This Week in Monster Truck Racing - June 19-23, 2025

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

* Krysten Anderson wins 3 times in Athens

** Triton Robbins moves into 4th after sweep in Pittsburgh

*** Brandi Schmidt advances to four finals in three cities

CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/mtroc250625

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

===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR JUNE 19th – 23rd, 2025 =====

Krysten Anderson takes 3 of 5 brackets in Athens with three final-round wins over Top 15 ranked opponents, which moves the Digger driver up 13 spots in the world standings. The points that Jon Zimmer Jr picked up were also enough to shake up the top of the leaderboard, with Coty Saucier returning to the #1 position.

Brandi Schmidt also had a great weekend. She and the Legends of Monster Trucks series tour across three Minnesotan cities in three days and Schmidt made the finals in all four events, including a win in Ada on Friday night.

Triton Robbins won both of the Monsters and Megas events in Imperial, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh and has moved up into 4th place overall. He is the highest ranked independent driver in the sport.

This weekend also saw Team Scream join the All Star Tour for two events in Michigan; Team Throttle Monster racing six of their trucks on a tight St Louis style track in Colorado; and Jimmy Creten taking the Wins lead with his 30th and 31st wins of the season in San Bernardino.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Max Gillie, Kaila Savage, Dawson Rayas, Mike Christensen, J.r. Rouse, Bryan Wagner, Dylan Bartts, Aaron Basl, Nick Jones, Connor McNeil, David Rife, Nick Wishard, John Brown, Pat Paquet, David Stey, Montana Robbins, Zane Rettew, Trevor Beck, Dillon Fenley, Chris Warnick, 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 - 13138/211.9 : 1+5=6 : 62/29

2 ) Ryan Anderson - 7991/266.37 : 6+1=7 : 30/12

3 ) Tyler Menninga - 8096/261.16 : 5+2=7 : 31/13

4 ) Triton Robbins - 9250/181.37 : 3+9=12 : 51/22

5 ) Weston Anderson - 10587/179.44 : 2+10=12 : 59/21

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6 ) Tristan England - 6802/242.93 : 10+3=13 : 28/7

7 ) Dalton Widner - 7479/202.14 : 7+8=15 : 37/11

8 ) Jon Zimmer Jr - 8529/149.63 : 4+12=16 : 57/14

9 ) Bari Musawwir - 6481/209.06 : 11+6=17 : 31/4

10) Camden Murphy - 5850/208.93 : 15+7=22 : 28/4

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11) Blake Granger - 6242/164.26 : 13+11=24 : 38/17

12) Bill Payne - 6900/143.75 : 9+17=26 : 48/20

13) Bryce Kenny - 4708/224.19 : 24+4=28 : 21/3

14) Armando Castro - 6027/147.00 : 14+14=28 : 41/2

15) Jimmy Creten - 6397/136.11 : 12+18=30 : 47/31

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16) Colt Stephens - 5265/146.25 : 19+15=34 : 36/3

17) Devin Winfield - 7113/103.09 : 8+29=37 : 69/7

18) Adam Anderson - 4616/148.9 : 25+13=38 : 31/2

19) Rob Poutre - 4787/145.06 : 23+16=39 : 33/24

20) Zack Garner - 4851/121.28 : 22+21=43 : 40/6

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

+13 – Krysten Anderson (Grave Digger) - 42nd

+3 – Tim Jones (Tail Gator) – 49th 

===== ADA, MN =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: BRANDI SCHMIDT [Monster Patrol] defeated Rod Schmidt [Bearly Tame]

After he runner-up finished in Wadena on Thursday night, Brandi Schmidt was back in the finals the following night 107 miles north in Ada, Minnesota. That’s her first win of the season in her 3rd trip to the final round.

===== ATHENS, GA =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: ARMANDO CASTRO [El Toro Loco] defeated Jon Zimmer Jr [Terminal Velocity]

6/21 Sat Aft: KRYSTEN ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Armando Castro [El Toro Loco]

6/21 Sat Ngt: KRYSTEN ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Jon Zimmer Jr [Terminal Velocity]

6/22 Sun Aft: KRYSTEN ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Armando Castro [El Toro Loco]

6/22 Sun Ngt: JON ZIMMER SR [Zombie] defeated Krysten Anderson [Grave Digger]

Krysten Anderson jumps up 13 spots in the rankings after a dominating performance at the Monster Jam races in Athens. She won the middle three races during the long five-race weekend, including two wins over 14th-ranked Armando Castro and one over 8th-ranked Jon Zimmer Jr.

===== BARAKALDO, SPAIN =====

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

===== BRAINERD, MN =====

6/21 Sat Aft: PAUL STRONG [Quad Chaos] defeated Brandi Schmidt [Monster Patrol]

6/21 Sat Ngt: PAUL STRONG [Quad Chaos] defeated Brandi Schmidt [Monster Patrol]

The Legends of Monster Trucks Tour finished their 3-day/3-city tour by heading eastward to Brainerd, Minnesota for the Crow Wing County Fair. Brandi Schmidt finished off the weekend with her fourth consecutive final-round appearance, but it was Paul Strong in Quad Chaos coming out on top both times.

===== BRIGHTON, ON =====

This independent event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== CHILLICOTHE, OH =====

6/21 Sat Aft: BRANDON DERROW [Bad News Travels Fast] defeated Ryan Holman [Amped Up]

6/21 Sat Ngt: JOSH HOLMAN [Rescue Racer] defeated Brandon Derrow [Bad News Travels Fast]

Brandon Derrow extended his winning streak to 5 before losing a close race to Josh Holman on Saturday night in Chillicothe.  

===== COLUMBUS, IN =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: BRANDON PEZO [Predator] defeated Dalton VanSkyock [Stomper]

Second generation driver Brandon Pezo adds another win to the legendary Predator name as he takes down the best of the Full Throttle Tour regulars on a Chicago-style track in Columbus. In twelve races this season, he has missed the final round only twice.

===== CORTEZ, CO =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: MIKEAL CHRISTENSEN [Vendetta] defeated Berto Trevino [Kamikaze]

6/21 Sat Ngt: DALTON WIDNER [Jurassic Attack Green] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack Blue]

Team Throttle Monster had six of their team trucks racing on a tight St Louis style track in Cortez and they were pushing hard every round. Mike Christensen won of the 2nd event in a row, beating out Berto Trevino on Friday. Saturday saw two Jurassic Attacks in the finals. Tim Hall Jr got there by beating Christensen in the semis. Widner lost his semi-final race to Devin Winfield, but got a second chance when Winfield and Velociraptor couldn’t return. Widner used that return to pick up his 11th win of the season.

===== COSHOCTON, OH =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: BRANDON DERROW [Bad News Travels Fast] defeated Josh Holman [Rescue Racer]

The Monster Truck Bash tour also had a busy travel weekend with events in multiple cities. Brandon Derrow picked up where he left off in Berlin, New Jersey with the drag racing win in Coshocton.

===== DODGE CITY, KS =====

6/22 Sun Aft: DILLON FENLEY [King Krunch] defeated Johnny Davenport [Ghost Ryder]

Dillon Fenley has won four in a row once again after this victory in Dodge City.

===== EVERETT, WA =====

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

===== FORT SMITH, AR =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: TIM JONES [Tailgator] defeated Devin Jones [Crush-A-Roo]

6/21 Sat Ngt: JOSH BAUMGARTNER [Bigfoot] defeated Tim Jones [Tailgator]

The Insanity Tour had two events this weekend—one in Mona, Utah and this one down south  in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Tim Jones joined the tour and made the finals both nights on the tight Chicago-style track. Josh Baumgartner picked up his first win since Kennewick two months ago as he beat out Jones on Saturday night. These two met in the finals in Hot Springs, Arkansas back in March. That one was won by Jones, so they are tied with 1 win each.

===== HANFORD, CA =====

6/19 Thu Ngt: STANLEY HERNANDEZ [Lone Wolf] defeated Jerrod Compton [Anubis]

6/20 Fri Ngt: NO POINTS; The bracket could not be scored

Stanley Hernandez has been in the finals 3 weekends in a row now and has wins in the last 2. The Friday night racing only had two heats and no bracket so we could not score it for points.

===== IMPERIAL, PA =====

6/21 Sat Ngt: TRITON ROBBINS [Krazy Train] defeated Steven Thompson [Truckin 4 Troops]

6/22 Sun Aft: TRITON ROBBINS [Krazy Train] defeated Montana Robbins [Plane Krazy]

Monsters and Megas were back in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with another challenging straight-line drag race on the front stretch of the Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Triton Robbins is in the running for the Open Championship and he picked up more valuable points with his 21st and 22nd wins of the season. Robbins now has the 3rd-most points of all drivers (9250) and sits in 4th place in the rankings.

===== LOGAN, UT =====

The reports we’re getting out of Logan, Utah is that Tyler Groth won both nights of racing, but that the brackets were a mess and not decipherable. We can confirm the second race did not have winners advancing. If anyone has heat-by-heat results for the first race we’d love to take a look at them, but it seems like both of these will have to go down as unscoreable.

===== MASON, MI =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: JIM KOEHLER [Avenger] defeated Jon Koehler [Axe]

6/21 Sat Ngt: JOE FOLEY [Avenger] defeated Chris Koehler [Mayhem]

Team Scream and the All Star Tour teamed up in a new look and gave the Mason, Michigan fans a lot to cheer for. In the end, it was the team’s flagship Avenger taking home the Chicago-style racing win each night: first with Jim Koehler behind the wheel, and then with Joe Foley.

===== MONA, UT =====

6/21 Sat Aft: BRANDON SWICK [Next Level Tour] defeated Tim Manchester [Hillbilly]

Brandon Swick picked up his 4th racing win of the season and first driving the tour-sponsored Next Level body. Tim Manchester found himself in the finals after winning the consolation race and being called upon to replace the broken Rat Attack truck.

===== ONAWAY, MI =====

6/21 Sat Ngt: ELLIOTT MILLER [Frontier Truck Parts] defeated Brett Falvey [The Haymaker]

Throwdown has some of the wildest racing action of the weekend on a long and muddy drag racing track at Onaway Speedway! Elliott Miller has no fear in freestyle and he drove the 3 jump track just like a freestyle run, including a wild semi-final race against Hellion where fly across the finish line sideways, landing on the sidewalls in his opponent’s lane! Miller wasn’t done he has used a big first leap in the finals to get a lead on strong racer Brett Falvey and beat The Haymaker to the line for his 3rd win of the season.

===== OSHAWA, ON =====

This All Out Tour event used timed trials to set the finals rather than a bracket and so points could not be awarded. It was Mike Worsley over Sharon Lubsen for first place.

===== QUARRYVILLE, PA =====

6/21 Sat Ngt: KURT PHILLIPS [Crushstation] defeated Zane Rettew [Shredder]

Kurt Phillips hasn’t seen racing action since driving Aftershock at the All Star Race in Bangor back in 2022, but something about that Lancaster County air did him wonders as he came out and knocked off four top trucks on the drag racing track at the Buck Motorsports Park. That includes a big upset win over track owner Zane Rettew in the finals!

===== SAN BERNARDINO, CA =====

6/21 Sat Ngt: JIMMY CRETEN [Bounty Hunter] defeated Brandon Gallie [Enforcer]

6/22 Sun Aft: JIMMY CRETEN [Bounty Hunter] defeated Dan Dahlgren [Shark Bite]

Jimmy Creten now leads the world with 31 racing wins, which is 2 better than Coty Saucier’s 29. The 2X Live tour traded their usual tight, dirt-track Chicago-style tracks for an asphalt St Louis style race in San Bernardino. They also upped the field size by two, bringing Enforcer and Play’n’ For Keeps into the competition. Brandon Gallie in Enforcer looked strong on Saturday night and was tied with Creten into the final turn in the championship race, but the Bounty Hunter had too much power and pulled away. On Sunday, the turning tires took a beating and lots of guys were clipping—or occasionally running over—the turn markers on the slick asphalt track. Dan Dahlgren was having trouble getting the big shark to turn on Saturday, but he figured it out on Sunday to reach the finals. But once again, veteran Jimmy Creten came out on top in the end with fast, smooth, and consistent runs all weekend long.

===== SHEDIAC, NB =====

6/21 Sat Aft: TYLER MORCOMBE [Towasaurus Wrex] defeated Jim Pigeon [Xtreme Jim]

6/22 Sun Aft: JIM PIGEON [Xtreme Jim] defeated Tyler Morcombe [Towasaurus Wrex]

The Centre for Speed in Shediac has been hosting some of Canada’s best monster trucks each year and gives them a big track to work with. This year, Americans Tyler Morcombe and Gage Bursey joined the mix and Morcombe had the classic Towasaurus Wrex truck running stronger than we’ve seen in many years. He advanced to the finals both days, winning on Saturday afternoon but suffering from fueling problems on Sunday, which let Jim Pigeon in Xtreme Jim get revenge for his loss the day before.

===== VANKLEEK HILL, ON =====

6/21 Sat Aft: RYAN COMO [Rat Nasty] defeated Jesse Como [Anger Management]

Ryan Como has two wins this season and they’ve both come in June. He wins in Vankleek Hill, Ontario—midway between Ottawa and Montreal.

===== WADENA, MN =====

6/19 Thu Ngt: KAILA SAVAGE [USA-1] defeated Brandi Schmidt [Monster Patrol]

A busy traveling weekend for the Legends of Monster Trucks tour kicked off in the north-central part of Minnesota, and—as the tradition goes—it was ladies first as Kaila Savage and Brandi Schmidt advanced to the finals to kick off the weekend with Savage putting Minnesota’s own USA-1 into victory lane for the 4th time this season.

===== WEST RICHLAND, WA =====

6/20 Fri Ngt: BILL PAYNE [Rock Star] defeated Gavin Sell [Reverse Racer]

6/21 Sat Ngt: BILL PAYNE [Rock Star] defeated Nick Jones [Spitfire]

Bill Payne becomes the 6th driver to reach 20 wins this season as he goes back-to-back in West Richland with the Malicious Tour. He’s won the last 5 Tour races and (by our records) he hasn’t missed a final since Cottage Grove back in April!

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

Burlington, KY (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)

Chicago, IL (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)

Chico, CA (Malicious Monster Truck Tour)

Coachella Valley, CA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)

Danville, IL (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)

Deadwood, SD (Monsters of Destruction)

Granite City, IL (Monster Truck Nitro Tour)

Lancaster, NY (JM Motorsports Productions)

Mansfield, OH (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Middlebourne, WV (Monster Truck Bash)

Owensboro, KY (All Star Monster Truck Tour)

Pueblo, CO (2X Monster Trucks Live)

Spokane, WA (Monster Truck Nitro Tour)

Swansboro, NC (Overdrive Monster Truck Tour)

Waynesburg, PA (Renegade Monster Truck Tour)

===== EVENTS NEXT WEEK =====

Rushville, IN (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)

South Bend, IN (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Stoughton, WI (Legends of Monster Trucks)