Eldora Speedway
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXXII
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: June 3-6 (FloRacing Night in America on Wednesday; split-field qualifying features Thursday and Friday; heat races and consolations precede Saturday’s 100-lap finale)
Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval)
Location: Rossburg, Ohio
Purse: $100,000-to-win
Sanction: DIRTcar Racing
Live streaming: FloRacing
Last year’s winner: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., captured his fourth career Dream triumph (2015, ’23-’25)
Tickets: $30 general admission Wednesday, $35 Thursday and Friday and $50 on Saturday; $210 for four-day pit pass. Details below.
Website: eldoraspeedway.com
Track phone: (937) 338-3815
Notes: The best drivers in the country descended upon one of the nation’s finest dirt tracks for Dream XXXII. … For the third consecutive year, the field will be split into two 50-lap, $30,000-to-win preliminary nights on Thursday-Friday, preceding Saturday’s heat races, consolations and 100-lap, $100,000-to-win feature. … The FloRacing Night in America Series gets things underway with Wednesday’s 50-lap, $20,000-to-win, serving as an unofficial opener to the weekend. … The four-day total purse exceeds $700,000. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., chases his fourth straight Dream victory and fifth overall (2015, ’23-’25). Davenport has 11 career Eldora crown jewel victories and has amassed nearly $2,000,000 in winnings there since 2012. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., is a two-time World 100 (2016, ’24) and two-time Dirt Track World Championship (2024-’25) winner at Eldora, combining for more than $363,000 in earnings at the Rossburg, Ohio, half-mile, but continues to search for his first Dream. … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., has collected more than $120,000 in earnings at Eldora, including last fall’s $72,000 World 100. … Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., seeks his first Dream finale since 2019’s $125,000 payday. … Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, and Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., are both fresh off six-figure paydays at Mansfield (Ohio) Speedway’s Blaster 57 Special event in World of Outlaws competition.
Dream winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2025: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
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.
Purses
Wednesday's 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 qualifying features
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 feature event
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)
Noon - Turn one camping opens
5 p.m. - Pit pass sales (Gate 4)
5 p.m. - Vendor unload (vendor row)
6 p.m. - Hauler parking (infield)
6:30 p.m. - Vendor unload (fan zone)
Wednesday
9 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
10 a.m. - Pits open
11 a.m. - Tech and registration begins
Noon - Gates open for hillside seating
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Turn one camping opens
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
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
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Turn one camping opens
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens
2:30 p.m. - Tech and registration (new entrants)
3 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet begins
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet ends
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
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
1 p.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Turn one camping opens
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens
2:30 p.m. - Tech and registration (new entrants)
3 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet begins
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (infield)
6 p.m. - Ballroom dinner buffet ends
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
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 opens, breakfast buffet begins
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
11 a.m. - Grounds cleared and secured
11 a.m. - Ballroom breakfast buffet ends
Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open
Noon - Turn one camping opens
1 p.m. - Outreach service (white tent behind main office)
3:30 p.m. - Driver autograph session (fan zone)
4:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (fan zone)
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7 p.m. - Ballroom closes
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Competition
- Late Model heats (15 laps)
- Late Model consolations (20 laps)
- Dream XXXII feature (100 laps)
Tickets
Wednesday
One-day general admission (14-and-up): $30
One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $10
One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free
Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $45
Four-day all access pit pass (all ages): $210
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): $50
Three-day all access pit pass (all ages): $165
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): $50
Two-day all access pit pass (all ages): $115
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: $95 for the week
Online reservations: eldoraspeedway.showare.com
More information: eldoraspeedway.com/camping/campground-maps or (937) 338-3815
