Baltes chose to sell the legendary high-banked clay oval to motorsports entrepreneur and NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC champion Tony Stewart in 2004. Eldora hosts the biggest events in short-track racing including the Dirt Late Model Dream, Kings Royal and World 100. Ricky Thornton Jr.

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of Marfinsville held off a hard charging Hudson O’Neal of Hope to win the $25,000 Dirt Late Model Dream preliminary race on June 6 at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Ricky ... Eldora Speedway's World 100 winner this season will pocket a six-figure payday for the first time as the Tony Stewart-owned track revealed purse increases for its most lucrative events. “Because of ...

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