This Week in Monster Truck Racing - March 13-15, 2026

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

* Tyler Menninga wins for 5^th time in 6 races

** Adam Anderson into Top Ten with winning streak

*** Jacob Ladwig closing in on Monster Mashers points lead

CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/mtroc260319

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

===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR MARCH 13^th – 15^th, 2026 =====

Tyler Menninga and Adam Anderson have each won 5 of their last 6 events. Anderson has moved up into the Top Ten, while Menninga can’t move up at all because he’s already #1. Daron Basl ended David Olfert’s 7-race winning streak in Lafayette, but Olfert was still able to gain a spot. Dillon Fenley’s 10-race winning streak is still intact, though, after two wins in Jackson, Mississippi.

With the 2X Tour, Mike Nugent recorded his first career racing win on Saturday night. With the All Star Tour, Jacob Ladwig won both races in North Carolina and is within 40 points of series points leader Kraken. Donald Epidendio took two wins on the Malicious Tour and Kaley Engstrom picked up two more with Monster Truck Wars.

We also saw intense competition with the Monster Truck Arena West tour with 4 winners in 4 races, although Blake Granger and Alex Bardin continue to rise to the top, having taken 58% of the final round spots between the two of them. Granger still leads the world with 22 racing wins.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Lee Collins, Dillon Fenley, Phil Vicinanza, Nick Jones, Brett Mason, Dallas Glenn-Rogers, Sean Green, Bryan Wagner, Devin Jones, Kaley Engstrom, and everyone who posted videos and photos online especially YouTubers Lil Masy, SamsonMTFan, Elizabeth Marks (and Joe Briggs), Kylie <3, and NotJustGabe!

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

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

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1 ) Tyler Menninga - 6317/315.85 : 5+1=6 : 20/10

2 ) Coty Saucier - 6820/213.13 : 4+5=9 : 32/15

3 ) Jon Zimmer Jr - 6989/194.14 : 2+9=11 : 36/15

4 ) David Olfert - 4033/237.24 : 10+2=12 : 17/11

5 ) Blake Granger - 9704/179.7 : 1+13=14 : 54/22

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6 ) Adam Anderson - 4349/197.68 : 7+8=15 : 22/7

7 ) Zack Garner - 3998/210.42 : 11+6=17 : 19/1

8 ) Bill Payne - 5277/181.97 : 6+11=17 : 29/13

9 ) Camden Murphy - 3586/224.13 : 16+4=20 : 16/6

10) Ryan Anderson - 3896/205.05 : 13+7=20 : 19/3

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11) Alex Bardin - 6906/160.6 : 3+17=20 : 43/13

12) Donald Epidendio - 3273/233.79 : 19+3=22 : 14/9

13) Weston Anderson - 3920/186.67 : 12+10=22 : 21/9

14) Dalton Widner - 3208/168.84 : 20+14=34 : 19/0

15) Bari Musawwir - 3457/164.62 : 18+16=34 : 21/1

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16) Brandon Arthur - 3882/133.86 : 14+21=35 : 29/9

17) Armando Castro - 4342/111.33 : 8+27=35 : 39/4

18) Jimmy Creten - 2709/180.6 : 24+12=36 : 15/11

19) Tristan England - 2995/166.39 : 23+15=38 : 18/2

20) Triton Robbins - 3503/125.11 : 17+22=39 : 28/3

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

+13 – Kevin Crocker (Megalodon) – 57^th

+10 – Daron Basl (Block Head) – 44^th 

+10 – Jamie Sullivan (Sparkle Smash) – 56^th 

+8 – Bryce Kenny (Tech Deck Wreck Deck) – 28^th 

+5 – Adam Anderson (Grave Digger) – 6^th 

+5 – Jacob Ladwig (Rat Attack) – 32^nd

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

82^nd – Chris Davis (Fire Hazzard)

92^nd – Lexy Overman (Crazy Heifer)

96^th – Myles Parker (Identity Theft)

===== ALBUQUERQUE, NM =====

3/13 Fri Ngt: ADAM ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Chris Koehler [Mayhem]

3/14 Sat Aft: TRISTAN ENGLAND [JCB DIGatron] defeated Kevin Crocker [Megalodon]

3/14 Sat Ngt: ADAM ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Jamie Sullivan [Sparkle Smash]

3/15 Sun Aft: ADAM ANDERSON [Grave Digger] defeated Tristan England [JCB DIGatron]

Adam Anderson has won 5 of his last 6 races as the mid-season shift from the Stadium events to the tighter Arena tracks in Louisville and Albuquerque have yielded great results for the Grave Digger driver. Tristan England was the only man who could beat Anderson this weekend when he took him out in the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon en route to his 2^nd racing win of the season. Kevin Crocker and Jamie Sullivan each had runner-up finishes which helped them gain 13 and 10 spots in the Open Championship rankings this week, which was the 1^st and 2^nd best improvements of all drivers.

===== BILOXI, MS =====

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

===== CORBIN, KY =====

3/13 Fri Ngt: MARK HALL [Raminator] defeated Kurt Kraehmer [Ramdemption]

3/14 Sat Ngt: STEVEN THOMPSON [Hurricane Force] defeated RJ Turner [War Wizard]

Monsters of Destruction went roundy-round racing in Corbin, Kentucky this weekend. Former two-time Open Champion Mark Hall won his 2^nd race of the season on Friday, taking a hard-charging teammate in Ramdemption. On Saturday, Steven Thompson won for the 3^rd time in 5 races with the MOD tour to close out the weekend.

===== EL PASO, TX =====

3/14 Sat Ngt: TYLER MENNINGA [Grave Digger] defeated Ryan Anderson [Son-Uva Digger]

3/15 Sun Aft: TYLER MENNINGA [Grave Digger] defeated Ryan Anderson [Son-Uva Digger]

Tyler Menninga has won 5 of his last 6 Monster Jam Stadium Series events, with his only loss coming to Zack Garner last week during the thrilling New Orleans event. Menninga is searching for an unprecedented fourth Open Championship and currently sits in first place with a 40-10 record. The only other three-time Open Champion Ryan Anderson was runner-up both nights to Menninga and gained 3 spots to reach the Top Ten.

===== HARRISBURG, PA =====

3/14 Sat Ngt: MICHAEL VATERS II [Overkill Evolution] defeated Michael Vaters I [Black Stallion]

The Vaters met in the finals at the Monster Truck Thunder races in Harrisburg with Mike Jr taking the win.

===== HENDERSON, TX =====

3/14 Sat Aft: SHANE ENGLAND [Shark Attack] defeated Michael Harper [Outlaw]

3/14 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event

Shane England returned to the driver’s seat in Shark Attack this weekend as the Monster Truck Wars was running in three cities this past weekend. England took the racing win over Michael Harper.

===== JACKSON, MS =====

3/13 Fri Ngt: JOHNNY DAVENPORT [Ghost Ryder] defeated Lexy Overman [Crazy Heifer]

3/14 Sat Ngt: DILLON FENLEY [King Krunch] defeated Chris Davis [Fire Hazzard]

3/15 Sun Aft: DILLON FENLEY [Crazy Heifer] defeated Chris Davis [Fire Hazzard]

After sitting out on Friday night, Dillon Fenley was back in action on Saturday night with the Monster Trucks Maniac tour and extended his winning streak to 10-in-a-row. Johnny Davenport took the Friday night win, his second of the season. Former King Krunch driver David Smith was also in competition for the second week driving Nitro Hornet.

===== JONESBORO, AR =====

3/14 Sat Ngt: TRAVIS GROTH [Double Trouble] defeated Tyler Groth [The Veteran]

The X Tour went concrete holeshot racing in Jonesboro and saw the Groth brothers meet up in the finals. Travis got the win this time and now leads the season series 4-3 over Tyler.

===== LAFAYETTE, LA =====

3/14 Sat Aft: DARON BASL [Block Head] defeated David Olfert [Dirt Crew Dozer]

David Olfert came into the Toughest Tour race in Lafayette on an impressive 7-race winning streak which has seen him rise from 15^th to 4^th in the Open Championship rankings. He faced off with Daron Basl in the first round, an opponent who he was 7-1 against so far this season. But this weekend, Basl in the Block Head truck had the advantage, as he beat Olfert in the first round and again in the finals after Olfert returned as the fast loser. With his second win of the year, Basl moved up 10 spots in the rankings, while Olfert is up one more spot into 4^th—his career best.

===== MIDLAND, TX =====

3/14 Sat Aft: We do not have results from this Monster Truck Wars event

3/14 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this Monster Truck Wars event

3/15 Sun Aft: We do not have results from this Monster Truck Wars event

We learned that Devin Jones picked up two wins in Midland after Jerry Furajter beat him on Saturday afternoon, but we do not have enough info on the rest of the field to determine points since this one had 5 trucks in competition. If you know which truck sat out racing or who was eliminated in the first round (if all 5 competed), please let us know! There’s still time to add this to the points.

===== NAMPA, ID =====

3/13 Fri Ngt: ARMANDO CASTRO [El Toro Loco] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack]

3/14 Sat Aft: ALEX BARDIN [Earth Shaker] defeated Blake Granger [Monster Mutt Dalmatian]

3/14 Sat Ngt: BLAKE GRANGER [Monster Mutt Dalmatian] defeated Alex Bardin [Earth Shaker]

3/15 Sun Aft: MATT CODY [Grave Digger] defeated Blake Granger [Monster Mutt Dalmatian]

Alex Bardin and Blake Granger continue to be the leading racers on the Monster Jam Arena Tour. The two have taken 43 of the 74 final round spots on tour this season (58%) with 27 wins between themselves, leaving only 10 for the other 6 drivers. This weekend, Armando Castro and Matt Cody each broke through with wins, but it was Granger and Bardin taking all but 1 of the other spots.

===== OCALA, FL =====

This Tour of Destruction event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded.

===== SANTA MARIA, CA =====

3/14 Sat Aft: We do not have results from this event

3/14 Sat Ngt: DONALD EPIDENDIO [Titan] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]

3/15 Sun Aft: DONALD EPIDENDIO [Titan] defeated Nick Jones [Spitfire]

Donald Epidendio picked up two more wins with the Malicious Tour. Once again they were racing on a SoCal track, but this time outdoors with a lot more room to run. Epidendio broke in the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon, which saw Bill Payne beat Gavin Sell in the finals. Unfortunately, we do not know the other semi-finalist so we cannot yet award points.

===== SEGUIN, TX =====

3/14 Sat Aft: KALEY ENGSTROM [Shark Attack] defeated Brandon Pezo [Outlaw]

3/14 Sat Ngt: KALEY ENGSTROM [Shark Attack] defeated Chris Whatley [Loco Motive]

3/15 Sun Aft: COLTON FOWLER [T-Rex] defeated Brandon Pezo [Outlaw]

Kaley Engstrom had breakage prevent her from going 3-for-3 with Monster Truck Wars in Seguin. Colton Fowler came out on top in T-Rex, picking up his first reported win on the Wars Tour this season.

===== SHELBY, NC =====

3/14 Sat Aft: JACOB LADWIG [Rat Attack] defeated Nick Pagliarulo [Kraken]

3/15 Sun Aft: JACOB LADWIG [Rat Attack] defeated Zach Winchenbach [High Tide]

Jacob Ladwig was one of the biggest movers in the Open Championship this weekend as he sweeps the All Star Monster Mashers racing weekend in North Carolina. He has been in the final round in the last 4 events and has won 3 of them, and is now just 36 points behind Nick Pagliarulo in the All Star Tour points series. In the Open Championship, however, Ladwig leads Pagliarulo by 9 spots.

===== TOLEDO, OH =====

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

===== TULSA, OK =====

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

===== WATSONVILLE, CA =====

3/14 Sat Aft: AUSTIN MINTON [Brutal] defeated Kory Kinal [Jekyll & Hyde]

3/14 Sat Ngt: MIKE NUGENT [Roarin' Rex] defeated Jeremiah Paras [Shark Bite]

All four drivers made the finals with the 2X Tour in Watsonville this weekend, and Mike Nugent in Roarin’ Rex claimed his first career racing win on Saturday night! It’s been over a month since the 2X Tour had had a back-to-back racing winner on tour, with 8 different winners in the past 9 races.

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

Auburn, CA (2X Monster Trucks Live)

Corpus Christi, TX (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-n-Fire Event)

Detroit, MI (Monster Jam Stadium Series East)

Fort Smith, AR (Monster Truck Wars)

Grand Rapids, MI (Monster Jam Arena Series Central)

Gray, TN (All Star Monster Truck Tour)

Hartford, CT (Monster Jam Arena Series East)

Lake Charles, LA (Monster X Tour)

Syracuse, NY (Monster Truck Wars)

Tucson, AZ (Monster Jam Arena Series West)

Van Buren, AR (Monster Truck Wars)

Waco, TX (2X Monster Trucks Live)