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 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 competition.^[1]

First class (2011)

These were 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth class (2019)

Dan Runte – Driver of Bigfoot, Sometimes drove Snake Bite 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)

Tenth Class (2020)

Dave Marquart- Excaliber (Deceased)
Scott Hess- Bear Foot Sport, Hercules (Retired)
Kevin Dabney- Alien, Chi Town Hustler (Retired)
Mark Bendler- Kodiak, Shockwave (retired)

Eleventh Class (2021)

Tim Hall (Executioner, Rammunition, Iceman, Big Boss, Heavy Metal, crew chief at Hall Brothers Racing)
Mark Hall (Executioner, Raminator, Big Boss, Heavy Metal, Bulldozer, Smoke Craft)
Bobby Holman (Holman’s BEAST, Lucas Oil Stablizer, Craniac, Bear Foot)
John Moore (No Problem!)

Twelfth Class (2022)

Steve Hess (Nitemare)
Don Maples (Samson)
Charlie Mancuso (USHRA)
Steve Combs (Knight Stalker)

References

^ "The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame". monstermuseum.org. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ Parks, Dustin. "Everett Jasmer and USA-1: First Monster Truck Champion". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "Jim Kramer " Bigfoot 4×4, Inc. – Monster Truck Racing Team". bigfoot4x4.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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[1] "The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame". monstermuseum.org. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[2] Parks, Dustin. "Everett Jasmer and USA-1: First Monster Truck Champion". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[3] "Jim Kramer " Bigfoot 4×4, Inc. – Monster Truck Racing Team". bigfoot4x4.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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