Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels debuted at World Finals 3 in 2002 with driver Eldon DePew, although the truck wouldn't begin to compete on the Monster Jam circuit until 2004 with driver Phil Foster (however, it did several display appearances in 2003). Hot Wheels had 7 World Finals appearances, and the truck has ran on two different chassis, one being a Team Meents chassis and the other being Frank Krmel's chassis. The truck sponsored the toy car making company of the same name. The truck was retired in 2007. In 2012, a new Hot Wheels truck debuted with the name Team Hot Wheels.

History

 * 2002- Elden DePew debuted Hot Wheels at the 2002 World Finals.


 * The truck would make several display appearances in 2003.
 * 2004- Phil Foster would tour Hot Wheels with his boss, Tom Meents. Neil Elliott would drive Hot Wheels at World Finals 5.


 * 2005- Rob Knell and Kevin Lewis would drive Hot Wheels, touring with new Maximum Destruction driver Phil Foster. Foster would drive Hot Wheels at World Finals 6. A second Hot Wheels debuts with a Ford F-150 body.


 * 2006- Rob Knell would tour one Hot Wheels with Neil Elliott and Elliott would eventually drive Hot Wheels at World Finals 7. The second Hot Wheels would tour with Charlie Pauken and his Grave Digger.


 * 2007- Chuck Werner would begin to drive the Team Meents chassis Hot Wheels, while the second Hot Wheels got a new driver, Frank Krmel. Neil Elliott would compete at World Finals 8 with Hot Wheels, but he wouldn't freestyle due to a racing wreck. In 2008, Hot Wheels was replaced by Bulldozer, which Werner would drive. Frank Krmel would go on to drive the new truck Donkey Kong.

Trivia

 * The Team Meents Hot Wheels body has also been used for sponsoring The Bob and Tom Show truck.