Cole Venard is the current Grave Digger driver. Anderson would go on to showcase his vehicle at more shows and created memorabilia, such as posters and shirts, that he sold to fans.
This monster truck quickly became one of the most decorated Monster Jam trucks in the world. Grave Digger would become so popular that Anderson would hire additional drivers to race more Grave Digger monster trucks across the country.
Deep down, he never believed his kids would enter the sport — Weston, his youngest, may soon join in — because he spent so much time on the road. Now he oversees their efforts, unabashedly admitting to living through their performances. The original Grave Digger remains driven, but he misses driving the truck. He misses the adulation. I can never quit. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out.
Regions Tampa St. Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us. About us. There have been 41 versions of Grave Digger to date actually 40, as Grave Digger 13 was never built. The number of the truck is often displayed on the front of the hood. It houses other various FELD vehicles from time to time. It features a gift shop and museum of various Grave Digger parts, trophies, and merchandise.
The Digger's Diner restaurant sits nearby, with autographed Grave Digger hoods on the interior ceiling. Monster Trucks Wiki Explore. Wiki Content.
Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Grave Digger. View source. But there's always a special place in our hearts for the black and green panel van we've all come to love. Let's take an in-depth look at what makes Grave Digger the most famous monster truck in history.
People tend to throw the term "monster truck" around to describe normal cars with a three or so inch suspension lift and a set of mud tires. But to qualify as a monster truck under official Moster Jam series rules, the truck must run a monstrous 66 by inch tire That's nearly six feet tall and nearly four feet wide. These massive official specification tires cost thousands of dollars a set.
Grave Digger was the first real star of this new format for monster trucks , and the standard is still in use in monster truck racing today. Dennis Anderson never set out to be the next racing star, but it looks like fate had other plans for him. During his time as a farmhand, he modified his Ford pickup with a small-block engine and a set of mud tires from a tractor. This truck became the first in a line of legendary trucks that spans almost four decades.
Anderson has broken bones and hospitalized himself countless times in his long and illustrious career. His long-standing rivalry with Tom Meentz and his truck Maximum Destruction is a marquee rivalry on par with Waltrip vs. Earnhardt Sr or Vettel vs.
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