Why Mansfield, Ohio? And more specifically, why an old asphalt track? After the success of the Gateway Dirt Nationals Cody Sommer went and bought a race track. The Charlotte, NC resident didn’t just buy a dirt track. Instead, he went a more complicated route. Cody Sommer purchased an old retired […]
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The Chili Bow Nationals brings $28,000,000 to the Tulsa, Oklahoma economy The Chili Bowl Nationals is a week long indoor dirt midget show hosted in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each year, a tiny 1/5 mile race track draws the attention of the entire racing industry. Yesterday, during the Chili Bowl Nationals press […]
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Cody Sommer: “I think a lot of people feel the Dirt Million is just about donations. It’s much more.” Cody Sommer is the man behind the Gateway Dirt Nationals. The indoor dirt late model race has reset the bar of what a dirt late model event can be. Now, Sommer […]
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The Gateway Dirt Nationals brings $3.1 million to the city of St. Louis The Gateway Dirt Nationals might be the biggest dirt race in the world from a dollar figure. If it’s not the most attended, it’s close and it will be in the coming years. Eldora Speedway has a […]
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