El Toro Loco (Spanish for "The Crazy Bull") is a 2025 "custom bull" monster truck owned by FELD Motorsports. It was originally created in 2001 as a Spanish-themed spinoff of Bulldozer. Since its debut, El Toro Loco has become a major staple of Monster Jam events and a fan favorite, having competed in every World Finals event since 2003, as well as every Showdown competition. It has also become very popular among Latin fans, commonly competing at international shows and being driven by many Latin drivers.
History[]
2001[]
El Toro Loco originally debuted in Lafayette, Louisiana, with Lupe Soza behind the wheel. At the time of the truck’s debut, the truck ran on the Taurus 4 chassis with nWo's chrome wheels.
In May, the truck would run on the 2001 Meents Bulldozer chassis in Salinas. In Roseburg, Tom Meents replaced Steve Reynolds on Saturday and Sunday due to Goldberg suffering mechanical issues in qualifying on Saturday.
2002[]
The truck got a new chassis, and the original would be reverted back into Bulldozer.
At World Finals III, the truck could be seen in the background when the trucks took off from the starting line.
2003[]
The truck would be invited to compete at World Finals IV, where it would place second in the freestyle competition with a score of 36 behind Jim Koehler in Avenger.
2004[]
The truck would again be invited to compete at World Finals V. Lupe had a crazy crash in round 1 in racing, however would make up for it by tying in freestyle with Madusa and Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction with a 31, famously driving through the semi-trailer with Bounty Hunter stuck inside it. Lupe originally scored a 27, but the score would be changed, making it the only known instance of a score change.
Later that year, El Toro Loco would resume running on the Taurus 4 chassis with Rob Knell driving in Red Bluff. During the event, however, the transmission exploded, engulfing the truck in flames and critically injuring Knell in the process.
2006[]
Dan Evans drives the truck in Detroit.
2007[]
Lupe would debut a maroon El Toro Loco body after the World Finals.
2008[]
Two trucks would be added to the team: the first would be driven by Nathan Weenk under the ownership of Randy Brown Motorsports, while the second would be driven by Paul Cohen under FELD Motorsports. Soza’s El Toro Loco continued to run the maroon paint scheme that year.
The truck would receive a minor sponsorship from Advance Auto Parts exclusively at World Finals IX.
2009[]
Weenk left the team, leading to Chris Baker taking over driving duties. Deric Evans would fill-in for Lupe Soza at the Sunday shows in Hidalgo, Texas.
At World Finals X, Lupe would again drive the Advance Auto Parts-sponsored El Toro Loco at
For the European tour, Damon Bradshaw would drive the truck on the U.S. Air Force Afterburner chassis.
In December, Soza left the team to drive the new Advance Auto Parts Grinder.
2010[]
Lupe would be succeeded by former Safe Auto Minimizer driver Marc McDonald. Former Bulldozer driver Chuck Werner would also join the team, campaigning the name on his chassis. With said Bulldozer being converted into an El Toro Loco, Bulldozer would be retired from competition.
In March, McDonald and the truck would be invited to compete at World Finals XI, where the truck would receive a minor sponsorship from the U.S. Air Force for that occasion. Marc would be fastest qualifier at the event, however, he would not compete in freestyle due to a racing crash during the semi-finals.
In August, Carl Van Horn drives the truck in Sunrise, Florida.
Meanwhile, Anders Flogard would drive the truck in Stockholm, Sweden, with Bradshaw again driving the truck in the European tour, winning both racing and freestyle in Cardiff. Soza would also return to drive the truck in shows at select international shows.
2011[]
Baker would retire from driving, and he would be succeeded by rookie driver Joey Parnell. Another El Toro Loco would be added to the team, with Bari Musawwir behind the wheel. Musawwir would go on to win that year’s Rookie of the Year Award, alongside Nick Owens in Iron Outlaw.
2012[]
Parnell and Musawwir left the team to drive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man, respectively. They were succeeded by both Becky McDonough and Ryan Huffaker. Aaron Basl would also join the team, campaigning his El Toro Loco on the Blacksmith chassis and touring with Pablo Huffaker's Grave Digger.
In January, Morgan Kane would drive El Toro Loco in Atlanta, Georgia.
In March, McDonough would be invited to compete in the inaugural Young Guns Shootout at World Finals XIII, while Marc McDonald would compete in the main event.
In November, Carl Van Horn would drive the truck in San Jose, Costa Rica.
2013[]
McDonald and McDonough would debut two new paint schemes, being a black one exclusively for Marc and a yellow one exclusively for Becky and other female drivers of the truck, respectively. Werner, Basl and Huffaker would continue to use the standard orange El Toro Loco.
In March, McDonough would again be invited to compete in the Young Guns Shootout at World Finals XIV, while McDonald would again compete in the main event. There, he would make it all the way to the championship round, only to lose to Adam Anderson and Grave Digger the Legend.
2014[]
Basl left the team to drive Wolverine. Meanwhile, Grinder retired, leading to Lupe Soza returning to drive El Toro Loco. Dan Rodoni would also begin running El Toro Loco on The Patriot chassis for select shows in the first quarter. Morgan Kane would drive the Meents version of the truck in Naples 2014.
In January, there would a notable incident in Atlanta where Werner's El Toro Loco collided into Avenger during qualifying, though the truck would be good for racing.
2015[]
McDonough competed in the inaugural #MoreMonsterJam series, and would later be invited to compete in the Young Guns Shootout again at World Finals XVI, with Marc in the main field. Werner debuted a new chassis and competed in the inaugural Fox Sports 1 Championship Series.
In May, Lupe Soza drove the yellow version for the Team North vs Team South of the border contest in Salinas, California, and Chuck Werner drove the black version.
In June, Cynthia Gauthier would drive the truck in Manila, The Philippines.
2016[]
Lupe Soza again left the team to drive El Diablo. Rookie drivers Kayla Blood and Mark List joined the team, competing in the Monster Jam Amsoil Series West and East, respectively. Blood would also begin campaigning a second yellow El Toro Loco for said series & debuted in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Meanwhile, McDonough would receive a new chassis and compete in the Fox Sports 1 Championship Series.
Hidalgo driver dispute[]
Dan Evans fills in for a sick Marc McDonald in Hidalgo, Texas by driving the black El Toro Loco. If you watch the trucks freestyle from that show, the announcer mentions Marc McDonald is driving the truck, and the results on MonsterJam.com says Dan Evans drove the truck. It is unknown which is correct.
Both McDonough and Blood would be invited to compete in the Young Guns Shootout at World Finals XVII, with Blood campaigning the standard orange paint scheme. Marc would once again compete in the main field. After the first quarter, McDonough would campaign the standard orange El Toro Loco on the El Diablo chassis, where they would win six consecutive wheelie contest championships.
2017[]
All five trucks would return to running the standard orange paint scheme, with the exception of McDonald’s truck. He would continue to run the black paint scheme, competing on the FS1 Championship Series West, until he resumed running the standard paint scheme during the series’ Jacksonville shows. Meanwhile, Werner competed in the FS1 Championship Series East, and McDonough competed in Stadium Championship Series 3. List and Blood would compete in the Triple Threat Series East and West, respectively, and a fifth El Toro Loco would be added to the team, with rookie driver Armando Castro driving in the Triple Threat Series Central.
In March, Chad Tingler drove the truck for the Sunday show in Providence, Rhode Island. The black paint scheme would also be run at Monster Jam’s inaugural event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Joe Sylvester driving. Both McDonald and McDonough competed at World Finals XVIII in the main field, while List and Blood competed in the Double Down Showdown.
Late in the year, rookie driver Collete Davis joined the team, although her time in the truck would be short as she moved to Wonder Woman the following year.
2018[]
Marc McDonald would temporarily leave the team for the first quarter to drive FS1 Cleatus on Stadium Championship Series 3, before returning to drive El Toro Loco in that year’s international tour. Werner and McDonough competed in Stadium Championship Series 2 and 3, respectively. Another El Toro Loco would temporarily be added to the team for the first quarter, being driven by Bryan Wright on the Hooked chassis in Stadium Championship Series 1. Blood, List, and Castro competed in the Triple Threat Series Central, East, and West tours, respectively.
In March, McDonough would be invited to compete in Monster Jam World Finals XIX, while List and Blood would again compete in the Double Down Showdown.
McDonough would compete in that year’s Australian Tour, List competed in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, and Castro competed in Chile.
A seventh and temporary El Toro Loco would be featured in Houston and Minneapolis, being driven by Diesel Dave.
2019[]
Werner left the team to drive Max-D, Blood also left the team to drive Soldier Fortune, and rookie driver Elvis Lainez would succeed her. He, along with List and Castro, competed in the Triple Threat Series, while McDonough competed on Stadium Championship Series 3.
Two additional trucks would be added to the team, the first being the truck’s "Fire & Ice" counterpart, El Toro Loco Ice, with said truck being driven by former Team Hot Wheels Firestorm driver Scott Buetow in Stadium Championship Series 2. The second El Toro Loco would be driven by Brad Allen on the Brutus chassis exclusively in Stadium Championship Series 1.
In May, Jon Zimmer would drive the truck in Manchester, England. McDonough would be invited to compete in the main field at Monster Jam World Finals XX. Meanwhile, List would compete in both the Showdown and both Speedster racing and obstacle course competitions, Buetow competed in the high jump competition and Castro would compete in both the skills competition and both Speedster competitions. Castro would go on to win the Speedster racing championship.
In October, Buetow and El Toro Loco Ice would also compete in the inaugural All-Star Challenge in Las Vegas, where they would be selected as the captain for Team Ice.
2020[]
List, Lainez, and Castro competed on the Triple Threat Series Central, West, and East tours, respectively. McDonough and Buetow would compete in Stadium Championship Series Red and Yellow, respectively. Team Scream Racing would transfer their El Toro Loco to the Axe chassis, with Kevin Crocker driving in Stadium Championship Series Green. Lindsey Rettew would run El Toro Loco on the Pretty Wicked chassis in select events. In February, Zane Rettew drove the truck in Biloxi, Mississippi.
McDonald was originally slated to drive in that year’s international tour, but the plans would eventually be canceled due to the 2020 Monster Jam season abruptly ending due to the COVID-19 pandemic. El Toro Loco would be placed in indefinite storage for the time being due to budget cuts by FELD Entertainment as a result of the pandemic. Buetow would eventually depart from the company, resulting in the retirement of El Toro Loco Ice.
2021[]
McDonough would retire from driving by the start of the 2021 season, and Marc McDonald would leave the team and FELD Motorsports the same year. Lainez would also temporarily leave the team for the year drive the Great Clips Mohawk Warrior for the 2021 season.
After a year and four months of being placed on hiatus, El Toro Loco returned to competition at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on July 23rd, with Armando Castro driving. Castro would go on to win the overall event championship during the Sunday afternoon show and would go on to compete in select arena shows for the remainder of the season before competing in select stadium shows in the fall.
In October, Kayla Blood was supposed to temporarily return the truck in Hamilton, Ontario, but the events were cancelled.
2022[]
El Toro Loco would run on almost every tour during the first quarter, with the exception of Arena Series West. Armando Castro would compete on Arena Series East, while Elvis Lainez returned to the team to drive on Arena Series Central, where UNOH graduate Brenden Rassel would fill-in for Elvis Lainez in Toledo. Mark List made his return to team and made his stadium series debut on Stadium Series Red, where he notably started his season off with two consecutive overall wins in San Antonio. Finally, a fourth and Team Scream ran El Toro Loco was driven on the Brutus chassis, with Kraig Champion driving, who would arguably perform the truck's most famous moment of the year in San Diego, where he would attempt a front-flip in Skills, which would be unsuccessful, and he would instead pull off a "double barrel roll" save. This also left him out of the freestyle competition due to the truck being damaged during the stunt, though it later won the Crash Madness of the Year award.
Armando would finish second on his series, Elvis would finish third on his series, Mark would finish sixth on his series, and Kraig would finish tenth on his series. List and Armando would eventually receive invites to World Finals XXI, with Mark competing in the main field, and Armando competing in the Skills Challenge. Mark would do well at the World Finals, getting a first round bye in racing at making it to round 3, and finishing 5th in freestyle, famously completing a backflip to moonwalk and almost making it up the middle ramp all the way.
After the World Finals, Armando would later compete at select international shows.
2023[]
Similar to the previous year, El Toro Loco competes on almost every tour (excluding Arena Series Central), Mark competed on Stadium Series Blue, Elvis competed on Arena Series West, and Armando competed on Arena Series East. Jamey Garner would later start running the truck on the Miss Over Bored chassis on Stadium Series Red (Due to his regular chassis not being able to fit the El Toro body).
The truck also runs in international events during the year, with Brandon Arthur driving the truck (he would also fill in for Elvis in Oklahoma City & Des Moines).
In February, Mark List leaves Monster Jam on his own accord to focus on his personal life, leading to Charlie Pauken filling in for the rest of the month. Chelsea VanCleave drives the truck in Nampa, Vancouver, Seattle and Glendale, then Coty Saucier drove for the rest of the tour. Bari Musawwir would fill in for Elvis Lainez at the Austin, Texas events for Arena Championship Series West.
Both Elvis & Armando would finish second on their tours, Elvis on Arena Tour West & Armando on Arena Tour East. Jamey Garner finishes 8th on Stadium Tour Red. The truck finished 6th on Stadium Tour Blue with its many fill-in drivers. Armando made his first official World Finals appearance in Nashville in July (not counting his appearances in the previous two), as well as being in the Monster Jam Superstar Challenge as part of Team Nitro.
On September 5th, Manuel Solorio would make his debut in Duluth, Georgia for Monster Jam. In late September, Armando wins two-wheel-skills and his first ever stadium overall event championship at the quarter 2 Glendale show.
In early October, Elvis would leave FELD Motorsports after a failed bicycle in Hampton, Virginia which resulted in him hitting the wall. Later that month, Fernando Martinez would debut in Nampa, Idaho as the newest El Toro Loco driver for Monster Jam, winning 3 out of the 4 overall event championships.
In November, Armando competes in the Superstar Challenge in Anaheim.
2024[]
The truck competes on every tour, unlike the previous two years, with Fernando Martinez on the central arena tour, the east stadium tour with Jamey Garner once again, Armando Castro on the east arena tour, Manuel Solorio on the west arena tour, Joe Foley on the west stadium tour, Blake Granger did arenas on the international tour & Chelsea VanCleave will do stadiums & some arenas because Blake was in Megalodon on the international tour.
In Birmingham, Blake Granger was the first to do the backflip for the debut show of the Monstergon, and was also the first ever event champion of the Ramped Up series.
In April, Chelsea VanCleave drove El Toro Loco instead of Blake Granger in Hamburg, Germany because Blake took Charlie's spot in Megalodon, as Charlie Pauken was driving Matt Cody's Grave Digger while he competed in Green Bay. MJ Solorio finishes 4th on the west arena tour, Fernando Martinez finished 2nd on the central arena tour, Jamey finished 9th on the East stadium tour, and Joe Foley finished 8th on the West stadium tour. Meanwhile Armando Castro would win the east arena tour, making him the only non-Grave Digger driver to win a series championship, and the first Latino to win a points tour.
In Munich, Germany, Chelsea VanCleave would set the record for the lowest score ever, which was a 0.472 in the skills challenge at show 1.
In May, Jamey Garner would compete in the Last Chance Qualifying and high jump competitions using the yellow body, while Joe Foley used the Nitro body at the Last Chance Qualifying event as well. Meanwhile, Armando Castro won the Two-Wheel Skills Challenge outright, earning a first World Finals title for El Toro Loco since 2004, and Fernando Martinez won the Rookie of the Year award with Mike Pagliarulo.
Peter Nyman drives the truck for certain international events, while Blake Granger drives the truck in London, England.
In August, the truck was included in Monster Jam Showdown, featuring the regular version, along with the Ice, Galaxy, yellow, black with orange tires and a holographic version.
In October, Abe Galvan makes his driving debut in Nampa, Idaho. It is unknown when he will compete full time.
2025[]
El Toro Loco would debut a revamped body with more vibrant flames, the nose being rounded and shorter, as well as a dovetailed back end as shown on the Spin Master Mix 40 set of diecast toys showcasing El Toro Loco’s new design for the 2025 season. Armando Castro and Fernando Martinez confirmed the new look for the truck and this was later revealed on Monster Jam's social media.[1] Jamey Garner competed on the West Stadium tour & finished 10th, Armando Castro made his stadium tour debut on the East Stadium tour & finished 4th, MJ Solorio on the East Arena tour, & Fernando Martinez on the Central Arena tour. The West Arena tour will not feature an El Toro Loco as Joe Foley is slated to return to Axe. Peter Nyman will continue to drive the truck for international events. At show 2 in Anaheim, Jamey started his freestyle with a backflip, which is a rare occurrence. He would also win freestyle after going out first. Fernando Martinez attempts his first backflip in Milwaukee, but fails. In St. Louis, Jamey started his freestyle with a backflip at show 1, but broke & wouldn't get a score. He would do the same at show 2 in Miami, Tampa & also show 6 in Anaheim. Peter Nyman wins racing in Stockholm, Sweden, which is his home country. Chelsea VanCleave drives the truck in Hartford as a fill-in. In Seattle, Jamey Garner uses red chrome beadlocks. MJ Solorio wins skills & freestyle at show 2 in Des Moines on his birthday. Fernando finished 4th on the central arena tour. MJ Solorio finishes 2nd on the east arena tour. Armando Castro will compete at the World Finals in the main field & skills challenge. MJ Solorio & Fernando Martinez will compete in the LCQ. Devin Winfield will drive the truck for Freestyle Mania summer shows. Blake Granger will drive the truck for the Australia events.
Drivers[]
- Armando Castro (Since 2017)
- Jamey Garner (Since 2023)
- Manuel "MJ" Solorio (Since 2023)
- Fernando Martinez (Since 2023)
- Peter Nyman (International events 2024-present)
Former drivers[]
- Lupe Soza (2001-2009; 2014-2015)
- Rob Knell (2004)
- Frank Krmel (2006/2007 European Tours, Nampa 2010)
- Nathan Weenk (2008)
- Damon Bradshaw (2008-2010 European Tours)
- Chris Baker (2008-2010)
- Marc McDonald (2010-2020)
- Chuck Werner (2010-2018)
- Joey Parnell (2011)
- Bari Musawwir (2011, Austin 2023)
- Ryan Huffaker (2012)
- Morgan Kane (2012)
- Aaron Basl (2012-2013)
- Becky McDonough (2012-2020)
- Dan Rodoni (2013-2015)
- Mark List (2015-2023)
- Kayla Blood (2016-2018)
- Collete Davis (late 2017)
- Bryan Wright (2018)
- Elvis Lainez (2019-2020, 2022-2023)
- Brad Allen (2019)
- Scott Buetow (2019-2020)
- Kevin Crocker (2020)
- Lindsey Rettew (2020)
- Kraig Champion (2022)
- Chelsea VanCleave (2023-2024, Hartford 2025)
- Joe Foley (2024)
- Blake Granger (Various 2024 international events)
Fill-in drivers[]
- Tom Meents (Roseburg 2001)
- Ron Nelson (Pontiac 2003, show 2)
- Dan Evans (Detroit 2006, Hidalgo 2016?)
- John Seasock (West Lebanon 2006)
- Deric Evans (2007 fill-in, Hidalgo 2009)
- Lee O'Donnell (East Rutherford, Knoxville 2009)
- Kevin Lewis (Englishtown 2009, show 3)
- Carl Van Horn (Sunrise 2010, Costa Rica, San Jose 2012)
- Anders Flogard (Stockholm 2010)
- Josh Hintz (Indianapolis 2014)
- Taryn Laskey (Calgary, Philadelphia 2014)
- Rod Schmidt (Knoxville 2014)
- Morgan Kane (Naples 2014)
- Brianna Mahon (Brussels 2015)
- Cynthia Gauthier (Fresno 2015 and Manila 2015)
- Tristan England (Providence, Baltimore, Grand Rapids 2016)
- Chad Tingler (Providence 2017, Sunday)
- Joe Sylvester (Riyadh 2017)
- Diesel Dave (Houston, Minneapolis 2018 show 2)
- Macey Nichter (Uniondale 2018)
- Jon Zimmer (Manchester 2019)
- Zane Rettew (Biloxi 2020)
- Randy Brown (North Charleston 2022)
- Brenden Rassel (Toledo 2022)
- Brandon Arthur (select 2023 events)
- Charlie Pauken (select 2023 events)
- Coty Saucier (select 2023 events)
- Laia Sanz (Exhibition)
Designs[]
| Design | Description | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Red/Orange | The first and most common version of El Toro Loco that is still used to this date. Small changes were made on the truck throughout its career, such as the horn's color going from white to yellow, the display of the El Toro Loco logo changing position throughout the years, as well as the presence of a nose ring and a golden tooth. In 2008, the logo was moved from the center to the rear of the truck, where it remains today. |   |
| Maroon | Short-lived dark red paint scheme run by Lupe Soza between April 2007-March 2008. |   |
| Black | Driven by Marc McDonald from 2013-February 2017. It was also driven in 2015 by Chuck Werner in Salinas, and in 2017 by Joe Sylvester in Riyadh. |   |
| Yellow | A version of El Toro Loco, mainly used by female drivers. Two trucks were built, driven by Becky McDonough from 2013-2016 and Kayla Blood during 2016. It returned for Monster Jam World Finals XXIII Last Chance Qualifying & the high jump & was driven by Jamey Garner. |   |
| Ice | Debuted in 2019 as part of Monster Jam's Fire & Ice, driven by Scott Buetow. It was retired in 2020. |   |
| Nitro | Debuted at the 2023 Superstar Challenge. It returned for Monster Jam World Finals XXIII Last Chance Qualifying with Joe Foley. |   |
| 2025 | Debuted in 2025. More vibrant flame design, dovetailed back end and shorter and rounded front. |   |
Diecast[]
| Design | Description | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Black Out | Released in 2017 by Mattel as part of the "Black Out" series |   |
| Halloween | Released in October 2017 by Hot Wheels under the Hot Wheels Monster Jam 1:64 scale diecast line with only 5,000 units produced. |   |
| Stars and Stripes | Released in late 2017 by Hot Wheels as part of the Stars and Stripes collection. |   |
| Blue/Inverse | Released in 2018 by Hot Wheels exclusively as part of a Target 5-pack. The colors of the truck are inverted from the yellow El Toro Loco. |   |
| Overcast | Released in 2019 by Spin Master as part of the Overcast sub-series. |   |
| Gold | Gold variant of El Toro Loco playable on Monster Jam Steel Titans as a pre-order from Gamestop. |   |
| Zombie | Released in 2020 by Spin Master as part of the Zombie Invasion line. |   |
| Galaxy | Released in 2021 by Spin Master for the Walmart-exclusive Gears and Galaxies thematic line. |   |
| Earth | Released in 2022 by Spin Master for the Walmart-exclusive Earth vs. Surf thematic line. |   |
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Trucks that have run as El Toro Loco[]
- Spare Randy Brown Motorsports chassis (Nathan Weenk/Chris Baker/Joey Parnell) as El Toro Loco (Brown)
- 2 different Tom Meents-owned chassis (Chuck Werner) as Chuck Werner's 2010-2018 truck
- Blacksmith (Ryan Huffaker/Aaron Basl) as El Toro Loco (Racesource)
- The Patriot (Dan Rodoni) as El Toro Loco (Rodoni)
- El Diablo (Becky McDonough) during April 2016
- Air Force Afterburner (Damon Bradshaw) during 2008 European Tour
- Stone Crusher (Morgan Kane) as El Toro Loco (Sims)
- Hooked (Bryan Wright) as El Toro Loco (Sims)
- Brutus (Brad Allen/Kraig Champion) as El Toro Loco (Team Scream)
- Axe (Kevin Crocker/Joe Foley) as El Toro Loco (Team Scream)
- Thor (Peter Nyman) as El Toro Loco (Viking Monster Trucks)
- Pretty Wicked (Lindsey Rettew/Zane Rettew) as El Toro Loco (Rettew)
- Miss Over Bored (Jamey Garner) as El Toro Loco (Garner)
World Finals appearances[]
- 2003 - Lupe Soza
- 2004 - Lupe Soza (Won freestyle)
- 2005 - Lupe Soza
- 2006 - Lupe Soza
- 2007 - Lupe Soza
- 2008 - Lupe Soza
- 2009 - Lupe Soza
- 2010 - Marc McDonald
- 2011 - Marc McDonald
- 2012 - Marc McDonald (Main field)
- Becky McDonough (Young Guns Shootout only)
- 2013 - Marc McDonald (Black) (Main field)
- Becky McDonough (Yellow) (Young Guns Shootout only)
- 2014 - Marc McDonald (Black) (Main field)
- Becky McDonough (Yellow) (Young Guns Shootout only)
- 2015 - Marc McDonald (Black) (Main field)
- Becky McDonough (Yellow) (Young Guns Shootout only)
- 2016 - Marc McDonald (Black) (Main field)
- Becky McDonough (Yellow) (Young Guns Shootout only)
- Kayla Blood (Orange) (Young Guns Shootout only)
- 2017 - Marc McDonald & Becky McDonough (Main field)
- Mark List & Kayla Blood (Double Down Showdown only)
- 2018 - Becky McDonough
- Mark List & Kayla Blood (Double Down Showdown only)
- 2019 - Becky McDonough (Main field)
- Mark List (Showdown, Speedsters, and ATVs)
- Armando Castro (Skills and Speedsters only; won Speedster racing)
- Scott Buetow (Ice) (High jump only)
- 2022 - Mark List (Main field)
- Armando Castro (Skills only)
- 2023 - Armando Castro (Main field and Skills)
- 2024 - Armando Castro (Main field/skills; won skills)
- 2024 - Jamey Garner (High jump/Last Chance Qualifying)
- 2024 - Joe Foley (Last Chance Qualifying)
- 2025 - Armando Castro (Main field & skills), Fernando Martinez (LCQ), MJ Solorio (LCQ)
Video game appearances[]
- Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction
- Monster 4X4: Masters of Metal
- Monster Jam (video game)
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault
- Monster Jam: Path of Destruction
- Monster Jam (mobile game)
- Monster Jam Battlegrounds
- Monster Jam: Crush It!
- Monster Jam Steel Titans
- Monster Jam Steel Titans 2
- Roblox: Car Dealership Tycoon
- Monster Jam Showdown
Trivia[]
- Much like Bulldozer, El Toro Loco is well known for "snorting" smoke out of its snout, a unique feature triggered by the driver.
- For some reason, El Toro Loco ran in Englishtown in 2009 driven by Kevin Lewis that seemed to be on a Meents chassis that makes it resemble Chuck Werner's El Toro Loco, Although Bulldozer competed in Englishtown events in that year, including the fourth one in September, it is because El Toro Loco competed in the third one in August.
- Armando Castro's chassis was originally used as Soldier Fortune Black Ops for two shows in Minneapolis 2016 before being converted to El Toro Loco.
- El Toro Loco is the only truck to compete in all Young Guns/Showdown/Last Chance Qualifying events, although it never won the championship. In 2024 at the World Finals, two EL Toro Loco's competed in Last Chance Qualifying.
- Whenever El Toro Loco was driven by a Becky McDonough, a pink piece of cloth was tied around one of its horns.
- El Toro Loco is the second truck to be seen in every Monster Jam game. The first was Grave Digger.
- El Toro Loco has been featured in various displays internationally with Dan Evans. The chassis it currently uses was formerly Wrenchead.com.
- At New Orleans 2022, Mark List would run a ran a Kermit the Frog plush, usually brought to shows by @avengersracing (Wayne).
- Elvis Lainez was scheduled to drive for the 2024 season on Arena Championship Series Central, but in early October, he would be completely removed from Monster Jam's page, as well as the tour graphics image, signifying his release after a bicycle attempt in Hampton that resulted in him hitting the wall.
- El Toro Loco has the most known drivers of any FELD owned truck, with Devin Winfield being at least the 68th different driver as of the summer of 2025.
- El Toro Loco is one of the most popular trucks in Monster Jam & is usually at every show, along with Megalodon & Grave Digger.
- In Newark, New Jersey in 2019, Mark List drove Murr from the Impractical Jokers in the MJ Speedster around the track for one of their punishments. Sal took a ride with Ami Houde in the Zombie Speedster. Who handled it worse would have one of their personal items crushed by a monster truck. Both Jokers lost & Ami Houde in Zombie would crush their items, which was Sal's one of a kind pinball machine & Murr's Segway's.
- Prior to each freestyle, Jamey Garner would blow smoke at Tom Meents and also at Adam Anderson sometimes.
- One of the trucks hoods is at Digger's Dungeon and is used in place of a school bus hood, which is one of the obstacles driven over when you take a ride in a monster truck.
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