On the day after his brother took the Racing Championship at Monster Jam World Finals XIX at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ryan Anderson topped the field in Freestyle. The victory gave him his first Freestyle win and second World Championship is as many years. Ryan Anderson had won the Racing Championship in 2017.
The field of 32 competitors found some tough going in Freestyle action. In his first stadium competition, Justin Sipes (Megalodon) picked up the early lead with a spirited run, earning a score of 8.530. The score stood up to the assault until 2010 World Champion Charlie Pauken (Grave Digger) used a strong combination to move out front with a score of 8.778. Linsey Weenk (Lucas Oil Crusader) followed Pauken and came up just short at 8.691. Pauken watched anxiously as top challengers couldn’t muster full runs. With two trucks remaining, two-time World Champion Todd LeDuc (Mutant) left nothing on the table, recording the first 360-degree spin in competition and grabbing the lead with a score of 8.995.
Only Ryan Anderson remained and the task before him was a daunting one. Anderson started strong with a two-wheel stunt that led to a variety of tricks that included a combination of a backflip into a moonwalk. That sealed the deal as the fans decided on a winning score of 9.182.
Anderson’s score is actually the lowest score to win a stadium Freestyle competition since the JudgesZone voting took affect a year ago. Anderson also owns the highest winning score (9.900), getting that standard at Syracuse in 2017.
MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS XIX FREESTYLE
Son-uva Digger 9.182
Mutant (LeDuc) 8.995
Grave Digger (Pauken) 8.778
Lucas Oil Crusader 8.691
Megalodon 8.530
Dragon 8.452
Zombie 8.184
Max-D (Elliott) 8.145
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.998
Gas Monkey Garage 7.571
Team Hot Wheels Firestorm 7.347
Grave Digger (Kane) 7.209
Max-D (Colton) 7.188
Wild Flower 7.153
El Toro Loco 6.856
Mutant (Saucier) 6.801
Monster Mutt 6.772
FS1 Cleatus 6.683
Whiplash 6.364
Pirate’s Curse 5.858
Grave Digger (Menninga) 5.801
Max-D (Meents) 5.634
Great Clips Mohawk Warrior 5.492
Black Pearl 5.440
VP Mad Scientist 5.184
Grave Digger (Anderson) 4.728
Overkill Evolution 4.409
Bounty Hunter 3.833
Scooby-Doo 3.586
EarthShaker 3.531
Northern Nightmare 2.827
Avenger 2.633
