Rodalyn Knox, a Hall of Fame tractor pulling puller and former NHRA drag racer, passed on July 2, 2022.
Knox was most widely known for her drag racing and tractor pulling career as “The Country Girl.”
In 1968, Knox began driving a Plymouth Hemi Super Stock car in the Powder Puff women-only class at New England Dragway, while husband John raced against the men for prize money. Eventually, she replaced her husband as the driver in the family.
Over the next 11 years, Knox worked her way up from Super Stock to nitro funny cars. She took an extended break from the rigors of drag racing, and returned in 1990 to join husband John and son Brian in Unlimited Modified tractor pulling. Throughout the 1990’s, the Knox family formed one of the most successful teams in tractor pulling history. she won Rookie of the Year in 1990, and went on to win three national championships in 1995, 1997, and 1998. Knox was inducted into the National Tractor Pullers Association Hall of Fame in 2008, as the only female competitor so honored.
