2Xtreme Racing
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| Owner and driver information | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jimmy & Dawn Creten |
| Driver(s) | Jimmy Creten, Dawn Creten, Kreg Christensen |
| Home city | Tonganoxie, Kansas |
| Truck information | |
| Year created | Bounty Hunter: 2001; Scarlet Bandit: 2001; Iron Outlaw: 2005 |
| Body style | 2008 Chevrolet Silverado |
| Engine | 555 in3 Chevrolet |
2Xtreme Racing is a monster truck team consisting of the trucks Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit and Iron Outlaw, all of which compete primarily on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. The team is owned by Jimmy Creten, and includes Creten, his wife Dawn Creten, and former Dragon Slayer driver Kreg Christensen as drivers respectively. Each truck is sponsored by CSK Auto and features an Old West theme with a character based on the truck's name. All three vehicles and drivers have competed in the Monster Jam World Finals, and Bounty Hunter was the 2005 World Freestyle Champion.
History
After attending a show in the Kingdome in 1995, Creten bought the "Shark Attack" monster truck and renamed it Bounty Hunter without knowing a truck with the same name, owned by Brian Bellini, already existed. After several years with the truck, he added a second truck named "2Xtreme", which would be driven by his wife, Dawn. While Bounty Hunter had a Chevy S-10 body on a custom chassis, 2Xtreme was a Dodge Dakota on a Dan Patrick built chassis.
Through a series of displays for the company, CSK became an official sponsor of the team in 2000. It was then that 2Xtreme was renamed Scarlet Bandit. The sponsorship lead to a significant increase in performance for the team, and they began to be shown on the Monster Jam television show, notably with a final-round appearance by Jimmy in Bounty Hunter against Tom Meents in the Pontiac Silverdome.
For the 2002 season, both trucks were rebodied to Ford Expeditions, and were given new themed paintjobs with comic book character mascots. This was also the first year in which Bounty Hunter was invited to the World Finals, and was runner up in the racing segment. This result would become familiar to Creten, who also has runner-up finishes in the 2004 and 2006 events.
For 2005, the new "Iron Outlaw" identity, driven by former Jurassic Attack driver Linsey Weenk, was added to the team as a replacement body for when Dawn could not attend events. This new look saw only limited action that season, but went full-time in 2006 when Dawn was expecting a child. After an unprecedented 7 event winning streak, the truck became a permanent team member. Also in 2005, Jimmy Creten won the World Freestyle Championship in Las Vegas, bolstering the team's reputation for freestyle as well as racing.
In 2007, all three trucks competed on the circuit and all earned a slot at the World Finals. In July, Weenk announced he was moving to the Blue Thunder truck at the end of the season. On October 23, Dragon Slayer driver Kreg Christensen was named as the replacement[1].
During the prerace for the Samsung 500 NASCAR race at Texas in 2008, NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer and FOX analyst Jeff Hammond drove the Bounty Hunter truck (which was actually the Scarlet Bandit truck with a different body) for a feature segment of the show.
World Finals History
Bounty Hunter
Monster Jam World Freestyle Champion - 2005
Monster Jam World Finalist - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Scarlet Bandit
Monster Jam World Finalist - 2005, 2007 2008 (Will Compete)
Iron Outlaw
Monster Jam World Finalist - 2006, 2007, 2008
Awards and Championships
Bounty Hunter - 2005 Freestyle World Champion 2002 USHRA Team of the Year 2006 USHRA Team of the Year 2007 USHRA Team of the Year
Some Wins
Bounty Hunter-Pheonix, AZ- Chase Field- 2007- Freestyle
