Cincinnati, OH - March 30-31 - US Bank Arena
Authored by Samuel Reiman on March 30, 2019
Hosts: John Saponaro & Abby Baltezar
Tour: Triple Threat Series Central
Truck Lineup: Grave Digger® (Brandon Vinson), Monster Energy® (Coty Saucier), Soldier Fortune™ (Kayla Blood), El Toro Loco® (Mark List), Blue Thunder® (Matt Cody), Monster Mutt® Rottweiler (Cory Snyder), Pirate’s Curse™ (Justin Hicks), Zombie™ (Macey Nichter)
Sunday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1456
El Toro Loco 1352
Solider Fortune 1224
Monster Energy 1199
Pirate’s Curse 921
Blue Thunder 903
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 615
Zombie 479
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 39
El Toro Loco 34
Soldier Fortune 33
Pirate’s Curse 28
Monster Energy 27
Blue Thunder 21
Zombie 14
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 13
RACING
Grave Digger 9.598
El Toro Loco 9.855
Soldier Fortune 10.366
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.199
Pirate’s Curse 11.967
Blue Thunder 12.925
Zombie DNF
Monster Energy DNF
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Pirate’s Curse
Soldier Fortune
Grave Digger
Monster Energy
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
Grave Digger 9.632
El Toro Loco 9.102
Monster Energy 8.290
Pirate’s Curse 6.458
Soldier Fortune 5.934
Blue Thunder 5.152
Zombie 4.487
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 3.425
DONUTS
Monster Energy 8.637
Grave Digger 8.613
Pirate’s Curse 8.549
Zombie 7.822
Soldier Fortune 6.661
Blue Thunder 6.358
El Toro Loco 5.327
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.882
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Zombie defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler, Zombie was broken and Monster Mutt Rottweiler advanced
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Energy
Blue Thunder defeated El Toro Loco
Grave Digger defeated Pirate’s Curse
Semi-Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated Blue Thunder
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 8.837
Grave Digger 7.849
Monster Energy 7.464
Soldier Fortune 6.526
Pirate’s Curse 6.184
Blue Thunder 5.932
Zombie 5.253
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
EVENT NOTES
The brooms were out in Cincinnati as Brandon Vinson and Grave Digger was able to complete the three-event sweep on Sunday afternoon. Although he was only able to win two competitions — Monster Jam Racing and the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge — he was able to remain consistent enough to stockpile 39 total points and his third Overall Event Championship of the weekend. With one weekend remaining in the points battle, Grave Digger is 104 points ahead of second place and can clinch the Series win as early as next Saturday in Columbus.
Saturday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1417
El Toro Loco 1318
Solider Fortune 1191
Monster Energy 1172
Pirate’s Curse 893
Blue Thunder 882
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 602
Zombie 465
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 41
El Toro Loco 37
Soldier Fortune 31
Monster Energy 30
Pirate’s Curse 25
Blue Thunder 24
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 12
Zombie 9
RACING
Monster Energy 8.702
Grave Digger 9.662
Blue Thunder 10.685
Soldier Fortune 11.199
El Toro Loco 11.391
Pirate’s Curse 11.646
Zombie 14.335
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 17.726
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Monster Energy
Pirate’s Curse
Blue Thunder
Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
El Toro Loco 9.148
Grave Digger 8.508
Soldier Fortune 8.017
Pirate’s Curse 7.074
Blue Thunder 5.842
Monster Energy 5.065
Zombie 4.721
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
DONUTS
El Toro Loco 8.902
Grave Digger 8.636
Monster Energy 8.051
Soldier Fortune 7.449
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.212
Blue Thunder 6.946
Pirate’s Curse 6.894
Zombie 6.601
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Soldier Fortune defeated Zombie
Blue Thunder defeated Monster Energy
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Pirate’s Curse defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated Blue Thunder
Grave Digger defeated Pirate’s Curse
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.347
El Toro Loco 8.481
Soldier Fortune 7.345
Pirate’s Curse 6.634
Monster Energy 6.475
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.303
Blue Thunder 5.512
Zombie 3.866
EVENT NOTES
Saturday evening unfolded similarly to Saturday afternoon, but the roles were reversed. This time it was Mark List and El Toro Loco that went on a mid-event run of competition wins. He took ATV Racing, the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge and Donuts before giving way to Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson who captured the Speedster Obstacle Course and Freestyle victories. The difference was, Brandon managed to finish in second place in most of the competitions he didn’t win, which allowed Grave Digger to total 41 points and earn his second Overall Event Championship of the day.
Saturday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1376
El Toro Loco 1281
Solider Fortune 1160
Monster Energy 1142
Pirate’s Curse 868
Blue Thunder 858
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 590
Zombie 456
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 39
El Toro Loco 35
Monster Energy 33
Blue Thunder 28
Soldier Fortune 23
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 23
Pirate’s Curse 18
Zombie 10
RACING
Monster Energy 10.941
Blue Thunder 11.133
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.199
Grave Digger 13.437
Pirate’s Curse 14.205
Soldier Fortune 16.133
El Toro Loco 16.327
Zombie 18.430
ATV RACING
Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune
Monster Energy
El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Pirate’s Curse
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Grave Digger 9.612
Blue Thunder 8.088
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.776
El Toro Loco 7.621
Monster Energy 7.467
Soldier Fortune 4.946
Zombie 4.787
Pirate’s Curse 4.270
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.263
El Toro Loco 7.990
Monster Energy 7.953
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.668
Pirate’s Curse 6.665
Blue Thunder 6.551
Zombie 5.390
Soldier Fortune DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse defeated Zombie
Grave Digger defeated Monster Energy
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Soldier Fortune defeated Grave Digger
Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 8.530
Monster Energy 8.171
Grave Digger 7.855
Blue Thunder 7.223
Soldier Fortune 7.168
Pirate’s Curse 7.072
Zombie 6.097
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.425
EVENT NOTES
Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati was an action-packed event from start to finish. Out of the gate, Coty Saucier and Monster Energy took the Timed Racing win. Up next Grave Digger came from behind to take the ATV Racing competition. It would be Brandon Vinson’s first of three wins in a row, as he went on to capture both the 2-Wheels Skills Challenge and Donuts. Although Mark List of El Toro Loco was able to win the final two competitions, it was too little, too late as Grave Digger had built enough of a lead to earn the Overall Event Championship.