Monster Jam Summer Heat:
The Monster Jam Summer Heat is an annual monster truck event held in late March at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. It is the championship event of the USHRA Monster Jam series. Each year over 100 trucks compete for the honor of being selected for this event. It consists of racing and freestyle segments, and the winner of each is considered the series champion in that division for the coming year. The freestyle is especially notable as the track layout is typically the most extreme all season, with every obstacle being considered large, and it often produces a multitude of crashes. It is the highest profile monster truck event in the country and draws tremendous media attention as well as criticism from those who dislike its destructive reputation.

Monster Jam Summer Heat:
Because of the large number of events and massive popularity of the series, the list of trucks competing in the series is the longest of any promoter. The most popular trucks, which are usually featured on the television show, come from three primary groups: Trucks (or names) which are owned by Live Nation (such as Grave Digger and Madusa), independents or "privateers" (such as Gun Slinger and Avenger), and "corporate privateers" Monster Jam Summer Heat which are independently owned but sponsored by major companies (such as Bounty Hunter, sponsored by CSK Auto, and T-Maxx, sponsored by Traxxas). As some trucks are owned by Live Nation, a constant criticism is that events have the deck stacked in favor of their trucks, if not completely rigged. There is little evidence to Monster Jam Summer Heat support the claim, however, and Live Nation maintains that events are run fairly.

Fabricators at Digger's Dungeon recently finished the latest in the fleet of Grave Digger trucks: Grave Digger XXI. But this brand new race-ready vehicle won't be driven by Dennis, nor Pablo, nor any of the other Grave Digger drivers. In fact, it will be driven by the most important people in the nearly quarter century history of the team: its fans.

The official Advance Auto Parts Monster Truck Experience featuring Grave Digger will begin visiting Advance Auto Parts locations across the United States in September. Advance Auto Parts customers and Grave Digger fans will have the opportunity to sit in the truck and watch a video that brings an actual freestyle performance to life.

Monster Jam is a series of live events and television show created by Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment). The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the USHRA and takes place primarily in the United States. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the marque entertainment is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.