Entry List
Eldora Dirt Derby
Thursday, August 1st, 2019
Eldora Speedway, New Weston, OH
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- Drivers Entered: 32
- Laps Scheduled: 150
- Margin of Victory: 0.728 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 49 Minutes 6 Seconds
- Average Speed: 41.247
- Cautions: 12 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 1
- Green Flag Passes: 1,209 (14.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Eldora Speedway
- 7th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby
- Race Winner: Stewart Friesen
- Age: 36
- Team : No. 52 - Halmar International Chevrolet
- Owner: Chris Larsen
- Crew Chief: Trip Bruce
- Stewart Friesen won the 7th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby, his first victory in 63 Gander Outdoors Truck Series races.
- This is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Eldora Speedway.
- Sheldon Creed (second) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Eldora Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2019.
- Grant Enfinger (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Eldora Speedway.
- Sheldon Creed (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Grant Enfinger leads the point standings by 52 points over Matt Crafton.
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | May 1, 1978 | 46 | Ford | Tenda Heal | ThorSport Racing | Joe Shear |
| 2 | 6 | Norm Benning | Level Green, PA | Jan 16, 1952 | 72 | Chevrolet | H&H Transport / KMO Racing | Norm Benning Racing | Brian Poff |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Fairhope, AL | Jan 22, 1985 | 39 | Ford | Champion Power Equipment | ThorSport Racing | Jeff Hensley |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tulare, CA | Jun 11, 1976 | 48 | Ford | IdealDoor / Menards | ThorSport Racing | Carl Joiner |
| 5 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | Grimes, IA | Aug 7, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | Arlon Graphics | GMS Racing | Jerry Baxter |
| 6 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Niece / Jack Hewitt Tribute | Niece Motorsports | Phil Gould |
| 7 | 16 | Austin Hill | Winston, GA | Apr 21, 1994 | 30 | Toyota | United Rentals | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Scott Zipadelli |
| 8 | 27 | Chase Briscoe | Mitchell, IN | Dec 15, 1994 | 29 | Ford | DiaEdge | ThorSport Racing | Vance Haefele |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton | Huntersville, NC | Oct 9, 2000 | 23 | Toyota | Safelite AutoGlass | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Mike Hillman Jr. |
| 10 | 34 | Mason Massey | Douglasville, GA | Jan 24, 1997 | 27 | Chevrolet | The Challenge Book | Reaume Brothers Racing | Greg Rayl |
| 11 | 33 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | Jan 30, 1978 | 46 | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes | Reaume Brothers Racing | Josh Reaume |
| 12 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Alpine, CA | Sep 30, 1997 | 26 | Chevrolet | Accessories Chevrolet | GMS Racing | Jeff Stankiewicz |
| 13 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario | Jul 25, 1983 | 41 | Chevrolet | Halmar International | Halmar Friesen Racing | Trip Bruce |
| 14 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Louisville, KY | Feb 21, 1997 | 27 | Ford | Havoline | ThorSport Racing | Matt Noyce |
| 15 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Kansas City, Kansas | Jun 12, 1973 | 51 | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Steve Kuykendall |
| 16 | 03 | Jake Griffin | Quincy, IL | Nov 16, 1998 | 25 | Chevrolet | ClayneCrawfordFoundation.org | Mike Affarano Motorsports | David McClure |
| 17 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Austin, TX | Mar 5, 1996 | 28 | Chevrolet | GO TEXAN / AM Technical Solutions | AM Racing | Eddie Troconis |
| 18 | 80 | Justin Shipley | Douglasville, GA | Jun 5, 1980 | 44 | Ford | Rogers | Jacob Wallace Racing | Wayne Hansard |
| 19 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Sherrills Ford, NC | May 15, 2000 | 24 | Toyota | JBL / SiriusXM | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Wes Ward |
| 20 | 44 | Jeffrey Abbey | Commanche, TX | Sep 1, 1998 | 26 | Chevrolet | Niece Equipment | Niece Motorsports | Kevin Eagle |
| 21 | 20 | Landon Huffman | Claremont, NC | Jan 30, 1996 | 28 | Chevrolet | K&L Ready Mix | Young's Motorsports | Andrew Abbott |
| 22 | 02 | Tyler Dippel | Wallkill, NY | Apr 5, 2000 | 24 | Chevrolet | Jersey Filmmaker | Young's Motorsports | Chad Kendrick |
| 23 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum | San Bernardino, CA | Mar 6, 2001 | 23 | Toyota | DGR-Crosley Driver Development | DGR-Crosley | Bono Manion |
| 24 | 51 | Christian Eckes | MIddletown, NY | Nov 10, 2000 | 23 | Toyota | Mobil 1 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Rudy Fugle |
| 25 | 54 | Kyle Strickler | Mooresville, NC | Aug 3, 1983 | 41 | Toyota | DGR-Crosley Driver Development | DGR-Crosley | Frank Kerr |
| 26 | 12 | Gus Dean | Bluffton, SC | Aug 19, 1994 | 30 | Chevrolet | OverkillRV.com | Young's Motorsports | Ryan London |
| 27 | 38 | Mark Smith | Sunbury, PA | Jul 14, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Niece Equipment | Niece Motorsports | Cody Efaw |
| 28 | 8 | Colt Gilliam | Rock Hill, SC | Dec 27, 1989 | 34 | Chevrolet | Business Machines Co / Hoopaugh Grading Chev | NEMCO Motorsports | Gere Kennon |
| 29 | 08 | Tim Ward | Harcourt, IA | Feb 23, 1994 | 30 | Toyota | Country AF Radio | Kart Idaho | Sonny Wahl |
| 30 | 32 | Devin Dodson | Bishopville, MD | May 15, 1999 | 25 | Chevrolet | Reaume Brothers Racing | Reaume Brothers Racing | Matthew Wolper |
| 31 | 74 | Darwin Peters Jr | Olean, NY | Nov 7, 1964 | 59 | Chevrolet | JR Peters Roadside Auto | Lou Goss Racing | Alan Collins Jr |
| 32 | 3 | Carson Hocevar | Portage, MI | Jan 28, 2003 | 21 | Chevrolet | Scott's / GMParts Now | Jordan Anderson Racing | Wally Rogers |