Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field

Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
June 9, 2012

Saturday 7:00 p.m. – Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam’s return to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the third consecutive year provided the greatest racing action and the wildest freestyle thrills ever there, with Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger extending his current winning streak on oval race tracks to 20 straight rounds and 5 consecutive event championships, then in a freestyle competition where four different trucks thrilled the crowd with back flips John Seasock pulled off the amazing move in the Advance Auto Parts Grinder even more impressively then he had done it a week earlier in Baltimore and “The People’s Truck” claimed the freestyle victory at round two of the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Path of  Destruction tour.

Anderson’s mastery of the popular Chicago style racing ovals continued as Grave Digger posted the fastest time in qualifying and despite being strongly tested several times as the bracket unfolded, he extended his current winning streak by topping Wolverine and Iron Man in route to the UTI Championship race where Anderson powered Grave Digger to victory over Marc McDonald in El Toro Loco as the largest crowd ever at Lincoln Financial Field for Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam action roared its approval.

In the Service is Our Best Part Freestyle the Lucas Oil Crusader came out seventh among the 15 trucks that competed and went for the back flip near the end of regulation time, completing the 360 but crashing on the landing to end his run. Seasock, who back flipped Advance Auto Parts Grinder during week one of the Path of Destruction did it even better this time, landing the flip on the front wheels, getting the back wheels to come land on the dirt, and then continuing on to fill both the regulation and bonus time frames. Seasock rocked the house throughout regulation time and hit the back flip to start bonus time which proved to be a winning strategy as both Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction and Anderson in Grave Digger would join in the back flip parade, but both of their trucks also crashed while landing the breathtaking moves and Seasock celebrated on the stage in his home state with the freestyle trophy in hand as Advance Auto Parts Grinder won the Philly freestyle competition.

RACING RESULTS

Fast Qualifier – Grave Digger 19.818

1^st round – Grave Digger def. Grave Digger the Legend; Wolverine def. Lucas Oil Crusader; Iron Man def. Team Hot Wheels Firestorm; Captain America def. Mohawk Warrior; El Toro Loco def. Spider-man; Advance Auto Parts Grinder def. Maximum Destruction; Monster Mutt def. Madusa; Monster Energy def. Metal Mulisha

2^nd round – Grave Digger def. Wolverine; Iron Man def. Captain America; El Toro Loco def. Advance Auto Parts Grinder; Monster Energy def. Monster Mutt

Semifinals – Grave Digger def. Iron Man; El Toro Loco def. Monster Energy

CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - GRAVE DIGGER DEFEATED EL TORO LOCO

FREESTYLE RESULTS

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS GRINDER 28 (24 + 4 bonus points)

Grave Digger  27 (25 + 2)

Monster Mutt  26 (24 + 2)

Maximum Destruction  24 (22 + 2)

El Toro Loco  22 (19 + 3)

Iron Man  21 (18 + 3)

Lucas Oil Crusader  21

Monster Energy  21

Wolverine  19 (17 + 2)

Mohawk Warrior  19

Captain America  19 (16 + 3)

Spider-man  17 (15 + 2)

Grave Digger the Legend  15

Team Hot Wheels Firestorm  10

Metal Mulisha  9