Tupelo, MS - Feb. 8-9 - BancorpSouth Arena
Authored by Samuel Reiman on February 10, 2019
Hosts: Kimberly Cantoni and Bobby Millikin
Tour: Arena Championship Series
Truck Line-up: Grave Digger® (Randy Brown), Scooby-Doo!™ (Linsey Read), Monster Mutt® Dalmatian (Kaylyn Migues), Dragon™ (Darren Migues), Stinger Unleashed (Zane Rettew), Pretty Wicked (Lindsey Rettew), Bad News Travels Fast (Brandon Derrow), Barbarian (Devin Jones).
Saturday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 553
Stinger Unleashed 536
Scooby-Doo! 489
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 383
Dragon 379
Bad News Travels Fast 344
Pretty Wicked 299
Barbarian 264
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 41
Stinger Unleashed 37
Scooby-Doo! 30
Bad News Travels Fast 27
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 24
Dragon 24
Pretty Wicked 12
Barbarian 9
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Stinger Unleashed defeated Pretty Wicked
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Scooby-Doo!
Dragon defeated Barbarian
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Stinger Unleashed
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Dragon
Finals
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Grave Digger
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Stinger Unleashed 8.876
Scooby-Doo! 8.854
Grave Digger 7.874
Bad News Travels Fast 7.722
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.379
Dragon 6.764
Pretty Wicked 5.441
Barbarian 4.760
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.244
Stinger Unleashed 8.756
Bad News Travels Fast 8.248
Scooby-Doo! 7.829
Dragon 7.552
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.940
Pretty Wicked 5.067
Barbarian 5.023
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.152
Stinger Unleashed 9.107
Scooby-Doo! 8.556
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.920
Bad News Travels Fast 6.330
Dragon 5.902
Barbarian 5.490
Pretty Wicked 4.767
EVENT NOTES
It was time for the final event in Tupelo! In an epic rematch in the final round of Monster Jam Racing, we saw Grave Digger’s Randy Brown try to defend his Racing win over Bad News Travels Fast’s Brandon Derrow. However, it was Brandon who delivered the bad news to Grave Digger as he crossed the finish line first. Zane Rettew in Stinger Unleashed and Linsey Read in Scooby-Doo! were both impressive in the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, but it would be Zane who secured the win by only 2 one-hundredths of a point! Team Grave Digger answered back by once again taking the win in the ATV Obstacle Course. Adding first place in the Donut competition and Monster Jam Freestyle, it was Team Grave Digger who once again showed the competition who deserved the Overall Event Champion. With a clean sweep in Tupelo, it will be hard to overtake Randy Brown from the top spot in the Season Standings. Will Grave Digger earn the berth to World Finals XX? The Arena Championship Series will be back in two weeks when we continue the action in Biloxi!
Saturday Afternoon
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 512
Stinger Unleashed 499
Scooby-Doo! 459
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 359
Dragon 357
Bad News Travels Fast 317
Pretty Wicked 287
Barbarian 255
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 34
Scooby-Doo! 33
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 29
Stinger Unleashed 25
Dragon 22
Pretty Wicked 22
Barbarian 20
Bad News Travels Fast 19
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated Scooby-Doo!
Stinger Unleashed defeated Dragon
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Barbarian
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Pretty Wicked
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Stinger Unleashed
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Bad News Travels Fast
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 8.567
Grave Digger 8.443
Scooby-Doo! 8.185
Barbarian 7.879
Stinger Unleashed 7.681
Bad News Travels Fast 7.552
Pretty Wicked 7.412
Dragon 5.447
DONUTS
Scooby-Doo! 9.558
Pretty Wicked 9.145
Dragon 8.898
Stinger Unleashed 8.731
Bad News Travels Fast 8.600
Grave Digger 8.531
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.183
Barbarian 5.258
FREESTYLE
Scooby-Doo! 9.817
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 8.485
Dragon 7.995
Grave Digger 7.719
Stinger Unleashed 7.541
Bad News Travels Fast 7.187
Barbarian 6.530
Pretty Wicked 4.836
EVENT NOTES
The action was heating up in Tupelo as everyone was trying to earn the Overall Event Championship. Team Grave Digger had an early lead taking wins in Racing and ATV Obstacle Course. The ladies of the Arena Championship Series wowed the fans with incredible performances. Kaylyn Migues in Monster Mutt Dalmatian shined as she took home her first 2-Wheel Skills Challenge win in her Monster Jam career! The second half of the event was dominated by Scooby-Doo!’s Linsey Read. Not only did she win the Donuts competition, but she brought the fans to their feet as she was able to twist that 12,000lb Monster Jam truck on the pod that earned her the Freestyle win! However, it was Randy Brown and Team Grave Digger that would be named the Overall Event Champion. Let’s see if that black and green wrecking machine can sweep the overall in Tupelo!
Friday Evening
SEASON STANDINGS
Grave Digger 478
Stinger Unleashed 474
Scooby-Doo! 426
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 340
Dragon 325
Bad News Travels Fast 298
Pretty Wicked 265
Barbarian 235
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 36
Stinger Unleashed 35
Scooby-Doo! 29
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 29
Dragon 24
Bad News Travels Fast 22
Pretty Wicked 15
Barbarian 14
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated Pretty Wicked
Bad News Travels Fast defeated Scooby-Doo!
Dragon defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Barbarian defeated Stinger Unleashed
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Bad News Travels Fast
Dragon defeated Barbarian
Finals
Dragon defeated Grave Digger
2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™
Stinger Unleashed 9.187
Scooby-Doo! 8.433
Grave Digger 7.514
Dragon 7.079
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.025
Bad News Travels Fast 3.576
Pretty Wicked 3.517
Barbarian 3.445
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.369
Stinger Unleashed 8.737
Scooby-Doo! 8.404
Bad News Travels Fast 8.021
Pretty Wicked 7.880
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.297
Dragon 5.694
Barbarian 5.463
FREESTYLE
Stinger Unleashed 8.672
Grave Digger 8.271
Scooby-Doo! 7.214
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.945
Dragon 6.282
Barbarian 5.623
Bad News Travels Fast 5.594
Pretty Wicked 4.125
EVENT NOTES
Team Stinger Unleashed tried to continue their competitive edge in Tupelo after a dominant performance last weekend. Zane Rettew once again impressed on those BKT tires with an incredible save that earned him the win in the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge. The blue and green stinging machine also took home wins in Freestyle and ATV Obstacle Course. However, Team Grave Digger was not going to give up the battle for the first Overall Event Championship in Tupelo. The black and green wrecking machine answered back by taking home the win in Donuts and maintaining consistency within the other competitions. Randy Brown’s win helped him maintain his lead in the Season Standings. With only 4 points between them, we will see if it will be Team Grave Digger or Team Stinger Unleashed who ends the weekend on top!