Eldora Speedway - World 100. Some Car Count History.

[HoosierDirtFan]

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Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - World 100

WORLD 100 - Car Counts over the years of the event
1970's
1971. 68 cars
1972. 87 cars
1973. 140 cars
1974. 120 cars
1975. 168 cars
1976. 148 cars
1977. 178 cars
1978. 190 cars
1979. 223 cars
Total -
Average 146.8

1980's
1980. 148 cars
1981. 150 cars
1982. 127 cars
1983. 133 cars
1984. 117 cars
1985. 180 cars
1986. 204 cars
1987. 196 cars
1988. 193 cars
1989. 208 cars
Total -
Average 165.6

1990's
1990. 225 cars
1991. 180 cars
1992. 203 cars
1993. 186 cars
1994. 206 cars
1995. 227 cars
1996. 222 cars
1997. 242 cars
1998. 247 cars
1999. 227 cars
Total -
Average 216.5

2000's
2000. 261 cars
2001. 224 cars
2002. 202 cars
2003. 222 cars
2004. 215 cars
2005. 215 cars
2006. 195 cars
2007. 203 cars
2008. 175 cars
2009. 172 car
Total -
Average 208.4

2010's
2010. 134 cars
2011. 112 cars
2012. 123 cars
2013. 113 cars
2014. 120 cars
2015. 106 cars
2016. 108 cars
2017. 106 cars
2018. 78 cars
2019. 98 cars
Total -
Average 109.8

2020’s
2020. 46 cars (Covid-19)
2021. 80 cars
2022. 107 cars
2023. ??
Total -
Average 77.6

Average 115.25

[No_Weak_Links]

I was there for all the early to mid 2000's....it was simply awesome! Getting through tech was an adventure. Qualifying was a spectacle in itself. Everybody driving on the ragged edge just to make the top 140 or whatever it was. Tons of good cars in the C and B mains who had to load up and go home. Can't believe it's down to less than 110 cars now.

[lazyifoto]

I was there around 1976 through 1999 have seen a lot of good racing there...used to love it when the WORLD 100 was a sunday race...those were great races in my opinion.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I was there for all the early to mid 2000's....it was simply awesome! Getting through tech was an adventure. Qualifying was a spectacle in itself. Everybody driving on the ragged edge just to make the top 140 or whatever it was. Tons of good cars in the C and B mains who had to load up and go home. Can't believe it's down to less than 110 cars now.

120 was the cut.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I was there around 1976 through 1999 have seen a lot of good racing there...used to love it when the WORLD 100 was a sunday race...those were great races in my opinion.

I’m sure most of us are glad they changed it, with work Monday. With the new format, if you try to hit it all, that’s three days off at least.

[lazyifoto]

Chupp n Bloomer fan, the sunday race would start at 1 if i remember correctly. ...and you were usually on the way home around 4....

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Chupp n Bloomer fan, the sunday race would start at 1 if i remember correctly. ...and you were usually on the way home around 4....

Gotcha. Seen one day race at the Big E, so so. Just not much on day racing.

[yenko2]

Early years up until the mid/late 90's ??? you could enter more than 1 car for the event........

[Mindwalker]

JD is still doing it. 😁

[champion24]

200+ cars sounds great!! But Q 1 car at a time, I'll pass!! Yall were (something) for sitting thru hours of mind numbing Q!! Not wild about day racing either!!

[kd1]

200+ cars sounds great!! But Q 1 car at a time, I'll pass!! Yall were (something) for sitting thru hours of mind numbing Q!! Not wild about day racing either!!

… and it was 2 rounds!

[zyoung25]

Early years up until the mid/late 90's ??? you could enter more than 1 car for the event........

That got shut down before then I believe. I dont remember seeing a guy with 2 cars in those years, but i could be wrong.

[Phatdaddy]

I had also heard that there was no entry fee for the World back in the day. Can anyone confirm ?? If so, that would definitely contribute to the high car counts.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I had also heard that there was no entry fee for the World back in the day. Can anyone confirm ?? If so, that would definitely contribute to the high car counts.

Yes. I do not remember the year it changed, but you are correct.

[#FALSuperman]

The 2000's average was 208.4, not 186.9

[#FALSuperman]

3rd lowest car count in World 100 History looks like. Only '71 and '72 are lower.

[84wedge]

I've heard Dustin Jarret say a couple times this year about low car counts at events "I don't have a problem with that". You can see how after the NDRA and UMP came along and rule packages changed, the car counts went up dramatically since the local team weren't being priced out. The same thing is happening now and the so called "journalists" of the DLM world, who are more like a White House reporter, won't say anything.

[billetbirdcage]

I've heard Dustin Jarret say a couple times this year about low car counts at events "I don't have a problem with that". You can see how after the NDRA and UMP came along and rule packages changed, the car counts went up dramatically since the local team weren't being priced out. The same thing is happening now and the so called "journalists" of the DLM world, who are more like a White House reported, won't say anything.

100% that the new universal body rules and getting rid of the wedge cars, had a huge effect on car counts. Around 2014ish is when the cars started going back to wedge cars, least as far as the actual bodies are concerned and got worse from there.

Now obviously the economy and gas prices in 07/08 had a factor in the decline and some guys weathered the storm for a year or 2, then got out.

[Driver50x]

When the car counts were over 200, there were a lot of local racers there, who had about zero chance of making it into a heat race, much less of making it into the big show. I’m not saying that was good or bad, but that’s the way it was.

[Jim11h]

Interesting, I seem to remember several locals making heats and big show. New 3 day format kills locals