ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 28, 2017) – With thunderstorms surrounding Eldora Speedway and more storms bearing down on the facility from all directions, race officials and teams pushed Sunday’s three-division Johnny Appleseed Classic by Miller Lite through to completion at 8:45 p.m. Casey Noonan, of Sylvania, edged fellow buckeye Rusty Schlenk…
USAC National Sprint Cars Qualifying: 1. Brady Bacon, 63, Dooling/Hayward-15.541; 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-15.626; 3. Justin Grant, 11, McGhee-15.653; 4. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-15.663; 5. Chad Boespflug, 69, Dynamics-15.718; 6. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-15.784; 7. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-15.820; 8. Dave Darland, 71p, Phillips/Curb-Agajanian-15.828; 9. Kevin Thomas Jr.,…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 12, 2017) – Justin Grant won his second straight and third career United States Auto Club (USAC) Amsoil National Sprint Car feature event Friday night at Eldora Speedway while Logan Schuchart picked up his first career Eldora win, returning his grandfather, Bobby Allen, to Eldora’s victory lane,…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 22, 2017) – Veteran Earnie Woodard earned a bit of redemption in the Eldora Stock Car main event, while Joel Dick (DIRTcar UMP Modifieds) and Ricky Weaver (Vore’s Compact Touring Series) both visited Eldora Speedway’s Victory Stage for the first-time during the Saturday Night SpeedFest at the…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 15, 2017) – Nick Hoffman has been winning major modified races across the United States but Saturday night he etched his name into the Eldora Speedway record book by capturing his first Late Model checkered flag, winning the 25-lap Sunoco American Late Model Series main event in…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (October 8, 2016) – Fan favorite Rico Abreu, barnstorming Aaron Reutzel and USAC champion Chris Windom each won their respective features Saturday night at the “#LastCallForMethanol – Sprintacular.” The event concluded Eldora Speedway’s 63rd consecutive season of racing. A combined total of 119 cars from the three most…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (October 5, 2016) – Despite Mother Nature’s best efforts, Eldora Speedway got the last laugh, waiting out the rain and using a small window of opportunity to get the entire DIRTcar UMP Fall Nationals by Allstar Performance completed in the wee hours of Sunday morning. A sudden deluge…
DIRTcar Fall Nationals – Night 2 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds Qualifying 1.13H-Jacob Hawkins, 17.391; 2.21C-Taylor Cook, 17.499; 3.35S-David Stremme, 17.616; 4.21A-Nick Allen, 17.649; 5.16C-Josh Harris, 17.678; 6.4L-Mike Learman, 17.718; 7.36W-Kenny Wallace, 17.753; 8.16-Jeff Koz, 17.764; 9.2NH-Nick Hoffman, 17.774; 10.19B-Chad Bauer, 17.794; 11.95J-Jerry Bowersock, 17.842; 12.17W-Tanner Wilson, 17.864; 13.36-Brandon Vaughan, 17.872; 14.47-Collin…
RICO ROMPS IN ELDORA 4-CROWN MIDGET ROUT (Courtesy Richie Murray, USAC) Rico Abreu arrived at Eldora Speedway Saturday evening via an airplane ride alongside Tony Stewart after competing in the afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in New Hampshire. As soon as the St. Helena, California driver hit the…
Shane Stewart dominated the second half of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Series main event at Eldora on Friday night en route to his second consecutive series victory. A hard-charging Logan Schuchart finished second in his best-ever Eldora finish. Daryn Pittman was third. In the Eldora Stock Car…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — After rallying from his 22nd spot Saturday to capture Eldora Speedway’s 46th annual World 100, 19-year-old Bobby Pierce struggled to come to grips with what he’d just accomplished. “I’ve won some big races, and this is by far the biggest win,” Pierce said in victory lane after…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Late-race leaders weren’t safe in Friday’s 25-lappers on a wild night at Eldora Speedway. In a pair of preliminary features during the 46th annual World 100, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led the final five laps while Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., won a two-lap dash…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Matt Miller of Whitehouse, Ohio, and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., grabbed flag-to-flag 25-laps victories on the opening night of the 46th annual World 100 weekend, outlasting a three-hour rain delay for $10,000 victories at Eldora Speedway. Miller had the tougher time of it — repelling a…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (September 4, 2016) – Battling a soft brake pedal, Bloomington, Indiana’s Kent Robinson fended off a furious charge by six-time World 100 champion Billy Moyer and Richmond, Indiana’s Duane Chamberlain to win Sunday night’s Baltes Classic by Coors Light and Homestretch Sportswear at Eldora Speedway. Robinson passed Ada’s…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Battling back from all kinds of adversity, Kyle Larson sailed away on a late race restart with 16 laps to go to win Wednesday night’s fourth annual Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby 150 at Eldora Speedway. “It means a lot, especially losing the way I did the…
ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 19, 2016 – After a 10-year absence the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds returned to Eldora Speedway Tuesday night as Tim Fuller battled through the field and claimed his second series victory of the year. For Fuller, the win was his second big-block modified victory at…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — July 16, 2016 — It has been nearly a decade, but Donny Schatz looked like a natural as he was crowned King Donny XXXIII – his third Kings Royal title since 2007 – on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. Schatz who drew number 15 in the qualifying…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — July 15, 2016 — Daryn Pittman dominated the Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway on Friday night, as he cruised to his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. For Pittman, the win was his first at the historic half-mile…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — July 14, 2016 — David Gravel had his hands full through much of Thursday night’s inaugural Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway, but the 24-year-old driver held tough and scored his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season. “It’s awesome. It’s pretty friggin’…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 25, 2016) – The “Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild certainly lived up to his label Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, earning the NKTelco Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale worth $10,000 with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Haudenschild, pilot of the familiar Phoenix…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Three times fighting back to take the lead Saturday at Eldora Speedway, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., grabbed a victory Illinois fans had been waiting for seemingly forever. The 43-year-old driver regained the lead for the final time with 11 laps remaining and survived a last-second…
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., and Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., captured two of the richest 25-lap features in Dirt Late Model history Friday, staking their claim at glory on the final preliminary night of Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers. Both drivers made…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9, 2016) – It was a night of extremes Thursday as the first day of the 22nd Annual Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway delivered a doubleheader delight for Brandon Sheppard and Jonathan Davenport. While Sheppard dominated the first feature of the night,…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 29, 2016) – Christopher Bell started sixth and shot to the lead like from a cannon on his way to win the NRA Sprint Invaders portion of the Johnny Appleseed Classic by Miller Lite Sunday night at Eldora Speedway. Bell, who won last year’s NASCAR Camping World…
ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 21, 2016) – Nathon Loney won the UMP Modified race, while Earnie Woodard and Jordan Conover split the Eldora Stock Car events on an evening that saw some fantastic racing on Aaron’s Family Fireworks Night at Eldora Speedway. Cars were three and four wide for most of…