With varieties in the world of games, there are monster trucks but Grave Digger remains the most famous Monster Truck that there are right now. It is considered one of the most famous and recognized monster trucks of all time because it serves as the flagship team of the Monster Jam series, with seven active Grave Digger trucks being driven by different drivers to allow a truck to appear at every Monster Jam event.
Origin of the Best Monster Truck (Grave Digger)
It is used for the racing team in the Feld Entertainment Monster Jam series founded by original driver Dennis Anderson. Grave Digger was originally built in 1982 by Dennis Anderson as a mud bogger. This first truck was assembled from salvaged parts, including the body of a red 1952 Ford pickup truck.
The truck received its name when Anderson, amicably retorting trash talking from his fellow racers about the truck’s salvaged parts, said, “I’ll take this old junk and dig you a grave with it.”
Anderson gained a reputation for an all-or-nothing driving style and quickly became popular at local events. At one show, a scheduled monster truck failed to show up and Anderson, who already had large tractor tires on the truck, offered to crush cars in the absence of the full-size monster. The promoter accepted and Grave Digger was an instant success as a car crusher and led Anderson to leave mud bogging and pursue monster trucks instead.
Anderson competed in his final event on January 14, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. On September 18, 2017, Dennis announced his full retirement from Monster Jam, stating however that he would still be behind the scenes and in the pits.
Perhaps the most visible trademark is the red headlights which glow menacingly whenever the truck is in competition. The lights were first used when Anderson was building a transporter out of a school bus and removed the red stop lights. After realizing they would fit in the headlights of the van, he installed them and the truck has had them ever since.
The Most Popular Monster Truck
One out of many is the most famous monster truck in the list of the many series of monster trucks entertainment we have:
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Grave Digger
Grave Digger comes with various forms and types. Many of these forms are made according to the year and times of production. Here are the different series of Monster Truck:
- 1999 Monster Jam Points Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #12)
- 2000 Monster Jam World Freestyle Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #7)
- 2002 Monster Jam Points Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #14)
- 2003 Monster Jam Points Champion (Randy Brown – Grave Digger #18)
- 2004 Monster Jam Points Champion (Gary Porter – Grave Digger #12)
- 2004 Monster Jam World Racing Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #19)
- 2004 World Monster Truck Racing League Championship (Gary Porter – Grave Digger #12)
- 2006 Monster Jam World Racing Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #20)
- 2010 Monster Jam World Racing Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #20)
- 2010 Monster Jam Points Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #20)
- 2016 Monster Jam Amsoil Series East Champion (Cole Venard – Grave Digger #31)
- 2016 Monster Jam Amsoil Series West Champion (Morgan Kane – Grave Digger #25)
- 2016 Monster Jam FS1 Series Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #32)
- 2016 Monster Jam World Racing Champion (Morgan Kane – Grave Digger #25)
- 2016 Monster Jam World Freestyle Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #32)
- 2017 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series East Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #23)
- 2017 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series West Champion (Cole Venard – Grave Digger #31)
- 2017 Monster Jam Stadium Tour Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
- 2017 Monster Jam Arena Tour Champion (Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger #28)
- 2017 Monster Jam Arena Tour Champion (Randy Brown – Grave Digger #29)
- 2018 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series 2 Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
- 2018 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series 3 Champion (Morgan Kane – Grave Digger #33)
- 2018 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series Central Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #32)
- 2018 Monster Jam World Racing Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #35)
- 2019 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series West Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #36)
- 2019 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series Central Champion (Brandon Vinson – Grave Digger #31)
- 2019 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series 2 Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #35)
- 2019 Monster Jam Arena Championship Series Champion (Randy Brown – Grave Digger #39)
- 2020 Monster Jam Stadium Series Yellow Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
- 2020 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series East Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #36)
- 2020 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series West Champion (Brandon Vinson – Grave Digger #31)
- 2020 Monster Jam Arena Championship Series Champion (Randy Brown – Grave Digger #39)
- 2023 Monster Jam Stadium Series Blue Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #39)
- 2023 Monster Jam Stadium Series Red Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #35)
