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:

Through preliminary action at this week’s 55th World 100 at Eldora Speedway, three drivers have seemingly separated themselves from the rest entering Saturday’s finale: Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell and Nick Hoffman. | Complete World 100 coverage

Dale McDowell certainly hopes Thursday’s crowd-stirring, last-corner pass of Devin Moran to triumph in the first split-field World 100 prelim isn’t the final Eldora Speedway victory he’ll savor.

When to conserve, when to let it all hang out. That was the question for Dale McDowell on Wednesday at Eldora Speedway in racing from his eighth starting spot in a 50-lap FloRacing Night in America feature that opened Dream Week.

With this week's 31st running of the Dirt Late Model Dream taking shape at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $100,000-to-win event that's streamed live on FloRacing.

After more than 30 years of competing on dirt as a driver-crew chief brother combo, Dale McDowell and Shane McDowell are both quick to mention communication as a prime factor to their Dirt Late Model success.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where more than 50 Dirt Late Model drivers are expected to compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — It was 1 a.m. Sunday at Eldora Speedway, nearly two hours after the World 100 checkered flag, and Dale McDowell remained firesuit, carrying one conversation after the next with seemingly whomever approached him.

With the 30th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream taking place this week at Eldora Speedway and with all the action live on FloRacing, here's a list of the top-10 drivers to ever compete at the Crown Jewel event.

Dale McDowell crossed the finish line first. He celebrated in victory lane and did an interview to talk about his triumph. He went through postrace technical procedures including have tire samples taken for laboratory testing.

Each time Dale McDowell has stepped foot on the swampy grounds of Volusia Speedway Park to effectively begin his Georgia-Florida Speedweeks these last few years, something life-altering has transpired either in the days or months to follow.

Dale McDowell couldn’t help becoming a little sentimental after winning Saturday night’s 41st annual Comp Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway.

Returning to glory in a crown jewel event he won for the first time in 2004, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., grabbed the lead from Jonathan Davenport on lap 35 and was flawless the remainder of the distance to capture Saturday night’s 41st annual Comp Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway. The 57-year-old veteran beat Davenport to the finish line by 0.303 of a second for the $50,000 first-place prize.

With this week's 29th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream approaching at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $129,000-to-win event as the stage takes shape live on FloRacing. Below, we've ranked Eldora's top-10 active full-time drivers solely based on recent success at the World's Greatest Dirt Track.

BRASSTOWN, N.C. — With a track-record $22,022 on the line as Tri-County Race Track hosted the Castrol® FloRacing Night in America tour for the 17th FK Rod Ends Tar Heel 53 presented by Jacky Jones Automotive Group, both track promoter Ray Cook and series director Ben Shelton expected a bevy of heavy hitters to descend upon the 1/4-mile bullring nestled in the state’s scenic western hills.