This Week in Monster Truck Racing - May 7-10, 2026

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

* Ryan Anderson caps off Stadium Series championship with win in Denver

** Kaley Engstrom is first woman to 20 wins in a season

*** Brandon Arthur collects four finals in Finland

CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/mtroc260514

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

===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR MAY 7^th – 10^th, 2026 =====

Ryan Anderson won his 5^th race and 5^th Monster Jam Series Championship in Denver, Colorado this weekend. On the Monster Truck Wars tour, Kaley Engstrom collected her 20^th recorded win of the season making her the first woman to win 20 races in a single season in Open Championship history! The weekend also saw Brandon Arthur take all 4 Overalls and 2 Racing wins in Helsinki.

The Monster Madness points series continued in Canada with Richard Bernier and Perry Como picking up their first wins. Jason Court leads Pat Paquet by 2 points.

Travis Groth, Jerry Furajter, Donald Epidendio, Matt Cody, Jimmy Creten, Montana Robbins, and Brian Harwood (who made a surprise return) each won twice this weekend. Dillon Fenley extended his winning streak to 13 races. Michael and Nick Pagliarulo split wins on the big track in Mansfield with the Outlaw Drags. And David Olfert won in his debut with the Full Throttle Tour in Waterloo, Iowa.

NOTE that we have made our final Minimum Event increase to 20 events. This is the final increase of the year so everyone who is on the list now will remain on the list at season’s end. For drivers previous on the list who are under 20 reported races, they have been removed until they reach the 20 race minimum at which time they will re-join the rankings.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us with reporting events this week: Bk Moody, Terry Woodcock, Vincent Akard, J.r. Rouse, Dillon Fenley, Pat Paquet, Jason Court, Kristal Carey, Max Gillie, Phil Vicinanza, Colton Fowler, Tyler Groth, Brett Mason, Paul Craighead, Tim Manchester, Nick Jones, John Brown, Tim Howard and everyone who posted videos and photos online!

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

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

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1 ) Tyler Menninga - 7229/289.16 : 7+1=8 : 25/11

2 ) Coty Saucier - 9534/207.26 : 3+5=8 : 46/18

3 ) Jon Zimmer Jr - 11066/187.56 : 2+8=10 : 59/22

4 ) Ryan Anderson - 5492/228.83 : 13+4=17 : 24/5

5 ) Blake Granger - 11411/158.49 : 1+16=17 : 72/23

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6 ) Bill Payne - 6657/179.92 : 8+11=19 : 37/17

7 ) Weston Anderson - 5768/180.25 : 11+9=20 : 32/14

8 ) Donald Epidendio - 4833/230.14 : 18+3=21 : 21/14

9 ) David Olfert - 4710/235.5 : 20+2=22 : 20/14

10) Camden Murphy - 4930/205.42 : 16+6=22 : 24/8

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11) Zack Garner - 4910/196.4 : 17+7=24 : 25/2

12) Adam Anderson - 5405/180.17 : 14+10=24 : 30/7

13) Armando Castro - 8889/143.37 : 5+19=24 : 62/18

14) Alex Bardin - 9290/136.62 : 4+20=24 : 68/14

15) Colt Stephens - 4953/176.89 : 15+13=28 : 28/6

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16) Triton Robbins - 6527/127.98 : 9+23=32 : 51/7

17) Tristan England - 4627/177.96 : 21+12=33 : 26/4

18) Matt Cody - 7238/113.09 : 6+28=34 : 64/10

19) Dalton Widner - 4610/170.74 : 22+14=36 : 27/2

20) Montana Robbins - 5813/113.98 : 10+26=36 : 51/8

===== BOSSIER CITY, LA =====

5/9 Sat Aft: TRAVIS GROTH [The Veteran] defeated Tyler Groth [Double Trouble]

5/9 Sat Ngt: TRAVIS GROTH [The Veteran] defeated Tyler Groth [Double Trouble]

Travis Groth swept the weekend in Bossier City with the Kicker Nationals, beating out brother Tyler Groth both brackets on the roundy-round course. This event was postponed from earlier in the year due to a snow storm. The delay let us see the debut of Ryan Dieterich’s Invictus truck who posted an early round upset over Bigfoot on its first time out.

===== DALLAS, TX =====

5/9 Sat Aft: DEVIN JONES [T-Rex] defeated Jerry Furajter [Shark Attack]

5/9 Sat Ngt: JERRY FURAJTER [Shark Attack] defeated Devin Jones [T-Rex]

5/10 Sun Aft: JERRY FURAJTER [Shark Attack] defeated Devin Jones [T-Rex]

Monster Truck Wars was back at the big Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas, Texas for another big weekend of racing. No surprises in the finals as Jerry Furajter and Devin Jones met up in all the finals once again. Furajter won the weekend series 2-to-1 and leads their season series 18-12. The 30 head-to-head races between Jerry and Devin are the most in the sport this season.

===== DENVER, CO =====

5/9 Sat Aft: RYAN ANDERSON [Son-Uva Digger] defeated Bryce Kenny [Tech Deck Wreck Deck]

Ryan Anderson claimed his 5^th Monster Jam Series Championship on Denver, Colorado and also won his 5^th race of the season. He beat out Bryce Kenny who was in only his 2^nd final of the year, surprisingly. That certainly shows the difficulty of winning on the Monster Jam tour as Kenny has had at least 3 wins in each of his last 5 seasons.

Current world #1 and Stadium Series title contender Tyler Menninga was eliminated in the first round of racing by the man he beat for the Stadium Series title last year: Bari Musawwir. That was Bari’s first win over Tyler this season.

===== GUYMON, OK =====

5/9 Sat Ngt: DILLON FENLEY [King Krunch] defeated Aaron Basl [Night Life]

Dillon Fenley has won 13 consecutive events. That streak was sort-of broken at his last race when engine trouble saw the King lose in the first round, but the event had so much breakage that the bracket could not be completed and so points were not awarded. This weekend in Guymon, Oklahoma with the Mayhem tour, King Krunch was running strong against strong competition as he beat out Night Life in the finals. Fenley is currently unranked with only 15 reported events but has 1808 points.

===== HELSINKI, FINLAND =====

5/7 Thu Ngt: PETER NYMAN [El Toro Loco] defeated Brandon Arthur [Earth Shaker]

5/8 Fri Ngt: BRANDON ARTHUR [Earth Shaker] defeated Charlie Pauken [Grave Digger]

5/9 Sat Aft: BRANDON ARTHUR [Earth Shaker] defeated Peter Nyman [El Toro Loco]

5/9 Sat Ngt: CHARLIE PAUKEN [Grave Digger] defeated Brandon Arthur [Earth Shaker]

Brandon Arthur won all 4 Overalls with Monster Jam in Helsinki this past weekend including 2 racing wins and 4 finals. That moved him up 1 spot in the standings to 22^nd in the rankings with 11 wins. Arthur has been becoming a serious threat in racing this year, winning lots of races on the International tour, and also claiming a Stadium Series win while filling in for Tristan England earlier in the year.

Veterans Charlie Pauken and Peter Nyman each picked up wins and runner-up finishes.

===== HOWARD LAKE, MN =====

5/9 Sat Aft: KALEY ENGSTROM [Shark Attack] defeated Colton Fowler [T-Rex]

5/10 Sun Aft: KALEY ENGSTROM [Shark Attack] defeated Colton Fowler [T-Rex]

Kaley Engstrom has been making a big name for herself on the Monster Truck Wars tour. Initially popular for her behind-the-scenes YouTube channel where she chronicled her track building for the tour, this year Engstrom has taken on the role as the series headliner driving the popular Shark Attack truck. This weekend on the drag racing track in Howard Lake she also won her 21^st reported racing bracket of the season, which is the 3^rd most of any driver so far this season, and also makes her the first woman to reach 20 wins in a single season in the Open Championship’s 8 years! She beat her own female record of 15 wins that she set last year. The only other double-digit ladies have been Dawn Creten’s 12 wins in 2022, and 10 wins a piece for Creten (2023), Krysten Anderson (2021) and Jamie Sullivan (2024).

===== LURAY, VA =====

This Monster Truck Roundup event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== MANCHESTER, NH =====

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

===== MANSFIELD, OH =====

5/8 Fri Ngt: MICHAEL PAGLIARULO [Excaliber] defeated Mark Hall [Raminator]

5/9 Sat Ngt: NICK PAGLIARULO [Kraken] defeated Brooke Pagliarulo [MissFire]

The Outlaw Drags are back for another season of big track racing. This year saw their first visit to the new Mansfield Speedway in Ohio. Heavy rains spoiled the Friday racing as the slick conditions prevent the trucks from safely racing over top of the school buses as originally planned, so the racing continued on an abbreviated two-jump track instead. Michael Pagliarulo in Excaliber beat out Virginia Giant in the first race of the night, a real treat for old school fans. He advanced all the way to the finals and took out former two-time Open Champion Mark Hall for the win. On Saturday, drier conditions let the full course be run. It was another Pagliarulo taking the win as Nick in Kraken handled the bus obstacle the best to claim his 12^th win of the season over sister Brooke.

===== MILTON, ON =====

5/9 Sat Mrn: KEVIN LUBSEN [Bucking Bronco] defeated Jim Pigeon [Outfoxed]

5/9 Sat Aft: MIKE WORSLEY [T-Rex] defeated Sharon Lubsen [RoboShark]

The All Out tour’s four each saw time in the final round once again, with Mike Worsley and Kevin Lubsen each taking a win on the flat drag track.

===== MOLINE, IL =====

5/9 Sat Aft: MATT CODY [Grave Digger] defeated Alex Bardin [Earth Shaker]

5/9 Sat Ngt: MATT CODY [Grave Digger] defeated Tim Hall Jr [Jurassic Attack]

For the third time this season, Matt Cody scored back-to-back wins on the Monster Jam Arena tour. That gives him 10 wins on the season and pushed him up to 18^th overall in the rankings. He has competed in 64 brackets this season, which is 6^th most of all drivers, trailing only tourmates Blake Granger, Tim Hall Jr, Alex Bardin, Carson Williams, and Cliff Turner.

===== ORILLIA, ON =====

5/9 Sat Aft: RICHARD BERNIER [Hellion] defeated Pat Paquet [Psycho Pat]

5/9 Sat Ngt: PAT PAQUET [Psycho Pat] defeated Ryan Como [Rat Nasty]

The Monster Madness points series continued with their eastern tour outdoors in Orillia on a high-flying holeshot track. Pat Paquet was in the finals both events once again, but Richard Bernier drew first blood during the afternoon race. The tour continues in two weeks in Sault Ste Marie.

===== PEOTONE, IL =====

5/9 Sat Aft: JIMMY CRETEN [Bounty Hunter] defeated Dawn Creten [Scarlet Bandit]

5/9 Sat Ngt: JIMMY CRETEN [Bounty Hunter] defeated Kory Kinal [Jekyll & Hyde]

Jimmy Creten has been winning races in the Open Championship since our first season back in 2004 and he continues to add wins to his impressive career. He won both in Peotone this weekend, giving him 17 for the season.

===== PRINCE GEORGE, BC =====

5/9 Sat Aft: JASON COURT [Roughneck] defeated Jared Vogel [Crude Behavior]

5/9 Sat Ngt: PERRY COMO [Loud & Dirty] defeated Jared Vogel [Crude Behavior]

The western half of the Monster Madness points series stayed indoors for two sell-out crowds at CN Centre in Prince George. Jason Court won the concrete holeshot racing in the afternoon but was out with breakage for the night race. That gave Perry Como a chance to make his first final round of the tour this season and pick up the win over Jared Vogel, who has been in the final round in all four races this season.

Despite missing racing, Court in Roughneck accumulate enough points in the other events to overtake Pat Paquet for the series points lead with 54 points. The tour continues in two weeks in Kamloops, British Columbia.

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

5/9 Sat Ngt: PRESTON COLLINS [Jurassic Attack] defeated Greg Winchenbach [Crushstation]

The Buck Motorsports Park south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania kicked off their summer racing season with five top trucks competing in straight-line drag racing. Greg Winchenbach appeared to jump the gun in his first round race against Preston Collins, but the officials elected to re-run the race to ensure there had been no problems with the lights. Collins won the official race, but Winchenbach returned as fast loser and met with Collins in the finals. Unfortunately for the monstah lobstah, the same thing happened as Winchenbach jumped on the line before the green. He caught himself, but was then out of sync when the green came on for real and Collins stormed by for his 3^rd win of the season.

===== STOCKTON, CA =====

5/9 Sat Aft: DONALD EPIDENDIO [Titan] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]

5/9 Sat Ngt: DONALD EPIDENDIO [Titan] defeated Gavin Sell [Mixed Up]

Donald Epidendio continues to dominate the Malicious Tour with another weekend weep. He has 14 wins and is 3^rd best in the sport with an Average of 230.14 points per race. Gavin Sell was in his 6^th final of the year and gained a spot in the rankings, although he’s still searching for his first bracket win and first win over Epidendio (0-10).

===== SWANZEY, NH =====

This SC Monster Madness event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded

===== TREMONTON, UT =====

5/8 Fri Ngt: TIM MANCHESTER [Hillbilly] defeated Caden Morris [Dragon Slayer]

5/9 Sat Ngt: CADEN MORRIS [Dragon Slayer] defeated David Tucker [Next Level]

Caden Morris picked up a win and runner-up effort with Dragon Slayer on a challenging 6-jump, 2-turn track with the Insanity Tour in Tremonton. The usual Chicago-style track was given a second jump on each straight away just before the turn which made for a uniquely technical track. Tim Manchester won the first night out, his second win of the season.

===== TURLOCK, CA =====

5/9 Sat Ngt: PAUL CRAIGHEAD [Bear Foot] defeated Brian Leach [Boss Gator]

Paul Craighead worked his way through the field for his 6^th consecutive victory for Team Bear Foot. He has a 9-race final round streak, as well.

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

5/9 Sat Ngt: DAVID OLFERT [Dirt Crew Dozer] defeated Tommy Varilone [Maximus]

Full Throttle Monster Trucks went outdoors for the first time this season in Waterloo on a two-jump drag track. David Olfert joined the Midwestern tour for the first time and did what he had done on so many other tours: win. He has 14 wins in 20 races and is currently ranked 9^th in the world.

===== WICHITA FALLS, TX =====

5/8 Fri Ngt: BRIAN HARWOOD [Fire Hazzard] defeated Johnny Davenport [Ghost Ryder]

5/9 Sat Ngt: BRIAN HARWOOD [Fire Hazzard] defeated Johnny Davenport [Ghost Ryder]

Brian Harwood made a return to racing with the Monster Trucks Maniac tour in Wichita Falls driving the Fire Hazzard truck and picked up the racing win both nights. Scott Sopha also made his racing debut driving Girl Power.

===== WOODLAND, CA =====

5/9 Sat Aft: TERRY WOODCOCK [Cyclops] defeated Tyler Rome [Terminator]

5/10 Sun Aft: TYLER ROME [Terminator] defeated Juan Munoz [Unnamed & Untamed]

Tyler Rome recorded a win and runner-up finished at the Berryfest in Woodland, California in his first races of the year. Veteran Terry Woodcock won the afternoon race.

===== WORCESTER, MA =====

5/8 Fri Ngt: MONTANA ROBBINS [Plane Krazy] defeated Triton Robbins [Krazy Train]

5/9 Sat Aft: JON ZIMMER JR [Terminal Velocity] defeated Coty Saucier [Dragon]

5/9 Sat Ngt: COTY SAUCIER [Dragon] defeated MJ Solorio [El Toro Loco]

5/10 Sun Aft: MONTANA ROBBINS [Plane Krazy] defeated Loghan Ashline [Sparkle Smash]

Montana Robbins reached the Top Twenty in the Open Championship with his 7^th and 8^th wins of the season to close out the Arena Series in Worcester, Massachusetts. Reigning World Champion Coty Saucier and defending Tour Champion Jon Zimmer Jr each picked up wins as they continue to chase down Tyler Menninga for the #1 ranking. Loghan Ashline beat Krysten Anderson twice (via the breakrule) on Sunday to advance to her 5^th final of the season.

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

Black Creek, BC (Malicious Monster Truck Tour)

Cardiff, England (Monster Jam International)

Charleston, IL (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)

Conroe, TX (Monster Truck Wars)

Crystal, MI (Monster Truck Throwdown)

Dickson, TN (Monster Truck Bash)

Fresno, CA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-n-Fire Event)

Idaho Falls, ID (Monster Truck Insanity Tour)

Kokomo, IN (2X Monster Trucks Live)

Moneta, VA (Spring Monster Truck Show)

Navan, ON (Monster Trucks All Out Tour)

Phoenix, AZ (Monster Truck Wars)

Reading, PA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-n-Fire Event)

Regina, SK (Monster Spectacular)

Santa Rosa, CA (Monster X Tour)