She's the sibling of Adam and Ryan Anderson, both of whom are Monster Jam World Champions, along with their dad. All I can say is I love you Daytona.. For the third consecutive week and the fourth time overall, the top three in points stood on the podium together. Products featured on Fanbuzz are independently selected by our editors. A lap later, Sexton bobbled exiting a turn and the two made contact again. Hey Krysten, if you ever want to hang out just let me know, okay? But the truck driver possessed an innate sense for business. Only Cory Rummell in a truck named Rage was better the second night with his 9.551. The original Grave Digger remains driven, but he misses driving the truck. I hit it nice and square and then I came up in the air and the truck just kept climbing and climbing and climbing. Female Monster Jam drivers Krysten Anderson and Linsey Read spoke with HotCars.com about competition, fans, and family before the 2021 season begins. I didnt even know if I had it in me. If you ask me to do 15 backflips in a row, I can do 15 backflips in a row, she says. Andersons willingness to create carnage on the floor elevated Grave Digger from monster truck to marketing and merchandising. Im an Anderson everyone looks at me the same way they look at Adam, Ryan and my dad.. She is the daughter of Dennis Anderson and the sister of Adam, Ryan, and Weston Anderson. Anderson spun yarns about his early days at a Tampa sports bar last month, but the conversation just as easily could have taken place around a campfire or on a front porch adorned with rocking chairs. Krysten hasnt ruled out going to college someday, but for now driving Grave Digger is where she wants to be. Each driver has a custom-fitted, fire-resistant suit to match their truck, complete with helmet, gloves and shoes. ", "When I pull out on the tracks," she says, "I have no idea what's going to happen. I guess when the family business is a mega-successful and mega-cool monster truck its hard to not follow suit. The next night, she finished second in the Freestyle Competition. "If Dawn and my dad were racing, I had to say, 'Sorry, Dawn! Clearly, Krysten has done enough to make her pops proud and then some. She loves spending time with her family. She has said that she could eat seafood every dayand she makes a mean tuna steak. We didnt get around the first turn too bad, but I just saw an opportunity in the sand section, Lawrence said. Krysten Anderson Aims to Make History During Grave Digger Anniversary Monster Jam a family tradition for Grave Digger driver Krysten Anderson Its hard talking someone into to giving you a race when youve never been on a 450 before especially here at Daytona, Hampshire told NBC Sports Will Christien. I get that question a lot. So, I was rushing through a love relationship with them, buying them go-karts, buying them stuff. Ansties runner-up finish elevated him to second in the points, 14 behind Lawrence. Other. Adam has won five Monster Jam World Championships. Hes just so damn good here its tough. Last year Tomac passed Webb late in the 2022 Daytona Supercross race and denied him the win, so the early lead was incredibly important. "I try to keep my mind clear," she says. "But this year, I was making fast times and every time I made a pass, I was shaving time off.". After five years in the arena series, Anderson made the transition to stadium behind the wheel of Grave Digger, the truck made famous by her father Dennis Anderson, on January 30, 2021. My dad retired as a World Champion, hes an amazing driver. I was screaming louder than their fans were and they were probably looking at me like, You gotta be kidding me? That led to Anderson winning a Future Farmers of America state competition for troubleshooting engines. For the latest in womens sports news and features all year round: Bookmark the On Her Turf blog: www.nbcsports.com/on-her-turf, Follow On Her Turf on Twitter and Instagram, DAYTONA BEACH, Florida The week began with a question of whether Eli Tomac is untouchable in Daytona Supercross races and it was answered emphatically: He is.Eli Tomac now has seven Daytona Supercross trophies. [5], In 2013 Time named Anderson one of the 30 People Under 30 who are changing the world. One of Anderson's pre-show rituals is taking some time to herself in her trailer. My brothers have gotten all their world championships there. Its really hard to explain when that adrenaline hits your head. "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. Once the truck had peaked at its highest point and the truck had hadnt started coming down yet, I was like, Oh my God, how high in the air am I right now?, Once it finally started falling and coming back down to earth, I was like, I am still falling right now. [10] They have a daughter named Eliana Christine Anderson, born in June, 2022. Im a pretty talented artist, she admits. Well send you major developments in the local, state and national sports world as they happen. Diggers Diner is located next to Diggers Dungeon in Poplar, North Carolina. Theyre all world champions. My brother Adam had a ride where, for $5, you could get on the back of a monster truck.". Krysten Anderson: Grave Digger's Daughter and First Lady So busy. It was rough for me. ", The first official women's cycling team in Afghanistan. 10 Best Monster Jam Moments InvolvesGrave Digger Monster Truck, Monster Mutt, and El Toro Loco. They had never, ever had a female drive Grave Digger before and they thought who better than Dennis only daughter Krysten. To this day, we still love to go out and watch races.. Alright fine, I have another race tomorrow and Im going to do even better, and I usually do.. EXCLUSIVE: How Monster Jam's Krysten Anderson And Linsey Read - HotCars All the way from the start, me and Cooper [Webb] just locked up into two the whole time, Tomac said from the top spot of the podium as the stands emptied and fans rushed the stage. I love the city of Nashville. Brothers Adam Anderson and Ryan Anderson spent the 2000s and 2010s raking up Freestyle and Racing World Championships. Best Bets: Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, Boyz II . Krysten is now 23 and has been driving the Grave Digger monster truck for four years. Krysten Anderson was born into monster truck driving. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Jason Anderson rounded out the top five for the third straight time and has not finished worse than seventh. Follow @hoop4you. Im not nearly as flawless or as smooth as my brothers or some of the other senior, veteran drivers who know what theyre doing a little better than I do, but that trick was a thorn in my side for an entire year. It was rough for me being an 18 or 19-year-old girl on the road by myself, racing my dads truck and I had all this pressure on me. They are a very difficult vehicle to control and maneuver and especially do some of the things that we do with them, Anderson says. They were always some of the top competitors. It was a great fight. "I can sing almost every Hank Williams Jr. song front to back," she says. Her family had a lot of history on that track; she'd seen her dad and brothers competing in that field for nearly two decades. Monster Jam interview with Krysten Anderson and Cynthia Gauthier And with that, the most famous ride in the sport has its first full-time, female driver. #NBCSports #NASCAR #NASCARAmer. Even after partnering with a promoter and growing the hobby into a fleet of trucks, he worried about where he might be in five or 10 years, fearing he would end up broke and selling everything for parts. Its definitely a family affair. Krysten has many young girl fans that look up to and admire her. Krysten Anderson carries on family's Grave Digger legacy in Monster Jam Theres pressure from your own team, the fans and typically, the athletes themselves are their own biggest critics. Its a family tradition for us and it is something that consumes our entire lives nothing but Grave Digger, monster trucks and Monster Jam. "I'm an Anderson -- everyone looks at me the same way they look at Adam, Ryan and my dad. "I don't really get a lot of backlash from anyone," she says. 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.. Not too surprising because as we learned previously, Krysten certainly loves her country music. 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 love good country music, but the arena itself has really nice dirt in it and its a very large venue. Their truck is this futuristic-looking truck. I can draw pretty well. I was out making everybody else's kids happy. I couldnt care less about anything else.. The first two trucks had already rolled, so Anderson was focused on just not rolling at that point, which stops the time and disqualifies the driver. Theres no female, theres no male. No more nerves, no more butterflies. I remember being in the bottom of the rig playing with my monster trucks. I told the guys we were going to get a holeshot no matter what. "I realized that my life was different from other little girls around the fourth grade," she says. Andersons dont settle for a second when they can achieve first. Krysten wants to add her name to that list of Monster Jam World Champions as well. But for right now, I couldnt think of another career in the world that would give a young person at the time 18 and 19 years old the opportunity to travel the world and see the world and drive a professional Monster Jam truck. Max Anstie: You cant skip steps I wanted to go and learn how to do it digitally, but I still wanted to be involved with my dads family business and what weve always done. How quickly I learn and pick up on things. My dad has created such a legacy and such an awesome career. My dad said, Youre spoiling them. I said, Dad, everything I buy them has got a motor on it. She has talked often about how grateful she is for her parents and how well they raised her. We have two women sitting in world championship chairs right now and that hasnt happened in over 20 years. We have no choice but to learn on the fly and learn these tricks, because if youre not honing these skills in and learning these tricks and doing this or that, then you dont have a dog in the fight, she says. I think he hit neutral at the finish line on the triple and after that you had to be on your lines. World Finals can be intimidating for younger drivers such as Anderson, who might have been driving in smaller courses. That same emotion will grip Dennis Anderson, 58, Friday and Saturday when he watches three of his four children 21-year-old Krysten, 29-year-old Ryan and 33-year-old Adam compete in the Monster Jam World Finals at Orlandos Camping World Stadium. 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. I was consistently getting beat by a second there, but when the lights come on here the track comes to me and I really find my flow again., With this win @EliTomac passes @RickyCarmichael for 3rd on the All-Time wins list , Monster Energy 450 Main Event LIVE fueled by @Amazon#SupercrossLIVE #SuperMotocross pic.twitter.com/MIpwPsU24R, Supercross LIVE! Log in and Edit. Authored by Larry Jewett on July 31, 2018. She often gets recognized by fans when shes working at the dinertalk about a Monster Jam fans dream. But for some reason, I dont know why, the two-wheel skills competition has always been my kryptonite. Originally from Currituck, North Carolina, Krysten became an official driver back in 2017, which is around the same time as Dennis's accident. Performance & security by Cloudflare. My dads 35th anniversary of driving Grave Digger was going to be coming up in the next year and they had a seat that was opening up in Grave Digger, she says. I have those butterflies all the way up my throat and down to the tips of my toes. She was set to defend her record this spring at the World Finals in Orlando, Florida, but mechanical problems forced her out of the competition, opening the door for her brother Ryan, who set a new. The Players' Tribune interviews provide unique insights that only the athletes themselves can offer, getting fans closer than ever to the sports they love. When complete, the truck weighs 12,000 pounds. From just a few months old until I was about five years old, I would travel on the road with my dad in the tractor trailer. Ive grown in leaps and bounds over the span of four years.. [Times Files]. You can witness Super Bowls, attend the World Series or root for your favorite college every fall Saturday, but nothing quite compares to watching one of your children compete at a high level in sports. Your IP: Chase Sexton finished third, losing just a little ground in the standings. I [worry] about doing badly -- that is my biggest fear every time in the truck. Her story is one of legacy: Anderson's father, Dennis, is the creator and original driver of Grave Digger -- one of the most iconic monster trucks in the world. James Stewarts 50 wins is next on the horizon and no one doubts that will happen in the next few rounds. I'm not thinking about what could happen when I get out there because you never know what could go down while out on the track. According to Monster Jam, more than 3,000 cars are crushed at Monster Jam events every year. 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! Shes the sibling of Adam and Ryan Anderson, both of whom are Monster Jam World Champions, along with their dad. Its easy to understand why her fans love her and why her fellow drivers enjoy being around her as well. Tomac grabbed the holeshot by inches, but Webb took the early lead, but he could not shake the points leader. And, she was also the first female driver for the Grave Digger team. He apparently missed the limelight of standing on the podium because he outlasted most of the field to finish second and keep his top-five streak alive. And, like I mentioned earlier many people are looking to her as a new beginning for Monster Jam, not just with more female drivers but more female fans as well. Ultimately, the drivers want the competition to be just as enjoyable for them as it is for the spectators. on April 23-24 Renita Naraine. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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. However, Krysten Anderson is in a league all her own. If youve ever watched an interview with the Anderson clan their bond is obvious. The front clip is an old Jeep Willys and its black and blue. Meet Krysten Anderson, the first and only female driver of Grave Digger. As eluded to earlier, Krysten had immediate pressure to perform. 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. One of those few other women is Johnna Dunn, a clutch specialist for Jim Dunn Racing. Krysten Anderson the first female to drive the iconic Grave Digger Krysten is the only daughter of monster truck, Monster Jam and Grave Digger legend, Dennis Anderson. She knows she can turn to him with any questions or concerns and that he will offer her great advice. Thats plenty of pressure to perform at a high level. Dating & Relationship status He is currently single. And, she was also the first female driver for the Grave Digger team. With the last name Anderson, people naturally expect the "all or nothing" performances that they normally see from the truck. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. So like I said, Krysten Anderson is not a name that can be overlooked. Her two brothers, Adam and Ryan, have been driving for nearly a decade as well. A: Its really tight between two arenas. in government from Johns Hopkins University in 2009. I would have to say it kind of drove me in that direction to keep going.. Krysten Anderson made history as the first woman to drive the Grave Digger full time. In 2020, she broke the World Record for the highest leap in a Monster Truck at 33 ft, 9.6 in. Monster Jam truck tires are designed differently to satisfy various track conditions and driver preference. The diesel engine and machine shop was founded by shop owner, Cass Choate, after finally becoming fed up with having to rely on others for certain aspects of his work. The roaring-truck spectacle owes much of its popularity to the elder Anderson, who helped build the sport after coming out of his native Kill Devil Hills, N.C., a perfect name for the rural town that gave birth to Grave Digger. I'm in the stands, and I had tears of joy. My dad built Grave Digger in the shop. He called it the moonwalk you balance the truck on its nose and you put it in first or reverse and ride it forward or ride it all the way backwards. July 18th, 2022. 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. 81.7.11.205 Krysten is among some of the tallest women we write about, and this has certainly helped her stand out in the crowds. Thats something that my youngest brother Weston actually does right now. Cooper Webb wins Arlington, closes on Tomac Tampa: Cooper Webb gets first 2023 win RJ Hampshire to debut in 450s She is amazing and we loved chatting with her. Its been a baptism by fire, but Ive done well with the pressure so far, Anderson said. My brothers are World Champions. Im still trying to perfect it. Worcester, MA - Feb. 15-17 - DCU Center. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'monstertruckguide_com-box-4','ezslot_8',110,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-monstertruckguide_com-box-4-0');Outlaw Country music is a subgenre of country music. She served as an issue-advocacy adviser to the YG Network in support of its efforts to develop conservative women activists. Advertisement. Its like your family being involved in commercial fishing or something your whole life. Photo courtesy of Feld Entertainment. Your granddad was one, your dad was one, youre going to be one.. It has competed on every tour of the Triple Threat series ( Central 2017, West 2018, East 2019) and in the Showdown competition at World Finals 18, 19, and 20. Shes been quoted saying her dad is her role model and she makes frequent Instagram posts about how much she loves and appreciates her mom. In 2021, she made her Stadium Tour debut at Houston on January 30. I got around Tom [Vialle] in the whoops and if got a little sketchy at the midpoint with a light sprinkle. The kinds of stunts performed will truly blow your mind. [7][8] After earning her graduate degree in 2009, she published excerpts from her thesis as articles on Pollster.com and conservative blog The Next Right. Tomac came into a bowl turn hot, but Webb would have nothing of it. Fittingly, he tied the King Richard Petty for the seven wins in his sports iconic race. 2017 - Grave Digger (DDS) (Grandma Grave Digger 35th anniversary encore), 2022 - Grave Digger (main + high jump) (Grave Digger 25th Anniversary for the 40th Anniversary encore). Monster Truck Driver Krysten Anderson Follows in Her - FanBuzz Dennis Anderson once a tough guy behind the wheel of a truck, once a wild man running over cars got emotional the first time he watched his daughter compete in a monster truck event. 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. Growing up Krysten and her mom would often sing the song Mama Tried by Merle Haggard. Adam Anderson, Krysten Anderson and Ryan Anderson carry on the Monster Jam legacy created by their father, the original Grave Digger Dennis Anderson. Krysten Anderson has one of the most recognizable last names in Monster Jam history. But almost every parent understands the emotion that overcame Anderson. The daughter of Dennis Anderson, she grew up around the Grave Digger truck -- one of the most iconic in all of monster truck racing. Its just something that me, my dad and my brothers all had common ground on, she says. He put his elbows wide and kept the lead. This series involves driving a monster truck, a speedster, and an ATV. She has 3 brothers. 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 . [7], During the 2012 elections, she was a communications adviser to Crossroads Generation, a Republican organization focused on the youth vote. ", "Seeing all those people decked out in head-to-toe Grave Digger gear, chanting, 'Digger! Hes gotten all of his world championships there. Safety is a big priority and Anderson says she never feels at risk when on the track. In 2010, her findings were mentioned by Democratic political strategist and commentator James Carville, leading to appearances on television news shows as a guest commentator and political pundit. So when asked about her favorite songs, Anderson says Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" sticks out to her the most. "I didn't want to look back, I didn't want it to be a big 'what if,'" she says. The Players' Tribune, which publishes first-person stories from top athletes, is featuring Monster Jam driver Krysten Anderson. Krysten is the only daughter of Dennis Anderson. Its just eyes on the prize. Krysten Anderson is Monster Jam's only female Grave Digger driver After getting dumped by Lawrence, Thrasher was working his way back through the field and running 10th when he crashed a second time. My brothers and my dad, as long as their careers have been, theyre always telling me that theyre impressed with me, Anderson said. If youve never been to a Monster Jam event or seen highlights, drivers today break the laws of physics at every show. Monster truck driver Krysten Anderson's 'outlaw country' playlist Video: Monster Jam driver Krysten Anderson on competing with family [7] In 2014, she made the National Journal's annual Women of Washington list of the 25 most influential Washington women under 35.
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