Monster Jam World Finals

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The Monster Jam World Finals is an annual monster truck event held in late March at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. It is the championship event of the USHRA Monster Jam series. It consists of racing and freestyle segments, and the winner of each is considered the series champion in that division for the coming year. It is the highest profile monster truck event in the country and draws tremendous media attention as well as criticism from those who dislike its destructive reputation.

Originally only 16 trucks were invited to compete in the event, however 20 were selected in 2005, and since 2006, 24 have been invited annually. Trucks and drivers are selected based on their performances over the winter season, which runs from January into early March. When multiple drivers for the same team or truck are selected, they are typically placed into other trucks which travel with their primary vehicle (Grave Digger drivers Charlie Pauken, Chad Tingler, and Randy Brown have competed in the World Finals in Monster Mutt, Monster Mutt Dalmatian, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle respectively, and teammate Pablo Huffaker won the 2007 Freestyle Championship driving Captain's Curse). Many more trucks are invited to be displayed during the "Pit Party" festivities in the days prior to the event.

The stature of the event leads to extremes in both competitions. The racing track starts in the parking lot behind the locker rooms of the stadium, and features a long straightaway with speeds reaching over 70 MPH. The freestyle track layout is typically the most extreme all season, with several large and unique obstacles, often producing a multitude of crashes. The scoring system is also modified for the event, with six judges and the lowest and highest scores dropped for a maximum possible score of 40 (not including tiebreakers), as opposed to three judges and a maximum score of 30 for the regular season.

It is sometimes debated between the die-hard fans that the Monster Jam World Finals is illegitimate, or unfair, as the event is an "INVITE ONLY", and there is no points series to determine who is entitled to compete. Another contreversy is that the parent company, FELD Motorsports, owns a majority of the trucks that are initially invited to participate in the event. One last factor is that the competators are not from around the world, with most of the drivers being based out of the United States. However, this is often countered by the fact that Monster Jam participates in a world tour(which consists of the United States, Canada, and Europe).

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[edit] History

[edit] World Finals 1 (2000)

Event Date: March 26, 2000

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 40
Wrenchead Lyle Hancock 39
Nwo Rob Knell 37
Goldberg Tom Meents 37
Madusa Madusa 34
Gun Slinger Scott Hartsock 34
Predator Allen Pezo 29
Sting Sky Hartley 28
Sudden Impact John Seasock 26
Avenger Jim Koehler 26
Bulldozer Guy Wood 26
Nitro Machine Charlie Pauken 19
Prowler Dave Pezo 16
Reptoid Jim Jack 4
Airborne Ranger Joe Cypher Broke
King Krunch Scott Stephens Broke
Black Stallion Michael Vaters [1]

Racing:

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Goldberg    
16  Nitro    
     Goldberg    
 
     Predator    
8  Predator  
9  Bulldozer    
     Goldberg    
     Wrenchead    
5  Wrenchead    
12  Sudden Impact    
     Wrenchead  
 
     Sting    
4  Sting  
13  Nwo    
     Goldberg  
     Gun Slinger  
6  Madusa    
11  Airborne Ranger    
     Madusa  
 
     Gun Slinger    
3  Gun Slinger  
14  Reptoid    
     Gun Slinger  
     King Krunch    
7  King Krunch    
10  Avenger    
     King Krunch  
 
     Grave Digger    
2  Grave Digger  
15  Prowler    

[edit] World Finals 2 (2001)

Event Date: March 24, 2001

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Goldberg Tom Meents 38
Wrenchead Jill Canuso 36
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 36
Avenger Jim Koehler 34
Sting Tony Farrell 34
Madusa Madusa 33
Spiderman Gary Porter 31
Black Stallion Michael Vaters 30
Bulldozer Eldon Depew 28
Ragin' Steel[2] Pablo Huffaker 27
Destroyer Dan Evans 23
Predator Allen Pezo 22
Sudden Impact John Seasock 19
Blue Thunder Lyle Hancock Broke
Gun Slinger Scott Hartsock Broke
Wolverine Brian Barthel Broke

Racing:

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Wolverine    
16  Black Stallion    
     Wolverine    
 
     Predator    
8  Predator  
9  Madusa    
     Wolverine    
     Blue Thunder    
5  Blacksmith    
12  Grave Digger    
     Blacksmith (DNR-broke)  
 
     Blue Thunder    
4  Blue Thunder  
13  Wrenchead    
     Blue Thunder  
     Goldberg  
6  Gun Slinger (DNR-broke)    
11  Destroyer    
     Destroyer  
 
     Spiderman    
3  Avenger (DNR-broke)  
14  Spiderman    
     Destroyer  
     Goldberg    
7  Bulldozer    
10  Sudden Impact    
     Goldberg  
 
     Bulldozer    
2  Goldberg  
15  Sting    

[edit] World Finals 3 (2002)

Event date: March 23, 2002

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Team Meents Tom Meents 37
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 36
Blacksmith Pablo Huffaker 35
Blue Thunder Lyle Hancock 35
Black Stallion Mike Vaters 32
Wolverine Brian Barthel 30
Sudden Impact John Seasock 24
Firemouth Carl Van Horn 24
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 22
Predator Allen Pezo 21
Gun Slinger Scott Hartsock 20
Madusa Madusa 19
Hot Wheels Eldon Depew 17
Power Forward Chad Fortune 12
Bulldozer Guy Wood 8
Avenger Jim Koehler 8

Racing:

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Team Meents    
16  Blue Thunder    
     Team Meents    
 
     Gun Slinger    
8  Gun Slinger  
9  Madusa    
     Team Meents    
     Grave Digger    
5  Bulldozer    
12  Power Forward    
     Bulldozer  
 
     Grave Digger    
4  Grave Digger  
13  Black Stallion    
     Team Meents  
     Bounty Hunter  
6  Blacksmith    
11  Firemouth    
     Blacksmith  
 
     Hot Wheels    
3  Hot Wheels  
14  Predator    
     Blacksmith  
     Bounty Hunter    
7  Sudden Impact    
10  Avenger    
     Sudden Impact  
 
     Bounty Hunter    
2  Wolverine  
15  Bounty Hunter    

[edit] World Finals 4 (2003)

Event date: March 22, 2003

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Avenger Jim Koehler 37
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 36
Blue Thunder Lyle Hancock 34
Madusa Madusa 32
Black Stallion Mike Vaters 30
Power Forward Chad Fortune 29
Sudden Impact John Seasock 27
Blacksmith Carl Van Horn 24
Sobe Kathy Winston 22
Spiderman Bobby Z 22
Grave Digger Pablo Huffaker 20
Wolverine Brian Barthel 16
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 14
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 13
Monster Mutt Todd Frolik 9
Gun Slinger Scott Hartsock Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                     
1  Bounty Hunter    
16  Power Forward    
     Bounty Hunter    
 
     Madusa    
8  Madusa  
9  Blue Thunder    
     Bounty Hunter    
     Blacksmith    
5  Spiderman    
12  Sobe    
     Spiderman  
 
     Blacksmith    
4  Blacksmith  
13  El Toro Loco    
     Bounty Hunter  
     Wolverine  
6  Grave Digger    
11  Maximum Destruction    
     Maximum Destruction  
 
     Gun Slinger    
3  Gun Slinger  
14  Black Stallion    
     Gun Slinger  
     Wolverine    
7  Monster Mutt    
10  Sudden Impact    
     Sudden Impact  
 
     Wolverine    
2  Wolverine  
15  Avenger    

[edit] World Finals 5 (2004)

Event date: March 20, 2004

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 31
Madusa Madusa 31
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 31
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 30
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 30
King Krunch David Smith 27
Blacksmith Pablo Huffaker 26
Hot Wheels Neil Elliot 25
Little Tiger Brian Barthel 23
Bulldozer Guy Wood 20
Monster Mutt Bobby Z 19
Power Forward Carl Van Horn 14
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Paul Cohen 11
Team Suzuki Kathy Winston 9
Blue Thunder Tony Farrell 9
Avenger Jim Koehler 9

Racing:

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                     
1  Maximum Destruction    
16  Hot Wheels    
     Maximum Destruction    
 
     Monster Mutt    
8  Monster Mutt  
9  Bulldozer    
     Maximum Destruction    
     Blacksmith    
5  Power Forward    
12  Blacksmith    
     Blacksmith  
 
     Blue Thunder    
4  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  
13  Blue Thunder    
     Blacksmith  
     Grave Digger  
6  Bounty Hunter    
11  Avenger    
     Bounty Hunter  
 
     Little Tiger    
3  Madusa DNR Broke  
14  Little Tiger    
     Bounty Hunter  
     Grave Digger    
7  El Toro Loco    
10  King Krunch    
     King Krunch  
 
     Grave Digger    
2  Grave Digger  
15  Team Suzuki    

[edit] World Finals 6 (2005)

Event Date: March 19, 2005

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 31 then 37
Blue Thunder Tony Farrell 31 then 36
King Krunch David Smith 27
Black Stallion Mike Vaters 27
Destroyer Dan Evans 26
Scarlet Bandit Dawn Creten 25
Escalade George Balhan 25
Avenger Jim Koehler 25
Superman Chad Fortune 24
Monster Mutt Bobby Z 24
Power Forward Frank Krmel 23
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 23
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 22
Brutus Chris Bergeron 20
Pastrana 199 Paul Cohen 20
Hot Wheels Phil Foster 20
Blacksmith Pablo Huffaker 18
Madusa Madusa 13
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 8
Gun Slinger Scott Hartsock Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Bounty Hunter    
     Brutus    
   Pastrana 199 DNR Broke  
   Brutus    
     Bounty Hunter    
     Blue Thunder    
        
        
     Blue Thunder  
     Power Forward    
      
        
     Bounty Hunter    
     Grave Digger    
        
        
     Blacksmith  
     Maximum Destruction    
      
        
     Grave Digger  
     Blacksmith    
        
        
     Grave Digger  
     Escalade    
   Escalade  
   Avenger    
   Grave Digger  
   Madusa  
   King Krunch    
   Scarlet Bandit    
     King Krunch    
     Gun Slinger    
      
        
     King Krunch    
     [3]    
        
        
     Hot Wheels (DNR-Broke)  
     Superman    
      
        
     Madusa  
     King Krunch    
        
        
     El Toro Loco  
     Monster Mutt    
      
        
     Madusa  
     El Toro Loco    
        
        
     Madusa  
     Destroyer    
   Destroyer  
   Black Stallion    

[edit] World Finals 7 (2006)

Event Date: March 25, 2006

Truck Driver Freestyle score
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 36
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 33
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 32
Del Scorcho Frank Krmel 29
King Krunch David Smith 26
Blue Thunder Tony Farrell 24
Superman Chad Fortune 23
Taz Adam Anderson 22
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Randy Brown 22
Destroyer Dan Evans 22
Batman Jason Childress 21
Air Force Afterburner Paul Cohen 20
Escalade George Balhan 20
Safe Auto Minimizer Marc McDonald 18
Predator Allen Pezo 17
Pastrana 199 Chad Tingler 16
Avenger Jim Koehler 16
Team Suzuki Kathy Winston 15
Iron Outlaw Linsey Weenk 14
Bounty Hunter Jim Creten 14
Blacksmith Pablo Huffaker 13
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 11
Brutus Chris Bergeron 10
Hot Wheels Neil Elliott Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Grave Digger    
     Maximum Destruction    
   Brutus  
   Maximum Destruction    
     Grave Digger    
     Safe Auto Mimimizer    
        
        
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Escalade    
   Escalade  
   King Krunch    
     Grave Digger    
     Hot Wheels    
        
        
     Hot Wheels  
     Air Force Afterburner    
   Air Force Afterburner  
   Superman    
     Hot Wheels  
     Pastrana 199    
        
        
     Pastrana 199  
     El Toro Loco    
   El Toro Loco  
   Avenger    
   Grave Digger  
   Bounty Hunter  
        
        
     Iron Outlaw    
     Monster Mutt    
   Monster Mutt  
   Batman    
     Blacksmith    
     Iron Outlaw    
        
        
     Blacksmith  
     Del Scorcho    
   Del Scorcho  
   Team Suzuki    
     Bounty Hunter  
     Blacksmith    
        
        
     Taz  
     Blue Thunder    
   Taz  
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles    
     Bounty Hunter  
     Taz    
        
        
     Bounty Hunter  
     Predator    
   Predator  
   Destroyer    

---aller chier -

[edit] World Finals 8 (2007)

Event Date: March 24, 2007

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Captain’s Curse Pablo Huffaker 34
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 30
Iron Outlaw Linsey Weenk 29
Safe Auto Minimizer Marc McDonald 29
Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 29
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 28
Team Suzuki Bobby Parr/Frank Krmel 26[4]
Taz Adam Anderson 26
Scarlet Bandit Dawn Creten 24
Destroyer Dan Evans 23
Superman Chad Fortune 21
Blue Thunder Tony Farrell 21
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 21
Pastrana 199 Courtney Jolly 20
Avenger Jim Koehler 20
King Krunch David Smith 19
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 17
Escalade George Balhan 16
Brutus Chris Bergeron 12
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Chad Tingler 9[5]
Batman John Seasock 8
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 8
Hot Wheels Neil Elliott Broke
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Randy Brown Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Bounty Hunter    
     Hot Wheels    
   Hot Wheels  
   Pastrana 199    
     Batman    
     Hot Wheels    
        
        
     Batman  
     Air Force Afterburner    
   Air Force Afterburner  
   Taz    
     Batman    
     Monster Mutt    
        
        
     Monster Mutt  
     Blue Thunder    
   Blue Thunder  
   Team Suzuki    
     Monster Mutt  
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Maximum Destruction  
     Brutus    
   Brutus  
   Avenger    
   Batman  
   Grave Digger  
        
        
     Iron Outlaw    
     Destroyer    
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (DNR-broke)  
   Destroyer    
     Captain's Curse    
     Iron Outlaw    
        
        
     Captain's Curse  
     Scarlet Bandit    
   Captain's Curse  
   Superman    
     Grave Digger  
     Captain's Curse    
        
        
     Grave Digger  
     Escalade    
   Escalade  
   King Krunch    
     Grave Digger  
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
        
        
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Monster Mutt Dalmatian    
   Monster Mutt Dalmatian  
   El Toro Loco    

[edit] World Finals 9 (2008)

Event Date: March 29, 2008

Truck Driver Qualifying Time Freestyle Score World Finals Appearances (Truck)
Taz Adam Anderson DNF 37 3rd
Scarlet Bandit Dawn Creten 16.97 36 3rd
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Chad Tingler 17.44 32 2nd
Blue Thunder Linsey Weenk 16.66 30 8th
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 17.78 30 9th
Captain's Curse Alex Blackwell 16.56 29 2nd [6]
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 17.81 28 6th
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 16.84 27 6th
Donkey Kong Frank Krmel 17.07 26 1st
Black Stallion Michael Vaters 17.18 25 5th
Stone Crusher Steve Simms DNF 24 1st
Safe Auto Minimizer Marc McDonald 16.70 24 3rd
Team Suzuki Bobby Parr 17.54 23 5th
Pastrana 199 Cam McQueen 17.50 20 4th
Escalade George Balhan 17.25 18 4th
Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 16.75 18 3rd
Avenger Jim Koehler DNF 17 9th
Batman John Seasock 16.62 16 3rd
King Krunch David Smith 16.78 13 6th
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 20.75 12 7th
Superman Chad Fortune 17.72 8 4th
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 16.13 6 9th
Destroyer Dan Evans 18.29 5 5th
Iron Outlaw Kreg Christensen 17.29 4 3rd
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Randy Brown Encore Truck Encore Truck 4th
Backwards Bob Mike Wine Encore Truck Encore Truck 1st
Spitfire Gary Porter Encore Truck Encore Truck 1st

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Maximum Destruction    
     Team Suzuki    
   Team Suzuki  
   Stone Crusher    
     Maximum Destruction    
     Monster Mutt    
        
        
     Superman  
     Monster Mutt    
   Scarlet Bandit  
   Superman    
     Maximum Destruction (DNR-Broke)    
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Escalade  
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
   Destroyer  
   Escalade    
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Bounty Hunter  
     Blue Thunder    
   Bounty Hunter  
   Iron Outlaw    
   Batman  
   Bounty Hunter  
        
        
     Taz    
     Batman    
   Taz  
   Monster Mutt Dalmatian    
     Batman    
     Air Force Afterburner    
        
        
     Black Stallion  
     Air Force Afterburner    
   Black Stallion  
   El Toro Loco    
     Batman  
     Captain's Curse    
        
        
     Grave Digger  
     King Krunch    
   Donkey Kong  
   Grave Digger    
     King Krunch  
     Captain's Curse    
        
        
     Avenger  
     Captain's Curse    
   Pastrana 199  
   Avenger    

[edit] World Finals 10 (2009)

Event Date: March 28, 2009

Truck Driver Qualifying Time Freestyle Score World Finals Appearances (Truck)
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 17.66 23 10th
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 16.63 19 10th
Taz Adam Anderson/Chad Tingler[7] 16.56 25 4th
Batman John Seasock 17.65 21 4th
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 17.00 21 7th
Blue Thunder Linsey Weenk 16.90 28 9th
Avenger Jim Koehler 17.66 4 10th
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 16.53 32 8th
Superman Chad Fortune 17.40 8 5th
Donkey Kong Frank Krmel 16.50 21 2nd
Safe Auto Minimizer Marc Mcdonald 16.94 13 4th
Destroyer Dan Evans 17.72 17 6th
King Krunch David Smith 17.65 23 7th
Escalade George Balhan 17.07 8 5th
Captain's Curse Alex Blackwell 17.28 DNF 9th
Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 17.13 36 4th
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Candice Jolly 17.35 24 3rd
War Wizard Randy Moore 18.15 19 1st
Pastrana 199/Nitro Circus[8] Cam Mcqueen/Travis Pastrana 16.97 26 5th
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 16.66 26 7th
Stone Crusher Steve Simms DNQ 26 2nd
Brutus Chris Bergeron 17.25 29 4th
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pablo Huffaker 16.56 17 5th
Madusa Madusa 17.34 16 7th
John Zimmer Shock Therapy encore truck encore truck 7th
Sean Duhon Energy Activator encore truck encore truck 1st
"Bobo" Sudden Impact encore truck encore truck 5th
Ron Decombe Monster Trekker encore truck encore truck 1st
Charles Benz Pit Bull encore truck encore truck 1st
Scott Anderson Arachniphobia encore truck encore truck 1st
Paul Strong Martial Law encore truck encore truck 1st
Kelvin Ramer Time Flys encore truck encore truck 1st
Kathy Willis Martial Law encore truck encore truck 1st

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Donkey Kong    
     Madusa    
   Madusa  
   Stone Crusher    
     Madusa    
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
        
        
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Pastrana 199    
   Pastrana 199  
   Superman    
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Maximum Destruction  
     Airforce After Burner    
   Grave Digger  
   Airforce After Burner    
     Maximum Destruction  
     Brutus    
        
        
     Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  
     Brutus    
   Avenger  
   Brutus    
   Maximum Destruction  
   Captain's Curse  
        
        
     Taz    
     Captain's Curse    
   Destroyer  
   Captain's Curse    
     Captain's Curse    
     Monster Mutt    
        
        
     Monster Mutt  
     Escalade    
   Escalade  
   King Krunch    
     Captain's Curse  
     Blue Thunder    
        
        
     Blue Thunder  
     El Toro Loco    
   El Toro Loco  
   Batman    
     Blue Thunder  
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Bounty Hunter  
     War Wizard    
   Monster Mutt Dalmatian  
   War Wizard    

[edit] World Finals 11 (2010)

Event Date:March,27,2010

Monster Jam World Finals 11 will take place on March,27,2010

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Black Stallion was chosen by popular vote from the Thunder National series to attend the World Finals. However, due to prior bookings it was unable to attend.
  2. ^ Huffaker drove Ragin' Steel in freestyle due to a crash in which Blacksmith could not be retrieved.
  3. ^ King Krunch got a Bye-Run when Hot Wheels broke & Superman could not return.
  4. ^ Bobby Parr drove the truck in racing while Frank Krmel drove it in freestyle.
  5. ^ The original Monster Mutt and its Dalmatian variant competed as separate trucks for this event, the first time two trucks with the same name have competed in the World Finals.
  6. ^ Pablo Huffaker won the 2007 World Finals Freestyle Championship in this truck the previous year and Alex Blackwell drove it during the regular season
  7. ^ Adam Anderson raced the truck, while Chad Tingler freestyled it
  8. ^ In freestyle, Pastrana 199 ran as Nitro Circus. In addition, the truck was freestyled by Travis Pastrana
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