6th Place – Blake Granger - 2026 Monster Truck Racing Open Championship
Blake Granger finished in the Top Ten for the first time in his career that saw him achieve many career bests. His 11,411 points, 23 wins, 35 finals, and 76 racing events were all the most in his Open career.
The Open season started overseas for Granger. Although he left Australia without a win, he stormed through South America with 4 wins in Chile and Argentina, and then won 2 more in the United Arab Emirates. During the second week of the Monster Jam Arena West tour, Granger hit his stride and won 9 of 16 events, including 7 consecutive finals in Reno and Tacoma. He remained between 3rd and 7th place in the Open rankings all season. Granger was let go from the Monster Jam tour after the Huntsville, Alabama weekend due to safety violations, but soon returned with the Monster Truck Roundup tour and has plans to debut his own independent truck on the tour next season.
Blake was 20-10 against Matt Cody, 16-9 against Alex Bardin, 15-9 against Armando Castro, 12-4 against Tim Hall Jr, 10-4 against Carson Williams, 9-0 against Cliff Turner, 5-1 against Tony Ochs, 5-1 against Brandon Arthur, 6-0 against Cliff Turner, 5-0 against Angelina Nock, 3-1 against Michael Vaters II, and 3-0 against Chelsea VanCleave. His only significant losing record was 2-4 against veteran Charlie Pauken. Granger finished the season with a record of 110-49 with 3 bye-runs.
===== BLAKE GRANGER 2026 SEASON SUMMARY =====
10/4 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ Melbourne , Australia = RunnerUp (228 pts)
10/4 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Melbourne , Australia = Lost in first round (0 pts)
10/11 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ Sydney, Australia = Lost in semi-finals (120 pts)
10/18 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ Gold Coast, Australia = Lost in first round (0 pts)
10/18 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Gold Coast, Australia = Lost in semi-finals (114 pts)
12/5 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Santiago, Chile = Lost in semi-finals (86 pts)
12/6 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ Santiago, Chile = *** WINNER *** (258 pts)
12/6 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Santiago, Chile = *** WINNER *** (258 pts)
12/7 Sun Aft : Monster Jam International @ Santiago, Chile = Lost in first round (0 pts)
12/7 Sun Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Santiago, Chile = *** WINNER *** (258 pts)
12/13 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ La Plata, Argentina = Lost in first round (0 pts)
12/14 Sun Aft : Monster Jam International @ La Plata, Argentina = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
12/26 Fri Eve : Monster Jam International @ Liwa Oasis, UAE = *** WINNER *** (267 pts)
12/26 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Liwa Oasis, UAE = *** WINNER *** (267 pts)
12/27 Sat Eve : Monster Jam International @ Liwa Oasis, UAE = Lost in semi-finals (88 pts)
12/27 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam International @ Liwa Oasis, UAE = Lost in first round (0 pts)
1/2 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Salt Lake City, UT = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/3 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Salt Lake City, UT = RunnerUp (206 pts)
1/3 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Salt Lake City, UT = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
1/4 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Salt Lake City, UT = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
1/9 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Reno, NV = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/10 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Reno, NV = RunnerUp (212 pts)
1/10 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Reno, NV = RunnerUp (198 pts)
1/11 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Reno, NV = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/11 Sun Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Reno, NV = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/16 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tacoma, WA = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/17 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tacoma, WA = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/17 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tacoma, WA = Lost in semi-finals (106 pts)
1/18 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tacoma, WA = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/18 Sun Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tacoma, WA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
1/23 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Sacramento, CA = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
1/24 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Sacramento, CA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
1/24 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Sacramento, CA = RunnerUp (212 pts)
1/25 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Sacramento, CA = RunnerUp (212 pts)
1/31 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fargo, ND = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
2/1 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fargo, ND = *** WINNER *** (318 pts)
2/6 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Denver, CO = (non-points event)
2/7 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Denver, CO = (non-points event)
2/7 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Denver, CO = (non-points event)
2/8 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Denver, CO = (non-points event)
2/14 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Oklahoma City, OK = Lost in first round (0 pts)
2/14 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Oklahoma City, OK = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
2/15 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Oklahoma City, OK = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
2/21 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Wichita, KS = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
2/21 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Wichita, KS = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
2/22 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Wichita, KS = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
2/27 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Portland, OR = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
2/28 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Portland, OR = Lost in first round (0 pts)
2/28 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Portland, OR = *** WINNER *** (279 pts)
3/1 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Portland, OR = *** WINNER *** (279 pts)
3/6 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fresno, CA = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
3/7 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fresno, CA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
3/7 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fresno, CA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
3/8 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Fresno, CA = RunnerUp (206 pts)
3/13 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Nampa, ID = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
3/14 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Nampa, ID = RunnerUp (206 pts)
3/14 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Nampa, ID = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
3/15 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Nampa, ID = RunnerUp (198 pts)
3/20 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tucson, AZ = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
3/21 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tucson, AZ = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
3/21 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tucson, AZ = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
3/22 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tucson, AZ = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
3/22 Sun Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Tucson, AZ = *** WINNER *** (309 pts)
3/28 Sat Aft : Monster Jam International @ Arnhem, Netherlands = Lost in semi-finals (81 pts)
3/29 Sun Aft : Monster Jam International @ Arnhem, Netherlands = Lost in semi-finals (81 pts)
4/11 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Des Moines, IA = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
4/11 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Des Moines, IA = RunnerUp (206 pts)
4/12 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Des Moines, IA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
4/17 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Southaven, MS = Lost in first round (0 pts)
4/18 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Southaven, MS = Lost in first round (0 pts)
4/18 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Southaven, MS = Lost in semi-finals (103 pts)
4/19 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Southaven, MS = RunnerUp (206 pts)
4/24 Fri Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Huntsville, AL = Lost in first round (0 pts)
4/25 Sat Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Huntsville, AL = RunnerUp (206 pts)
4/25 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Arena West @ Huntsville, AL = Lost in first round (0 pts)
4/26 Sun Aft : Monster Jam Arena West @ Huntsville, AL = Lost in first round (0 pts)
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