What are the true "Crown Jewels" in DLM racing

[mccreadiefan39]

World 100
Dream
Knoxville
North-South
Topless
Show-Me
DTWC
USA Natl's
Firecracker
PDC
Silver Dollar Natl's (53,000 to win)

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

World 100
DTWC

[MI Dirt Fan]

Pittsburgher? World Finals?

[pink floyd]

World 100
DTWC

you got it

[Shiny Side Up 18]

FALS is my adopted home track, but I'm not convinced the PDC belongs on the list quite yet. It hasn't been on the national scene long enough. What is the "criteria" for a race to be declared a "crown jewel"? I think it's a combination of history, prestige, a big purse, and that little bit of "magic" that makes it a race you have to win in order to validate your career. The PDC is getting close, but I don't think it's quite there yet.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

FALS is my adopted home track, but I'm not convinced the PDC belongs on the list quite yet. It hasn't been on the national scene long enough. What is the "criteria" for a race to be declared a "crown jewel"? I think it's a combination of history, prestige, a big purse, and that little bit of "magic" that makes it a race you have to win in order to validate your career. The PDC is getting close, but I don't think it's quite there yet.

For me it is pretty simple. List the races I would give my left nut to take home the trophy. Don't care about the money.

[Black I]

Prestige and or money makes it a true crown jewel imo.

[huskerdirt]

World 100
Knoxville
DTWC
Dream 100

Everything else is regional crown jewel.

[Pennsboro23]

World
DTWC
Dream
Knoxville
USA Nats

[00Hdmn]

IMO it's about races that have a bunch of History, money can be added to any race and put a name on it, when the same race happens for 10+ years then it can be considered a crown jewel.

Here is my list.....

World 100
DTWC
Hillbilly 100
The Dream
Knoxville Nationals
USA Nationals
National 100
Pittsburgher 100
Topless 100
North South 100
Show Me 100


And Silver Dollar is getting close


I might be missing some but this is pretty close.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Whatever happened to "The Scorcher" being a Lucas event?

[HoosierDirtFan]

History, Prestige, & Payout
- - - - -
Crown Jewels - The Original 4 - 1st Tier
World 100
DREAM
North/South 100
DTWC
Hillbilly 100

2nd tier
Show-Me 100
Topless 100
USA Nationals

3rd tier
Knoxville
Silver Dollar Nationals
Pittsburgher 100
PDC
Firecracker 100

Years ago you might have ben able to stick the Jackson 100 at Brownstown on this list not so sure any more.

If you noticed I put a bit of emphasis on the history of the race and how many years that particular race has been around.

[fryefan]

World 100
Dream
Knoxville
North-South
Topless
Show-Me
DTWC
USA Natl's
Firecracker
PDC
Silver Dollar Natl's (53,000 to win)

Agreed. This is a very accurate list.

[BloomerHarvickFan]

I agree. That's a very accurate list. I would love to have seen the HAT Shootout keep growing. I think back in the late 90's early 2000's it was on a path to become a Crown Jewel type race. It was gaining history, and had an amazing payout. Here's the purse breakdown in 2000...That's crown jewel numbers.

Total Purse is $205,000 * Fast Qualifier - $3,000 * Isky Dash - $13,075 * Consolation Races - $7,500 ($600 to the first non-transfer spot, and $100 to start) * Mickey's Big Bonus - $25,000 Steve Francis is the only driver eligible for this award, having won the July HAT event at Dixie. If Francis wins the Shootout, he earns Mickey's Big Bonus. (Dale McDowell is the only driver who has ever won Mickey's Big Bonus, which was $20,000 last year. Dixie Speedway owner Mickey Swims increased it to $25,000 this year.)

* Shootout Race Purse: $156,425 * Winner's Share: $53,000 ($2,500 to start) Shootout Winners

[Tireguy17]

World 100
Dream
Knoxville
North-South
Topless
Show-Me
DTWC
USA Nationals

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

History, Prestige, & Payout
- - - - -
Crown Jewels - The Original 4 - 1st Tier
World 100
DREAM
North/South 100
DTWC

2nd tier
Show-Me 100
Topless 100
USA Nationals
Hillbilly 100

3rd tier
Knoxville
Silver Dollar Nationals
Pittsburgher 100
PDC
Firecracker 100

Years ago you might have ben able to stick the Jackson 100 at Brownstown on this list not so sure any more.

If you noticed I put a bit of emphasis on the history of the race and how many years that particular race has been around.

Not wanting to be a smart azz, but the original big race is the Hillbilly 100. It is by far the oldest.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Back in the day. Anybody and everybody had there sights set on 2 races. Eldora for the world 100, and Pennsboro. If the people that are attempting to revive pennsboro ever get it done. It will be like the second coming of woodstock. Finish it and they will come.

[Josh Bayko]

The World and the DTWC.

[MUD MAESTRO]

There is one grand daddy of them all......the one race every driver wants to win.....the career maker.....the race that brings the best to one track.....most prestigious......the original......of course it's the World 100.

[zach51]

Everybody knows the big ones. We've beat that horse to death, rejuvenated it, and beat it again over the years. A more fun conversation would be what "regional jewels" or whatever you want to call them. Being from the south, (Arkansas originally) ones that started out somewhat regional such as the Topless and Show-Me have now grown much larger in their 25 years or so of existence. Some other events more desired by regional guys down here are such as the National 100, Cotton Pickin, Gumbo Nats, maybe even the Pelican is getting there if it could ever get run on schedule.

I've been to the World Finals the last two years, that is a huge, fun EVENT.....but it's really just another race in my opinion. Not a Crown Jewel. Maybe if it paid 50K on Saturday and they ran 100 laps, but not the way it is now.

[gjohnston]

"It will be like the second coming of woodstock."

God I hope not. '94 and '99 were so over commercialized. '94 was awful with the lack of security and muddy mess that existed. The thought was that the '94 version was as bad as it could get until Woodstock '99 got rolling and said; "hold my beer." When compared to one another '94 wasn't bad at all....'99 was that bad.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Talking regional and even though it doesn't get any out of staters but Wood Tic at Merritt Speedway.

[#FALSuperman]

World 100DreamKnoxvilleNorth-SouthToplessShow-MeDTWCUSA Natl'sFirecrackerPDCSilver Dollar Natl's (53,000 to win)
Agreed. This is a very accurate list.
I agree. That's a very accurate list. I would love to have seen the HAT Shootout keep growing. I think back in the late 90's early 2000's it was on a path to become a Crown Jewel type race. It was gaining history, and had an amazing payout. Here's the purse breakdown in 2000...That's crown jewel numbers. Total Purse is $205,000 * Fast Qualifier - $3,000 * Isky Dash - $13,075 * Consolation Races - $7,500 ($600 to the first non-transfer spot, and $100 to start) * Mickey's Big Bonus - $25,000 Steve Francis is the only driver eligible for this award, having won the July HAT event at Dixie. If Francis wins the Shootout, he earns Mickey's Big Bonus. (Dale McDowell is the only driver who has ever won Mickey's Big Bonus, which was $20,000 last year. Dixie Speedway owner Mickey Swims increased it to $25,000 this year.) * Shootout Race Purse: $156,425 * Winner's Share: $53,000 ($2,500 to start) Shootout WinnersI also agree this is a very good and accurate list.I do know the PDC was listed as a Crown Jewel by WOO series. Also, if you're going to put them in a "3-tier" system as Hoosier Dirt did, the PDC has to be in that 2nd tier list. I seen where JD is listed as having 10 Crown Jewel wins in 2015. That would take care of most of this list.

[dirt crow]

The Shootout would've been better at Rome. The drivers back then agreed. Dixie then and now, 90% of the time one groove.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Next year the Pittsburgher is turning 30

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I also agree this is a very good and accurate list.I do know the PDC was listed as a Crown Jewel by WOO series. Also, if you're going to put them in a "3-tier" system as Hoosier Dirt did, the PDC has to be in that 2nd tier list. I seen where JD is listed as having 10 Crown Jewel wins in 2015. That would take care of most of this list.

DoD factors cell service and restaurant selection into their crown jewel list.

[Scott Boesel]

I agree with the guy who said there are also regional and local Crown Jewels as well for example if your in my neck of the woods in wissota county winning the wissota 100 is huge or the Imca nationals at Boone

[champion24]

I agree. That's a very accurate list. I would love to have seen the HAT Shootout keep growing. I think back in the late 90's early 2000's it was on a path to become a Crown Jewel type race. It was gaining history, and had an amazing payout. Here's the purse breakdown in 2000...That's crown jewel numbers.

Total Purse is $205,000 * Fast Qualifier - $3,000 * Isky Dash - $13,075 * Consolation Races - $7,500 ($600 to the first non-transfer spot, and $100 to start) * Mickey's Big Bonus - $25,000 Steve Francis is the only driver eligible for this award, having won the July HAT event at Dixie. If Francis wins the Shootout, he earns Mickey's Big Bonus. (Dale McDowell is the only driver who has ever won Mickey's Big Bonus, which was $20,000 last year. Dixie Speedway owner Mickey Swims increased it to $25,000 this year.)

* Shootout Race Purse: $156,425 * Winner's Share: $53,000 ($2,500 to start) Shootout Winners

Wow, good memories. What could've been! I would say at least World, Dream, DTWC as Crown Jewels.

[BloomerHarvickFan]

The Shootout would've been better at Rome. The drivers back then agreed. Dixie then and now, 90% of the time one groove.

I agree. We went to the Shootout every year from 94-00, and it wasn't racy at too many of those. Although 95' is probably most memorable, since it was the night of the "cornfield" comment that Bloomquist made.......and that probably is why he got penalized the following year on a very questionable call at Atomic (The real one).