# Courtney Jolly

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**Courtney Jolly** (born September 18, 1986) is an American former professional [monster truck](/source/Monster_truck) driver who drove Pastrana 199 on the [USHRA](/source/United_States_Hot_Rod_Association) [Monster Jam](/source/Monster_Jam) circuit.[1]

## Career

Courtney Jolly, a former [beauty queen](/source/Beauty_pageant), comes from a family which is heavily involved in racing and motor sports. "I've been at the track since I was in diapers", she has been quoted as saying. She previously raced swamp buggies, and finished second in the [Immokalee](/source/Immokalee,_Florida) Raceway points series in the [IHRA](/source/International_Hot_Rod_Association) [Drag Racing](/source/Drag_Racing) Combo class, two places ahead of her father. 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](/source/Go-kart) racing champion. Two other sisters are [horse barrel](/source/Barrel_Racing) racers.

Her introduction to the world of monster trucks came when she sang the [national anthem](/source/National_anthem) at a Monster Jam event at Florida Sports Park in her hometown of [Naples, Florida](/source/Naples,_Florida). She was given a pit pass and subsequently met driver Alex Blackwell, who let her sit in his truck. She immediately decided that she wanted to drive a monster truck, and returned the next day hoping to drive a truck into the venue before singing the anthem. Monster Jam Senior Director of Operations Mike Wales later arranged for her to test drive a monster truck in [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) and he decided that she had what it took to drive competitively. Wales has referred to Jolly as the [Danica Patrick](/source/Danica_Patrick) of the monster truck circuit.

She began driving professionally in the Monster Jam circuit while still attending college at [Florida Gulf Coast University](/source/Florida_Gulf_Coast_University).

Jolly lost most of the function in her right hand in a go-kart crash at age twelve. 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. The handicap forced her to switch from doing everything right-handed to left-handed, including racing. Pastrana 199 was one of two trucks on the Monster Jam tour with controls built for lefties.[citation needed].

Jolly retired from monster truck driving and earned a degree in Marketing from Florida Gulf Coast University.[2] She currently works as Director of Public Relations and Marketing for the [Naples Zoo](/source/Naples_Zoo) at Caribbean Gardens in Naples, Florida.[3]

## References

1. ["Pastrana 199 Monster Truck - Awesome Links & Information"](http://www.offroaders.com/directory/monster_trucks/Pastrana-199.htm)

1. Barbero, Nina (May 8, 2017). ["Giraffes are a girl's best friend"](https://fgcu360.com/2017/05/08/giraffes-girls-best-friend/). *FGCU 360*. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

1. ["Senior Staff"](https://www.napleszoo.org/senior-staff). *Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151021202946/http://napleszoo.org:80/senior-staff) October 21, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

## External links

- ["Driven to Succeed" from naplesnews.com](http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/apr/28/driven_succeed_naples_teen_courtney_jolly_no_obsta/)

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