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Dawn Creten (born September 7th, 1973) is a monster truck driver out of Tonganoxie, Kansas. She is the driver of Scarlet Bandit and is the wife of Bounty Hunter owner & driver Jimmy Creten.

Career[]

Before monster trucks, she was an Army medic. Dawn began driving in 2Xtreme from 1998 - 2000 with her maiden name Binstock, which was before she married Jimmy.

In 2000, her famous Scarlet Bandit identity was created. Also, that year, Dave Woodcock drove the truck when Dawn was pregnant, which would be the truck's first televised event in Pontiac.

In 2001, Jimmy drove Scarlet Bandit for her. In Phoenix 2004, she won racing by defeating her husband Jim Creten in Bounty Hunter. She would drive it to her first World Finals in 2005 and then two more in 2007 and 2008, the last being her most well-known, finishing second in freestyle after having one of the most incredible rollover saves in Monster Jam and World Finals history. She scored a 36 and would finish 2nd after Adam Anderson scored a 37.

In 2010 & 2012, Dawn drove Iron Outlaw. Despite her schedule being more sporadic in the 2010's due to having to raise her children, Dawn still competes to this day alongside her husband Jimmy, many times outdoing him. In 2011, she was one of the judges in Arlington.

In 2023, she drove Brutal in Peotone.

World Finals appearances[]

  • 2005 - Scarlet Bandit
  • 2007 - Scarlet Bandit
  • 2008 - Scarlet Bandit
  • 2010 - Scarlet Bandit (encore only)

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