Karen and Lee Duquette attended their 14th Monster Truck Event
This time it was for the Monster Truck Wars
Rand Grandstand, North Carolina State Fairgrounds,
4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC
(It would have been #15 if they had made it to the finals as planned)
September 7, 2025
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Just before parking their car for this event, Lee Duquette spotted
"Sergeant Smash" in the parking lot, so they stopped
to take pictures with it. It is a 12-time Ride Truck of the year - Hummer
Ride Truck, HORSEPOWER: 750HP, WEIGHT: 13,000LB
Although it is a Monster Truck, it is NOT a racing monster truck.
This one is actually used for people attending the event to pay $15
a person (on this date) to take a one-minute ride in a separate area.
It did some minor spins. Mostly children rode in it.
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Only four monster
trucks competed in this event on this date. Outlaw, Shark Attack, Sheriff,
and T-Rex. Lee and Karen Duquette were not sure about how many nor which
monster trucks would be here on this date. And although there were only
four monster trucks, they were four that Lee and Karen Duquette have NOT
seen before. And luckily each of the four trucks were sold here in their
miniature version. So Karen got to add them to her collection. |
Below: A photo of T-Rex Monster
Truck in a closed-off area of the parking lot. |
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Below: Karen and Lee Duquette by the Outlaw Monster Truck. Its driver
on this date, Mason Rife was not around when these photos were taken.
By the time he came near his monster truck, the line for photos was
very long so Lee and Karen did not try to get a photo with him. Mason
rife was on pro tour for three decades.
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette with Kaylee Eavestrong, (born March
24, 1995) driver of Shark Attack Monster Truck. She has only been driving
Shark Attack since 2024. Kaylee is also notable for being the first
lesbian monster truck driver. she was also voted "Rookie of the
Year in 2024". Her truck has red fins, and is a 2023 WHALE SHARK,
HORSEPOWER: 1750HP,WEIGHT: 10,200LB.
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Below: Karen and
Lee Duquette with Ricky Fowler, driver of The Sheriff Monster Truck. (born
August 30th, 1979) He is a monster truck owner/driver out of Denton, Texas,
and the owner of Fowler Motorsports, which comprises of Zilla, Texas Outlaw,
and Gunslinger. He also owns the Hulkzilla mega truck and formerly owned
The Hulk. This truck is sponsored by Tombstone Arizona Sheriff's Department.
It is a 1949 MERCURY, HORSEPOWER: 1700HP,WEIGHT: 10,000LB |
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Below: Karen and
Lee Duquette with Devin Jones, owner and driver of T-Rex Monster Truck
out of Miami, Oklahoma. (Born October 2nd, 1983) He is the owner of KABOOM!
Motorsports, and the driver of Barbarian, but currently runs the truck's
chassis as T-Rex. |
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Below: Lee Duquette
saw another Monster Truck in a closed area. He took the photo from the
bleachers, but could not get a clear photo. Not sure what truck it is.
But it did NOT participate in this day's event. |
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