[1] Courtney Jolly, a former beauty queen, comes from a family which is heavily involved in racing and motor sports.
Both of her parents are racers, and her sister Candice Jolly is also a professional monster truck driver and is a former World Karting Association national go-kart racing champion.
She began driving professionally in the Monster Jam circuit while still attending college at Florida Gulf Coast University.
The accident broke her right arm above the elbow, requiring eight inches of steel and eight screws to repair it, and severing a few nerves.
Jolly retired from monster truck driving and earned a degree in Marketing from Florida Gulf Coast University.