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NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones was in St. Louis to watch the indoor dirt race as a race fan
Last week, the Gateway Dirt Nationals rolled into downtown, St. Louis, Missouri. The indoor race brought the crowds along with it as it set record pre-sale ticket numbers.
On the floor inside The Dome at America’s Center a 1/5-mile dirt track was constructed.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr tossed the steering wheel before the car was even done barrel rolling in the Gateway Dirt Nationals
Stenhouse started at the back of the field and was inside the top-10 when he rolled it
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr qualified 13th on Friday night at the dirt track.
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Christopher Bell just became the first winner behind the wheel of a dirt midget in the St. Louis edition of indoor dirt racing
Christopher Bell just added another huge race win to his resume. On Saturday night, he won the inaugural dirt midget event hosted inside The Dome in downtown St.
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Gateway Dirt Nationals lineups for Friday night at The Dome in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
Tonight, day-two of the Gateway Dirt Nationals gets underway. It’s the third annual running of the indoor dirt track racing event.
View 2018 Friday lineups for the Gateway Dirt Nationals below.
Twelve heat races are set for the super late model division based on Thursday qualifying.
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Shaun Horstmann is running this Mike Harrison tribute car in the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals; See and hear Harrison’s reaction to the surprise dirt modified wrap
Mike Harrison has been racing since 1995. Since then, he’s collected well over 500 victories. In 2018, he claimed the UMP Nationals Championship for the seventh time.
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Gateway Dirt schedule for the indoor race in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
It’s wintertime but we’re going racing anyway. This weekend, The Dome at America’s Center will host the Gateway Dirt Nationals. Action packed indoor dirt oval racing.
View the full 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals schedule below.
Three classes are on the ticket this year.
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Cody Sommer: “I haven’t been in a race car in eight years and most people don’t even know I’ve ever been in a race car.”
You can watch the video of the Cody Sommer test session at the Gateway Dirt Nationals below
On Tuesday ahead of the 2016 Gateway Dirt Nationals,
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Best Performance Motorsports will debut their new dirt midget racing operation this week
Partnership to begin at Gateway Dirt Nationals, November 29 – December 1
INDIANAPOLIS (November 26, 2018) — It was announced today that reigning Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Series Champion Landon Simon will drive for Best Performance Motorsports in 2019.
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Gateway Dirt entries and invites for all three racing divisions have been posted
In less than two weeks, we’re going dirt racing indoors. The Dome at America’s Center is set to host the Gateway Dirt Nationals in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The event is a three day show running from November 29th-December 1st,
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7 straight campaign videos reward Ryan Gillmore with an invite to the Gateway Dirt Nationals
In downtown St. Louis sits The Dome at Americas Center. Inside that dome sits the greatest race track in the world. A 1/5-mile bullring dirt track will be ready to go, indoors and in the middle of winter.
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The staff of the Gateway Dirt Nationals are attempting to talk management of The Dome into allowing more banking for 2018
The first year of the Gateway Dirt Nationals saw a track that was hooked up and full of moisture. Holes in the surface sent cars flying through the air down the front straight while still on the throttle.
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WELD RACING becomes Official Wheel of Gateway Dirt Nationals and the Dirt Million!
MANSFIELD,OH. — WELD RACING is the industry leader in racing and maximum performance wheels. A newly formed partnership will now align the iconic “WELD RACING” brand with two of dirt racings largest events in 2018. WELD RACING has become the Official Wheel of the VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals and the highly anticipated Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway.
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MANSFIELD,OH. — PPM Racing Products has become the Official Suspension Partner of Mansfield Motor Speedway and the VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals in 2018. The Rockwood, TN company is an industry leading, family owned racing parts manufacturer.
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Midgets and Open-Wheel Modifieds will compete in unique invitational format
St Louis, Mo — The VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals will continue its rapid rise to must-attend status in the dirt-track world in 2018 with midget racing joining the lineup for the blockbuster event at The Dome at America’s Center in downtown St.
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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 seating capacity of 18,000.
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Tanner English comments on the Gateway Dirt Nationals layout and national dirt late model touring series competition
The Gateway Dirt Nationals was very different compared to last year. Regarding layout and track prep, it was night and day different. Last year, the track had a lot of grip and it was also narrow.
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Bob Pierce: “It takes $200,000 – $250,000 to run 80 or 90 races per year.”
On Saturday night at The Dome, Bobby Pierce made one final appearance in the Bob Pierce Race Cars #32. It’s likely to be the final time the ‘Smooth Operator’ pilots one of his fathers’ cars,
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