Who's Racing Thursday At The 2025 Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals
Who's Racing Thursday At The 2025 Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals
A look at Thursday's 2025 Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals prelim roster at The Dome at America's Center.
The race toward Saturday's coveted Gateway Arch trophies at the Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals begins Thursday at The Dome at America's Center in Downtown St. Louis, Mo., as the first of two split-field prelims take shape for the Late Model and Modified divisions.
Sixty-two drivers Late Model race Thursday while the other half, 60 to be exact, race Friday. For the Modifieds, 31 are in action Friday.
Thursday's prelim Late Model roster, selected by Cody Sommer in his new draft-style format along with his wife Emma, who selected Friday's prelim roster, is anchored by two-time reigning event champ Brandon Sheppard and two-time reigning DirtonDirt Driver of the Year in Bobby Pierce.
Former Dome prelim winner Shannon Babb, 2022 Dome champ Tyler Erb, 2025 USA Nationals winner Ryan Gustin, former Dome prelim winner Nick Hoffman, 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champ Devin Moran; 2025 Prairie Dirt Classic champ Brian Shirley, last year's Dome prelim winner Mike Spatola are also in the Late Model field.
Among Late Model regional standouts racing Thursday: Iron-Man champ Colten Burdette; 12-time Crate winner this year Hayden Cardwell; MARS champ Jason Feger; 131-time feature winner since 2021 in Kyle Hardy of Virginia; former Dome modified champ Mike Harrison; 400-time career feature winner Dave Hess of Pennsylvania; Schaeffer's Southern Nationals champ Kaede Loudy; 20-time Ohio winner this year Kyle Moore; three-time reigning WISSOTA champ Tyler Peterson; I-5 champ Joey Tanner of Oregon; and Malvern Bank East champ Dylan Thornton.
For the Modified division, 2024 Lucas Oil champ Ricky Thornton Jr., 2023 Dome modified champ Drake Troutman, Kyle Strickler, Iowa standout Dallon Murty and Tyler Nicely headline the roster.
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2025 Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals Thursday Late Model Roster
Car # | Driver | Hometown |
09 | Michael Leach | Sun River, MT |
1* | Kyle Moore | Mansfield, OH |
1CJ | Justin Shaw | Greenwood, IN |
1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX |
1TPO | Tyler Peterson | Hickson, ND |
C2 | Corey DeLancey | Parkersburg, WV |
3S | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL |
C4 | Freddie Carpenter | Parkersburg, WV |
B5 | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL |
5 | Jon Mitchell | Texarkana, TX |
9 | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, NC |
10 | Jacob Magee | Caney, KS |
11 | James Giossi | Hudson, WI |
11T | Trevor Gundaker | St. Charles, MO |
11W | Darin Weisinger Jr | Mendon, IL |
12 | Ashton Winger | Hampton, GA |
12J | Jason Jameson | Lawrenceburg, IN |
12M | Ryan Montgomery | Fairmont, WV |
13 | Dylan Thornton | Orcutt, CA |
14JR | Michael King Jr | El Dorado, AR |
15 | Laela Eisenschenk | Fargo, ND |
15F | Chris Fetter | Troy, MO |
17SR | Brody Smith | Dade City, FL |
18 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL |
18C | Chris Carpenter | Parkersburg, WV |
18X | Michael Page | Douglasville, GA |
19R | Ryan Gustin | Marshalltown, IA |
19S | Dustin Sorensen | Rochester, MN |
S21 | Seth Daniels | Jackson, OH |
23 | Beckham Malone | Rock Hill, SC |
24C | Tanner Collins | Franklin, GA |
25 | Jason Feger | Bloomington, IL |
M27 | Mike Provenzano | Marseilles, IL |
28P | Jeff Provinzino | Hibbing, MN |
32 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL |
32S | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA |
33 | Mike Harrison | Highland, IL |
34 | Chad Wallace | Lagrange, GA |
35 | Dustin Linville | Lancaster, KY |
38 | Derek Fisher | Olympia, KY |
44 | Blaze Burwell | Mt Vernon, IL |
44C | Hayden Cardwell | Knoxville, TN |
44H | Dave Hess Jr | Waterford, PA |
45 | Kyle Hammer | Clinton, IL |
45B | Scott Bell | East Prairie, MO |
46 | Joey Tanner | Portland, OR |
53C | Colten Burdette | Parkersburg, WV |
55 | Benji Hicks | Mount Airy, NC |
60H | Kip Hughes | Enid, OK |
74X | Ethan Dotson | Bakersfield, CA |
75A | Daniel Adam | Peru, IL |
76N | Blair Nothdurft | Renner, SD |
81F | Jadon Frame | Winchester, TN |
81J | Jack Riggs | Nolensville, TN |
89 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, IL |
93 | Carson Ferguson | Lincolnton, NC |
99 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH |
99H | Kyle Hardy | Winchester, VA |
99T | Dylan Thompson | Paducah, KY |
126 | Kaede Loudy | Rogersville, TN |
257 | Skylar Marlar | Winfield, TN |
LIL91 | Carter Schlenk | McClure, OH |
2025 Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals Thursday Modified Roster
Car # | Driver | Hometown |
0 | Damian Kiefer | Ste Genevieve, MO |
01 | Peyton Taylor | Batesville, AR |
02 | Tanner Mullens | Wichita, KS |
5 | Dave Wietholder | Liberty, IL |
07X | Troy Morris III | Bakersfield, CA |
1D | Dean Hoffman | Troy, IL |
4W | Tyler Wolff | Fayetteville, AR |
5 | Drake Troutman | Hyndman, PA |
7 | Clay Money | Penokee, KS |
8 | Jimmy Lennex Jr | Maysville, KY |
8S | Kyle Strickler | Mooresville, NC |
8X | Kyle Steffens | St. Charles, MO |
10Y | Trent Young | Crofton, KY |
12T | Dallon Murty | Chelsea, IA |
14 | Rick Conoyer | Wentzville, MO |
18 | Brad Dyer | Mohawk, TN |
18Z | Zane DeVilbiss | Farmington, NM |
20RT | Ricky Thornton Jr | Chandler, AZ |
22A | Austen Becerra | Carthage, IL |
23 | Dylan Sharp | Hillsboro, MO |
25 | Tyler Nicely | Owensboro, KY |
25C | Joe Chisholm | Osage, IA |
26G | Ryan Gierke | Villard, MN |
29J | Jordan Wever | Bloomington, IN |
45X | Chase Holland | Success, MS |
58X | Gary Christian | Broken Bow, OK |
65 | Tyler Davis | Haysville, KS |
77 | Ray Bollinger | Kewanee, IL |
537 | Jesse Rockett | Newton, NC |
777 | Trevor Neville | Mackinaw, IL |
B1 | Jeff Larson | Freeport, IL0 |