* Portland proves pivotal as Coty Saucier regains #1 rank
** Triton Robbins rolls through Rosemont and into the Top Ten
*** Marvin Anderson joins ranking after 3 wins in Edmonton
CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF):https://tinyurl.com/ffnyc2s2
===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR FEBRUARY 28th – MARCH 2nd, 2025 =====
We’ve had more lead changes this season than any previous year. Coty Saucier won twice in Portland and is back into the #1 rank. He has also reached 20+ wins for the first time since the beginning of the Open Championship in 2019. He previously had 19 wins twice.
The Robbins and Zimmers dominated a five-race weekend at the historic Rosemont Horizon outside of Chicago with Triton Robbins begin the biggest winner. His 4 finals and 2 wins helped the Krazy Train rise into the Top Ten in the world.
Dennis Anderson made another cameo in a 2Xtreme racing bracket and won, but he wasn’t the only veteran Anderson winning races as Marvin Anderson won 3 of the 4 races in Edmonton with the RAM Spectacular and joins the rankings in 27th.
Rob Poutre, Daron Basl, and Jerry Furjater each had multiple wins this weekend. Bari Musawwir won the big Stadium race in Orlando and is now a mere 2 points behind Tyler Menninga for the Monster Jam Stadium East points lead. Out west, Tristan England won once in 2 races in El Paso to maintain his series points lead. Jerry Beck added a win in Saginaw to take the points lead on the Toughest Tour.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Bradley Shaw, Brian Manson, Brandon Gallie, Ben Wimp, Preston Perez, Mark Werner, Bk Moody, Bryan Wagner, Andrew Thornton, 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 - 7720/208.65 : 1+2=3 : 37/21
2 ) Tyler Menninga - 4528/226.4 : 4+1=5 : 20/10
3 ) Ryan Anderson - 4745/197.71 : 3+4=7 : 24/9
4 ) Jon Zimmer Jr - 4830/161.00 : 2+9=11 : 30/9
5 ) Tristan England - 3669/203.83 : 9+3=12 : 18/5
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6 ) Bari Musawwir - 3969/180.41 : 8+5=13 : 22/3
7 ) Dalton Widner - 3446/164.1 : 11+7=18 : 21/5
8 ) Weston Anderson - 4121/152.63 : 7+11=18 : 27/8
9 ) Triton Robbins - 4164/148.71 : 6+13=19 : 28/8
10) Jimmy Creten - 3493/151.87 : 10+12=22 : 23/18
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11) Camden Murphy - 2831/166.53 : 19+6=25 : 17/2
12) Matt Cody - 4358/117.78 : 5+22=27 : 37/7
13) Jerry Beck - 2450/163.33 : 24+8=32 : 15/5
14) Rob Poutre - 2913/145.65 : 17+15=32 : 20/15
15) Tyler Groth - 3019/131.26 : 13+19=32 : 23/3
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16) Colt Stephens - 3078/114.00 : 12+23=35 : 27/2
17) Bill Payne - 2656/147.56 : 22+14=36 : 18/8
18) Bryce Kenny - 2345/156.33 : 27+10=37 : 15/1
19) Blake Granger - 2931/122.13 : 16+21=37 : 24/11
20) Adam Anderson - 2731/130.05 : 21+20=41 : 21/1
===== BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS =====
+6 – Aaron Basl (T-Rex) – 47th
+6 – Stanley Hernandez (Lone Wolf) –70th
+4 – Bryce Kenny (Monster Mutt) – 18th
+4 – Daron Basl (Blockhead) – 23rd
+4 – Mason Rife (Outlaw) – 52nd
+4 – Ashley Sanford (Megalodon) – 67th
===== NEW THIS WEEK =====
27th – Marvin Anderson (Identity Theft)
63rd – Dallas Glenn-Rogers (Spitfire)
69th – Gavin Sell (Reverse Racer)
83rd – Jerrod Compton (Anubis)
92nd – Justin Elliott (Controlled Khaos)
===== CAMP VERDE, AZ =====
3/1 Sat Aft: JIMMY CRETEN [Bounty Hunter] defeated Kory Kinal [Jekyll & Hyde]
3/1 Sat Ngt: DENNIS ANDERSON [Extreme King Sling] defeated Kory Kinal [Jekyll & Hyde]
Jimmy Creten’s winning streak grows to 7-in-a-row after beating out Kory Kinal in Arizona. Creten’s Bounty Hunter had engine problems in the night so hall-of-famer Dennis Anderson got the call in Extreme King Sling to join the bracket and he won for the 2nd time this season! Kory Kinal was runner-up again, marking 6 second place finishes in his past 8 races.
===== DOTHAN, AL =====
3/1 Sat Aft: AARON BASL [T-Rex] defeated Kaley Engstrom [Shark Bite]
3/1 Sat Ngt: MASON RIFE [Outlaw] defeated Kaley Engstrom [Shark Bite]
Kaley Engstrom has been in the final round 22 times this season, which is the 2nd most of all drivers behind only World #1 Coty Saucier’s 24. Fifteen of those showings have yielded runner-up points for Engstrom, including both events in Dothan this weekend. Aaron Basl and Mason Rife each took a win, which made each of them two our biggest improvers for the week. Basl gained 6 spots and Rife gained 4 spots.
The Monster Truck Wars South Tour also saw a minor change in the line-up as Ricky Fowler joined the tour driving Sheriff on his Texas Outlaw chassis. Justin Murphy is now running Sheriff on the North Tour.
===== EDMONTON, AB =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: MARVIN ANDERSON [Identity Theft] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]
3/1 Sat Aft: MARVIN ANDERSON [Identity Theft] defeated Dallas Glenn-Rogers [Spitfire]
3/1 Sat Ngt: BILL PAYNE [Rock Star] defeated Marvin Anderson [Identity Theft]
3/2 Sun Aft: MARVIN ANDERSON [Identity Theft] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]
Dennis wasn’t the only veteran Anderson winning races this weekend. Marvin Anderson took 3 of 4 in Edmonton on the tight Chicago-style course and joins the rankings in 27th place, making him the 2nd highest-ranked driver from Straight-Up Racing behind Bill Payne in 17th.
===== EL PASO, TX =====
3/1 Sat Ngt: TRISTAN ENGLAND [JCB DIGatron] defeated Bryce Kenny [Monster Mutt]
3/2 Sun Aft: RYAN ANDERSON [Son-Uva Digger] defeated Tristan England [JCB DIGatron]
Tristan England maintains his points lead on the Monster Jam Stadium West tour with another win and two final round showings in El Paso. He’s been in the finals in 5 straight Stadium events and 7 of his last 8, and has placed in the semi-finals or better in SIXTEEN consecutive Stadium events. His only times not appearing in the final four were the first two events of the season in Anaheim.
Bryce Kenny moved up 4 spots with his final-round appearance on Saturday night. Current Open Champion Ryan Anderson beat out England by over a truck’s length for the win on Sunday. Of England’s 15 heat loses this season, Anderson has given him 8 of them!
===== KLAMATH FALLS, OR =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: BRANDON GALLIE [Wicked Strong] defeated Justin Elliott [Controlled Khaos]
3/1 Sat Ngt: SHANE PLATO [Skull Krusher] defeated Tim Manchester [Hillbilly]
Four trucks and four finalists on the Insanity Tour in Klamath Falls this weekend. Brandon Gallie and Shane Plato each won their 2nd event of the season.
===== MARTIN, TN =====
3/1 Sat Aft: JERRY FURAJTER [Shark Attack] defeated Devin Jones [T-Rex]
3/1 Sat Ngt: JERRY FURAJTER [Shark Attack] defeated Devin Jones [T-Rex]
It was a tight turning course in Martin and Jerry Furajter figured it out best. That follows last weekend in Levelland when he was runner-up in all three events. Devin Jones had the 2nd place sweep this time. Justin Murphy joined the North Tour after beginning the season with the South Tour and is still driving his Sheriff truck.
===== MEDFORD, OR =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: ROB POUTRE [USA-1] defeated Stanley Hernandez [Lone Wolf]
3/1 Sat Aft: DONNY HEBERT [Temporarily Insane] defeated Stanley Hernandez [Lone Wolf]
3/1 Sat Ngt: ROB POUTRE [USA-1] defeated Donny Hebert [Temporarily Insane]
3/2 Sun Aft: ROB POUTRE [USA-1] defeated Stanley Hernandez [Lone Wolf]
Rob Poutre won all of the brackets he competed in with the Nitro Tour in Medford, Oregon, taking USA-1 up to 13th place with 15 wins in 20 races. He has the 3rd most wins of all drivers. Stanley Hernandez took the Lone Wolf into three final rounds and was the 2nd biggest improver this week as he gained 6 spots in the rankings.
===== ORLANDO, FL =====
3/1 Sat Ngt: BARI MUSAWWIR [Zombie] defeated Dalton Widner [Jurassic Attack]
Apparently Bari Musawwir is one of those modern-day fast-moving zombies as he’s been racing towards the top Monster Jam Stadium East tour and is now only 2 points behind Tyler Menninga for the series lead. He has won 3 of the last 5 Stadium races, although he ended up losing ground in the Open Championship because Tristan England and Jon Zimmer Jr had great weekends themselves.
Dalton Widner beat Tyler Menninga for the 2nd time in 7 tries in the semi-finals to advance to his 7th final of the season and is now right behind Musawwir in the Open Championship rankings. Menninga still has the best Average of all drivers at 226+ but has lost the top spot in the rankings to Coty Saucier as the two continue to exchange blows week after week.
===== PORTLAND, OR =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: COTY SAUCIER [Dragon] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack]
3/1 Sat Ngt: DEVIN WINFIELD [Velociraptor] defeated Cory Rummell [Earth Shaker]
3/1 Sat Aft: COTY SAUCIER [Dragon] defeated Ashley Sanford [Megalodon]
3/2 Sun Aft: WESTON ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Coty Saucier [Dragon]
Coty Saucier reaches the 20-win plateau for the first time in the Open Championship as his 2 wins in Portland give him 21 wins overall which is the most of any driver so far this year. Saucier previously had won 19 races in both 2022 and 2023. The 2023 season also saw Saucier finish as the World Runner-up. Currently, however, he is back to the #1 rank after this wins.
Weston Anderson faced three first round loses in Portland before his win on Sunday and lost a spot in the standings. Ashley Sanford made the final round for the third time this season and gained 4 spots in the rankings, making her one of the biggest improvers of the weekend.
===== ROCKFORD, IL =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded.
===== ROSEMONT, IL =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: JON ZIMMER JR [Terminal Velocity] defeated Jamie Sullivan [Sparkle Smash]
3/1 Sat Aft: JON ZIMMER SR [Zombie] defeated Triton Robbins [Krazy Train]
3/1 Sat Ngt: MONTANA ROBBINS [Plane Krazy] defeated Triton Robbins [Krazy Train]
3/2 Sun Aft: TRITON ROBBINS [Krazy Train] defeated Jon Zimmer Sr [Zombie]
3/2 Sun Ngt: TRITON ROBBINS [Krazy Train] defeated Fernando Martinez [El Toro Loco]
The highest-rated tour in the sport went to the historic Rosemont Horizon for a long and challenging five-race weekend. It was an independent bonanza with the Zimmers and Robbins dominating the event. Despite only one final round, Jon Jr still gained 2 spots in the rankings as the five-race weekend have him a lot of points. In fact he has the 2nd most Total points of all drivers with 4830, just ahead of Ryan Anderson and Tyler Menninga. Father Jon Sr also had a win (his 5th of the season) and he is now inside the Top 25.
Montana Robbins won his 4th event on Saturday night over brother Triton, but Triton ended up being the biggest victor of the weekend. After two runner-up finishes, he closed out Sunday with back-to-back wins, earning 1080 points and moving into the Top Ten in the world.
===== SAGINAW, MI =====
2/28 Fri Ngt: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Tim Jones [Tailgator]
3/1 Sat Aft: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated Jerry Beck [Dirt Crew]
3/1 Sat Ngt: JERRY BECK [Dirt Crew] defeated Tim Jones [Tailgator]
Daron Basl won twice with the Toughest Tour in Saginaw and moved up 4 spots into 23rd in the rankings. Jerry Beck finished the weekend off with a win to give himself the Toughest Tour points series lead and maintain his 14th place ranking in the sport. Tim Jones also gained a spot with his first two runner-up finishes of the season (he already has 2 wins). The Toughest Tour is off for a couple weeks now and picks back up in Lafayette, Louisiana at the end of the month.
===== TRAVELERS REST, SC =====
3/1 Sat Aft: PRESTON PÉREZ [Culture Shock] defeated Vern House [American Pride]
With the All Star Tour Monster Mashers point series having the weekend off, Preston Perez switched back to his new ride Culture Shock and picked up the drag racing win over Vern House with the SC Monster Madness tour. The All Star point series continues this weekend in Shelby, North Carolina where Perez will look to reclaim the top spot from Elliott Miller.
===== VICTORVILLE, CA =====
This Monster Truck Thunder event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded.
===== WEST VALLEY CITY, UT =====
This All Star Tour event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded.
====== EVENTS THIS WEEKEND =====
Arlington, TX (Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series West)
Bradenton, FL (Tour of Destruction)
Fort Wayne, IN (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)
Fresno, CA (Monster Jam Arena Championship Series West)
Grand Rapids, MI (Monster Jam Arena Championship Series Central)
Harrisburg, PA (Monster Truck Thunder)
Henderson, TX (Monster Truck Wars)
Hidalgo, TX (Monster Jam Arena Championship Series East)
Jacksonville, FL (Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series East)
Laredo, TX (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)
Lismore, Australia (Extreme Monster War on Wheels)
Medicine Hat, AB (RAM Motorsports Spectacular)
Pasco, WA (Monster Truck Nitro Tour)
Rapid City, SD (Metal Clash)
San Angelo, TX (No Limits! Monster Truck Nationals)
Shelby, NC (All Star Monster Truck Tour)
Sonora, CA (Monster Truck Chaos)
Van Buren, AR (Monster Truck Wars)
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