After a pair of preliminary features Thursday and Friday at Eldora Speedway, the heat race lineups are set for Saturday night's 2026 Dirt Late Model Dream.
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Drivers were split into two preliminary night groups, with one group competin in a full program on Thursday and one group competing in a full program on Friday.
Drivers earned points using Eldora's "Every Lap Matters" point system every time they were on the track, and those point totals were used to set Saturday's all-important heat race lineups.
Bobby Pierce, who earned the most points during preliminary action, spun the "Wheel of Misfortune" following Friday night's feature. Pierce's spin landed on the number three, which means that a three-car invert is in place for each of the six heat races.
Lineups for all six heat races can be viewed at the bottom of this story.
The top three finishers in each of the six heat races will transfer to the $100,000-to-win main event. Out of those who fail to transfer to the main event through heat races, the top two points earners entering the night will be given the 19th and 20th starting positions. A pair of 20-lap B-Features will each transfer the top three finishers to complete the 26-car starting lineup.
Bobby Pierce and Jonathan Davenport, the top two drivers in the "Every Lap Matters" point standings, are the only two drivers currently guaranteed to have a spot in the starting lineup.
Fans unable to make it to Rossburg, Ohio for Saturday's night's race will be able to watch all of the action live on FloRacing beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET.
2026 Dirt Late Model Dream Saturday Heat Race Lineups
Heat 1
1 | Chris Ferguson |
2 | Tyler Erb |
3 | Bobby Pierce |
4 | Kyle Bronson |
5 | Tristan Chamberlain |
6 | Jake O’Neil |
7 | Mason Zeigler |
8 | Dillon McCowan |
9 | Freddie Carpenter |
10 | Chris Madden |
11 | Brody Smith |
12 | Tyler Bruening |
13 | Lane Snook |
14 | Mathew Porter |
15 | Benji Hicks |
Heat 2
1 | Max Blair |
2 | Hudson O’Neal |
3 | Jonathan Davenport |
4 | Ricky Thornton Jr. |
5 | Jackson Hise |
6 | Tim McCreadie |
7 | Todd Morrow |
8 | Chase Junghans |
9 | Justin Duty |
10 | Luke Morey |
11 | Tim Lance |
12 | Ryan Johnson |
13 | Dalton Cook |
14 | Alex Vance |
15 | Mike Hildebrand |
Heat 3
1 | Garrett Alberson |
2 | Nick Hoffman |
3 | Brandon Overton |
4 | Zack Mitchell |
5 | Dennis Erb Jr. |
6 | Ryan Gustin |
7 | Mark Whitener |
8 | K.C. Burdette |
9 | Carson Ferguson |
10 | Mario Gresham |
11 | Jeffery Erickson |
12 | Jimmy Owens |
13 | Greg Williams |
14 | Joe Chalmers |
15 | Mike Spatola |
Heat 4
1 | Sam Seawright |
2 | Ashton Winger |
3 | Dale McDowell |
4 | Daulton Wilson |
5 | Kyle Strickler |
6 | Drake Troutman |
7 | Shane Clanton |
8 | Kyle Hammer |
9 | Shannon Babb |
10 | Ryan Crane |
11 | Tyler Thomason |
12 | Carson Hocevar |
13 | Wil Herrington |
14 | Jeff Roth |
15 | David Watts |
Heat 5
1 | Brandon Sheppard |
2 | Josh Rice |
3 | Jason Feger |
4 | Mike Marlar |
5 | Michael Leach |
6 | Dan Ebert |
7 | Brenden Smith |
8 | Ryan Montgomery |
9 | Trent Ivey |
10 | Garrett Smith |
11 | Austin Smith |
12 | Jerry Bowersock |
13 | Chase Frohnapfel |
14 | Ryan Payne |
15 | Chad Stapleton |
Heat 6
1 | Trey Mills |
2 | Ethan Dotson |
3 | Devin Moran |
4 | Dallon Murty |
5 | Brian Shirley |
6 | Joseph Joiner |
7 | Jason Jameson |
8 | Eli Johnson |
9 | Seth Daniels |
10 | Rod Conley |
11 | Devin Gilpin |
12 | Steven Roberts |
13 | Bryant Dickinson |
14 | Dustin Nobbe |