This 8-Time World Champion has several accomplishments under his belt. Rarely does a monster truck driver dominate Monster Jam® in the manner that Tom Meents has over the past few years and since his inception into the sport some years ago.

Meents obliterated the tracks and his competition over the course of the 2000, 2001, & 2002 Monster Jam seasons in the Goldberg and Team Meents trucks. Week after week he managed to stun crowds while drawing them in with his extraordinary driving abilities, and wild freestyle antics. In January of 2003, Tom debuted a new truck, Maximum Destruction®. Still the same body style, Maximum Destruction came with an awesome paint job and still brought Tom high scores at various Monster Jam events.

Though the truck had a different name on the side, everything else was pretty similar to the style that took him to a second straight championship in 2002. "Not a whole lot of changes to the truck, just more than anything getting things beefed up in critical areas where we had breakage last year," said Tom in regards to how the truck was performing. "We're trying to make those areas better and stronger than they were before so they won't break down."

At the Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas, NV in March of 2004, a broken wheel hindered him, but definitely did not stop him. "I was disappointed because I knew that I could have and would have done better. When it broke, I didn't consider stopping for a second." That desire to keep going provided an unforgettable World Finals moment and also earned him 1/3 of the 2004 Monster Jam World Freestyle Championship title. Tom continued his run until the truck would go no more. The crowd went crazy as the wildman walked out of a huge cloud of smoke proving once more that absolutely nothing will stop him.

Tom Meents' monster truck racing career began in 1993 when he sat behind the steering wheel in the MONSTER PATROL truck. Tom made a name for himself as the "Wing walking mad man" and captured the first ever championship on ESPN2's Inside Monster Jam in 1998. From that time things have certainly taken off for the charismatic driver, who fears nothing. Later moving into the the Goldberg truck, it wasn't long before he was driving his namesake, Team Meents.

Obviously, once you're the champion, there is only one thing that can be on your list of goals - win again! That is exactly what's been on Tom's mind, and the countless championships have been proof that he is a man of his word. Even in 2004, the announcement about the field of competitors moving from 16 to 20 trucks at the World Finals for 2005, didn't have any effect on him. "Makes no difference to me, I don't think they can bring anyone better than they've got now. I mean it just brings in four more people for me to compete against. For the fans, it's great but it doesn't scare me, for me it's all about making it to first place and putting on the best show."

In 2005, Tom's "take-all attitude" brought him back stronger than ever. "The fans are in for a treat. We haven't reached our main plateau. If you look at the whole year so far you'll see our stuff is ready to go big." Meents did just that at the 2006 Monster Jam World Finals. Another year of racing frustration did not sit well with him and he decided to take it out on freestyle, where he became the first driver ever to bring his own obstacle! Max-D drove out onto the track, pulled into the fountain, and the motor shut off. Everyone thought that Tom had a problem with his truck until his teammate, Neil Elliott, jumped out of the truck, leaving the back up Max D on the course as another obstacle. Tom rolled onto the floor and began his run by leaping over his own truck and went on to turn in one of his best performances ever, which landed him world title number 7.

Now that the 10th annual Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals is over, Meents, the most decorated World Finals drivers of all time, has once again claimed a championship. Tom won his 8th Monster Jam World Finals Championship in 2009 with a win in the racing competition. This win marks his fourth racing championship and he also has four freestyle championships to his name. "I have to thank my crew for all of their hard work to help me get back on top at the finals. The field here keeps getting harder and harder and I am excited to be back on top. The fans in Las Vegas have been incredible and this win is for the fans," said Meents after claiming the win.

In addition to his 8th world championship in 2009, he went big and awed 37,000+ fans as he nailed a 10,000 pound monster truck back flip during the World Finals's encore. The Maximum Destruction back flip is one of the greatest motor sports feats of all time and has only been successfully performed by Meents.

Tom Meents and Maximum Destruction's fan base has grown so much in recent years that a second Maximum Destruction monster truck is now also touring. His on-track rivalry with Grave Digger® driver Dennis Anderson keeps fans on their feet at Monster Jam events around the country and we look forward to seeing what this proven daredevil has up his sleeve next!