200 plus Drivers Entered For Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — 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.
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.
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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
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