Mid-afternoon sprinkles tried to rain on the Monster Jam brought to you by Advance Auto Parts tonight at the Bear Ridge Speedway. But as the day moved along, so did the clouds and an almost perfect night set in for the show.

The Monster Jam Wheelie competition kicked off the night with some spectacular action. Dominator started with a cool wheelie for a17. El Toro Loco got in the throttle a little late on his run for a 14. With 17 as the score to beat, Backdraft barreled to the line with authority. Taking a little bit longer approach than his predecessors, he slowly rolled to the cars and then poured it on for an impressive wheelie that the crowd loved. The judges loved it too for a 26. Taking a lesson from Backdraft, Eradicator used the same long approach. He soared through the air with the wheels just hitting the last car before he came down. The wheelie was good enough for a 29 and to take the lead. Grave Digger was next and he had just watched a tough run and had to get a perfect 30 to beat Eradicator. He lined up and tested almost where he had pitted for the wheelie competition. Creeping to the line with barely any throttle, Grave Digger turned it on just as the front tires nicked the crush cars. He sailed over the cars with a square landing and bopped the throttle one more time for an awesome slap wheelie. With all the fans on their feet, the scores went up for a perfect 30! Grave Digger takes the first competition of the night.

Monster Jam racing pairs were determined by a blind draw before the show giving Eradicator the bye run. He chose the right lane and made an adequate run to get a good feel for the track. Dominator matched up against Grave Digger with the black and green machine edging him out. El Toro Loco staged up and got ready for the last race of round one and awaited his competition. Backdraft was taking some extra time getting to the staging area and all of a sudden, he just stopped. He got out of the truck to investigate the problem and realized that he had a steering issue and with some help from the loader, headed back to the pits to see if he could get it fixed in time for Monster Jam Freestyle. That meant that El Toro Loco had the bye run and stayed in the left lane for a fast run. He came right back and faced Grave Digger in the semi finals. Grave Digger took the right lane and El Toro Loco staged up on the left. As the light turned green they were neck and neck to the finish with Grave Digger edging out the crazy bull and heading to the finals. Dominator, looking for revenge after a close first round race, came back as the fast loser to match up against Eradicator. It was clear at the finish line who won and it was Dominator by a half a truck. He had predicted earlier that he would make it to the finals tonight against Grave Digger and he make that prediction a reality. But, did he have enough to edge out Grave Digger? They staged up and the crowd was ready after and awesome wave. The lights turned and it was close over the first roll, but as they hit the cars, Grave Digger stayed low while Dominator caught some air and that made all the difference. Grave Digger edged out Dominator to take the second win of the night.

After a short break and some crazy quad wars, the Monster Trucks were cooled off and ready to let it all hang out during Monster Jam Freestyle. Dominator rocked the course first catching some cool air and attacking the fresh van stack that was placed on the course during intermission. No holding back for him as he scored a 22. El Toro Loco was on it right away as he popped a wheelie and did a quick turn for a shot at the van stack. More wheelies and quick turns followed and he ended his run with an awesome shot at the van stack. El Toro Loco moved into the lead with a 23. Backdraft was still in the pits trying to fix that steering issue he had during Monster Jam racing and was not able to get it fixed in time for freestyle. So that meant that Eradicator was up next. His run was simple as he stuck to the basics for a 21. Grave Digger was the only truck left on the track and the crowd was eager to see what the two time winner already tonight had to bring to the track. Barreling to the cars, he raced across them to make a quick turn and hit a huge wheelie. The van stack was next and big air was the result. A quick donut and then the black and green wrecking machine doubled back and hit a wheelie with the truck turning in mid air. It landed on its right two tires and everyone thought it was going to roll over. But with experience on his side, he made a great save and continued his run with air and donuts galore. The truck continued to destroy the track after the time expired and the crowd was on their feet as they awarded him a perfect 30. Grave Digger earns a clean sweep in tonight's competition.