9th Place – David Olfert - 2026 Monster Truck Racing Open Championship
David Olfert secured his first Top Ten finish this year with a career-best 22 wins 174.91 points-per-race. He also won the Toughest Monster Truck Tour championship with 9 tour wins.
Olfert announced his retirement from monster truck racing in 2024 after 63-race schedule and 16th place finish. He has been enjoying his retirement by winning 22 of his 44 races this season between DCT Powersports and Team Throttle Monster. Granted, that is still a much lighter schedule than the three consecutive years of 100+ events he completed between 2021 and 2023.
Olfert was dominant on the Toughest Tour this winter. He won the first two races in Prescott Valley, won 1 of 2 in Rio Rancho, 1 of 2 in Youngstown, all 3 in Saginaw, and the season finale in Grand Forks. In the midst of that, he also swept the 3 race weekend in Beaumont with Monster Nation. This got Olfert up to 3rd place in the rankings in March, which was his career highest ranking.
With a lighter schedule schedule in April and few points from Monsters on the Beach in May, Olfert slipped in the rankings but never got below 12th. In July, he swept racing at the Summer 4 Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg. He added another 3 wins in Edmonton with Throwdown; Price, Utah with Team Throttle Monster; and finished the season with a win on the exciting Z-course at the Southern Oregon Raceway.
In head-to-head races, Olfert was 11-5 against Daron Basl, 14-1 against Preston Collins, 8-1 against Jared Smith, 8-0 against Preston Perez, 4-2 against Jerry Beck, 4-0 against Tommy Varilone, 3-0 against Jeff Souza, 3-0 against Mark Hall, 3-0 against Kurt Kraehmer, and 1-2 against Open Champion Jon Zimmer Jr. Overall, Olfert was 80-24 with 6 bye runs.
===== DAVID OLFERT 2026 SEASON SUMMARY =====
10/25 Sat Ngt : MAP @ Wheatland, MO = Lost in semi-finals (170 pts)
1/9 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Prescott Valley, AZ = *** WINNER *** (282 pts)
1/10 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Prescott Valley, AZ = *** WINNER *** (312 pts)
1/16 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Rio Rancho, NM = RunnerUp (208 pts)
1/17 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Rio Rancho, NM = *** WINNER *** (312 pts)
1/23 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Sioux Falls, SD = Lost in first round (0 pts)
1/24 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Sioux Falls, SD = Lost in semi-finals (91 pts)
1/30 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Youngstown, OH = *** WINNER *** (273 pts)
1/31 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Youngstown, OH = RunnerUp (182 pts)
2/14 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Casper, WY = *** WINNER *** (312 pts)
2/20 Fri Ngt : Monster Nation @ Beaumont, TX = *** WINNER *** (312 pts)
2/21 Sat Aft : Monster Nation @ Beaumont, TX = *** WINNER *** (312 pts)
2/21 Sat Ngt : Monster Nation @ Beaumont, TX = *** WINNER *** (294 pts)
3/6 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Saginaw, MI = *** WINNER *** (237 pts)
3/7 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Saginaw, MI = *** WINNER *** (276 pts)
3/7 Sat Ngt : Toughest @ Saginaw, MI = *** WINNER *** (276 pts)
3/14 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Lafayette, LA = RunnerUp (184 pts)
3/28 Sat Aft : Toughest @ Grand Forks, ND = *** WINNER *** (282 pts)
4/18 Sat Aft : Renegade @ Old Washington, OH = *** WINNER *** (206 pts)
5/9 Sat Ngt : Full Throttle @ Waterloo, IL = *** WINNER *** (189 pts)
5/15 Fri Ngt : Monsters on the Beach @ Virginia Beach, VA = Lost in semi-finals (83 pts)
5/16 Sat Aft : Monsters on the Beach @ Virginia Beach, VA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
5/16 Sat Ngt : Monsters on the Beach @ Virginia Beach, VA = (did not compete)
5/17 Sun Aft : Monsters on the Beach @ Virginia Beach, VA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
6/5 Fri Ngt : Throwdown @ Anderson, IN = *** WINNER *** (252 pts)
6/6 Sat Ngt : Throwdown @ Anderson, IN = Lost in semi-finals (71 pts)
6/14 Sun Aft : Throwdown @ Salinas, CA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
6/20 Sat Ngt : Throwdown @ Joliet, IL = RunnerUp (172 pts)
6/27 Sat Aft : Full Throttle @ Burlington, KY = Lost in semi-finals (71 pts)
6/27 Sat Ngt : Full Throttle @ Burlington, KY = RunnerUp (142 pts)
6/29 Mon Ngt : Full Throttle @ Rushville, IN = *** WINNER *** (195 pts)
7/10 Fri Ngt : 4 Wheel Jamboree @ Bloomsburg, PA = *** WINNER *** (219 pts)
7/11 Sat Aft : 4 Wheel Jamboree @ Bloomsburg, PA = *** WINNER *** (219 pts)
7/11 Sat Ngt : 4 Wheel Jamboree @ Bloomsburg, PA = (non-points event)
7/12 Sun Aft : 4 Wheel Jamboree @ Bloomsburg, PA = *** WINNER *** (219 pts)
7/17 Fri Ngt : Toughest @ Lamar, MO = RunnerUp (208 pts)
7/18 Sat Ngt : Toughest @ Lamar, MO = Lost in first round (0 pts)
7/25 Sat Ngt : Throwdown @ Onaway, MI = RunnerUp (128 pts)
8/7 Fri Ngt : Throwdown @ Fowlerville, MI = Lost in quarter-finals (94 pts)
8/8 Sat Ngt : Throwdown @ Fowlerville, MI = Lost in quarter-finals (94 pts)
8/21 Fri Ngt : Throwdown @ Edmonton, AB = *** WINNER *** (243 pts)
8/22 Sat Ngt : Throwdown @ Edmonton, AB = Lost in semi-finals (81 pts)
8/23 Sun Aft : Throwdown @ Edmonton, AB = Lost in quarter-finals (69 pts)
9/12 Sat Ngt : Team Throttle Monster @ Price, UT = *** WINNER *** (198 pts)
9/19 Sat Ngt : Monster Jam Stadium @ Seattle, WA = Lost in first round (0 pts)
9/26 Sat Ngt : Southern Oregon Speedway @ White City, OR = *** WINNER *** (228 pts)
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