ðə ʃˈoʊ ɪnˈɪʃəli bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn æz ɐ vˈiəkəl fɔːɹ tˌiːˌɛntˈiː mˈoʊɾɚspˌoːɹts ᵻvˈɛnts, kˈɑːmplɪməntɪŋ ðɛɹ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ʃˈoʊ pˈaʊɚtɹˌæks ænd sˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ʃˈoʊ tˈʌf tɹˈæks, ænd wʊd tˈɪpɪkli ɔːltˈɜːnət bᵻtwˌiːn tɹˈʌk ænd tɹˈæktɚ pˈʊlz ænd mˈɔnstɚ tɹˈʌks, wɪð nˈæʃənəl mˈʌd ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən mˈʌd ɹˈeɪsᵻz ˌɪntɚmˈɪtəntli.
The show initially began in 1989 as a vehicle for TNT Motorsports events, complementing their ESPN show Powertrax and syndicated show Tuff Trax, and would typically alternate between truck and tractor pulls and monster trucks, with National Mud Racing Organization mud races intermittently.