COLUMBIA — The sweet smell of engine coolant hangs over the grass field at the north end of the Boone County Fairgrounds. Pitch black exhaust spews into the night air, the revving of engines can be heard from more than a mile away. It's Saturday night at the Boone County Fair, and it's time for the truck and tractor pull.
Twenty seconds of glory: Tractor pull revs up Boone County Fair
Sunday, July 26, 2009 | 12:06 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:33 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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