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Metal Mulisha was a 2008 Ford F-150 monster truck owned by FELD Motorsports and sponsored by the clothing brand of the same name. The truck was mainly driven by Todd LeDuc from 2012-2016, although Brian Deegan himself drove the truck at select Monster Jam events. The truck won two world championships, freestyle in 2014 and racing in 2015, both under LeDuc. It was also driven by Matt Buyten, who drove the truck during its final year of competition in 2017.

History[]

2011[]

Metal Mulisha was originally first unveiled to the public at the 2011 SEMA Show at Las Vegas, Nevada in November.

2012[]

It was eventually announced that the truck would begin competition, with former Blue Thunder driver Todd LeDuc as the main driver. Deegan drove the truck in Los Angeles, Detroit, Syracuse, and the December Minneapolis show. Metal Mulisha would go on to have a strong season in its debut year, with LeDuc and the truck being invited to compete in Monster Jam World Finals XIII.

2013[]

LeDuc and Metal Mulisha would again have a strong season with Deegan competing in Anaheim and Detroit. Following World Finals XIV, the chassis was shipped overseas to run as Monster Energy.

2014[]

The Metal Mulisha team would experience a great amount of success for the 2014 season, as Todd LeDuc would win the World Freestyle Championship at World Finals XV. LeDuc's freestyle performance would begin with the biggest leap of the night (with a hang time of approximately four seconds), as well as two successful backflips. Deegan would compete in only Anaheim. In Foxborough, Morgan Kane drove the truck. Following the World Finals, Metal Mulisha would compete in that year's Australian tour on the Scooby-Doo! chassis. Scott Buetow drove the truck in Auckland, New Zealand.

2015[]

John Seasock drove the truck in Charlotte, and BJ Johnson drove it in Hamilton, Ontario. LeDuc would win another world championship in 2015, this time being in racing, defeating Ryan Anderson in Son-uva Digger. Todd competed on Team Bad Boys in Ocala, Florida against Team Grave Digger. Lee O'Donnell drove the truck in Foxborough.

2016[]

Deegan drove the truck in Anaheim and Glendale, which would mark his final shows in Monster Jam. LeDuc and Metal Mulisha would again be invited to compete in Monster Jam World Finals XVII, and would come close to defending their title as racing champion, however ended up losing to Morgan Kane in Grave Digger.

2017[]

Metal Mulisha received a new paint scheme for the 2017 season. That same year, LeDuc would move to Monster Energy to replace Damon Bradshaw, who retired by the start of the season. Meanwhile, rookie driver Matt Buyten took over the driving duties as both truck and driver competed in Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series 4. Buyten finished 6th in the series standings and would later be invited to compete in Monster Jam World Finals XVIII. The truck retired following the World Finals, due to the sponsorship contract ending.

Events competed[]

2012
Date Event Driver Notes
January 6-8th Council Bluffs, IA Todd LeDuc Won Racing, Show 1
January 14th Houston, TX
January 21st San Diego, CA
January 28th Phoenix, AZ
February 4th St. Louis, MO
February 11th Anaheim, CA
February 18th Los Angeles, CA Brian Deegan
February 25th Oakland, CA Todd LeDuc Won Racing
March 3rd Detroit, MI Brian Deegan
March 10th Syracuse, NY
March 16-17th Nampa, ID Todd LeDuc Won:
  • Racing, Show 3
  • Freestyle, Show 2
March 24th Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XIII)
June 2nd Baltimore, MD
June 9th Philadelphia, PA
June 16th East Rutherford, NJ
December 1st Minneapolis, MN Brian Deegan
2013
Date Event Driver Notes
January 4-5th Birmingham, AL Todd LeDuc
January 11-12th Knoxville, TN Won Donuts, both shows
January 19-20th Toronto, ON
January 26th Phoenix, AZ
February 2nd Houston, TX
February 9th Anaheim, CA Brian Deegan
February 15-17th Spokane, WA Todd LeDuc
February 23-24th Winnipeg, MB Won Freestyle, Show 1
March 2nd Detroit, MI Brian Deegan
March 9th Syracuse, NY Todd LeDuc
March 23rd Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XIV)
December 7th Minneapolis, MN
2014
Date Event Driver Notes
January 3-5th Tacoma, WA Todd LeDuc
January 10th Anaheim, CA Brian Deegan
January 18th San Diego, CA Todd LeDuc
January 25th Phoenix, AZ
February 1st Houston, TX
February 7-9th Rosemont, IL Won:
  • Wheelies, Shows 2 and 3
  • Racing, Shows 1 and 5
  • Freestyle, Show 2
February 15-16th Portland, OR
February 22nd Oakland, CA Won Racing
March 1-2nd El Paso, TX
March 7-9th Reno, NV Won:
  • Wheelies, Show 1
  • Racing, Show 1
March 21-22nd Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XV) Won Freestyle Championship
June 14th East Rutherford, NJ
June 21st Foxborough, MA Morgan Kane
September 27th Brisbane, Australia Todd LeDuc
October 4th Melbourne, Australia Won Freestyle, Show 2
October 11th Adelaide, Australia Won Freestyle
October 18th Sydney, Australia
November 1-2nd Auckland, New Zealand Scott Buetow
2015
Date Event Driver Notes
January 9-10th Charlotte, NC John Seasock Won:
  • Obstacle Course, Shows 2 and 3
  • Freestyle, Show 2
January 17th Houston, TX Todd LeDuc
January 31st San Diego, CA
February 6-8th Denver, CO
February 14-15th Portland, OR Won:
  • Wheelies, Show 1
  • Racing, Show 1
February 21st Oakland, CA Won Racing
February 28th Vancouver, BC
March 7-8th El Paso, TX Won Racing, Show 2
March 13-14th Fresno, CA Won:
  • Obstacle Course, Show 3
  • Donuts, Show 1
  • Freestyle, Shows 1 and 3
March 27-28th Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XVI) Won Racing Championship
April 11th Santa Clara, CA Won Racing
April 17-19th Ocala, FL Won Racing, Show 1
April 25-26th Hamilton, ON BJ Johnson
June 13th East Rusterford, NJ Todd LeDuc
June 20th Foxborough, MA Lee O'Donnell
October 3rd Brisbane, Australia Todd LeDuc Won Donuts and Freestyle
October 10th Melbourne, Australia
October 17th Sydney, Australia Won Donuts
October 24th Perth, Australia
2016
Date Event Driver Notes
January 16th Anaheim, CA Brian Deegan
January 23rd San Diego, CA Todd LeDuc Won Racing and Freestyle
January 30th Glendale, AZ Brian Deegan
February 5-7th Fargo, ND Todd LeDuc Won:
  • Wheelies, Shows 2 and 3
  • Freestyle, Show 3
February 13th Arlington, TX Won Freestyle
February 20th Oakland, CA Won Donuts
February 27th Vancouver, BC Won Racing
March 5-6th El Paso, TX Won Freestyle, both shows
March 18-19th Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XVII)
April 9th Santa Clara, CA
April 23rd East Rutherford, NJ
June 18th Nashville, TN
June 25th Foxborough, MA
2017
Date Event Driver Notes
January 28th Detroit, MI Matt Buyten
February 4th Tampa, FL
February 11th Minneapolis, MN
February 19th San Diego, CA
February 26th Anaheim, CA
March 4-5th El Paso, TX
March 24-25th Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XVIII) Final event

World Finals appearances[]

Year Driver Results
2012 Todd LeDuc Qualifying: 1st (16.201) Racing: defeated in Round 2 by Spider-Man Freestyle: 14th (23)
2013 Qualifying: 7th (16.585) Racing: defeated in Round 2 by Bounty Hunter Freestyle: 7th (25)
2014 Qualifying: 10th (16.808) Racing: defeated in Round 2 by Iron Man Freestyle: 1st (37.5)
2015 Qualifying: 1st (15.918) Racing: defeated Son-uva Digger in the finals Freestyle: 8th (28.5)
2016 Qualifying: 5th (16.000) Racing: defeated in the finals by Grave Digger Freestyle: 7th (29.5)
2017 Matt Buyten Qualifying: 21st (16.772) Racing: defeated in Round 1 by Team Hot Wheels Firestorm Freestyle: 19th (7.094)

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Trivia[]

  • All three drivers for Metal Mulisha came from the Metal Mulisha race team. Two of them, Brian Deegan and Matt Buyten, were originally from the Metal Mulisha motocross team, with Todd LeDuc coming from the off-road racing team.
  • Brian Deegan was originally planned to compete in Monster Jam World Finals XIII, with Todd LeDuc competing in the inaugural Young Guns Shootout. However, Deegan would suffer an injury before the event, which resulted in him being unable to compete. This resulted in LeDuc competing in the main event, with Joey Parnell in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles taking LeDuc's initial spot in the Young Guns Shootout.
  • The 2017 redesign of Metal Mulisha was done due to guns being displayed on the side panels of the truck's original paint scheme, which in turn was due to FELD Entertainment (the promoter of Monster Jam) censoring firearms, as well as any connection with firearms on trucks.
  • The truck's theme, "Thats How We Roll" by Your Machine was made specifically for the truck as its theme song.

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