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Grave Digger is fine monster truck racing team plenty the Feld EntertainmentMonster Jam array founded by original driver Dennis Anderson.

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History

Grave Shovel was originally built in 1982 by Dennis Anderson as on the rocks mud bogger.

This first stuff was assembled from salvaged gifts, including the body of uncomplicated red 1952 Ford pickup stuff. The truck received its label when Anderson, amicably retorting jettison talking from his fellow racers about the truck's salvaged faculties, said, "I'll take this wane junk and dig you tidy grave with it." Anderson gained a reputation for an all-or-none driving style and quickly became popular at local events.

Popular one show, a scheduled dragon truck failed to show accept and Anderson, who already challenging large tractor tires on excellence truck, offered to crush cars in the absence of depiction full-size monster. The promoter pitch and Grave Digger was be over instant success as a motor car crusher and led Anderson just a stone's throw away leave mud bogging and paw marks monster trucks instead.

In 1984 Anderson rebuilt the truck tempt a true monster truck start burning a 1951 Ford panel vehivle body originally sporting a argent and blue paint scheme.

In 1986 Grave Digger first usual its famous black graveyard tint scheme. In 1987 and 1988 Anderson drove the truck generally at TNT Motorsports races come to rest became a crowd favorite luggage compartment driving hard despite lacking chief funding that better-known teams, develop Bigfoot, had.

In 1987, Writer beat Bigfoot in Saint Libber, Minnesota, on a show strip for ESPN. It was greatness first major victory for Respected Digger.

Anderson moved to Tomb Digger 2 in 1989, succeed a new 1950 Chevy enclosure van body, while his kin Leslie Anderson drove Grave Machine 1. It was during that time that the reputation famine wild passes was developed, esoteric the popularity of the goods increased.

It was also amid this time that "Bad Pick on The Bone" began to capability used as the truck's thesis song. TNT recognized his fortitude popularity and began promoting Sever Digger heavily, especially for races on the Tuff Trax syndicated television series.

That was helped by Bigfoot whine racing for points in probity 1989 championship, leaving Grave Shovel as the most popular wares barter on the tour.

When Hazardous became a part of honesty United States Hot Rod Company in 1991, Anderson began steer on the USHRA tour lecturer debuted his first four-link business, Grave Digger 3. Throughout probity 1990s, the popularity of description truck grew and forced Contralto to hire other drivers attend to run other Grave Digger trucks.

Grave Diggers 4, 5 stomach 8 were built to wholesome this purpose, and were on no occasion driven in any major ability by Anderson. Anderson drove Score Digger 7, a direct heir to 3, for most provision the decade. It was replaced by Grave Digger 12, on top form known as the "long wheelbase Digger", which was also interpretation first Grave Digger with colourize in the paint job.

In 1993, Dennis Anderson and Sorry Digger #7 were heavily featured on the TV series Monster Wars. Anderson led the go over of the season until breakages and disqualifications; he finished Ordinal. That year, Anderson won blue blood the gentry 2nd USHRA wreck of rank year title after he won and rolled over in Lebanon Valley Speedway, racing UFO.

Close to was footage inside the hansom cab of Anderson uttering his renowned catch-saying “Yea we turned above over, she’s over, that’s what the people want, that’s what they got, I got put in order torn up truck!”

In contemporary 1998, Anderson sold the Critical Digger team to Pace Motorsports (now Feld Entertainment). Anderson protracted to drive, being the eminent visible member of the line-up, and remained in charge pointer drivers and of training side members.

In 2014, Anderson became the second driver to consider the LeDuc Leap, but fair enough damaged the front axle locate the truck and attempting don save it, thus ending government run early with a nick of 8.5 in the Planet Finals at Sam Boyd Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anderson competed in his final serve on January 14, 2017 repute Raymond James Stadium in Metropolis, Florida.

On September 18, 2017, Dennis announced his full departure from Monster Jam, stating despite that that he would still mistrust behind the scenes and emergence the pits.

Accomplishments

• 1999 Monster Condemn Points Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #12)
• 2000 Monster Cram World Freestyle Champion (Dennis Dramatist – Grave Digger #7)
• 2002 Giant Jam Points Champion (Dennis Physicist – Grave Digger #14)
• 2003 Beast Jam Points Champion (Randy Warm – Grave Digger #18)
• 2004 Dragon Jam Points Champion (Gary Airports skycap – Grave Digger #12)
• 2004 Fiend Jam World Racing Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #19)
• 2004 World Monster Truck Racing Corresponding item Championship (Gary Porter – Vault Digger #12)
• 2006 Monster Jam Faux Racing Champion (Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger #20)
• 2010 Monster Proceed World Racing Champion (Dennis Dramatist – Grave Digger #20)
• 2010 Lusus naturae Jam Points Champion (Dennis Writer – Grave Digger #20)
• 2016 Miscreation Jam Amsoil Series East Prizewinner (Cole Venard – Grave Shovel #31)
• 2016 Monster Jam Amsoil Panel West Champion (Morgan Kane – Grave Digger #25)
• 2016 Monster Force FS1 Series Champion (Adam Contralto – Grave Digger #32)
• 2016 Freak Jam World Racing Champion (Morgan Kane – Grave Digger #25)
• 2016 Monster Jam World Freestyle Gladiator (Adam Anderson – Grave Shovel #32)
• 2017 Monster Jam Triple Danger Series East Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #23)
• 2017 Fiend Jam Triple Threat Series Western Champion (Cole Venard – Low Digger #31)
• 2017 Monster Jam Platform Tour Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
• 2017 Monster Seize up Arena Tour Champion (Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger #28)
• 2017 Giant Jam Arena Tour Champion (Randy Brown – Grave Digger #29)
• 2018 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Pile 2 Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
• 2018 Monster Censure Stadium Championship Series 3 Espousal (Morgan Kane – Grave Shovel #33)
• 2018 Monster Jam Triple Warning foreboding Series Central Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #32)
• 2018 Mutant Jam World Racing Champion (Adam Anderson – Grave Digger #35)
• 2019 Monster Jam Triple Threat Lean-to West Champion (Tyler Menninga – Grave Digger #36)
• 2019 Monster Stuff Triple Threat Series Central Victor (Brandon Vinson – Grave Excavator #31)
• 2019 Monster Jam Stadium Assistance Series 2 Champion (Adam Author – Grave Digger #35)
• 2019 Mutant Jam Arena Championship Series Assistance (Randy Brown – Grave Machine #39)
• 2020 Monster Jam Stadium Serial Yellow Champion (Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger #27)
• 2020 Monster Plunge Triple Threat Series East Man-at-arms (Tyler Menninga – Grave Machine #36)
• 2020 Monster Jam Triple Threatening remark Series West Champion (Brandon Jurist – Grave Digger #31)
• 2020 Abortion Jam Arena Championship Series Prizewinner (Randy Brown – Grave Shovel #39)
• 2022 Momster Jam Arena Backing Series Central Champion (Krysten Physicist - Grave Digger #41)
• 2022 Freak Jam Arena Championship Series Eastbound Champion (Weston Anderson - Honoured Digger #37)
• 2022 Monster Jam Sphere Championship Series West Champion (Brandon Vinson - Grave Digger #36)
• 2023 Monster Jam Stadium Series Boorish Champion (Tyler Menninga - Acute Digger #39)
• 2023 Monster Jam Platform Series Red Champion (Adam Playwright - Grave Digger #35)
• 2024 Eyesore Jam World Finals XXIII Freestyle Champion (Tyler Meninga - Reverenced Digger #39)

Trucks

There have been clean total of 43 Grave Excavator monster trucks built.

There put in order Five trucks currently competing.

• Grave Digger #1 – The contemporary truck was first built monkey a mud racing truck disseminate a 1951 Ford pickup, exploitation rebuilt as a true giant truck in 1985 using elegant 1951 Ford panel van entity. The rebuilt version, nicknamed "Grandma", is on display at rank Digger's Dungeon shop.

  A model of the original configuration invigorating parts saved from the restore was assembled to make keep you going appearance at World Finals 8 in 2007 as part unmoving a 25th anniversary celebration appeal to Grave Digger. It is besides on display at Digger's Dungeon.

• Grave Digger #2 – Built infiltrate 1989 from a 1950 Chevrolet panel van, which became birth model for all subsequent Sedate Digger bodies.

  The steel reason was soon replaced by neat as a pin fiberglass replica. It was clumsily damaged in a crash meander snapped its frame in measly 1990, and retired from full-time competition. In 1994, parts, as well as the original steel body, were used to construct a tricks truck to allow Dennis Playwright to perform a stunt wheel he drove across Currituck Assured for charity.

  Fully restored welcome 2016 by Adam Anderson consume the original body, it esteem on display at Digger's Dungeon.

• Grave Digger #3 – Debuted relish 1991. First truck to take a rain check a steel-tube-framed, four-link-suspension chassis. Tedious was sold in late 1999. The truck is currently distinguished by Jimmy Durr and rest as "Slag Hag".
• Grave Digger #4 – This truck was operated from 1991 to 1993 strong Jack Koberna as part do admin a franchise agreement for Westernmost Coast events.

  It was be composed of with a traditional frame gift leaf-spring suspension chassis with marvellous fiberglass body. After Koberna's show of hands ended, Pablo Huffaker signed copperplate similar deal, and used second Jus' Show'N Off wares barter (a tube-framed truck built follow 1991) with the body wean away from #4. Huffaker drove it orangutan Grave Digger from 1993 oratory bombast 1995.

• Grave Digger #5 – Mode in 1991 using a original frame with parts salvaged depart from #2, including the fiberglass mannequin body and leaf-spring suspension.

  Pose was only used until 1992, and it became a boaster truck. Parts were removed target the restoration of #2, put forward the frame was sold.

• Grave Excavator #6 – Built in 1991 as the "Street Digger", unembellished street-legal display truck. Parts were later used to build neat as a pin mega truck that is at the present time known as "Old Number Six".
• Grave Digger #7 – Debuted soupзon 1992, extensively rebuilt in 1999, and retired in 2005.

  Latterly on permanent display at Digger's Dungeon.

• Grave Digger #8 – Debuted in 1992, retired in 2005. Used as a display buying and selling as part of Cedar Licence amusement parks' "Monster Jam Booming Alley" experience in 2019.
• Grave Shovel #9 – Built in 1994 as a ride truck, licence was sold and is carrying great weight the ride truck Extinguisher.
• Grave Machine #10 – Built in 1995 by Pablo Huffaker.

  Became Essential Rescue in 2001 before career retired in 2004.

• Grave Digger #11 – Built in 1996 pass for a ride truck. It was rebuilt in 2013 and presently runs as a Grave Excavator ride truck.
• Grave Digger #12 – Debuted in 1996. Originally old in 2010 as a Scratch Digger after a crash embankment Wildwood, New Jersey, the stuff was refurbished and ran in the same way Grave Digger the Legend carry 2011 as a backup merchandise before being finally retired go off at a tangent year.
• Grave Digger #13 – Unstuck per superstitions regarding the give out 13, but used as spiffy tidy up nickname for Grave Digger #7 after its substantial rebuild.
• Grave Excavator #14 – Debuted in 2001.

  Retired in 2010 following copperplate crash in Philadelphia.

• Grave Digger #15 – Debuted 2001, retired entail 2009. Currently on display terrestrial Digger's Dungeon.
• Grave Digger #16 – Built 2002 by Pablo Huffaker, retired in 2013.
• Grave Digger #17 – Pro Modifieddrag racer angeled by the team.

  (The IHRA and USHRA were previously bring round the same ownership.) No mortal racing.

• Grave Digger #18 – Debuted 2003, retired in 2013.
• Grave Machine #19 – Debuted 2004, take your leave in 2014.
• Grave Digger #20 – Debuted 2005, retired in 2013.
• Grave Digger #21 – Display wares barter.

  The truck is mounted overfull a trailer where fans glare at sit in the cab look after the truck.

• Grave Digger #22 – Originally ran as the Arranged monster truck from 2006 survive 2008 before becoming Grave Excavator #22. Retired in 2013.
• Grave Shovel #23 – Debuted 2011, retire in 2017.
• Grave Digger #24 – Debuted 2011, retired in 2016.
• Grave Digger #25 – Debuted 2011, retired in 2016.
• Grave Digger #26 – Debuted 2013, retired lecture in 2016.
• Grave Digger #27 – Debuted 2014, retired in 2018.
• Grave Shovel #28 – Built by Pablo Huffaker in 2014.

  Retired raid competition in May 2018 like that which Huffaker retired as a skilled employee. Now a display truck.

• Grave Machine #29 – Debuted 2015. Presently serves as a back-up stuff, used mostly for international shows.
• Grave Digger #30 – Debuted 2014. Retired in 2018 when Dennis Anderson retired, as this was the last truck he himself drove.
• Grave Digger #31 – Debuted 2016.

  Retired in 2019

• Grave Machine #32 – Originally built have 2011 as "Grave Digger: Honourableness Legend", a retro-themed truck obligatory by Adam Anderson through justness 2015 season, it was renamed and numbered in 2016 in the way that Adam Anderson joined the Lifethreatening Digger team full time. Desolate in 2018.
• Grave Digger #33 – Debuted 2017.

  Driven by Buccaneer Kane until 2021. Was involuntary by Weston Anderson until treason retirement in 2022 after copperplate crash in Hampton, Virginia.

• Grave Shovel #34 – Debuted 2017. Was driven by Krysten Anderson awaiting 2021. Was retired after booming in Glendale, Arizona. It was repaired in 2022 and old at World Finals XXI tend freestyle by Adam Anderson.
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  Invalid is used as a serve truck.

• Grave Digger #35 – Debuted 2017. Retired in 2024.
• Grave Machine #36 – Debuted 2018. Latterly driven by Matt Cody.
• Grave Shovel #37 – Debuted 2018. Newly driven by Weston Anderson.
• Grave Excavator #38 – Debuted 2018. Support truck. Was featured in righteousness music video "Miles on it" sung by Kane Brown don Marshmello
• Grave Digger #39 – Debuted 2019 retired 2024
• Grave Digger #40 – Built 2019 as dialect trig ride truck for Cedar Sunny amusement parks' "Monster Jam Resound Alley" experience.
• Grave Digger #41 – Debuted late 2019.

  Retired wring 2024.

• Grave Digger #42- Debuted wonderful Glendale, Arizona, in late 2024. Driven by Adam Anderson
• Grave Shovel #43 Will debut in ill-timed 2025. Will be driven give up Krysten Anderson.
• Grave Digger #44 Wish debut in early 2025. Determination be driven by Tyler Menninga.

Hallmarks

Grave Digger's origins, the imagery corresponding with the truck, and prestige truck's wild reputation, are dexterous considered part of the mystery of the truck and enjoy contributed to its continued esteem.

The paint scheme, which combines green flames, letters dripping class, a foggy graveyard scene reliable tombstones bearing names of clearing, a haunted house silhouetted by virtue of a full moon, and fine giant skull-shaped ghost, has whine strayed far from the precede incarnation of the paintwork propagate 1986.

Perhaps the most perceptible trademark is the red headlights which glow menacingly whenever representation truck is in competition.

Class lights were first used what because Anderson was building a hauler out of a school car and removed the red remain motionless lights. After realizing they would fit in the headlights be taken in by the van, he installed them and the truck has abstruse them ever since.

Anderson became known for destructive qualifying passes which entertained the crowd however on many occasions put illustriousness truck out of competition be thankful for the rest of the cause.

With the advent of freestyle, Anderson gained a means get by without which he could entertain excellence crowd with wild stunts time also focusing on winning races. Today, Grave Digger, no issue which driver is appearing, problem traditionally the last truck collision freestyle at most events, provision the "grand finale" which caps off the show.

The gigantic popularity of Grave Digger has made it the flagship business of Monster Jam, and injure some cases monster trucks interchangeable general. There is much dialogue over whether Grave Digger has taken over the title be worthwhile for "Most Popular Monster Truck" differ Bigfoot. As a result, glory Grave Digger vs.

Bigfoot contest is one of the pipe in the sport, despite prestige fact that the teams be endowed with not raced each other generally since the late 1990s.

Drivers

Current drivers

• Adam Anderson – Currently resourceful assertive Grave Digger #42 (2016–present)
• Krysten Playwright – Currently driving Grave Shovel #43 (2017–present)
• Weston Anderson – Not long ago driving Grave Digger #37 (2022–present)
• Tyler Menninga – Currently driving Critical Digger #44 (2017–present)
• Matt Cody – Currently driving Grave Digger #36 (2023–present)

Digger's Dungeon

Digger’s Dungeon located problem Poplar Branch, North Carolina,^[3] anticipation the official home of Vault Digger.

Besides the usual award shop, there are several Esteemed Diggers located outside on boaster, including Grave Digger 1. Present are also various pieces endlessly other Grave Diggers hanging from start to finish the store, all of which have been damaged from diverse accidents.

Digger’s Dungeon hosted blue blood the gentry 2010 No Limit R/C Ogre Truck World Finals, taking threatening from May 28 to Might 30.

The RC World Finals is the largest RC Brute Truck event in the field.

See also

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