationals 300 during the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The major truck and tractor pulling event is held annually at 300 Raceway in Farley, Iowa. The three-day invitational features qualifying rounds Thursday and Friday and finals Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson was ninth in Session 2 on Friday and advanced to the Finals. He claimed the championship with 358.539. He drives a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado named Midnight Revenger.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Nelson, Jared&#8217;s brother, finished fourth. He was fifth in Thursday&#8217;s Session 1 and came back to take fourth with Midnight Gambler, a 1941 Dodge Panel Van with 347.320.<\/p>\n<p>Jared&#8217;s wife Bethany finished 14th with Sweet Revenge, a 1972 Chevrolet C10. She was sixth in the first session Thursday. She finished at 334.180.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Nelson, Jeremy&#8217;s son and Jared&#8217;s nephew, finished 15th with Midnight Chaos Reloaded in 333.540. He finished eighth in Session 2 Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dale Nelson, Jared and Jeremy&#8217;s dad, was 18th in Session 2 Friday and did not advance to Saturday&#8217;s finals.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty trucks were invited to the Nationals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FARLEY, IA. &#8212; It was a Nelson family gathering. Jared Nelson, from Altamont, claimed the championship of the Farley Nationals 300 during the weekend. 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