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<\/p>\nMonster Jam roars back into Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center<\/p>\n
Known for its unexpected, unscripted competition, Monster Jam features 12,000-pound trucks battling for an Event Championship across racing<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, BRIAN. HAPPENING TODAY. SOME LARGER THAN LIFE FUN ROLLS INTO SACRAMENTO. IT IS MONSTER JAM TIME AND IT\u2019S GETTING STARTED TODAY AT THE GOLDEN ONE CENTER. AND THAT\u2019S WHERE WE CHECK IN WITH KCRA 3\u2019S ERIN HEFT. IT\u2019S NO SECRET WHERE WE\u2019RE AT TODAY. TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF. GOLDEN ONE CENTER TRANSFORMING YET AGAIN INTO THE AMAZING ARENA MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR MONSTER JAM. WE HAVE TWO TRUCKS HERE, BUT LET ME DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO EL TORO LOCO. AMAZING. ARMANDO CASTRO, YOU AND I HAVE CHATTED A COUPLE YEARS NOW. WELCOME BACK TO GOLDEN ONE CENTER. NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING FOR THIS CAREER FOR YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I\u2019M EXCITED TO BE BACK. YOU KNOW, NINE YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, I GUESS YOU CAN CALL ME VETERAN, RIGHT? BUT I\u2019M STILL 29 YEARS OLD. I\u2019M STILL YOUNG. KIND OF CRAZY TO SAY, BUT YES, LIVING THE DREAM. OKAY, SO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN\u2019T BEEN, LIKE NEXT TO A TIRE LIKE THIS. OKAY, SO THIS IS 12,000 POUNDS, ROUGHLY CORRECT? YEAH, 12,000 POUNDS. HAVE ABOUT 1500 HORSEPOWER. I MEAN, IT\u2019S A TWO SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE STUFF AND STUNTS WE\u2019RE DOING WITH THESE TRUCKS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE. IT\u2019S IT\u2019S COME SO FAR SINCE LIKE THE 80S AND 90S, AND IT\u2019S A LOT OF FUN FOR THE KIDS. YOU KNOW, I\u2019M LIVING MY CHILDHOOD DREAM IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. SO IF I CAN INSPIRE THE YOUTH, THAT\u2019S WHAT. THAT\u2019S WHAT IT\u2019S ALL ABOUT. OKAY, SO THAT BRINGS ME TO MY MY ALWAYS MY FAVORITE AND LAST QUESTION. YOU DREAM TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU\u2019RE DOING NOW AND YOU\u2019RE TALKING TO LITTLE ONES RIGHT NOW ON THE TELEVISION WHO ASPIRE TO BE RIGHT WHERE YOU\u2019RE AT. IF YOU WERE TALKING TO A YOUNGER VERSION OF YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THAT LITTLE KIDDO? YOU KNOW, JUST TO NEVER GIVE UP? YOU KNOW, DON\u2019T GIVE UP. JUST ALWAYS CHASE THAT DREAM. NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. YOU KNOW? LET THAT FEAR FIRE. YOU\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DOUBT YOU IN LIFE. AND AS LONG AS YOU CAN KIND OF BUILD THAT UP AND JUST HAVE THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, I THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT. YOU KNOW, I CAME FROM NO MOTORSPORTS BACKGROUND, LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME COME FROM A MOTORSPORTS BACKGROUND. I WAS JUST A KID, YOU KNOW, I WAS SIX YEARS OLD WHEN I WENT TO MY VERY FIRST MONSTER JAM EVENT AND KIND OF WISHED ONE DAY THAT I CAN PILOT A MONSTER MACHINE AND PUT MY MIND TO IT. WASN\u2019T AFRAID TO MEET SOME PEOPLE. AND YEAH, HERE I AM, NINE YEARS IN BUSINESS GET TO REPRESENT SUCH A LEGENDARY TRUCK LIKE THIS AND 25 YEARS OF TORO LOCO THIS YEAR. SO WE\u2019RE VERY BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL. AND OF COURSE, I\u2019M A LATINO, SO IT\u2019S AN HONOR TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL. A LEGACY AND A LEGEND. A PLEASURE AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. AND HAVE FUN TONIGHT. YES. THANK YOU. LET\u2019S DO IT FOR EVENTS OKAY. SO STARTING TONIGHT 7:00 FIRST TIME YOU CAN GO SEE EVERYTHING. TWO OPPORTUNITIES TOMORROW AND ONE LAST ONE ON SUNDAY. IT\u2019S NOT TO MISS. YOU CAN HAVE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. AND JUST. JUST TURN AROUND REALLY QUICK. GOLDEN ONE CENTER SHINES IN THESE MOMENTS. IT IS INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY DO. TRANSFORMING THIS ARENA INTO WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW IS REALLY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Monster Jam roars back into Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center<\/p>\n
Known for its unexpected, unscripted competition, Monster Jam features 12,000-pound trucks battling for an Event Championship across racing<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:31 AM PST Jan 23, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonster Jam is returning to Sacramento for three days of high-flying, family-friendly motorsports action at Golden 1 Center, running Jan. 23\u201325 as part of the Arena Championship Series West.Known for its unexpected, unscripted competition, Monster Jam features 12,000-pound trucks battling for an Event Championship across racing, 2-wheel skills, and freestyle, where drivers push for big air.Tickets and Pit Passes are available at Ticketmaster and the venue box office. Eight drivers will compete for the Arena Championship Series West title and a chance to advance to the Monster Jam World Finals in Salt Lake City, Utah, during the July 4 weekend. Event Details Friday at 7 p.m.Saturday at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.Sunday at 1 p.m.Truck & Driver Lineup (Subject to Change)Grave Digger (Matt Cody); El Toro Loco (Armando Castro); Megalodon (Ashley Sanford); TBD (Blake Granger); Earth Shaker (Alex Bardin); Monster Mutt (Carson Williams); Jurassic Attack (Tim Hall, Jr.); Velociraptor (TBD).See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Monster Jam is returning to Sacramento for three days of high-flying, family-friendly motorsports action at Golden 1 Center, running Jan. 23\u201325 as part of the Arena Championship Series West.<\/p>\n Known for its unexpected, unscripted competition, Monster Jam features 12,000-pound trucks battling for an Event Championship across racing, 2-wheel skills, and freestyle, where drivers push for big air.<\/p>\n Tickets and Pit Passes are available at Ticketmaster<\/a> and the venue box office. <\/p>\n Eight drivers will compete for the Arena Championship Series West title and a chance to advance to the Monster Jam World Finals in Salt Lake City, Utah, during the July 4 weekend. <\/p>\n Event Details Friday at 7 p.m.Saturday at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.Sunday at 1 p.m.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Truck & Driver Lineup (Subject to Change)<\/p>\n Grave Digger (Matt Cody); El Toro Loco (Armando Castro); Megalodon (Ashley Sanford); TBD (Blake Granger); Earth Shaker (Alex Bardin); Monster Mutt (Carson Williams); Jurassic Attack (Tim Hall, Jr.); Velociraptor (TBD).<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monster Jam roars back into Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center Known for its unexpected, unscripted competition, Monster Jam features…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[73027,73032,73031,8010,5357,287,73030,14675,17841,73029,69568,73025,224,9403,121,123,122,73026,73028],"class_list":["post-146676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-arena-championship-series-west","tag-ashley-sanford","tag-blake-granger","tag-center","tag-competition","tag-driver","tag-el-toro-loco","tag-golden","tag-golden-1-center","tag-jurassic-attack","tag-matt-cody","tag-monster-jam","tag-p-m","tag-p-m-saturday","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-tbd","tag-tim-hall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}