Calvin Robert Carrington (June 9th, 1956-February 19th, 2006) was a driver and team owner out of Worcester, Massachusetts. He was best known as the founder and team owner of Wildfire Motorsports from its inception in 1993, until his tragic death in 2006.
Career[]
Carrington piloted Wildfire originally, before piloting several wrestling theme trucks including Austin 3:16 from the late 90's to early 2000's, and finally the Full Throttle monster truck. He also owned Distant Thunder. He and his wife moved to Boston, Georgia in 2004.
Death[]
On February 19th, 2006, Calvin and another man were accidentally struck by a sport utility vehicle in the pits during the 42nd Annual National Rod & Custom Car Show and Monster Truck Races at Expo Square in Tulsa, OK. A sheriff said he died in the hospital. After his death, fellow teammate Rob French would continue operations of the team up until 2022. Carrington's widow Kelley would later compete in The Amazing Race 21 with Rob and finished in 7th place.