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Gateway Dirt Nationals
2023
Dec. 16 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., Longhorn, $30,000
2. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., Longhorn, $15,000
3. Tanner English (96v), Benton, Ky., BMF, $10,000
4. Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, Kryptonite, $5,000
5. Chris Simpson (4), Oxford, Iowa, MB Customs, $3,000
6. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, Rocket, $2,500
7. Freddie Carpenter (C4), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $2,400
8. Mike Harrison (24H), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $2,300
9. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., Longhorn, $2,200
10. Jadon Frame (J4), Decherd, Tenn., Capital, $2,100
11. Kyle Hardy (00), Stephens City, Va., Rocket , $2,000
12. Jason Welshan (29), Maryville, Tenn., Savage, $2,000
13. Ryan Montgomery (4s), Fairmont, W.Va., Capital, $2,000
14. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
15. Bob Gardner (4G), Washington, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
16. Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss., Rocket, $2,000
17. Jacob Magee (10), Caney, Kan., Magee, $2,000
18. Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
19. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $2,000
20. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., Rocket, $2,000
Lap leader: Sheppard 1-40
Fast qualifier (among 127 cars): Hughes, 11.732 seconds
Qualifier winners: F. Carpenter, Moran, Hardy, English, Zobrist, Hughes
Last-chance winner: Magee
Provisional starter: Erb
2022
Dec. 3 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, Rocket, $30,000
2. Tanner English (96v), Benton, Ky., Longhorn, $15,000
3. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., Longhorn, $10,000
4. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $5,000
5. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., Rocket, $3,000
6. Devin Moran (2M), Dresden, Ohio, Kryptonite, $2,500
7. Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., Domination, $2,400
8. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., Longhorn, $2,300
9. Wil Herrington (19m), Hawkinsville, Ga., Rocket, $2,200
10. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Pierce, $2,100
11. Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, Domination, $2,000
12. Carson Hocevar (42), Portage, Mich., Kryptonite, $2,000
13. Gordy Gundaker (11G), St. Charles, Mo., Longhorn, $2,000
14. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
15. Patrik Daniel (75), Wills Point, Texas, Rocket, $2,000
16. Brandon Sheppard (5), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
17. Justin Reed (55), Camp Point, Ill., Black Diamond, $2,000
18. Chris Simpson (4), Oxford, Iowa, MB Customs, $2,000
19. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., Black Diamond, $2,000
20. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., MB Customs, $2,000
Lap leaders: Bauer 1-10; Herrington 11-33; Erb 34-40
Fast qualifier (among 119 cars): Erb, 11.444 seconds
Qualifier winners: Sheppard, Spatola, Feger, T. Carpenter, Simpson, Daniel
Last-chance winners: Babb
Provisional starter: Hocevar
2021
Dec. 4 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $30,000
2. Tanner English (81E), Benton, Ky., Rocket, $15,000
3. Nick Hoffman (0NH), Mooresville, N.C., Team Zero, $10,000
4. Brandon Sheppard (15), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket, $5,000
5. Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., Rocket, $3,000
6. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., MB Customs, $2,500
7. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., MB Customs, $2,400
8. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., Black Diamond, $2,300
9. Ryan Montgomery (4s), Fairmont, W.Va., Lazer, $2,200
10. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., Longhorn, $2,100
11. Jody Knowles (66), Tyrone, Ga., Rocket, $2,000
12. Tanner Collins (24), Franklin, Ga., Rocket, $2,000
13. Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., Domination, $2,000
14. Myles Moos (84), Lincoln, Ill., Barry Wright, $2,000
15. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., Longhorn, $2,000
16. Austin Simpson (35), Bartonville, Ill., Black Diamond, $2,000
17. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Team Zero, $2,000
18. Jadon Frame (J8), Decherd, Tenn., Capital, $2,000
19. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Pierce, $2,000
20. Kyle Hammer (45), Clinton, Ill., Longhorn, $2,000
21. Chris Carpenter (18), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $2,000
Lap leader: Carpenter 1-40
Fast qualifier (among 82 cars): Moos, 11.659 seconds
Heat race winners: Jeffrey Ledford, Thornton, Gardner, Sheppard, Scott Bloomquist, T. Carpenter, Moos, Hoffman, Simpson, Mike Spatola, Kenny Collins, Gundaker
Consolation winners: Babb, Gundaker, Feger, Pierce, Sheppard, Bauer
Provisional starter: Unzicker
Preliminary feature winners: T. Carpenter, Moos
2020
Cancelled because of Covid-19
2019
Dec. 21 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $30,000
2. Brandon Sheppard (15), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket, $15,000
3. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., Capital, $10,000
4. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., Longhorn, $5,000
5. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., Black Diamond, $3,000
6. Blair Nothdurft (76), Sioux City, S.D., Black Diamond, $2,500
7. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., MB Customs, $2,400
8. Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $2,300
9. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., Rocket, $2,200
10. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., Pierce, $2,100
11. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Pierce, $2,000
12. Rusty Schlenk (1), McClure, Ohio, Domination, $2,000
13. Jadon Frame (J8), Winchester, Tenn., Capital, $2,000
14. Allen Weisser (25), Bartonville, Ill., Kryptonite, $2,000
15. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
16. Patrik Daniel (75), Wills Point, Texas, Rocket, $2,000
17. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
18. Scott James (83), Bright, Ind., Rocket, $2,000
19. Ricky Thornton Jr. (99rt), Chandler, Ariz., Rocket, $2,000
20. Jason Wagner (J12), East Peoria, Ill., Moyer Victory $2,000
Lap leaders: Schlenk 1-9; Carpenter 10-29, 32-40; Unzicker 30-31
Fast qualifier (among 86 cars): Babb, 11.098 seconds
Heat race winners: C. Zobrist, Spatola, Moyer, T. Carpenter, Rusty Griffaw, Unzicker, Babb, Scott Ward, Daniel, Schlenk, Nothdurft, Matt Henderson
Consolation winners: Pierce, Davenport, James, Thornton, Moyer, Nothdurft
Provisional starters: Feger, Gundaker
Preliminary feature winners: Carpenter, Babb
2018
Dec. 1 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Pierce, $30,000
2. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., Moyer Victory, $15,000
3. Don O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., Club 29, $10,000
4. Jason Welshan (29), Maryville, Tenn., Savage, $5,000
5. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., Pierce, $3,000
6. Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., Black Diamond, $2,500
7. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., Rocket, $2,400
8. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., Black Diamond, $2,300
9. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $2,200
10. Jeff Herzog (11), Herculaneum, Mo., Rocket, $2,100
11. Patrik Daniel (75), Wills Point, Texas, Rocket, $2,000
12. Camaron Marlar (57m), Winfield, Tenn., Rocket, $2,000
13. Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., Longhorn, $2,000
14. Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn., Sweet-Bloomquist, $2,000
15. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
16. Joey Coulter (2), Concord, N.C., Longhorn, $2,000
17. Manny Falcon (995), Pine Grove, La., Sweet-Bloomquist, $2,000
18. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., Longhorn, $2,000
19. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
20. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., Rocket, $2,000
21. Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
22. Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y., Longhorn, $2,000
Lap leader: Pierce 1-40
Fast qualifier (among 93 cars): English, 11.119 seconds
Heat race winners: English, Davenport, McCreadie, Moyer, Sheppard, Welshan, Pierce, Babb, Zack Dohm, Herzog, Roberson, C. Zobrist
Consolation winners: Davenport, Marlar, Coulter, Babb, English, Gardner
Provisional starters: Bloomquist, Moyer Jr.
Preliminary feature winners: Pierce, Sheppard
Race of Champions winner: Rusty Schlenk
2017
Dec. 16 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Pierce, $30,000
2. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $15,000
3. Darrell Lanigan (14), Union, Ky., Club 29, $10,000
4. Jason Welshan (29), Maryville, Tenn., Longhorn, $5,000
5. Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooreburg, Tenn., Sweet-Bloomquist, $3,000
6. Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $2,500
7. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., Rocket, $2,400
8. Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., Longhorn, $2,300
9. Hunter Rasdon (5*), Jonesboro, Ark., Rocket, $2,200
10. Tim Dohm (6T), Cross Lanes, W.Va., Swartz, $2,100
11. Timothy Culp (C8), Prattsville, Ark., Rocket, $2,000
12. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., Pierce, $2,000
13. Allen Weisser (61), Peoria, Ill., Pierce, $2,000
14. Rusty Schlenk (CJ1), McClure, Ohio, Rayburn, $2,000
15. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., Rocket, $2,000
16. Joey Coulter (2), Concord, N.C., Rocket, $2,000
17. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., Club 29, $2,000
18. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket, $2,000
19. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., Moyer Victory, $2,000
20. Russ King (56), Bristolville, Ohio, Rocket, $2,000
21. Kent Robinson (7R), Bloomington, Ind., Moyer Victory, $2,000
22. Don O’Neal (5), Martinsville, Ind., Club 29, $2,000
Lap leaders: Pierce 1-26, 28-40; English 27
Fast qualifier (among 94 cars): Welshan, 11.477 seconds
Heat race winners: Welshan, Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., David Breazeale, Gundaker, Carpenter, Zobrist, Myles Moos
Consolation winners: Sheppard, Robinson, Bloomquist, D. O’Neal, Weisser, Lanigan
Provisional starters: Gardner, Rasdon
Preliminary feature winners: H. O'Neal, Gundaker
Race of Champions winner: Babb
2016
Dec. 17 - The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, earnings
1. Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn., $20,000
2. Don O'Neal (5), Martinsville, Ind., $10,000
3. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., $5,000
4. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., $2,500
5. Hunter Rasdon (R5), Jonesboro, Ark., $2,000
6. Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., $1,500
7. Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., $1,400
8. Nick Hoffman (2), Mooresville, N.C., $1,300
9. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., $1,200
10. Justin Kay (15K), Wheatland, Iowa, $1,100
11. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., $1,000
12. Joey Coulter (2), Concord, N.C., $1,000
13. Kent Robinson (7R), Bloomington, Ind., $1,000
14. Casey Roberts (101), Toccoa, Ga., $1,000
15. Michael Kloos (6K), Trenton, Ill., $1,000
16. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., $1,000
17. Tony Jackson Jr. (26R), Lebanon, Mo., $1,000
18. Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, $1,000
19. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., $1,000
20. Devin Moran (99M), Dresden, Ohio, $1,000
21. Darrell Lanigan (15), Union, Ky., $1,000
22. Kevin Weaver (B12), Gibson City, Ill., $1,000
Lap leader: Bloomquist 1-40
Fast qualifer (among 97 cars): Lanigan, 10.687 seconds
Heat race winners: Lanigan, Bloomquist, C. Zobrist, Feger, Ray Cook, Simpson, Jacob Magee, Babb
Consolation winners: Robbie Bauman, Roberts, Austin Hubbard, Sheppard
Provisional starters: Gundaker, Roberts
Preliminary feature winner: Babb
Race Winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2023: Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill.
2022: Tyler Erb, New Waverly, Texas
2021: Tyler Carpenter, Parkersburg, W.Va.
2020: Cancelled
2019: Tyler Carpenter, Parkersburg, W.Va.
2018: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2017: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2016: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
