Monster Jam World Finals 3

Monster Jam World Finals 3 was held on March 23, 2002 at Sam Boyd Stadium. Tom Meents in Team Meents would end up sweeping the event once again. This show was also the debut for the Hot Wheels truck.

Track Layout
Same as the last two years racing wise, with a massive jump with a bus on top in the middle, a bus stack and rail car on the left, and a 30 foot tall trailer and bus stack on the right.

For freestyle, a camper on a bed added at the right lane entrance. Two cars would be added to the left lane entrance, and numerous additional cars and vans were added to the racing car pads and several motor-homes were added to the course as well.

Lineup
Avenger- Jim Koehler

Black Smith- Pablo Huffaker

Black Stallion- Michael Vaters

Blue Thunder- Lyle Hancock

Bounty Hunter- Jimmy Creten (World Finals Debut)

Bulldozer- Guy Wood

Firemouth- Carl Van Horn (World Finals Debut)

Grave Digger 20th Anniversary- Dennis Anderson

Gunslinger- Scott Hartsock

Hot Wheels- Eldon DePew

Madusa- Madusa

Power Forward- Chad Fortune (World Finals Debut)

Predator- Allen Pezo

Sudden Impact- John Seasock

Team Meents- Tom Meents

Wolverine- Brian Barthel

Racing Round 1
Team Meents vs. Blue Thunder (DNS)

Madusa vs. Gunslinger

Bulldozer vs. Power Forward (crashes)

Grave Digger 20th Anniversary vs. Black Stallion

Black Smith vs. Firemouth

Hot Wheels vs. Predator

Sudden Impact vs. Avenger (crashes)

Wolverine vs. Bounty Hunter

Racing Round 2
Team Meents vs. Gunslinger

Grave Digger 20th Anniversary vs. Bulldozer (crashes)

Black Smith vs. Hot Wheels (crashes)

Sudden Impact vs. Bounty Hunter

Racing Semi Finals
Team Meents vs. Grave Digger 20th Anniversary

Black Smith vs. Bounty Hunter

Championship Race
Team Meents vs. Bounty Hunter

Freestyle
Team Meents- 37 (crashes)

Grave Digger 20th Anniversary- 36 (crashes)

Black Smith- 35

Blue Thunder- 35 (crashes)

Black Stallion- 32

Wolverine- 30

Sudden Impact- 24

Firemouth- 24

Bounty Hunter- 22 (crashes)Predator- 21

Gunslinger- 20

Madusa- 19 (crashes)

Hot Wheels- 17 (crashes)

Power Forward- 12 (crashes)

Bulldozer- 8 (crashes)

Avenger- 8 (crashes)

Encore
Wolverine, Bulldozer, Blacksmith,2nd Grave Digger, and 2nd Team Meents (Rear engined) come out for a second freestyle.

Trivia

 * Bulldozer's Freestyle was not seen on the DVD or VHS releases, and was only seen on the Pay-Per View footage of the event. He did a wheelie, which cause him to hit a van and roll over.
 * This was the only World Finals appearance of Team Meents and Firemouth.
 * Hotwheels was run on the High Roller chassis.
 * Jim Koelher Realized that Corner When He Tumbles When He Says "Came Over The Bus When I Landed I Ain't Realized that Van Was There So My Front Tire Hit It...Put Me Right Over There's No Saving it I Gave It Everything Had Put the-- Pedal the Would Made Much Throttle As I Could...just don't happen."

Non Competing Trucks
2nd Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder Ride

Destroyer (Ride Truck)

El Toro Loco

Multiple Grave Diggers

Inferno

Little Tiger

Prowler

Ragin Rebel

Spider-Man

Unknown FELD truck, chassis used for Rear Engined Team Meents

Scarlet Bandit

Surf Monster