Eldora race surface!

[Jim11h]

I'm going off memory but last weekend in March was opener and think was usac, April 13th area was woo, but Eldora ran like 6 or 8 weeks straight with alms there couple times, maybe April 28th and then memorial day weekend. They'd take week off and do dream then 2 weeks later woo then ohio sprint speedweek then couple weeks again and something. Their schedule was thick in beginning of season and tapered around memorial day till end of season mid October or late September for fall nationals and all star finale. Sticks were scheduled 11 or 13 shows a season, that's from end of March till mid October. That's not exactly a weekly program

[latemodelman]

Jim you forgot that they also ran 4 night in a row in August for the HBO and the Late models were with the Outlaws on Friday Night. Also 1 week before the Dream they ran the WOO with mods and stocks. and also they ran alot of DARE Nights for the kids with 360's, mods and stocks. Late Models were normally 2 times in April, 1 time in May, Dream of course, 2 times in August, World 100, Then All Star finally after 4 crown, and then 2 weeks later the UMP Nationals. So 9 times a year plus Eldora had 20 weekends they raced over like 32 dates. Thats as of 2004 the last year Earl had it. Then it stayed the same until 2012 or so. then it went down and now its way down a specials track only.

[Tireguy17]

Just my guess.....There are tracks that, for many reasons, lose money running weekly shows. Their specials are what pulls the bottom line from the red to the black for the year. Maybe Eldora was losing money running weekly and the decision was made to run specials only.

[Highside Hustler25]

After the track work and dirt removal performed before the million, I have no doubt Tony and crew will have the track in top condition.

[latemodelman]

The real reason for the lack of events in my opinion was the fact they want to run 1 time a month and only want 1 to 2 classes to deal with so they can be done in 2 to 3 hours. For example. Hotlaps at 6:30 racing 7:30 on the road at 9:30. Also once they went to the steel in the drivers door and full containment seats and all back in 2017 car counts dropped. Then when races were cut they dropped again. I look at Oakshade and say why cant we get 30 stock cars heck Oakshade gets 40 to 50 a night. The mods used to get 30 to 50 a night when they had the UMP Nationals. Cant help but think cutting the Late Model purses when they were getting 55 to 80 late models was a bad move cause then they got 30 or so a year. Then less fans showed up. ELDORA is its worst enemy.

[play4kps]

Latemodelfan exactly!

[Buford.Justice]

After the track work and dirt removal performed before the million, I have no doubt Tony and crew will have the track in top condition.

Yep, looks like they are coming along pretty good with the track prep!!!

[Raceready]

Yep, looks like they are coming along pretty good with the track prep!!!

Water the track PLEEZE ! !

[Highside Hustler25]

BTJ, the track will be slicker than Shelton's mohawk by the end of the night.