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Weekend Recap: Clean Sweep, Heavy Mud, and Everything in Between

Authored by Monster Jam on March 11, 2024
All five domestic Monster Jam tours were in action last weekend, with muddy conditions in Jacksonville, FL, while Tony Ochs (ThunderROARus) scored his first career clean sweep in Vancouver, BC.

 

Stadium Championship Series East – Jacksonville

 

Through the rain and the mud at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL, Tyler Menninga (Grave Digger) continued his season dominance, winning all but three Overall Event Championships so far this season. Menninga won Racing en route to claiming Saturday’s trophy, extending his points lead over Tristan England (JCB DIGatron), who picked up the Freestyle win. Skills went the way of Blake Granger (Max-D), who finished second overall while subbing for Colton Eichelberger.

 

 

 

Stadium Championship Series West – El Paso

 

Another impressive sub this weekend was Charlie Pauken, who got behind the wheel of Grave Digger in Adam Anderson’s absence. Pauken won Skills and Freestyle on Saturday en route to taking the Overall, while points leader Ryan Anderson (Son-Uva Digger) won Racing. Ryan backed that up with the Racing and Skills wins on Sunday, but it was Chris Koehler (Monster Mutt) who got the Freestyle win and won his first Overall of the season on Sunday.

 

 

 

Arena Championship Series Central – Little Rock

 

Saturday’s event at Simmons Bank Arena saw another textbook performance by Weston Anderson (Grave Digger), with wins in Racing and Freestyle giving him the Overall while Fernando Martinez (El Toro Loco) and Jamie Sullivan (Monster Mutt Dalmatian) picked up the Skills and Donuts wins respectively. On Sunday, Weston picked up with Skills and Donuts wins, but it was Brianna Mahon (Scooby-Doo) who won Racing and Skills and earned her second Overall Event Championship of the season.

 

Arena Championship Series East – Tupelo (Non-Points)

 

The tight championship fight between Krysten Anderson (Grave Digger) and Armando Castro (El Toro Loco) took a week off at this non-points event, although both competitors were still in action. Both of Saturday’s events saw the same winners, with Zack Garner (Wild Side) winning Racing, Castro winning Skills, and Anderson winning Donuts and Freestyle. However, with the way the competition results played out, Castro won the Overall for the afternoon show while Anderson won it in the evening. On Sunday, Garner won the Overall while Kurt Kraehmer (Hotsy) won Racing, Castro and Anderson swept Skills and Donuts respectively, and Garner won Freestyle.

 

Arena Championship Series West – Vancouver

 

Matt Cody (Grave Digger) continues to maintain the points lead that Brandon Vinson had built up early in the season, kicking off the weekend with the Overall Event Championship at the Pacific Coliseum, losing out only to MJ Solorio (El Toro Loco) in the Sky Wheelie competition. Saturday afternoon saw Dalton Widner (Jurassic Attack) win Racing, Skills and Overall, while Ashley Sanford (Megalodon) won the Sky Wheelie contest and Freestyle. Saturday afternoon saw Tony Ochs (ThunderROARus) pull off his first ever career sweep. Then, on Sunday, Widner became the fourth driver in as many events this weekend to win the Overall, with Ochs winning Racing, Widner winning Skills and Sky Wheelie, and Solorio winning Freestyle.