Heather Powell, co-owner of Dan’s Diesel Performance, has always been a fan of sled pulling, and dove in head first back in 2010 when she spent much of that season with Dan Clarke and his 3.0 truck “Mistress” traveling the country. She helped with the build and even piloted the truck to several 1st place finishes. A couple years later with the purchase of her own truck “Hank,” she paved her own way into the motorsports community.

“My truck is a 2002 LB7 (extended cab short bed) Chevy with a ZF-6 transmission, and it has more than 270,000 miles on the clock. I purchased the truck in January 2012 out of California, slowly added a few bolt-on parts, pulled in the stock class for the 2012 season, and then began the real build process for 2013,” said Powell.

She must be doing something right because Powell took the 2013 2.5 Diesel Points Championship – Southwest Wisconsin Pullers, the 2013 2.5 Diesel Points Championship – Midwest Tractor & Truck Pullers Association, and the 2014 2.5 Diesel Points Championship – Midwest Tractor & Truck Pullers Association.

The video above is of Powell making a pull at the 2014 Utica Fest. Powell told us, “It’s a yearly event, held by a wonderful group of people. It’s three fun-filled days of all sorts of activities, ball games, and tractor and truck pulling from stock class to pro stock tractors. Utica is a small country town, just a short drive south of Madison, Wisconsin.”

“It’s commonly known among all who spectate and compete at Utica Fest that the corn field is the ultimate goal. It drives the crowd wild and is always fun for spectators and drivers. The sled operator doesn’t mind, nor does the land owner. You hook and just do your best. The sled is set slightly lighter to allow for a good show as the open class is what wraps up the weekend of pulling. I was ecstatic that I made it into the field, and hearing the roar of the crowd was the ultimate adrenaline rush.”

Check out the complete list of Heather Powell’s fully built LB7 Chevy below.

The currently mod list on Heather Powell’s winning truck is as follows:

-Fully built engine by Dan’s Diesel Performance.

-Fingers oval-bowl pistons.

–Carrillo rods.

-Machined block and ported heads with stock valves.

–ARP head studs and main studs

–Harland Sharp roller rocker arms.

-MaxSpool pushrods.

-Glow plug delete plugs.

-Two Sinister Diesel fuel tank sumps to supply two AirDog lift pumps.

-Two AirDog 165 lift pumps for backup if one fuel pump fails.

-Dual CP3 pumps.

–PPE Dual Fueler Kit.

–Hamilton Cams 192/200 Camshaft.

-150 percent over stock Exergy Performance injectors.

–ProFab Performance headers and up-pipes.

–HSP Diesel T4 remote mount turbo kit and down pipe.

-Triple disc clutch by Valair Clutch.

-Boxed frame done in-house with 0.25×9-inch plate steel. All MIG welded.

–Spearco intercooler.

-Five Flex-a-lite fans on the intercooler, three on front, two on back; controlled with a switch in the cab.

–Engineered Diesel T4 s463 2.5 smooth bore charger (for sanctioned events), was running an Engineered Diesel T4 2.6 PPL legal charger for the Utica Fest event as it was an open class.

–Auto Meter Cobalt gauges (boost, pyro, drive).

–EFILive tuning by Dan Clarke at Dan’s Diesel Performance.

–Yukon Gear and Axle 4:56 gears, 38 spline axle shafts, spool in the rear differential, Eaton E-Locker in front differential (controlled with a switch in the cab).

–Great Lakes Off Road heavy duty rear differential cover.

–Merchant Automotive Tie-Rod Sleeves.

-Merchant Automotive ZF-6 T-Case brace.

–BigChevyHitch.com custom hitch.

-Sled stops built in-house.

-Removable weight bar on front.

-6-inch SilverLine bed stack.

-Roll pan.

-Custom built in house 4-Link traction bar set up to avoid axle wrap.

-4-inch Tuff Country lift kit

–BFGoodrich 315/70/R17 all terrain tires.

-Custom painted H2 Hummer rims and customized center caps with “DURAMAX” lettering.

-AVS VentShade headlight covers.