The Monster Jam Path of Destruction Tour was started in 2012 as a way to promote and add new stadium events in the north eastern United States where winter events are not possible due to weather. The tour visits select cities on the East and Central United States each summer. While these events and venues continue to happen every year to this day, the name "Path of Destruction" was dropped by the year 2016.
Tour Locations[]
- 2012 - Baltimore, MD: M&T Bank Stadium, Philadelphia, PA: Lincoln Financial Field, East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium
- 2013 - Baltimore, MD: M&T Bank Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium
- 2014 - East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium
- 2015 - East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium
- 2016 - Nashville, TN: Nissan Stadium, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium
- 2017 - Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Nashville, TN: Nissan Stadium
- 2018 - Philadelphia, PA: Lincoln Financial Field, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Nashville, TN: Nissan Stadium
- 2019 - East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium, Kansas City, MO: Arrowhead Stadium (inaugural Arrowhead Stadium event), Nashville, TN: Nissan Stadium
- 2020- Landover, MD: FedEx Field (planned inaugural FedEx Field event), East Rutherford, NJ: MetLife Stadium, Foxborough, MA: Gillette Stadium, Kansas City, MO: Arrowhead Stadium Note: All events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lineups[]
2012[]
- Grave Digger 30th Anniversary: Dennis Anderson
- Maximum Destruction: Tom Meents (Baltimore & Philadelphia), Neil Elliott (East Rutherford only)
- Advance Auto Parts Grinder: John Seasock (Baltimore, Philadelphia, & East Rutherford freestyle) Lupe Soza (East Rutherford Racing only)
- Grave Digger the Legend: Adam Anderson
- Madusa: Madusa
- Mohawk Warrior: George Balhan
- Iron Man: Scott Buetow (Baltimore only), Lee O'Donnell (Philadelphia & East Rutherford)
- Monster Mutt: Charlie Pauken
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Dan Evans
- El Toro Loco: Marc McDonald
- Wolverine: Alex Blackwell
- Spider-Man: Bari Musawwir
- Metal Mulisha: Todd LeDuc
- Monster Energy: Damon Bradshaw
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Captain America: Chad Fortune
- Non-competing Trucks (East Rutherford only): Shockwave, Hurricane Force, Storm Damage, Crushstation, Thrasher, Backdraft, Eradicator, Instigator, Excaliber (Ride), "Grandma" Grave Digger, Grave Digger 11
- Encore Trucks (East Rutherford only): FDNY, Inferno, Maximum Destruction Stunt Truck
2013[]
- Grave Digger 20: Dennis Anderson
- Max-D: Decade of Destruction: Neil Elliott (East Rutherford), Tom Meents (Baltimore)
- Advance Auto Parts Grinder: Lupe Soza
- Grave Digger the Legend: Adam Anderson
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Candice Jolly
- Iron Man: Lee O'Donnell
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
- El Toro Loco: Marc McDonald (Baltimore), Frank Krmel (East Rutherford)
- Mohawk Warrior: George Balhan
- Madusa: Madusa
- Scooby Doo: Nicole Johnson
- El Diablo: JP Ruggiero (Baltimore), Alex Blackwell (East Rutherford)
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Zombie: Sean Duhon
- Monster Energy: Damon Bradshaw
- For the People of Baltimore (on Spider-Man's chassis): Bari Musawwir (Baltimore only)
- Encore Trucks: Batman, Superman, Maximum Destruction Stunt Truck
2014[]
- Grave Digger 30: Dennis Anderson
- Max-D: Tom Meents
- Monster Energy: Damon Bradshaw
- Grave Digger the Legend: Adam Anderson
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
- Northern Nightmare: Cam McQueen
- Mohawk Warrior: George Balhan
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- El Toro Loco: Marc McDonald
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Candice Jolly
- Captain America: Chad Fortune
- Madusa: Madusa
- Zombie: Sean Duhon
- El Diablo: JP Ruggiero
- Metal Mulisha: Todd LeDuc (East Rutherford), Morgan Kane (Foxborough)
- Fox Sports 1 Cleatus: Frank Krmel (East Rutherford only)
- Captain's Curse: Alex Blackwell (East Rutherford only)
- Encore Trucks: Dragon (World Premiere debut in East Rutherford), Doomsday
2015[]
- Grave Digger 30: Dennis Anderson
- Max-D: Neil Elliott (East Rutherford only), Tom Meents (Foxborough only)
- Monster Energy: Damon Bradshaw
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Metal Mulisha: Todd LeDuc (East Rutherford), Lee O'Donnell (Foxborough)
- Grave Digger the Legend: Adam Anderson
- Soldier Fortune: Chad Fortune
- Scooby Doo: Nicole Johnson
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- El Toro Loco: Chuck Werner
- Madusa: Madusa
- Mohawk Warrior: BJ Johnson
- Zombie: Sean Duhon
- Stone Crusher: Steve Sims (East Rutherford), Kevin Lewis (Foxborough)
- Doomsday: Steven Sims
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Candice Jolly
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson (East Rutherford only)
- The Xtermigator: JR McNeal (East Rutherford only)
- Ice Cream Man: Roy Pridgeon (East Rutherford only)
- Captain's Curse: Alex Blackwell (East Rutherford only)
- Encore Truck: Maximum Destruction Stunt Truck
2016[]
- Grave Digger 32: Dennis Anderson
- Max-D: Tom Meents
- Monster Energy: Damon Bradshaw
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Carolina Crusher: Gary Porter
- Soldier Fortune: Chad Fortune
- Scooby Doo: Nicole Johnson
- Metal Mulisha: Todd LeDuc
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- Fox Sports 1 Cleatus: Frank Krmel
- El Toro Loco: Chuck Werner
- Madusa: Madusa
- Gas Monkey Garage: BJ Johnson
- Zombie: Bari Musawwir
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
- VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist: Lee O'Donnell
2017[]
- Grave Digger 32: Adam Anderson
- Max-D: Tom Meents
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
- Mutant: Todd LeDuc
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- Gas Monkey Garage: BJ Johnson (East Rutherford & Nashville), Dustin Brown (Foxborough only)
- El Toro Loco: Chuck Werner
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Candice Jolly
- Great Clips Mohawk Warrior: Bryce Kenny (East Rutherford & Nashville), Camden Murphy (Foxborough only)
- VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist: Lee O'Donnell
- Wonder Woman: Linsey Read
- Jester: Matt Pagliarulo (Foxborough & East Rutherford only)
- Razin Kane: Buddy Tompkins (East Rutherford only)
- Gronk: Buddy Tompkins (Foxborough only)
- Stone Crusher: Steve Sims (Nashville only)
- Hooked: Bryan Wright (Nashville only)
2018[]
- Grave Digger 35: Adam Anderson
- Max-D: Tom Meents
- Great Clips Mohawk Warrior: Bryce Kenny
- Lucas Oil Crusader: Linsey Weenk
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm: Scott Buetow
- Whiplash: Brianna Mahon
- Hurricane Force: Steven Thompson (Philadelphia only)
- VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist: Lee O'Donnell (Save for Nashville)
- Zombie: Colt Stephens (Save for Nashville)
- Saigon Shaker: Ryan Disharoon (Save for East Rutherford)
- Over Bored: Jamey Garner (Philadelphia & East Rutherford only)
- The Black Pearl: Cole Venard (Philadelphia & East Rutherford only)
- Mutant: Todd LeDuc (Philadelphia & Nashville only)
- Monster Energy: Coty Saucier (East Rutherford only), Todd LeDuc (Foxborough only)
- Rage: Cory Rummell (East Rutherford only)
- Brutus: Brad Allen (East Rutherford & Nashville only)
- Hooked: Bryan Wright (Foxborough only)
- Stone Crusher: Steve Sims (Foxborough only)
- Jester: Matt Pagliarulo (Foxborough & Nashville only)
- Avenger: Jim Koehler (Nashville only)
- Megalodon: Justin Sipes (Nashville only)
- BroDozer: Heavy D (Nashville only) (World Premiere debut in Nashville)
- Non-Competing Trucks: BKT Ride Truck, Grave Digger 11
2019[]
- Bakugan Dragonoid: Camden Murphy (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Bad Company: John Gordon (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- Bounty Hunter: Jimmy Creten (East Rutherford & Kansas City only), Alex Bardin (Nashville only)
- BroDozer: Heavy D (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- EarthShaker: Steven Thompson (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- El Toro Loco Ice: Scott Buetow (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- Grave Digger 33: Tyler Menninga (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Grave Digger 35: Adam Anderson (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- Great Clips Mohawk Warrior: Bryce Kenny (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- Hooked: Bryan Wright (Foxborough & Nashville only)
- Iron Warrior: Matt Cody (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Jail Bird: Kaylyn Migues (Kansas City only)
- Jester: Matt Pagliarulo (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Kraken: Nick Pagliarulo (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Max-D: Tom Meents (Fire) (East Rutherford & Foxborough), Colton Eichelberger (Kansas City & Nashville)
- Monster Energy: Coty Saucier (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian: Cynthia Gauthier (Ice) (East Rutherford & Foxborough), Candice Jolly (Kansas City & Nashville)
- Nitro Menace: Darren Migues (Kansas City only)
- Overkill Evolution: Mike Vaters II (Foxborough only)
- Raminator: Mark Hall (Kansas City & Nashville only)
- Red Baron: Tanner Root (Nashville only)
- Saigon Shaker: Ryan Disharoon (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Scarlet Bandit: Dawn Creten (East Rutherford & Kansas City only)
- Slinger: Scott Hartsock (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Son-uva Digger: Ryan Anderson (East Rutherford & Foxborough only)
- Stone Crusher: Steve Sims (Foxborough & Nashville only)
- Taurus: Mike Thompson (East Rutherford only)
- Zombie (Fire): Travis Mowery (Kansas City only), Brandon Budd (Nashville only)
- Non-Competing Trucks: BKT Ride Truck, Grave Digger 11
2020[]
- The Black Pearl: Cole Venard
- Axe: Chris Koehler
- Bad Company: John Gordon
- Barbarian: Devin Jones
- Bakugan Dragonoid: Camden Murphy
- EarthShaker: Steven Thompson
- El Toro Loco Ice: Scott Buetow
- Grave Digger 33: Morgan Kane , Adam Anderson
- Great Clips Mohawk Warrior: Bryce Kenny
- Jester: Matt Pagliarulo
- Just Get Er Done Second Generation: Brandon Tulachka
- Kraken: Nick Pagliarulo
- Max-D Fire: Tom Meents, Neil Elliot
- Megalodon: Justin Sipes
- Monster Energy: Todd LeDuc
- Monster Mutt Dalmation: Cynthia Gauthier
- Over Bored: Jamey Garner
- Slinger: Scott Hartsock
- Son-Uva DIgger: Ryan Anderson
- Toxic: Cory Snyder
- Rage: Cory Rummel
- Whiplash: Brianna Mahon
- Zombie: Richie Yatsko
Event Champions[]
2012[]
- Baltimore[1]
- Qualifying: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Racing: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Freestyle: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Philadelphia[2]
- Qualifying: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Racing: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Freestyle: Advance Auto Parts Grinder
- East Rutherford[3]
- Qualifying: Grave Digger 30th Anniversary
- Racing: Grave Digger the Legend
- Freestyle: Maximum Destruction
2013[]
- Baltimore
- Qualifying: Grave Digger the Legend
- Racing: Grave Digger the Legend
- Freestyle: Maximum Destruction
- East Rutherford
- Qualifying: Lucas Oil Crusader
- Racing: Lucas Oil Crusader
- Freestyle: Maximum Destruction
2014[]
- East Rutherford
- Qualifying: Son-uva Digger
- Racing: El Toro Loco
- Freestyle: Son-uva Digger
- Foxborough
- Qualifying: Lucas Oil Crusader
- Racing: Son-uva Digger
- Freestyle: Son-uva Digger
2015[]
- East Rutherford
- Qualifying: Grave Digger the Legend
- Wheelies: Captain's Curse
- Racing: Grave Digger the Legend
- Freestyle: Max-D
- Foxborough
- Qualifying: Doom's Day
- Donuts: Lucas Oil Crusader
- Racing: Grave Digger the Legend
- Freestyle: Grave Digger
2016[]
- Foxborough[5]
- Qualifying: Son-uva Digger
- Racing: Monster Energy
- Freestyle: Team Hot Wheels Firestorm
2017[]
- Foxborough[6]
- Qualifying: Grave Digger
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Grave Digger
- Freestyle: Son-uva Digger
- Event Champion: Grave Digger
- East Rutherford[7]
- Qualifying: Max-D
- Racing: Max-D
- Two-Wheel Skills: Mutant
- Freestyle: Max-D
- Event Champion: Max-D
- Nashville[8]
- Qualifying: Max-D
- Racing: Lucas Oil Crusader
- Two-Wheel Skills: Max-D
- Freestyle: Grave Digger
- Event Champion: Lucas Oil Crusader
2018[]
- Philadelphia[9]
- Racing: Son-uva Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Max-D
- Freestyle: Grave Digger
- Event Champion: Max-D
- East Rutherford[10]
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Event not held
- Freestyle: VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist
- Event Champion: Grave Digger
- Foxborough[11]
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Max-D
- Freestyle: Son-uva Digger
- Event Champion: Grave Digger
- Nashville[12]
- Racing: Son-uva Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Grave Digger
- Freestyle: Son-uva Digger
- Event Champion: Grave Digger
2019[]
- East Rutherford
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Son-Uva Digger
- Freestyle: Ice Monster Mutt Dalmatian
- Event Champion: Son-Uva Digger
- Kansas City
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: Max-D
- Freestyle: BroDozer
- Overall Event Champion: BroDozer
- Foxborough
- Racing: Monster Energy
- Two-Wheel Skills: Grave Digger
- Freestyle: Son-Uva Digger
- Overall Event Champion: Son-Uva Digger
- Nashville
- Racing: Grave Digger
- Two-Wheel Skills: BroDozer
- Freestyle: Grave Digger
- Overall Event Champion: Grave Digger
Encores[]
Maximum Destruction Stunt Attempts[]
In 2012 and 2013, Tom Meents attempted a double back flip in East Rutherford, but was unsuccessful both years.
In 2015, he would attempt it again in Foxborough, which he did land, but had an awkward second rotation which spun the truck around 90 degrees upright. Therefore was unsuccessful again. Meanwhile in East Rutherford, that same year, Tom attempted to perform the first ever Frontflip in a monster truck (with the aid of a stunt ramp), although the truck did not land on its tires, as required by Guinness.
Other Encores[]
In East Rutherford 2012, Tom Meents and Frank Krmel would perform a duel freestyle with FDNY and Inferno. Part way through Krmel pulled off and Meents continued solo until he rolled his truck.
In Baltimore 2013, the For the People of Baltimore truck driven by Bari Musawwir performed a little freestyle performance in between racing rounds.
In East Rutherford 2013, Batman and Superman, which were at the event as displays, gave a special encore performance after qualifying. Batman did sky wheelies off the racing lanes and Superman launched off the big air side of the double backflip ramp.
In 2014, Dragon made it's anticipated debut in an encore performance in East Rutherford under Charlie Pauken. The following week in Foxborough, Charlie and the truck once again performed as an encore.
Also in 2014, Doomsday performed an encore freestyle for both East Rutherford and Foxborough shows after the freestyle competition. The truck was also driven by Charlie Pauken.
Trivia[]
- The original title for the tour was "Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam: Path of Destruction", but the "Advanced Auto Parts" was removed from the title after 2013, as Advanced Auto Parts ended their sponsorship with Monster Jam.
- There has been some controversy over the judging at some of the events, especially Foxborough 2015 and 2016.
- Only two Double Downs have ever been won on the tour. Dennis Anderson in Baltimore (2012) and Ryan Anderson in Foxborough (2014).
- Until 2018, Lucas Oil Crusader was the only truck to compete in all Path of Destruction shows under the same driver, Linsey Weenk.
- For the 2012 tour Monster Mutt would be driven by Charlie Pauken, Iron Man would be driven by Scott Buetow (Baltimore) and Lee O'Donnell (Philadelphia & East Rutherford), and John Seasock would drive the Advance Auto Parts Grinder in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and for freestyle in East Rutherford, with Lupe Soza racing in East Rutherford but he had truck problems causing him to miss freestyle.
- John Seasock would win his first career stadium freestyle driving the AAP Grinder at his home show in Philadelphia in 2012.
- For the 2013 tour the special Iron Man Mark 42 Armor design would be run. Two bodies would be needed as the first was damaged in Baltimore.
- For Baltimore 2013 Bari Musawwir would run his own special truck called For the People of Baltimore.
- In East Rutherford 2013, Neil Elliott used Tom Meents' "Glow" design of Max-D: Decade of Destruction on Tom's chassis while Tom used Neil's "Spike" body on the stunt truck chassis.
- The Jersey Style race track was first used in the 2014 Tour.
- During the 2014 tour Charlie Pauken debuted Dragon in East Rutherford and Foxborough. He ran Doomsday as well.
- Doomsday was run on the Hooked chassis during the 2015 tour, with Steven Sims driving.
- Stone Crusher is the first independently owned truck to have run the tour, in 2015. It was driven by Steve Sims in East Rutherford and Kevin Lewis in Foxborough, where the truck crashed during freestyle.
- In East Rutherford 2015, a former NASCAR and Monster Jam announcer, Steve Brynes, who passed away in April 21st, 2015 was written on one of Grave Digger's tombstone instead of the name "Dennis Anderson".
- In Foxborough in 2016 Tom Meents blew his motor during the final qualifying pair. In just over an hour members of multiple crews were able to complete a full motor swap, with Tom himself joining in. They had it repaired in time for Tom to come out 15th in freestyle, where he would proceed to ruin a four link bar and completely shred a tire during his run. They were so low on time that when the truck returned for freestyle it only had the flag and hood attached, which ended up saving the rest of the body from destruction.
- The Foxborough 2017 shows were the competition debut shows for Wonder Woman and Gronk, as well as the debut of the new Two-Wheel Skills Competition.
- In 2018, Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field rejoined the tour after a six-year hiatus.
- In East Rutherford 2018, Coty Saucier used the Escalade Monster Energy instead of his usual Ford.
- In East Rutherford 2018, the Two-Wheel Skills Competition was not held due to the rain and mud of the stadium's track.
- In Nashville 2018, BroDozer made it's debut with Heavy D driving. It was originally meant to debut in January along with Whiplash and The Black Pearl, but its was delayed, so its driver Colt Stephens ended up driving Zombie instead.
- The 2019 tours marked the stadium debuts of Taurus and Jail Bird.
- In 2020, the inaugural event at FedEx Field in Landover, MO was supposed to take place, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, as were all subsequent events in the tour.
- In 2020, a show for Buffalo, NY in New Era Field was listed on the Monster Jam website for June 13, but tickets for the event could not be bought, however Joe Sylvester accidentally announced he would be running it, but posted it to early, meaning a lineup was going to be announced, but Covid-19 hit.
- at the 2013 M&T bank stadium event, a 2014 event was advertised. This would be canceled when the stadium found damage from the events occurring.
References[]
- ↑ Baltimore, MD - June 2, 2012 - M&T Bank Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Philadelphia, PA - June 9, 2012 - Lincoln Financial Field|Monster Jam
- ↑ East Rutherford, NJ - June 16, 2012 - MetLife Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Nashville, TN - June 18, 2016 - Nissan Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Foxborough, MA - June 25, 2016 - Gillette Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Foxborough, MA - June 10, 2017 - Gillette Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ East Rutherford, NJ - June 17, 2017 - MetLife Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Nashville, TN - June 24, 2017 - Nissan Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Philadelphia, PA - May 5, 2018 - Lincoln Financial Field|Monster Jam Live
- ↑ East Rutherford, NJ - May 12, 2018 - MetLife Stadium|Monster Jam
- ↑ Foxborough, MA - June 9, 2018 - Gillette Stadium|Monster Jam Live
- ↑ Nashville, TN - June 23, 2018 - Nissan Stadium|Monster Jam Live