1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #18: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 111 2 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 57 3 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 46 4 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 45 5 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 37 6 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 33 7 Stomper - M.Smith/Whitt/Mefford 32 8 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 25 9 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 20 10 Casper - Dale Harris 17 No Problem - John Moore 17 12 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 13 Southern Storm - R.Giles/T.Bowman 13 14 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 15 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 10 Barbarian - Jim Miller 10 17 Alien - Kevin Dabney 9 18 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 7 19 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6 20 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 5 21 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 22 Heartbeat - Brett Engelman 3 Wild Hair - Bob Breen 3 Buffalo Tremor - John Kwasniewski 3 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 28 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 2 Mopar Magic - Gary Wiggins 2 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 Renegade - Warren Hudson 2 32 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 PA Mountain Monster - Kid Rarig 1 Night Life II - Dave Weiczorek 1
If USA-1 could not make it to the finals, why was he awarded the points? And even so, wouldn't Bigfoot have been awarded points for being the runner up in the finals?
It had to do with the points lead USA-1 already had over Bigfoot and Awesome Kong. Points were awarded for every race in a night. The points USA-1 already had over Bigfoot meant that by beating Bigfoot in the semi-finals race, even if Bigfoot beat Awesome Kong in the last race, he would have been a point or two short of winning the national championship. Likewise even though Awesome Kong was third place in the championship, he was far enough back in total points that winning this series still didn't give him enough points to even take second place from Bigfoot, let alone first from USA-1. Even if Bigfoot had beaten USA-1 in the race, he still might've had to beat Awesome Kong in order to get enough points to pass USA-1 in total points.
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Surprising to not see King Kong, King Krunch, Clydesdale or Leadfoot in this race.
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Would've been neat to see a '88 bodied Michigan Ice Monster.
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1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #18:
1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 111
2 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 57
3 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 46
4 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 45
5 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 37
6 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 33
7 Stomper - M.Smith/Whitt/Mefford 32
8 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 25
9 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 20
10 Casper - Dale Harris 17
No Problem - John Moore 17
12 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15
13 Southern Storm - R.Giles/T.Bowman 13
14 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11
15 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 10
Barbarian - Jim Miller 10
17 Alien - Kevin Dabney 9
18 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 7
19 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6
20 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 5
21 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4
22 Heartbeat - Brett Engelman 3
Wild Hair - Bob Breen 3
Buffalo Tremor - John Kwasniewski 3
Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3
Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3
Warrior - Lupe Soza 3
28 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 2
Mopar Magic - Gary Wiggins 2
Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2
Renegade - Warren Hudson 2
32 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 1
Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1
PA Mountain Monster - Kid Rarig 1
Night Life II - Dave Weiczorek 1
If USA-1 could not make it to the finals, why was he awarded the points? And even so, wouldn't Bigfoot have been awarded points for being the runner up in the finals?
It had to do with the points lead USA-1 already had over Bigfoot and Awesome Kong. Points were awarded for every race in a night. The points USA-1 already had over Bigfoot meant that by beating Bigfoot in the semi-finals race, even if Bigfoot beat Awesome Kong in the last race, he would have been a point or two short of winning the national championship. Likewise even though Awesome Kong was third place in the championship, he was far enough back in total points that winning this series still didn't give him enough points to even take second place from Bigfoot, let alone first from USA-1.
Even if Bigfoot had beaten USA-1 in the race, he still might've had to beat Awesome Kong in order to get enough points to pass USA-1 in total points.