ELDORA SPEEDWAY

OHIO (USA)

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1954 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY

Eldora Speedway has also been known as the Big E, located in the state of Ohio and built in 1954, the half mile clay oval can seat up to twenty thousand spectators, The big Eldora track is know world wide for its biggest races The Kings Royal, The Dirt Late Model dream event as well as the World 100 that attracts around two hundred Late Model Sedans.

1959 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY

1959 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME

1971 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

1971 saw the running of the first World 100, The winner of that race was Bruce Gould.

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1972 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Verlin Laker takes the win in the 2nd running of the World 100.

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1973 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Floyd Gilbert won the 1973 event from Billy Teegarden and Gene Petro.

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1974 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Ed Sanger wins the 1974 world 100.

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1975 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Joe Merryfield takes the win in the 1975 World 100.

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1976 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Charlie Hughes wins the 1976 World 100

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1977 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Doug Kenimer wins the World 100.

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1978 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Ken Walton takes out the 1978 World 100 win at Eldora.

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1979 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Larry Moore wins his first World 100.

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1980 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Charlie Swartz took out the 1980 World 100 at Eldora.

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1980 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY SEDAN CAR ACTION

1980 - Photo: Jim Carmichael

1980 - JACK HAUDENSCHILD Sprintcar's

1980 - Photo: Jim Carmichael

1980 - JACK HEWITT Sprintcar's

1980 - Photo: Jim Carmichael

1981 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

In 1981 Larry Moore would win his second World 100.

1981 - Donnie Moran did not finish in the top five. Photo: unknown.

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1982 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Mike Duvall wins the 1982 World 100.

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1983 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Jeff Purvis wins his first World 100.

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1984 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

1984 back to back wins for Jeff Purvis at the World 100.

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1985 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

1985 is the year that Larry Moore wins his 3rd World 100 championship.

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1986 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Jeff Purvis racks up his third win in the World 100.

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1987 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Randy Boggs wins the 1987 World 100.

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1988 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Scott Bloomquist wins his first World 100 championship in 1988.

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1988 - JEFF GORDON Sprintcar's

1989 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Donnie Moran take out his first win in the World 100 at Eldora.

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1990 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Scott Bloomquist notches up his second win in the 1990 World 100.

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1991 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Billy Moyer wins the 1991 World 100.

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1992 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Donnie Moran wins his second World 100 championship.

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1993 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Billy Moyer wins his second World 100.

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1994 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Billy Moyer wins his third World 100.

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1994 - SPRINTCAR DRIVERS

1995 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Black Jack Boggs wins the 1995 World 100.

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1996 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Donnie Moran takes out his third World 100 championship, Donnie had previously won the Dream race as well, becoming the first driver to win both these major events in the same year.

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1997 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Donnie Moran takes out his fourth World 100 and backs up last years win.

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1998 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Another win for Billy Moyer, that makes it number 4.

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1999 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Steve Francis wins his first World 100.

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2001 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

2001 and Donnie Moran is the million dollar man.

2005 - PRELUDE TO THE DREAM

The Prelude to the Dream was a Dirt Late Model race held at Eldora Speedway which frequently attracted drivers from many codes of motorsport, such as Nascar, Indy Car, NHRA and World of Outlaws.

Kenny Wallace won the inaugural event in 2005 after leading the entire 25 laps.

2012 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY KINGS ROYAL 10th July 2011

2013 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

32 year old John Blankenship has won the 43rd running of the World 100 at Eldora Speedway.

Blankenship from Williamson West Virginia raced to the front from position twelve to capture the $46,000 winners checque.

The win chalks up a first ever win by a driver from West Virginia in the World 100.

Blankenship a quiet achiever within Dirt Late Model racing has really come of age in 2013 as a championship contender on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series.

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2014 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

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2015 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Jonathan Davenport has won the 45th running of the World 100 on the 12th of September 2015 at the Eldora Speedway.

Along with the World win he has also joined two other drivers to sweep the major Dirt Model races at Eldora in the same year.

Prior to his world win he also took out the Dream race in June of 2015, The other two drivers to take the two wins in the same year were Donnie Moran twice in the 1990's and Billy Moyer in 2010.

Davenport worked hard for his World 100 win, coming out of position eighteen to take the Win from Bobby Pierce and Scott Bloomquist.

This was Davenport's first start in the World 100, It has been reported that Davenport picked up a combined pay packet of $148,000.00 for winning the two major races at Eldora in 2015.

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2016 - ELDORA SPEEDWAY WORLD 100

Bobby Pierce from Oakwood Illinois has taken out the 46th running of the World 100 at Eldora, He did so from his starting position of twenty two.

Twenty two American states were represented in the starting line ups along with drivers from two Canadian provinces as well as two Australian drivers.

This was Pierce's first World 100 win.

Tragerty struck in a earlier heat of this years event, when Steve Unger crashed heavly with the concrete wall on the drivers side of his car after spinning during a muti-car accident, He would later die from the injuries he received in the accident.