2017 Monster Jam Arena Championship Series

Gary Porter after winning Arena Championship Series 6.

The 2017 Monster Jam Arena Championship Series was the first season of Arena Points Championship Series to be hosted by Monster Jam. Aside from the Triple Threat Series, three additional arena series were added to the season. The first, Arena Championship Series 4, began at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, and concluded at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. The second series, Arena Championship Series 5, began at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina and ended at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi. The third and final series, Arena Championship Series 6, began at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and wrapped up at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Team Grave Digger would win two out of three series championships, with Randy Brown clinching the Arena Championship Series 4 championship after a close battle for the championship with Cam McQueen in Northern Nightmare. Pablo Huffaker would win Arena Championship Series 5 after winning all three overall event championships at the series' opening show in Charlotte. Meanwhile, Gary Porter in Carolina Crusher clinched the Arena Championship Series 6 championship after winning all three overall event championships in Hampton, battling with Alex Blackwell in Megalodon for the series championship.

Arena Championship Series 4

Competitors

1. Grave Digger: Randy Brown
2. Northern Nightmare: Cam McQueen
3. Nitro Menace: Darren Migues
4. Jail Bird: Kaylyn Migues
5. Midnight Rider: Tom Herzog
6. Wild Thang: Doug Charles
7. Instigator: Paul Breaud
8. Muddy Girl Camouflage: Maddie Breaud

Announcers: Freddie Sheppard and Alikona Bradford

Schedule

1. Des Moines, Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena
2. Fargo, North Dakota - Fargo Dome
3. Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Denny Sanford Premier Center 
4.  Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada - MTS Centre
5. Edmonton, Alberta - Canada - Northlands Coliseum
6. London, Ontario - Canada - Budweiser Garden
7. Memphis, Tennessee - FedEx Forum
8. Hidalgo, Texas - State Farm Arena
9. Biloxi, Mississippi - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
10. Pensacola, Florida - Pensacola Bay Center

Arena Championship Series 5

Competitors

1. Grave Digger: Pablo Huffaker
2. Monster Mutt: Kevin Crocker
3. Aftershock: Bob Robbins (Save for Tupelo)
4. Krazy Train: Lloyd Twitchell (Save for Tupelo)
5. Bad News Travels Fast: Brandon Derrow (Save for Florence)
6. Mechanical Mischief: Jim Burns (Save for Charlotte, Greenville, Florence and Hartford)
7. Raminator: Mike Miller/Dale Benear/Mark Hall (Save for Tupelo)
8. Rammunition: Mat Dishman
9. Toxic: Cory Snyder (Greenville, Florence, and Hartford only)
10. Saigon Shaker: Ryan Disharoon (Charlotte only)
11. USA-1: Roger Gauger (Florence only)
12. Hotsy: Dale Benear (Tupelo only)
13. Stinger: Zane Rettew (Tupelo only)  
14. Master of Disaster: Paul Strong (Tupelo only)

Announcers: Jody Donnelly and Ivy Lauren

Schedule

1. Charlotte, North Carolina - Spectrum Center
2. Knoxville, Tennessee - Thompson Boling Arena
3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin - BMO Harris Bradley Center
4. Greenville, South Carolina - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
5. Florence, South Carolina - Florence Civic Center
6. Hartford, Connecticut - XL Center
7. Toledo, Ohio - Huntington Center
8. Wheeling, West Virginia - WesBanco Arena
9. Lexington, Kentucky - RUPP Arena
10. Tupelo, Mississippi - BancorpSouth Arena

​Arena Championship Series 6

Competitors

1. Carolina Crusher: Gary Porter
2. Megalodon: Alex Blackwell
3.  Stinger: Zane Rettew
4. Master of Disaster: Paul Strong
5. Predator: Allen Pezo
6. Prowler: Eric Wylie
7. Fullboar 2.0: Ed Eckert
8. Incinerator: Ryan Rice

Announcers: K. Yung and Nick Anastasia

Schedule

1. Tulsa, OK: BOK Center
2. North Charleston: North Charleston Coliseum
3. Hampton, VA: Hampton Coliseum
4. Raleigh, NC: PNC Arena
5. Rochester, NY: Blue Cross Arena
6. Columbia, SC: Colonial Life Arena
7. Oklahoma City, OK: Chesapeake Energy Arena
8. Wichita, KS: Intrust Bank Arena
9. Council-Bluffs, IA: Mid-America Center

Overall event champions

Arena Championship Series 4

Des Moines

• Show 1- Nitro Menace
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

Fargo

• Show 1- Northern Nightmare
• Show 2- Northern Nightmare

Sioux Falls

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

Winnipeg

• Show 1- Northern Nightmare
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

Edmonton

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

London (Ontario)

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

Memphis

• Show 1- Northern Nightmare
• Show 2- Grave Digger

Hidalgo

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger
• Show 4- Grave Digger
• Show 5- Grave Digger

Biloxi

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger

Pensacola (Championship show)

• Show 1- Northern Nightmare
• Show 2- Northern Nightmare
• Show 3- Northern Nightmare

Arena Championship Series 5

Charlotte

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger

Knoxville

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Rammunition

Milwaukee

• Show 1- Bad News Travels Fast
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger

Greenville

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Monster Mutt
• Show 3- Rammunition

Florence

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Rammunition
• Show 3- USA-1

Hartford

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger

Toledo

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Rammunition
• Show 4- Grave Digger

Wheeling

• Show 1- Grave Digger
• Show 2- Grave Digger
• Show 3- Grave Digger
• Show 4- Grave Digger

Lexington

• Time Trial: Krazy Train
• ATV Racing: Monster Mutt
• Wheelies: Grave Digger
• Donuts: Grave Digger
• ATV Obstacle Course: Krazy Train
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall event champion: Krazy Train

Tupelo (Championship show)

• Show 1- Stinger
• Show 2- Rammunition
• Show 3- Grave Digger

Arena Championship Series 6

Tulsa

• Show 1- Predator
• Show 2- Megalodon

North Charleston

• Show 1- Megalodon
• Show 2- Megalodon

Hampton

• Show 1- Carolina Crusher
• Show 2- Carolina Crusher
• Show 3- Carolina Crusher
• Show 4- Megalodon

Raleigh

• Show 1- Carolina Crusher
• Show 2- Carolina Crusher
• Show 3- Megalodon

Rochester

• Show 1- Predator
• Show 2- Megalodon
• Show 3- Megalodon

Columbia

• Show 1- Carolina Crusher
• Show 2- Carolina Crusher

Oklahoma City

• Show 1- Carolina Crusher
• Show 2- Carolina Crusher
• Show 3- Carolina Crusher

Wichita

• Show 1- Megalodon
• Show 2- Carolina Crusher
• Show 3- Megalodon

Council Bluffs (Championship show)

• Show 1- Megalodon
• Show 2- Megalodon
• Show 3- Megalodon
• Show 4- Megalodon

Points total

Arena Championship Series 4

1. Grave Digger - 1117        
2. Northern Nightmare - 1047
3. Nitro Menace - 787
4. Midnight Rider - 737
5. Wild Thang - 717
6. Jail Bird - 621 
7. Muddy Girl Camouflage - 560
8. Instigator - 552

Arena Championship Series 5

1. Grave Digger - 1030
2. Rammunition - 861
3. Monster Mutt - 758
4. Bad News Travels Fast - 758
5. Aftershock - 597
6. Raminator - 563
7. Krazy Train - 502
8. Mechanical Mischief - 330
9. Toxic - 193
10. Stinger - 101
11. Saigon Shaker - 96
12. USA 1 - 85
13. Master of Disaster - 65
14. Hotsy- 59

Arena Championship Series 6

1. Carolina Crusher - 825
2. Megalodon - 815
3. Stinger - 708
4. Predator - 647
5. Incinerator - 580
6. Fullboar 2.0 - 565
7. Master of Disaster - 555
8. Prowler - 349

Trivia

• Shane Phreed and War Wizard were planned to compete in Arena Championship Series 6, but would replaced by Incinerator.
• Backdraft was originally planned to compete on Arena Championship Series 4 with Ty Cornelius driving, but was taken out and replaced by Muddy Girl Camouflage at the last minute.
• Arena Tour 6 is the only Monster Jam tour to date not to have a Grave Digger truck competing in it.