DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — An unusual surprise awaited a fifth-grader when she returned to her elementary school after being sick with the flu.

Monster truck driver Ben “Bobo” Winslow brought a monster truck, called Rat Attack, on Wednesday to show Elizabeth Cox, who climbed inside and turned on its engine.

Winslow also presented her with free tickets for her and her family to this weekend’s Monster Truck Championships at United Wireless Arena.

He tells the Dodge City Daily Globe  that he and officials with Checkered Flag Productions learned Elizabeth recently had a death in her family. He says they wanted to do something positive for Elizabeth, who is student at Ross Elementary School.