Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour operated by Feld Entertainment.
Events have also been held in other locations around the world, including Europe, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Singapore.
In 2020, Monster Jam introduced a rule in which a truck must complete 30 seconds to qualify for an eligible score.
[1] From 2000 to 2018, Monster Jam's competitive season began in January and ended in March, with the World Finals in Las Vegas every year, with exhibition shows continuing into the summer and fall months.
The schedule also includes two stadium tours, each with 14 drivers competing for one spot in Monster Jam World Finals XXI.
With the expansion of the competitive season to May, these events now comprise the late-season stops of the regular stadium tours.
It is often referred to as the "Super Bowl of monster trucks" and features drivers competing for the racing and freestyle championships.
For the first 19 World Finals from 2000 to 2018, the event was held annually at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.
[3] On January 8, 2020, Monster Jam announced that they would be establishing a Hall of Fame, dedicated to honor those who, "have made immeasurable contributions to the sport".
[4] Dennis Anderson, creator and former driver of Grave Digger, and Scott Douglass, longtime announcer of Monster Jam events, were announced as the inaugural class of the new Hall of Fame at a live event at Raymond James Stadium on January 11, 2020.
[6] On February 28, 2021, it was announced that Gary Porter, creator of Carolina Crusher and former driver of Grave Digger, and Mike Wales, former Senior Director of Fleet Operations,[7] would be inducted as part of the Hall of Fame 2021 Class.
On June 17, 2015, Monster Jam Battlegrounds was released as a download on Xbox Live and Steam.
On June 25, 2019, Monster Jam Steel Titans was released on the PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
A sequel, Monster Jam Steel Titans 2, was released on March 2, 2021, for the same platforms as the first game.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Monster Jam began posting hour-long recaps of previous events recorded in 2019 and 2020, such as the 2019 All-Star Challenge.
In 2020, Monster Jam introduced a subscription membership program for YouTube featuring videos of past events.