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Sports; Interview: One-On-One With Monster Jam’s Brianna Mahon. The driver of the backflippin’ Whiplash monster truck discusses her motocross career, learning the tricks of the trade at Monster Jam University, the feeling of being upside-down and more.
This is an ongoing list of current and former monster trucks with their drivers.
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Truck Name | Driver/s & Owners |
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Aaron's All American Dream Machine | Randy Moore |
Aaron's Outdoors | Randy Moore |
Aces High | Jake Henke, Joanne Henke, Shelley Kujat |
Advance Auto Parts Grinder | Lupe Soza, John Seasock, Frank Krmel, Nicole Johnson |
After Shock | Bob Robbins, Wayne Solly |
Air Force Afterburner | Damon Bradshaw, Paul Cohen, Trevor Stimson |
Airborne Ranger | Joe Cypher |
Alien Invasion | Chad Tingler, Bernard Lyght, Hayden McLeary, Steve Koehler |
Alter Ego | Devin Jones |
American Graffiti | Justin Cluster, Mike Welch |
American Guardian | Rick Raab |
American Muscle | Pierce Knight, Gabe Montoya, Ed Miller |
Ameriquest Freedom | Chad Fortune, Troy Dubois |
The Ansoil Shock Therapy | Jon Zimmer, Jeremy Brady, Wayne Tigue, Dave Radzierez, Brandon Lagarde, Chris Whatley, Steven Hill, Gabrielle Lagarde |
Anger Management | Scott Poirier, Aaron Cromer, Eddie Como, Kyle Chandler (London, Ontario 2011) |
Annihilator | Greg Adams |
Arachnophobia | Scott Anderson |
Arachnaphobia: The Last Ride (Ride Truck) | Scott Anderson |
Army (Feld) (WF17) | Chuck Werner |
Aussie Battler/The Flying Falcon | Unknown |
Aussie Predator | Peter Duffy, Clive Featherby, Sherri Shafer |
Avenger | Jim Koehler, Steve Koehler, Rich Hilgendorf, Jeff Anderson, Brad Allen, Cory Rummell, Corey Clark |
Avenger (Australia) | Jim Koehler, Corey Clark, Jaye Featherby, Kreg Christianson, Hayden McLeary, Anthony Dunbabin |
Axe | Mike Thompson, Chirs Koehler, Travis Rife, Kevin King, AJ Gonzi, Kyle Garr |
Awesome Kong | Don King, Steve Dane, Steve Cain, Jeff Dane |
Baby Bored | Jamey Garner |
Backdraft | Jeremy Slifko, Rick Disharoon, John Killinger, Ty Cornelius, Paul Breaud, Jon Zimmer |
Backwards Bob | Mike Wine, George Balhan, Dustin Brown, Ryan Huffaker, Bryan Wright, Kevin Crocker, Damon Bradshaw, Bari Musawwir, Frank Krmel, Rick Swanson |
Bad Habit | Joe Sylvester |
Bad Medicine | Don Van Loo |
Bad News Travels Fast | Brandon Derrow, Bruce Haney |
Bauhaus | George Balhan, Alx Danielsson |
Ballistic | Mac Plecker |
Bad Company | John Gordon |
Bad To The Bone | Travis Rife |
Bakugan Dragonoid | Camden Murphy |
Barbarian | Devin Jones |
Basher | Kevin Lewis, JR Seasock, Stevie Snellen |
Batman | Norm Miller, Bari Musawwir, Carl Van Horn, Alex Blackwell, John Seasock, Dan Evans, Jason Childress, Charlie Pauken (Monsters on Mainstreet 2006), Tim Missentzis (Saginaw 2012), Mike Wine, Jon Zimmer |
Batman (Australia) | Barry Grant, Paul Jensen, Corey Clark, Kreg Christianson, Troy Garcia |
Battlecorn | Rob Dyrdek |
Bauhaus | Nic Grandlund, (Stockholm 2014), George Balhan (Stockholm), Alx Danielsson |
Bear Foot | Dave Rife, Chris Guzman, Mac Plecker, Brian Womack, Kirk Dabney, James Tigue II, Don King, Fred Shafer, Larry Swim, Scott Pontbriand, JR Adams, B.J. Johnson, Todd Frolik, Daron Basl (03' for 2xtreme Racing), Paula Hartbuck (Fill-In) |
Bear Foot (USA) | Sherri Shaffer, Peter Duffy |
Beast 4x4 | Dan DeGrasso |
Beast Mode (Seattle Seahawks) | John Bruce |
Be Aware | Jessica Braukmann |
Big 105.9 (Only 3 shows Miami 2012 & 2013, and Sunrise 2012) | Jeff Anderson, Alex Blackwell, Dan Evans |
Big Chief | Chirs Trussell |
Big Crunch | Tom Schmidt |
Big Dawg | Dale Gerding, Doug Noelke |
Big Dipper | Michael GAyowski |
Bigfoot | Bob Chandler, Dan Runte, Nigel Morris, Jim Kramer, Larry Swim, Rick Long, Darron Schnell, Rodney Tweedy, Jerry Dalton, Ron Bachmann, Eric Tack, Dave Harkey (Deceased), Lonny Childress, Eric Meagher, Andy Brass, Gene Patterson, Sky Hartley, Doug Noelke, Kyle Doyle, Kevin Kozsala, Tim Missentzis, J.R. Adams, Chris Ludwig, Clive Featherby (Aus), Darrel McLeary (Aus), Dave Radzierez, Josh Gibson, Madusa, Eric Swanson, Ken Koelling, John Piant, Keith Sturgeon, Shane Blair |
Big Kahuna | Shane England |
Big Pete | Mike Murty |
Big Trouble | Chris Marshall Burke |
The Black Pearl | Cole Venard |
Black Knight | David Rife, Dave Rife, Tod Weston, 'Hill Billy', Nancy Weston, Brian Kenny, Tom Dixon |
Black Stallion | Michael Vaters, Mike Vaters II, Jim Tracey, Matt Cody, Steven Thompson Jr., Trey Myers, Preston Perez |
Blacksmith | Pablo Huffaker, Corey Clark, Tina Huffaker, Ryan Huffaker, Aaron Basl, Norm Miller, Carl Van Horn |
Blaster | Ian Jones |
Blown Thunder | Trevor Stimson |
Blue Thunder | Kirk Dabney |
Blue Thunder | Dalton Millican (deceased), Marc McDonald, Dan Evans, Pablo Huffaker, Todd LeDuc, Linsey Weenk, Frank Krmel, George Balhan, Lyle Hancock, Norm Miller, Tony Farrell (deceased), Scott Pontbriand, Alx Danielsson, Tyler Menninga, Lee O'Donnell, Matt Cody, Randy Brown, Rihanna Buchanan (Singapore 2017) |
Bob & Tom | Guy Wood, Tom Meents |
Bob Jane T. Mart | None/Promo Truck Only |
Boogey Van | Pam Vaters, Mike Barns, Zane Rettew, Pat Paquet, Kevin Post, Brian Townsend |
Bounty Hunter | Jimmy Creten, Ben Winslow, Kreg Christianson, Corey Clark, Darren Migues, Jay McPherson, JR McNeal, Trent Montgomery, Zane Rettew, Jay Snyder, Mike Harper, Russell Steeley, Ged Barcroft, Matt Cody, Todd Morey, Austin Minton, Brandon Budd, Rod Schmidt, David Olfert |
Bone Shaker | John Wilson |
Boneshaker | Cody Holman |
Broken Skull (Steve Austin) | Shane Phreed |
Brodozer | Heavy D, Diesel Dave, Colt Stephens |
Brute Force | Jerry Perry |
Brutus | Chris Bergeron, Brad Allen, Steve Koehler, Mike Thompson |
Bubba | Steve Reynolds |
Bucked Up | Ed Miller, Clint Huey, Brandon Goodwin, (Guest) |
Bucking Bronco | Kevin Lubsen |
Buckshot | Brandon Budd |
Bulldozer | Chuck Werner, Rob Knell, Kevin Lewis, Alex Blackwell, Jason Childress, Bobby Z, Paul Cohen, Eldon DePew, Phil Foster, Tom Meents, Guy Wood, Steve Reynolds, Paul Stender |
Bullet Proof | Rob French, Mike Harper |
Burning Money | Jeff Champ |
Bustin' Loose | Ron Nelson |
California Kid | Tehvyn Goodwin, B.J. Johnson, Kevin Post, Robert Brett, Ezra Wilson, Dallas Glen Rodgers |
Canadian Tough Guy | Pierce Knight, Gabe Montoya, Ed Miller |
Captain America | Chad Fortune, Frank Krmel, Carl Van Horn, Jon Zimmer |
Captain's Curse | Alex Blackwell, Pablo Huffaker (World Finals 2007 & 2012) |
Captain Crusher | Sam Xuereb, Billy Featherby, Clive Featherby |
Captian USA | Jeff Bainter, Travis Groth, Roger Sidell |
Carolina Crusher | Gary Porter, Tim Tesmer, Gary Wiggins, Scott Chisholom, Mike Harper, Paul Stender, James Tigue |
Casper | Dale Harris, Chris Whatley |
Chalkboard Chuck | Michelle Simpson, (2012), Bobby Holman, Brian Kenney, Rick Busca, Jeff Bursey, Jeff Hatton, Dave Ride, Ralph Holman, Macey Nitcher |
Chalkboard Truck | Brian Kenny |
Chiller | Bennett Clark, Jeremy Brady |
Clydesdale | Bennett Clark |
Coast Guard (Feld) (WF17) | Rod Schmidt |
Cobra (originally Excaliber Crusier) | Rick Romanini |
Cowboy | Glen Logan Jr., Wayne Smozanek, Gene Kerr, Steve Reynolds |
Craniac | Dave Rife |
Cranky Yanky | Kreg Christianson |
Crashmaster | Jeremy Perry |
Crash Test Dummy | Dallas Glenn Rodgers |
Crude Behavior | Colin Van Dyk, Aaron Reid, Jared Vogle |
Crushstation | Greg Winchenbach, John Killinger, Mike Thompson, Mike Vaters Jr. |
Cult Energy Activatior | Sean Duhon |
Culture Shock | Daniel Aimes, Pat Paquet |
Cyborg | Jack Koberna |
Cyclone | Chuck Sisson |
Cyclops | Gary Gardiner, Terry Woodcock |
106.7 D-Molisher | Scott Liddycoat, Steve Koehler, Brad Allen |
Daddy's Girl | Michele Ely |
Dare Devil (Backflip Truck) | Larry Quick, Corey Schleiser |
Dawg Pound | Vern House, Collin Robinson, Dave Radzierez |
Del Taco Del Scorcho | Frank Krmel |
Demo Derby | Derick Anson |
Demolition Man | Bobby Z, Kathy Winston, Frank Krmel |
Demon | Rich Blackburne, Hayden McLeary, Dave George, Billy Featherby, David Brown, Clive Featherby |
Desperado | Drew Haygood |
Detour | Garrett Ladelle, Nathan Weenk, Rosalee Ramer, Mike Langois, Jeff Souza |
Deuces Wild | Rich Cummings |
Devastator | Mark Shroeder, Aaron Basl, Steve Koheler |
Destroyer | Roger Stidell, Dan Evans , Mike Landois, Deric Evans |
Devil's Dodge | Larry Birch, Billy Featherby, Peter Duffy |
Devil's Taxi | Sam Xuereb, Michael Xerib |
Dirt Crew | Jerry Beck, Tim Missentzis, Vern House |
Disney XD | Dan Evans, John Seasock, Nicole Johnson |
Dominator | Kyle Chandler |
Doom's Day | Colt Stephens, Pablo Huffaker ... |
Double Trouble | Travis Groth, Tyler Groth |
Donkey Kong | Becky McDonough, Framk Krmel, Kreg Christianson, Lee O'Donnell |
Dragon | Becky McDonough, Scott Liddycoat, Bari Musawwir, (Japan 2016), Morgan Kane (Australia 2016), Jon Zimmer, Darren Migues |
Dragonfly | Aaron Witte, Kelley Carrington, Derick Anson (one time fill-in at Ft. Wayne) |
Dragon Slayer | Kreg Christianson, Mike Christianson, Corey Clark, B.J. Johnson |
Dragon's Breath | Becky McDonough, Scott Liddycoat, Kreg Christianson |
Earth Shaker | Tristan England, Steven Thompson, Peter Nyman, Roger Stidell, Jared Eichelberger |
Easyriders | Kevin Kozsala |
El Bandito | Don King, Darren Corossman |
El Diablo | JP Ruggerio, Lupe Soza, Nic Grandlund, Lee O'Donnell |
El Jalapeno | Jeremy Perry |
El Loco Hombre | Larry Quick, Shannon Miller |
El Materdor | Daron Basl, Aaron Basl |
El Oso Loco | Alex Bardin |
El Perro Loco | Rod Wood, Murph McMrorey |
El Toro Loco | Marc McDonald, Becky McDonough, Chuck Werner, Aaron Basl, Ryan Huffaker, Carl Van Horn, Morgan Kane, Daron Basl, Joey Parnell, Bari Musawwir, Lupe Soza, Chris Baker, Nathan Weenk, Damon Bradshaw, Lee O'Donnell, Dan Evans, Dan Rodoni, Ron Nelson, John Seasock, Chad Tingler, Josh Hintz (1 time fill in), Cynthia Gauthier, Brianna Mahon, Mark List, Kayla Blood, Tristan England, Joe Sylvester, Armando Castro, Diesel Dave, Brad Allen, Collete Davis, Macey Nichter, Jon Zimmer, Scott Buetow (Fire & Ice), Laia Sanz (exhibition), Bryan Wright, Lindsey Rettew |
Eliminator | Greg Adams, Dallas Barr |
Enforcer | Tony Canedo, David Tucker, Jeff Souza |
Equalizer | Michael Hawkins, Brandon Budd, Steven Thompson, Greg Holbrook |
Eradicator | Andy Slifko, Jon Zimmer, Maddie Myers |
Escalade | George Balhan, Charlie Pauken |
Excaliber | Carl Van Horn, Chris Ryan, Sean Duhon, Jon Zimmer, Kevin Kozsala, Kristy Edge |
Excaliber I/Ride | Rick Romamini, Tim Bush, Charlie Pauken |
Excutioner | Mark Hall, Tim Hall |
Extreme | Anthony Anderson |
eXtreme (Aus) | Kreg Christianson, Scott Anderson, Corey Clark, Troy Garcia, Hayden Francis, Benn Milne, Ken Dorman |
Extreme Attitude | Travis Mowery |
Fanatic | Derek Edd |
Fired Up | Kelvin Ramer, Bob Johnson, Chris Etchison |
Firemouth | Scott Stephens, Carl Van Horn, Charlie Pauken, Jill Canuso |
Fluffy | Kevin King |
Formula 1 Noni Iron Horse | Rob French, Dalton Vanskyhawk (FT. Wayne 2013) |
Fox Sports 1 Cleatus | Frank Krmel, Brandon Vinson, Neil Elliott, Colt Stephens, Marc McDonald |
Frankenstein | Cliff Starbird |
Freedom Force | Jim Hochstatter, Scott Chisholm |
Freedom Keeper | Matt Clark, Dawn Creten, Brian, Maes, Kaylyn Migues, Todd Morey |
Freakshow | Kreg Christianson, Corey Clark, Clive Featherby |
Freak | Kreg Christianson, Clive Featherby, Jack Monkhouse |
Fullboar | Ed Eckert |
Gas Monkey Garage | B.J. Johnson Joe Sylvester, Josh Hintz, Chuck Werner, (Hellcat car crush), Lindsey Weenk (International Tour) |
General Charger | Don King, Brant Arnold, Chris Guzman, Bill Payne |
General Hazzard | Ty Cornelus Jr. |
General Tire | Steve Koehler, Chris Bergeron, Joe Nitcher, Dale Benear, Dale Gerding, Kurt Kraehmer |
Get 'Er Done | Mitch Tulachka, Darren Migues, Brandon Tulachka |
Ghost Ryder | Larry Quick |
Girl Power | Shannon Quick, Jake Hefner |
Goldberg | Tom Meents, Eldon DePew |
Goliath | Alan Tura |
Graffiti | Aaron Basl |
Grave Digger | Dennis Anderson, Randy Brown, Gary Porter, Chad Tingler, Charlie Pauken, Pablo Huffaker, Adam Anderson, Ryan Anderson (2010 WF encore & 2017 WF encore), Carl Van Horn, Robert Parker, John Seasock, Jon Zimmer, Colton Eichelberger, Cole Venard, Morgan Kane, Rod Schmidt, Jason Childress, Scott Pontbriand, Tony Farrell (R.I.P.), Marc McDonald (Fill-In), Daron Basl (Fill-In Portland) Mike Vaters (Atlanta 92), Shane Phreed (Fill-In) BJ Johnston (Fill-In), Krysten Anderson, Tom Verkleij, Brandon Vinson, Lyle Hancock, Paul Cohen, John Seasock, Lyle Hancock, Ricky Ownley |
Grave Digger The Legand | Adam Anderson, Tony Farrell (2011), Rod Schnidt, (Birmingham 2012), Cole Venard |
Grave Robber | Rob French, Chris Whatley |
Grim Reaper | Jeremy Shipman |
Ground Pounder | Steve Woodard, Chris Ryan, Ben Winslow, Chris Whatley, Brandon Legarde, Steven Hill, Robert Parker, Mike Dufrene, James Chandler, Roddy Fahnestock |
Gunslinger | Scott Hartsock, Michael Hartsock |
Half Pint | Ronnie Sturges, Travis Sturges |
Hammer | Dennis 'The Hammer' Lucey |
Heart Breaker | Kaila Savage, Paul Strong, Shannon Miller |
Heavy Hitter | Derick Anson |
Heavy Metal | Macey Nitcher, Joe Nitcher |
Hellraiser | Dan Rodoni |
High Horse | Eric Howe, Andy Hoffman (float) Andy Howe |
High Maintenance | Jocelyn Perrin |
High Roller | Neil Elliott, Phil Foster |
Higher Education | Jim Tracey, Matt Cody, Michael Vaters, Mike Vaters Jr., Scott Bryant, Brooke Ruhl, JR Seasock, Preston Perez |
Holman's Beast | Bobby Holman |
Hooked | Steven Sims Jr., Bryan Wright, Eric Swanson |
Hooligan | Gary Schott Jr., Pat Gerber |
Hooligan (van) | Ken Block |
Hooligan (Ford F-150) | Tanner Foust |
Hotsy | Mike Miller, Kurt Kraehmer |
Hot Tamale | |
Hot Wheels (blue and orange one, not firestorm) | |
Hot Wheels Racing 1 | |
Hulk (Marvel) | |
Hurricane Force | |
Ice | |
Ice Cream Man | |
Identity Theft | |
lluminator | |
Incinerator | |
Inferno | |
Insane Instructor | |
Instigator | |
Invader | |
Iron Horse | |
Iron Man | |
Iron Outlaw | |
Lucas Oil Crusader | Lindsey Weenk |
Maniac | Don Frankish, Trent Hickie, Dave Smith |
Maximum Destruction (Max-D) | Tom Meents, Neil Elliott, Kreg Christensen, Phil Foster, Chuck Werner, Morgan Kane, Lupe Soza, Colton Eichelberger, Jared Eichelberger, Blake Granger, Rod Schmidt (fill-in Ontario 2012), Diesel brothers, Dwayne Johnson. |
Mohawk Warrior | George Balhan, B.J. Johnson, Camden Murphy (Foxborough 2017), Chad Tingler, Bryce Kenny, Steven Sims(Purple - Saudi Arabia 2017) |
Monster Mutt | Joe Miller, Whit Tarlton, Neil Elliott, Taryn Laskey, Morgan Kane, Rod Schmidt, Carl Van Horn, Charlie Pauken, Dana Creech, Dustin Brown, Ryan Anderson, Mike Wine, Bobby Z, Chad Tingler, Paul Cohen, Bryan Winston, Todd Frolik, Scott Liddycoat, Scott Allen, Scott Pontbriand, Lee O'Donnell, Bryce Kenny, Alex Blackwell (Sunrise 2007), George Balhan, Steve Koehler, Jon Zimmer (POD 2016), Kevin Crocker, Cynthia Gauthier, Alx Danielsson, Shane Phreed |
Monster Mutt Dalmatian | Candice Jolly, Chad Tingler, Taryn Laskey, Cynthia Gauthier, Anna Mercedes Morris, Kim Crosby, Blake Granger |
Predator | Allen Pezo, Ron Nelson, Robert Parker, Jeff Cook, Dale Mitchell, Wayne Smozanek, Larry Jarzel, Lenny Kuilder, Dave Pezo, Larry Birch, Dalton Vanskyock |
Raminator | Mark Hall, Steve Macklin, Mike Miller, Dale Benear, Geremie Dishman, Mat Dishman |
Snake Bite | Larry Swim, Dan Runte as Rick Rattler, Gene Patterson as Colt Cobra, Eric Meagher as Colt Cobra, Andy Anaconda, Vinny Venom |
Sudden Impact | John Seasock, Robert Parker, Gary Stepp, Jon Zimmer, Sean Duhon, Ben Winslow, Kevin King, Carl Van Horn, Alex Blackwell, Casey Ladelle, David Fray, Brandon Lagarde, Ricky Ownley, James Chandler, Roddy Fahnestock |
Swamp Thing | Tony Dixon |
Towasaurus Wrex | Jeff Bursey |
WCW Nitro Machine | Charlie Pauken, Cliff Thomas, Joe Payne, Chad Fortune |
Son-uva Digger | Ryan anderson |
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Born | Nicole Michelle Jardin January 16, 1974 (age 45) |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Occupation | Monster Truck Driver |
Spouse(s) | Frank Johnson |
Children | 2 |
Nicole Michelle Johnson (born January 16, 1974) is an American professional monster truck driver and competition rock crawler.[1] Born in Oxnard, California and residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, the mother of two boys was the driver of the Scooby-Doo Monster Jam truck, which is owned and operated by Feld Motorsports, a division of Feld Entertainment.
- 1Life and career
Life and career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Born Nicole Michelle Jardin on January 16, 1974 in Oxnard, California to parents Thomas and Georgia[2] who divorced when she was young, Nicole spent weekends and summers in Hawaii with her father, who was a diesel mechanic by trade.[3] She was often around cars and learned mechanics from her dad, who had her driving a go-kart powered by a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine when she was five years old.[4]
Nicole is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management in 1996.[5]
At age 19, she married Frank Ralph Johnson on August 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA. The number 814, representing their anniversary, was later used as the couple's team number at rock crawling competitions.[6] The couple moved to Las Vegas after graduation in 1996, and have resided there ever since.[7] Nicole and Frank have two sons.[1]
Off Road Career[edit]
As a young couple, Nicole and Frank often spent weekends four wheeling in their 1972 Toyota Land Cruiser.[5] Avid four wheelers since the beginning of their marriage, Nicole served as Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Landcruiser Association, the Las Vegas-based chapter of the Toyota Landcruiser Association, in 1997 to 1998, alongside Frank who served as the organization's President.[3][8] In 2001, Frank became a spotter for the Red Bull Rock Crawling team and Nicole cheered him from the sidelines. By 2004, in her first competition, Nicole drove a friend's vehicle at the Pro Rock Women's National Championships, spotted by Frank. The couple placed first at the event, which sparked the creation of their rock crawling team together, known as Johnson Motorsports.[1][3][5]
In 2007, Nicole turned pro and competed through 2010 in the Pro Modified class at the World Extreme Rock Crawling Competition Series (known as W.E. Rock).[6] From 2008 through 2010, she raced King of the Hammers. In 2008, she became the first female finisher of the race,[9] was awarded 'Fastest Queen' for her finish in 2010, and remains the only female to finish the race twice. Nicole also raced a partial season in 2010 at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in the Limited Buggy class.[10]In 2008, Nicole and Frank were featured on Modern Marvels on the History Channel.[5]At the 2010 SEMA Show, Nicole met monster truck legend Dennis Anderson, creator of Grave Digger Monster Truck, and his son, Ryan Anderson, who introduced her to Feld Entertainment personnel. Two weeks after meeting the Andersons, in November 2010, Nicole test drove a monster truck and accepted the job with Monster Jam, which began six weeks later.[5]
Nicole joined Monster Jam in January 2011 driving Tasmanian Devil, a 1,475 horsepower monster truck based around the Warner Brothers cartoon character of the same name.[11] She made Monster Jam history in Trenton, NJ on January 7, 2011 as the first female rookie driver to win racing in a debut performance.[12] During the same ten-week season, she won racing nine times, breaking the record for the most racing wins in a single season by a rookie or a female.[13] By the end of her rookie year in 2011, Nicole was honored as the recipient of the Monster Jam Rising Star Driver Award and was a nominee for the 2011 Monster Jam Rookie of the Year Award.[14]
Scheduled to continue a second season in Tasmanian Devil, by January, 2012, Nicole was selected to pilot Advance Auto Parts Grinder, a truck representing Monster Jam's title sponsor, when its regular driver, Frank Krmel, was injured pre-season.[15] Nicole filled in for five weeks, then returned to Tasmanian Devil for the remainder of the 2012 season.[16] At the March, 2012 Monster Jam World Finals held in Las Vegas, NV, Nicole was one of eight drivers selected to race the inaugural Young Guns Shootout and returned to her seat in Grinder. Nicole was defeated in the final round of racing by Bari Musawwir, driver of Spider-Man.[17]
By January 2013, Nicole had become one of the 'most enthusiastic and popular Monster Jam drivers' and was selected to pilot and debut the Warner Bros. Consumer Products Scooby-Doo Monster Jam truck.[18] At the 2013 Monster Jam Awards Ceremony, Nicole was presented with the Crash Madness of the Year Award[19] for a racing wreck, in which she was uninjured, earlier in the season in New Orleans, LA at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ abcDostal, Erin (July 18, 2011). 'Nicole Johnson: Contractor, mother, monster truck driver'Vegas Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^'Nicole M Jardin, Born 1/16/1974 in California'. California Birth Index. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ abcJock, Chad (September 2008). 'Outstanding Standouts'DirtSports Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^'Driver Bio: Nicole Johnson' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ abcdeBYU Alumni Association (Summer 2012). 'Smashing Success'BYU Today. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ ab(2008). 'W.E.ROCK Western U.S. Nationals Pro Modified Teams List' werocklive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^Elfman, Doug (March 18, 2013). 'Las Vegas woman snacks on monster trucks'Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^SNLC Welcome. snlc.org. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^DirtNewz.com & Pirate4x4.com Staff (February 21–22, 2008) 2008 King of the Hammers. pirate4x4.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^(June 18, 2010). 'Nicole Johnson: A short course off-road rookie relates' racer.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^'Tasmanian Devil Truck Bio' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Smith, Mitch (January 7–8, 2011). 'Results: Trenton, NJ - Sun National Bank Center Results' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Smith, Laura (July 3, 2012). 'From mom to monster truck driver' The Digital Universe. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Douglass, Scott (November 22, 2011). 'Year Two Will Be Another Big Step Forward For Nicole Johnson' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Monster Jam Media (January 3, 2012). 'Nicole Johnson Filling in for Injured Frank Krmel' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Parks, Dustin (February 28, 2012). 'Team Grinder to Split Driving Duties at Young Guns Shootout and World Finals XIII' All About Horsepower. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^(February 6, 2013). '2013 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam World Finals Young Guns Shootout Line-up Announced' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Monster Jam Media (December 6, 2012). 'Scooby-Doo Joins Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Monster Jam Media (March 24, 2013). 'Drivers & Crews Recognized At The 2013 Monster Jam Awards Ceremony' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^Jewett, Larry (February 23, 2013). 'Results: New Orleans, LA - Mercedes-Benz Superdome' Monster Jam. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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