ROSSBURG, OH (April 12) – At only 17 years of age, second generation driver Bobby Pierce used Saturday’s UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals win to propel him into his second century of Late Model wins. Joining the Oakwood, IL speedster on Eldora’s coveted stage to celebrate win number 101 was fellow…
ROSSBURG, OH (October 12) –Jac Haudenschild (All Star Sprints) lived up to his moniker as ‘the wild child’, while Kevin Swindell (NRA Sprint Invaders) threaded a needle that no one else dare try and Brady Bacon (BOSS Sprints)rode the wall for 25 laps Saturday night as 119 Sprint Cars jammed…
ROSSBURG, OH (October 3) – On a typical race night, about one-third of the field gets to compete in the headlining feature event. The certainly wasn’t the case Thursday night in Eldora Speedway’s opening leg of the UMP DIRTcar National Championships, as 96 of the 116 competing Modifieds advanced to…
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 21) — Eldora Speedway’s 32nd annual Four Crown Nationals produced some new faces in victory lane Saturday night, as Chris Windom (Sprint, Silver Crown) and Rico Abreu (Midget) wheeled to impressive wins. With Friday’s card falling to the weather, it was an all USAC (United States Auto…
Welcome to the elite, John Blankenship. The 32-year-old driver from Williamson, W.Va., reached the mountaintop of dirt Late Model racing on Saturday night, racing forward from the 12th starting spot to capture the 43rd annual DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Blankenship passed Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., for…
ROSSBURG, OH – Sept. 6, 2013 – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., scored $5,000 triumphs in the Twin 25-lap features that highlighted Friday night’s second preliminary program of the 43rd annual DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Both World of Outlaws Late Model…
ROSSBURG, OH – Sept. 5, 2013 – Jeep VanWormer of Pinconning, Mich., and Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., opened the newly expanded World 100 weekend with victories in Thursday night’s Twin 25-lap features at Eldora Speedway. With the DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event’s 112-car field split in half by time-trial results, VanWormer…
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 1) – Sunday night’s feature action at Eldora Speedway included a tune-up by Matt Miller (Sunoco American Late Model Series), a clean-up by Barney Craig (Eldora Stocks) and continuation of parity by Jeff Babcock (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds). The WIX Filters sponsored evening was a tribute to Eldora…
ROSSBURG, OH (August 10, 2013) — Prior to a dazzling fireworks display that capped off Family Fun Night, feature race winners Joey Kramer (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds) and Dean Pitts (Stock Cars) helped to wow a large and appreciative crowd with a sensational show of their own. Drivers from eight states…
Saturday 7:30 P. M. – In front of a huge crowd of Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam fans on hand for the sport’s first weekend of competition ever at Eldora Speedway both 2013 Monster Jam World Champion drivers grabbed victories, but not in the categories they won at this year’s…
Friday 7:30 p.m. – The historic debut of Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at tradition rich Eldora Speedway was dominated by Team Grave Digger and the Anderson family with Dennis Anderson powering Grave Digger to victory in both the wheelie contest and in the racing competition then his son Ryan…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Austin Dillon returned to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series the same night NASCAR returned to dirt. Racing in the series for the first time since winning the 2011 championship, Dillon pulled away during a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Wednesday night’s CarCash Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway,…
ROSSBURG, OH (July 13, 2013) — Brad Sweet has been knocking on the door multiple times this season at Eldora Speedway with strong early race leads that ultimately resulted in let downs and disappointing finishes, but Saturday night that was put way behind him, as a solid 40-lap run netted…
ROSSBURG, OH (July 12, 2013) — STP World of Outlaws (WoO) sprint car driver Kerry Madsen and NRA Sprint Invaders hotshoe Tim Shaffer tuned up for Saturday’s 30th annual Kings Royal with victories Friday night at Eldora Speedway. On the Knight Before the Kings Royal, Madsen rallied for his second…
ROSSBURG, OH (June 22) – By no means is he a kid anymore, but his moniker remains ‘the Wild Child’ and Jac Haudenschild lived up to those expectations with a classic Eldora Speedway run Saturday night. For the 55-year old Wooster, OH native, it was his 8th career UNOH All…
ROSSBURG (June 8) — As the race leaders pulled away in the Dirt Late Model Dream XIX presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers, veteran Scott Bloomquist bided his time. SCOTT BLOOMQUIST CAPTURED HIS SIXTH $100,000 PAYDAY AT ELDORA ON SATURDAY. It was vintage Bloomquist at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night as…
ROSSBURG, OH – June 6, 2013 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., and Matt Miller of Whitehouse, Ohio, kicked off the new expanded Dirt Late Model Dream XIX Presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers weekend with victories in Thursday night’s Twin 25-lap features at Eldora Speedway. With the DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event’s…
ROSSBURG, OH (May 26) – A pair of new names were etched into the Johnny Appleseed Classic by Miller Lite record books Sunday night at Eldora Speedway, while another pair of veterans returned to familiar roots on the coveted Eldora stage. Ruling over a jammed pit area of 129 race…
ROSSBURG, OH (May 18) – While Jerry Bowersock (UMP DIRTcar Modified) completed his 3-2-1 countdown, Barney Craig (Stock Car) remained stuck on number 1 in Saturday’s Mobil 1 Family Fun Night feature race action at Eldora Speedway. In the three Modified events this season, veteran Bowersock (Wapakoneta, OH) finished third…
With any racing series there are always challenges that present themselves to the teams, to the track and safety crews, to the TV crews and to the photographers. TORC at Eldora Speedway fell short on none of these challenges. With Mother’s Day on the horizon, Mother Nature decided to add…
ROSSBURG, OH (May 4) – Daryn Pittman (World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series) and Jon Henry (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds) both returned to the Victory Lane stage at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, putting an end to winless streaks in their respective divisions that carry back to 2008. Pittman, who…
ROSSBURG, OH (May 3) – While World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series hotfoot Kerry Madsen has finally reached Eldora Speedway’s coveted Victory Lane stage, Stock Car driver Barney Craig doesn’t want to leave it. Madsen slipped past Craig Dollansky with 17 laps to go in Friday night’s 30-lap feature;…
ROSSBURG, OH (April 27) – While Brian Post (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds) and Logan Yelton (Waynesfield Tuff Trucks) scored their first career Eldora Speedway victories it was Barney Craig (Stock Cars) picking up where he left off from last season as Eldora Speedway finally celebrated its 60th season opener on Saturday…