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 | |||
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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:
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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:
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February 15-16th | Portland, OR | ||
February 22nd | Oakland, CA | Won Racing | |
March 1-2nd | El Paso, TX | ||
March 7-9th | Reno, NV | Won:
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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 | |||
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Date | Event | Driver | Notes |
January 9-10th | Charlotte, NC | John Seasock | Won:
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January 17th | Houston, TX | Todd LeDuc | |
January 31st | San Diego, CA | ||
February 6-8th | Denver, CO | ||
February 14-15th | Portland, OR | Won:
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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:
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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 | |||
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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:
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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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) |
Video game appearances[]
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.