{"id":40618,"date":"2025-12-01T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/?p=40618"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:01:31","slug":"team-grave-digger-will-be-bad-to-the-bone-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/news\/team-grave-digger-will-be-bad-to-the-bone-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Team Grave Digger Will Be Bad to the Bone in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are just one month away from the start of the 2026 Monster Jam season and Team Grave Digger<\/a><\/strong> is looking stronger than ever as it looks to continue building on the legacy Dennis Anderson started in 1982. Here is a breakdown of the iconic team out of Kill Devil Hills, NC.<\/p>\n

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Adam Anderson<\/a> \u2013 Stadium Championship Series East<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>Twenty-one years in to his \u201cHall of Fame\u201d Monster Jam career, Adam Anderson is still a force to be reckoned with. The five-time World Finals champion is coming off a 2025 campaign which saw him finish fourth on the west series and he may have redemption on his mind and perhaps a third series championship as well. Adam is arguably in the best shape of his Monster Jam career and, with some well-deserved rest after Australia and another year in Grave Digger 42, look for Adam Anderson to come out full throttle in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Menninga<\/a> \u2013 Stadium Championship Series West<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>It didn\u2019t take long for Tyler Menninga to make a name for himself in Monster Jam, earning his first series championship in just his second season. We all know what followed: the Oskaloosa, Iowa, native has now earned seven series titles – the most all-time – to go along with two Monster Jam World Finals Championships. After a hard-fought battle with Bari Musawwir last year for the east series championship, Menninga is battle tested and motivated to win a third world title, and has to be the early favorite to earn the automatic ticket back to Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

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Matt Cody<\/a> \u2013 Arena Championship Series West<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>Matt Cody no longer flies under the radar. The Williamsport, Maryland, native has earned every bit of the respect he\u2019s deserved as he begins his fourth campaign behind the wheel of the Black-and-Green Wrecking Machine. Cody has a World Finals trophy on his mantle, winning Gold in 2019 in the Speedster Obstacle Course competition, and added another trophy to his mantle when he was crowned the Arena Championship Series west winner in 2024. He then followed that up with a win in the Last Chance Qualifier at World Finals XXIV. Matt Cody has been on a run since joining Team Grave Digger and he will look to continue his winning ways in January.<\/p>\n

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Krysten Anderson<\/a> \u2013 Arena Championship Series East<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>Krysten Anderson is set to return to the east series for the third straight year, and she is bringing Grave Digger 43 back with her. Krysten has been at the forefront of the rise of female drivers in Monster Jam, winning a series championship in 2023, and ushering in a new generation of female Grave Digger fans. As arguably one of the most popular drivers in the sport, evidenced by the thousands of fans who flock to their local arena to meet her, she continues to be an ambassador for the sport both on and off the track. Krysten Anderson is a strong competitor with one of the fiercest donuts in the entire sport. After finishing fifth on the series last year, I fully expect Krysten Anderson to be back near, or on top of the leaderboard in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Weston Anderson<\/a> \u2013 Arena Championship Series Central<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>No driver in Monster Jam\u2019s storied history has put together a better start than the youngest son of Dennis Anderson. Weston Anderson has won four straight series titles since entering the sport amid a lot of fanfare in 2022. The former Monster Jam Rookie of the Year is also a two-time Arena 2-Wheel Skills of the Year award winner and will now set his sights on a fifth-straight championship and an elusive World Finals win. Weston will compete next season on Freestyle Mania, which will team him with a spectacular FMX rider, as he brings Grave Digger 45 into action, looking to add to his history making run.<\/p>\n

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If this team isn\u2019t stacked enough, don\u2019t sleep on Charlie Pauken<\/a><\/strong> as he returns to the International Series and Ryan Anderson<\/a><\/strong> who looks to lead Son-uva Digger<\/a><\/strong> back to series gold on Stadium Championship Series West. While I focused specifically on the domestic Grave Digger Monster Jam trucks, both Chuckie and Ryan have carved out historic careers as well and are more than capable of adding to Team Grave Digger\u2019s incredible run of carnage and championships in the 2026 Monster Jam season.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-trucks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u00a0Team Grave Digger Will Be Bad to the Bone in 2026 | News | Monster Jam\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We are just one month away from the start of the 2026 Monster Jam season and Team Grave Digger is looking stronger 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