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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