The International Monster Truck Hall of Fame, based in

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, is a shrine to the best drivers in history of

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competition. The hall is part of the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum. The hall also displays monster trucks from the earliest days of competition.

First class (2011)

These were drivers recognized as the "originals" of the sport * Bob Chandler –

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* Jeff Dane – King Kong * Dan Degrasso – Beast * Jack Willman – Taurus * Everett Jasmer – USA-1 * Fred Shafer –

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Second class (2012)

* Jim Kramer –

* Mike Welch – Mike Welch Motorsports * George Carpenter – Promoter, Safety Director, and Tech Official *

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–

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* Pablo Huffaker – Jus Showin Off,

Third class (2013)

* Gary Porter –

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, Spider-Man * Allen Pezo –

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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 –

Fifth class (2015)

* Billy Joe Miles – President at

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* David Morris – Equalizer * Gene Patterson – Stomper Bully,

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(As Colt Cobra until 1995) * Alan Tura – Goliath, G-Force

Sixth class (2016)

* Bob George – Founder of

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/SRO (PACE, now FELD) * Charlie Pauken – Excaliber,

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* 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,

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, and Tuff-E-Nuff * Mike Nickell – Retired Driver of Excaliber

Ninth class (2019)

*Dan Runte – Driver of Bigfoot, Sometimes drove

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

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