MEET THE DRIVERS
It was January 25, 2017, “Circle Track Truck Racing is back!” exclaimed Minimizer CEO & Chief Visionary Officer Craig Kruckeberg at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kruckeberg was announcing the much-anticipated launch of the inaugural 2017 season of the Bandit Big Rig Series.
Craig has become a racing fan favorite driving the ultra-fast #55 Ford, and he likes to hit walls! Because he’s the guy others look to to drive this race series forward he’s admiringly picked up the moniker “The Godfather.” Craig has been around trucks his entire life and now he gets to race against his sons. HOLD TIGHT!
It was January 25, 2017, “Circle Track Truck Racing is back!” exclaimed Minimizer CEO & Chief Visionary Officer Craig Kruckeberg at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kruckeberg was announcing the much-anticipated launch of the inaugural 2017 season of the Bandit Big Rig Series.
Craig has become a racing fan favorite driving the ultra-fast #55 Ford, and he likes to hit walls! Because he’s the guy others look to to drive this race series forward he’s admiringly picked up the moniker “The Godfather.” Craig has been around trucks his entire life and now he gets to race against his sons. HOLD TIGHT!
Tyler hails from Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. He founded KIK Marketing, one of our sponsors.
A young 27 years old he’s raced everything. And we mean everything. Now he’s moved on to heavy metal. A helluva truck driver, the kid
can race with the best of ’em. Watch out for the heated race in the standings between he and his father craig in the #55 truck. They like each other everywhere but the track.
Trevor Kruckeberg is one of the original Minimizer twins. Trevor and his twin brother Tyler, both Bandit Big Rig Series racers are the grandsons of Dick and Lorraine Kruckeberg, the founders of Minimizer. Their father Craig “The Godfather” is also a Bandit racer, which makes for some heavy-duty competition on the Saturday night ovals!
Trevor is from Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and drives the #54 Volvo rig “TESTED”. A young 27 years old he’s raced everything. And we mean everything. He and his brother have moved on to speeding heavy metal on the race tracks. They like each other everywhere but the track.