2026 World 100 Thursday Prelim Feature Results From Eldora Speedway
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World 100 week at Eldora Speedway kicked off Thursday night with a pair of preliminary features at the Rossburg, Ohio dirt track. Ashton Winger and Brandon Overton picked up $12,000 victories to kick off the most prestigious event in dirt late model racing.
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2026 World 100 at Eldora Speedway
A three-hour rain delay set up a long night and morning at The Big E, with the first feature race not seeing the green flag until after 1:30 a.m. ET on Friday.
When the green flag waved for the Group A feature, it was polesitter Brian Shirley jumping out to the early lead. Third-starting Ashton Winger used a slider on Shirley on Lap 12 to take the lead for the first time before surviving a pair of restarts to win the first 25-lap feature.
The win was Winger's first dirt late model win at Eldora Speedway.
Shirley held on to finish second, while Brandon Sheppard charged from 13th to finish third. Chris Ferguson and Ryan Gustin completed the top five.
Brandon Overton prevailed in an entertaining battle with Josh Rice to pick up the win in the 25-lap Group B feature. The win for Overton is his first at The Big E since his second Dirt Late Model Dream win in 2022.
Rice finished second to Overton at the line, while Tyler Erb completed the podium. Nick Hoffman finished fourth and Bobby Pierce charged from 26th in a backup car to finish fifth.
Full results from both features can be viewed below.
Preliminary action at the 56th World 100 continues Friday night ahead of Saturday's 100-lap main event. Fans can watch the action all weekend long live on FloRacing.
2026 World 100 Thursday Results From Eldora Speedway
Group A
1
Ashton Winger
2
Brian Shirley
3
Brandon Sheppard
4
Chris Ferguson
5
Ryan Gustin
6
Dale McDowell
7
Shane Clanton
8
Carson Ferguson
9
Trey Mills
10
Tim McCreadie
11
Jonathan Davenport
12
Ethan Dotson
13
Jimmy Owens
14
Chris Madden
15
Drake Troutman
16
Dan Ebert
17
Mike Marlar
18
Devin Moran
19
Jake O'Neil
20
Sam Seawright
21
Todd Morrow
22
Justin Haley
23
Ches Chester
24
Garrett Smith
25
Brenden Smith
26
Zack Mitchell
Group B
1
Brandon Overton
2
Josh Rice
3
Tyler Erb
4
Nick Hoffman
5
Bobby Pierce
6
Hudson O'Neal
7
Max Blair
8
Tristan Chamberlain
9
Michael Norris
10
Adam Stricker
11
Kyle Bronson
12
Michael Leach
13
Frank Heckenast Jr.
14
Joseph Joiner
15
Jason Riggs
16
Luke Morey
17
Dillon McCowan
18
Jason Feger
19
Dillard Hatchett
20
Clay Stuckey
21
Dallon Murty
22
Dalton Cook
23
Rusty Ballenger
24
Chad Finley
25
Mario Gresham
26
Dustin Sorensen