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.

People might think Tye Twarog would be downtrodden after losing his driver, Nick Hoffman, to Spire Motorsports, the high-profile NASCAR team that Thursday afternoon announced Hoffman’s hiring as the pilot for its fledgling Dirt Late Model program. Doesn’t it have to be an emotional gut-punch for the 46-year-old car owner from Coshocton, Ohio, who plucked Hoffman from the open-wheel modified ranks and watched him blossom into a national full-fender star?

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., is joining Spire Motorsports as the organization’s full-time Dirt Late Model driver in 2027, he and Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson announced Thursday at Eldora Speedway ahead of the World 100 weekend.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Mason Zeigler didn’t lob any angry accusations. He didn’t hurl F-bombs. He didn’t threaten retribution.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Instant reaction and analysis from Friday’s Dream XXXII preliminary night at Eldora Speedway, a 50-lap, $30,000-to-win split-field program captured by Jonathan Davenport (RaceWire; complete Dream coverage):

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Instant reaction and analysis from Thursday’s Dream XXXII preliminary night at Eldora Speedway, a 50-lap, $30,000-to-win split-field program captured by Bobby Pierce (RaceWire; complete Dream coverage):

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 3) — Nick Hoffman unloaded in Eldora Speedway’s pit area Wednesday to kick off Dream XXXII Week with more attention focused on him than he’s ever experienced at the famed half-mile oval.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 3) — Instant reaction and analysis from Wednesday’s FloRacing Night in America program at Eldora Speedway, a $20,000-to-win event captured by Nick Hoffman (DirtonDirt RaceWire; complete Dream coverage):

The five-race playoff for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series launched Friday at Brownstown Speedway, but it wasn’t one of the four Big River Steel Chase for the Championship drivers that landed in victory lane.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Key takeaways and commentary at Eldora Speedway from Ricky Thornton Jr.’s first World 100 victory (which shouldn’t come as a surprise), Jonathan Davenport’s shortcomings, another near-miss for Dale McDowell, Nick Hoffman’s bright future and more:

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — If Nick Hoffman needed a confidence boost heading into the 55th World 100 finale at Eldora Speedway, his runner-up finish in Friday’s second 25-lap semifeature provided it.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Nick Hoffman’s mantra heading into Saturday’s Dream XXXI was to stay out of the unforgiving concrete wall at Eldora Speedway, making sure he’d have the opportunity to grab a $100,000 payday.

Now that Georgia-Florida Speedweeks have come and gone, I've decided to evaluate 15 top Dirt Late Model drivers — specifically the top six in points on last year’s national tours and three wild cards picks — from the popular wintertime series.

Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.