Rockwell R.E.D. is a 1941 Willy's & Ford Raptor monster truck owned by Team Throttle Monster out of Utah and sponsored by Rockwell Watches. Since its debut in 2020, the truck has been campaigned on various Team Throttle monster trucks, specifically Kamikaze and Wrecking Machine. It has been driven by a multitude of drivers, including David Olfert, Dawson Rayas, Diesel Dave, Paul & Zach Jensen, Travis Mowery, Joe Urie and Hunter & Jeff Souza.
History[]
2020[]
Rockwell R.E.D. debuted on July 11, 2020, at Box Elder County Fairgrounds in Tremonton, Utah with Paul Jensen driving the truck on the Kamikaze chassis. Throughout the remainder of the season, Rockwell R.E.D. would be campaigned on both the Kamikaze and Wrecking Machine chassis and was driven by various other drivers, including David Olfert, Dawson Rayas and Hunter Souza.
2021[]
In 2021, Rockwell R.E.D. debuted a brand-new paint scheme, and would be driven by Diesel Dave at Juab County Fairgrounds in Nephi, Utah. The truck later received a new Ford Raptor trophy truck body style in the fall, as it made its first Monster Jam appearance at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas with David Olfert driving. It also ran on Wrecking Machine with Jeff Souza driving for several shows. Nate Kirchner would also drive the truck in Albuquerque.
2022[]
In 2022, Rockwell R.E.D. competes in the Monster Jam Arena Championship Series West with Travis Mowery driving. During the series, Mowery and the truck would win a racing competition in Oklahoma City, along with two donut championships in Tacoma and Fargo, as well as a freestyle championship in the latter event. They would also grab 2 overall event wins in the first two Tucson events. He would finish 4th. The truck also competed in several events as part of Arena Championship Series East with Mowery driving the truck in Macon and Zach Jensen driving in Worcester. Jeff Souza would also return to drive the truck in Allentown, while also winning a racing championship in said event. In Pleasant Grove Utah, Diesel Dave drove the truck again. Former Scooby-Doo! and Quad Chaos driver Bailey Shea would drive the truck in Reno.
2023[]
In 2023, at an event in Utah, crew chief Tim Hall Jr. got to drive the truck. Joe Urie joined the team in 2023, making his debut at Miami, Oklahoma on the Eddie Majka Hurricane Force chassis that Team Throttle Monster bought out. His time with the team would be short lived as he is taking time off & is no longer with the team. The truck would also make its Monster Jam return in Salinas under Jeff. Devin Winfield drives the truck for the Charlotte Back To School Bash where he would win the skills competition. Mason Paul drives it for Sublimity, Oregon Harvest Festival shows. Berto Treviño drives the truck in Nampa, Idaho.
2024[]
In 2024, Mason Paul drives it in Hurricane, Utah, Gridley, California. Joe Urie drove the truck for various independent shows including Elko, Nevada. Carson Williams drove the truck in Lamar, Missouri. In September, the truck debuted a 1941 Willys body. David Olfert drives the truck in Red Bluff, California, Logan, Utah & Phoenix, Arizona.
2025[]
In 2025, Joe Urie retires. The truck ran as Megalodon & was driven by Alex Bardin for Freestyle Mania starting in August. Alex drove the truck in Salinas, California, which was his first show back since the injury in January at show 2 in Salt Lake City. In Cortez, Colorado, Payge Johnson would drive the truck, making it her full size monster truck driving debut. Cliff Turner drives the truck in Watford City, North Dakota & Sublimity, Oregon. He would use the Ford Raptor body. Carson Williams drives the truck in Wildwood, New Jersey for Monsters on the Beach & at The Buck in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. The Ford body is used for these events as well. Tim Hall Jr.'s brother, Travis, drives the truck in Red Bluff, California. The truck would make its return to Monster Jam in Spokane later in October at the Friday show with Carson Williams driving. The truck didn't have the body on for unknown reasons.
2026[]
The truck will compete on the Arena Championship West Tour as Earth Shaker with Alex Bardin as the driver.
Trivia[]
- R.E.D. stands for Remember Everyone Deployed.
- Rockwell R.E.D.'s theme song was determined via a poll on Facebook. The winning theme selected was Don't Tread on Me by Volbeat.
- Rockwell R.E.D. was originally planned to debut at the finale of Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series Red at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on April 5, 2020. However, the said show would eventually be canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Former Quad Chaos driver Aaron Cain was originally slated to drive the truck, as shown on the Monster Jam website:
- The first instance was in Santa Clara, but the plans fell through due to the show's cancellation.
- The second instance was in El Paso. He would eventually be replaced by David Olfert.
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