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 (Linsey Rettew), Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bad News Travels Fast (Brandon Derrow)

 

Sunday Afternoon

 

SEASON STANDINGS

Grave Digger 1590

Stinger Unleashed 1390

Scooby-Doo! 1364

Dragon 1146

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 1128

Barbarian 809

Pretty Wicked 780

Bad News Travels Fast 620

Devastator 246

 

EVENT POINTS

Bad News Travels Fast 35

Stinger Unleashed 26

Dragon 26

Grave Digger 24

Scooby-Doo! 23

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 16

Pretty Wicked 12

Barbarian 12

 

TIMED RACING

Bad News Travels Fast 8.830

Grave Digger 9.536

Barbarian 9.983

Scooby-Doo! 10.366

Stinger Unleashed 10.470

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 10.748

Dragon 11.133

Pretty Wicked 13.761

 

2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™

Dragon 7.464

Stinger Unleashed 7.346

Bad News Travels Fast 7.227

Grave Digger 7.002

Scooby-Doo! 6.129

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.763

Pretty Wicked 5.368

Barbarian 3.165

 

FREESTYLE

Stinger Unleashed 9.261

Bad News Travels Fast 7.223

Grave Digger 6.893

Dragon 6.501

Pretty Wicked 6.325

Scooby-Doo! 6.085

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.492

Barbarian 4.421

 

EVENT NOTES

Sometimes you lose to bad news. And that’s exactly what happened here in Wilkes-Barre. The final event of the weekend was all about Brandon Derrow and Team Bad News Travels Fast. He was able to once again deliver the bad news during Timed Racing with an impressive time of 8.830. He put down an incredible 2-Wheel Skills Challenge performance, but it was Dragon’s Darren Migues that was able to walk that truck away with the win. Brandon Derrow also had a strong Freestyle, putting him in second place behind Zane Rettew and Stinger Unleashed. His teammate Quinten Barto came through in the ATV competitions, taking the win in ATV Racing and making it to the final round in ATV Obstacle Course. For the first time since Milwaukee, WI, in 2017, Brandon Derrow was announced as the Overall Event Champion. As his family and the Bad News Travels Fast team made their way to the pod, the other drivers joined in the celebration as Brandon Derrow finally had his championship moment.

 

 

Saturday Evening

 

SEASON STANDINGS

Grave Digger 1566

Stinger Unleashed 1364

Scooby-Doo! 1341

Dragon 1120

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 1112

Barbarian 797

Pretty Wicked 768

Bad News Travels Fast 585

Devastator 246

 

EVENT POINTS

Grave Digger 32

Stinger Unleashed 29

Bad News Travels Fast 26

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 24

Scooby-Doo! 23

Dragon 18

Pretty Wicked 16

Barbarian 4

 

TIMED RACING

Bad News Travels Fast 9.341

Grave Digger 9.919

Stinger Unleashed 10.238

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 10.685

Scooby-Doo! 11.327

Dragon 11.391

Pretty Wicked 14.335

Barbarian DNC

 

2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™

Stinger Unleashed 7.202

Grave Digger 6.810

Scooby-Doo! 6.720

Dragon 6.124

Pretty Wicked 5.990

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.091

Bad News Travels Fast 4.220

Barbarian DNC

 

FREESTYLE

Stinger Unleashed 9.327

Scooby-Doo! 7.333

Grave Digger 7.045

Pretty Wicked 6.847

Bad News Travels Fast 5.531

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.452

Dragon 4.810

Barbarian DNC

 

EVENT NOTES

Saturday night’s event was off to an exciting start as Brandon Derrow delivered bad news to the competition taking the win in Timed Racing. Zane Rettew defended his victories in the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge and Freestyle Competition. But with a win in ATV Obstacle Course, second place in Timed Racing, and second place in the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, Randy Brown and Team Grave Digger would be declared the Overall Event Champion. But the excitement didn’t stop there. It was announced tonight that Downtown Randy Brown had scored enough points to be named the Arena Series Champion! Fans were on their feet as the black and green wrecking machine took its place in history, earning the berth to Monster Jam World Finals XX in Orlando!

 

 

 

Saturday Afternoon

 

SEASON STANDINGS

Grave Digger 1534

Stinger Unleashed 1335

Scooby-Doo! 1318

Dragon 1102

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 1088

Barbarian 793

Pretty Wicked 752

Bad News Travels Fast 559

Devastator 246

 

EVENT POINTS

Stinger Unleashed 38

Grave Digger 31

Scooby-Doo! 28

Dragon 26

Pretty Wicked 24

Barbarian 24

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 21

Bad News Travels Fast 18

 

TIMED RACING

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 9.406

Dragon 9.662

Barbarian 9.855

Bad News Travels Fast 10.110

Stinger Unleashed 10.495

Scooby-Doo! 11.263

Grave Digger 11.646

Pretty Wicked 18.495

 

 

2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™

Stinger Unleashed 8.615

Grave Digger 8.075

Scooby-Doo! 7.972

Dragon 7.044

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.085

Bad News Travels Fast 5.515

Pretty Wicked 4.652

Barbarian 4.502

 

 

DONUTS

Pretty Wicked 8.463

Grave Digger 8.203

Stinger Unleashed 7.770

Dragon 7.486

Scooby-Doo! 7.199

Bad News Travels Fast 6.974

Barbarian 5.881

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.690

 

FREESTYLE

Stinger Unleashed 8.822

Scooby-Doo! 8.172

Grave Digger 7.754

Pretty Wicked 7.379

Bad News Travels Fast 7.004

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.936

Dragon 5.764

Barbarian 5.066

 

EVENT NOTES

The second event was underway here in Wilkes-Barre. As we began with Timed Racing, Kaylyn Migues was the Top Dog with a time of 9.406. That was not only a great win, but was her first Timed Racing win of her Monster Jam career. The remainder of the event was dominated by the Rettew Family. Lindsey Rettew from Pretty Wicked’s favorite competition is the Donuts and, with her first-place finish, it was easy to understand why. She was looking very confident, using that Rear Steer and maintaining control the entire time. Her husband Zane Rettew in Stinger Unleashed was also dominant. He won the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge with some nice moves including a Reverse Popper. He wasn’t done there.  He continued on to win the Freestyle Competition as well. This locked in the Overall Event Championship for Zane Rettew!

 

Friday Evening

 

SEASON STANDINGS

Grave Digger 1503

Stinger Unleashed 1297

Scooby-Doo! 1290

Dragon 1076

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 1067

Barbarian 769

Pretty Wicked 728

Bad News Travels Fast 545

Devastator 246

 

EVENT POINTS

Grave Digger 37

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 32

Scooby-Doo! 27

Barbarian 27

Bad News Travels Fast 26

Dragon 25

Stinger Unleashed 18

Pretty Wicked 17

 

TIMED RACING

Barbarian 10.430

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 11.133

Bad News Travels Fast 11.518

Stinger Unleashed 11.903

Scooby-Doo! 11.903

Dragon 12.037

Grave Digger 12.099

Pretty Wicked 12.795

 

2-WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE™

Grave Digger 9.037

Dragon 8.369

Scooby-Doo! 7.616

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.420

Barbarian 5.756

Stinger Unleashed 5.204

Pretty Wicked 4.602

Bad News Travels Fast 3.734

 

DONUTS

Grave Digger 8.866

Scooby-Doo! 7.663

Bad News Travels Fast 7.661

Pretty Wicked 7.314

Dragon 7.017

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.835

Barbarian 5.523

Stinger Unleashed DNC

 

FREESTYLE

Grave Digger 8.335

Monster Mutt Dalmatian 8.214

Scooby-Doo! 8.097

Stinger Unleashed 8.051

Dragon 6.443

Pretty Wicked 6.163

Bad News Travels Fast 5.787

Barbarian 4.820

 

EVENT NOTES

The weather in Wilkes-Barre may have been dreary outside, but that didn’t stop all of the action inside the Mohegan Sun Arena. Fans were treated to Timed Racing right off the bat. There was a new face on the pod after all eight trucks turned in their fastest time, and that face was Devin Jones. The only other time he won timed racing this year was in Washington, D.C. It was a big moment for team Barbarian. The two top dogs were out to play as well. We’re talking about Team Scooby-Doo!, and Team Monster Mutt Dalmatian.  Linsey Read in Scooby-Doo! came in second in Monster Jam Donuts, while Kayln Migues in Monster Mutt Dalmatian got second place in Timed Racing. These ladies were competing with confidence, as it was just recently announced that both of them got selected to compete in the upcoming Showdown happening at Monster Jam World Finals XX in Orlando, FL. The night really belonged to Randy Brown in Grave Digger. He proved to be unstoppable once again with wins in 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, Monster Jam Donuts, and finally Monster Jam Freestyle, thus clinching the first overall event championship here in Wilkes-Barre.