Nicole Johnson

Nicole Michelle Johnson (born January 16, 1974) is an American professional monster truck driver, competition rock crawler and YouTube personality. Born in Oxnard, California, and residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, the mother of two boys was the original driver of the Scooby-Doo Monster Jam truck, which is owned and operated by Feld Motorsports, a division of Feld Entertainment. The YouTube channel Nicole Johnson's Detour published its first episode in 2021, which received 2 million views in its first 30 days. Life and career Early years Born Nicole Michelle Jardin on January 16, 1974, in Oxnard, California to parents Thomas and Georgia who divorced when she was young, Nicole spent weekends and summers in Hawaii with her father, who was a diesel mechanic by trade. 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. 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.