Eldora Speedway | 13929
St Route 118 | New Weston | OH | 45348
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DIRT
LATE MODEL DREAM KICKS OFF ELDORA MAJOR EVENTS
ROSSBURG, OH (May 6) – As has become tradition, Eldora
Speedway’s Dirt Late Model Dream will kick off their aggressive
major event campaign. Set for the weekend of June 6 & 7,
the 14th annual edition of the Dream will again see a $100,000
pay check up for grabs following the 100-lap chase around Eldora’s
famed one-half mile high-banked clay oval.
Young
driving sensation Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN upgraded his
resume with a stunning and popular victory in last year’s
edition, when he powered the Dale Beitler owned Late Model to
upset four-time Dream winner Scott Bloomquist. Both are expected
to be in the chase again this year. Bloomquist will be behind
the wheel of his famed ‘zero’ machine, while Casebolt
has part ways with Beitler to regroup his own team. Former World
100 winner Steve Francis has teamed up with Beitler in 2008.
If history
is to be believed, Bloomquist could well be in the driver’s
seat for win number five. The oft-controversial Mooresburg,
TN veteran has frequented victory lane in the even number years
since 2002.
Since its
inception in 1994, 109 drivers have edged their way into a Dirt
Late Model Dream line-up, with 9 drivers etching the $100,000
victories.
Bloomquist’s
four wins (1995, 2002, 2004, 2006) leads the way, while inaugural
winner Freddy Smith (1994) is the only other double winner (2000).
Single event wins have been earned by Donnie Moran (1996), Jimmy
Mars (1997), Billy Boyer (1998), Rick Eckert (1999), Darrel
Lanigan (2003), Matt Miller (2005) and Casebolt (2007).
The Dirt
Model Dream will once again fall under the sanctioning banner
of the UMP (United Midwestern Promoters) DIRTcar organization,
who will oversee adherence to the car specifications, including
the recently announced tire rules. Per the UMP DIRTcar rulebook,
each sanctioned track has the option to determine their tire
rule of choice. Eldora Speedway has chosen to align themselves
with Oakshade Raceway and the Sunoco sponsored American Late
Model Series (ALMS) to allow the LM-30, LM-40 and LM-50 branded
Hoosier Racing tire.
While UMP
DIRTcar will oversee the tech, the racing procedures and line-up
structure will be governed by Eldora. As in the past, Friday’s
agenda will include the practice laps, followed by the time
trial runs to set up Saturday’s program of qualifying
heats, C & B Mains and the 100-lap Dirt Late Model Dream.
Entry forms
for the Dirt Late Model Dream were put in the mail this week.
Interested teams may also download the entry form from www.eldoraspeedway.com.
Following
the Dream chase, Eldora’s major event calendar will include
the 25th annual Kings Royal (Sprint Car) weekend July 11 and
12 and the World 100 (Late Models) over the weekend of September
5 & 6. Sprinkled in between will be other events rapidly
gaining in prominence, including the Ollie’s 360 Challenge
July 8 and the Chevrolet American Revolution 4-Crown weekend
of September 19 & 20.
A complete
2008 schedule of events may be downloaded from the Eldora Speedway
website www.eldoraspeedway.com; where tickets may also be purchased.
