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. Each year over 100 trucks compete for the honor of being selected for this event. It consists of racing and freestyle segments, and the winner of each is considered the series champion in that division for the coming year. The freestyle is especially notable as the track layout is typically the most extreme all season, with every obstacle being considered large, and it often produces a multitude of crashes. 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.
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[edit] Event History
[edit] World Finals 1 (2000)
Event Date: March 25, 2000
| Truck | Driver | Freestyle Score |
|---|---|---|
| Airborne Ranger | Joe Cypher | n/a |
| Avenger | Jim Koehler | 26 |
| Bulldozer | Guy Wood | 26 |
| Goldberg | Tom Meents | 37 |
| Grave Digger | Dennis Anderson | 40 |
| Gun Slinger | Scott Hartsock | 34 |
| King Krunch | Scott Stephens | n/a |
| Madusa | Debra Micelli | 34 |
| WCW Nitro Machine | Charlie Pauken | n/a |
| nWo | Rob Knell | 37 |
| Predator | Allen Pezo | 29 |
| Prowler | Dave Pezo | n/a |
| Reptoid | Jim Jack | 4 |
| Sting | Sky Hartley | 28 |
| Sudden Impact | John Seasock | 26 |
| Wrenchead | Lyle Hancock | 39 |
Racing:
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Goldberg | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | WCW Nitro Machine | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gun Slinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Madusa | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gun Slinger | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Reptoid | |||||||||||||||||
| Gun Slinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| King Krunch | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | King Krunch | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Avenger | |||||||||||||||||
| King Krunch | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grave Digger | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Grave Digger | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Prowler | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Event History
[edit] World Finals 2 (2001)
Event Date: March 24, 2001
| Truck | Driver | Freestyle Score |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger | Jim Koehler | 34 |
| Blacksmith[1] | Pablo Huffaker | 27 |
| Black Stallion | Michael Vaters | 30 |
| Blue Thunder | Lyle Hancock | n/a |
| Bulldozer | Eldon Depew | 28 |
| Destroyer | Dan Evans | 23 |
| Goldberg | Tom Meents | 38 |
| Grave Digger | Dennis Anderson | 36 |
| Gun Slinger | Scott Hartsock | 34 |
| Madusa | Debra Micelli | 33 |
| Predator | Allen Pezo | 22 |
| Spiderman | Gary Porter | 31 |
| Sting | Tony Farrell | 34 |
| Sudden Impact | John Seasock | 19 |
| Wolverine | Brian Barthel | n/a |
| Wrenchead | Jill Canuso | 36 |
Racing:
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wolverine | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Black Stallion | |||||||||||||||||
| Wolverine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predator | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Predator | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Madusa | |||||||||||||||||
| Blue Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wolverine | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Blacksmith | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Grave Digger | |||||||||||||||||
| Blackmith | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Blue Thunder | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wrenchead | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldberg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gun Slinger (DNR-broke) | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Destroyer | |||||||||||||||||
| Destroyer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spiderman | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Avenger | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Spiderman | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldberg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Destroyer | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bulldozer | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sudden Impact | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldberg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bulldozer | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goldberg | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Sting | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] World Finals 3 (2002)
March 23, 2002
- 16 trucks: Avenger - Jim Koehler, Blacksmith - Pablo Huffaker, Black Stallion - Mike Vaters, Blue Thunder - Lyle Hancock, Bounty Hunter - Jimmy Creten, Bulldozer - Guy Wood, Firemouth - Carl Van Horn, Grave Digger - Dennis Anderson, Gun Slinger - Scott Hartsock, Hotwheels - Eldon Depew, Madusa - Debra Miceli, Power Forward - Chad Fortune, Predator - Allen Pezo, Sudden Impact - John Seasock, Team Meents - Tom Meents, and Wolverine - Brian Barthel
- Racing Champion: Team Meents, driver: Tom Meents
- Freestyle Champion: Team Meents, driver: Tom Meents
Racing:
Round 1: GUN SLINGER vs. Madusa, BULLDOZER vs. Power Forward, GRAVE DIGGER vs. Black Stallion, HOT WHEELS vs. Predator, SUDDEN IMPACT vs. Avenger, BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Wolverine, TEAM MEENTS vs. Blue Thunder
Round 2: TEAM MEENTS vs. Gunslinger, GRAVE DIGGER vs. Bulldozer, BLACKSMITH vs. Hot Wheels, BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Sudden Impact
Semi-Finals: TEAM MEENTS vs. Gravedigger, BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Blacksmith
Finals: TEAM MEENTS vs. Bounty Hunter
Freestyle:
Madusa 19, Gun Slinger 20, Sudden Impact 24, Firemouth 24, Predator 21, Black Stallion 32, Bulldozer 8, Wolverine 30, Hot Wheels 17, Blacksmith 35, Blue Thunder 35, Grave Digger 36, Team Meents 37
[edit] World Finals 4 (2003)
March 22, 2003
- 16 trucks: Avenger - Jim Koehler, Blacksmith - Carl Van Horn, Black Stallion - Mike Vaters, Blue Thunder - Lyle Hancock, Bounty Hunter - Jimmy Creten, El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza, Grave Digger - Pablo Huffaker (injury replacement for Dennis Anderson), Gun Slinger - Scott Hartsock, Madusa - Debra Miceli, Maximum Destruction - Tom Meents, Monster Mutt - Todd Frolik, Power Forward - Chad Fortune, SoBe - Kathy Winston, Spiderman - Bobby Z (Bobby Zolener), Sudden Impact - John Seasock, and Wolverine - Brian Barthel
- Racing Champion: Wolverine, driver: Brian Barthel
- Freestyle Champion: Avenger, driver: Jim Koehler
Racing:
Round 1: BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Power Forward, MADUSA vs. Blue Thunder, SPIDER MAN vs. Sobe, BLACKSMITH vs. El Toro Loco, MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION vs. Grave Digger, GUN SLINGER vs. Black Stallion, SUDDEN IMPACT vs. Monster Mutt, WOLVERINE vs. Avenger
Round 2: BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Madusa, BLACKSMITH vs. Spider Man, GUN SLINGER vs. Maximum Destruciton, WOLVERINE vs. Sudden Impact
Semi-Finals: BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Blacksmith, WOLVERINE vs. Gun Slinger
Finals: WOLVERINE vs. Bounty Hunter
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Freestyle:
Avenger 37, El Toro Loco 36, Blue Thunder 34, Madusa 32, Black Stallion 30, Power Forward 29, Sudden Impact 27, Blacksmith 24, Sobe 22, Spider Man 22, Grave Digger 20, Wolverine 16, Bounty Hunter 14, Maximum Destruction 13, Monster Mutt 9
[edit] World Finals 5 (2004)
March 20, 2004
- 16 trucks: Avenger - Jim Koehler, Blacksmith - Pablo Huffaker, Blue Thunder - Tony Farrell, Bounty Hunter - Jimmy Creten, Bulldozer - Guy Wood, El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza, Grave Digger - Dennis Anderson, Hot Wheels - Neil Elliott, King Krunch - Dave Smith, Little Tiger - Brian Barthel, Madusa - Debra Miceli, Maximum Destruction - Tom Meents, Monster Mutt - Bobby Zolener, Power Forward - Carl Van Horn, Team Suzuki - Kathy Winston, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - Paul Cohen
- Racing Champion: Grave Digger, driver: Dennis Anderson
- Freestyle Champions (3-way tie): Madusa, driver: Debra Miceli, Maximum Destruction, driver: Tom Meents, El Toro Loco, driver: Lupe Soza
Racing:
Round 1: MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION vs. Hot Wheels, MONSTER MUTT vs. Bulldozer, BLACKSMITH vs. Power Forward, BLUE THUNDER vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Avenger, MADUSA (DNR) vs. Little Tiger, KING KRUNCH vs. El Toro Loco, GRAVE DIGGER vs. Team Suzuki
Round 2: MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION vs. Monster mutt, BLACKSMITH vs. Blue Thunder, BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Little Tiger, GRAVE DIGGER vs. King Krunch
Semi-Finals: BLACKSMITH vs. Maximum Destruction, GRAVE DIGGER vs. Bounty Hunter
Finals: GRAVE DIGGER vs. Blacksmith
Freestyle:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 11, King Krunch 27, Team Suzuki 9, Little Tiger 23, Hot Wheels 25, Bounty Hunter 30, Bulldozer 20, Monster mutt 19, Power forward 14, Blacksmith 26, Blue thunder 9, El Toro Loco 31, Madusa 31, Maximum Destruction 31, Grave Digger 30, Avenger 9
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[edit] World Finals 6 (2005)
March 19, 2005
- 20 trucks: An Escalade - George Balhan, Avenger - Jim Koehler, Blacksmith - Pablo Huffaker, Black Stallion - Mike Vaters, Blue Thunder - Tony Farrell, Bounty Hunter - Jimmy Creten, Brutus - Chris Bergeron, Destroyer - Dan Evans, El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza, Grave Digger - Dennis Anderson, Gun Slinger - Scott Hartsock, Hot Wheels - Phil Foster, King Krunch - David Smith, Madusa - Debra Miceli, Maximum Destruction - Tom Meents, Monster Mutt - Bobby Z (Bobby Zolener), Pastrana 199 - Paul Cohen, Power Forward - Frank Krmel, Scarlet Bandit - Dawn Creten, and Superman - Chad Fortune
- Racing Champion: Madusa, driver: Debra Micelli
- Freestyle Champion: Bounty Hunter, driver: Jimmy Creten
Racing:
Round 1: PASTRANA 199 (Broke) vs. Brutus, AN ESCALADE vs. Avenger, KING KRUNCH vs. Scarlet Bandit, DESTROYER vs. Black Stallion
Round 2: BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Brutus, BLUE THUNDER vs. Power Forward, BLACKSMITH vs. Maximum Destruction, GRAVE DIGGER vs. An Escalade, KING KRUNCH vs. Gun Slinger, HOT WHEELS vs. Superman, MADUSA vs. El Toro Loco
Semi-Finals: BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Grave Digger, MADUSA vs. King Krunch
Finals: MADUSA vs. Grave Digger
Freestyle:
Brutus 20, Pastrana 199 20, King Krunch 27, Power Forward 22, Scarlet Bandit 25, Black Stallion 27, Destroyer 26, Superman 24, An Escalade 25, Bounty Hunter 37, Blacksmith 18, Monster Mutt 24, Blue Thunder 36, Hot Wheels 20, Grave Digger 23, Avenger 25, El Toro Loco 8, Madusa 13, Maximum Destruction 22, Gunslinger DNS
[edit] World Finals 7 (2006)
March 25, 2006
- 24 trucks: Air Force Afterburner - Paul Cohen, Avenger - Jim Koehler, Batman - Jason Childress, Blacksmith - Pablo Huffaker, Blue Thunder - Tony Farrell, Bounty Hunter - Jim Creten, Brutus - Chris Bergeron, Del Scorcho - Frank Krmel, Destroyer - Dan Evans, El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza, Escalade - George Balhan, Grave Digger - Dennis Anderson, Hot Wheels - Neil Elliott, Iron Outlaw - Linsey Weenk, King Krunch - David Smith, Maximum Destruction - Tom Meents, Monster Mutt - Charlie Pauken, Pastrana 199 - Chad Tingler, Predator - Allen Pezo, Safe Auto Minimizer - Marc MacDonald, Superman - Chad Fortune, Taz - Adam Anderson, Team Suzuki - Kathy Winston, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - Randy Brown
- Racing Champion: Grave Digger, driver: Dennis Anderson
- Freestyle Champion: Maximum Destruction, driver: Tom Meents
Racing:
Round 1: MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION vs. Brutus; AN ESCALADE vs. King Krunch; AIR FORCE AFTERBURNER vs. Superman; EL TORO LOCO vs. Avenger; MONSTER MUTT vs. Batman; DEL SCORCHO vs. Team Suzuki; TAZ vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle; PREDATOR vs. Destroyer
Round 2: GRAVE DIGGER vs. Maximum Destruction; SAFE AUTO MINIMIZER vs. An Escalade; HOT WHEELS vs. Air Force Afterburner; PASTRANA 199 vs. El Toro Loco; IRON OUTLAW vs. Monster Mutt; BLACKSMITH vs. Del Scorcho; TAZ vs. Blue Thunder; BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Predator
Round 3: GRAVE DIGGER vs. Safe Auto Minimizer; HOT WHEELS vs. Pastrana 199; BLACKSMITH vs. Iron Outlaw; BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Taz
Semi-Finals: GRAVE DIGGER vs. Hot Wheels; BOUNTY HUNTER vs. Blacksmith
Finals: GRAVE DIGGER vs. Bounty Hunter
Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction 37, Grave Digger 33, Monster Mutt 32, Del Scorcho 29, King Krunch 26, Blue Thunder 24, Superman 23, Taz 22, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 22, Destroyer 22, Batman 21, Air Force Afterburner 20, Escalade 20, Safe Auto Minimizer 19, Predator 17, Pastrana 199 16, Avenger 16, Team Suzuki 15, Iron Outlaw 14, Bounty Hunter 14, Blacksmith 13, El Toro Loco 11, Brutus 10
[edit] World Finals 8 (2007)
March 24, 2007
Champions are in bold.
| Truck | Driver |
|---|---|
| Air Force Afterburner | Damon Bradshaw |
| Avenger | Jim Koehler |
| Batman | John Seasock (Racing Champion) |
| Blue Thunder | Tony Farrell |
| Bounty Hunter | Jimmy Creten |
| Brutus | Chris Bergeron |
| Captain’s Curse | Pablo Huffaker (Freestyle Champion) |
| Destroyer | Dan Evans |
| El Toro Loco | Lupe Soza |
| Escalade | George Balhan |
| Grave Digger | Dennis Anderson |
| Hot Wheels | Neil Elliott |
| Iron Outlaw | Linsey Weenk |
| King Krunch | David Smith |
| Maximum Destruction | Tom Meents |
| Monster Mutt | Charlie Pauken |
| Monster Mutt (Dalmatian)[2] | Chad Tingler |
| Pastrana 199 | Courtney Jolly |
| Safe Auto Minimizer | Marc McDonald |
| Scarlet Bandit | Dawn Creten |
| Superman | Chad Fortune |
| Taz | Adam Anderson |
| Team Suzuki | Bobby Parr/Frank Krmel[3] |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle | Randy Brown |
- ^ Huffaker drove Ragin' Steel in freestyle due to a crash in which Blacksmith could not be retrieved
- ^ The original Monster Mutt and it's Dalmation variant are listed as separate trucks for this event, the first time two trucks with the same name have competed in the World Finals.
- ^ The lineup given at the USHRA website lists both drivers for competition. It is believed that Parr will drive in racing and Krmel in freestyle.
