Truck Bio:
Driver: Dawn Creten
Corpo: 2005 Ford F-150
Motore: 555 CI Blown Alcohol
Cavalli: 1800
Trasmissione: Hughes Performance 2-Speed Powerglide
Pneumatici: BKT
PILOTA
DAWN CRETEN
7 settembre 1973
inizio competizioni in Monster jam
1998
Whether it's crushing school buses with a 10,000 pound Monster Jam®
truck or raising 3 kids, Dawn Creten is the woman for the job. Competing
since 1997, the former Army Medic has numerous event titles and has
qualified more than once for the sport's biggest event, the Monster Jam
World Finals. Originally from North Dakota, Dawn found her now husband
and occupation when Jim Creten and The Bounty Hunter were victorious
during a race at a fair in her home state.
Adapting quickly to life on the race circuit, Dawn learned her way
around the Monster Jam trucks and eventually found herself in the
driver’s seat. As she competed at each event, her skills improved and
Dawn became more comfortable being in control of the 1,400 horsepower
machine. The fans took notice to this fresh face on the Monster Jam
truck circuit, the cheers grew louder, and autograph lines grew longer.
In 2003 the new Ford Expedition Scarlet Bandit driven by Dawn clenched
major event victories in Vancouver and Sacramento. The highlight of the
2003 season was her photo finish with former World Champion, Tom Meents,
at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Besides her stadium win in Phoenix, AZ
during 2004, Dawn achieved some recognition in a new area. She took
home the 2004 'Crash Madness Award' from Monster Jam for her heart
stopping front flip at the season’s first event at Houston's Reliant
Stadium.
By 2005, it was becoming very apparent that in both Racing and
Freestyle, Dawn was a force to be reckoned with any time she tightened
the safety belts. The Scarlet Bandit proved that by capturing her 2nd
consecutive racing victory in Phoenix, AZ. "Bank One Ballpark is always
big event for us in the winter," Dawn recalled. "I love the atmosphere
of the stadium and giving fans and sponsors something the cheer about.”
Fueled by her win in Phoenix, Scarlet Bandit was one of the elite 20
Monster Jam trucks asked to compete at the Monster Jam World Finals® V
in Las Vegas. Dawn attacked the biggest obstacles of the season,
everything from garbage trucks to the huge rock pile, with no fear. The
judges presented Dawn with a 25, landing her 6th in the freestyle
competition.
Following the biggest event of her career, Dawn took some time away
from the sport to expand her family, missing the 2006 season. Always a
morale booster, Dawn kept her presence known, cheering on her husband,
Jim. The 2007 Monster Jam season was more competitive than it had ever
been. New track designs kept the sport moving forward, but Dawn made her
return to the seat to add one in the record books. Stellar shows in
Anaheim, St. Louis, and San Diego landed her a return spot at the
Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas.
Away from the TV cameras and roaring engines, Dawn enjoys spending time at home with her children.
