event's parent company, Feld Motorsports, owns a majority of the trucks that are invited to participate. Additionally, most of the participant drivers are based in the United States. However, this selection bias is often countered by the fact that Monster Jam organizes a world tour. Until 2011, the teams qualified for racing with no body on the chassis so they would not be damaged if an accident was to occur, although some drivers kept the front hood on in order to give them a point of view as if they were racing with the body on. However, from 2012–present, all teams had to qualify with full bodies on. Each driver gets 2 practice runs, one in the left lane and one in the right lane, in order to give them a feel of the track in both lanes. Also starting in 2012, Feld Motorsports added a new competition to the World Finals as part of the Double Down experience called the Young Guns Shootout, where 8 competitors with no prior World Finals experience compete in racing for the title of Young Guns Shootout Champion. The Young Guns Shootout field expanded to 12 trucks in 2013, 14 trucks in 2014, and 16 trucks from 2015–present. Whoever is crowned The Young Guns Shootout Champion receives the final spot in the field of 32 trucks to compete for the World Racing Championship and World Freestyle Championship. In 2017 the Young Guns Shootout was renamed the Double Down Showdown and the winner would be named the Double Down Showdown Champion, still receiving the 32nd and final spot in the World Finals main field. The Double Down Showdown is no longer an event just for rookies, as it now allows indies and other trucks of that matter. World Champions Young Guns Shootout/Double Down Showdown Champions Motor Madness "World Finals 0" (Unofficial) — April 3, 1999 Racing World Finals I — March 25, 2000 Racing Freestyle World Finals II — March 24, 2001 Racing Freestyle World Finals III — March 23, 2002 Racing Freestyle World Finals IV — March 22, 2003 Racing Freestyle World Finals V — March 20, 2004 Racing Freestyle World Finals VI — March 19, 2005 Racing Freestyle World Finals VII — March 25, 2006 Racing Freestyle Encore Grave Digger (Charlie Pauken) and Maximum Destruction (Neil Elliott) dual-freestyle. World Finals VIII — March 24, 2007 Racing {{5RoundBracket|byes=1|compact=y|legs=0 |RD1-seed3=16 |RD1-seed4=24 |RD1-seed7=9 |RD1-seed8=17 |RD1-seed11=12 |RD1-seed12=20