International Monster Truck Hall of Fame
The International Monster Truck Hall of Fame, based in Auburn, Indiana, is a shrine to the best drivers in the history of monster truck competition. The Hall is part of the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum.
The Hall also displays monster trucks from the earliest days of the competition.[1]
The First Class (2011)
These were the drivers recognized as the "originals" of the sport
- Bob Chandler – Bigfoot
- Jeff Dane – King Kong
- Dan Degrasso – Beast
- Jack Willman – Taurus
- Everett Jasmer – USA-1[2]
- Fred Shafer – Bear Foot
The Second Class (2012)
- Jim Kramer – Bigfoot[3]
- Mike Welch – Mike Welch Motorsports
- George Carpenter – Promoter, Safety Director, and Tech Official
- Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger
- Pablo Huffaker – Jus Showin Off, Grave Digger
The Third class (2013)
- Gary Porter – Carolina Crusher, Grave Digger, Spider-Man
- Allen Pezo – Predator racing
- Dan Patrick – Patrick Enterprises, Samson
- Scott Stephens – King Krunch, Coors Brewer, Auto Value
- Army Armstrong – TV/Live Event Personality/Motorsports Radio
The Fourth Class (2014)
- Michael Vaters – Black Stallion, Vaters Motorsports
- Kirk Dabney – Blue Thunder, Nitemare, Extreme Overkill, Monster Patrol
- Jon Breen – Mad Dog
- Diehl Wilson – Virginia Giant
- Andy Brass – Bigfoot
The Fifth Class (2015)
- Billy Joe Miles – President at TNT Motorsports
- David Morris – Equalizer
- Gene Patterson – Stomper Bully, Bigfoot, Snake Bite (As Colt Cobra until 1995)
- Alan Tura – Goliath, G-Force
The Sixth Class (2016)
- Bob George – Founder of USHRA/SRO (PACE, now FELD)
- Charlie Pauken – Excaliber, Grave Digger, Monster Mutt
- Jerry Richmond – Terminator, Weapon 1, Lethal Weapon, Overkill
- Terry Woodcock – Unnamed and Untamed, Cyclops, Generation X
The Seventh class (2017)
- Gary Cook – Creator of Equalizer
- Jeff Bainter – Driver of Captain USA, High Voltage/Hot Stuff Jeeps
- Mike Galloway – Retired Television/Live Event Personality
- Seth Doulton – Owner of Golden State Promotions
- Jim Reis – Retired driver at Golden State Promotions
The Eighth class (2018)
- Gary Bauer – Driver of Lon-Ranger, Nitemare, Screamin Demon
- Marty Garza – Founder of Overkill Monster Truck racing
- Jack Koberna – Driver of Grave Digger 4, Savage Beast, Cyborg, and Tuff-E-Nuff
- Mike Nickell – Retired Driver of Excaliber
The Ninth Class (2019)
- Dan Runte- Driver of Bigfoot, Snake Bite sometimes under the name Rick Rattler
- Aaron Polburn-Founder of Thunder Nationals/Monster Nationals
- Cliff Starbird- Monster Vette, Wild Stang, Frankenstein
- Jesse Birgy- Driver of Playn For Keeps (Deceased)
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame " International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame". monstermuseum.org. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Parks, Dustin. "Everett Jasmer and USA-1: The First Monster Truck Champion". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jim Kramer " Bigfoot 4×4, Inc. – Monster Truck Racing Team". bigfoot4x4.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.