After placing fourth in Saturday’s 56th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., no longer has to answer questions about why he had never finished better than sixth in his 12 previous starts in the crown jewel event. Now it’s just, “When are you going to win the World 100?” — and he believes that day is coming.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson knows the exact moment Nick Hoffman became more than just another great race car driver in his eyes.

Nick Hoffman had made this drive before.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — Takeaways and analysis from Saturday’s 56th annual World 100 finale, a $100,000-to-win feature captured by Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C. (RaceWire):

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — Ryan Gustin couldn’t hold back his disappointment. It was right there for the FloRacing cameras to capture when he limped to a stop in Eldora Speedway’s pit area after his bid to win Saturday’s 56th World 100 fell 12 laps shy with a powerless car.

The most prestigious race on the dirt late model schedule was held Saturday night with the 56th running of the World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Nick Hoffman took the lead when race-long leader Ryan Gustin suffered misfortune on a restart with 12 laps remaining and pulled away late to score his first World 100 victory.

The first two days of the 2026 World 100 at Eldora Speedway have been endlessly entertaining and we're set up for a third night of fun in Ohio.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Hudson O’Neal hasn’t necessarily spent his summer struggling. He’s spent it pressing against a glass ceiling.

After rain and scattered thunderstorms moved through most of northwest Ohio overnight and into the morning, racing fans at the World 100 at Eldora Speedway woke up to even wetter conditions than they experienced earlier this week.

The all-important heat races for the 56th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway are set after high-point earner Brandon Sheppard spun a six on the Wheel of Misfortune, producing a six-car invert among the top 36 drivers in weekend points across the six heats.

The 56th World 100 at Eldora Speedway continued on Friday night with a pair of 25-lap preliminary features ahead of Saturday's $100,000-to-win main event. Brandon Sheppard and Hudson O’Neal picked up victories at The Big E on the eve of the most prestigious race in dirt late model racing.

The opening night of racing at "the Big E" may have been delayed by a little rain but it certainly didn't stop the fun at the 2026 World 100 at Eldora Speedway.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Ashton Winger’s first week with his new Rocket Chassis XR2 provided little reason to believe its first victory was right around the corner.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Sometimes life happens and throws an unexpected twist that turns a race car driver’s single-minded focus on the biggest event of the year into a completely secondary pursuit.

Jonathan Davenport did it. He actually did it.