Eldora Speedway
Fast Facts: Eldora's 55th annual World 100
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: Sept. 4-6
Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval).
Location: Rossburg, Ohio
Purse: $72,000-to-win
Sanction: DIRTcar Racing
Last year’s winner: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., his second career globe trophy and first since 2016
Tickets: $35 adult general admission (ages 14-and-up) on Thursday and Friday; $50 on Saturday; details below.
Streaming: FloRacing
Website: eldoraspeedway.com
Track phone: (937) 338-3815
Notes: Eldora Speedway hosts the 55th annual World 100, a three-day DIRTcar Super Late Model special that kicks off with twin 25-lap, $12,000 preliminary features Thursday and Friday; heat races and consolations precede Saturday’s 100-lap finale which boasts an event-record $72,000 top prize. … The total weekend purse exceeds $600,000. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., enters with 11 career Eldora crown jewels, including five World 100 victories (2015, ’17, ’19, ’21-’22). Davenport led the final 61 laps to capture June’s $100,000 Dream XXXI payday. … Davenport’s World 100 victory total is one shy of Billy Moyer’s record six victories, the last in 2010. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., slipped by Dale McDowell to win last year’s 54th annual World 100, adding to his 2016 globe trophy. Pierce also captured last season's $100,000 Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., won two $12,000 World 100 prelims last year after capturing 2023’s World 100. … Pits open at noon daily, grandstands open at 2 p.m. for Thursday-Friday prelims, then open at noon for Saturday’s finale; hot laps are at 6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, then 6:30 on Saturday. … Watch live on FloRacing.
World 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2024: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2023: Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.; Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2020: Postponed
2019: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2018: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2017: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2013: John Blankenship, Williamson, W.Va.
2012: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2009: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio
2008: Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, Ga.
2007: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2006: Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
2005: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.
2004: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
2003: Dan Schlieper, Pewaukee, Wis.
2002: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2001: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2000: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1999: Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
1998: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1997: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1995: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1992: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1991: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1990: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1989: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1988: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1987: Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1986: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1985: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1984: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1983: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1982: Mike Duvall, Gaffney, S.C.
1981: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1980: Charlie Swartz, Lucasville, Ohio
1979: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1978: Ken Walton, Viola, Iowa
1977: Doug Kenimer, Dalton, Ga.
1976: Charlie Hughes, Dalton, Ga.
1975: Joe Merryfield, Des Moines, Iowa
1974: Ed Sanger, Waterloo, Iowa
1973: Floyd Gilbert, Lockland, Ohio
1972: Verlin Eaker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1971: Bruce Gould, Milford, Ohio
Weekend purses
Thursday-Friday prelims
1. $12,000
2. $6,000
3. $3,500
4. $2,800
5. $2,500
6. $2,300
7. $2,200
8. $2,100
9. $2,050
10. $2,000
11. $1,600
12. $1,400
13. $1,200
14. $1,100
15. $1,050
16.-26. $1,000
Saturday’s main event
1. $72,000
2. $25,000
3. $15,000
4. $12,500
5. $10,000
6. $9,000
7. $8,000
8. $7,750
9. $7,500
10. $7,250
11. $7,000
12. $6,750
13. $6,500
14. $6,250
15. $6,000
16. $5,900
17. $5,800
18. $5,700
19. $5,600
20. $5,575
21. $5,550
22. $5,525
23.-28. $5,500
Event schedule
(All times local; subject to change)
Wednesday
9 a.m. - Ticket and pit pass sales begin
9 a.m. - Turn 1 camping load in
3 p.m. - Ballroom opens
6 p.m. - Infield hauler parking (optional)
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
8-11 p.m. - Naked Karate Girls concert (Fan Zone)
Thursday
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
1 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model shootout races (12 laps)
- Late Model first feature (25 laps)
- Late Model second feature (25 laps)
Dukes of Country concert (Fan Zone)
Friday
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
1 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model shootout races (12 laps)
- Late Model first feature (25 laps)
- Late Model second feature (25 laps)
Dukes of Country concert (Fan Zone)
Saturday
8-11 a.m. - Breakfast buffet (Ballroom)
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
11 a.m. - Grounds closed and cleared
Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Church service (behind main office)
3:30 p.m. - Driver autograph session (Fan Zone)
4:30 p.m. - Public drivers’ meeting (Fan Zone)
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7:15 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
- Late Model heats (15 laps)
- Late Model consolations (20 laps)
- 55th annual World 100 feature (100 laps)
Tickets
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): $155
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): $110
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 (Aug. 31-Sept. 7)
Online reservations: eldoraspeedway.showare.com
More info: eldoraspeedway.com/camping/campground-maps or (937) 338-3815
