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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Museum focusing on monster truck competition history}}<br />
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The '''International Monster Truck Hall of Fame''', based in [[Auburn, Indiana]], is a shrine to the best drivers in history of [[monster truck]] competition. The hall is part of the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum.<br />
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The hall also displays monster trucks from the earliest days of competition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://monstermuseum.org/hall-of-fame/ |title=The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame |website=monstermuseum.org |access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref><br />
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== First class (2011) ==<br />
These were drivers recognized as the "originals" of the sport<br />
* Bob Chandler – [[Bigfoot (truck)|Bigfoot]]<br />
* Jeff Dane – King Kong<br />
* Dan Degrasso – Beast<br />
* Jack Willman – Taurus<br />
* Everett Jasmer – [[USA-1 (monster truck)|USA-1]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/328308-everett-jasmer-and-usa-1--first-monster-truck-champion |title=Everett Jasmer and USA-1: First Monster Truck Champion |last=Parks |first=Dustin |newspaper=Bleacher Report |access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref><br />
* Fred Shafer – [[Bear Foot]]<br />
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== Second class (2012) ==<br />
* Jim Kramer – [[Bigfoot (truck)|Bigfoot]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bigfoot4x4.com/blog/jim-kramer/ |title=Jim Kramer " Bigfoot 4×4, Inc. – Monster Truck Racing Team |website=bigfoot4x4.com |access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref><br />
* Mike Welch – Mike Welch Motorsports<br />
* George Carpenter – Promoter, Safety Director, and Tech Official<br />
* [[Dennis Anderson]] – [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]]<br />
* Pablo Huffaker – Jus Showin Off, [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]]<br />
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== Third class (2013) ==<br />
* [[Gary Porter (driver)|Gary Porter]] – [[Carolina Crusher]], [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]], Spider-Man<br />
* Allen Pezo – [[Predator (truck)|Predator]] racing<br />
* Dan Patrick – Patrick Enterprises, Samson<br />
* Scott Stephens – King Krunch, Coors Brewer, Auto Value<br />
* Army Armstrong – TV/Live Event Personality/Motorsports Radio<br />
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== Fourth class (2014) ==<br />
* Michael Vaters – [[Black Stallion (truck)|Black Stallion]], Vaters Motorsports<br />
* Kirk Dabney – Blue Thunder, Nitemare, Extreme Overkill, Monster Patrol<br />
* Jon Breen – Mad Dog<br />
* Diehl Wilson – Virginia Giant<br />
* Andy Brass – [[Bigfoot (truck)|Bigfoot]]<br />
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== Fifth class (2015) ==<br />
* Billy Joe Miles – President at [[TNT Motorsports]]<br />
* David Morris – Equalizer<br />
* Gene Patterson – Stomper Bully, [[Bigfoot (truck)|Bigfoot]], [[Snake Bite (truck)|Snake Bite]] (As Colt Cobra until 1995)<br />
* Alan Tura – Goliath, G-Force<br />
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== Sixth class (2016) ==<br />
* Bob George – Founder of [[USHRA]]/SRO (PACE, now [[Feld Entertainment|FELD]])<br />
* Charlie Pauken – Excaliber, [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]], [[Monster Mutt]]<br />
* Jerry Richmond – Terminator, Weapon 1, Lethal Weapon, Overkill<br />
* Terry Woodcock – Unnamed and Untamed, Cyclops, Generation X<br />
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== Seventh class (2017) ==<br />
* Gary Cook – Creator of Equalizer<br />
* Jeff Bainter – Driver of Captain USA, High Voltage/Hot Stuff Jeeps<br />
* Mike Galloway – Retired Television/Live Event Personality<br />
* Seth Doulton – Owner of Golden State Promotions<br />
* Jim Reis – Retired driver at Golden State Promotions<br />
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== Eighth class (2018) ==<br />
* Gary Bauer – Driver of Lon-Ranger, Nitemare, Screamin Demon<br />
* Marty Garza – Founder of Overkill Monster Truck racing<br />
* Jack Koberna – Driver of Grave Digger 4, Savage Beast, [[Cyborg (truck)|Cyborg]], and Tuff-E-Nuff<br />
* Mike Nickell – Retired Driver of Excaliber<br />
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== Ninth class (2019) ==<br />
*Dan Runte – Driver of Bigfoot, Sometimes drove [[Snake Bite (truck)|Snake Bite]] under the name "Rick Rattler"<br />
*Aaron Polburn – Founder of Thunder Nationals/Monster Nationals<br />
*Cliff Starbird – Monster Vette, Wild Stang, Frankenstein<br />
*Jesse Birgy – Driver of Playn For Keeps (Deceased)<br />
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==Tenth Class (2020)==<br />
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*Dave Marquart- Excaliber (Deceased)<br />
*Scott Hess- Bear Foot Sport, Hercules (Retired)<br />
*Kevin Dabney- Alien, Chi Town Hustler (Retired)<br />
*Mark Bendler- Kodiak, Shockwave (retired)<br />
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==Eleventh Class (2021)==<br />
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*Tim Hall (Executioner, Rammunition, Iceman, Big Boss, Heavy Metal, crew chief at Hall Brothers Racing)<br />
*Mark Hall (Executioner, Raminator, Big Boss, Heavy Metal, Bulldozer, Smoke Craft)<br />
*Bobby Holman (Holman’s BEAST, Lucas Oil Stablizer, Craniac, Bear Foot)<br />
*John Moore (No Problem!)<br />
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==Twelfth Class (2022)==<br />
*Steve Hess (Nitemare)<br />
*Don Maples (Samson)<br />
*Charlie Mancuso (USHRA)<br />
*Steve Combs (Knight Stalker)<br />
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[[Category:Automobile museums in Indiana]]<br />
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