Crews prepare Citrus Bowl for Monster Jam

Crews have been working on preparing the Citrus Bowl for one of Orlando’s most popular truck shows of the year—Monster Jam.

VIDEO: Monster trucks run in family

Local 6 reporter Elizabeth Hart got a glimpse into the world of monster trucks with one of the accomplished veterans-- the driver of Grave Digger.

Weighing in at six tons, the world famous Grave Digger tears up the turf like none other.

"This truck right here behind us is a $285,000 truck with a 12,000 dollar custom paint job, no decals on that," said Dennis Anderson, driver of Grave Digger.

But 30 years ago, Anderson was using spare parts he found around the farm he worked on in Virginia.

"I would dig through their junkyard and get their pieces and parts off of combines to integrate it into a pickup truck to make this big, huge truck," Anderson said. “So I had the biggest truck on the farm land out there."

Three decades, hundreds of wins and millions of fans later, he still has the biggest truck.  Anderson said the feeling of camaraderie keeps him coming back year after year.

“People that used to be my fans, they're my friends, they're almost like my cousins,” Dennis Anderson said.

It was at the Citrus Bowl that Anderson said he started building his family.

"I met my wife at this place right here," Anderson said. "She was a trophy girl and I took her home and married my wife from right down here in Orlando."

Anderson and Grave Digger are living legends, but inspiration comes from the stars of tomorrow.

"I'm learning from the young guns, I'm learning from my son," Anderson said.

Adam Anderson, 26, said he looks up to his dad and monster trucks are in his blood. He drives a replica of the very first Grave Digger.

"I'm actually a pretty quiet person, but I think I'm like a psycho when it comes to driving the truck," Adam said.

Adam said he is proud of Grave Digger's legend.

"I have to one day take over what he's done, what he's created and it's not going to be easy," Adam said.

Adam said he’s topped his dad a few times on the track, but says you can’t predict who will win.

"That's what Monster Jam is about. It's unpredictable, you don't know what's going to happen, but that's why everybody comes out," Adam said.

Monster Jam starts at 7 p.m. Saturday. Gates open at 5 p.m.