Unnamed & Untamed is a 1942 Dodge Caryall monster truck owned by Freedom Racing, and driven by Juan Muñoz since 2019. Originally created as a mud truck by John and Bill Oliver in 1981, the truck was best known for being owned and driven by Sam Sturges before being acquired by Terry Woodcock in 2021. The truck currently competes alongside its teammate, Cyclops. The truck's former teammates were Nasty Boy and Rat Attack.
History[]
Background[]
The truck was originally created as a mud truck by Bill and John Oliver in the 1980's in Mountain View, California.
The first chassis was an old military ambulance converted into a mud truck. It would grow over several years to become a full-blown monster truck. It would be destroyed in a crash in Pineville, Oregon driven by Lyle Hancock sometime in the 1990's.
The second chassis was built by Mike West, Terry Woodcock, Jack Koberna along with others. It was sold to the Roy Brothers in the early to mid-90's, changed to run a truck body, and became High Anxiety in 1993 among a few other names. It has since been scrapped.
The third chassis was the first attempt at a true racing vehicle. It was built by Jack Koberna and had a pink and teal paint scheme.
1988[]
"Crazy" Charlie Crosley drove the truck in Molalla, Oregon.
1996[]
Mike West would sell the truck to Sam Sturges.
1998[]
The truck would debut a new yellow scheme. The yellow body would be heavily damaged in the span of its 3-week existence and would have to run a 1990 Chevrolet Silverado body until the chassis was scraped in December of that same year.
1999[]
The truck would debut a new chassis, marking the truck’s fourth chassis. The chassis debuted with the previous Chevrolet Silverado body. This chassis would go on to debut new schemes such as a retro splatter paint body and a black scheme with green flames.
2001[]
Kelvin Ramer drove the truck in Santa Maria as Sam Sturges suffered an injury after driving Bone Crusher.
2007[]
During an event at Firebird International Raceway, the truck performed a slap wheelie on asphalt, when the wheelie bar hit the ground, the truck spun around while standing straight up, then came back down on all 4 wheels, performing the only known instance of a "wheelie donut".[1]
2009[]
The truck would debut a new teal and pink scheme. The truck’s chassis would be retired in 2009 with a new chassis debuting shortly afterwards, which it still uses to this day. The truck’s former chassis would be turned into the second 1/2 Pint.
2011[]
Travis drove the truck again at the NAPA Monster Truck Nationals.[2]
2012[]
During an event, the truck would nearly perform the wheelie donut again, but would be unsuccessful.[3]
2013[]
Travis Sturges would drive the truck in Loveland, Colorado.[4]
2015[]
Ben Winslow drove the truck in Monroe, Louisiana.
2021[]
In mid 2021, Sam Sturges would quietly sell the truck to Freedom Racing. The truck's chassis would be extensively modified and fixed. That same year, Anthony Ritter drove the truck.
2022[]
The truck would run as Thunder Chicken for 2022, beginning at the TNT Motorsports: Unfinished Business event. Thunder Chicken ran as a placeholder while the new body and truck upgrades were being worked on.
2023[]
Freedom Racing publicly announced that they were the owners of the truck and would reveal a new retro yellow scheme. The truck would also get a Monster Machines toy.
From October to November, Terry's brother Dave Woodcock would return to drive the truck or various events.
Drivers[]
Current drivers[]
- Juan Muñoz (since 2019)
Former drivers[]
- Bill Oliver (1980’s)
- John Oliver (1980's)
- Mike West (1990’s-1996)
- Terry Woodcock (1990's)
- Ronnie Sturges (Late 1990's)
- Sam Sturges (1996-2019)
- Jacob Ladwig (2015)
- Dave Woodcock (October-November 2023)
Fill-in drivers[]
- Charlie Crosley (Molalla 1988)
- Lyle Hancock (Pineville 1990's)
- Kelvin Ramer (Santa Maria 2001)
- Travis Sturges (Chandler 2011, Loveland 2013)
- Ben Winslow (Monroe 2015)
- Anthony Ritter (Hurricane 2021)
- Mike Welch (unknown)
- Jason Rivas (unknown)
- Gary Schott Jr. (unknown)
- Tyler Rome (unknown)
- Jon Avenetti (unknown)
- Gary Ely (unknown)
Trivia[]
- The trucks name is ironic considering that naming a truck unnamed makes it named. This is not the first example of this: One of the temporary names for An Escalade was No Name/NO Name. Naming it that is indeed a name, even though it was only for a short time.
- The first chassis' seat was located in the hood of the truck.
Gallery[]
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