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2017 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series

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The 2017 Monster Jam Triple Threat Series was the third season of the Monster Jam Triple Threat Series. Unlike the previous AMSOIL Series, which featured only two series, a third series, featuring events held throughout the Central Coast, was added, hence the name Triple Threat Series. The Central Coast series began in Nashville, Tennessee and concluded in Providence, Rhode Island. The East Coast series began in Birmingham, Alabama and concluded in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The West Coast series began in Salt Lake City, Utah and concluded in Fresno, California. After winning the first overall event championship in Nashville, Justin Sipes in Megalodon would go on to clinch the Central Coast series championship. Meanwhile, Team Grave Digger would win the remaining two series championships, with Tyler Menninga winning the East Coast series, and Cole Venard winning the West Coast series. All three series champions would receive automatic invitations to Monster Jam World Finals XVIII.

Format[]

  1. Monster Truck Racing
  2. Speedster Racing
  3. Monster Truck Wheelies
  4. ATV Heat 1
  5. ATV Heat 2
  6. ATV Main Heat
  7. Monster Truck Donuts
  8. Speedster Obstacle Course
  9. Monster Truck Freestyle

Triple Threat Series Central[]

Competitors[]

  1. Grave Digger 34 - Krysten Anderson
  2. El Toro Loco - Armando Castro/Chad Tingler (Providence Sunday fill-in)
  3. Pirate's Curse - Camden Murphy
  4. Alien Invasion - Bernard Lyght
  5. Zombie - Ami Houde
  6. Monster Mutt Rottweiler - JR Seasock/ Cory Snyder
  7. Blue Thunder - Matt Cody
  8. Megalodon - Justin Sipes

Schedule[]

  1. Jan 7-8: Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Arena
  2. Jan 13-14: Greensboro, North Carolina - Greensboro Coliseum
  3. Jan 20-21: Louisville, Kentucky - Freedom Hall
  4. Jan 28-29: Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
  5. Feb 3-5: Kansas City, Missouri - Sprint Center
  6. Feb 10-12: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - PPG Paints Arena
  7. Feb 17-20: Rosemont, Illinois - Allstate Arena
  8. Feb 24-26: Baltimore, Maryland - Royal Farms Arena
  9. Mar 3-5: Allentown, Pennsylvania - PPL Center
  10. Mar 10-12: Providence, Rhode Island (3 days - championship event) - Dunkin Donuts Center

Triple Threat Series East[]

Competitors[]

Events[]

  1. Jan 8: Birmingham, Alabama - Legacy Arena at BJCC
  2. Jan 13-15: Worcester, Massachusetts - DCU Center
  3. Jan 21-22: Albany, New York - Times Union Center
  4. Jan 28-29: Newark, New Jersey - Prudential Center
  5. Feb 3-4: Charleston, West Virginia - Charleston Civic Center
  6. Feb 10-11: Richmond, Virginia - Richmond Coliseum
  7. Feb 18-19: Cleveland, Ohio - Quicken Loans Arena
  8. Feb 24-26: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
  9. Mar 3-5: Bridgeport, Connecticut - Webster Bank Arena
  10. Mar 10-12: Grand Rapids, Michigan (3 days - championship event) - Van Andel Arena

Triple Threat Series West[]

Competitors[]

Events[]

  1. Jan 6-7: Salt Lake City, Utah - Vivint Smart Home Arena
  2. Jan 13-15: Tacoma, Washington - Tacoma Dome
  3. Jan 20-22: Sacramento, California - Golden 1 Center
  4. Jan 27-29: Spokane, Washington - Spokane Arena
  5. Feb 3-4: Nampa, Idaho - Idaho Ford Center
  6. Feb 10-12: Denver, Colorado - Pepsi Center
  7. Feb 17-19: Albuquerque, New Mexico - Tingley Coliseum
  8. Feb 25-26: Portland, Oregon - MODA Center
  9. Mar 3-5: Tucson, Arizona - Tucson Arena
  10. Mar 10-11: Fresno, California (2 days - championship event) - Save Mart Center

Overall event champions[]

Central[]

Nashville[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 3: Pirate's Curse

Greensboro[]

  • Show 1: El Toro Loco
  • Show 2: Megalodon

Louisville[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Megalodon

Washington D.C.[]

  • Show 1: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 2: Megalodon
  • Show 3: Megalodon

Kansas City[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Blue Thunder
  • Show 3: Megalodon
  • Show 4: Megalodon

Pittsburgh[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 3: El Toro Loco
  • Show 4: Pirate's Curse

Rosemont[]

  • Show 1: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 2: Megalodon
  • Show 3: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 4: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 5: Pirate's Curse

Baltimore[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 3: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 4: Pirate's Curse

Allentown[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Megalodon
  • Show 3: Megalodon
  • Show 4: Pirate's Curse

Providence[]

  • Show 1: Megalodon
  • Show 2: Megalodon
  • Show 3: Pirate's Curse
  • Show 4: Megalodon

East[]

Birmingham[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: cancelled
  • Show 3: cancelled

Worchester[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Grave Digger
  • Show 4: Max-D

Albany[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Max-D

Newark[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Max-D

Charleston[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Richmond[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Cleveland[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Earth Shaker
  • Show 3: Earth Shaker
  • Show 4: Grave Digger

Wilkes-Barre[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Grave Digger
  • Show 4: Grave Digger

Bridgeport[]

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

Grand Rapids[]

  • Show 1: El Toro Loco
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Max-D
  • Show 4: Max-D
  • Show 5: Grave Digger

West[]

Salt Lake City[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Monster Mutt Dalmatian
  • Show 3: Max-D

Tacoma[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Max-D
  • Show 4: Max-D
  • Show 5: Grave Digger

Sacramento[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Spokane[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Grave Digger
  • Show 4: Grave Digger

Nampa[]

  • Show 1: El Toro Loco
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Denver[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Max-D
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Albuquerque[]

  • Show 1: Max-D
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Max-D
  • Show 4: Max-D

Portland[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Grave Digger
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Tuscon[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Great Clips Mohawk Warrior
  • Show 3: Grave Digger

Fresno[]

  • Show 1: Grave Digger
  • Show 2: Zombie
  • Show 3: El Toro Loco

Total series points[]

Central[]

  1. Team Megalodon: 1,316
  2. Team Pirate's Curse: 1,158
  3. Team El Toro Loco: 968
  4. Team Zombie: 967
  5. Team Blue Thunder: 902
  6. Team Grave Digger: 858
  7. Team Alien Invasion: 830
  8. Team Monster Mutt Rottweiler: 666

East[]

  1. Team Grave Digger: 1,179
  2. Team Max-D: 1,158
  3. Team Zombie: 936
  4. Team Earth Shaker: 924
  5. Team El Toro Loco: 852
  6. Team Scooby-Doo!: 742
  7. Team NEA Police: 594
  8. Team Monster Mutt Rottweiler: 558

West[]

  1. Team Grave Digger: 1,376
  2. Team Max-D: 1,266
  3. Team El Toro Loco: 1,028
  4. Team Monster Mutt Dalmatian: 1,026
  5. Team Zombie: 874
  6. Team Great Clips Mohawk Warrior: 861
  7. Team NEA Police: 720
  8. Team Scooby-Doo!: 715

Trivia[]

  • This season marked the first of the following occurrences:
    • The first season in which Grave Digger featured a female driver, being Krysten Anderson.
    • The first season in which Alien Invasion, Pirate's Curse and Great Clips Mohawk Warrior competed in the Triple Threat Series.
    • The first season in which Vaters Motorsports competed in the Triple Threat Series.
  • This season marked the last of the following occurrences:
    • The last season in which Flame Motorsports competed in the Triple Threat Series, as well as their final season of competing in Monster Jam altogether.
    • The last season to utilize manual judging.
  • The Saturday Birmingham shows for Triple Threat Series East were cancelled due to inclement weather.
  • During the Saturday afternoon show in Wilkes-Barre, the arena partially lost power due to severe weather in the area. The main lights and ventilation system were out for about 15 minutes. The speedster obstacle course was run with only the light from the main video board and some backup lights..
  • Tyler Menninga moved into Grave Digger, Myranda Cozad moved into Scooby Doo, and Bryce Kenny moved into Mohawk Warrior for this series.
  • There were two sets of twin brothers running this series. The Basl's on the east and the Groth's on the west.
  • There were six female drivers in total, two per series.
  • Six out of eight drivers who competed in Triple Threat Series Central were brand-new drivers, with Matt Cody and JR Seasock being the only drivers to compete in Monster Jam prior to competing in the series.
  • In the Triple Threat Series East, NEA was ran on the King Krunch chassis and Monster Mutt Rottweiler on the 2016 King Krunch chassis.
  • In the Triple Threat Series Central, Blue Thunder was ran on the Iron Warrior chassis and Monster Mutt Rottweiler on the Higher Education chassis.
  • In the Triple Threat Series West, NEA was ran on the Trouble Maker chassis and Zombie on the Double Trouble chassis.
  • Two of the three Triple Threat Series champions did not compete in Monster Jam World Finals XVIII, although they received automatic invitations to said event:
    • Cole Venard won the Triple Threat Series West, but would not compete in World Finals XVIII following the birth of his daughter. He would come back to the sport the following year, this time driving The Black Pearl as the teammate to Jamey Garner's Over Bored.
    • Justin Sipes won the Triple Threat Series Central, but would not compete in World Finals XVIII due to failing a breathalyzer test. Despite this, however, he still appeared at the pit party.
    • Despite being out for that year’s World Finals, both Cole and Justin would compete at the following year's.
  • Ami Houde would sit out of competition for one show and half of the following show in Pittsburgh due to her truck over rotating in the wheelie competition and landing hard on the roof. 
  • A member of this Wiki served as a judge for one of the Newark events.

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