Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, March 14th, 2011
Guest #1: Jon Zimmer, driver of Amsoil Shock Therapy
Guest #2: Ross Z. Bonar, owner/operator of TheMonsterBlog.com [Read more…]
Monster Truck Radio 03/14/11 – Jon Zimmer & Ross Z. Bonar
March 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
March 11th-13th Weekend Results
March 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment
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Syracuse, New York – Carrier Dome – 03/12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Eradicator – Andy Slifko
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Madusa – Debra Miceli
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Mopar Magic – Morgan Kane
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Superman – Chad Fortune
War Wizard – Randy MooreSaturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
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Bridgeport, Connecticut – The Arena at Harbor Yard – 03/11-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Martial Law – Paul Strong
Thrasher – Pat SummaFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
Friday Night – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
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Toledo, Ohio – Huntington Center – 03/11-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
El Toro Loco – Bari Musawwir
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
High Maintenance – Jocelyn Perrin
Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
Samson – Dan PatrickFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Friday Night – Racing:
Samson – Dan Patrick
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Samson – Dan Patrick
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Night – Racing:
Samson – Dan Patrick
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Samson – Dan Patrick
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
El Toro Loco – Bari Musawwir
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – Mohegan Sun Arena – 03/11-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Raminator – Mark Hall
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Spiderman – Whit TarltonFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Spiderman – Whit Tarlton
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
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Pensacola, Florida – Pensacola Civic Center – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bad News Travels Fast – Bruce Haney
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Instigator – Lionel Easler
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
TMNT – Aaron BaslFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Friday Night – Racing:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Instigator – Lionel Easler
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
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Biloxi, Mississippi – Mississippi Coast Coliseum – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
El Matador – Daron Basl
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Grinder – John Seasock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
King Krunch – David Smith
Maximum Destruction – Kreg ChristensenFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grinder – John Seasock
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Baton Rouge Civic Center – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Destroyer – Dan Evans
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
Nitro Circus – Cam McQueenFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Friday Night – Racing:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Racing:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
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Fresno, California – Save Mart Center – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Blue Thunder – Todd Leduc
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Shocker – Pat Gerber
The Felon – Mark Schroeder
The Patriot – Dan Rodoni
Tropical Thunder – Andrew PeckhumFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
The Patriot – Dan Rodoni
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Blue Thunder – Todd Leduc
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
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Nampa, Idaho – Idaho Center – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Captain USA – Jeff Bainter
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Grave Digger The Legend – Norm Miller
Jurassic Attack – Don Frankish
Maverik Monster Trakkar – Ron Duncombe
Monster Mutt – Joe MillerFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Captain USA – Jeff Bainter
Friday Night – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Friday Night – Freestyle:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Saturday Night – Racing:
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
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Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre – 03/12-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Dragon’s Breath – Becky McDonough
Excaliber – Kevin Koszala
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Iron Outlaw – Ben WinslowSaturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Dragon’s Breath – Becky McDonough
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
MONSTER NATIONALS – Family Events
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois – Sears Centre Arena – 03/12-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Chalkboard Chuck – Jeff Hatten
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Outback Thunda – Clive Featherby
Star Marshal – Dave RadzierezSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Night – Racing:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Outback Thunda – Clive Featherby
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions
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Pasco, Washington – TRAC Arena – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Mirror Image Racing – Tyler Groth
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Titan – Donald EpidendioFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Friday Night – Racing:
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Tie – Titan – Donald Epidendio
Tie – Rock Star – Bill PayneSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Saturday Night – Racing:
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Tie – Titan – Donald Epidendio
Tie – Rock Star – Bill Payne
EXTREME MONSTER TRUCK NATIONALS – Jim Morris
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Pooler, Georgia – Oglethorpe Speedway Park – 03/11-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Crashmaster – Jeremy Perry
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Hot Tamale – Isaiah Morales
Ice – Amy PerryFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Tie – Crashmaster – Jeremy Perry
Tie – Hot Tamale – Isaiah MoralesFriday Night – Racing:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Saturday Night – Racing:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Crashmaster – Jeremy Perry
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Crashmaster – Jeremy Perry
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
MONSTER TRUCK & TUFF TRUCK CHALLENGE – DMI Motorsports LLC
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Corinth, Mississippi – Crossroads Arena – 03/11-12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Desperado – Drew Haygood
Predator – Allen Pezo
Project X – Kevin Poore
Prowler – Lenny KuilderFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Project X – Kevin Poore
Friday Night – Racing:
Predator – Allen Pezo
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Project X – Kevin Poore
Saturday Night – Racing:
Predator – Allen Pezo
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks
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West Plains, Missouri – West Plains Civic Center – 03/12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Dragonfly – Rob French
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
Outtacontrol – Orville Hill
Twisted Dragon – Rob FrenchSaturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
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Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Fairpark – 03/12/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
1/2 Pint – Travis Sturges
Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
Terminator – Gary Schott
Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer
Unnamed & Untamed – Sam SturgesSaturday Night – Freestyle:
Unnamed & Untamed – Sam Sturges
ROAD 2 DESTRUCTION TOUR – Metal Clash Productions
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Corpus Christi, Texas – Corpus Christi Speedway – 03/11-13/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Fatal Attraction – Jeff Murphy
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Triple XXX – Steven ThompsonFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Friday Night – Racing:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Racing:
Fatal Attraction – Jeff Murphy
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Video of the Week – 03/12/11
March 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Week Ending: March 12th, 2011
Truck(s) Featured: Chalkboard Chuck (Jeff Hatten), E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 (Rick Long), Heavy Hitter (Derrick Anson), Lucas Oil Stabilizer (Bobby Holman), Outback Thunda (Clive Featherby), Star Marshal (Dave Radzierez)
Video Type: Promoter Highlight Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: Highlights from this weekend’s Monster Nationals event at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, which featured the U.S. debut of Australian Clive Featherby and Outback Thunda!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjfyfNm1XlM
Outback Thunda Ready for First Ever Event in U.S.
March 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Monster truck fans attending this weekend’s Monster Nationals at the Sears Centre Arena in suburban Chicago will be in for a treat as, for the first time ever, an Australian monster truck and driver will be competing in a U.S. event. Australian monster truck pioneer Clive Featherby will take on E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot, Lucas Oil Stabilizer, Heavy Hitter, Chalkboard Chuck and Star Marshal in his Outback Thunda machine.
Australian Clive Featherby will make his U.S. competitive debut this weekend in Outback Thunda III.
Following the sale of Clive’s Extreme Monster Trucks Australia promotion company last fall, the newest version of Outback Thunda was shipped to the United States and is being housed out of the Paul Shafer Motorsports shop in Indiana. Clive is actively seeking to book the truck as he looks to see how he stacks up against the best in the United States.
Clive will be flying out of Brisbane on Thursday and will take part in the media day on Friday morning in preparation for the weekend’s competition. It will be Clive’s second ever time in the newest version of Outback Thunda, after having his Brisbane South Pacific World Finals III effort was cut short after only about 30 seconds in the truck.
Clive is very excited about the opportunity to race in the U.S. and very thankful to Family Events for the opportunity. The team, with mechanic Barry Gaunt is looking forward to a solid showing this weekend and also to future events in the U.S. over the course of the season.
For more information on this weekend’s Hoffman Estates Monster Nationals, visit them online at www.MonsterNationals.com!
Photos courtesy Darryl Smith.
TMB Road to the World Finals Rankings – Week #9
March 8, 2011 by 7 Comments
Only two weeks of competition are now left after a great first weekend of March and we have what may be our tightest battle for the #1 spot in the TMB Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings ever! Adam Anderson is still out front in Grave Digger The Legend, but father Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger has closed the gap to less than 5 points…to make it even more intense, Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction is now only 10 points back.
Adam did what he needed to do sweeping the entire show in Lexington, but only had the one small arena show to score points while Dennis and Tom had two major stadium events in El Paso. They made the most of the opportunity as Dennis knocked off yet another huge racing win while Tom picked up another stadium freestyle, and both were in the top of the field in each of the weekend’s four competitions.
The big showdown for the top spot will come this weekend, as all three of the top drivers have the weekend before the World Finals off from competition. So it will all come down to Syracuse and Baton Rouge to see who can be #1 – Dennis and Tom will be at the inaugural stadium event in Syracuse while Adam will be in Baton Rouge for three big arena shows. That puts the pressure on Adam to sweep it all and hope that Dennis and Tom split the points available at the stadium event.
Looking back to the rest of the top 5, Jimmy Creten has moved back up to #4 with a big performance in El Paso and Charlie Pauken picked up several wins in Tucson to stay in the top five.
Things are staying interesting back around the 24th and final spot as John Seasock in AAP Grinder has taken it and knocked Jon Zimmer back to 25th. Seasock has only a 4 point advantage over Zimmer while Steve Sims and Jeremy Slifko have fallen to nearly 12 points back. Sims and Slifko are both at the final stadium event of the year in Syracuse however, so they definitely have a chance to close the gap with a big performance there.
Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #9 below:
Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:
3/5 – El Paso, Texas
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 15
Semi-Finals – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 20
2nd – Marc MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 15
3rd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 10
Tie – 4th – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 1.75
Tie – 4th – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 1.75
Tie – 4th – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 1.75
3/6 – El Paso, Texas
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 20
2nd – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 15
Semi-Finals – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Lee O’Donnell – Iron Man – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Frank Krmel – AAP Grinder – 15
3rd – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 10
4th – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 5
For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker March 4th-6th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).
If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.
Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!
About TMB’s Road to the World Finals:
For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.
So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.
Elite Level Events
What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5
Normal Level Events
What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Monster Truck Radio 03/07/11 – Scott Douglass
March 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, March 7th, 2011
Guest #1: Scott Douglass, legendary monster truck announcer
Guest #2: N/A [Read more…]
March 4th-6th Weekend Results
March 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment
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El Paso, Texas – UTEP Sun Bowl – 03/05-06/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Excaliber – David Brown
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Tony Farrell
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Iron Outlaw – Nick Owens
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Superman – Chad FortuneSaturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
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Wichita Falls, Texas – Kay Yeager Coliseum – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Blue Thunder – Todd Leduc
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
Madusa – Debra MiceliFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Friday Night – Racing:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Saturday Night – Racing:
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
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Saginaw, Michigan – Dow Event Center – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Full Boar – Ed Eckert (Saturday night only)
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Grinder – John Seasock
High Maintenance – Jocelyn Perrin (Friday/Saturday afternoon only)
Monster Mutt – Dana CreechFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grinder – John Seasock
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
High Maintenance – Jocelyn Perrin
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Monster Mutt – Dana Creech
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grinder – John Seasock
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grinder – John Seasock
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grinder – John Seasock
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grinder – John Seasock
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grinder – John Seasock
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Tupelo, Mississippi – BancorpSouth Arena – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Mopar Magic – Morgan Kane
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
TMNT – Aaron BaslFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Friday Night – Racing:
TMNT – Aaron Basl
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Saturday Night – Racing:
TMNT – Aaron Basl
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grinder – Lupe Soza
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Tucson, Arizona – Tucson Convention Center – 03/04-06/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Dragon’s Breath – Becky McDonough
El Matador – Daron Basl
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
King Krunch – David Smith
McGruff – Rod Wood
The Felon – Mark SchroederFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Friday Night – Racing:
El Matador – Daron Basl
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
King Krunch – David Smith
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
King Krunch – David Smith
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
King Krunch – David Smith
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
King Krunch – David Smith
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
El Matador – Daron Basl
Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
King Krunch – David Smith
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
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Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena – 03/05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Bad News Travels Fast – Bruce Haney
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Iron Man – Scott Buetow
Spiderman – Whit TarltonSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions
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Hobbs, New Mexico – Lea County Events Center – 03/05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Razin Kane – J.R. McNeal
Rock Star – Bill PayneSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Saturday Night – Racing:
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
MONSTER TRUCK THUNDER SLAM – AMP Live Events
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Jonesboro, Arkansas – ASU Convocation Center – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Pouncer – Allen Pezo
Predator – Dale Mitchell
Prowler – Lenny Kuilder
War Wagon – Andy HoffmanFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
War Wagon – Andy Hoffman
Friday Night – Racing:
Prowler – Lenny Kuilder
Friday Night – Freestyle:
War Wagon – Andy Hoffman
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Saturday Night – Racing:
Pouncer – Allen Pezo
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
War Wagon – Andy Hoffman
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Lacrosse, Wisconsin – Lacrosse Civic Center – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Desperado – Drew Haygood
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Project X – Kevin Poore
Viper – Rich BlackburneFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
MONSTER TRUCK RACING SUPER SERIES – Monster Events Inc.
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Sedalia, Missouri – Matthewson Exhibition Center – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Big Dawg – Dale Gerding
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Martial Law – Paul Strong
Strait Jacket – Kevin King
Tail Gator – Doug NoelkeFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Friday Night – Straight Line Racing:
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Friday Night – Chicago-Style Racing:
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Saturday Night – Straight Line Racing:
Martial Law – Paul Strong
Saturday Night – Chicago-Style Racing:
Big Dawg – Dale Gerding
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Martial Law – Paul Strong
OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks
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Minot, North Dakota – All Seasons Arena – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
Dragonfly – Rob French
TNT – Kathy Wills
Twisted Dragon – Rob FrenchFriday Night – Freestyle:
Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
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Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Fairpark – 03/04-05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
Terminator – Gary Schott
Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer
Unnamed & Untamed – Sam SturgesSaturday Night – Freestyle:
Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
ROAD 2 DESTRUCTION TOUR – Metal Clash Productions
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Rapid City, South Dakota – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center – 03/05/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Incinerator – Ryan Rice
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Triple XXX – Steven Thompson
Xtreme Eagle – Jon AndersonSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Video of the Week – 03/05/11
March 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Week Ending: March 5th, 2011
Truck(s) Featured: Ghost Ryder (Larry Quick)
Video Type: Fan Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: Larry Quick dominated the AMP Monster Truck Thunder Slam weekend in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Seen here is an incredible wheelie contest effort that saw Larry put the truck on its roof after two jaw-dropping wheelies.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwn_6ZnDClM
TMB TV: ActionTracks Episode 2.3 – Corbin, KY
March 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster Nationals
Venue: The Arena
Location: Corbin, Kentucky
Date: February 4th-5th, 2011
Host: Chris Parrish
Videographers: Chris Parrish
Lineup: Chalkboard Chuck (Jeff Hatten), Lucas Oil Stabilizer (Bobby Holman), Star Marshall (Dave Radzierez), Stomper (Joe Nichter) [Read more…]
Obsession Racing 2011 Press Release #3
March 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
(Menifee, California) The last three weekends Obsession Racing attended three events for Monster Jam, two in California and one in Oregon. The first weekend was held in Portland, Oregon on February 12th-13th at the Rose Garden Arena which featured three events in two days. Both afternoon shows on Saturday and Sunday had huge pit parties. The Saturday afternoon and Saturday night show Jeff Jones took Obsession all the way to the semi finals. Where Jeff shined in racing, Rick’s limelight was in freestyle. They put on a great show for the Obsession Racing team! On Sunday afternoon Jeff’s shock broke on Obsession during his first round of racing, which put him out for the rest of the afternoon. Rick in Obsessed did an awesome job of racing but unfortunately the call was made to a company truck. Rick put another great show on for Obsession Racing by hitting the big jump first of his peers and blistered some radical donut too! We would like to give a special thanks to Justin and Tom for keeping Obsession racing on their game!
Our next event was held at the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium for the first time in history. This was an event of a lifetime and the fans proved it! The weather wasn’t on our side for this weekend, but that didn’t stop, fans, family and friends! It was continual rain Friday and Saturday. The track was a major mud pit, but the show must go on! This was the worst muddy experience we have ever dealt with! The trucks did their best under the conditions though. Racing was cut short for both trucks and freestyle was interesting and took everything the drivers could do, just to get over the jumps and to see out of their windshield! (Monster trucks don’t come with windshield wipers!) We want to thank Eric and Jim for dealing with muddy trucks and helping out! Next year when the weather holds out, Dodgers Stadium will be a premiere location.
Rick Swanson freestyles in the mud in Los Angeles.
Our latest event was held in Oakland California for yet another Monster Jam show. The forecast for this show was snow. Fortunely Mother Nature was on our side this time. After 10 hours (at least) of cleaning the mud off of the tires, truck and throughout the trailer we didn’t want to see another drop anything!! The show was a one day event with another large pit party to start with and an evening show to follow. Saturday night in racing Jeff in Obsession fell a victim to Adam Anderson in the Grave Digger Ledgend. Obsessed blew an input shaft off of the starting line. Rick, Tom and Steven worked frantically to get the transmission changed in time for his freestyle. They were able to finish the job just in time to watch Jeff in Obsession go out for his freestyle show. Jeff was fearless in knowing that he now had hardened spindles and decided to see how high he could fly over the large bus stack. This was the biggest air that Jeff has experienced! He didn’t get enough out of his system the first jump so he did it again, and the picture will speak for itself! Rick in Obsessed was forth out and held the hot seat for two trucks following and gave the crowd a show they will remember!
HUGE air for Jeff Jones in Obsession in Oakland!
We hope to see all of our fans at our next display in Vegas for Monster Jam! Come by and meet Eric and get an autograph of the Worlds Youngest Professional Monster Truck Driver! For more information on the Obsession Racing team and Obsessed and Obsession monster trucks, visit us online at www.ObsessionRacing.com.
TMB Road to the World Finals Rankings – Week #8
February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Two months of the 2011 Monster Jam season are complete and one driver has established himself solidly as the #1 driver so far this year – that driver is Adam Anderson who has held the top spot in the TMB Road to the World Finals Rankings ever since Week #3. With a huge freestyle win and semi-final racing appearance in Oakland this past weekend, Anderson has extended his lead to nearly 30 points over 2nd place Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction. Meents took home a major stadium freestyle win himself in Arlington after one of the wildest saves and crashes we’ve seen in a long time.
The Icon, Dennis Anderson remains 3rd overall but is making a late charge for the top spot, closing the gap on son Adam to 40 points. However it will be a tall task for Dennis to run down Adam with only 3 weeks of competition left before Vegas. Gary Porter brought his 2011 win total to a jaw dropping 38 racing and freestyle victories which keeps him in the 4th spot this week. Damon Bradshaw’s massive performance in Arlington – a racing victory and a runner-up in freestyle – has the Air Force Afterburner team back up to 5th while Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter falls to 6th.
Lupe Soza was the big mover near the 24th and final spot this past weekend, as his freestyle runner-up in Jacksonville vaulted him back into the top 24, knocking out Steve Sims who fell into a tie with Jeremy Slifko in Backdraft for 25th. Jon Zimmer officially received his World Finals invite from Feld this weekend (congrats Jon!), but has fallen to the bubble spot in the rankings, holding a slim 8 point lead over the aforementioned drivers tied for 25th. John Seasock continues to lurk 10 points back, tied with a driver making a late push for the top 24 – Nick Owens in Iron Outlaw, who is having a great Monster Jam rookie season and is coming off a huge racing victory in Oakland.
Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #8 below:
Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:
2/26 – Arlington, Texas
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 20
2nd – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 15
Semi-Finals – Mike Vaters – Safety-Kleen Black Stallion – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Dana Creech – Monster Mutt – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 15
3rd – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 10
Tie – 4th – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 1.75
Tie – 4th – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 1.75
2/26 – Jacksonville, Florida
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 15
Semi-Finals – Chuck Werner – El Toro Loco – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Lupe Soza – AAP Grinder – 15
3rd – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 10
4th – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 5
2/26 – Oakland, California
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Nick Owens – Iron Outlaw – 20
2nd – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 15
Semi-Finals – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 20
2nd – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 15
3rd – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 10
4th – Nick Owens – Iron Outlaw – 5
For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker February 25th-27th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).
If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.
Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!
About TMB’s Road to the World Finals:
For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.
So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.
Elite Level Events
What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5
Normal Level Events
What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Monster Truck Radio 02/28/11 – Devin Jones & Larry Swim
February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, February 28th, 2011
Guest #1: Devin Jones, driver of Barbarian
Guest #2: Larry Swim, driver of Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 [Read more…]
February 25th-27th Weekend Results
February 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment
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Arlington, Texas – Cowboys Stadium – 02/26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Blue Thunder – Todd Leduc
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Destroyer – Dan Evans
El Matador – Daron Basl
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Grave Digger The Legend – Tony Farrell
Grinder – John Seasock
Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
King Krunch – David Smith
Madusa – Debra Miceli
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Monster Mutt – Dana Creech
Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Charles BennsSaturday Night – Racing:
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
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Jacksonville, Florida – EverBank Field – 02/26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Instigator – Lionel Easler
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliot
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
Mopar Magic – Morgan Kane
Nitro Circus – Cam McQueen
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Superman – Chad Fortune
War Wizard – Randy MooreSaturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliot
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Oakland, California – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum – 02/26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
Captain USA – Roger Stidell
Dragon’s Breath – Becky McDonough
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Iron Man – Scott Buetow
Iron Outlaw – Nick Owens
Obsessed – Rick Swanson
Obsession – Jeff Jones
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
The Felon – Mark Schroeder
The Patriot – Dan Rodoni
Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer
Tropical Thunder – Andrew PeckhumSaturday Night – Racing:
Iron Outlaw – Nick Owens
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
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Providence, Rhode Island – Dunkin’ Donuts Center – 02/25-27/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Excaliber – Kevin Koszala
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Thrasher – Pat SummaFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Excaliber – Kevin Koszala
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Excaliber – Kevin Koszala
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
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Baltimore, Maryland – 1st Mariner Arena – 02/25-27/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Aftershock – Bob Robbins
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Krazy Train – Roger Cardot
Martial Law – Paul Strong
Mechanical Mischief – Jim Burns
Samson – Dan Patrick
Spiderman – Whit TarltonFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Spiderman – Whit Tarlton
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
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Chattanooga, Tennessee – UTC McKenzie Arena – 02/25-27/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Batman – Norm Miller
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Reptoid – Jim Jack
Tasmanian Devil – Nicole JohnsonFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Sunday Afternoon – Racing:
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
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Richmond, Virginia – Richmond Coliseum – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bad News Travels Fast – Bruce Haney
El Toro Loco – Bari Musawwir
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Raminator – Mark Hall
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Virginia Giant – Diehl WilsonFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Friday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Night – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Bari Musawwir
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
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Macon, Georgia – Macon Coliseum – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Predator – Allen Pezo
Prowler – Lenny Kuilder
TMNT – Aaron BaslFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Friday Night – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Friday Night – Donut Contest:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
TMNT – Aaron Basl
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
TMNT – Aaron Basl
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Saturday Night – Racing:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
MONSTER NATIONALS – Family Events
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DuQuoin, Illinois – Southern Illinois Center – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Chalkboard Chuck – Jeff Hatten (Friday only)
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Star Marshall – Dave Radzierez
Stomper – Joe Nichter (Saturday only)Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Friday Night – Racing:
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Friday Night – Freestyle:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Night – Racing:
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Tie – Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Tie – Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
MONSTER X TOUR – Monster Truck Entertainment
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Asheville, North Carolina – WNC Agricultural Center – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Black Knight – “Hillbilly”
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
RoboMachine – Shane PhreedFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
Friday Night – Racing:
RoboMachine – Shane Phreed
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Saturday Night – Racing:
Black Knight – “Hillbilly”
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions
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Monroe, Louisiana – Monroe Civic Center – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson
Illuminator – Jay Snyder
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Triple XXX – Brandon BuddFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Friday Night – Racing:
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Saturday Night – Racing:
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico – Santa Ana Star Center – 02/26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Incinerator – Ryan Rice
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Strait Jacket – Kevin KingFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Friday Night – Racing:
Incinerator – Ryan Rice
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Saturday Night – Racing:
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Rock Star – Bill Payne
MONSTER TRUCK THUNDER SLAM – AMP Live Events
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Dubuque, Iowa – Five Flags Center – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Project X – Kevin Poore
Viper – Rich BlackburneFriday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
O’REILLY OUTLAW NATIONALS – MAP Motorsports
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Waco, Texas – Heart O’Texas Coliseum – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Big Dawg – Dale Gerding
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Razin Kane – J.R. McNeal
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
War Wagon – Andy HoffmanFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Friday Night – Racing:
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Razin Kane – J.R. McNeal
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Saturday Night – Racing:
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Barbarian – Devin Jones
ROAD 2 DESTRUCTION TOUR – Metal Clash Productions
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Albany, Georgia – Albany Civic Center – 02/25-26/11
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Dragonfly – Scott Mandarin
El Bandito – Brian Kiehne
Outlaw Clydesdale – Bennett Clark
Twisted Dragon – Rob FrenchFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
El Bandito – Brian Kiehne
Friday Night – Racing:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Dragonfly – Scott Mandarin
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Saturday Night – Racing:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Twisted Dragon – Rob French
Video of the Week – 02/26/11
February 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Week Ending: February 26th, 2011
Truck(s) Featured: California Kid (Garrett Ladelle)
Video Type: Fan Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: A massive sky wheelie from California Kid results in a big wheelie contest victory for Garrett Ladelle in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJTa5hGEX30
Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Cleveland, OH 2011
February 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Quicken Loans Arena
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: February 19th, 2011
Photographer: Michael Harry
Lineup: Amsoil Shock Therapy (Jon Zimmer), Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Excaliber (Kevin Koszala), Grave Digger (Carl Van Horn), Rap Attack (Dave Rappach), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), Tasmanian Devil (Nicole Johnson) [Read more…]
