Monster Jam World Finals

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 seven judges (1 for bonus points) and the lowest and highest scores dropped and up to 5 bonus points for a maximum possible score of 45 (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 controversy 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 competitors 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).

Contents

History

World Finals 1 (2000)

Event Date: March 26, 2000

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 40
Wrenchead.com Lyle Hancock 39
nWo Rob Knell 37
Goldberg Tom Meents 37
Madusa Madusa 34
Gunslinger Scott Hartsock 34
Predator Allen Pezo 29
Sting Sky Hartley 28
Sudden Impact John Seasock 26
Avenger Jim Koehler 26
Bulldozer Guy Wood 26
Prowler Dave Pezo 20
Nitro Machine Charlie Pauken 19
Reptoid Jim Jack 4
King Krunch Scott Stephens Broke
Airborne Ranger Joe Cypher Broke
Black Stallion Michael Vaters [1]

Racing:

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

World Finals 2 (2001)

Event Date: March 24, 2001

Racing:

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Wolverine    
16  Black Stallion    
     Wolverine    
 
     Predator    
8  Predator  
9  Madusa    
     Wolverine    
     Blue Thunder    
5  Black Smith    
12  Grave Digger    
     Black Smith (won but flipped into dumpsters)  
 
     Blue Thunder    
4  Blue Thunder  
13  Wrenchead.com    
     Blue Thunder  
     Goldberg  
6  Gunslinger    
11  Destroyer    
     Destroyer  
 
     Spider-Man    
3  Avenger  
14  Spider-Man    
     Destroyer  
     Goldberg    
7  Bulldozer    
10  Sudden Impact    
     Bulldozer  
 
     Goldberg    
2  Goldberg  
15  Sting    

World Finals 3 (2002)

Event date: March 23, 2002

Truck Driver Freestyle Score
Team Meents Tom Meents 37
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 36
Black Smith 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 Jim Creten 22
Predator Allen Pezo 21
Gunslinger 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 (Bye)    
16  Blue Thunder (Broke)    
     Team Meents    
 
     Gunslinger    
8  Gunslinger  
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  Black Smith    
11  Firemouth    
     Black Smith  
 
     Hot Wheels    
3  Hot Wheels  
14  Predator    
     Black Smith  
     Bounty Hunter    
7  Sudden Impact    
10  Avenger    
     Sudden Impact  
 
     Bounty Hunter    
2  Wolverine  
15  Bounty Hunter    

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
Black Smith Carl Van Horn 24
Sobe Kathy Winston 22
Spider-Man 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
Gunslinger 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    
     Black Smith    
5  Spider-Man    
12  SoBe    
     Spider-Man  
 
     Black Smith    
4  Black Smith  
13  El Toro Loco    
     Bounty Hunter  
     Wolverine  
6  Grave Digger    
11  Maximum Destruction    
     Maximum Destruction  
 
     Gunslinger    
3  Gunslinger  
14  Black Stallion    
     Gunslinger  
     Wolverine    
7  Sudden Impact    
10  Monster Mutt    
     Sudden Impact  
 
     Wolverine    
2  Wolverine  
15  Avenger    

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
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 30
Bounty Hunter Jim Creten 30
King Krunch David Smith 27
Black Smith 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 Turtle Paul Cohen 11
Blue Thunder Tony Farrell 9
Avenger Jim Koehler 9
Team Suzuki Kathy Winston 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    
     Black Smith    
5  Power Forward    
12  Black Smith    
     Black Smith  
 
     Blue Thunder    
4  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle  
13  Blue Thunder    
     Black Smith  
     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    

World Finals 7 (2006)

Event Date: March 25, 2006

Truck Driver Freestyle score
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 37
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
Destroyer Dan Evans 22
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Randy Brown 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
Avenger Jim Koehler 17
Pastrana 199 Chad Tingler 16
Team Suzuki Kathy Winston 15
Iron Outlaw Linsey Weenk 14
Bounty Hunter Jim Creten 14
Black Smith Pablo Huffaker 13
El Toro Loco Lupe Soza 11
Brutus Chris Bergeron 10
Hot Wheels Neil Elliot Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Grave Digger    
     Maximum Destruction    
   Brutus  
   Maximum Destruction    
     Grave Digger    
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
        
        
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     An Escalade    
   An 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    
     Iron Outlaw    
     Black Smith    
        
        
     Black Smith  
     Del Scorcho    
   Del Scorcho  
   Team Suzuki    
     Black Smith  
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Taz  
     Blue Thunder    
   Taz  
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle    
     Taz  
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Bounty Hunter  
     Predator    
   Predator  
   Destroyer    

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[2]
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
An Escalade George Balhan 16
Brutus Chris Bergeron 12
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Chad Tingler 9[3]
Batman John Seasock 8
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 8
Hot Wheels Neil Elliot Broke
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Randy Brown Broke

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Bounty Hunter    
     Hot Wheels    
   Hot Wheels  
   Pastrana 199    
     Hot Wheels    
     Batman    
        
        
     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 Turtle (DNR-broke)  
   Destroyer    
     Iron Outlaw    
     Captain's Curse    
        
        
     Captain's Curse  
     Scarlet Bandit    
   Captain's Curse  
   Superman    
     Captain's Curse  
     Grave Digger    
        
        
     Grave Digger  
     An Escalade    
   An Escalade  
   King Krunch    
     Grave Digger  
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
        
        
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Monster Mutt Dalmatian    
   Monster Mutt Dalmatian  
   El Toro Loco    

World Finals 9 (2008)

Event Date: March 29, 2008

Truck Driver Qualifying Time Freestyle Score World Finals Appearances (Truck)
Taz Adam Anderson DNQ 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 [4]
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 DNQ 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
An Escalade George Balhan 17.25 18 4th
Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 16.75 18 3rd
Avenger Jim Koehler DNQ 17 9th
Batman John Seasock 16.62 16 3rd
King Krunch David Smith 16.78 13 6th
Bounty Hunter Jim Creten 25.75 12 7th
Superman Chad Fortune 17.72 8 4th
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 16.13 6 9th
Destroyer Dan Evans 18.28 5 5th
Iron Outlaw Kreg Christensen 17.29 4 3rd

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    
        
        
     An Escalade  
     Safe Auto Minimizer    
   Destroyer  
   An Escalade    
     Safe Auto Minimizer  
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Bounty Hunter  
     Blue Thunder    
   Bounty Hunter  
   Iron Outlaw    
   Bounty Hunter  
   Batman  
        
        
     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    

World Finals 10 (2009)

Event Date: March 28, 2009

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

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  
     Air Force Afterburner    
   Grave Digger  
   Air Force Afterburner    
     Maximum Destruction  
     Brutus    
        
        
     Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle  
     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    

World Finals 11 (2010)

Event Date: March 27, 2010

Results:
Top Qualifying Time: Marc McDonald in El Toro Loco with a time of 16:00.
Racing Champion: Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger.
Freestyle Champion: Charlie Pauken in Monster Mutt with super high score of 39!

Truck Driver Qualifying Time Freestyle Score
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 16.88 39
Escalade George Balhan 16.88 31
Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 16.32 31
Stone Crusher Steve Sims 18.25 28
Grinder Lupe Soza 17.84 28
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 16.00 28
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pablo Huffaker 16.66 26
Bounty Hunter Jim Creten DNQ 26
Iron Man Lee O'Donnell 16.50 25
Avenger Jim Koehler 17.87 25
Blue Thunder Linsey Weenk 16.19 25
Superman Chad Fortune 17.16 15
Madusa Madusa 16.72 12
Spider-Man Chad Tingler DNQ 12
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 16.03 11
Nitro Circus Cam McQueen 16.87 10
Captain's Curse Alex Blackwell 16.78 9
Gunslinger Scott Hartsock 21.43 8
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Candice Jolly 16.44 8
Batman John Seasock 16.63 4
Taz Adam Anderson 16.00 4
Shock Therapy Jon Zimmer 16.03 4
King Krunch David Smith 16.93 DNR
El Toro Loco Marc McDonald 16. 00 DNR

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     El Toro Loco    
     Spider-Man    
   An Escalade  
   Spider-Man    
     El Toro Loco    
     King Krunch    
        
        
     Monster Mutt Dalmatian  
     King Krunch    
   King Krunch  
   Iron Man    
     El Toro Loco    
     Grave Digger    
        
        
     Grave Digger  
     Avenger    
   Madusa  
   Avenger    
     Grave Digger  
     Shock Therapy    
        
        
     Shock Therapy  
     Stone Crusher    
   Captain's Curse  
   Stone Crusher    
   Grave Digger  
   Maximum Destruction  
        
        
     Taz (DNR-Broke)    
     Gunslinger    
   Nitro Circus  
   Gunslinger    
     Gunslinger    
     Blue Thunder    
        
        
     Blue Thunder  
     Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle    
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle  
   Grinder    
     Blue Thunder  
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Air Force Afterburner  
     Batman    
   Batman  
   Superman    
     Air Force Afterburner  
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Maximum Destruction  
     Bounty Hunter    
   Monster Mutt  
   Bounty Hunter    

World Finals 12 (2011)

World Finals 12 took place March 25 & March 26.

Results:
Fastest Qualifying Time: Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger with a time of 15:69.
Racing Champion: Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction defeated Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter.
Freestyle Champion: Jim "Rollover" Koehler in Avenger wins after a tiebreaker against Cam McQueen in Nitro Circus with a score of 32.

Encores:
All 3 Advanced Auto Parts Grinder drivers in the their trucks. (Lupe Soza, John Seasock, Frank Krmel)
All 3 Maximum Destruction drivers in their trucks. (Tom Meents, Neil Elliott, Kreg Christensen)
And last but not least, Ryan Anderson in Son-uva Digger.

Truck Driver Qualifying Time Qualifying Place Freestyle Score
Avenger Jim Koehler DNF (Rollover) 24th 32
Nitro Circus Cam McQueen 16.72 14th 32
U.S. Air Force Afterburner Damon Bradshaw 16.63 13th 30
Iron Man Lee O'Donnell DNF 22nd 28
Bounty Hunter Jimmy Creten 16.44 9th 28
Mohawk Warrior George Balhan 17.03 17th 28
El Toro Loco Marc McDonald 16.34 6th 27
Lucas Oil Crusader Linsey Weenk 16.13 3rd 27
Monster Mutt Dalmatian Candice Jolly 16.28 5th 25
Stone Crusher Steve Sims 16.62 12th 24
Madusa Madusa 17.50 18th 22
Grave Digger Dennis Anderson 15.69 1st 21
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pablo Huffaker 16.23 4th 20
Superman Chad Fortune 16.41 8th 19
Shock Therapy Jon Zimmer 18.69 20th 19
Batman Norm Miller¤ 16.94 16th 18
Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 15.70 2nd 16
Brutus Chris Bergeron 21.50 21st 13
Grave Digger The Legend Adam Anderson DNF (Rollover) 23rd 13
Backdraft Jeremy Slifko¤ 17.78 19th 11
Captain's Curse Alex Blackwell 16.73 15th 10
Monster Mutt Charlie Pauken 16.37 7th 9
Grinder Frank Krmel/Lupe Soza[7] 16.60 11th 8
Spider-Man Chad Tingler 16.45 10th 4

Racing:

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
        
        
     Grave Digger    
     Batman    
   Batman  
   Avenger    
     Grave Digger    
     Bounty Hunter    
        
        
     Superman  
     Bounty Hunter    
   Bounty Hunter  
   Mohawk Warrior    
     Bounty Hunter    
     Mohawk Warrior    
        
        
     Monster Mutt Dalmation  
     Mohawk Warrior    
   Shock Therapy  
   Stone Crusher    
     Mohawk Warrior  
     TMN Turtle    
        
        
     TMN Turtle  
     Air Force Afterburner    
   Brutus  
   Air Force Afterburner    
   Bounty Hunter  
   Maximum Destruction  
        
        
     Lucas Oil Crusader    
     Nitro Circus    
   Iron Man  
   Nitro Circus    
     Lucas Oil Crusader    
     El Toro Loco    
        
        
     El Toro Loco  
     Grinder (Rolled)    
   Grinder  
   Backdraft    
     Lucas Oil Crusader (Rolled)  
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Monster Mutt  
     Spider-Man    
   Madusa  
   Spider-Man    
     Spider-Man  
     Maximum Destruction    
        
        
     Maximum Destruction  
     Captain's Curse    
   Captain's Curse  
   Grave Digger The Legend    

World Finals 13 (2012)

World Finals 13 will take place on March 24, 2012.

Qualified Truck Driver World Finals Appearances (Truck) Venue Qualified SPEED
1st Maximum Destruction Tom Meents 10th Philadelphia Yes
2nd Avenger Jim Koehler 13th Baltimore Yes
3rd Grave Digger 30th Anniversary Dennis Anderson 13th Cincinnati No
4th Advance Auto Parts Grinder Lupe Soza 3rd Minneapolis Yes
5th TBA TBA January 14th (Moved for NFL Playoffs) Houston TBD
6th TBA TBA January 14th, 2012 Atlanta Yes

References

  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. ^ Bobby Parr drove the truck in racing while Frank Krmel drove it in freestyle.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pablo Huffaker won the 2007 World Finals Freestyle Championship in this truck the previous year, and Alex Blackwell drove it during the regular season.
  5. ^ Pastrana 199 ran in racing while Nitro Circus ran in freestyle, and Travis Pastrana freestyled the new Nitro Circus truck.
  6. ^ Adam Anderson had what could be one of the most violent crashes anyone could ever see in racing and could not return, so Chad Tingler substituted for him in freestyle.
  7. ^ Advanced Auto Parts wanted to give two of their teammates a chance to win a title, so Frank Krmel drove during racing and Lupe Soza performed in freestyle.