BAD NEWS RACING - Team History


Team History
At the early age of 16, Bruce Haney raced motocross, before moving on to superbikes, drag racing, mud racing, and lastly, monster trucks.
By the time Bruce got into the monster truck industry, he was 38 years old. He started to attend as many shows as he could with his wife to learn the ins and outs of the industry. It wasn’t long before Haney bought a truck of his own from Charlie Pauken (Excalibur), which he raced for 5 years.

Because of Haney’s incredible size (he’s 6’8!), he called Dan Patrick to build a custom Dan Patrick Chassis to accommodate his height in 2003. Since then, he has been off to a great run with his career as a monster truck driver.

Bad News Racing works primarily with Feld Entertainment Motor Sports throughout the year, competing against some of the best trucks in the country on the Monster Jam, Thunder Nationals, and Monster Jam Summer Heat Series circuits.

In 2004 Mattel Hot Wheels released a full product line of Monster Jam die-cast, friction trucks, and 1:32 scale vehicles featuring the Bad News Travels Fast name. The Bad News toys can be found throughout the United States and at most USHRA Monster Jam events.

Today, the Bad News racing team averages 35-40 events each year, traveling all over the United States.

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