Tom Meents

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Meents
Occupation	Monster Truck Driver
Date Of Birth	Jul 10, 1967(1967-07-10)
Age	57
Birthplace	Paxton
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Tom Meents Biography

Tom Meents is one of the most popular and richest Monster Truck Driver who was born on July 10, 1967 in Paxton, Illinois, United States. Professional monster truck driver that took home the three successive Monster Jam racing championships from 2000 to 2002 . He also won his first freestyle championship in 2001.

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Tom Meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle, Shake Me. He had his first wreck when he rolled Shake Me over at a USHRA mud race in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He won the NMRO Open Class championship in 1992. He later teamed up with Paul Shafer to drive Shafer’s Mud Patrol vehicle. Tom won the NMRO Class 5 championship in 1993 and 1994 and won the Class 6 championship in 1993. This also led to an opportunity to drive one of Shafer’s Monster Patrol monster trucks, which Tom drove to a rapid rise in popularity. Among his accomplishments in this truck was a victory at the USHRA U.S. Truck Fest in 1997.

Meents bought the truck and in 1999 was commissioned by PACE Motor Sports (FNA Live Nation, now owned by Feld Motor Sports, a division of Feld Entertainment) to run the Bulldozer monster truck, to help increase the truck’s exposure. In his first event with Bulldozer, Meents defeated Dennis Anderson, driver of Grave Digger, on national television, becoming an instant star in the process. Meents would continue driving Bulldozer until December 1999 in Minneapolis, MN.

He was born in the suburbs of Chicago and in Illinois.

Tom Meents Net Worth

Tom Meents is one of the richest Monster Truck Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Meents 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His career began as an amateur racer in the mud.

He became the first to try a monster truck backflip in the course of competition.

Tom Meents (born July 10, 1967) is a professional monster truck driver. He currently drives Maximum Destruction on the Monster Jam circuit. He has won twelve Monster Jam World Finals championships during his career (six in racing, five in freestyle, one in 2-wheel skills challenge).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tom Meents Dating?

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Meents was the first person to ever attempt a double backflip in Monster Jam. Meents practiced the stunt at the shop, and results were never released to the public. Meents attempted it at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 16, 2012, but did one backflip in the air and then cork-screwed, landing on the hood of the truck. He completed the first ever double backflip at World Finals 14 during an encore, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Maximum Destruction truck.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Monster Truck Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Meents celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

Did Tom Meents retire?

Tom won a total of 8 World Championships with this truck. Was driven by Neil Elliot in 2011 before being retired. Driven by Neil Elliott from 2003 to 2011, except 2005 when Phil Foster drove it. Kreg Christensen also drove it as a fill-in for Neil in 2009.

How many kids does Tom Meents have?

Tom Meents has brought along sons Colton and Jared Eichelberger for participation in the sport to ensure that Max-D chases titles for years to come. “He’s always been my inspiration,” said Colton Eichelberger of 11-time World Champion Tom Meents. “He’s the best teacher and father you can have.

Who is the most famous monster truck?

El Toro Loco is the Crazy Bull With 3D horns sticking out on the top, it is the most recognizable monster truck around. Even though it is one-time World Championship winner, it still is one of the most famous monster trucks.

What is the oldest monster truck?

The first monster truck, Bigfoot, was built by Bob Chandler (USA) in 1975. It started out as a family Ford F-250 pickup which Bob modified until the tires reached 66 inches, as well as adding heavy duty suspension and four- wheel steering.

Did Tom Meents drive Grave Digger?

Despite being Dennis Anderson’s main competition rival, Tom drove Grave Digger #12 for at least one show around 1999/2000 at Raceway Park in New Jersey when Dennis was injured.