Eldora Speedway
2006 World 100 by the numbers
Earl Pearson Jr. won the 2006 World 100. (Roger Grevenkamp)
A by-the-numbers look at the 2006 World 100 at Eldora Speedway, one of the best crown jewel races in history of the Rossburg, Ohio, oval (finish):
0: Number of times Peyton Taylor had raced at Eldora Speedway before driving a Tim Logan-owned car into the starting field and a 17th-place finish.
4: First-time starters in the World 100: Chris Madden, Peyton Taylor, Nick Marolf and Vic Hill
5: Consecutive World 100 starts for Scott Bloomquist, Brian Birkhofer and Dale McDowell, the longest among any drivers.
6: Consecutive starts Dan Schlieper made in the World 100 before missing this year's field, the longest streak among any driver.
7: Half-inch cables support the new catch-fence around the half-mile oval.
12: Rocket Chassis in the feature field, most of five manufacturers. There were nine MasterSbilts, three GRTs, two Rayburns and two Bloomquist Race Cars.
13: Hot-lap sessions before time trials.
15: States represented in the main event lineup, a then-race record for 28 starters. Iowa, Ohio and Kentucky had three drivers apiece and the only other states with more than one driver were West Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
16: Age of youngest competitor, Ky Harper of Holland, Ohio.
21: States represented among 195 entrants.
43: Drivers from Ohio followed by Kentucky (35), Illinois (25), Indiana (19) and Tennessee (16).
63: Rocket Chassis entered followed by Rayburn (47), MasterSbilt (36), Swartz (9), GRT (7) and Warrior (7).
67: Approximate times Jeep Van Wormer brushed, slapped or otherwise made contact with the outside wall at Eldora Speedway.
71: Age of oldest entrant, Earl Smith of Rockmart, Ga.
195: Entrants in the 36th annual World 100, the first time with fewer than 200 entries since there were 186 in 1993.
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