Nicole Michelle Johnson (born January 16, 1974) is an American professional monster truck driver, competition rock crawler[1] and YouTube personality.
[5] She was often around cars and learned mechanics from her dad, who had her driving a go-kart powered by a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine when she was five years old.
[6] Nicole is a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management in 1996.
[13] She made Monster Jam history in Trenton, NJ on January 7, 2011, as the first female rookie driver to win racing in a debut performance.
[16] Scheduled to continue a second season in Tasmanian Devil, by January, 2012, Nicole was selected to pilot Advance Auto Parts Grinder, a truck representing Monster Jam's title sponsor, when its regular driver, Frank Krmel, was injured pre-season.
[18] At the March, 2012 Monster Jam World Finals held in Las Vegas, NV, Nicole was one of eight drivers selected to race the inaugural Young Guns Shootout and returned to her seat in Grinder.