{"id":6927,"date":"2024-04-01T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:41:30","slug":"blonde-to-the-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/blonde-to-the-bone\/","title":{"rendered":"Blonde to the bone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Timothy Chapman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.32-PM-1024x661.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6928\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.32-PM-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.32-PM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.32-PM-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.32-PM.png 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Timothy Chapman \/ Vaquero Radio<br>Driver Krysten Anderson stands in front of the Grave Digger Monster Truck March 24 at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/finished-grave-digger-story-tim_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Throughout the 42-year long history of the Grave Digger, many drivers have worn the famous black and green uniform, but only one is Krysten Anderson, the first female driver of the truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson\u2019s father, Dennis Anderson, is the former driver and creator of the Grave Digger Monster Jam truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is one of more than a dozen female drivers in the Monster Jam circuit and the 2022 Monster Jam Arena Series champion. As of 2024, she is the only female driver to win a points series championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really cool for the little girls to be able to see somebody that looks like them or is a female,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cLike, they are driving such an iconic truck I mean the Grave Digger is like the greatest monster truck of all time. Everybody knows who it is and it\u2019s really cool that there\u2019s a female behind it, and I\u2019m truly honored that it\u2019s me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She said it is a lot of pressure being the only female Grave Digger driver because she believes people are more critical of her when she hits the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cFor the most part, everybody seems to love that there\u2019s a girl driver in Grave Digger, and I\u2019m happy that I\u2019m able to back it up. I\u2019m happy that I have enough skill and enough talent to back it up,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Motorsports is a male-dominated sport and Anderson said she encourages little girls who dream of being a driver to pursue their goals and let the doubters fuel their dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWomen can be bold and we can be brave and we can be fierce and make a statement even in a room full of men,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd whenever you walk in and come to work, demand respect. When you come in, it\u2019s like you\u2019re that girl. You\u2019re out here, you\u2019re handling these big trucks, you\u2019re handling that horsepower, you\u2019re on that racetrack, nobody wants to mess with you and don\u2019t forget about that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Timothy Chapman for Vaquero Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.50-PM-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.50-PM-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.50-PM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.50-PM-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-at-2.06.50-PM.png 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Timothy Chapman \/ Vaquero Radio<br>Driver Krysten Anderson celebrating a win in the Grave Digger Monster Truck March 24 at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timothy Chapman Throughout the 42-year long history of the Grave Digger, many drivers have worn the famous black<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[635,68,69,637,636],"class_list":["post-6927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cars","tag-edinburg","tag-entertainment","tag-girls","tag-monster-truck"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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