In a level of talent that almost matches her driving skill, she can sing almost every Hank Williams Jr. song from memory. Tomac looked beatable at the start of the day. More info/Tickets: www.monsterjam.com James Stewarts 50 wins is next on the horizon and no one doubts that will happen in the next few rounds. Carrying on a family tradition 23| Driver of Grave Digger | Daughter of Dennis Anderson Instagram: @krysten.anderson #mamatried #teamdigger That was an incredible phenomenon to happen this past year at our world finals in 2019. Krysten auditioned with Monster Jam and tested the truck out, which was the first time shed ever driven a monster truck since you had to be 18 to drive the trucks. I wonder if she signs a lot of autographs while shes serving? Theres no female, theres no male. Krysten proves to be a very positive role model for women out there, especially the little girls. "I was paying attention more to where Tony was and not where I was, and I hit a crushed car and spun out. In four seasons shes advanced to the sports biggest stage where she gets to face off against the most qualified drivers and prove why shes the right Anderson to inherit the Grave Digger seat. The need for new parts trumped the need for a new roof. Im also out here representing all of the girls.. When complete, the truck weighs 12,000 pounds. The daughter of Dennis Anderson, she grew up around the Grave Digger truck -- one of the most iconic in all of monster truck racing. She's a talented artist, can serve up a mean plate of pancakes and, most notably, can handle the 12,000-pound Grave Digger monster truck with ease. I had a very rough first year, Im not going to lie, Anderson says. Monster truck driver Krysten Anderson is following in the footsteps of her father, David Anderson, the original driver and creator of Grave Digger. Krysten has many young girl fans that look up to and admire her. Your granddad was one, your dad was one, youre going to be one.. The shop is very heavily focused on Honda cylinder heads and engine work to the tune of 300+ engines and 1,000 cylinder heads annually! Im only 23, so if you think about my dads career being 35 years, hes been Grave Digger my entire life. Adam drives another one of the Grave Diggers and Ryan drives Son-uva Digger. Mattie Graves competes in the Outlaw Diesel Super Series (ODSS) dragster class, and is the only female doing so in a class that already has very few competitors in general. #NBCSports #NASCAR #NASCARAmer. "My mom and I used to sing it together all the time when I was younger," she recalls. Thats where you pick a passion up for it. It was a lot of fun and I think its pretty cool to see my artwork on the side of a truck and see it racing and doing really well and winning races. Another passion that my family has is when were not racing monster trucks we are really into the mud racing or the mega truck racing. I think thats awesome because its all an equal playing field. Ultimately, the drivers want the competition to be just as enjoyable for them as it is for the spectators. If I didnt do so well or something, they had no problem telling me the truth about how I did and the truth hurts sometimes. And her younger brother, Westin, is hoping to pursue a career with Monster Jam once hes old enough. She has all the skills and the competitive drive necessary to make it in the world of Monster Jam. I hit it nice and square and then I came up in the air and the truck just kept climbing and climbing and climbing. Krystens pre-show ritual involves calling her dad. He began the race among the top five and faded a little in the Main event, but no one can take away his first heat win in his first ever start on the bigger bike. She's obviously been surrounded by the Grave Digger brand since she was a child, but now aims at defining her own name. In 2021, she made her Stadium Tour debut at Houston on January 30. A: Not with Monster Jam. Krysten Anderson is a true triple threat. Yes, someone sleeps with Grave Digger every night. Krysten Anderson is Monster Jam's only female Grave Digger driver Anderson is the only female driver coming to the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ont. Other. While in 4th grade her class took a field trip to her house because there was a huge monster truck shop attached to it. "I remember being a little girl playing in the pit party down in the dirt next to my dad's truck while he was sitting at the table signing autographs for hours," she says. Performance & security by Cloudflare. This post was originally published on April 15, 2020. He finished a distant sixth in 2021, 20 seconds behind winner Cameron McAdoo. Its a family tradition for us and it is something that consumes our entire lives nothing but Grave Digger, monster trucks and Monster Jam. Krysten Anderson (born May 16) is a driver out of Currituck, North Carolina who drives Grave Digger since 2017. She didn't get put into that truck for nothing. She got her drag racing license before she got her regular license, and that tells you everything you need to know about Johnna Dunn. My brothers, they came out swinging both of them are going on 10 and 15 years of having a really awesome career. Todd LeDuc, who drives Mutant Super Soda for Monster Energy and is a veteran Monster Jam participant and world champion, takes some of the newer recruits through Thunder Alley. Im not thinking about what could happen when I get out there because you never know what could go down while out on the track. Krysten has no fear sending that 12,000-pound truck off some jumps to get some serious air time. For the seventh time overall and fifth consecutively, Tomac won the race most riders in the field equates to NASCARs Daytona 500. My dad built Grave Digger in the shop. He put his elbows wide and kept the lead. I didnt want to look back, I didnt want it to be a big what if,' she told ESPN. I think that its great that Monster Jam has created this space for us females to show the guys what we got and that we do belong here and that we are tough competitors.. This is Dad and Dad's got to win. A: Thats hard to pick because they really do have some pretty cool schemes on there. I'm nervous as hell, you know, Dennis Anderson said. 81.7.11.205 Initially, she wanted to work for Monster Jam designing the trucks instead of driving them. Within Monster Jam, were not men and women in the sport, were drivers and were competitors and thats it. 04/25/18. But, after high school, she got a call from Monster Jam asking her if she was interested in attending Monster Jam University. I couldn't even make it down the track correctly," she says. Join Facebook to connect with Krysten Anderson and others you may know. "Like in a regular car, the steering wheel controls the front tires, but Monster Truck drivers use the silver toggle on the left to control and turn the rear tires. Andersons resilience has paid off. I wouldn't be surprised to even see her become a World Finals champion down the road. Her story is one of legacy: Anderson's father, Dennis . My brother Adam had a ride where, for $5, you could get on the back of a monster truck.". If youve ever watched an interview with the Anderson clan their bond is obvious. I would be so stupid not to reap the benefits of this path that my dad had paved for me. Truck Line-up: Grave Digger (Krysten Anderson), Max-D (Blake Granger), Megalodon (Jack Brown), EarthShaker (Tristan England), Zombie (Joe Urie), Monster Mutt Dalmatian (Kristen Hope), El Toro . No more nerves, no more butterflies. Dennis Anderson (center), the original "Grave Digger monster truck driver, poses with his crew and his kids: Ryan Anderson (left), Krysten Anderson and Adam Anderson. How tall and how much weigh Kristen Soltis Anderson? I fell completely in love with it and I put my art portfolio away and I said college would always be there for me and I could always go back, and I might go back one day. I would have to say it kind of drove me in that direction to keep going.. (@SupercrossLIVE) March 5, 2023. Q: Have you done any design work with Monster Jam? in political science in 2005; she obtained her M.A. Hes been doing that for a few years and I actually named and designed my brothers truck, Bog Hog, and named and designed my dads mega truck King Sling. Tomac grabbed the holeshot by inches, but Webb took the early lead, but he could not shake the points leader. In 2020, Krysten broke the World Record for the highest leap in a Monster Truck at 33 feet and 9.6 inches. It is so insane," says Anderson. Thats what I decided to do.. And if family history tells us anything shes going to make it big. Tomac stayed on his back tire until a little mistake with 12 minutes remaining on the clock allowed Tomac to pass. "I realized that my life was different from other little girls around the fourth grade," she says. I was progressing at such a rapid rate, whereas when my dad or my brothers had started, if you rewind 10 or 15 years, the caliber of racing and technical skills and stuff was nothing to where it was when I started. Hes gotten all of his world championships there. Adam has won five Monster Jam World Championships. In his fourth 250 East start, Haiden Deegan scored his first career podium. It drove me insane. Its definitely a family affair. Even though Grave Digger and Max D are supposed to be archenemies and the Max D team is our biggest competitor, they do have a really cool scheme on their truck. Krysten Anderson blonde to the bone and runnin on methanol 1st female to drive Grave Digger. Krysten Anderson has one of the most recognizable last names in Monster Jam history. We recently spoke to Randy about his PERA presidency and what some of the biggest hurdles are facing the engine remanufacturing industry right now. She heads back to her trailer, which hauls Grave Digger around all year, to put on her fire suit, a required part of Monster Jam athletes' outfits since the late '80s. Her original plan was to go to college and study studio art and graphic design. Starting out as a Triple Threat Series athlete, Anderson had to attend 100 hours of Monster Jam University before competing in any events. We will update Adam Anderson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Other. Even though he retired in 2017, Anderson's legacy has been carried on by sons Adam and Ryan, and daughter Krysten, all of whom drive versions of Grave Digger. Pro Mega Truck racing has just started to take off in the last couple of years, but its growing immensely. From there she planned to pursue a career as a graphic designer for the Monster Jam trucks. RJ Hampshire to debut in 450s Standing at 5 feet, 7 inches, just a little taller than the tires on the monster truck she drives and lets fly in stadiums and arenas around the world, she learned the basics of commanding a 12-foot-wide, 12,000-pound vehicle at Monster Jam's training facility in Illinois. I was like, Oh, this is big, this is big, this is big. It just kept climbing. Second to Grave Digger, its probably one of the more aggressive, meaner-looking trucks.