A 50-car field is entered for Friday’s opening night of the Clash on the Wabash at Eldora Speedway, where the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off the weekend with a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win event. The two-day program concludes Saturday with a 50-lap, $50,000-to-win finale.
Devin Moran enters Friday trailing points leader Brandon Sheppard by 65 points after dominating Oct. 3's Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Moran’s Eldora track record includes a $25,000 Dream preliminary feature in 2024.
Hudson O’Neal sits 40 points behind Sheppard entering Friday. His Eldora résumé includes six World 100 preliminary victories and the 2023 World 100 triumph. Sheppard, meahwhile, won the 2023 Dirt Track World Championship and 2019 Dream at Eldora.
The complete entry list can be viewed below.
Entry List: 2026 Lucas Oil Late Models At Eldora Speedway
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, Ill. |
| 1P | Earl Pearson Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, Texas |
| 3S | Brian Shirley | Chatham, Ill. |
| C4 | Freddie Carpenter | Parkersburg, W.Va. |
| 5J | Braden Jones | Cherryville, N.C. |
| 5N | Dustin Nobbe | Batesville, Ind. |
| 5T | Drake Troutman | Hyndman, Pa. |
| 6 | Clay Harris | Jupiter, Fla. |
| 7* | Logan Hitt | Buckhannon, W.Va. |
| 7T | Christian Thomas | Wake Forest, N.C. |
| 8 | Dillon McCowan | Urbana, Mo. |
| 8A | Rob Anderzack | Swanton, Ohio |
| 9H | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, N.C. |
| 10 | Garrett Smith | Madison, Ga. |
| 11 | Josh Rice | Crittenden, Ky. |
| 12J | Jason Jameson | Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| 12M | Ryan Montgomery | Fairmont, W.Va. |
| 15C | Curt Schroeder | Newton, Iowa |
| 17M | Dale McDowell | Chickamauga, Ga. |
| 17SR | Brody Smith | Dade City, Fla. |
| 17SS | Brenden Smith | Dade City, Fla. |
| 19R | Ryan Gustin | Marshalltown, Iowa |
| 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, Tenn. |
| 20RT | Ricky Thornton Jr. | Chandler, Ariz. |
| 20TC | Tristan Chamberlain | Richmond, Ind. |
| S21 | Seth Daniels | Jackson, Ohio |
| 22 | Daniel Hilsabeck | Earlham, Iowa |
| 22F | Chris Ferguson | Mount Holly, N.C. |
| 32 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, Ill. |
| 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, Fla. |
| 44M | Chris Madden | Gray Court, S.C. |
| 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, Ga. |
| 49M | Luke Morey | Zeeland, Mich. |
| 58 | Garrett Alberson | Las Cruces, N.M. |
| 60 | Dan Ebert | Lake Shore, Minn. |
| 69 | Jon Hodgkiss | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, Ind. |
| 74X | Ethan Dotson | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| 76 | Brandon Overton | Evans, Ga. |
| 89 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, Ill. |
| 93F | Carson Ferguson | Lincolnton, N.C. |
| 95 | Boom Briggs | Bear Lake, Pa. |
| 95J | Jerry Bowersock | Wapakoneta, Ohio |
| 97 | Cody Overton | Thomson, Ga. |
| 99 | Devin Moran | Dresden, Ohio |
| 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | Frankfort, Ill. |
| 111 | Max Blair | Centerville, Pa. |
| 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, Tenn. |
| 555 | Brock Pinkerous | Ellenville, N.Y. |