Is the Prairie Dirt Classic a Crown Jewel

[Planetzer0]

only 8 crown jewel events

World 100
DREAM 100
DTWC
USA Nationals
Show Me 100
Topless 100
Knoxville
North South 100

anything else is ridiculous to think.

[just dust]

Where is the supposed handbook?

( Exactly , ) A track putting up 25,000.00 to win or more , That is ( their ) crown jewel .

[TerryM]

Hudson O'Neal said after his win at Magnolia a few weeks ago, it was a "crown jewel" race, so I think we've reached the point that anything paying $20K or more to win, is a "crown jewel" in the eyes of someone, somewhere.

[fryefan]

The Fairbury people are now calling this event a crown jewel.

The crown jewel handbook says you have to pay at least 50k and run 100 laps.

It is, without a doubt, a crown jewel.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

My analysis is pretty simple. I have been a part of this stuff my whole life.

Crown Jewel = race I would enter and be proud to win if all I got was the trophy.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Knoxville doesn't pay 50k, is it a crown jewel?

No. Its a big race at a sprint car track.

[WisWildManFan]

Stupid ass term for any race IMO

[kazual]

Good grief who cares? Totally subjective, opinions will vary greatly and everyone is entitled to their own.

[RiffRaf67]

No. There are 3 in dirt late model racing: Dream, World and DTWC.
And regardless of what LODLMS (or anyone else) wants you to believe, that is it.

[Mindwalker]

Where is the supposed handbook?

In ptowns granny's basement lol

[Mindwalker]

Who cares? Its a race at a place like nowhere else.

[Hollis]

I remember back a few years when all the Crown Jewel experts were discussing what constituted a Crown Jewel. ptown is right. That was the unwritten rule. All the talk then just flat wore me out. Of course many considered Eldora as the only crown jewel? Fals fanatics may disagree with that. LOL .

[Pennsboro23]

According to the crown jewel handbook......No it is not a crown jewel.

Where is the supposed handbook?

[huskerdirt]

If you gonna throw FALS in the crown jewel status then about 8 other races need to be included. Yes, the atmosphere is great and they get 60 plus cars, but that’s not the only thing in the crown jewel status.

FWIW, I really only consider both Eldoras, DWTC, Florence, and maybe Knoxville as crown jewel.

[Kwd1253]

some will disagree that it is. If it’s not in two more years it will be 20th anniversary of pdc, only 15 cars shy of matching the dream car count and 2 car shy of matching N.S. 100 last year. If they bump pay to 50k I think it would draw more cars than the dream, dtwc not world 100 tho. Hopefully pdc keeps putting on great shows on. it will keep growing drawing cars and more crowds.