{"id":6708,"date":"2023-08-31T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.monsterjam.com\/2024-to-be-tom-meents-final-competitive-season-in-monster-jam\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:59:35","slug":"2024-to-be-tom-meents-final-competitive-season-in-monster-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/news\/2024-to-be-tom-meents-final-competitive-season-in-monster-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 to be Tom Meents&#039; Final Competitive Season in Monster Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2024 will be the last competitive season of Monster Jam for 14-time Monster Jam World Finals champion Tom Meents. With over 30 years of experience behind the wheel of Monster Jam trucks, Meents is the most decorated driver in Monster Jam history and a name that is synonomous with the Max-D\/Maximum Destruction truck.<\/p>\n<p>Meents will still be involved in Monster Jam going forward, continuing his teaching role at Monster Jam University and also taking on the role of stunt coordinator. Meents sat down with Hall of Fame broadcaster Scott Douglass to discuss his announcement:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fNgXz4nlGU4?autoplay=0&amp;start=0&amp;rel=0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 will be the last competitive season of Monster Jam for 14-time Monster Jam World Finals champion Tom Meents. With over 30 years of experience behind the wheel of Monster Jam trucks, Meents is the most decorated driver in Monster Jam history and a name that is synonomous with the Max-D\/Maximum Destruction truck. 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