Miami, FL - Feb. 16-17 - Marlins Park
Authored by Samuel Reiman on February 17, 2019
Truck line up: Grave Digger® (Charlie Pauken), Megalodon® Fire (Cory Rummell), Black Stallion (Joe Sylvester), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), Monster Energy® (Todd Leduc), Monster Mutt® (Kevin King), Lucas Oil Crusader® (Linsey Weenk), Whiplash™ (Brianna Mahon), Kraken (Nick Pagliarulo), Jester (Matt Pagliarulo), Overkill Evolution (Mike Vaters II), El Toro Loco® (Becky McDonough), Black Pearl (Cole Venard), Dragon™ Ice (Jon Zimmer)
Hosts: Diana Reed, Michael Navarro, Dina Massery
Tour: Stadium Championship Series 3
Sunday Night
*Monster Mutt did not compete in Sunday’s event
Current Series Points
Monster Energy 266
Dragon Ice 263
Grave Digger 258
Whiplash 233
Lucas Oil Crusader 222
Black Pearl 217
Megalodon Fire 213
El Toro Loco 211
Overkill Evolution 163
Over Bored 162
Jester 156
Kraken 122
Monster Mutt 118
Black Stallion 101
Overall Event Points
Dragon Ice 37
Lucas Oil Crusader 32
El Toro Loco 31
Whiplash 30
Monster Energy 29
Grave Digger 28
Megalodon Fire 23
Black Pearl 20
Jester 18
Overkill Evolution 16
Over Bored 16
Black Stallion 14
Kraken 13
Monster Mutt 0 (DNS)
America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses Monster Jam Racing
Seeded Draw into Round 2 – Megalodon Fire and Over Bored
Round 1
Monster Energy defeated Jester
El Toro Loco Bye Run (Overkill Evolution DNS)
Grave Digger Bye Run (Monster Mutt DNS)
Dragon Ice defeated Kraken
Lucas Oil Crusader defeated Whiplash
Black Pearl defeated Black Stallion
Round 2
Whiplash defeated Megalodon Fire (Monster Energy could not return due to breakage; Whiplash advances due to being the driver with the fastest time from Round 1)
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Dragon Ice defeated Over Bored
Black Pearl defeated Lucas Oil Crusader
Semi-Finals
Whiplash defeated El Toro Loco
Dragon Ice defeated Black Pearl
Final Round
Dragon Ice defeated Whiplash
Great Clips 2-Wheel Skills Challenge
El Toro Loco 9.479
Monster Energy 8.927
Lucas Oil Crusader 8.914
Dragon Ice 8.812
Whiplash 8.113
Grave Digger 7.577
Overkill Evolution 7.312
Megalodon Fire 5.559
Black Stallion 4.540
Black Pearl 4.321
Jester 4.247
Over Bored 3.087
Kraken DNC
Monster Mutt DNC
Freestyle
Monster Energy 9.800
Jester 9.564
Dragon Ice 8.947
Grave Digger 8.623
Lucas Oil Crusader 8.464
Megalodon Fire 7.635
Kraken 7.365
Whiplash 7.103
El Toro Loco 6.712
Overkill Evolution 6.261
Over Bored 6.066
Black Pearl 5.463
Black Stallion 4.645
Monster Mutt DNC
Recap
It was the second event of the weekend in Miami and it continues to be a close battle between some top contenders on Stadium Championship Series 3. Dragon Ice and Jon Zimmer proved to be the fastest on the track with a win in the Monster Jam Racing competition. El Toro Loco and Becky McDonough brought fans to their feet with an explosive 2-Wheel Skills Challenge performance that earned her the first 2-Wheel Skills Challenge win of her career. Todd LeDuc and Monster Energy finally got his first Freestyle win of 2019 with an impressive Freestyle score of 9.800. With a total of 37 points, it was Jon Zimmer and Dragon Ice that took home another Overall Event Championship. Dragon Ice closes the gap in Overall Series points to Monster Energy by just 1 point. Monster Energy continues to sit on top of the Series leaderboard with 264 points, but Dragon Ice is nipping on his heels with 263 points.
Saturday night
Current Series Points
Monster Energy 235
Grave Digger 230
Dragon Ice 226
Whiplash 203
Black Pearl 197
Megalodon Fire 190
Lucas Oil Crusader 190
El Toro Loco 180
Overkill Evolution 150
Over Bored 146
Jester 136
Monster Mutt 118
Kraken 109
Black Stallion 87
Overall Event Points
Grave Digger 35
Black Pearl 34
Whiplash 33
Lucas Oil Crusader 31
Megalodon Fire 28
Overkill Evolution 25
El Toro Loco 23
Monster Energy 21
Monster Mutt 20
Kraken 20
Dragon Ice 18
Over Bored 10
Black Stallion 10
Jester 6
America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses Monster Jam Racing
Seeded Draw into Round 2 – Whiplash and Overkill Evolution
Round 1
Kraken defeated Jester
Grave Digger defeated Dragon Ice
Monster Energy defeated Over Bored
Black Pearl defeated Megalodon Fire
Monster Mutt defeated Black Stallion
Lucas Oil Crusader defeated El Toro Loco
Round 2
Whiplash defeated Kraken
Grave Digger defeated Monster Energy
Black Pearl defeated Overkill Evolution
Lucas Oil Crusader defeated Monster Mutt
Semi-Finals
Whiplash defeated Grave Digger
Black Pearl defeated Lucas Oil Crusader
Final Round
Black Pearl defeated Whiplash
Great Clips 2-Wheel Skills Challenge™
Overkill Evolution 9.638
Megalodon Fire 9.056
Grave Digger 8.406
Black Pearl 8.387
Kraken 8.222
Lucas Oil Crusader 8.153
Dragon Ice 8.101
Whiplash 7.415
Monster Energy 7.373
Black Stallion 5.903
Monster Mutt 5.788
El Toro Loco 4.069
Over Bored 3.294
Jester 2.883
Freestyle
El Toro Loco 9.791
Whiplash 9.411
Grave Digger 9.263
Megalodon Fire 9.205
Lucas Oil Crusader 9.123
Black Pearl 8.761
Dragon Ice 8.466
Monster Energy 8.192
Monster Mutt 8.072
Over Bored 7.460
Jester 7.411
Kraken 5.174
Overkill Evolution 3.567
Black Stallion DNC
Recap
The competition was hot Saturday night in Miami as 14 driver athletes took the track at Marlins Park. The Black Pearl and Cole Venard won his second consecutive Monster Jam Racing competition after beating out Whiplash by two tenths of a second. Overkill Evolution had an exceptional showing in the Great Clips 2 Wheel Skills Challenge with a Front Popper that he walked back and forth across the track, which allowed him to take his first career win in the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge. El Toro Loco and Becky McDonough landed the first backflip of the night early in the Freestyle line up and held onto the lead until the end to capture her second Freestyle win of 2019. At the end of the night, it was Grave Digger and Charlie Pauken who gained the most points to take home the Overall Event Championship. The 35 points he gained from this victory allowed him to jump to second in the Series Points just 5 points behind Monster Energy and Todd LeDuc.