Unnamed & Untamed is a 1942 Dodge Caryall monster truck owned by Freedom Racing. It was formerly owned and driven by Sam Sturges out of Tucson, Arizona. It is currently driven by Juan Muñoz and Dave Woodcock as a fill-in. The truck was originally created as a mud truck by Bill and John Oliver in the 1980's in Mountain View, California. The truck currently competes alongside its teammate, Cyclops. The truck's former teammates were Nasty Boy and Rat Attack.
History[]
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.
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 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. It would be sold to Sam Sturges in 1996. It would debut a new yellow scheme around 1998. The yellow body had been damaged heavily in the span of its 3 week existential and would have to run a truck body until it was scraped in December of that same year.
The truck's fourth chassis would debut in 1999 with the truck body. It later ran a retro splatter paint body and a black with green flames one. Kelvin Ramer drove the truck in Santa Maria in 2001 as Sam Sturges had a back injury. The chassis would be retired around 2005 and would be turned into 1/2 Pint.
The fifth chassis is the current chassis being used.
In 2015, Ben Winslow drove the truck in Monroe, Louisiana.
In mid 2021, Sam Sturges would secretly sell the truck, making Freedom Racing the new owners. The truck's chassis would be extensively modified and fixed. That same year, Anthony Ritter drove the truck.
The truck would run as Thunder Chicken for 2022 starting at the TNT Motorsports: Unfinished Business event while the new body was being worked on. The truck's chassis was also worked on during this time.
In 2023, Freedom Racing finally 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.
Drivers[]
Current drivers[]
- Juan Muñoz
- Dave Woodcock (Fill-in)
Former/temporary drivers[]
- Sam Sturges (1996-2019)
- Mike West (1990’s)
- Bill Oliver (1980’s)
- John Oliver (1980's)
- Terry Woodcock (1990's)
- Lyle Hancock (1990's)
- Ronnie Sturges (Late 1990's)
- Mike Welch
- Jason Rivas
- Kelvin Ramer (Santa Maria 2001)
- Gary Schott Jr.
- Jacob Ladwig (2015)
- Ben Winslow (Monroe 2015)
- Anthony Ritter (Hurricane 2021)
- Jon Avenetti
- Gary Ely
Trivia[]
- The trucks name is ironic. Naming a truck unnamed makes it named.
- This truck is the only known example of a truck doing a wheelie donut. The truck did a 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.
- The first chassis' seat was located in the hood of the truck.
Gallery[]
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