The Hammer Sled

The Hammer

The Hammer sled was originally built by Vaughn Bauer and was known as Iron Man as are all of Vaughn's sleds he has built over the years. In 2009, Dragon Motorsports bought the sled from it's last owner in West Virginia.

At the time it was purchased, the sled has been gone over and repainted thus becoming The Hammer. The sled was sold to make way for a new Hammer Sled. 

The new Hammer is a 2018 Brad Kruchten built sled.  The Pioneer and The Hammer are as different night and day.  The Hammer lets pullers know it is behind the puller and then hits them like a "Hammer" toward the end.  This new Hammer features accent lighting under the cab to help the operator see when putting in the bump stops that furthers the weight boxes' starting position and when changing gears when a slight reset is needed.

Vaughn Bauer talks about the Iron Man sled here.