Driver: Jeff Bainter
Age: 45
Hometown: Yakima, WA
Occupation: Dad to daughter Haley plus owner/driver of the CAPTAIN USA MONSTER TRUCK
Years in Monster Trucks: 26
Hobbies: fishing, golfing, snomobiling
History: Built the “Worlds Largest
Jeeps" HOTSTUFF and HIGH
VOLTAGE monster trucks and
competed from the early eightys
through 1996, then built the
CAPTAIN USA MONSTER
TRUCK in 1997. One of our
favorite stops every year is the
Sublimity Harvest Festival. It’s
a event that is in a class of it’s own,
thanks to the great staff that
organizes everything, the local
sponsors, and especially the fans
that cheer us on there.

Sponsored by:

AWI

Driver: David Smith
Birthdate: March 12, 1969
Residence: Spring, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 daughters
Hobbies: Restoring cars
Personal Profile:David got his start in monster trucks in 1996 by helping to build King Krunch 14 in the evenings after work. He travelled with the team from 1997 to 1999. In 1999 he made the decision to go to work full time as the crew chief for the race team. He worked hard to learn all he could about the truck and the sport of monster truck racing and helped take King Krunch to the 2000 World Finals in Vegas. David became the full time driver of King Krunch in the Fall of 2000. His first official show as the new driver was at the 2000 Wings Over Houston Air Show.

Driver: Daron Basl
Birthdate: 11/10/80
Residence: Magnolia, Texas
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Hobbies: RC Cars, Off-Roading, Fishing, Boating
Personal Profile: Daron got his start at a very young age. It was a family affair with his father(Gary Basl),older brother Ryan and Daron's twin brother Aaron on the pulling truck circuit. They pulled in the 2wd class running 62' and 63' model chevy trucks.

In 2000 he and his brother Aaron, started working for Jeff Bainter. Daron was a crew guy for Jeff for about a year.

Driver: Aaron Basl
Residence: Magnolia, TX
Years Competing: 9 Years
Birth Date: 11-10-1980
Favorite Music: Country
Hobbies: Off Roading, Fishing, Boating, Camping. Anything Outdoors

Personal Profile: I started out with my Dad (Gary Basl) and Brothers, Ryan and Daron (my twin) Truck Pulling for a hobby, traveling around to local shows, showing off our 1962 and 1963 Chevy Pulling Trucks.

In 2000 Daron and I crewed for Jeff Bainter’s Monster Truck Captain USA for about a year. We took a short break from traveling, returning home and went to work helping my Dad in the body shop.

In 2002 while attending the Sublimity Harvest Festival with my 1963 Chevy Pull Truck, I talked to Jimmy Creten about monster trucks. From mid 2002 – to 2004, I was crew to Jimmy’s Bounty Hunter / Scarlet Bandit Team, transporting the trucks from show to show, setting them up for display and doing the regular maintenance required to keep them running. I also had the chance to show my driving ability behind the wheel of Both Bounty Hunter and Scarlet Bandit Monster Trucks.

Then in mid 2004, I was given yet another opportunity to work for the Racesource Team from Tomball, TX. A big step for me, now taking on the full time crew for Paul Huffaker’s Grave Digger and also driving what was then the Blacksmith Monster Truck

Now, in 2010 I am still working for Paul & Tina Huffaker in the Racesource shop. Still crewing for Paul and his Digger Truck, but now driving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Monster Truck. I look forward to a great rest of 2010 and am looking forward to 2011.

Driver: Michael Pappas
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Years Competing: 2.5 yrs
Age: 37
Marital Status: Single, but looking
Personal Profile: Michael has lived 15 years in McMinnville, Oregon. He has spent 6 years working on trucks and construction is his main job.