* Jon Zimmer Jr up to 11th with wins in Fowlersville
** Carson Williams gets big win at Big Sky Speedway
*** Jasmin Borders celebrates first win in hometown
CURRENT STANDINGS and WEEKEND RESULTS (PDF): https://tinyurl.com/etzbszhc
===== WEEKEND RECAP FOR JULY 3rd – JULY 11th, 2024 =====
It’s fair season and the schedule has been crazy. If you’re at any events over the next couple months (especially those smaller mid-week ones) we definitely need your help with results!
Jon Zimmer Jr won in both the mud and the sun with back-to-back wins in Fowlersville on the Throdown tour. He’s up to 11th place and only 400 points behind Weston Anderson.
Warsaw, Indiana also saw a mud-to-sun two race set with RJ Turner picking up the muddy drag race and Preston Perez winning on the sunny J-turn.
Jasmin Borders won her first career racing bracket in front of her hometown fans in Terre Haute on the Full Throttle Tour this past Sunday.
Statistically, the biggest win of the weekend went to Carson Williams in Kamikaze as he took out a tough field of trucks on an even tougher S-Course in Montana to win 252 points.
This weekend coming up has monster trucks all over the place! The Full Throttle Tour continues in Troy, Missouri; Throwdown is back in historic Mansfield, Ohio and also Ionia, Michigan; the Renegades are in Crownsville, Maryland; Malicious Tour in West Richland; Overdrive will be in Waconia; Monster Jam is in 3 different countries at the same time (USA, Canada, and England); plus we’ve got the return of monster truck racing to the 4-Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg!
Thank you to everyone who reported results to us this weekend: Preston Perez, Aaron Basl, Nick Kraemer, Ethan Jones, Mike Bevacqua, J.r Rouse, Jeremy Otto, Bryan Wagner, Nate Bay, Rob Poutre, Stanley Hernandez, Kirk Nagy, Phil Vicinanza, and everyone who posted videos and photos online!
===== CURRENT STANDINGS =====
RANK : DRIVER : PTS/AVG : SCORE : RACES/WINS
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1 ) Ryan Anderson - 10539/319.36 : 2+1=3 : 33/16
2 ) Tyler Menninga - 10643/236.51 : 1+3=4 : 45/26
3 ) Adam Anderson - 8573/244.94 : 4+2=6 : 35/10
4 ) Tristan England - 6415/229.11 : 7+4=11 : 28/7
5 ) Camden Murphy - 5769/206.04 : 10+5=15 : 28/6
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6 ) Zack Garner - 6346/162.72 : 8+7=15 : 39/13
7 ) Armando Castro - 7727/148.6 : 5+10=15 : 52/13
8 ) John Gordon - 5552/191.45 : 11+6=17 : 29/3
9 ) Dalton Widner - 9133/142.7 : 3+14=17 : 64/30
10) Weston Anderson - 6164/140.09 : 9+15=24 : 44/16
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11) Jon Zimmer Jr - 5159/147.4 : 16+13=29 : 35/21
12) Mikeal Christensen - 5182/132.87 : 15+16=31 : 39/6
13) Bari Musawwir - 6894/106.06 : 6+27=33 : 65/10
14) Jack Brown - 4906/132.59 : 17+17=34 : 37/11
15) Colt Stephens - 5287/120.16 : 13+22=35 : 44/2
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16) Todd LeDuc - 4148/148.14 : 26+11=37 : 28/1
17) Coty Saucier - 3712/161.39 : 30+8=38 : 23/8
18) Daron Basl - 4876/128.32 : 20+18=38 : 38/11
19) Rob Poutre - 4896/122.4 : 19+21=40 : 40/16
20) Preston Collins - 5343/104.76 : 12+30=42 : 51/28
===== ARRINGTON, VA =====
This Vaters Monster Motorsports event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded.
===== CARDIFF, WALES =====
7/6 Sat Aft: BRANDON ARTHUR [Iron Man] defeated Peter Nyman [El Toro Loco]
Brandon Arthur won for the first time in December on the Monster Jam International tour. His previous wins this Open season came in Australia and United Arab Emirates. He adds the United Kingdom to that list after his St Louis style win over Sweden’s Peter Nyman.
===== CASPER, WY =====
This Monster Truck Nitro Tour did not have the minimum of 4 trucks scheduled to compete and so points were not awarded.
===== DEL MAR, CA =====
This WGAS event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== FINDLAY, OH =====
This Extreme Motor Madness event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== FOWLERVILLE, MI =====
7/5 Fri Ngt: JON ZIMMER JR [Terminal Velocity] defeated Jon Zimmer Sr [Uproar]
7/6 Sat Ngt: JON ZIMMER JR [Terminal Velocity] defeated Jim Koehler [Avenger]
Jon Zimmer Jr moves up into 11th place and has a 3-race winning streak after dominating the two races in Fowlersville with Throwdown. The Friday night bracket was cut in half due to severe rain and resulted in a showdown between the Zimmers and Team Scream. Both Jon Sr and Jon Jr won their match-ups to create the father-son final on the straight-line track. Saturday was dryer and allowed for the full J-turn track to be used, with Zimmer Jr once again coming out on top. He earned 398 points from his two wins this weekend, and currently sits about 393 points out of the Top Ten.
===== GREENVILLE, TX =====
7/5 Fri Ngt: We do not have results from this event
7/6 Sat Ngt: We do not have results from this event
===== HONOLULU, HI =====
This All Star Monster Truck Tour event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== MIDDLEBOURNE, WV =====
This Vaters Monster Motorsports event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== MORLEY, MI =====
7/6 Sat Ngt: JEREMY HOSMAN [Reckless Drivin'] defeated Brandon Overmyer [American Outlaw]
Jeremy Hosman brought back the original Reckless Drivin’ and picked up his first win of the season over the diesel American Outlaw.
===== PEORIA, IL =====
7/6 Sat Aft: We do not have results from this event
7/6 Sat Ngt: MIKE ROWLEY [Bearly Tame] defeated Austin Spence [Boss Gator]
Lots of breakage in Peoria meant only two trucks were available for racing on Saturday night. Bearly Tame grabs the win and the points.
===== POLSON, MT =====
7/5 Fri Ngt: We do not have results from this event
7/6 Sat Ngt: NICK JONES [Spitfire] defeated Bill Payne [Rock Star]
No word from Friday but we know that Nick Jones picks up another win over Bill Payne in the Saturday night finals on the Malicious Tour. By our count (with a few events missing), that means Jones leads the head-to-head series against Payne 6-5. This weekend was also the competition debut for Gavin Sell who drove Identity Theft.
===== POMONA, CA =====
This WGAS event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== PRINCETON, IN =====
7/8 Mon Ngt: ROGER GAUGER [Bigfoot] defeated Colton Kiser [American Scout]
Roger Gauger has his 3 race winning streak broken by Jimmy Stevens in the first round on Sunday, but he switched out the Bootlegger body for the Bigfoot blue and got right back to winning with his Chicago-style victory in Princeton.
===== SHEPHERD, MT =====
7/6 Sat Ngt: CARSON WILLIAMS [Kamikaze] defeated Aaron Basl [Devastator]
The highest-rated event of the weekend was an independent production at Big Sky Speedway near Billings, Montana. Team Throttle Monster’s Carson Williams won on an exciting S-Course that saw trucks getting together around the tricky turns. He bested Aaron Basl in Devastator, who gained 5 spots while competing in his 30th final of the season. Also on hand were Tim Hall Jr in Jurassic Attack, Jacob Ladwig in Rat Attack, and Eric Swanson and Meesha Pharis for Team Obsession. The 0.908 rating was the highest of all the racing events this weekend and awarded 252 points to Williams for the win.
===== TALLADEGA, AL =====
7/3 Wed Ngt: STANLEY HERNANDEZ [Lone Wolf] defeated Mike Rowley [Bearly Tame]
7/4 Thu Ngt: We do not have results from this event
Stanley Hernandez won his 9th of the season on Wednesday in Talladega. He has 18 final rounds in his 40 events this season. No results from Thursday, though.
===== TERRE HAUTE, IN =====
7/7 Sun Ngt: JASMIN BORDERS [Funky Monkey] defeated Thomas Borders [Raybestos Powertrain]
Jasmin Borders celebrated her first career racing win in front of her home town fans in Terre Haute this past Sunday! She was fast through all the rounds of two-jump drag racing and scored wins over Jimmy Stevens in Relentless and her father Thomas Borders in Powertrain.
===== WARSAW, IN =====
7/9 Tue Ngt: RJ TURNER [War Wizard] defeated Preston Pérez [Toxic]
7/10 Wed Ngt: PRESTON PÉREZ [Toxic] defeated Joe Foley [Axe]
Tuesday night in Warsaw saw the racing track rearranged into a straight line drag due to heavy rains that flooded the track. In those conditions it was the big cleats and power in War Wizard that came out on top as RJ Turner powered past the competition for his 3rd win of the season. Preston Perez was runner-up, giving him 4 consecutive final round appearances, and he made it five on Wednesday. With a dryer track, the course was switched to a J-Turn style. RJ Turner broke after the first round which gave Joe Foley a bye run into the finals, but it was Perez in Toxic who picked up the win. That gives him 8 on the season and moves him up 2 spots.
===== WAYCROSS, GA =====
This Kevin King event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded. Kevin King continued his covid-era tradition of monster trucking in his backyard with another fun event in Waycross. This one included a tribute “Wildfire” body to the late Calvin Carrington.
===== WEST BEND, WI =====
7/5 Fri Ngt: TOMMY VARILONE [Rampage] defeated Byron Cadigan [Carolina Crusher]
7/6 Sat Aft: BYRON CADIGAN [Carolina Crusher] defeated Tommy Varilone [Rampage]
Tommy Varilone continues his strong racing performance on the Monster X Tour with his 7th win of the season and added his 10th silver medal the following afternoon. Byron Cadigan performed the same feat as he splits the weekend with Varilone. He is currently unranked with only 16 reported events but 5 wins and 904 points.
===== WINNIPEG, MB =====
This Hot Wheels Live event did not include side-by-side racing and so points were not awarded
===== EVENTS THIS WEEKEND =====
Allentown, PA (Monster Jam Arena Series)
Bloomsburg, PA (4 Wheel Jamboree)
Clio, MI (Monster X Tour)
Crownsville, MD (Renegade Monster Truck Tour)
Davisburg, MI (Ultimate Monster Truck Championship)
Edmonton, AB (Monster Jam Arena Series)
Evansville, IN (Summer Smash)
Goddells, MI (Monster Truck Show) - Tuesday
Hepworth, ON (Monster Trucks All Out Tour)
Independence, IA (Monster Truck Nitro Tour) – Wednesday
Ionia, MI (Monster Truck Throwdown)
Lechute, QC (Lechute Expo Fair)
London, UK (Monster Jam International)
Manti, UT (Monster Truck Insanity Tour)
Mansfield, OH (Monster Truck Throwdown)
Old Washington, OH (Extreme Motor Madness)
Philpot, KY (Full Throttle Monster Trucks) - Thursday
Pittsburgh, PA (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)
Plattsburgh, NY (Versus Monster Trucks)
Toledo, OH (Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow Party Arena Event)
Toole, UT (Monster Truck Family Tour 2024)
Troy, MO (Full Throttle Monster Trucks)
Turlock, CA (Life Happens Fair)
Waconia, MN (Overdrive Monster Truck Tour)
West Richland, WA (Malicious Monster Truck Tour)