Bigfoot is a monster truck. The original Bigfoot began as a 1974 Ford F-250 pickup that was modified by its owner Bob Chandler beginning in 1975. By 1979, the modifications were so extensive, the truck came to be regarded as the first monster truck. Other trucks with the name "Bigfoot" have been introduced in the years since, and it remains a well-known monster truck moniker in the United States.
A monster truck is a specialized truck with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), they have evolved into purpose-built vehicles with tube-frame chassis and fiberglass bodies rather than metal. A competition monster truck is typically 12 feet (3.7 m) tall, and equipped with 66-inch (1.7 m) off-road tires.
Robert Wesley Gordon is an American auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, CART, IndyCar, Trans-Am, IMSA, IROC and Dakar Rally. He is still very actively racing in top tier off road motorsports such as BITD, NORRA, and SCORE International.
The United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) is an organization that sanctions various motorsports. These included the Monster Jam monster truck series as well as motocross, quad racing and others. Having passed through multiple owners, the rights to the group are now owned by Feld Entertainment, which continues to operate the Monster Jam series.
Bulldozer was a monster truck that raced in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It featured one of the first 3-D body shells, with horns sticking out of the roof. In this respect, it resembled El Toro Loco. The truck debuted as a promotional truck for Smoke Craft jerky in the USA Motorsports series in 1997, and several different entertainment companies received the rights when they bought out USA Motorsports in 1999, including SFX, PACE Motorsports, Clear Channel, Live Nation, and lastly FELD Motorsports. The truck has been driven previously by Bobby Zoelner, Steve Reynolds, Rob Knell, former Taurus driver Eldon DePew, and current Maximum Destruction superstar Tom Meents, as well as Chuck Werner and Alex Blackwell. Bulldozer sometimes switched bodies with Hot Wheels, Bob & Tom, or High Roller.
Kim Crosby is an American stock car racing driver, professional driving instructor, and monster truck driver. She is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series.
Key Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded by Virginia businessman Curtis Key. The team is operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina. The team formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 2017, longtime team owner Joe Falk joined TMG, bringing his charter and No. 33 to the team, allowing the team to successfully make every race during the season. In December 2017, Circle Sport and TMG parted ways.
Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks is a Canadian-American animated television series which ran from September 23, 2006 to October 11, 2008 on Discovery Kids. It presented the fictional adventures of anthropomorphic monster trucks with the personalities of young children.
Jesse Hardin Little is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Son of Chad Little, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Silverado for Diversified Motorsports Enterprises.
Justin Marks is an American entrepreneur and former professional racing driver. He last competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 93 for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian in the GT Daytona class. He owns the NASCAR Cup Series team Trackhouse.
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, CARS Tour, ARCA/CRA Super Series, and Southern Super Series. The team currently fields three Toyota Tundras: the No. 4 full-time for Raphaël Lessard, the No. 18 full-time for Christian Eckes, and the No. 51 full-time for Chandler Smith and team owner Kyle Busch. Kyle Busch Motorsports is the parent company of Super Late Model chassis constructor Rowdy Manufacturing.
Alexander Michael Bowman is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Hendrick Motorsports. He owns a Dirt Midget team named Alex Bowman Racing.
Matthew Kenneth "Matt" Tifft is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports. Tifft is currently taking a break from racing due to health issues he suffered at the end of the 2019 season.
B. J. McLeod is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 52 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing and No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for his B.J. McLeod Motorsports team, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.
Garrett K. Smithley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51/53 Chevrolet Camaro for Rick Ware Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing. Smithley has also competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series.
The 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 36th season of the Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the NASCAR in the United States. The season began with the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daniel Suárez was the defending drivers' champion while Toyota was the defending manufacturer's champion, although Suárez couldn't defend his title due to him racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Carolina Crusher is a monster truck in the Feld Entertainment Monster Jam series. Carolina Crusher was built in 1985 by Gary Porter. Gary Porter and Carolina Crusher was one of the most popular monster trucks of the 1980s and 1990s. In the Fall of 2014, it was announced that Gary Porter would be returning to the Carolina Crusher in the Monster Jam series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the truck in 2015.
The International Monster Truck Hall of Fame, based in Auburn, Indiana, is a shrine to the best drivers in history of monster truck competition. The hall is part of the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum.
Camden Murphy is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado for NEMCO Motorsports, and participates in Monster Jam, driving the Bakugan Dragonoid truck. Murphy is colloquially known as Monster Jam Cam for his involvement in Monster Jam.
The 2018 Pocono 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 3, 2018 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
