Eldora Speedway
Fast Facts: Eldora's 56th annual World 100
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: Sept. 10-12
Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval)
Location: Rossburg, Ohio
Purse: $100,000-to-win Late Model feature
Sanction: DIRTcar Racing
Streaming: FloRacing
Last year’s winner: Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., his first career World 100 and first Eldora crown jewel victory.
Tickets: $35 adult general admission (ages 14-and-up) on Thursday and Friday; $50 Saturday; details below.
Website: eldoraspeedway.com
Track phone: (937) 338-3815
Notes: The best Dirt Late Model drivers converge upon Eldora Speedway for the 56th annual World 100, featuring two nights of preliminary action preceding Saturday’s 100-lap, $100,000-to-win finale for DIRTcar Super Late Models. … The three-day event begins with twin 25-lap, $12,000-to-win split-field shows on Thursday-Friday before Saturday’s heat races and consolations precede the 100-lap, $100,000-to-win finale. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., has 14 career Eldora specials dating back to 2014, including June’s Dirt Late Model Dream XXXII, combining to collect more than $500,000 over that span. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., has 11 career Eldora Crown jewel victories, including five World 100 globe trophies (2015, ’17, ’19, ’21-’22). … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., won last year’s $72,000 World 100 finale for his first career Eldora crown jewel. … Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., won June’s $20,000 FloRacing Night in America Series warmup prior to Dream XXXII action. … Josh Rice of Crittenden, Ky., earned a $30,000 Dream prelim victory last year at Eldora. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., has eight major wins since 2019 there, including 2023’s World 100, worth more than $130,000. … Pits open at 11 a.m. for Thursday’s opener and noon for Friday-Saturday; grandstands open 2 p.m. for Thursday-Friday prelims and noon for Saturday’s finale; hot laps begin at 6 p.m. nightly. … A church outreach service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday followed by a driver autograph session from 3:30-4:30 in the fan zone barn. … Watch live on FloRacing.
World 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2025: Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz.
2024: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2023: Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.; Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2020: Postponed
2019: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2018: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2017: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2013: John Blankenship, Williamson, W.Va.
2012: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2009: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio
2008: Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, Ga.
2007: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2006: Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
2005: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.
2004: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
2003: Dan Schlieper, Pewaukee, Wis.
2002: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2001: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2000: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1999: Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
1998: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1997: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1995: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1992: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1991: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1990: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1989: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1988: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1987: Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1986: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1985: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1984: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1983: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1982: Mike Duvall, Gaffney, S.C.
1981: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1980: Charlie Swartz, Lucasville, Ohio
1979: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1978: Ken Walton, Viola, Iowa
1977: Doug Kenimer, Dalton, Ga.
1976: Charlie Hughes, Dalton, Ga.
1975: Joe Merryfield, Des Moines, Iowa
1974: Ed Sanger, Waterloo, Iowa
1973: Floyd Gilbert, Lockland, Ohio
1972: Verlin Eaker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1971: Bruce Gould, Milford, Ohio
Weekend purses
Thursday-Friday prelims
1. $12,000
2. $6,000
3. $3,500
4. $2,800
5. $2,500
6. $2,300
7. $2,200
8. $2,100
9. $2,050
10. $2,000
11. $1,600
12. $1,400
13. $1,200
14. $1,100
15. $1,050
16.-26. $1,000
Saturday’s World 100
1. $100,000
2. $30,000
3. $20,000
4. $15,000
5. $12,500
6. $10,000
7. $9,000
8. $8,500
9. $8,000
10. $7,500
11. $7,250
12. $7,000
13. $6,800
14. $6,600
15. $6,400
16. $6,200
17. $6,000
18. $5,900
19. $5,800
20. $5,700
21.-28. $5,600
Event schedule
(All times local; subject to change)
Wednesday
9 a.m. - Ticket and pit pass sales begin
Noon - Turn 1 camping load in
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens, buffet begins
3 p.m. - Fan zone vendor load in
4 p.m. - South end vendor load in
5 p.m. - Ticket and pit pass sales end
6 p.m. - Infield hauler parking (optional)
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
9-11 p.m. - JB Aaron concert (fan zone)
Thursday
10 a.m. - Ticket and pit pass sales begin
11 a.m. - Pits open
1 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens, buffet begins
2 p.m. - Turn one camping load in
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
Late Model time trials
Late Model shootout races (12 laps)
Late Model first feature (25 laps)
Late Model second feature (25 laps)
Saw Crush concert (fan zone)
Friday
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
1 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens, buffet begins
2 p.m. - Turn one camping load in
4 p.m. - Larry Moore Memorial (fan zone)
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
Late Model time trials
Late Model shootout races (12 laps)
Late Model first feature (25 laps)
Late Model second feature (25 laps)
Fool House concert (fan zone)
Saturday
8 a.m. - Ballroom opens, breakfast buffet begins
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
11 a.m. - Grounds closed and cleared
Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open
1-1:30 p.m. - Miss Eldora photo shoot (Busch Light silo)
1-2:30 p.m. - Dave Argabright interview (ballroom)
2 p.m. - Church service (behind main office)
3:30-4:30 p.m. - Driver autograph session (fan zone)
4:30 p.m. - Public drivers’ meeting (fan zone)
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7:15 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
Late Model heats (15 laps)
Late Model consolations (20 laps)
56th annual World 100 (100 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35
One-day child general admission (13 and under): free
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $50
Three-day all access pit pass (all ages): $165
Friday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35
One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $50
Two-day all access pit pass (all ages): $115
Saturday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $50
One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $65
Camping
Primitive camping: $95 for the week (Sept. 6-Sept. 12)
Online reservations: eldoraspeedway.showare.com
More information: http://eldoraspeedway.com/camping/campground-maps or (937) 338-3815
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