Rosemont, IL - March 1-4 - Allstate Arena
Authored by Samuel Reiman on March 2, 2019
Hosts: John Saponaro and 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)
Monday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1117
El Toro Loco 1025
Solider Fortune 977
Monster Energy 926
Pirate’s Curse 692
Blue Thunder 675
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 450
Zombie 377
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 35
El Toro Loco 35
Monster Energy 32
Soldier Fortune 27
Pirate’s Curse 25
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 19
Blue Thunder 17
Zombie 14
RACING
Round 1
Monster Energy defeated El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler, Blue Thunder broke his sway bar and Monster Mutt Rottweiler advanced
Grave Digger defeated Solider Fortune
Pirate’s Curse defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
Monster Energy defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated Pirate’s Curse
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Monster Energy
ATV RACING
El Toro Loco
Solider Fortune
Grave Digger
Monster Energy
Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.514
Monster Energy 8.741
El Toro Loco 8.024
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.808
Blue Thunder 5.908
Soldier Fortune 5.515
Pirate’s Curse 5.404
Zombie 4.419
DONUTS
El Toro Loco 8.782
Monster Energy 8.652
Zombie 8.102
Pirate’s Curse 7.753
Blue Thunder 7.251
Soldier Fortune 6.908
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.458
Grave Digger 5.333
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Pirate’s Curse defeated Monster Energy
El Toro Loco defeated Blue Thunder
Semi-Finals
Solider Fortune defeated Grave Digger
Pirate’s Curse defeated El Toro Loco
Finals
Pirate’s Curse defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 8.551
El Toro Loco 8.457
Soldier Fortune 7.426
Monster Energy 7.357
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.229
Pirate’s Curse 7.076
Zombie 7.055
Blue Thunder 6.797
EVENT NOTES
Even though it was frigid outside, Monday night inside the Allstate Arena was just as electric as the rest of the weekend. Things opened up with Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson capturing his second Racing win in a row. El Toro Loco’s Mark List followed that up with an ATV Racing win. That would set the tone for the entire night, as these two athletes would sit at the top of the leaderboard all evening long. Heading into the intermission, Grave Digger took the 2-Wheels Skills Challenge on the strength of three strong tricks, including a bicycle into an incredible save where he rode on the side walls of only 2 tires. It was Brandon Vinson’s 20th 2-Wheel Skills win of the season. After the Break, the pendulum swung back in the favor of El Toro Loco with Mark List taking Donuts. Up next, we had a Monster Jam first, as Pirate’s Curse Justin Hicks won his first career Speedster Obstacle Course. Heading into Freestyle, one point separated the top three athletes — El Toro Loco 28, Grave Digger & Monster Energy 27. Ultimately, it was Grave Digger’s Freestyle win that decided the Overall Event Championship and Brandon Vinson closed out Monday with the final victory in Chicagoland. It’s worth noting that of the six events in Rosemont, Grave Digger and El Toro Loco each earned the trophy three times apiece.
Sunday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 46
El Toro Loco 33
Monster Energy 29
Soldier Fortune 28
Pirate’s Curse 20
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 18
Zombie 16
Blue Thunder 14
RACING
Round 1
Monster Energy defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Solider Fortune defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Monster Energy
El Toro Loco defeated Soldier Fortune
Finals
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
ATV RACING
Pirate’s Curse
Monster Energy
Grave Digger
El Toro Loco
Solider Fortune
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
Grave Digger 9.192
El Toro Loco 9.023
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.920
Monster Energy 6.085
Pirate’s Curse 5.809
Blue Thunder 5.084
Soldier Fortune 4.755
Zombie 3.821
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.056
Monster Energy 8.284
Solider Fortune 8.164
Zombie 7.827
El Toro Loco 7.640
Pirate’s Curse 7.488
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.231
Blue Thunder 4.667
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler defeated Zombie
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Energy
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Solider Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.394
El Toro Loco 9.018
Soldier Fortune 7.620
Zombie 7.426
Monster Energy 6.523
Blue Thunder 6.443
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.651
Pirate’s Curse 5.646
EVENT NOTES
Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson captured his second Overall Event Championship with one of the most dominating performances in Triple Threat history. Brandon nearly swept the entire event by winning Racing, the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, Donuts, Speedster Obstacles and Freestyle. He also placed third in ATV Racing. The night culminated for Brandon with an unbelievable Freestyle run that was vintage Grave Digger style. When all the dust settled, Brandon managed a whopping 46 of a possible 48 total points.
Sunday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1036
El Toro Loco 957
Solider Fortune 922
Monster Energy 865
Pirate’s Curse 647
Blue Thunder 644
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 413
Zombie 347
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 38
Soldier Fortune 35
Monster Energy 31
Grave Digger 30
Pirate’s Curse 23
Blue Thunder 20
Zombie 14
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 12
RACING
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Energy
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Pirate’s Curse defeated Blue Thunder
Solider Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Pirate’s Curse defeated Soldier Fortune
Finals
Pirate’s Curse defeated El Toro Loco
ATV RACING
Blue Thunder
Monster Energy
Soldier Fortune
Grave Digger
El Toro Loco
Pirate’s Curse
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
Monster Energy 8.771
El Toro Loco 8.216
Solider Fortune 7.899
Pirate’s Curse 6.870
Grave Digger 6.669
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.040
Zombie 3.939
Blue Thunder DNC
DONUTS
Monster Energy 9.365
El Toro Loco 8.874
Grave Digger 8.564
Solider Fortune 7.457
Zombie 6.684
Blue Thunder 6.546
Pirate’s Curse 6.229
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.394
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
Soldier Fortune defeated Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse defeated Monster Energy
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Semi-Finals
Solider Fortune defeated Grave Digger
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated El Toro Loco
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 8.868
Grave Digger 8.641
Soldier Fortune 7.787
Blue Thunder 7.429
Monster Energy 6.988
Zombie 6.527
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.361
Pirate’s Curse 4.984
EVENT NOTES
El Toro Loco’s Mark List was able to earn his third Overall Event Championship of the weekend on Saturday afternoon. It was oddly similar to the first one he earned on Friday night. He proved that consistency throughout the event can be just as important as winning competitions. It wasn’t until Freestyle that El Toro Loco earned a competition win, however, Mark finished in the in top three in every competition with the exception of ATV Racing. It’s also worth noting that Pirate’s Curse Justin Hicks took home his second career Monster Jam Racing victory.
Saturday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 1006
El Toro Loco 919
Solider Fortune 887
Monster Energy 834
Blue Thunder 624
Pirate’s Curse 624
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 401
Zombie 333
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 38
El Toro Loco 32
Soldier Fortune 31
Monster Energy 26
Blue Thunder 26
Pirate’s Curse 21
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 16
Zombie 14
RACING
Round 1
Blue Thunder defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Grave Digger defeated Soldier Fortune
Pirate’s Curse defeated El Toro Loco
Monster Energy defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
Monster Energy defeated Pirate’s Curse
Finals
Monster Energy defeated Grave Digger
ATV RACING
Solidier Fortune
El Toro Loco
Pirate’s Curse
Grave Digger
Blue Thunder
Monster Energy
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
Grave Digger 9.652
Blue Thunder 8.828
El Toro Loco 7.731
Pirate’s Curse 5.880
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.846
Soldier Fortune 5.428
Monster Energy 5.265
Zombie 2.756
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.989
El Toro Loco 8.776
Soldier Fortune 8.284
Zombie 7.250
Monster Energy 7.174
Pirate’s Curse 6.765
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.273
Blue Thunder 5.943
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Blue Thunder defeated Zombie
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Monster Energy defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Soldier Fortune defeated Pirate’s Curse
Semi-Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
Solider Fortune defeated Monster Energy
Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 8.838
Grave Digger 8.064
Soldier Fortune 7.458
Monster Energy 7.090
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.113
Zombie 4.838
Blue Thunder 4.726
Pirate’s Curse 4.563
EVENT NOTES
After back-to-back El Toro Loco Overall Event Wins, Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson got back to his winning ways. He made it to the Racing finals, before losing out to Monster Energy. He followed that up in impressive fashion with his 19th 2-Wheel Skills Challenge win and his 17th Donut win. Although he came up a little short in Freestyle, he had stockpiled enough points to earn his tour-leading 16th Overall Event Victory of 2019.
Saturday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 968
El Toro Loco 887
Solider Fortune 856
Monster Energy 808
Pirate’s Curse 603
Blue Thunder 598
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 385
Zombie 319
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 40
Grave Digger 34
Soldier Fortune 28
Monster Energy 28
Blue Thunder 25
Pirate’s Curse 22
Zombie 13
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 13
RACING
Round 1
Monster Energy defeated Pirate’s Curse
Soldier Fortune defeated Grave Digger
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Blue Thunder defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
Monster Energy defeated Soldier Fortune
El Toro Loco defeated Blue Thunder
Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Energy
ATV RACING
Grave Digger
Solidier Fortune
El Toro Loco
Monster Energy
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Pirate’s Curse
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGETM
El Toro Loco 9.490
Grave Digger 8.970
Blue Thunder 8.615
Soldier Fortune 8.326
Monster Energy 7.016
Pirate’s Curse 6.347
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.762
Zombie 3.928
DONUTS
EL Toro Loco 9.037
Monster Energy 8.655
Grave Digger 8.578
Zombie 7.806
Pirate’s Curse 7.376
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.021
Soldier Fortune 3.872
Blue Thunder DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Soldier Fortune defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Pirate’s Curse defeated Zombie
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder defeated Monster Energy
Semi-Finals
Pirate’s Curse defeated Soldier Fortune
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Pirate’s Curse
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 8.687
Grave Digger 8.550
Soldier Fortune 7.731
Pirate’s Curse 7.375
Monster Energy 7.194
Blue Thunder 7.090
Zombie 5.983
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.614
EVENT NOTES
Another event, another Overall Event Victory for Mark List and El Toro Loco. However, this one was very different from last night’s win. Friday Mark proved that consistency and perseverance was enough to carry the day by only winning one competition. Saturday afternoon, he won in dominating fashion. For the second time in a row, he opened with a Monster Jam Racing win, but this time was able to follow that up with wins in each of the Monster Jam truck disciplines. He swept through the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, Donuts and Freestyle, to total 40 points and capture his second Overall Event Championship in as many tries in Rosemont.
Friday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 934
El Toro Loco 847
Solider Fortune 828
Monster Energy 780
Pirate’s Curse 581
Blue Thunder 573
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 372
Zombie 306
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 39
Grave Digger 34
Monster Energy 33
Soldier Fortune 27
Blue Thunder 19
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 19
Pirate’s Curse 17
Zombie 15
RACING
Round 1
Zombie advanced, Blue Thunder DNC
Monster Energy defeated Grave Digger
Solider Fortune advanced, Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
El Toro Loco defeated Pirate’s Curse
Semi-Finals
Monster Energy defeated Zombie
El Toro Loco defeated Solider Fortune
Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Energy
ATV RACING
Solidier Fortune
Blue Thunder
El Toro Loco
Grave Digger
Monster Energy
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Pirate’s Curse
Zombie
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Monster Energy 9.096
Grave Digger 9.047
El Toro Loco 7.805
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 7.397
Soldier Fortune 6.873
Pirate’s Curse 6.152
Blue Thunder 4.746
Zombie 4.183
DONUTS
Grave Digger 8.629
Monster Energy 8.490
El Toro Loco 8.267
Zombie 7.191
Solider Fortune 7.106
Pirate’s Curse 6.565
Blue Thunder 5.619
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Soldier Fortune
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
Pirate’s Curse defeated Monster Energy
Monster Mutt Rottweiler defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Monster Mutt Rottweiler defeated Pirate’s Curse
Finals
Monster Mutt Rottweiler defeated El Toro Loco
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.126
El Toro Loco 9.112
Monster Energy 8.156
Soldier Fortune 7.310
Blue Thunder 7.166
Pirate’s Curse 6.610
Zombie 5.793
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.960
EVENT NOTES
Friday night in Rosemont opened with an El Toro Loco Racing win, and while Mark List was unable to win another competition after that, he was nothing if not consistent throughout the event. He finished no worse than third place for the rest of the night, including an extremely close second place in Freestyle. The points that he was able to stockpile, were more than enough to lead to his sixth Overall Event Victory of 2019. Elsewhere, it was Kayla Blood and Soldier Fortune taking an ATV Racing win, as she tries to climb back into the Top 8 for Monster Jam World Finals 20. Also, Cory Snyder of Monster Mutt Rottweiler won the Speedster Obstacle Course, making it his first competition win of his young Monster Jam career.