Green Bay, WI - Nov. 9-10 - Resch Center
Authored by Larry Jewett on November 12, 2018
Hosts: John Saponaro and Abby Baltezar
Truck Line-up: Grave Digger® (Brandon Vinson), Zombie® (Ami Houde), Master of Disaster (Lindsey Rettew), Stinger Unleashed (Zane Rettew), Rage (Cory Rummell), Avenger (Jim Koehler)
Saturday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Zombie 30
Grave Digger 25
Rage 24
Stinger Unleashed 22
Avenger 20
Master of Disaster 6
RACING
Round 1
Rage bye
Zombie defeated Avenger
Grave Digger defeated Stinger Unleashed
Semi-Finals
Rage defeated Stinger Unleashed
Zombie defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Rage defeated Zombie
*With a 6 truck field, the fastest loser returned in the semi-finals
2-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.379
Avenger 7.941
Zombie 7.800
Stinger Unleashed 6.885
Rage 4.461
Master of Disaster DNC
DONUTS
Zombie 8.774
Grave Digger 8.436
Rage 7.367
Avenger 6.324
Stinger Unleashed 4.875
Master of Disaster 4.119
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.109
Stinger Unleashed 8.528
Zombie 7.706
Avenger 7.283
Rage 6.475
Master of Disaster 5.964
EVENT NOTES
Zombie and Grave Digger spent the weekend trading Overall Event Championship wins in the first two competitions. But it was Ami Houde of Zombie who would have the last laugh. In the first two events, only one point separated each competitor, but Ami saved her best effort for Saturday night where she had her most decisive win. Although Brandon was able to win Freestyle to close the night, it wasn’t nearly enough, as Zombie won the trophy handily by 5 total points.
Saturday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 30
Zombie 29
Stinger Unleashed 26
Avenger 19
Rage 15
Master of Disaster 10
RACING
Round 1
Rage defeated Master of Disaster
Zombie defeated Avenger
Grave Digger defeated Stinger Unleashed
Semi-Finals
Avenger defeated Rage
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Avenger
*With a 6 truck field, the fastest loser returned in the semi-finals
2-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.775
Zombie 7.947
Stinger Unleashed 6.494
Avenger 6.291
Master of Disaster 5.617
Rage 4.718
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.941
Zombie 8.264
Stinger Unleashed 7.634
Avenger 5.917
Master of Disaster 3.667
Rage DNC
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.007
Stinger Unleashed 8.272
Zombie 7.975
Avenger 7.094
Rage 6.485
Master of Disaster 5.218
EVENT NOTES
Saturday afternoon at the Resch Center was all about Grave DIgger. Brandon Vinson lead the “Black and Green Wrecking Machine” to a sweep of the Monster Jam truck events — with wins in Racing, Two-Wheel Skills, Donuts and Freestyle. That was all the momentum he needed to hoist his first Overall Event Championship in Green Bay. It should also be noted that last night’s Champion, Zombie’s Ami Houde, had a strong outing as well, finishing in second place in Donuts and Two-Wheel Skills, while totaling 29 points and finishing only one point behind Grave Digger for the trophy. So far, the two competitors have traded first place finishes and with one event left tonight, we’ll see if one of them can break the tie.
Friday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Zombie 31
Grave Digger 26
Rage 23
Avenger 21
Stinger Unleashed 20
Master of Disaster 7
RACING
Round 1
Avenger defeated Master of Disaster
Zombie defeated Stinger Unleashed
Grave Digger defeated Rage
Semi-Finals
Rage defeated Avenger
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Rage
*With a 6 truck field, the fastest loser returned in the semi-finals
2-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.632
Zombie 8.690
Avenger 6.803
Stinger Unleashed 5.399
Rage 5.202
Master of Disaster DNC
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.748
Zombie 8.379
Stinger Unleashed 5.849
Rage 5.698
Avenger 5.591
Master of Disaster 3.054
FREESTYLE
Zombie 8.433
Grave Digger 8.179
Stinger Unleashed 7.452
Rage 7.134
Avenger 5.994
Master of Disaster DNC
EVENT NOTES
Friday night in Green Bay ended in surprising fashion. All throughout the competition, it looked like it was Grave Digger and Brandon Vinson would be atop the pod at the end of the night holding the trophy. He opened a perfect three-for-three in the Monster Jam truck with wins in Racing, Two-Wheel Skills and Donuts. However, team Zombie’s Ami Houde was quietly waiting in the weeds all night long. After consistently stockpiling points, she finished with a Freestyle win and solidified the Overall Event Championship with a come-from-behind, upset victory.