Cleveland, OH - Feb. 16-17 - Quicken Loans Arena
Authored by Samuel Reiman on February 17, 2019
Hosts: John Saponaro and Abby Baltezar
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™ (Ami Houde)*
Tour: Triple Threat Series Central
Sunday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 900
El Toro Loco 808
Solider Fortune 801
Monster Energy 746
Pirate’s Curse 564
Blue Thunder 554
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 353
Zombie 291
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 42
El Toro Loco 32
Monster Energy 30
Soldier Fortune 25
Blue Thunder 25
Pirate’s Curse 24
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 19
Zombie 13
RACING
Monster Energy 8.702
El Toro Loco 8.958
Grave Digger 9.536
Blue Thunder 10.941
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.068
Pirate’s Curse 12.037
Zombie 17.599
Soldier Fortune DNF
ATV RACING
Pirate’s Curse
Grave Digger
Monster Energy
El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder
Solider Fortune
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Grave Digger 9.031
El Toro Loco 8.625
Monster Energy 8.467
Blue Thunder 8.450
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.884
Pirate’s Curse 6.874
Solider Fortune 6.792
Zombie 3.484
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.171
Solider Fortune 9.056
Zombie 7.441
El Toro Loco 7.373
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.338
Pirate’s Curse 6.228
Monster Energy 5.977
Blue Thunder 5.854
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Monster Energy defeated Zombie
Blue Thunder defeated Pirate’s Curse
Solider Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Monster Energy
Blue Thunder defeated Solider Fortune
Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
FREESTYLE
Soldier 9.407
Grave Digger 8.792
El Toro Loco 7.584
Pirate’s Curse 7.196
Monster Energy 7.115
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.742
Blue Thunder 5.762
Zombie 5.558
EVENT NOTES
After losing out to El Toro Loco in back-to-back events, Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson came firing back with a vengeance. He took the win in 2-Wheel Skills Challenge (where he swept the weekend) and Donuts (going three out of four for the weekend). He also added second place finishes in ATV Racing, Speedster Obstacles and Freestyle. In fact, he finished no lower than third place in any competition, which he did to start the night in Monster Jam Racing. So after back-to-back loses to El Toro Loco, Grave Digger got back to his winning ways in a huge way with 42 total points and another Overall Event Championship.
Sunday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 858
Solider Fortune 776
El Toro Loco 776
Monster Energy 717
Pirate’s Curse 540
Blue Thunder 529
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 334
Zombie 278
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 39
Soldier Fortune 36
Grave Digger 35
Monster Energy 31
Pirate’s Curse 21
Blue Thunder 18
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 16
Zombie 14
RACING
Monster Energy 9.276
El Toro Loco 9.341
Soldier Fortune 9.356
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.133
Pirate’s Curse 11.391
Grave Digger 15.302
Blue Thunder 16.574
Zombie 17.035
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Pirate’s Curse
Solider Fortune
Grave Digger
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Monster Energy
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Grave Digger 9.399
El Toro Loco 8.913
Monster Energy 8.180
Solider Fortune 7.893
Blue Thunder 6.128
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.121
Zombie 3.832
Pirate’s Curse 3.089
DONUTS
Soldier Fortune 8.833
Grave Digger 8.516
Zombie 7.773
El Toro Loco 7.755
Pirate’s Curse 7.484
Monster Energy 7.375
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.311
Blue Thunder 6.962
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Solider Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Monster Energy defeated Blue Thunder
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Soldier Fortune
Monster Energy defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Monster Energy defeated El Toro Loco
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 8.680
Soldier 8.293
El Toro Loco 8.164
Blue Thunder 7.968
Monster Energy 7.929
Pirate’s Curse 6.538
Zombie 6.080
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.737
EVENT NOTES
After breaking Grave Digger’s Overall Event Championship streak on Saturday night, El Toro Loco’s Mark List began a streak of his own when he captured his second consecutive trophy. He did so on the strength of an ATV Racing victory, as he has done all weekend long so far. He otherwise remained consistent throughout the event — finishing in the top three in Racing, 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, Speedsters and Freestyle — despite not winning any of those competitions. When it was all said and done, he managed to total 39 points and take his second Overall Event victory in Cleveland.
Saturday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 823
Solider Fortune 740
El Toro Loco 737
Monster Energy 686
Pirate’s Curse 519
Blue Thunder 511
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 318
Zombie 264
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 39
Soldier Fortune 37
Grave Digger 37
Monster Energy 31
Pirate’s Curse 22
Blue Thunder 21
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 16
Zombie 0
RACING
Grave Digger 9.211
Monster Energy 9.341
Soldier Fortune 9.598
El Toro Loco 9.662
Pirate’s Curse 10.302
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.903
Blue Thunder 16.967
Zombie DNC
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Monster Energy
Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune
Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie DNC
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE
Grave Digger 9.645
Blue Thunder 8.178
El Toro Loco 8.171
Monster Energy 7.999
Soldier Fortune 7.606
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.009
Pirate’s Curse 3.485
Zombie DNC
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.319
El Toro Loco 8.689
Soldier Fortune 8.580
Pirate’s Curse 7.589
Monster Energy 6.199
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.158
Blue Thunder 5.920
Zombie DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Energy
Pirate’s Curse advanced, Zombie DNC
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated Pirate’s Curse
El Toro Loco defeated Blue Thunder
Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated El Toro Loco
FREESTYLE
Soldier Fortune 9.015
El Toro Loco 8.426
Monster Energy 7.845
Grave Digger 7.254
Pirate’s Curse 7.073
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.421
Blue Thunder 6.280
Zombie DNC
EVENT NOTES
Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson’s streak of Overall Event Championships finally came to end on Saturday night in Cleveland. Ultimately, it was Mark List of El Toro Loco who slayed the dragon after coming up just short during this afternoon’s event. The night did get off to a great start for Grave Digger, with Brandon taking the Racing win. Next up, it was Mark List making it two-for-two for El Toro Loco in ATV Racing. The 2-Wheel Skills Challenge would again belong to Grave Digger, as Brandon Vinson is proving to be one of the best in all of Monster Jam at that competition. After the break, we saw Brandon Vinson’s second Donut win of the day. Then it was Soldier Fortune’s turn to make some noise — Kayla Blood won her first Speedster Obstacle Course of 2019. Upon doing so, Kayla has now won each Triple Threat Series competition at least once this season. She joins Mark List and Brandon Vinson as the only three athletes that have done that on the Triple Threat Series Central Tour. She has a nice Freestyle win streak building of her own, with Saturday night making it three in a row for Soldier Fortune. But it was El Toro Loco’s second place finish in that competition that was just enough to put him on top of Grave Digger for his fourth Overall Event Championship of the year.
Saturday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 794
Solider Fortune 703
El Toro Loco 698
Monster Energy 655
Pirate’s Curse 497
Blue Thunder 490
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 302
Zombie 264
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 39
El Toro Loco 37
Solider Fortune 35
Monster Energy 33
Blue Thunder 25
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 18
Pirate’s Curse 16
Zombie 0
RACING
El Toro Loco 8.510
Grave Digger 9.148
Soldier Fortune 9.471
Monster Energy 9.855
Pirate’s Curse 10.430
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11.391
Blue Thunder 14.782
Zombie DNC
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Monster Energy
Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse
Zombie DNC
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Grave Digger 9.622
El Toro Loco 7.826
Blue Thunder 7.684
Monster Energy 7.424
Soldier Fortune 7.405
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.605
Pirate’s Curse 4.119
Zombie DNC
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.868
El Toro Loco 8.739
Soldier Fortune 8.198
Monster Energy 7.945
Pirate’s Curse 6.602
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.464
Blue Thunder 5.953
Zombie DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Blue Thunder advanced, Zombie DNC
Monster Energy defeated Pirate’s Curse
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Semi-Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Monster Energy
Soldier Fortune defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Soldier Fortune 8.532
Monster Energy 8.370
Grave Digger 8.043
El Toro Loco 7.771
Blue Thunder 6.457
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.017
Pirate’s Curse 5.714
Zombie DNC
EVENT NOTES
In what was a close showdown all event long, Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson managed to narrowly escape with his eighth Overall Event Championship in a row. Mark List and El Toro Loco took the first two competitions wins of the day in Cleveland, but Brandon Vinson came storming back with two consecutive wins of his own. The final two competitions made it even more interesting as Blue Thunder took yet another Speedster Obstacle Course win, for a tour-leading seventh time this season. With only one point separating El Toro Loco and Grave Digger, it would come down to their Freestyle runs. And while Kayla Blood of Soldier Fortune was able to top both athletes for the Freestyle win, Brandon finished ahead of Mark, sealing the Overall Event victory for Grave Digger. Stay tuned, as Brandon goes for number nine in a row tonight.