2023 Eldora Million at Eldora Speedway

Eldora Million Preliminary Night Groups Revealed

Eldora Million Preliminary Night Groups Revealed

Eldora Speedway officials have released the Eldora Million preliminary night groups for Wednesday night.

Jul 12, 2023 by FloRacing Staff
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With 80+ Sprint Cars *pre-entered* for the Eldora Million this week, officials have split the field into two groups for Wednesday’s preliminary night, which is streaming exclusively on FloRacing.

The Group A and Group B competitors will contest their own preliminary programs against only drivers within their groups – giving fans a total of two Qualifying sessions, eight Heat Races, two B-Mains, and two, 25-lap Features at The Big E on Wednesday, July 12. Under the Every Lap Matters format, they’ll be battling for points which will set the stage for Thursday’s six Heat Races at the $1,002,023-to-win event.

Here's how the field is split ahead of Wednesday’s preliminary:

Group A is loaded with star power including five Kings Royal winners highlighted by Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, Donny Schatz, Daryn Pittman, and Brent Marks. Other hot shots in the first group include Logan Schuchart, James McFadden, Spencer Bayston, Giovanni Scelzi, and Anthony Macri. Additional names like Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Bacon, Danny Dietrich, and Aaron Reutzel could spice things up in Group A.

Group B is just as tough including a daunting group of Rico Abreu, David Gravel, Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo, Tyler Courtney, and Buddy Kofoid. Other notables in the second group include Cory Eliason, Justin Peck, Brian Brown, Kerry Madsen, and Shane Stewart. Look for more including Parker Price-Miller, Jamie Veal, Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr, and Brock Zearfoss to put those on upset alert.

Wednesday’s format for both groups will include a pair of inversions courtesy of the “Wheel of Misfortune.” Each group will face a Heat Race inversion of 6, 7 or 8 followed by a Feature inversion of 8, 9, or 10. Passing will be at a premium as drivers battle for points hoping to earn a front row spot in Thursday’s all-important Heat Races at the Eldora Million.

You can stream every lap of the Eldora Million this Wednesday and Thursday on FloRacing.