This Week in Monster Truck Racing - August 13-19, 2025

=== This Week in Monster Truck Racing ===

* Tristan England takes over 3^rd place with 3 wins in Fresno

** Daron Basl rifles off two wins in Winchester

*** Triton Robbins fights off Floridians in hometown showdown

CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/mtroc250820

BLOG POST RECAP: https://www.mtroc.com/blog

===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR AUGUST 13^th - 19^th, 2025 =====

We are nearing our final month of the 2025 Open Championship season but we’re still seeing some big moves in the rankings! Tristan England won 3 of 4 in Fresno and jumps ahead of Ryan Anderson for the 3^rd place in the rankings. Both the Basl brothers picked up wins and gained spots, including Daron’s two-race sweep with Throwdown at their debut event in Winchester, Indiana.

RJ Turner won twice in two cities as the Renegade Tour had a busy week in Maryland. The Rogers Brothers Chris and Bryant squared off a couple times with each picking up a win on the Full Throttle Tour. Bill Payne reached 25 wins for the 4^th consecutive season, but Gavin Sell got the last laugh of the weekend with his 2^nd win of the year.

And across the pond, Patrik Tenbrock in Lambo survived a close call against Ian Jones in Blaster when Jones got tripped up on the crushed cars in their final round race of the UK Nationals.

This was another very busy week and we’re expecting the upcoming week to be just a busy. As a reminder, ANYONE can send in racing results, so if you’re at any event and can remember to jot down the winners and loser, please send those results in to us so we can record it for the history books and help make every race count!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Daniel Clark, Tim Manchester, Lane Larkin, Preston Perez, Mark Werner, Chuck Plumlee, David Rife, Nick Jones, Nate Bay, J.r. Rouse, Alexander Carrillo, Mike Christensen, Aaron Basl, Stanley Hernandez, Bryan Wagner, Matt Stoltz, Kirk Nagy, Phil Vicinanza, and everyone who posted videos and photos online!

===== CURRENT STANDINGS =====

RANK : DRIVER : PTS/AVG : SCORE : RACES/WINS

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1 ) Coty Saucier - 13138/208.54 : 1+5=6 : 63/29

2 ) Tyler Menninga - 8949/229.46 : 5+3=8 : 39/13

3 ) Tristan England - 8520/236.67 : 8+2=10 : 36/10

4 ) Ryan Anderson - 8110/261.61 : 10+1=11 : 31/12

5 ) Triton Robbins - 10199/178.93 : 3+9=12 : 57/24

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6 ) Weston Anderson - 11405/178.2 : 2+10=12 : 64/22

7 ) Dalton Widner - 8743/198.7 : 7+7=14 : 44/13

8 ) Jon Zimmer Jr - 9725/154.37 : 4+12=16 : 63/16

9 ) Bari Musawwir - 6600/206.25 : 14+6=20 : 32/4

10) Camden Murphy - 6830/189.72 : 12+8=20 : 36/5

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11) Bill Payne - 8807/144.38 : 6+15=21 : 61/25

12) Blake Granger - 6480/166.15 : 16+11=27 : 39/17

13) Bryce Kenny - 4946/224.82 : 25+4=29 : 22/3

14) Jimmy Creten - 7277/134.76 : 11+18=29 : 54/34

15) Armando Castro - 6146/146.33 : 17+13=30 : 42/2

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16) Colt Stephens - 5265/142.3 : 22+17=39 : 37/3

17) Zack Garner - 5859/127.37 : 19+21=40 : 46/7

18) Rob Poutre - 4787/145.06 : 27+14=41 : 33/24

19) Devin Winfield - 8491/106.14 : 9+33=42 : 80/9

20) Adam Anderson - 4616/144.25 : 30+16=46 : 32/2

===== BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS =====

+6 – Aaron Basl (Night Life) – 49^th

+6 – Kayla Blood (Sparkle Smash) – 65^th

+6 – Gavin Sell (Reverse Racer) – 72^nd

+5 – Tim Hall Jr (Jurassic Attack) – 39^th

+4 – Tristan England (JCB DIGatron) – 3^rd

===== NEWLY RANKED =====

58^th – Alex Bardin (Megalodon)

91^st – Michael Vaters I (Black Stallion)

98^th – Matt Pagliarulo (Jester)

===== BATH, NY =====

Steven Thompson in Hurricane Force took the win at the annual Bath event, but with only 3 trucks scheduled to compete this one did not count for points. He beat Cliff Vowell in the finals.

===== BELMONT PARK, NY =====

This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== CHEHALIS, WA =====

8/16 Sat Ngt: STANLEY HERNANDEZ [Lone Wolf] defeated Brian Leach [USA-1]

8/17 Sun Ngt: JERROD COMPTON [Anubis] defeated Stanley Hernandez [Lone Wolf]

Stanley Hernandez gained himself 3 spots in the rankings after his 5^th win and 20^th trip to the finals in Washington this weekend with the Nitro Tour. Stanley also crossed the 50-race plateau, making him only the 19^th driver to have competed in 50-or-more racing brackets this season.

===== DRAPER, UT =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: TIM HALL JR [Jurassic Attack] defeated Dalton Widner [Shell Shocked]

8/16 Sat Ngt: MIKEAL CHRISTENSEN [Vendetta] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack]

A four-truck event might not seem that impressive, but it is when all four trucks are coming from Team Throttle Monster. The 1.163 caliber rating was the highest behind only Monster Jam this weekend and awarded 232 points to the winner. Tim Hall Jr was in the finals of the Crazy 8 racing both nights and gathered his 7^th win of the season on Friday night. That moved him up 5 spots and he is now inside the Top 40 for the first time since April.

===== FRESNO, CA =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: TRISTAN ENGLAND [JCB DIGaton] defeated Devin Winfield [El Toro Loco]

8/16 Sat Aft: TRISTAN ENGLAND [JCB DIGaton] defeated Kayla Blood [Sparkle Smash]

8/16 Sat Ngt: TRISTAN ENGLAND [JCB DIGaton] defeated Tyler Menninga [Grave Digger]

8/17 Sun Aft: CARSON WILLIAMS [Monster Mutt Dalmatian] defeated Tristan England [JCB DIGaton]

Tristan England has become a real force in racing over the past few years, having won the World Finals and plenty of Stadium races. This weekend in Fresno he showed that he’s not afraid of the smaller tracks either, winning 3 of 4 on the Freestyle Mania Arena series in Fresno! The stacked field has a competition caliber of 1.231 (out of 1.500) and awarded over 350 points to the winner each night. With all those points quickly adding up, England jumped ahead of Ryan Anderson and now sits in the 3^rd place in the world. This is his highest ranking of the season.

Former world champion Tyler Menninga was shutout of wins this weekend, partially due to some very strict calls on the turning poles in at least one race against England. The only blemish for England was a bobble in the final round on Sunday that let Carson Williams drive by for his 13^th win of the season.

===== GAITHERSBURG, MD =====

8/13 Wed Ngt: RJ TURNER [War Wizard] defeated Cory Snyder [Toxic]

8/14 Thu Ngt: BRETT FALVEY [The Haymaker] defeated Daniel Donnelly [Illuminator]

The Renegades used a J-hook style course this year in Gaithersburg, but with a Chicago-style finish. The racing was fast and furious both nights, beginning with RJ Turner defeating hometown favorite Cory Snyder in the finals. On Thursday, Brett Falvey won his 14^th of the year over Daniel Donnelly in Illuminator.

===== GREENSBURG, PA =====

8/19 Tue Ngt: PRESTON PÉREZ [Overkill Evolution] defeated Michael Vaters I [Black Stallion]

Journeyman Preston Perez added another name to the long list of trucks he has piloted as he got to drive the incredible Overkill Evolution for the Vaters in Greensburg. A good driver in good equipment is hard to beat and Perez scored the win over hall-of-famer Mike Vaters in the Chicago racing finals.

===== HAMBURG, NY =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: TRITON ROBBINS [Krazy Train] defeated Michael Pagliarulo [Excaliber]

Hometown hero Triton Robbins successful defended his New York turf from the four invaders from Florida, and he has brother Montana faced off against the entire Pagliarulo clan in exciting U-turn racing. That’s his 24^th win of the season and puts him over the 10,000 points threshold for the first time in his career. His previous high was 6363 in 2022. He is the 17^th driver all-time to reach 10,000 points in a season and has the 3^rd highest total this year.

===== LAS CRUCES, NM =====

8/16 Sat Aft: We do not have results from this event

8/16 Sat Ngt: JEFF MURPHY [Shark Attack] defeated Justin Murphy [T-Rex]

No word from the afternoon at the Dona Ana Fairgrounds, but it was Jeff Murphy defeating brother Justin in the Saturday night racing finals. The two formerly drove their own Fatal Attraction and Prime Time trucks, but were sporting Harper’s Shark Attack and T-Rex bodies for this weekend’s Monster Truck Wars races.

===== MACON, IL =====

8/16 Sat Aft: LOGAN TWEEDY [Roarin' Rex] defeated Kory Kinal [Jekyll & Hyde]

It is tough winning races on the 2X Tour but Logan Tweedy finally got to victory lane against his tough teammates, winning on a tight and dusty Chicago-style track over Kory Kinal. Kinal was 16-2 against Tweedy coming into this race.

===== MANASSAS, VA =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: JOSH HOLMAN [Rescue Racer] defeated David Rife [Awesome Kong]

8/16 Sat Ngt: RYAN HOLMAN [Amped Up] defeated Josh Holman [Rescue Racer]

Some very close drag racing in Manassas with the Monster Truck Bash events. Brothers Josh and Ryan Holman split the weekend with a  win each.

===== MORRISON, IL =====

8/14 Thu Ngt: BRYANT ROGERS [Relentless] defeated Roger Gauger [Bigfoot]

What a great summer of racing for Bryant Rogers this year! Since June, he’s been in the finals in 10 of his 15 events including 3 wins. His latest victory was in Morrison on the Full Throttle drag racing track. After a very close win over brother Chris in the semi-finals, Bryant bested Bigfoot in the final round for the 4^th time this season.

===== MOUNT MORRIS, MI =====

8/19 Tue Aft: ATHENA KOZEL [Lil' Miss Dangerous] defeated Elliott Miller [Frontier Truck Parts]

A muddy time for the All Stars in Mount Morris just last night, and muddy races often require different skill sets that let’s underrated drivers showcase themselves. This time it was Athena Kozel grabbing her second win of the season and second win within a month. (See won in Grayslake in July, too)

===== POCOMOKE CITY, MD =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: RJ TURNER [War Wizard] defeated Greg Winchenbach [Crushstation]

8/16 Sat Ngt: GREG WINCHENBACH [Crushstation] defeated Preston Pérez [Culture Shock]

The Renegades had a busy week with 4 events in 4 nights across 2 Maryland cities. RJ Turner led off the backhalf of the schedule with another win, following up the one he got in Gaithersburg. On Saturday, Greg Winchenbach won the drag racing final over Preston Perez in Culture Shock.

===== PORTLAND, OR =====

This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== PRESTON, ID =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: TIM MANCHESTER [Hillbilly] defeated Colton Elliott [Controlled Khaos]

Tim Manchester upset the Insanity Tour’s best driver—Jacob Ladwig—in the first round in Preston, Idaho, and rode that high through to the finals where he beat out young rookie Colton Elliott (who himself had beat Brandon Swick in the other first round match-up). That’s Tim’s 3^rd win of the season and gained him 2 spots in the rankings.

===== ROSENBURG, TX =====

8/16 Sat Aft: DEVIN JONES [T-Rex] defeated Colten Budd [Hot Shot]

8/16 Sat Ngt: DEVIN JONES [T-Rex] defeated Jerry Furajter [Shark Attack]

The Monster Truck Wars are back after the summer off and it looks like Devin Jones has been itching to get back on track. He stormed past the competition in Rosenburg, Texas to grab both wins.

===== SANTA SUSANNA, SPAIN =====

This Monster World Tour event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== SPRINGDALE, AR =====

8/16 Sat Ngt: JOSH BAUMGARTNER [Bigfoot] defeated Rod Schmidt [Redneck Rampage]

It was a packed house for the Insanity Tour in Springdale and Josh Baumgartner brought home another win for the Bigfoot team.

===== SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA =====

This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== TAMPA, FL =====

This Monster Jam Arena Series event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== VERNAL, UT =====

8/16 Sat Ngt: AARON BASL [Night Life] defeated Travis Groth [The Veteran]

Aaron Basl picked up a bunch of spots thanks to his win with the Family Tour in Vernal. It was his 16^th win of the season and moved him back inside the Top 50.

===== WATERLOO, IL =====

8/16 Sat Ngt: CHRIS ROGERS [Hoosier Daddy] defeated Bryant Rogers [Relentless]

After losing in a photo finish to brother Bryant in the Morrison semi-finals earlier in the week, Chris Rogers got his revenge with a final round victory over the Relentless driver at the Full Throttle racing in Waterloo. Bryant still holds the head-to-head edge 6-2 this year.

===== WELLINGBOROUGH, ENGLAND =====

The UK Nationals were back in Santa Pod for more exciting racing. Unfortunately, once again, they only ran match races to determine the final standings and not a bracket, so we could not score it for points.

This event saw the debut of Tony Dixon’s daughter Georgina who drove Swamp Thing (and quite aggressively) during the racing portion of the event. Trouble in the turns, however, kept her down in 8^th place.

In the final round, Ian Jones in Blaster lived up to the name with a huge leap over the cars on the down leg, and after a sharp turn he briefly held the lead before getting tripped up by the rampless car stack on the return leg. With the Blaster sitting sideways on the track, veteran Patrik Tenbrock in the legendary Lambo raced past him for the win.

===== WENATCHEE, WA =====

8/15 Fri Ngt: BILL PAYNE [Rock Star] defeated Nick Jones [Spitfire]

8/16 Sat Ngt: GAVIN SELL [Reverse Racer] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]

That’s now 25 recorded wins for Bill Payne in the Rock Star. He has had at least 25 wins in each of his past 4 seasons. Gavin Sell doesn’t quite have those numbers, but he did pick up his 2^nd win this year and moved up 6 spots in the rankings.

===== WINCHESTER, IN =====

8/16 Sat Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Brett Falvey [The Haymaker]

8/17 Sun Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Elliott Miller [Dirt Crew]

And we finish (alphabetically, as always) with some fast drag racing with the Throwdown team during their debut weekend in Winchester, Indiana. Veteran Daron Basl won both nights by varying margins and gained another 3 spots in the rankings. A consistent driver, Basl has ranked between 16^th and 28^th all season long.

===== EVENTS THIS WEEKEND =====

Brisbane, Australia (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live)

Carp, ON (Monster Trucks All Out Tour)

Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (Monster X Tour)

Drummondville, QC (Monster Trucks All Out Tour)

Dubuque, IA (2X Monster Trucks Live)

Eagle, CO (Rebellion Monster Truck Tour)

Edmonton, AB (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Essex Junction, VT (Night of Fire and Destruction)

Glen Rose, TX (Monster Truck Wars)

Gray, TN (Monster Trucks Unleashed)

Homedale, ID (Monster Truck Wars)

Houghton, MI (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Jackson, MS (Monster Trucks Maniac)

Lebanon, TN (Tennessee State Fair)

Los Angeles, CA (Monster Jam Freestyle Mania)

Monroe, WA (Malicious Monster Truck Tour)

Petoskey, MI (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Philadelphia, PA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)

Powell, WY (Monster Truck Insanity Tour)

Quarryville, PA (Renegade Monster Truck Tour)

Rollo, MO (All Star Monster Truck Tour)

Salem, IN (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)

San Francisco, CA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)

Singapore (Monster Jam)

Trumansburg, NY (Trumansburg Fair)

Watford City, ND (Team Throttle Monster)