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Dan Runte

Current Driver of BIGFOOT #16

Date of birth: May 30, 1964

Birthplace: Freeport, Illinois

Residence: Freeport, Illinois

Date of hire: January 15, 1989

Years competing: 15

Marital status / Children: Single/ 1 child - Jesse

Something you want to try with BIGFOOT: "I'll never say it out loud!"

Favorite type of music: anything

Favorite food: steak and seafood

Quote: "It's all about the t-shirts!"

Dan started out at BIGFOOT as a crewmember and ended up loving it so much that he then became our most daring driver. Dan is most proud of the three (3) Guinness World Records he holds, including the “Longest ramp jump in a monster truck” (202’ long) and the “Fastest speed in a monster truck” (69.3 mph). Also, he is proud of his numerous ProMT racing wins. Dan’s favorite places to perform in BIGFOOT are the Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona; and the fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and Indianapolis, Indiana. In his free time he enjoys water-skiing and riding motorcycles. Meeting new people and competing in real racing is what he likes most about being a BIGFOOT driver. Dan is the "top dog" on the monster truck racing circuit, but he never forgets that his fans are the most important part!

1990	Visited Puerto Rico with BIGFOOT.
1991	Visited Australia, for 41 events in 87 days, with BIGFOOT
1992	Visited Aruba and Curacao (southern Caribbean) with BIGFOOT
1993	Snake Bite (BIGFOOT 8): Finished 4th in the Penda Points Series
	Monster Truck Racing Association’s (MTRA) Driver of the Year.
	Visited Puerto Rico with BIGFOOT.
1994	Power Wheels BIGFOOT (BIGFOOT 14): Finished 2nd in the Penda Points Series
	MTRA's Driver of the Year
1995	Power Wheels BIGFOOT (BIGFOOT 14): Finished 1st in the Penda Points Series with a record 8 wins in the 15 race series
1995	MTRA’s Driver of the Year, making him the first three-time Driver of the Year in monster truck history
1996	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Penda Points Series, winning the first 8 races of the season, making him the winningest driver in Penda Series history with 24 series wins since 1993
1997	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd in the Penda Points Series, behind teammate Eric Meagher & Snake Bite (BIGFOOT 15).
1997	Visited Aruba and Curacao with BIGFOOT.
1998	BIGFOOT 14: beats previous long jump record by 7" at 141’ 10" at an air show in Mesa, AZ
1999	BIGFOOT 14: beats previous long jump record by 3’ at 144’ 10" at a Special Events 4-Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg, PA
	BIGFOOT 14: Shatters his own long jump record by 57' with a 202’ jump over a 727 jetliner at an air show near Nashville, TN
	BIGFOOT 14: Takes 1st place in the Checkered Flag Grand National Championship
	MTRA Driver of the Year
	Jumps BIGFOOT 14 over tractor-trailer for UPN network’s "I Dare You" TV series in Las Vegas, NV
2000	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd (to teammate Eric Tack and Tonka BIGFOOT with BIGFOOT 15) in the ProMT racing series
	BIGFOOT 14: Jumps over BIGFOOT 1 and Snake Bite at Jamboree in Bloomsburg, PA
	Visited Aruba with BIGFOOT
2001	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in ProMT racing series
2002	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd in the ProMT racing series
2002	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Checkered Flag Championship Series
2003	BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Checkered Flag Winter Championships
2004	Dan took over the driver's seat of BIGFOOT #15
2004	BIGFOOT 15: Finished 2nd in the ProMT racing series
2007	BIGFOOT 15: Took Checkered Flag Winter Championship
	Dan took over the driver's seat of BIGFOOT #16
	BIGFOOT 16: Won the inaugural MLMT Racing Championship
2008	Won MTRA's Driver of the Year
2009	BIGFOOT 16: Dan set the world record for monster truck land speed at 84.49 mph in a 1/4 mile!
2010	Finished Runner Up in Monster Nationals / Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree Points Championship
	Visited U.S. troops stationed in Germany with the Team Summit drivers.
2011	BIGFOOT 16: Won the Monster Nationals / Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree Points Championship
	Won MTRA's Driver of the Year
	Visited U.S. troops stationed in Germany with the Team Summit drivers.

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Current Driver of BIGFOOT #16

Date of birth: May 30, 1964

Birthplace: Freeport, Illinois

Residence: Freeport, Illinois

Date of hire: January 15, 1989

Years competing: 15

Marital status / Children: Single/ 1 child - Jesse

Something you want to try with BIGFOOT: "I'll never say it out loud!"

Favorite type of music: anything

Favorite food: steak and seafood

Quote: "It's all about the t-shirts!"

1990

Visited Puerto Rico with BIGFOOT.

1991

Visited Australia, for 41 events in 87 days, with BIGFOOT

1992

Visited Aruba and Curacao (southern Caribbean) with BIGFOOT

1993

Snake Bite (BIGFOOT 8): Finished 4th in the Penda Points Series

Monster Truck Racing Association’s (MTRA) Driver of the Year.

Visited Puerto Rico with BIGFOOT.

1994

Power Wheels BIGFOOT (BIGFOOT 14): Finished 2nd in the Penda Points Series

MTRA's Driver of the Year

1995

Power Wheels BIGFOOT (BIGFOOT 14): Finished 1st in the Penda Points Series with a record 8 wins in the 15 race series

MTRA’s Driver of the Year, making him the first three-time Driver of the Year in monster truck history

1996

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Penda Points Series, winning the first 8 races of the season, making him the winningest driver in Penda Series history with 24 series wins since 1993

1997

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd in the Penda Points Series, behind teammate Eric Meagher & Snake Bite (BIGFOOT 15).

Visited Aruba and Curacao with BIGFOOT.

1998

BIGFOOT 14: beats previous long jump record by 7" at 141’ 10" at an air show in Mesa, AZ

1999

BIGFOOT 14: beats previous long jump record by 3’ at 144’ 10" at a Special Events 4-Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg, PA

BIGFOOT 14: Shatters his own long jump record by 57' with a 202’ jump over a 727 jetliner at an air show near Nashville, TN

BIGFOOT 14: Takes 1st place in the Checkered Flag Grand National Championship

MTRA Driver of the Year

Jumps BIGFOOT 14 over tractor-trailer for UPN network’s "I Dare You" TV series in Las Vegas, NV

2000

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd (to teammate Eric Tack and Tonka BIGFOOT with BIGFOOT 15) in the ProMT racing series

BIGFOOT 14: Jumps over BIGFOOT 1 and Snake Bite at Jamboree in Bloomsburg, PA

Visited Aruba with BIGFOOT

2001

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in ProMT racing series

2002

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 2nd in the ProMT racing series

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Checkered Flag Championship Series

2003

BIGFOOT 14: Finished 1st in the Checkered Flag Winter Championships

2004

Dan took over the driver's seat of BIGFOOT #15

BIGFOOT 15: Finished 2nd in the ProMT racing series

2007

BIGFOOT 15: Took Checkered Flag Winter Championship

Dan took over the driver's seat of BIGFOOT #16

BIGFOOT 16: Won the inaugural MLMT Racing Championship

2008

Won MTRA's Driver of the Year

2009

BIGFOOT 16: Dan set the world record for monster truck land speed at 84.49 mph in a 1/4 mile!

2010

Finished Runner Up in Monster Nationals / Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree Points Championship

Visited U.S. troops stationed in Germany with the Team Summit drivers.

2011

BIGFOOT 16: Won the Monster Nationals / Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree Points Championship

Won MTRA's Driver of the Year

Visited U.S. troops stationed in Germany with the Team Summit drivers.