Donald Epidendio (Born May 16, 1985) is a monster truck owner and driver out of Lower Lake, California. He is the owner and driver of Titan. He has also owned the Hyride ride truck.
Career[]
Donald started piloting trucks in 2010 by driving Bill Payne's California Kid, before stepping into Titan full time. He also drove Carolina Crusher that year.
Donald's first full Monster Jam season would come in 2012 with two Young Guns Shooutout appearances in 2012-2013 and three World Finals appearances in 2014-2016.
At World Finals 15, Donald had a horrific crash in qualifying when his truck lost brakes and collided head on into a barrier, the chassis was destroyed, so Donald used BJ Johnson's Mohawk Warrior truck at the event.
In 2015, Donald competed on the Fox Sports 1 Championship Series, which brought him and Titan beyond the West Coast for the first time.
In 2017, Donald drove Over Bored as a fill-in for Jamey Garner in Anaheim.
In 2022, Donald drove Tiger Shark on the Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live European Tour.
In 2023, an updated body debuts with black in the middle & yellow flames.
World Finals appearances[]
- 2012 - Titan (YGS)
- 2013 - Titan (YGS)
- 2014 - Titan (Black)
- 2015 - Titan (Chrome yellow)
- 2016 - Titan (Carbon fiber black)
Accomplishments[]
- 2012 Monster Jam Rookie of the Year award.
- 2014 Monster Jam Rising Star of the Year award.
Trivia[]
- Donald has been married to former Dragon's Breath & El Toro Loco driver Becky McDonough since 2020.
- He took a one year hiatus in 2017 to improve his truck.
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