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Tom Meents

Tom Meents, American professional monster truck driver

Born
July 10, 1967
Age in 2026
59
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1967

About Tom Meents

Thomas William Meents is an American former professional monster truck driver. He primarily drove Monster Patrol (1993-1998), Bulldozer (1999), Goldberg (2000-2001), Team Meents (2001-2002), and Maximum Destruction/ Max-D (2003-2024) in a 31 year career as a Monster Truck driver in Monster Jam. He won 14 Monster Jam World Finals championships during his career in three different trucks. Tom is often referred to as the professor, and the GOAT of monster trucks. Tom won the NMRO Class 5 championship in 1993 and 1994 and won the Class 6 championship in 1993. In his first event with Bulldozer, Meents defeated Dennis Anderson, driver of Grave Digger, on national television, becoming an instant star in the process. He won 14 Monster Jam World Finals championships during his career in three different trucks (six in racing, six in freestyle, two in 2-wheel skills challenge).

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Tom Meents timeline

  1. Tom won the NMRO Class 5 championship in 1993 and 1994 and won the Class 6 championship in 1993.
  2. He primarily drove Monster Patrol (1993-1998), Bulldozer (1999), Goldberg (2000-2001), Team Meents (2001-2002), and Maximum Destruction/ Max-D (2003-2024) in a 31 year career as a Monster Truck driver in Monster Jam.

The world when Tom Meents was born

Tom Meents was born in 1967. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1967

  • #1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
  • Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
  • Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
  • Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
  • Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
  • Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
  • World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Meents's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19672026
Gas$0.33$3.45/gal
Average home$14,800$435,000
Average income$9,800$67,500
Minimum wage$1.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.22$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population198.7M341 million

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