2Xtreme Racing is a monster truck team out of Tonganoxie, Kansas owned by Jimmy and Dawn Creten. The team is one of the longest running and arguably one of the most popular independent teams in the industry. Many successful drivers in the sport today have also started their careers with 2Xtreme Racing. Since the mid-1990's, the team has created/owned many different monster trucks, but is known for its main 3 identities: Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit and Iron Outlaw. Currently, the team promotes and competes at their own events and have yet to return to Monster Jam, if they ever will.
Since the mid 2000's, almost all 2xtreme trucks have sported a Ford Expedition body, becoming a staple of the team and their most recognizable look. Other famous trucks over the years include Hot Tamale, 2xtreme, Knucklehead, Red Baron, The Dublin Smasher & Modern Outlaw, which was featured in Truck Jam: All Trucked Out! and Jekyll & Hyde.
From 2000-2005, the team would run two different identities for Paul Shafer Motorsports, being Bearfoot and Monster Patrol, the former of which utilized the original Scarlet Bandit chassis. In 2019, Austin Minton would debut The Dublin Smasher. In 2022, the team would debut Brutal. In 2023, the team would debut another truck, being the newest, Shark Bite. In 2024, a new truck, Roari'n Rex debuts & eventually replaces Hot Tamale.
Bounty Hunter[]
In 1995, Jimmy Creten bought the Shark Attack monster truck and renamed it Bounty Hunter. In 1996, Creten would buy Dragon Slayer from Kreg Christensen, turning it into a new Bounty Hunter and sporting its yellow Chevrolet S10 body. In 2000, Creten would debut a brand new PEI chassis for Bounty Hunter featuring a Dodge Dakota body, with the previous chassis becoming Scarlet Bandit. The truck would continue to use the Dakota body, having multiple impressive televised racing performances under both Creten and Jay McPherson, until changing to the Ford Expedition by early 2002. This was also the first year he qualified for the World Finals, having appeared at the previous two but as a backup/display truck. He finished as runner-up to Team Meents in racing. He would also finish runner-up to Wolverine (2003), Grave Digger (2006), Batman (2008) and Maximum Destruction (2011), the most times for any truck at the World Finals. In 2005, he won the World Freestyle Championship via tiebreaker, and in 2019, he finally won the World Racing Championship, as well as his second World Finals title. Other drivers of Bounty Hunter have been Darren Migues, Ben Winslow, Jay McPherson, Austin Minton & others. See Bounty Hunter's page. The current drivers are Jimmy Creten & sometimes Rob Poutre.
Scarlet Bandit[]
Scarlet Bandit started life as 2Xtreme driven by Jimmy's wife, Dawn Creten and was the first PEI of the fleet. The truck toured alongside Bounty Hunter for several years until the team decided to redesign the truck. In 2000, Scarlet Bandit was born as the new ride for Dawn on the former Bounty Hunter chassis with a newer Chevrolet S10 body, frequently driven by Dave Woodcock as well. By 2001, the truck was moved back onto the 2xtreme chassis and Dawn became the full-time driver by the end of the year. By early 2002, like with Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit had switched over to a Ford Expedition body. The truck quickly became a fan favorite after multiple memorable TV appearances, which led to a World Finals invite in 2005. In 2006 however, Scarlet Bandit was put on hiatus due to Dawn taking time off to raise her newest daughter. Dawn and her truck later returned in 2007 with an all new design and chassis. By this point, Scarlet Bandit was being used as the testing ground for various upgrades and performance changes that Jimmy was considering for the other 2xtreme trucks. In 2008, she made a huge impression at the World Finals after a phenomenal freestyle run which landed her into second place between Adam Anderson in Taz. The current driver is Dawn Creten.
Iron Outlaw[]
Iron Outlaw debuted in 2005 as the third Ford Expedition-based identity of the 2xtreme fleet and was driven by former Jurassic Attack driver Linsey Weenk. In January of 2006, Linsey went on an impressive seven-race winning streak where he defeated veteran drivers like Dennis Anderson and Tony Farrell. This helped land him an invite to Monster Jam World Finals 7, and he would also make it to Monster Jam World Finals 8 the following year. Following the 2007 season, he left 2Xtreme Racing to drive the Built Ford Tough Blue Thunder and then Lucas Oil Crusader. Iron Outlaw has had various drivers after Weenk's departure, including Kreg Christensen, Joe Miller, Darren Migues, Dawn Creten, Jay McPherson, Nick Owens, Ben Winslow, Mike Christensen, Tanner Root & others. See Iron Outlaw's page. The latest driver was Tyler Senger until the identity got put on hiatus in favor of Hot Tamale.
Brutal[]
In 2022, the Cretens purchased the Evil Twist chassis and converted it into Brutal. The truck made it's debut with an unfinished paint scheme on July 16th, driven by Darren Migues. Later in October, the truck runs with the finished paint scheme. The truck does not have a permanent driver as of right now, with the rotation including Austin Minton, Darren Migues, Michael Brister, amongst others.
Shark Bite[]
In 2022, Shark Bite originally debuted as a 1:64 Monster Machines toy. The following year, the truck made its competition debut on the CRD Jekyll & Hyde chassis. The current driver is Rob Poutre.
Roarin' Rex[]
In 2024 Roarin' Rex would make its competition debut in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the original Hot Tamale/ Iron Outlaw chassis. The current driver is Michael Brister