Count Scott Bloomquist among one of the countless drivers and teams having solidified plans at this week’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis ahead of the new racing season.

It was the most popular topic of discussion during last week's World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte: Is Scott Bloomquist back?

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., confirmed to DirtonDirt.com today that he plans to make his return to competition driving a Devin Jones Racing Team Zero Chassis in the Oct. 20-21 General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Thousands of successful drivers have piloted Dirt Late Models through evolving eras of the short-track racing discipline, but for most fans the conversation begins and ends with two drivers.

Hall of Fame driver Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and will soon undergo surgery.

For the first time in the race’s 29-year existence, Scott Bloomquist is not competing in this week’s Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Bloomquist was missing on the event's pre-entry list released Monday night and arrived at Eldora Speedway on Thursday without his race car.

Scott Bloomquist’s future as a race car driver is once again in limbo as he battles continued numbness in his right foot and leg that forced him to withdraw from Sunshine Nationals competition two weeks ago at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.

Scott Bloomquist and Cody Sommer are still partners in the operation of Scott Bloomquist Racing. Several starts remain on their 2021 schedule, including this weekend’s NGK NTK World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., with the Hall of Fame driver racing alongside open-wheel modified ace Nick Hoffman in a two-car effort.

Brandon Overton stole the lion's share of the money (38 percent!) during Eldora Speedway's Double Dream weekend, but other drivers still left with some healthy earnings totals. Check out the full breakdown of feature purse earnings from June's lucrative weekend:

Who tops the all-time list of laps led in the Late Model crown jewel events at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio? Check out the historical breakdown in the table below:

Jonathan Davenport’s three World 100 victories in five seasons (2015-2019) prompted the DirtonDirt staff to look into the best five-year streaks in the history of Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious event. The Blairsville, Ga.’s success at Eldora Speedway going back to 2015 is no doubt impressive, but it falls shy of several other race winners.

How well do you recall Eldora Speedway’s 2020 Dirt Late Model invitationals? Check your knowledge with 13 trivia questions on the Stream and Intercontinental Classic, which boasted six fan-less events including four $10,000-to-win preliminaries and two $50,000-to-win finales (answers included at the bottom):

DirtonDirt's Kevin Kovac's 2017 article takes us through his 1997 Dream Retrospective and one of the most controversial moments in Late Model history.

Kyle Strickler is a serious Scott Bloomquist Fanboy — when the Hall of Famer speaks, Strickler is sure to be listening.

For more than three decades now, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals has been a proving ground for racers from almost every discipline imaginable.