Eldora Speedway
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXXI
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: June 4-7 (50-lap, $20,000-to-win program Wednesday for FloRacing Night in America; split-field $30,000-to-win preliminary features Thursday and Friday for DIRT-car Late Models; Saturday’s 100-lap finale)
Track: Eldora (Rossburg, Ohio) Speedway (high-banked, half-mile clay oval)
Purse: $100,000-to-win
Sanction: DIRTcar Racing
Streaming: FloRacing
Last year’s winner: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., captured his third career Dream triumph (2015, ’23-’24) and aims to become the second driver to win three Dreams in a row.
Tickets: $30 adult general admission Wednesday; $35 on Thursday and Friday and $50 Saturday. Four-day, all-access pit pass $195 (details below)
Website: eldoraspeedway.com
Track phone: (937) 338-3815
Notes: Eldora Speedway hosts Dream XXXI, featuring three nights of action for DIRTcar Late Models culminating with Saturday’s 100-lap, $100,000-to-win main event. … Dream Week begins with Wednesday’s 50-lap, $20,000-to-win FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota opener, unrelated to Dream competition. … DIRTcar-sanctioned action officially begins with split-field qualifying nights Thursday and Friday, featuring 50-lap, $30,000-to-win (up from $25,000-to-win last year) preliminary features. Each prelim night award points which set the starting lineups for Saturday’s heats, preceding consolations and the Dream feature. … More than $700,000 in prize money, an event record, will be awarded. … Jonathan Davenport led 100 laps from the pole to capture his third career Dream triumph and second in a row. Davenport is also a five-time World 100 winner (2015, ’17, ’19, ’21, ’22) at Eldora along with 2022’s Eldora Million and 2020’s $50,000 Intercontinental Classic. … Bobby Pierce won last fall’s $100,000 Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora, as Ricky Thornton Jr. clinched the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title. … Pierce, of Oakwood, Ill., also topped last September’s $57,000 World 100, his second career Globe trophy (2016). … Live music featuring Clayton Anderson (fan zone) will immediately follow Thursday-Friday checkered flags. … Watch live on FloRacing.
Dream winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2024: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2023: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2022: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.
2021: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. (2)
2020: Postponed
2019: Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill.
2018: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2017: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2016: Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, Ga.
2013: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2012: Shane Clanton, Fayetteville, Ga.
2011: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2010: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2009: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2007: Steve Casebolt, Richmond, Ind.
2006: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2005: Matt Miller, Waterville, Ohio
2004: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2003: Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky.
2002: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2001: Replaced by Eldora Million
2000: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
1999: Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
1998: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1997: Jimmy Mars, Elk Mound, Wis.
1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1995: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1994: Freddy Smith, Baton Rouge, La.
Week's purses
Wednesday FloRacing feature
1. $20,000
2. $10,000
3. $5,000
4. $4,000
5. $3,000
6. $2,750
7. $2,500
8. $2,300
9. $2,200
10. $2,000
11. $1,500
12. $1,250
13. $1,100
14. $1,050
15.-24. $1,000
Thursday-Friday 50-lappers
1. $30,000
2. $12,000
3. $7,000
4. $6,000
5. $5,000
6. $4,500
7. $4,250
8. $4,000
9. $3,750
10. $3,500
11. $3,250
12. $3,000
13. $2,750
14. $2,500
15. $2,250
16.-26. $2,000
Saturday’s 100-lapper
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.-26. $6,000
Event schedule
(All times local, subject to change)
Tuesday
9 a.m. - Ticket office opens (Gate 3 ticket and pit pass sales)
9 a.m. - Turn one camping opens
5 p.m. - Pit pass sales (Gate 4)
5 p.m. - Ballroom opens, vendor unload (fan zone)
6 p.m. - Vendor unload (vendor row)
6 p.m. - Hauler parking (infield)
11 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Wednesday
10 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
10 a.m. - Pits open
Noon - Technical inspection begins
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
3 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet begins
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet closes
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model feature (50 laps)
Thursday
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
12:30 p.m. - Technical inspection begins
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
3 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet begins
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet closes
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
8 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model feature (50 laps)
Following last checkered flag: Live music (fan zone)
Friday
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
12:30 p.m. - Technical inspection begins
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
3 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet begins
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet closes
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
8 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model feature (50 laps)
Following last checkered flag: Live music (fan zone)
Saturday
8 a.m. - Ballroom breakfast buffet opens
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
11 a.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
11 a.m. - Ballroom breakfast buffet closes
Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open
1 p.m. - Outreach service (white tent behind main office)
3:30 p.m. - Drivers’ autograph session (fan zone)
4:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (fan zone)
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Competition
- Late Model heats (15 laps)
- Late Model consolations (20 laps)
- Dream XXXI feature (100 laps)
Tickets
Wednesday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $30
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
One-day child general admission (13 and under): free
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
Four-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $195
Thursday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
One-day child general admission (13 and under): free
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $45
Three-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $145
Friday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $45
Two-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $105
Saturday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $50
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20
One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all-access pit pass (all ages): $65
Camping
Primitive camping: $85 for the week
Online reservations: eldoraspeedway.showare.com
More information: eldoraspeedway.com/camping/campground-maps or (937) 338-3815
