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Shane Grunseth — Metal Monster | Monster Truck Roundup
Monster Truck Roundup · 2026 Mid-Atlantic Tour
Shane
Grunseth
⚡ Metal Monster
Hometown Martinsburg, WV
Debut 2024
Chassis Built 1994
Engine 540ci BBC DART
Owner / Driver 30-Year Chassis MTR 2026 Tour

Personal background coming soon — where he grew up, life before monster trucks, family, and what first got him hooked on the sport.

The origin story — first show attended, early involvement on crews, the path that led him to buying his own truck.

In 2024, Shane purchased the truck then known as Metal Monster out of Alien Motor Speedway in Roswell, New Mexico, where it had been sitting unused for years. With help from Steven Thompson, he got it track-ready and returned it to competition the same year — the latest chapter in one of the longest-running chassis in the sport.

In 2025, a shock tower failure sent the truck to Pennsylvania for a month-long rebuild. Fabricator Kevin Ricco overhauled the entire rear half of the chassis — giving Metal Monster a modernized platform under its classic bones, ready for a full 2026 campaign.

"Quote from Shane coming soon."
— Shane Grunseth, Metal Monster

Metal Monster's chassis carries a lineage few trucks on any circuit can match — 30 years of competition history under different names, owners, and identities, all on the same original frame.

1994 – 1999
Rap Attack
Chassis built by Dave Rappach on a v-cradle platform, debuting at Pontiac in 1996. One of the early independent monster trucks of the era.
2000 – 2001
ECW Wrestling
Sold to Bill Braukmann of Somerville, NJ. Rebuilt and branded as ECW Wrestling, running under that identity through 2001.
2002 – 2013
Shockwave
Renamed Shockwave — the chassis that would eventually inspire the current Shockwave truck driven by Billy Braukmann Jr. on the MTR tour.
2013 – 2023
Metal Monster (Dormant)
Moved to Long Island, NY and relaunched as Metal Monster. After its driver suffered a back injury, the truck was sold and sat dormant at Alien Motor Speedway in Roswell, NM.
2024 – Present
Metal Monster — Shane Grunseth
Purchased and revived by Shane Grunseth with help from Steven Thompson. Returned to competition in 2024. Major rebuild by Kevin Ricco in 2025. Now competing on the inaugural MTR Mid-Atlantic Tour.
BodyChevrolet
EngineBlown Alcohol 540ci BBC DART
TransmissionTurbo 400
Axle HousingsBlack Rock Fabrication (Custom)
AxlesRockwell PS250
Tires66-inch

Shane and Metal Monster ran the Versus Monster Trucks Tour through 2024 and into 2025, with confirmed appearances at the Clinton County Fair in Morrisonville, New York and events in Plattsburgh, New York. In March 2025, Shane posted a notable result — defeating Cliff Vowell's Virginia Giant in evening competition before a mechanical issue ended their night early.

For 2026, Shane joins the inaugural Monster Truck Roundup Mid-Atlantic Tour, opening April 18–19 at Georgetown Speedway in Delaware alongside Shockwave, Be Aware, Backdraft, Muddy Girl, and Bad News Travels Fast.

Additional 2024–25 results, event wins, and freestyle highlights coming soon.

Family details coming soon.