Minneapolis 2002 Show 2

Minneapolis 2002 was the eleventh and final event before the World Finals for the 2002 Monster Jam Season. This would also be the final 2002 event to not feature Dennis driving Digger instead Charlie Pauken in his third different truck in a row would be driving Dennis's Digger and this would also feature the biggest line up of the season outside of Vegas with 12 trucks

Field of Trucks
Eradicator- Andy Slifko

Destroyer- Dan Evans

Sudden Impact- John Seasock

Bulldozer- Guy Wood

Bounty Hunter- Jimmy Creten

Scarlet Bandit- Dawn Creten

Little Tiger- Sky Hartley

Wolverine- Brian Barthel

Blue Thunder- Lyle Hancock

High Roller- Neil Elliott

Grave Digger- Charlie Pauken

Team Meents- Tom Meents

Pre Race
Blue Thunder in qualifying ended up cracking the frame on the truck taking him out for the night

Round 1 Racing
High Roller vs. Sudden Impact

High Roller far and wide with more power was able to outshine Sudden Impact for the win

Winner- High Roller

Bulldozer vs. Little Tiger

A flat tire before the race meant Little Tiger would get a bye run in this round

Winner- Little Tiger

Scarlet Bandit vs. BYE

Dawn Creten taking it smooth to get a pass into the second round

Winner- Scarlet Bandit

Wolverine vs. Grave Digger

Disappointment for Barthel in his home crowd as he could not keep up with Grave Digger

Winner- Grave Digger

Bounty Hunter vs. Destroyer

Dan Evans almost oversteered and rolled Destroyer which would cost him the race over Bounty Hunter

Winner- Bounty Hunter

Team Meents vs. Eradicator

Meents looked dialed in as he sailed pass the Dodge for an easy win

Winner- Team Meents

Round 2 Racing
High Roller vs. Little Tiger

Despite a less than smooth run Sky Hartley would get a huge break as High Roller did not complete the turn

Winner- Little Tiger

Scarlet Bandit vs. Grave Digger

This one won in the turn as Pauken looked smooth getting by in Digger

Winner- Grave Digger

Bounty Hunter vs. Team Meents

Two heavyweights in this race and Tom continued to dominate taking a big win over Bounty Hunter

Winner- Team Meents

Semi Finals Racing
Team Meents vs. Grave Digger

Both trucks looked good but Meents was the more consistent getting a huge win over Digger

Winner- Team Meents

Little Tiger vs. Bounty Hunter

Jimmy Creten showed the true power of Bounty Hunter by sailing by Little Tiger for the win

Winner- Bounty Hunter

Finals Racing
Team Meents vs. Bounty Hunter

Rematch of the second round and this time Meents would slip up by almost rolling the truck and givng a big win to Bounty Hunter

Winner- Bounty Hunter

Freestyle
Sudden Impact

John Seasock started off with some massive sky wheelies over the cars and over the van but the run was a bit lacking compared to previous weekends. Seasock revealed in an interview after the run that the truck could only run in first gear during the run

Score- 5+4+4= 13

Little Tiger

Hartley showed a lot more power in the truck with massive air over the cars, a good slap wheelie and donuts to close out an impressive final run of the season

Score- 6+6+6= 18

High Roller

Neil was wanting redemption from racing and he came out for it. Huge air over the cars and first one to tackle the bus kicked off his run strong. Another pass over the cars and dancing over the bus would give him some points before he tried to cut some donuts. The truck would end up on two wheels and he drove it on the wheels before the truck rolled over and back on all fours to close out his rookie season

Score- 9+9+9= 27

Destroyer

Dan Evans had a spectacular 2002 season and his final run of the year began with a huge slap wheelie on the tail then combo over the bus. Another big slap wheelie and his signature reverse move would close out a year making run for Dan Evans and Destroyer

Score- 9+9+8= 26

Bulldozer

Guy Wood after not running on TV in over a month came out with a big slap wheelie to get the fans going but the truck ended up stalling before the clock expired

Score- 4+3+2= 09

Wolverine

Barthel followed suit of Evans and Wood by getting a slap wheelie to start off the run big. Barthel attacked the cars and even got a big pass over the bus and another slap wheelie to close out a great run, but probably not on par with Destroyer or High Roller

Score- 7+5+7= 19

Bounty Hunter

Racing champion Jimmy Creten came out by getting a couple big sky wheelies before being the first to attack the fountain jump. The landing however would essentially break the entire rear end by breaking one wheel off and kicking another on its side under the truck destroying the shocks and the axle

Score- 9+8+7= 24

Team Meents

Tom began by jumping the fountain and clearing it no trouble. The next three jumps over the cars bus and van were huge leaps and then crossed over the cars. After coming off the bus again he lost a wheel and ended up hitting Bounty Hunter. Tom tried to continue on but the truck flipped over to end the run

Score- 10+10+9= 29

Grave Digger

Charlie Pauken looking to step up and win came out with some good air and a fantastic slap wheelie after hitting the bus. Another slap wheelie would propel him over the bus to continue on. A bad landing over the cars would send him sideways and he would save it but bust a tire off the rim. After trying to get some donuts he would roll the Digger over early.

Score- 10+9+9

Damage Report
Blue Thunder- Cracked frame

Bulldozer- Blown tire (fixed) and transmission problems

Scarlet Bandit & Eradicator- ?? (Did not freestyle but the reason wasn't mentioned in the broadcast)

Sudden Impact- Lost second and third gear

Bounty Hunter- Broken tire (X2) broken shocks (X2) broken axle, and broken driveshaft

Team Meents- Broken tire and body damage (roof, hood, and side)

High Roller- Body damage (roof)

Grave Digger- Blown tire and body damage (roof and side)