{"id":42718,"date":"2026-03-13T20:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/?p=42718"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:47:16","slug":"alex-bardin-wins-his-first-career-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/news\/alex-bardin-wins-his-first-career-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Bardin Wins His First Career Overall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section \n  id=\"main-custom-content-block\"\n  style=\"padding-top:px;padding-bottom:30px;background-color:;color:;\"\n>\n  <div class=\"container container-c\">\n    <div class=\"split\" style=\"gap:px;\">\n                        <div class=\"side \">\n\n                                          <p>Alex Bardin is tenacious. Alex Bardin is persistent. Alex Bardin is a champion. Last Saturday night in Fresno, CA, the event culminated with the Earth Shaker driver winning the first Overall Event Championship of his career. Since joining Team Throttle Monster, the Rockport, TX, native has witnessed the highs and lows of being a Monster Jam driver, including missing most of the 2025 Championship season due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cInside Monster Jam,\u201d Bardin discussed his recovery with me and what it meant to be welcomed back with open arms by his team. Since moving from Monster Trucks Unlimited to Team Throttle Monster, Bardin has shined behind the wheel of Earth Shaker. Alex has been an anchor to the fearsome foursome that TTM sends out every weekend, which was on display at the Save Mart Center in Fresno last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bardin\u2019s passion for the support and emotion with the win were felt through the entire arena as he was cheered by the thousands in attendance, with his teammates Carson Williams, Tim Hall Jr., Cliff Turner and crew proudly watching as they showed their support. Alex is an inspiration to many young athletes whose dreams get halted by unfortunate injuries. Through grit and determination, he has shown anything is possible and that the climb back can be just as rewarding as the journey in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On a stacked Arena Championship Series West, Earth Shaker rose to the top in northern California, winning freestyle and the event. Two milestones for a young rising star whose career may be heading to the next level. The next time you see the West series on the road, make sure you find Alex Bardin, shake his hand, and say congratulations to the Overall Event Champion.<\/p>\n                          \n          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cToday really is a dream\u201d Alex Bardin captures his first career <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKTtires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BKTtires<\/a> Overall event championship \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterTrucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterTrucks<\/a> <a 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