2017 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series

Ryan Anderson after winning Stadium Championship Series #3.

The 2017 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series was the first season of Stadium Points Championship Series to be hosted by Monster Jam. Aside from the Fox Sports 1 Championship Series, two additional stadium series were added to the season. The first, Stadium Championship Series 3, began at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and concluded at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. The second series, Stadium Championship Series 4, began at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and wrapped up at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. After winning the first overall event championship in Tampa, Ryan Anderson in Son-Uva Digger would go on to clinch the Stadium Championship Series 3 championship. Meanwhile, Charlie Pauken in Grave Digger clinched the Stadium Championship Series 4 championship after winning the first overall event championship in Detroit.

Stadium Championship Series #3

Competitors

1. Grave Digger: Dennis Anderson (Tampa only, injuries)/ Carl Van Horn (Orlando, Toronto and St. Louis fill-in), Jon Zimmer (Anaheim and Oakland fill-in) 
2. Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
3. Monster Energy: Coty Saucier
4. El Toro Loco: Becky McDonough
5. Black Stallion: Michael Vaters
6. Overkill Evolution: Mikey Vaters/ Sean Duhon (St. Louis, Anaheim, Oakland fill-in)
7. Over Bored: Jamey Garner/ Donald Epidendio (Anaheim fill-in)
8. Barbarian: Devin Jones
9. The Xtermigator: JR McNeal
10. Jester: Matt Pagliarulo
11. Rage: Cory Rummell
12. Wrecking Crew: Mike Thompson
13. Bounty Hunter: Todd Morey/ George Balhan (Anaheim fill-in), Trent Montgomery (Oakland fill-in) 
14. Iron Outlaw: Mike Christensen/ Jeff Souza (Oakland fill-in)
15. Mechanical Mischief: Jim Burns (St. Louis only)
16. Samson: Rick Steffens (St. Louis only)

Hosts:

• Ken Navitsky
• Elle Young
• Jason Lorenzo

Schedule

1. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL (Show #1)
2. Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
3. Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Two Shows)
4. The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, MO
5. Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Show #3)
6. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

​Stadium Championship Series #4

Competitors

1. Grave Digger #27: Charlie Pauken
2. Metal Mulisha: Matt Buyten
3. VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist: Lee O'Donnell
4. Dragon: Jon Zimmer/ Dustin Brown (Minneapolis and San Diego fill-in)
5. Soldier Fortune: Chad Fortune
6. Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Candice Jolly
7. Storm Damage: Tim Mente/John Killinger
8. Hurricane Force: Steven Thompson
9. Big Kahuna: Shane England
10. Raminator: Mark Hall
11. Xtreme Diesel: Dave Radzierez
12. Samson: Rick Steffens (Detroit and Minneapolis only)
13. Mechanical Mischief: Jim Burns (Detroit and Minneapolis only)
14. Quad Chaos: Aaron Cain (Detroit only)
15. USA-1: Roger Gauger (Minneapolis only)
16. Bad News Travels Fast: Brandon Derrow (Tampa only)
17. Bounty Hunter: Todd Morey (Tampa only)
18. Iron Outlaw: Mike Christensen (Tampa only)
19. Devastator: Mark Schroeder (San Diego, El Paso and Anaheim only)
20. McGruff: Rod Wood (San Diego, El Paso and Anaheim only)
21. D'Sturbed: Brian Christensen (San Diego only)
22. The Xtermigator: JR McNeal (Anaheim only)
23. Jester: Matt Pagliarulo (El Paso only)

Hosts:

• Jeff Krapf
• Lola
• Janelle Marie

Schedule

1. Ford Field, Detroit, MI (Show #1)
2. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL (Show #2)
3. U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
4. Petco Park, San Diego, CA (Show #2)
5. Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Show #4)
6. UTEP Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX (Two shows)

​Results

Stadium Championship Series #3

Rage in Tampa.

Overkill Evolution in Toronto.

Grave Digger in Toronto.

Jester racing Monster Energy in St. Louis.

Son-uva Digger in Anaheim.

Wrecking Crew in Oakland.

Samson in Detroit.

Grave Digger in Tampa.

The Mad Scientist in Minneapolis.

D'Sturbed in San Diego.

Devastator in Anaheim.

Dragon in El Paso.

McGruff in El Paso.

Tampa show #1

• ​Wheelies: Wrecking Crew
• Racing: Son-Uva Digger
• Freestyle: Monster Energy
• Overall champion: Son-Uva Digger

Orlando

• Wheelies: Black Stallion
• Racing: Monster Energy
• Freestyle: Overkill Evolution
• Overall champion: Monster Energy

Toronto - Saturday

• Wheelies: Bounty Hunter
• Racing: Son-Uva Digger
• Freestyle: El Toro Loco
• Overall champion: ​Son-Uva Digger

Toronto - Sunday

• ​Wheelies: The Xtermigator
• Racing: Monster Energy
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Grave Digger

​St. Louis

• Wheelies: El Toro Loco
• Racing: Barbarian
• Freestyle: Monster Energy
• Overall champion: Son-Uva Digger/Monster Energy (tie)

Anaheim #3

• Wheelies: Jester
• Racing: Son-Uva Digger
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Grave Digger

​Oakland

• Wheelies: Wrecking Crew
• Racing: Son-Uva Digger
• Freestyle: Son-Uva Digger
• Overall champion: Son-Uva Digger

Stadium Championship Series #4

​Detroit #1

• Wheelies: Xtreme Diesel
• Racing: VP Racing Fuels' Mad Scientist
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: ​Grave Digger

Tampa #2

• Wheelies: Big Kahuna
• Racing: VP Racing Fuels' Mad Scientist
• Freestyle: Dragon
• Overall champion: ​VP Racing Fuels' Mad Scientist

​Minneapolis

• Wheelies: USA-1
• Racing: Dragon
• Freestyle: The Mad Scientist
• Overall champion: VP Racing Fuels the Mad Scientist

San Diego #2

• Donuts: Hurricane Force
• Racing: Grave Digger
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Grave Digger

Anaheim #4

• Wheelies: Devastator
• Racing: The Mad Scientist
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Dragon

El Paso - Saturday

• Wheelies: McGruff
• Racing: Grave Digger
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Grave Digger

El Paso - Sunday

• Wheelies: McGruff
• Racing: Dragon 
• Freestyle: Grave Digger
• Overall champion: Grave Digger

Overall series points

Stadium Championship Series #3

1. Son-Uva Digger - 179
2. Monster Energy - 157
3. Grave Digger - 150
4. El Toro Loco - 137
5. Rage - 126
6. Jester - 112
7. Overkill Evolution - 96
8. Over Bored - 93
9. Iron Outlaw - 74
10. Xtermigator - 68
11. Wrecking Crew - 67
12. Bounty Hunter - 63
13. Barbarian - 63
14. Black Stallion - 46
15. Samson - 12
16. Mechanical Mischief - 8

Stadium Championship Series #4

1. Grave Digger- 170
2. Dragon- 166
3. VP Mad Scientist- 166
4. Monster Mutt Dalmatian- 131
5. Soldier Fortune- 125
6. Metal Mulisha- 119
7. Raminator- 107
8. Hurricane Force- 83
9. Big Kahuna- 73
10. Xtreme Diesel- 56
11. Devastator- 45
12. Storm Damage- 45
13. McGruff- 34
14. Jester- 26
15. Samson- 19
16. Xtermigator- 18
17. Bad News Travels Fast- 17
18. Quad Chaos- 14
19. Iron Outlaw- 11
20. Mechanical Mischief- 10
21. USA-1- 8
22. Bounty Hunter- 7
23. D’Sturbed- 4

Trivia

• Dennis Anderson was injured during the first Tampa show after a failed backflip attempt. This resulted in both Carl Van Horn and Jon Zimmer filling in for him. This would the final show for Dennis Anderson.
• Madusa was originally intended to compete in Stadium Championship Series 3, but due to an injury, she was unable to compete and only signed autographs at those events.
• The first stop of Stadium Championship Series 3 was originally going to be Houston, but due to the Houston Texans NFL team making to the playoffs, the event had to be rescheduled.
• Quad Chaos made its Monster Jam debut in Detroit, however its teammate truck Dirt Crew did not compete alongside, most likely due to the coexistence between said truck and Earth Shaker. The driver, Aaron Cain, would also appear at the same venue (Detroit) a few years later, this time as a fill-in for Matt Pagliarulo in Jester.
• D'Sturbed made its return to Monster Jam in San Diego.
• Samson made its return to Monster Jam in St. Louis.
• Oakland was broadcasted on Fox Sports 1 as bonus stadium coverage.
• The second San Diego event featured a donut contest instead of a wheelie contest due to heavy rain before and during the show.
• Team Hot Wheels Firestorm, Fox Sports 1 Cleatus and Knucklehead were originally planned to compete in Stadium Championship Series 3, but were later dropped from the roster. Thunder 4x4 was also originally going to compete with Mechanical Mischief in St. Louis, but was removed from the lineup at the last second and replaced by Samson.
• New Earth Authority (N.E.A Police) (presumably Norman Miller's), Alien Invasion (Chad Tingler's), Scooby-Doo! (either Brianna Mahon's or Nicole Johnson's) and Fatal Attraction were initially intended to compete in Stadium Championship Series 4, but were later dropped from the roster.
• Scott Liddycoat was originally intended to compete in Stadium Championship Series 4, but would be replaced by Jon Zimmer, with Liddycoat competing in the International Tour instead.
  • Todd LeDuc was also planned to drive Metal Mulisha in Stadium Championship Series 4. However, he would be replaced by Matt Buyten, as LeDuc would instead drive Monster Energy in FS1 Championship Series West due to Damon Bradshaw's retirement.