{"id":223473,"date":"2025-10-19T01:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/223473\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T01:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:07:07","slug":"nascars-ryan-vargas-scores-monster-jam-win-in-series-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/223473\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR’s Ryan Vargas scores Monster Jam win in series debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Vargas has competed in a variety of motorsports series<\/a>, both in the United States and in international markets. Now, he has taken on the world of Monster Jam and achieved success.<\/p>\n

Vargas, who has 71 career Xfinity starts, took over the famed El Toro Loco truck during a Saturday Monster Jam<\/a> event in Spokane, Washington. He scored seven points in racing competition, seven points in freestyle competition, and seven points in the two-wheel skills challenge.<\/p>\n

My first EVER @MonsterJam<\/a> freestyle.<\/p>\n

What do yall think??!\ud83e\udd1f\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/UEPXhjFegL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Vargas (@RyanVargas_23) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

This gave Vargas 21 total points, which secured him the Monster Jam win in the Pacific Northwest. He then celebrated with his trophy while holding back tears.<\/p>\n

“I was just like you Monster Jam fans, hanging out in the grandstands, watching these trucks thrash and throw around,” Vargas said in his celebratory interview.<\/p>\n

“I can’t believe it! First event weekend, and I’m an overall event champion. Holy smokes, this is incredible. Thank you, thank you, everybody.”<\/p>\n

Vargas may have been a rookie, in Monster Jam competition, but he drove like a veteran during the Spokane event. He hit some big jumps in El Toro Loco, he slid around the dirt arena, and he did his first in-competition nose wheelie.<\/p>\n

As Vargas noted during a friendly conversation at Charlotte Motor Speedway<\/a> in early October, this nose wheelie took some practice. This isn’t a move that NASCAR drivers necessarily have in their toolbox.<\/p>\n

RYAN VARGAS IS A @BKTtires<\/a> OVERALL EVENT CHAMPION IN HIS FIRST WEEKEND WITH MONSTER JAM! \ud83c\udfc6 #MonsterJam<\/a> #MonsterTrucks<\/a> #Spokane<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gjiKqsbK8x<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Monster Jam (@MonsterJam) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Weeks later, Vargas went out into the arena and nailed the nose wheelie. He scored some crucial points and capped off what had been a dream experience.<\/p>\n

“Just dream it. I never thought I’d drive anything in my life,” Vargas added. “I’ve raced in NASCAR, I’ve raced overseas, I’ve raced in Canada, and I’m driving in Monster Jam. I mean, can you believe that? That’s, that’s insane!”<\/p>\n

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