Bigfoot Drivers - past and present

Here, I have compiled a list of Bigfoot drivers, both current and from the past. Click each image to see more details about each driver (I am still researching and updating this page so some drivers may not be updated yet).

Starting with the founders:

Bob Chandler

1975-1989

Marilyn Chandler

1984-1987

Jim Kramer

1981-1990s, 2011-2017, 2023

These drivers have also piloted Bigfoot:

A

Andy Brass

1987-1994

AJ Straatmann

2018-present

Amber Walker

2010

Alan Hartsock

1997-2000, 2002

B

Bob Brown

2026-present

Brian Conn

1992-1994

Bryan Bertoletti

2000

Buddy Tompkins

2019

C

Caleb Janezich

2024-present

Cody Smith

2022-present

Chris Ludwig

2012-2015

Christian Norman

2018-2022

Cameron Tweedy 

2026-present

D

Dan Runte

1989-2016, 2019-2025

Darron Schnell

2008-present

Dave Harkey

1995-2007

Donny Kessel

1988-early '90s

Don Breitweiser

1986-1989

Darren Migues

2010

Drue Epler

2018

Dave Byers

1997

Dave Radzierez

2020

Debra Miceli (Madusa)

2006-2008

Dan Patrick 

1989-1992 
(not a driver)

Dave Woodcock

2002

 

E

Eric Steinberg

2021-present

Eric Tack

1992-2003, 2010-2014

Eric Meagher

1992-1998

G

Gene Patterson

1986-1994, 1997-1998

Garrett Hicks

current (start date unknown)

Gary Gibbs

2001

J

John Piant

1989-1992

Jerry Dalton

2006-2009

Josh Gibson

2015-2017, 2019, 2021

Jim Greco

1993-1995

Jim Heineman

late 1980s?

Jim Kmiec

late 1980s?

Janice Oliver

1986-1987

J.R. Adams

2011

Josh Morris

2011-12

K

Keith Sturgeon

2004-2008

Ken Koelling

1983-1989

Kyle Doyle

2009-2013

Kevin Koszala

2013-2015

Kellen Williams

2025-present

Kirk Frankish

1991-1993

Ken Deppe

1994

L

Larry Swim

2008-2019

Lonny Childress

1993

M

Mike Miller

2018

Mike Whitt

1992

N

Nigel Morris

2000-2016

Rebecca Schnell

2019-present

Rich Hooser

1986-1989

Rick Long

2002-2016

Rodney Tweedy

2006-2011, 2017-2019

Ron Bachmann

1984-2018

Rick Petroline

1996-2004

S

Scotty Danuser

2019-present

Shane Blair

2004

Sky Hartley

1994-1999, 2001

Sam Sturges

early 1990s?

Scott Winger

2007

T

Tim Missentzis

2013

The drivers below weren't employed by Bigfoot but have ran Bigfoot bodies on their own trucks to represent Bigfoot at one or more events:

A

Aaron Basl

(Double Action Motorsports)

2024

B

Brandon Budd

(Buckshot Monster Truck)

2022

D

Denver Echternkamp

(Venom Monster Truck)

2019

Doug Noelke

(Big Dawg Monster Truck)

2002-2005, 2016-2017

Dave Rife

(Top Dog Monster Truck)

2015

Drew Thornton

(Monstrous Monster Truck UK)

2015

E

Eric Swanson

(Obsession Racing)

2016 on Obsessed

J

Josh Baumgartner

(Mechanical Mischief Monster Truck)

2024-present on Mechanical Mischief

M

Mitch Tulachka

(MK Motorsports)

2013 on Get 'Er Done

R

Roger Gauger

(Gauger Motorsports)

2023-present on Bootlegger

T

Terry Woodcock

(Freedom Racing Monster Trucks)

1999, 2000 on Cyclops and Generation X

Thomas Borders 

(Monkey Business Monster Truck)

2024-present on Monkey Business

Below are links to some Facebook Episodes where Rebecca Schnell interviews some other Bigfoot team members that aren't listed as drivers above:

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