2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals

200+ Drivers Entered For Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals; Here's The List

200+ Drivers Entered For Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals; Here's The List

143 Dirt Late Model drivers and 60 Modified drivers will be competing during the 2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals inside The Dome at America's Center.

Dec 6, 2023
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If you build it, they will come. No truer words have ever been said when it comes to the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals. 

The one-of-a-kind spectacle created in 2016 by event promoter Cody Sommer enters its seventh running next week with another enormous field of Super Late Models en route to The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis. This year's Late Model field features a whopping 143 drivers pre-entered for the event. 

Once again, driver registration was closed early this year due to the limited amount of space to park race cars inside The Dome. Between the 143 Dirt Late Models and 60 Modifieds, there will be over 200 cars parked inside the former home of the NFL's St. Louis Rams. 

Both divisions have been broken up into split fields for preliminary nights on Thursday, December 14 and Friday, December 15 before the main event takes place on Saturday, December 16. 

This year's Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals entry list is not only big in size; it's also filled with star power from the Dirt Late Model world and beyond. 

2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Hudson O'Neal and 2023 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Bobby Pierce will both be competing in the event. 

Fresh off his career season with 33 wins, Ricky Thornton, Jr. will be pulling double-duty in both the Super Late Model and Modified divisions. "The Newport Nightmare" Jimmy Owens joins RTJ as two of the drivers racing in both divisions. 

Dirt Track World Championship winner Brandon Sheppard, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series runner-up Devin Moran, World of Outlaws Late Model winner Nick Hoffman and "Hunt The Front" star Joseph Joiner have also filed entries. 

Defending Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals winner Tyler Erb will return to The Dome looking to back up his emotional victory from one year ago. 

And of course, you can't mention the Gateway Dirt Nationals without mentioning two-time race winner Tyler Carpenter. The West Virginia native returns to his favorite event of the year seeking a third win at The Dome. 

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VIDEO: Tyler Carpenter talks about returning to The Dome for this year's Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar, who will begin a full-time campaign with Spire Motorsports in 2024, will return to Gateway for a second straight year after an impressive 12th-place finish in the main event last year. 

The Modified entry list is also filled with star power this year as "The Mayor" of St. Louis Kenny Wallace returns to the event alongside Modified stars like Mike Harrison, Ray Bollinger, Tyler Nicely and Charlie Mefford. NASCAR Cup Series driver Justin Haley will also be competing in this year's Modified race. 

All three days of the 2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals will be streamed live on FloRacing. If you're not already a subscriber, click here to sign up today. 

Gateway Super Late Model Entry List

AJ Campbell

Alan Westling

Austin Howes

Austin Seelig

Austin Tettaton

Austin Theiss

Bill Wagner

Blake Creech

Bo Lockwood

Bob Gardner

Bobby Pierce

Brad Basey

Brandon Englund

Brandon Sheppard

Brandon Tibaldi

Braxton Carter

Carson Ferguson

Carson Hocevar

Casey White

Chad Zobrist

Chandler Moenning

Chris Fetter

Chris McKeehan

Chris Simpson

Cody Bauer

Corey Delancy

Dakota Dellinger

Dakota Smith

Daniel Adam

Darin Weisinger

David Marlow

David Seibers

Delbert Crum

Derek Fetter

Devin Gilpin

Devin Moran

Donald Johns

Dustin Dixon

Dustin Rollins

Dylan Bates

Dylan Thompson

Erik Thorne

Freddie Carpenter

Glen Hounshell

Glen Powell

Gordy Gundaker

Gregory Kimmons

Hudson O’Neal

Jack Riggs

Jacob Kolwyck

Jacob Magee

Jadon Frame

Jake Rainey

Jason Feger

Jason Knowles

Jason Miles

Jason Wagner

Jason Welshan

Jason Zobrist

Jayme Zidar

Jeffrey Ledford

Jim O’Hara

Jimmy Owens

Jody Knowles

Joe Bellm

Joe Denby

John Henderson

Jon Mitchell

Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Woods

Jordan Barbee

Joseph Hughs

Joseph Joiner

Josh Baker

Josh Boller

Josh Lewis

Josh Rice

Joshua Dietz

Justin Carter

Kip Hughes

Kylan Garner

Kyle Hardy

Kyle Mixon

Lance Brasington

Layne Bellm

Lindsey Hansen

Luke Bennett

Manny Falcon

Matt Koch

Matthew Norman

Matthew Ratzlaff

Matthew Tribble

Max Baker

Megan Sanders

Michael Epplett

Michael Jensen

Michael Luna

Micheal King

Mike Harrison

Mike Kline

Mike Spatola

Morgan Alexander

Myles Moos

Nick Hoffman

Nicky Pennington

Oakley Johns

Patrik Daniel

Preston Farmer

Quentin White

Rachel Carpenter

Ricky Thornton, Jr. 

Robbie Bostic

Robbie Scott

Rodney Melvin

Ronnie Yanacsek

Ruben Mayfield

Rusty Griffin

Rusty Schlenk

Ryan Montgomery

Ryan Unzicker

Ryan Wilson

Scott Bell

Scott Cimfl

Scott Geaschel

Scott Rhoades

Shannon Babb

Shaun Wiltjerhunt

Spencer Hughes

Sterling Freeman

Steve Sheppard

Tanner English

Ted Johnson

Teejay Janousek

Tegan Evans

Timmy Dick

Timmy Hancock

Timothy Welch

Trevor Gunaker

Tyler Carpenter

Tyler Erb

Wil Herrington

William Stile

Zach Wohlers

Gateway Modified Entry List

Austin Becerra

Austin Holcombe

Brandon Copp

Brayden Watson

Carlos Ahumada Jr. 

Chad Bauer

Charlie Mefford

Chase Allen

Chase Holland

Clay Money

Cody Zobrist

Dalton Lane

Dave Hess

Dave Wietholder

Dean Hoffman

Dillon Nusbaum

Drake Troutman

Dylan Thornton

Gus Soutiea

Guy Taylor

Jack Sartain

Jake Timm

Jeff Larson

Jeff Parsons

Jeremy Nichols

Jimmy Lennex

Jimmy Owens

Jordan Grabouski

Joseph Thomas

Josh Lemke

Justin Haley

KC Burdette

Kenny Wallace

Kyle Steffens

Logan Veloz

Michael Altobelli

Michael Ledford

Michael Long

Mike Harrison

Mike McKinney

Mitch Thomas

Peyton Taylor

Ray Bollinger

Rick Conoyer

Ricky Thornton Jr. 

Rob Neubauer

Ryan Toole

Scott Bintz

Tim Luttrell

Tim Nash

Tim Ward

Todd Sherman

Trent Young

Trevor Neville

Trey Harris

Trey Jacoby

Tyler Nicely

Tyler Peterson

William Gould

Zach Johnson