2021 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series

2021 Series Champion trophy.

The 2021 Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series was the fifth season of Points Championship Series to be hosted by Monster Jam. In comparison to the previous season, only one series was held, which was due to restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The series visited a total of five venues, with one of them (Houston), hosting shows for a total of three weekends back-to-back. A twelve-truck lineup was also featured, with Ryan Anderson in Bakugan Dragonoid winning the series championship.

Schedule

• Houston, TX: NRG Stadium- January 30-31 (two events), February 6-7 (two events), and February 13th (two events)
• Orlando, FL: Camping World Stadium- February 27-28 (three events)
• Jacksonville, FL: TIAA Bank Field- March 6-7 (two events)
• Tampa, FL: Raymond James Stadium- March 12-14 (three events)
• Arlington, TX: AT&T Stadium- March 27-28 (two events) (Championship event)

Competitors

1. Grave Digger - Krysten Anderson
2. Max-D Fire/Max-D (Atlanta only) - Tom Meents
3. Bakugan Dragonoid - Ryan Anderson
4. Megalodon - Adam Anderson
5. Great Clips Mohawk Warrior - Bryce Kenny
6. Monster Energy - Todd LeDuc
7. Scooby-Doo!/Monster Mutt Dalmatian Galaxy (Arlington only) - Linsey Read
8. Zombie - Bari Musawwir
9. Avenger: Jim Koehler

   

10. Rage - Cory Rummell
11. The Black Pearl - Cole Venard (Save for Arlington and Atlanta)
12. Over Bored - Jamey Garner/Cole Venard (Arlington only)
13. Wild Side - Zack Garner (Arlington and Atlanta only)

Results

Houston #1 - Saturday, January 30

• Racing: Megalodon
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Monster Energy
• Overall event champion: Max-D Fire

Houston #2 - Sunday, January 31

• Racing: Megalodon
• Skills Challenge: Max-D Fire
• Freestyle: Rage
• Overall event champion: Max-D Fire

Houston #3 - Saturday, February 6

• Racing: The Black Pearl
• Skills Challenge: Max-D Fire
• Freestyle: Max-D Fire
• Overall event champion: Max-D Fire

Houston #4 - Sunday, February 7

• Racing: The Black Pearl
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Avenger
• Overall event champion: Bakugan Dragonoid

Houston #5 - Saturday, February 13 (Event #1)

• Racing: Rage
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Monster Energy
• Overall event champion: Bakugan Dragonoid

Houston #6 - Saturday, February 13 (Event #2)

• Racing: Mohawk Warrior
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Zombie
• Overall event champion: Bakugan Dragonoid

Orlando #1 - Saturday, February 27 (Event #1)

• Racing: Megalodon
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Overall event champion: Bakugan Dragonoid

Orlando #2 - Saturday, February 27 (Event #2)

• Racing: Megalodon
• Skills Challenge: Max-D Fire
• Freestyle: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Overall event champion: The Black Pearl

Orlando #3 - Saturday, February 28

• Racing: Monster Energy
• Skills Challenge: Rage
• Freestyle: Megalodon
• Overall event champion: Monster Energy

Jacksonville #1 - Saturday, March 6

• Racing: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Skills Challenge: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Freestyle: Grave Digger 34
• Overall event champion: Monster Energy

Jacksonville #2 - Sunday, March 7

• Racing: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Skills Challenge: Avenger
• Freestyle: Megalodon
• Overall event champion: Avenger

Tampa #1 - Friday, March 12

• Racing: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Skills Challenge: Mohawk Warrior
• Freestyle: Megalodon
• Overall event champion: Megalodon

Tampa #2 - Saturday, March 13

• Racing: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Skills Challenge: Monster Energy
• Freestyle: Max-D Fire
• Overall event champion: Monster Energy

Tampa #3 - Sunday, March 14

• Racing: Megalodon
• Skills Challenge: Max-D Fire
• Freestyle: Rage
• Overall event champion: Avenger

Arlington #1 - Saturday, March 27

• Racing: Monster Energy
• Skills Challenge: Megalodon
• Freestyle: Monster Energy
• Overall event champion: Max-D Fire

Arlington #2 - Saturday, March 28

• Racing: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Skills Challenge: Max-D Fire
• Freestyle: Bakugan Dragonoid
• Overall event champion: Bakugan Dragonoid

Total series points

1. Bakugan Dragonoid - 424

   

   Ryan with the 2021 championship trophy after winning it.

2. Monster Energy - 404
3. Megalodon - 402
4. Max-D Fire - 395
5. Mohawk Warrior - 361
6. Zombie - 340
7. Avenger - 286
8. Rage - 256
9. The Black Pearl - 238
10. Over Bored - 217
11. Scooby-Doo!/Monster Mutt Dalmatian Galaxy - 186
12. Grave Digger - 181

Trivia

• Ryan Anderson, Adam Anderson, Tom Meents, Bryce Kenny and Todd LeDuc are the only drivers who competed at every show during the 2021 stadium series. They are all now (with the exception of Tom Meents) the only drivers that competed at every stadium event of 2021.
• This was the first full season that Ryan Anderson has driven in a chassis not specifically designed for him since he drove Monster Mutt in 2010. However, he returned to his normal Son-uva Digger chassis in New Orleans.
• Adam Anderson did not run Megalodon on his usual Grave Digger chassis, but used a separate CRD 3.0 chassis.
• This was the stadium tour debut of Grave Digger driver Krysten Anderson, Scooby-Doo! driver Linsey Read, Wild Side driver Zack Garner, Earth Shaker driver Tristan England, though in Megalodon, and FTI Torque driver Jack Brown. This does not include World Finals appearances.
  • This also marked the first stadium appearance of Kayla Blood since the 2016 Glendale October show.
• This was the first stadium series for Bari Musawwir in Zombie since 2015's FS1 Series.
• This was the first year since 2009 to not have The Rod Ryan Show compete in Houston.
• Avenger driver Jim Koehler brought back some of his paint schemes from the past. Here's a list of the unique schemes he's brought for the tour:
  • He first brought the Fire body back for the Houston shows on February 6 & 7, later for the Arlington events on March 27th & 28th, and the St. Louis events on May 14-16th.
  • He then brought back the Stepp's Towing red, white and blue design back from World Finals 20 for the Orlando shows on February 27th-28th (with “Global” sponsorship on the roof) and the Indianapolis shows on June 12th-13th, without the Stepp's Towing sponsorship.
  • Then the Aqua Avenger body from World Finals 10 came back for the Jacksonville shows on March 6th & 7th.
  • Then in Tampa, Koehler debuted a brand new green and white "Global" sponsored body the shows on March 12th through 14th.
  • Finally in Atlanta, the special Mike Thompson design of the 20th anniversary S-10 body returned for the shows on April 24th & 25th.
• The Houston events on January 30-31 and February 6-7 featured the St. Louis Style racing format, while February 13 events at Houston featured the Chicago Style racing format.
  • St. Louis style racing wouldn't reappear on the tour until Indianapolis.
• There were originally going to be three events that went down for the third weekend in Houston, with the first two happening on February 13th, and the third on February 14th. The third event, however, due to the snowstorm that was hitting the state of Texas, was first delayed to February 20th and then eventually cancelled.
• Dennis Anderson and Scott Douglass' induction ceremony into the Monster Jam Hall Of Fame took place in the middle of event #2 of Orlando.
  • Gary Porter and Mike Wales were later announced to be in the next class for Monster Jam Hall of Fame inductees the next day during event #3 of Orlando.
• There were no rollovers during the first Jacksonville show, most likely due to muddy weather that occurred during it.
• Zack Garner in Wild Side made his stadium competition debut at the Arlington shows on March 27th & 28th, replacing Cole Venard and The Black Pearl. The reason for this replacement is unknown.