* Widner wins and bumps Menninga into first place!
** Only one month remains in 2024 Open Championship
*** Big two-week update this edition from 87 events
CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/5ak4ee5h
===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR AUGUST 21st – SEPTEMBER 4th, 2024 =====
This is a big update in more ways than one. First, we’re cramming two weeks of results in to try and catch up on the backlog of results. Second, because we have a new leader in the Open Championship!
Defending and three-time Open Champion Tyler Menninga is back on top for the first time since January. He has been in a tie with Ryan Anderson for months with Anderson winning the first tie-breaker (Average Points). This past weekend in Filer, Idaho, Dalton Widner picked up a big win against stiff competition that gave him 58 more Total Points than Anderson. This had the effect of lowering Anderson’s Rank Score which broke the tie and gave Menninga the top spot in the rankings.
We have only ONE MONTH left in the 2024 Open Championship. Remember that we run from October to September. With Menninga now on top, his main goal will be to stay ahead of Dalton Widner, as well, because if Widner can pass Menninga in Total Points, too, then that would put Mennigna and Anderson back into a tie and Ryan still holds that tie-breaker. The Championship is firmly in Menninga’s hands, however, as he has a HUGE schedule left this month with 4 bracketed events in Savannah, 5 in Hidalgo, and 5 in Rosemont! As long as Tyler remains consistent, he should have his unprecedented fourth Open Championship in hand.
The rest of the reviews are a bit short due to the volume and time constraints. But that doesn’t mean they count any less! We saw some big moves from Weston Anderson (+3), Daron Basl (+3), Rob Poutre (+3), David Olfert (+3), Tim Hall Jr (+3) and others plus four new drivers joined the rankings bringing the total up to 109.
Overall this season we have 276 active monster truck racers with 109 ranked. We have reports on 1,475 of the 1,600 total events which is 92% and included 993 points-scoring brackets.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Logan Smith, Kaden Allen, Mike Christensen, Max Gillie, Aaron Basl, John Brown, Stanley Hernandez, Ewan Ford, Jonas Lundin, Andrew Thornton, Tom Seiner, Mike Bevacqua, Preston Perez, Preston Collins, Rob Poutre, Nick Jones, Brian Manson, Travis Schweizer, Bryan Wagner, Connor McNeil, Michael Nguyen, Mark Werner, 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 ) Tyler Menninga - 11238/234.13 : 1+2=3 : 48/27
2 ) Ryan Anderson - 10539/319.36 : 3+1=4 : 33/16
3 ) Adam Anderson - 8777/230.97 : 4+3=7 : 38/10
4 ) Tristan England - 6658/229.59 : 11+4=15 : 29/8
5 ) Zack Garner - 6997/159.02 : 8+8=16 : 44/14
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6 ) Mikeal Christensen - 7225/144.5 : 6+12=18 : 50/13
7 ) Dalton Widner - 10597/139.43 : 2+16=18 : 76/31
8 ) Armando Castro - 8025/143.3 : 5+14=19 : 56/13
9 ) Weston Anderson - 7113/139.47 : 7+15=22 : 51/18
10) Camden Murphy - 5769/206.04 : 18+5=23 : 28/6
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11) John Gordon - 5663/182.68 : 19+6=25 : 31/3
12) Jon Zimmer Jr - 6209/144.4 : 15+13=28 : 43/25
13) Daron Basl - 6955/131.23 : 10+20=30 : 53/18
14) Rob Poutre - 6297/128.51 : 14+21=35 : 49/23
15) Jack Brown - 5802/134.93 : 17+19=36 : 43/13
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16) Colt Stephens - 6001/127.68 : 16+22=38 : 47/4
17) Bari Musawwir - 6975/105.68 : 9+29=38 : 66/10
18) David Olfert - 6574/107.77 : 12+27=39 : 61/10
19) Todd LeDuc - 4148/148.14 : 33+10=43 : 28/1
20) Coty Saucier - 3712/161.39 : 37+7=44 : 23/8
===== NEW RANKINGS =====
NEW – Justin Murphy (Prime Time) – 71st
NEW – Marvin Anderson (Identity Theft) – 75th
NEW – Carson Williams (Monster Mutt Rottweiler) – 79th
NEW – Travis Rife (Psycho Circus) – 85th
===== ANDERSON, CA =====
8/30 Fri Ngt: We do not have results from this event
8/31 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
===== CARP, ON =====
8/24 Sat Aft: MIKE WORSLEY [Outfoxed] defeated Kevin Lubsen [Bucking Bronco]
8/24 Sat Mrn: MIKE WORSLEY [Outfoxed] defeated Kevin Lubsen [Bucking Bronco]
For the first time this season we have a back-to-back winner on the All Out Tour as Mike Worsley sweeps the racing in Carp, Ontario and extends his winning streak to 3. Kevin Lubsen in Bucking Bronco has been in the finals four times in a row now but is still looking for his first win this season on tour.
===== CINCINNATI, OH =====
This Monster Jam Arena Series event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== CONTOOCOOK, NH =====
8/29 Thu Ngt: ROB POUTRE [Bounty Hunter] defeated Dawn Creten [Scarlet Bandit]
8/30 Fri Ngt: DAN DAHLGREN [Shark Bite] defeated Rob Poutre [Bounty Hunter]
8/31 Sat Mrn: ROB POUTRE [Bounty Hunter] defeated Dan Dahlgren [Shark Bite]
Rob Poutre was back behind the wheel of Bounty Hunter and picked up another pair of wins in New Hampshire giving him 40 finals in 49 races and bumping him up 3 spots in the rankings to 13th.
===== DAYTONA, FL =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== DULUTH, GA =====
This Monster Jam Arena Series event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== EBENSBURG, PA =====
These KSR Motorsports events did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== ED, SWEDEN =====
8/24 Sat Aft: PETER NYMAN [Thor] defeated Thomas Svensson [Big Fighter]
8/25 Sun Aft: KEWIN HARRYSSON [Oden] defeated Edvin Borjesson [Reckless]
Peter Nyman wins another Swedish championship and included a win at the famous Ed track. Thomas Svensson fought through a presumed oil leak in Big Fighter to qualify for the final round on Saturday amidst large clouds of smoke each pass. Svensson almost made the finals on Sunday, too, but landed out of bounds after beating Kewin Harrysson in Oden to the finish line. Oden was able to come back to the finals and take the win, giving us two 66” racers as champions in Ed this year.
===== EDMONTON, AB =====
8/23 Fri Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated James Calhoun [Dirt Crew]
8/24 Sat Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Chris Koehler [Wrecking Crew]
8/25 Sun Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Chris Koehler [Wrecking Crew]
Daron Basl has been having a great year driving Block Head and swept the racing in Edmonton to jump up another 3 spots into 13th place. That ties his highest ranking of the season.
===== ESSEX JUNCTION, VT =====
This KSR Motorsports event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== FILER, ID =====
9/2 Mon Aft: DALTON WIDNER [Jurassic Attack] defeated Jacob Ladwig [Rat Attack]
This was a much bigger race than most people realized. The four truck Insanity Tour event was the 2nd highest ranked event of this fortnight (1.050) and saw Dalton Widner even his head-to-head series against Jacob Ladwig with a win in the finals.
Not only did this win give Dalton Widner 31 wins on the season, which is the most of any driver, but is also increased his points total to 10,597 which is a mere 58 points more than Ryan Anderson but just enough to bump Anderson down in Total Points ranking and break the tie he had with Tyler Menninga for the 1st overall. So Menninga moves back into the #1 spot in the world for the first time since January and with a slew of Arena Series events yet to be run this month, he appears poised to defend his Open Championship from last year!
===== FREMONT, MI =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: JON KOEHLER [Axe] defeated Joe Foley [Avenger]
===== FRESNO, CA =====
8/24 Sat Aft: WESTON ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack]
8/24 Sat Ngt: WESTON ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Devin Winfield [Velociraptor]
8/25 Sun Aft: TIM HALL JR [Jurassic Attack] defeated Devin Winfield [Velociraptor]
Weston Anderson is back up into the Top Ten after a pair of wins in Fresno. Tim Hall Jr and Devin Winfield were both runners-up with Hall getting the head-to-head win in the Sunday finals which gained him 3 spots in the rankings and put some ground between him and his teammate.
===== GLEN ROSE, TX =====
8/24 Sat Aft: TRAVIS RIFE [Outlaw] defeated Kaley Engstrom [Shark Attack]
8/24 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
===== GRAY, TN =====
8/21 Wed Ngt: We do not have results from this event
8/22 Thu Ngt: RJ TURNER [War Wizard] defeated Chris DeHoyos [Higher Education]
===== GRUNDY, IL =====
This Grundy County Speedway event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== HANCOCK, MI =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: JARED SMITH [Maximus] defeated Jerry Beck [Dirt Crew]
Jared Smith won his first race of the season on the wild Tricago track in Hancock. The trucks raced on a two-turn track with turns in the same direction, but the center lane was shared by both drivers. The racing was even so there were no head-on situations.
===== HARRISBURG, IL =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: CORREE LABBEE [Public Nuisance] defeated Bryant Rogers [Relentless]
Corree Labbee won for the 2nd time this year
===== HUDSONVILLE, MI =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: MASON RIFE [Psycho Circus] defeated Brandon Overmyer [American Outlaw]
===== JACKSONVILLE, FL =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== LEBANON, TN =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
8/25 Sun Ngt: DEVIN JONES [T-Rex] defeated Jerry Furajter [Shark Attack]
===== LOS BANOS, CA =====
8/30 Fri Ngt: RANDY WOLFF [Cyclops] defeated Nick Jones [Spitfire]
8/31 Sat Ngt: NICK JONES [Spitfire] defeated Gabe Montoya [Misfit]
===== MANCHESTER, TN =====
9/2 Mon Ngt: COLTON KISER [American Scout] defeated Allen Pezo [Predator]
===== MONROE, WA =====
8/23 Fri Ngt: BILL PAYNE [Rockstar] defeated Marvin Anderson [Identity Theft]
8/24 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
8/25 Sun Ngt: We do not have results from this event
Big action on the big track in Monroe where Bill Payne won his 24th race of the year, but unfortunately we do not have results from the 2nd and 3rd brackets.
===== MUNCIE, IN =====
8/24 Sat Aft: PAUL STRONG [Quad Chaos] defeated Tommy Varilone [Rampage]
8/24 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
===== NORTH PLATTE, NE =====
8/24 Sat Aft: AARON BASL [T-Rex] defeated Justin Murphy [Outlaw]
8/24 Sat Ngt: AARON BASL [T-Rex] defeated Justin Murphy [Outlaw]
Another Basl sweep, this time with Aaron taking two wins on the Monster Truck Wars tour to increase his season total to 26.
===== ONTARIO, CA =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== PALMER, AK =====
8/31 Sat Aft: TANNER SWINHART [Crash Test Dummy] defeated Kylie Thurber [Monster Moose]
8/31 Sat Aft: TYLER GROTH [The Veteran] defeated Travis Groth [Double Trouble]
9/1 Sun Aft: TANNER SWINHART [Crash Test Dummy] defeated Kylie Thurber [Monster Moose]
9/1 Sun Aft: TRAVIS GROTH [Double Trouble] defeated Justin Elliott [Controlled Khaos]
===== PANA, IL =====
8/30 Fri Ngt: NO POINTS; This event did not meet the minimum of 4 trucks scheduled to compete
===== PEOTONE, IL =====
8/23 Fri Ngt: KORY KINAL [Scarlet Bandit] defeated Jimmy Creten [Bounty Hunter]
A narrow straight-line track greeted the 2Xtreme tour in Peotone. Kory Kinal upset Jimmy Creten in the finals. Creten has 18 races in the books and needs 2 more to get ranked, but he’ll need to get them this month before the season ends. Creten is the only driver to have been ranked in all 9 previous seasons of the Open Championships.
===== PETOSKEY, MI =====
8/22 Thu Ngt: JERRY BECK [Dirt Crew] defeated Elliott Miller [Frontier Truck Parts]
8/23 Fri Ngt: We do not have results from this event
===== PHILADELPHIA, PA =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== PRINEVILLE, OR =====
8/24 Sat Aft: STANLEY HERNANDEZ [Lone Wolf] defeated Leroy Latham [Boss Gator]
8/24 Sat Ngt: LEROY LATHAM [Boss Gator] defeated Stanley Hernandez [Lone Wolf]
===== PUEBLO, CO =====
8/30 Fri Ngt: DAVID OLFERT [Velociraptor] defeated Alberto Trevino [Kamikaze]
8/31 Sat Aft: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated David Olfert [Velociraptor]
David Olfert gets to double-digits in wins as he knocks off Berto Trevino in the Friday finals with the Toughest Tour in Pueblo. Trevino leads that series 6-3 in head-to-head races. On Saturday, Olfert faced off against Daron Basl, against whom he was undefeated in 3 races. But as with Friday, it was a minor upset as Basl gets his first win over Olfert which helped him move up 3 spots in the standings.
===== QUARRYVILLE, PA =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: ALEX BARDIN [Stone Crusher] defeated Frank Krmel [Hooked]
Western start Alex Bardin came east to the famous Buck Motorsports Park and eliminated some of the best trucks in the mid-Atlantic to score his 18th win of the season. He is one of only 3 drivers to have competed in at least 70 brackets this season along with Dalton Widner and Berto Trevino.
===== RANSOMVILLE, NY =====
8/24 Sat Ngt: ZACH WINCHENBACH [Lumberjack] defeated Perry Como [Loud & Dirty]
===== SALEM, OR =====
This WGAS Motorsports event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== SAN FRANCISCO, CA =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== SANDUSKY, OH =====
8/31 Sat Aft: We do not have results from this event
8/31 Sat Ngt: THOMAS KIMMONS [Wild Thang] defeated Paul Strong [Quad Chaos]
===== SHEDIAC, NB =====
8/31 Sat Aft: JIM PIGEON [Xtreme Jim] defeated Jesse Como [Temperature Rising]
9/1 Sun Aft: JORDAN HEALEY [Joe Fly] defeated Pat Paquet [Psycho Pat]
No clear winner this year at the Atlantic Nationals in Shediac, New Brunswick. Jim Pigeon won on Saturday and Jordan Healey took drag racing on Sunday, each benefitting from a semi-final round bye run prior to the finals victory.
===== TRUMANSBURG, NY =====
This JMMP event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== WATFORD CITY, ND =====
8/23 Fri Ngt: DAVID OLFERT [Velociraptor] defeated Mikeal Christensen [Vendetta]
8/24 Sat Ngt: MIKEAL CHRISTENSEN [Vendetta] defeated Jacob Ladwig [Rat Attack]
Mike Christensen ties his best ranking of the season (6th) after a win and runner-up finish in Watford City. His Friday loss was courtesy a contested red-light violation Team Throttle Monster has 2 drivers in the Top Ten this season.
===== WAUSAUKEE, WI =====
8/22 Thu Ngt: We do not have results from this event
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