Monster Jam The Evolution of Linsey Weenk

[@mysticcrazy3]

Neil is by far the candidate for best driver never to win. He has given some of the most incredible runs and saves in the history of the sport

[@thatoneguywhouploadsvideos]

And Tyler Menniga

[@AlanNadeauIII]

Linsey Weenk, Neil Elliott, Scott Hartsock (RIP), George Balhan, Dawn Creten, Candice Jolly, Marc McDonald, Chad Fortune, there are so many who've never won a title. Some have come close, others haven't.

[@SakicFan]

I would say Lee O'Donnell should be among some of the greatest drivers never to win a World Championship, But some probably wouldn't agree with me and just like Pablo Huffaker and Charlie Pauken before him, He would eventually win a World Championship at World Finals 18.

[@y2jfan462]

@@SakicFan Lee won freestyle at the finals once.

[@WildSideEdits]

Coty Saucier disrespect must be studied

[@AlanNadeauIII]

@@WildSideEdits Coty is still competing. I listed people who aren't competing anymore.

[@adamhebb01]

I think George ballhan could be in the talk as well for the greatest driver to never win a world finals championship

[@WaddickLawnCare]

Lol he just did good at world finals, wasn’t great on a regular basis like weenk or Elliot!

[@Carno_The_Bowhead_YT]

@@WaddickLawnCare his 2012-2013 seasons we're really good

[@jonathancoronado9841]

Let's all not forget his Freestyle run in Stockholm Sweden in 07 I believe. The way he launched for that big ass jump is still one of my favorite Monster Jam moments

[@SugarFreeLatte]

There's a few drivers that I can think of to be taken in to consideration, Neil Elliott, Alex Blackwell, Marc McDonald, Tony Farrell along with Linsey Weenk to me are the elite drivers that have never won, Neil is the most heartbreaking as he should've really won freestyle in 2017

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

Clear Candidate? Linsey was nice but neil was in an entirely different ball park. He was basically a 1b option to Tom Meents 1a. The only back up driver I wasn't disappointed to have over the main one. He was almost just as good.

[@st4bl1fec4ke6]

I think Camden Murphy is in contention of the title "the greatest driver never to win a world title". He placed 4th in racing after red lipping in 2019. He placed 2nd in freestyle and high jump in 2019. He shows great moments every time he competes. He cannot only drive trucks but he can drive anything with a wheel on it

[@AlanNadeauIII]

Camden has plenty of time left as long as Feld keeps him around

[@reidcraig3739]

Linsey did win racing in Indianapolis in 2011 during his first season driving Lucas Oil Crusader

[@RDCNATION]

Honestly, 2015 was a great year for Monster Jam. The tracks had a good mix of dirt ramps and cars and they were some spectacular moments throughout the season.

[@monsterjamin24-79]

But it was also the start of fan judging, tours, and getting rid of major destruction obstacles (RVs, boats, etc.).

[@RDCNATION]

@@monsterjamin24-79 Yeah, when it was fan judging with score cards it wasn't always exactly right but it was better than Judgeszone. Though I have noticed electronic judging is getting a little better. Scores can be on point or sometimes just a little bit more or less than it should be.

[@inoutdoor4211]

and they had some great independents, the officials were VERY lenient, few mufflers in sight... er earshot.

[@bigyodatheman]

It was the year they cut to 8 spots after qualifying. Screw that.

[@commandx2730]

I feel like monster jam peaked in 2015 and fell off since then

[@AlanNadeauIII]

Weenk's Monster Jam career can be summed up like a lot of pro sports teams. You have a great regular season, everything is going your way headed into the playoffs (or in Weenk's case, the World Finals) Then you make the dance, and go out not with a bang, but a whimper. Sure you put up a fighting chance but in the end it isn't enough. As UrinatingTree likes to say about the Minnesota Wild, "Close...but never close enough." The sad part is that Weenk may not get another chance, seeing as how he's out of the sport

[@Loaf678]

Linsey week was my fav driver when he was driving blue thunder

[@sinistersmallblock]

I think Marc Mcdonald in the Safe Auto Minimizer is definitely a contender. He was absolutely lethal in racing. But there is another name....Tony Farrell (God rest his soul). That man reminded me of Andy Brass in Bigfoot!

[@pgmemes7455]

Truely a legend not to win a championship until, we see him next

[@tonystpierre2006]

Great video as always keep up the good work man. some video ideas are top 10 best freestyles in history top 10 closest races top 10 worst crashes most underrated driver in monster jam history or maybe a video about drivers you think should have won the World Finals freestyle instead of the winner.

[@rainbowrunner1550]

I think Blue Thunder deserves the title of the greatest Monster Jam truck to never win a championship. This especially applies to Linsey Weenk, but Blue Thunder has come close to championships at the World Finals with other drivers too. - 2001: Lyle Hancock (Returned after Pablo Huffaker crashed Blacksmith in Round 2, then won against Brian Barthel in Wolverine in the Semi Finals with the shortened track due to the water leak in Thunder Alley. Then he lost in the Championship Race to Tom Meents in Goldberg after bicycling slightly in the turn, flipping the truck over after crossing the finish line). - 2002: Lyle Hancock (Despite being out of Racing, he got Blue Thunder fixed for Freestyle. Lyle tied with Pablo Huffaker in Blacksmith for 3rd place with a 35, particularly after rolling over when he tried to go over the big jump the opposite way. Then Tom Meents in Team Meents would try the same thing in his run and succeed in getting over, leading to him winning the title). - 2003: Lyle Hancock (He once again got 3rd place in Freestyle with a 34. He ended his run with a cyclone donut that ultimately resulted in him flipping over). - 2005: Tony Farrell (Farrell had the "Wow!" moment in Freestyle with him jumping the gigantic semi trailer. He rolled over when he tried going over the other way though. This gave him a score of 31, tied with Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter for the lead. But Creten ended up winning the tiebreaker since his lowest score from the judges was a 7 compared to 6 from Farrell). - 2008: Linsey Weenk (He got 4th in Freestyle with a 30, tied with Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger). - 2009: Linsey Weenk (He made the Semi Finals, but lost to Alex Blackwell in Captain's Curse. Like the previous year, Weenk got 4th in Freestyle, this time with a 28). - 2010: Linsey Weenk (He once again made the Semi Finals in Racing, but narrowly lost to Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction). - 2013: Pablo Huffaker (He made a solid Freestyle run with a 30. Pablo got 29 in regulation time and got only 1 bonus point due to the truck breaking early. Had he filled bonus time, Pablo could've at least tied with Tom Meents in Max-D, who got a 34 and won the title).

[@rampage7777]

Being someone from Saskatoon where the Weenks started with Jurassic Attack, We knew Lindsey was going to be a big name player eventually, he was too good to stay running small shows forever. Its too bad Feld had different gimics they wanted to do instead of bringing him back post pandemic.

[@Bigboybusington2988]

I remember when he was at the Gillette Stadium in 2016, and after the racing there was a part where everyone in the crowd was booing him

[@MTJackinator]

Linsey Weenk, Neil Elliot and Camden Murphy all deserve a win a lot! Unfortunately I don’t see 2 of them ever doing so but I wouldn’t doubt Camden possibly winning this year

[@jacobmickelson2202]

Camden hasn’t been driving long enough to be classified with Linsey and Neil

[@MTJackinator]

@@jacobmickelson2202 he started in either 2017 or 2018, but anyhow, if time really plays a factor he’s still showed the skill of a world champion

[@Adamexe35]

Neil needed more and he’ll no camden doesn’t deserve it he barely been in mj

[@aaronaltkid]

I really hope he is able to comeback to monster jam and that monster jam allows more trucks at events instead of the 12 we currently have

[@DAG-YT]

Fun fact: Weenk drove Traxxas E_Maxx Monster Truck at the 2011 European Tour also.

[@OpticDetailingKY]

I got one in mind. John Seasock. I honestly never liked how he drove in Sudden Impact when I was a kid, but when he moved on to other truck he really showed how good he was.

[@bigyodatheman]

Huh? He won back to back titles.

[@ThunderTHR]

Seasock won the Racing Championship back to back in 2007-08 with the Batman truck.

[@garrettreyna7760]

I agree John seasick trash

[@bigyodatheman]

@@garrettreyna7760 bullshit

[@theunhingedgamer3762]

@@bigyodatheman just because he won back to back titles doesn't make him good Seasock legit drove like an old man holding up traffic on a highway when he drove Sudden Impact

[@ptsmart103]

Definitely should do an evolution on Mike vaters in and out of MJ. I think Scott Hartsock would be cool too

[@theskicker8856]

I got to meet him in December 2017. He’s a great guy.

[@darrenblake9622]

He deserves a come bk ride any team would be lucky enough to have him as there driver

[@SakicFan]

I think Linsey Weenk should become the driver of the on-hiatus truck, Pirate's Curse and here's why. When Pirate's Curse debuted in 2016, I was a big fan of it for its radical design and I still am a fan of it to this day. But Pirate's Curse gradually fell out of the spotlight after 2018, And with rookie Justin Hicks being let go by Feld due to the pandemic, I feel that having a more well known driver be behind the wheel of a lesser-known truck would be a good idea and help in boosting a truck's popularity.

[@thatonemexicanguy99]

Charlie:let me introduce my se- Monster talk and 2010: hello Charlie:bye

[@phillipvennemann503]

Good video games video monster jam champion

[@connerrock1164]

Honestly I have an idea for a video. Best driver to never be invited to the world finals. Easily has to be Chuck Werner from Max-D and El Toro Loco teams

[@AlanNadeauIII]

I had to look that up. HOLY SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT Wow But also, who else would even be on that list?

[@MaxUpGearUp]

Can you do a MJD on Lee O’Donnel I haven’t heard anything about him

[@alejandromunoz1644]

Lee O’Donnell won in 2018

[@skylermcmillan7665]

Would love to see a video of George Balhan

[@adamhebb01]

I think that tony Farrell and Marc McDonald could be in talks for the greatest driver never to win a world final’s championship

[@AlanNadeauIII]

RIP Farrell

[@sinistersmallblock]

Dam, I just wrote that same thing then saw your comment. Great minds think alike.

[@tonystpierre2006]

Bro you're literally the monster jam historian

[@Cloudsightst]

I can agree to this but how about Scott Hartsock, Lyle Hancock, Tony Farrell and More That could've took Linsey's spot

[@SquareZeroChannel]

Awesome video!

[@NewportRed100s]

Great video and all the drivers you named that also fit the bill are true

[@Glitzburg]

Currently right now, for me it has to be Tyler Menninga. That man has been so close quite a few times.

[@timmccormick50]

He has won skills in 2023

[@VelocityRaptor32]

Personally I think Neil Elliot was the greatest driver to never win a world championship. The difference between Weenk and Elliot is the fact Elliot was very competitive and in the top spots his entire career while Weenk kinda fell off near the end.

[@jaredsmith1826]

Love Weenk. Neil is the best to never win.

[@justinthibodeaux8474]

Can he go back to iron outlaw?????

[@furioussherman7265]

I'd disagree that Linsey Weenk is the best driver to never win a title. That moniker belongs to Neil Elliott.

[@AlanNadeauIII]

There's a few different names that fall into that category. If you were to talk about regular season consistency leading into the Finals, and just coming up short there, it's Weenk. The thing with Elliott is that he spent so much of his career under the MAX-D banner, and while he did get to drive Hot Wheels at the Finals sometimes and later raced his own MAX-D truck there, imagine what could have happened if he was in other trucks more often. More WF appearances as a driver, more chances to win

[@furioussherman7265]

@@AlanNadeauIII You make a good point, but you're selling Neil Elliott short. I'd say both were about equal with regards to racing (which says more about Weenk than Elliott, IMO), but Weenk typically won freestyles only if whoever was in Grave Digger and/or Maximum Destruction didn't pop off on their run. Neil Elliott, more often than not, was one of the guys who would pop off and keep Weenk from winning freestyles, on top of being a regular threat to win racing. If you look at runs like Orlando 2012 or WF18, Linsey Weenk simply was never able to be as amazing as Neil Elliott was.

[@AlanNadeauIII]

@@furioussherman7265 Fair enough, but again, Elliott needed more opportunities in his career outside of the Max-D/Meents banner, even for how damn good he was with them

[@furioussherman7265]

@@AlanNadeauIII I don't hold that against Neil Elliott, though. Do you consider Charlie Pauken or Pablo Huffaker less of drivers because they spent the majority of their careers piloting Grave Diggers? Sure they won titles on their own, but it was only one apiece, and even then in the era from 2015 onwards where there've been multiples of some trucks at the World Finals they've driven Grave Diggers at times.

[@AlanNadeauIII]

@@furioussherman7265 Fair but they also got to drive those other trucks, AND WON. Paulken was often in the Monster Mutt, and Huffaker had trucks of his own outside of Grave Digger. I'm not saying its a bad thing that Elliott only drove for Max-D/Hot Wheels a lot of the time, and did other trucks like FS1 Cleatus later on, but still

[@NathanTheAutisticDRIPKING]

I loved Lucas Oil Crusader

[@marcosluis201]

You forgot to mention that when he… uhh… flipped into the dumpsters during qualifying in Arlington 2017.

[@NASCARfan893]

Did you see Adam Anderson driving Max D

[@spongebobmjfan23]

Nah Neil is better

[@treytreykp3468]

Monster jam fans thinking that Ryan was the best friend of the night the judges in monster jam thinks it’s terrible and that Lindsay read win even though s

[@roccokingofthemoais91]

Bro snuck in chuck warner

[@andrewbeaudoin7363]

He did win real Championships. As well as a Tournament Trophy.

[@chris2low937]

make a niel elliot one pls

[@bigyodatheman]

I'll just put out Scott Hartsock in his fastest years wasn't invited to the world finals. Shame some if the decisions MJ made then.

[@bigyodatheman]

Jimmy kicked him off the team lol.

[@MassBoysTV]

No Linsey left the team to go drive for blue thunder

[@bigyodatheman]

@@MassBoysTV That isn't true. Yes, he did drive Blue Thunder, but only after Jimmy fired him.

[@MassBoysTV]

@@bigyodatheman Jimmy literally said in the first episode after Linsey Weenk left that he felt betrayed. And Linsey said he left 2xtreme

[@bigyodatheman]

@@MassBoysTVlololol you believe that? That isn't the whole story. Not by a longshot. That's the °safe for tv" story everybody went with.

[@alwaysepic17]

@@bigyodatheman what is the story then? I vaguely remember controversy regarding the end of Linsey and 2x terms but cannot find anything on the internet detailing it.

[@matthewpatriquin9097]

George balhan is #1 for never to win

[@hazzelele5247]

He was robbed at World finals Orlando

[@wallyfryklund3537]

Linsey wink was not good on a regular basis he ducked Neil Elliot deserves this title for greatest driver to never win a championship

[@timmccormick50]

True. But Linsey wink is second

[@prince.vegetaaa6419]

Just wanna say as a kid being a Dennis Anderson fan I hated Lindsay especially during the 2006 season I remember watching a lot of those races and I still hate him