2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals

Full Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified Entry List Now Available

Full Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified Entry List Now Available

A look at the complete list of 60 drivers who have been invited to compete in the Modified portion of the 2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals.

Nov 2, 2023 by Koty Geyer
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With the final round of invites announced, the full entry list for the UMP Modifieds at the Gateway Dirt Nationals is now available.

Leading off the Modified entry list is defending Gateway Dirt Nationals UMP Modified winner Ricky Thornton Jr.  "RTJ" is coming off a 23-win season in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, while also winning the Prairie Dirt Classic and several other Dirt Late Model races around the country.

Former Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified champions Ray Bollinger, Mike Harrison and Tyler Peterson join Thornton as former winners entered in the event.  2023 UMP Modified national champion Tyler Nicely returns to Gateway after not making the field last year.

Hometown favorite and former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace returns after bringing crowd at The Dome At America’s Center to their feet with a B-Main win one year ago.  Another driver who quickly became a crowd favorite, Charlie Mefford looks to “park there” in victory lane.

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Justin Haley is set to make his first Gateway Dirt Nationals appearance in December.  The Kaulig Racing shoe won three races during the UMP Modified portion of the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park back in February, finishing second in the final standings.

They join more of Modified racing’s best, which includes the likes of Mike McKinney, Michael Long, KC Burdette, Drake Troutman and more.  The full entry list can be seen below.

The Gateway Dirt Nationals moves to Thursday-Saturday, December 14-16 at The Dome At America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, MO.  The Comp Cams Super Late Models and Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds will battle it out over three days for $30,000 for Late Models and $10,000 to win for Modifieds.

All three days of the Gateway Dirt Nationals will be streamed live on FloRacing. If you're not a FloRacing subscriber, click here to sign up today. 

Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified Entry List

Driver Name

Ricky Thornton, Jr. 

Drake Troutman

Mike McKinney

Jordan Grabouski

Kyle Steffens

Chase Holland

Tim Ward

Tim Luttrell

Tyler Peterson

Kenny Wallace

Shane Sabraski

Chase Allen

Peyton Taylor

Dean Hoffman

Justin Haley

Tim Nash

Michael Long

Mike Harrison

Zach Johnson

Tyler Niceley

KC Burdette

Ethan Dotson

Ray Bollinger

Trent Young

Joseph Thomas

Jimmy Lennex

Dave Hess

Jake Timm

Logan Veloz

Charlie Mefford

Jeff Larson

Scott Bintz

Dillon Nusbaum

Tom Berry Jr. 

Todd Sherman

Brandon Copp

Jeremy Nichols

Rick Conoyer

Trey Jacoby

Trevor Neville

Austin Holcombe

William Gould

Clay Money

Michael Altobelli

Jack Sartain

Trey Harris

Cole Falloway

Michael Ledford

Dylan Thornton

Austen Becerra

Dave Wietholder

Mitch Thomas

Brayden Watson

Ryan Toole

Josh Lemke

Dalton Lane

Chad Bauer

Jeff Parsons

Gus Taylor

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