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Bari Musawwir

2024 Truck

Zombie

2024 Tour

Stadium Championship Series East

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Birthday

November 6

After attending his first Monster Jam event in Pontiac, Michigan at the age of six, Bari Musawwir knew that’s what he wanted to do. Thanks to a chance meeting with a Monster Jam official during an R/C (radio controlled) competition, Bari earned an invitation to try out for a driver’s position. He made the best of it, making his series debut in Panama in 2010. Musawwir showed he had what it took and was named Rookie of the Year in 2011 and won the Double Down Showdown in Las Vegas the following year.

career highlights

  • 2011 Rookie of the Year
  • 2012 Double Down Showdown Champion
  • 2016 Arena Freestyle of the Year
  • 2021 Donut of the Year
  • 2022 WOW Factor of the Year
  • 2023 Donut of the Year

about

  • What are some of your interests/hobbies/favorite pastimes?
    Football, basketball, Radio Controlled Trucks, Graphic Design, Real Estate, jet skiing and watching movies.
  • Who are your role models?
    My Parents.
  • Do you have any ‘pre-show’ rituals you run through?
    I just talk to my family before the show.
  • What’s something a lot of people don’t know about you?
    Zombies creep me out.
  • What is your favorite memory on or off the race track?
    Winning the Young Guns event in 2012 at the Monster Jam World Finals.
  • What is your most prized possession?
    My family

life on the road

  • What is the best and worst thing about being on the road every weekend with Monster Jam?
    The best is you get to see the world and meet new people, the worst is you miss your family and what they do while you’re gone.
  • While on the road, what is your favorite thing to do during your free time?
    Try different restaurants. I love good food.
  • How do you keep fit?
    I try to exercise, eat healthy and drink water, and I try to keep up with my son who has tons of energy.
  • What item(s) can you not live without while traveling on the road with Monster Jam?
    Toothbrush, toothpaste, phone, tablet and clean clothes.
  • What is your favorite city to travel to? Why?
    Las Vegas. It’s the most fun.

career

  • How did you get started competing in Monster Jam?
    I knew I wanted to be a Monster Jam truck driver at the early age of six after my mom took me to my very first show at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1986. I always had a love affair with cars and trucks and, as a kid, I would draw and build plastic models, and make vehicle sound effects all the time. I eventually got into Radio Controlled Cars and trucks at the age of 11 and haven’t looked back since. I started competing at National Radio Controlled Truck Pulling Association events (NR/CTPA) events at age 12 with my first truck. I eventually got better at driving and started placing at events. I gradually added more and more RC trucks to my racing stable over the years. After many years of successful racing, I moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Tampa, Florida in the year 2000 to finish college. This is where I met Scott Hartsock with the Slinger Monster Jam truck team. Scott took me under his wing and showed me the ropes of Monster Jam and introduced me to another R/C Monster Jam truck enthusiast named Fred Reep. I helped Fred hold local RC Monster Jam truck events in Florida for a few years until one day Fred had a vision to hold R/C Monster Jam truck events at Digger’s Dungeon, the home of Grave Digger. The event became a reality in 2006, and this is where I got my big break. I was discovered by Monster Jam VP of Operations Bill Easterly, who just happened to be at Digger’s Dungeon during the same weekend as the racing event. Mr. Easterly took notice of my RC Monster Jam truck driving skills and asked me if I had any motorsports experience. I replied no, just RC Monster Jam truck racing. He said OK. I then went on to win the freestyle competition at the very same event. This must have been what sealed the deal for Bill to invite me back to the property a week later to participate in a private Monster Jam truck test session. Talk about being in the right place at the right time! I was very excited for this opportunity. Much to everyone’s surprise, they said I did very well, even considering I had no prior motorsports experience. This was a dream come true for me and I was very grateful for the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. After I got back home from the test session, I was eager to start racing Monster Jam trucks professionally, but I didn’t get the call right away. In the meantime, I kept in touch with the Monster Jam crew frequently, and got the opportunity to participate at the Monster Jam Pit Parties with our Monster Jam truck racing club. We held RC Monster Jam truck racing and freestyle events during the pit parties of all the Florida Monster Jam events. Eventually, I got the call I had been hoping for, with another opportunity to test drive again two years later in June of 2008. After my second successful test session, I was excited about getting a chance to finally compete which took two more years. After four years of hoping and praying, I was very fortunate to get my opportunity of a life time to compete in my first Monster Jam event driving Backwards Bob, in Panama City, Panama. Ironically, on Memorial Day weekend, the same weekend that I got me noticed some four years earlier.
  • What is your favorite part about competing in Monster Jam?
    It’s so gratifying to live out a childhood dream as my career in hopes that I might inspire the Monster Jam fans that I meet along the way.
  • How would you describe your driving style?
    Calculated. I try to plan out what I want to do when I want to do it. The nature of these 1,500 horsepower, 10,000-pound trucks makes you improvise on the fly though. In the end, I try to leave the fans with a lasting impression to remember me by.
  • What advice would you give to kids who want to become a Monster Jam driver?
    Make wise choices with the people you surround yourself with, work hard toward achieving your goals, get your education in school first and educate yourself about the industry, try and volunteer your time with Monster Jam truck teams to learn as much as you can.
  • What is your greatest memory as a Monster Jam driver?
    Doing my first show in Panama City, Panama, driving the Backwards Bob Monster Jam truck.
  • Who in Monster Jam do you look up to for inspiration?
    Scott Hartsock, because he is a veteran of the industry who gave me my first opportunity to learn about Monster Jam trucks from a business standpoint!

fun facts

  • Do you have any nicknames?
    BAM (my Initials)
  • What’s your favorite movie?
    Coming To America
  • What’s your favorite television show?
    Power
  • What’s your favorite color?
    Red
  • What’s your favorite thing to eat?
    Steak
  • How would your friends and family describe you?
    Laid back, genuine, handy, helpful, fun loving and happy.

STADIUM SERIES EAST

POINTS THROUGH March 9, 2024

Position
Name
Truck
Points
Behind
Position 1
name Tyler Menninga /
truck Grave Digger /
points 479
behind
Position 2
name Tristan England /
truck JCB DIGatron /
points 434
behind -45
Position 3
name Todd LeDuc /
truck Megalodon /
points 384
behind -95
Position 4
name Tom Meents / Colton Eichelberger / Blake Granger /
truck Max-D /
points 371
behind -108
Position 5
name Bryce Kenny /
truck Great Clips Mohawk Warrior /
points 367
behind -112
Position 6
name John Gordon /
truck Bad Company /
points 340
behind -139
Position 7
name Cole Venard / Mike Pagliarulo /
truck Black Pearl /
points 277
behind -202
Position 8
name Ryan Disharoon /
truck Shaker /
points 242
behind -237
Position 9
name Linsey Read / Charlie Pauken /
truck Lucas Stabilizer /
points 228
behind -251
Position 10
name Jamey Garner /
truck El Toro Loco /
points 222
behind -257
Position 11
name Matt Pagliarulo /
truck Jester /
points 187
behind -292
Position 12
name Mike Pagliarulo / Nick Pagliarulo /
truck Kraken /
points 131
behind -364

STADIUM SERIES WEST

Ryan Anderson in Son-uva Digger

POINTS THROUGH March 24, 2024

Position
Name
Truck
Points
Behind
Position 1
name Ryan Anderson /
truck Son-uva Digger /
points 553
behind -0
Position 2
name Adam Anderson / Charlie Pauken /
truck Grave Digger /
points 482
behind -71
Position 3
name Camden Murphy /
truck Bakugan Dragonoid /
points 456
behind -97
Position 4
name Bari Musawwir /
truck Zombie /
points 429
behind -124
Position 5
name Cory Rummell /
truck Megalodon /
points 404
behind -149
Position 6
name Colt Stephens /
truck ThunderROARus /
points 396
behind -157
Position 7
name David Olfert /
truck Velociraptor / Rod Ryan Show /
points 312
behind -241
Position 8
name Chris Koehler /
truck Monster Mutt / Northern Nightmare /
points 309
behind -244
Position 9
name Joe Foley /
truck El Toro Loco /
points 301
behind -252
Position 10
name Kayla Blood /
truck Soldier Fortune /
points 293
behind -260
Position 11
name Jim Koehler /
truck Avenger /
points 234
behind -319
Position 12
name Mike Christensen /
truck Vendetta /
points 198
behind -355

ARENA SERIES CENTRAL

Weston Anderson in Grave Digger

POINTS THROUGH March 24, 2024

Position
Name
Truck
Points
Behind
Position 1
name Weston Anderson /
truck Grave Digger /
points 1176
behind
Position 2
name Fernando Martinez /
truck El Toro Loco /
points 883
behind -293
Position 3
name Brianna Mahon /
truck Scooby-Doo /
points 856
behind -320
Position 4
name Brandan Tulachka /
truck Just Get Er Done /
points 793
behind -383
Position 5
name Jamie Sullivan / Joe Dennis /
truck Monster Mutt Dalmatian /
points 790
behind -386
Position 6
name Alex Bardin /
truck Stone Crusher /
points 510
behind -666
Position 7
name Mikayla Tulachka /
truck Megalodon /
points 500
behind -676
Position 8
name Frank Krmel /
truck Zombie /
points 400
behind -776

ARENA SERIES EAST

Krysten Anderson in Grave Digger

POINTS THROUGH March 24, 2024

Position
Name
Truck
Points
Behind
Position 1
name Krysten Anderson /
truck Grave Digger /
points 856
behind
Position 2
name Armando Castro /
truck El Toro Loco /
points 831
behind -25
Position 3
name Zack Garner /
truck Wild Side /
points 738
behind -118
Position 4
name Coty Saucier / Chelsea Vancleave /
truck Dragon /
points 721
behind -135
Position 5
name Chad Tingler /
truck Over Bored /
points 510
behind -346
Position 6
name Angelina Nock /
truck Megalodon /
points 439
behind -417
Position 7
name Mark Hall /
truck Raminator /
points 435
behind -421
Position 8
name Kurt Kraehmer /
truck Rammunition / Hotsy /
points 290
behind -566

ARENA SERIES WEST

POINTS THROUGH March 24, 2024

Position
Name
Truck
Points
Behind
Position 1
name Brandon Vinson / Matt Cody / Tyler Menninga /
truck Grave Digger /
points 1179
behind
Position 2
name Dalton Widner /
truck Jurassic Attack /
points 1063
behind -116
Position 3
name Tony Ochs /
truck ThunderROARus /
points 1049
behind -130
Position 4
name MJ Solorio /
truck El Toro Loco /
points 827
behind -352
Position 5
name Ashley Sanford / Loghan Ashline / Bernard Lyght /
truck Megalodon /
points 760
behind -419
Position 6
name Berto Treviño /
truck Monster Mutt Rottweiler /
points 602
behind -577
Position 7
name Joe Urie / James Calhoun /
truck Earth Shaker /
points 521
behind -658
Position 8
name Devin Winfield / Jeff Souza /
truck Velociraptor /
points 480
behind -699