Steven Lee Wilke V (July 29th, 1957-October 22nd, 2008) was a monster truck driver out of Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He was best known for driving USA-1 alongside Rod Litzau following Everett Jasmer's retirement from driving the truck. Many times, during the TNT series, you would see Steve make a transition from relaxed to excited and focused. Steve was the crew chief for Rod Litzau when he won the national championship.
Death[]
On October 22nd, 2008, Steve committed suicide.
Trivia[]
- Steve's nickname was "Scuba"
- Steve was a U.S. Marine prior to driving monster trucks, serving from 1975-1979 as a helicopter mechanic.