Notes: DIRTcar Super Late Model competitors invade Eldora Speedway for the 53rd annual World 100, the sport's most prestigious event. … The event kicks off with twin 25-lap, $12,000-to-win preliminary features on Thursday and Friday. Points accrued on preliminary nights set lineups for Saturday’s heat races, with consolations also preceding the 100-lap, $56,000-to-win finale. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., enters seeking his sixth career World 100 victory after winning this event in 2015, ’17, ’19, 21 and ’22; also a two-time Dream event winner, including June’s $129,000 payday, Davenport has amassed more than $1.5 million in race winnings after topping last year’s Eldora Million. … Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., won 2021’s World 100 and is a two-time Dream event winner, as he has collected upwards of $300,000 at the Rossburg, Ohio, oval. … World of Outlaws points leader Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., seeks his second career World 100 triumph after winning this event in 2016, while Lucas Oil points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., eyes his first career major event victory at Eldora. … Recently tabbed as driver of the Longhorn Chassis house car in 2024, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., is piloting a Kevin Rumley Engineering entry, rather than his usual Sheppard Riggs Racing machine; Sheppard won 2019’s Dream. … Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., is a two-time feature winner there this year after winning April’s $23,023 Castrol FloRacing Night in America stop and adding a $12,000 Dream preliminary feature. … Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., leads all drivers with six World 100 victories. … Race rookies chase $8,000 in Shane Unger Memorial Rookie Awards, including $2,500 to the top rookie on the final night. ... Concerts headline daily off-track activities, with a $500-to-win cornhole tournament at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Fan Zone barn; runner-up prize pays $250, while third place receives $100 in addition to Tony Stewart Foundation apparel and ticket credits that can be used for future events. A driver autograph session will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the fan zone. … Gates open at noon with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. nightly.

World 100 Track Information

Dates: Sept. 7-9 (two split-field shows on Thursday and Friday featuring twin 25-lap, $12,000-to-win preliminary features; heat races and consolations precede Saturday’s 100-lap finale)

Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked, half-mile clay oval).

Purse: $56,000-to-win from $567,900 in posted awards.

Sanction: DIRTcar Racing.

Last year’s winner: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., who won his fifth career World 100.

Tickets: $35 adult general admission (ages 14-and-up) on Thursday and Friday; $45 on Saturday; $135 for three-day pit pass. Details below.

Websites: eldoraspeedway.com

Track phone: (937) 338-3815

World 100 winners

Year: Winner, hometown

2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.

2021: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.; Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.

2020: Postponed

2019: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.

2018: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.

2017: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.

2016: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.

2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.

2014: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.

2013: John Blankenship, Williamson, W.Va.

2012: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa

2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.

2010: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

2009: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio

2008: Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, Ga.

2007: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.

2006: Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.

2005: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.

2004: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.

2003: Dan Schlieper, Pewaukee, Wis.

2002: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa

2001: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.

2000: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

1999: Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.

1998: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

1997: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio

1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio

1995: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.

1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

1992: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio

1991: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.

1990: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.

1989: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio

1988: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.

1987: Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.

1986: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.

1985: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio

1984: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.

1983: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.

1982: Mike Duvall, Gaffney, S.C.

1981: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio

1980: Charlie Swartz, Lucasville, Ohio

1979: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio

1978: Ken Walton, Viola, Iowa

1977: Doug Kenimer, Dalton, Ga.

1976: Charlie Hughes, Dalton, Ga.

1975: Joe Merryfield, Des Moines, Iowa

1974: Ed Sanger, Waterloo, Iowa

1973: Floyd Gilbert, Lockland, Ohio

1972: Verlin Eaker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1971: Bruce Gould, Milford, Ohio

2023 World 100 Purse

Thursday-Friday prelims

1. $12.000

2. $6,000

3. $3,500

4. $2,800

5. $2,500

6. $2,300

7. $2,200

8. $2,100

9. $2,050

10. $2,000

11. $1,600

12. $1,400

13. $1,200

14. $1,100

15. $1,050

16-24. $1,000

Saturday’s World 100 Purse

1. $56,000

2. $25,000

3. $15,000

4. $12,500

5. $10,000

6. $9,000

7. $8,000

8. $7,500

9. $7,000

10. $6,500

11. $6,250

12. $6,000

13. $5,900

14. $5,800

15. $5,700

16. $5,650

17. $5,600

18. $5,550

19. $5,500

20. $5,475

21. $5,450

22. $5,425

23. $5,400

24-28. $5,300

Event schedule

(All times local)

Wednesday

9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)

2-8 p.m. - Pit pass sales (at pit gate)

3-5 p.m. - Early hauler parking

4-7 p.m. - Taste of Darke County (fan zone)

5-7 p.m. - Early technical inspection

8-11:30 p.m. - Dirty Grass Soul concert (fan zone)

Thursday

7-11 a.m. - Breakfast served (turn four concession building)

9 a.m. - Gates open (fans can select general admission seating)

10 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)

11 a.m. - Grounds cleared and secured

Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open

Noon-4:30 p.m. - Technical inspection

3:30-6:30 p.m. - Billy Chez Cheese concert (fan zone)

5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting

6:30 p.m. - Hot laps

8 p.m. - Opening ceremonies

- Late Model time trials

- Late Model heats (8 laps)

- Late Model consolations (10 laps)

- Late Model first feature (25 laps)

- Late Model second feature (25 laps)

Friday

7 -11 a.m. - Breakfast served (turn four concession building)

10 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)

11 a.m. - Grounds cleared and secured

Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open

Noon-4:30 p.m. - Technical inspection

1 p.m. - Cornhole tournament (Eldora barn)

3:30-6:30 p.m. - Billy Chez Cheese concert (fan zone)

5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting

6:30 p.m. - Hot laps

8 p.m. - Opening ceremonies

- Late Model time trials

- Late Model heats (8 laps)

- Late Model consolations (10 laps)

- Late Model first feature (25 laps)

- Late Model second feature (25 laps)

Saturday

7-11 a.m. - Breakfast served (turn four concession building)

10 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)

11 a.m. - Grounds cleared and secured

Noon - All gates, suites and concessions open

2 p.m. - Church service (behind tour four house)

3:30-6:30 p.m. - Conner Albers concert (fan zone)

3:30 p.m. - Driver autograph session (fan zone)

4:30 p.m. - Public drivers’ meeting (fan zone)

6:30 p.m. - Hot laps

7 p.m.: Opening ceremonies

Competition

- Late Model heats (15 laps)

- Late Model consolations (20 laps)

- 53rd annual World 100 (100 laps)

World 100 Ticket Info

Thursday

One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35

One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20

One-day child general admission (13 and under): free

Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults

One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40

Three-day all access pit pass (all ages): $135

Friday

One-day general admission (14-and-up): $35

One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20

One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free

Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults

One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40

Two-day all access pit pass (all ages): $95

Saturday

One-day general admission (14-and-up): $45

One-day child reserved (13-and-under): $20

One-day child general admission (13-and-under): free

Reserved seating: Additional $5 for adults

One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $60

Camping

Primitive camping: $79 for the week

Online reservations: eldoraspeedway.showare.com

More information: eldoraspeedway.com/camping/campground-maps or (937) 338-3815