Aurora, Ill (March 29, 2008) – The 9th annual Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals is in the books as John Seasock drove the Batman™ monster truck to its second consecutive Monster Jam Racing World Championship and Taz™ the Monster Truck won the Monster Jam Freestyle World Championship in front of a sell-out crowd of 36,954 fans at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium that stood for the entire show.
“Last year’s racing win was awesome, but this year feels even better because I defended it,” said Seasock as he climbed into the stands signing autographs for his avid fans after his win. “I am so proud of the Batman monster truck and the hard work that I’ve put into it. I’ve had a lot of support along the way, and I’m looking forward to defending my championship in 2009 and going for my third-straight Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals Championship.”
Seasock raced the Batman monster truck to the world racing championship by knocking off Bounty Hunter in the championship, in addition to Captain’s Curse™ in the semi-finals, Air-Force in the quarter-finals, and the Taz™ monster truck in round two. Being one of the eight fastest qualifiers earned Seasock a bye in the opening round with his 6th position qualifying time at the Double Down qualifiers on Friday night.
After becoming the first monster truck to ever clear a triple jump, Monster Mutt® dalmatian set the tone for the 24 trucks in freestyle in front of a very loud Sam Boyd Stadium. Monster Mutt dalmatian scored a 32, and held the NGK World Finals Hot Seat through nine freestyle runs until Dawn Creten’s Scarlet Bandit finally knocked the monster truck off the seat with an even more impressive freestyle run that also included a triple jump that ended in a cartwheel barrel roll that landed on all four wheels, and a score of 36.
Not to be outdone, Adam Anderson and the Taz™ monster truck put up an epic freestyle run, ousting Creten and Scarlet Bandit from the NGK World Finals Hot Seat after she held the seat for 12 consecutive freestyle runs. The Taz monster truck recorded a 37 out of 40, which was highlighted by clearing the triple, a 20 second tornado donut – twice, and he simply dominated every obstacle on the track with an emotion that Adam has become famous for. This is the Taz monster truck’s first ever Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals world championship.
“All year long I’ve been pushing and pushing, it’s been a great year; there are no words to describe how I feel”, said a tearful Adam Anderson as he embraced his father Dennis Anderson and younger brother Ryan. “Las Vegas, you fans are the best in the world and I can’t thank you enough for your support.”
Monster Jam® Spark Plugs World Finals freestyle scores:
37 – Taz™ monster truck
36 – Scarlet Bandit
32 – Monster Mutt® dalmatian
30 – Blue Thunder®
30 – Grave Digger®
29 – Captain’s Curse™
28 – El Toro Loco®
27 – Monster Mutt®
26 – Donkey Kong
25 – Black Stallion
24 – Safe Auto Minimizer
24 – Stone Crusher
23 – Suzuki
20 – Pastrana 199
18 – Air Force Afterburner
18 – An Escalade
17 – Avenger
16 – Batman™ monster truck
13 – King Krunch
12 – Bounty Hunter
8 – Superman™ monster truck
6 – Maximum Destruction®
5 – Destroyer
4 – Iron Outlaw
The 10th Annual Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals will return to Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV March 27-28, 2009. Once again, the world’s top monster trucks will take to the toughest track for the greatest monster truck event in the world. The coveted Double Down packages, which include sideline jackpot seats to Saturday’s show, access to Friday’s practice and racing qualifiers, a commemorative Friday night ticket, a Double Down t-shirt, Monster Jam World Finals DVD, barbeque and more, will be available during the pre-sale which opens on April 7, 2008. For pre-sale information and details on how to register to grab hold of the 2009 Double Down packages visit www.MonsterJamOnline.com.
Back by popular demand, the Imperial Palace Hotel will play host to the 2009 Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals competitors, crews and fans. Special discounted rates are available for fans at not only the Imperial Palace Hotel but other Harrah’s properties too including Harrah’s, Caesars, Paris and Flamingo. For more information about the 2009 Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals host hotel discounted rates visit www.MonsterJamOnline.com.
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