|| *Comments on Eldora Speedway:* View the most recent comment <#42> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Butch posted: 06.10.2011 - 12:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (7) I don't understand why they put it on HBO? I will never pay to watch a race, ever, and my wife and I work and do make decent money. To play it on espn and make money from commercials seems more feesable than charging to watch it. I'm not against giving money to charity, I am against charging people, let the corporations pay the bill. They are the ones using slave labor to build these computers and tennis shoes over in red china, things we are buying, if they were building Computers and tennis shoes over here so people would have jobs to pay taxes then it would be different. They use to have a big sock factory here and people made a ok wage there, then they stopped making the socks here and just packaged them here, and now they don't do neither, but the company store is still here and they sell them here. Socks are way higher in price now and they are all made overseas by someone who makes pennies on the dollars compared to what the people here made for doing the same job. As long as slave labor is not performed in America it's ok? It's hard to swallow the fact that these trade agreements have taken away jobs from hard working Americans just to make some stock holders (a small group of people) rich. We don't live in a democracy, we live in a republic much like Rome was when Julius Caesar ruled, we are the modern day slaves to a worthless dollar. Caesar had the idea to abolish slavery and make them work for a wage and pay a large tax to do away with having to house and feed the slaves. I guess that's why his face was on the currency, to remind everyone who the slave master was. 2. Kellen posted: 07.21.2013 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Butch needs to chill the hell out its only $25. Anyway track is owned by Tony Stewart some times you will see smoke drive the water truck or tractor when its a big race or off cup weekend. Tony tried to get IROC to race here since they allowed World of Outlaws champions race in the series. But IROC closed up and the prelude to the dream became a bigger event of all star drivers from many different types of motorsports and was televised on HBO PPV and proceeds went to a different charity every year. 2013 the prelude to the dream was not held in its place was the first ever Camping World Truck Series race on dirt and the first time any NASCAR touring series has been on dirt in 43 years. 3. The Long Shot posted: 07.24.2013 - 11:40 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) The Truck race here tonight will be the first NASCAR race on dirt since 1970. Can't wait! Should be a good one! 4. RACE34 posted: 07.23.2015 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think it would be AWESOME to have an Xfinity or Cup race here, but it will never happen!!! It was difficult enough i'm sure to even get the Truck Series here. This is probably one of the only dirt tracks in the country than can support a series race this major. Most dirt tracks are only built for local level racing anyway, or if professional then usually the World of Outlaws. I think it would make the Mudsummer Classic that much more prestigious if you just kept the trucks on dirt. 5. Bob posted: 07.23.2015 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) There won't be a cup or Xfinity race at Eldora because they can't fit 43 cars on it. They had to cut the truck field the first two years from 36 to 30 but then when the trucks cut the field for the rest of the races due to low amount of entries to 32 then they kept it at 32. 6. RACE34 posted: 07.23.2015 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "There won't be a cup or Xfinity race at Eldora because they can't fit 43 cars on it. They had to cut the truck field the first two years from 36 to 30 but then when the trucks cut the field for the rest of the races due to low amount of entries to 32 then they kept it at 32". My thoughts exactly!!! Unless they can build a dirt track over a mile in length, it will never happen for Xfinity or Cup. 7. joey2448 posted: 07.23.2015 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There are other options for the Xfinity and Sprint Cup series to persue, such as Springfield or DuQuoin, both in Illinois. Both tracks are 1-mile dirt tracks, and you'd think that would be large enough to host the top stock car series. 8. RACE34 posted: 07.23.2015 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I want a dirt track really bad in Xfinity or Cup, it would be some of the best racing all season!!! I just don't seeing it working out as much as everybody claims it would. 9. RaceFanX posted: 07.20.2016 - 10:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The winner of the NASCAR Truck Series race here gets a golden shovel and the right to dig up a couple chunks of dirt from the track to keep with it. 10. 34McDowellFan posted: 06.20.2019 - 12:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anybody know why it got moved away from it's traditional mid-July spot to August for 2019? 11. zuel660 posted: 06.20.2019 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @10 not sure, but I do like that it's now on a Thursday instead of Wednesday! 12. Hi posted: 06.20.2019 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @12 (ME) I meant a week ahead like it started on 24th then it would have been moved back to the 24th from 18th but they moved it a week back 13. Hi posted: 06.20.2019 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @10 I live near the track and it would have been moved a week back because of other schudeling then they moved back another week to give people a chance to regroup after the previous race 14. Canadianfan posted: 06.04.2020 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: As far as Eldora scheduled for July 30, no decision yet. #NASCAR is evaluating the prospect of having the race, but a decision hasn't been finalized yet as far as when. 15. Noah posted: 10.23.2020 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Apparently Tony Stewart and NASCAR had some arguments over the truck race at Eldora and the truck series will not return to Eldora. 16. DI9_ForLife posted: 10.23.2020 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Well that sucks. Running on the dirt was the main draw of the Truck series, really the one thing that separated it from any other series. I guess now they won't have that unless they return to their short track roots. 17. Zach posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The truck series going to Eldora really lost it's appeal over the last few years if you ask me. For the first two years or so, it was a much anticipated even and it was very fun to watch. After that, the event had its moments but it seemed to lose interest and hype quickly. This is not a huge loss in my opinion. I just hope the trucks don't end up racing on the Bristol dirt track because of this and lose their date on the normal concrete Bristol. 18. JSPorts posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Eldora race was kind of a crown jewel for the Truck Series. This is a big loss. I'm all in favor of NASCAR running more dirt tracks in a return to its roots at all levels, and this hurts that cause in a big way. I hope Stewart & NASCAR can work out their differences so that this race can return to the Truck Series (and maybe even Cup) some day. 19. racefangurl posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 17, I bet they'll do that. However if Trucks go to COTA, I can't watch Trucks next year. After this NASCAR season, I watch other racing only, though I might follow ARCA, if they don't COTA race. 20. Corey posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @19 Why would deny yourself an entire season of racing just because they are going to one particular track? 21. Zach posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @18 You're acting as if the trucks put on amazing racing at Eldora, which wasn't actually the case. Look back on the stats for all of those races. There wasn't a single truck race at Eldora that had double-digit lead changes. The reality is, while the racing at Eldora created the illusion of excitement because of the occasional slide job and because every race there was pretty much a demolition derby, it was basically a one-groove race track for the trucks. With the exception of the exciting finish between Briscoe and Enfinger in 2018 and a few other moments over the years, the actual racing product itself at Eldora was fairly disappointing. Last year's race proved this due to the fact that there was only ONE lead change the entire race! 22. LFRD23 posted: 10.23.2020 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @19. What's with the hate on COTA. 23. Corey posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @21 It was a unique race. So what if it wasn't always exciting, that doesn't mean you get rid of the track. I agree with JSports .This was a crown jewel for the Truck series that they could call their own. 24. Tarheel posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In a total of 344 laps in the mains at Eldora, there have been 37 lead changes. That's a lead change every nine laps. You're not going to do much better than that on any type of track other than the falsely inflated numbers at Daytona and Dega. 25. TotallyNot52 posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I mean, if they're racing dirt on Bristol its not like its a huge loss. 26. DI9_ForLife posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @21, may I introduce you to dirt track racing? In the local series and even in the World of Outlaws, there aren't double digit lead changes. In fact, some races are lucky to get over one lead change. Slide jobs make the racing exciting, but the appeal of racing on dirt is more than a few slide jobs, it's watching the drivers handle the cars. Sorry if there weren't slide jobs for the lead every single lap and 5 wide racing 27. DI9_ForLife posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @19, why the grudge against COTA? 28. JSPorts posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) COTA was already announced as a triple header, I believe. And we haven't even seen the trucks on the track there yet, so let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'm willing to give COTA a chance. 29. Anonymous posted: 10.23.2020 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This sucks. Eldora was my most anticipated race of any kind in each year. 30. possum posted: 10.23.2020 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @21 - exactly. The race had some interest for it's uniqueness the first couple of years, but because NASCAR would not allow changing the trucks to be decent dirt race cars, the actual racing was pretty poor. When you consider that the pole speed for the trucks (around 21 seconds) was slower than the 410 sprints, late models, modifieds, midgets, USAC champ cars, 360 sprints, 305 sprints, and even the local street stocks (by 3 seconds!) it's clear the trucks were just not well suited to run at that track. @27 - she believes the track is ill-suited for large, heavy cars like NASCAR. There is a fairly good chance she's right. 31. Anonymous posted: 10.23.2020 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @30 Speak for yourself. The racing at Eldora was far better than that of the average NASCAR race these days. 32. danny posted: 10.23.2020 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So we know Eldora won't have a race next year with NASCAR so who gets a extra race maybe? NASCAR 2021 Xfinity and Camping World Trucks schedules please. 33. Corey posted: 10.23.2020 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @30 But what she's saying is that she won't ( or can't in her words) watch any truck race (or Cup or Xfinity) strictly for the fact that they will be racing at COTA. They could have an exciting championship race shaping up at Phoenix but she won't watch it because they raced at COTA. 34. Jimmie4life posted: 10.23.2020 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) COTA has had 0 races, and people are saying "F*ck COTA. The track sucks." Give this track like a year or two before you trash it. Hasn't hosted a single race, shouldn't be up for criticism. Eldora, I didn't like the idea of trucks going there, but I wanted to see how they'd do. Man, they put on a show every year. I want to go there. Don't rate before they race. 35. JSPorts posted: 10.23.2020 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Exactly. You have to give it a chance. Let's give COTA a chance, and hope Eldora gets another one. 36. George_Costanza posted: 10.23.2020 - 9:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As someone who's been to the Eldora truck rave several times, the fan experience there is incredible. $30 general admission tickets, beer and soda is $2 each, hotdogs and pizza are $3. Camping for the full week is roughly $40. There's a museum type building that has several types of cars that have won races there, any fan can attend the drivers meeting. It's about as old school as you can get in NASCAR nowadays. I hope Eldora returns. 37. DI9_ForLife posted: 10.23.2020 - 10:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've never been to Eldora but my cousin races there in the World 100, hopefully if Trucks don't return I can go to that, one of the biggest dirt races in the world. It's a shame that trucks are leaving though, especially if the experience there is anything like 36 described it to be. 38. TeamDCRfan posted: 10.24.2020 - 2:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know one driver who is not going to be happy about leaving Eldora 39. possum posted: 10.24.2020 - 8:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @31 - I didn't say it wasn't. It was, however, far worse than the average dirt late model race at Eldora. 40. zuel660 posted: 10.29.2020 - 9:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Nascar is done at Eldora, then perhaps the track's banking can be configured back to its original pre- truck race configuration, since a lot of Eldora dirt track fans have been complaining about it ever since Nascar started running there? 41. PucciMan posted: 10.29.2020 - 10:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @22 Because COTA is overrated. It's the 3rd sports thing to come out of Texas that's overrated. Also why is everyone saying Eldora is dropped off from the schedule for next season when Bob Pockrass, Chris Knight, or Adam Stern haven't post anything about it. 42. Canadianfan posted: 01.11.2021 - 12:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: On SHR podcast, Stewart on no Eldora truck race: NASCAR didn't take us off the schedule..We just didn't renew our contract. We have our list of reasons for it. We have got big things we are trying to do at the speedway & we just felt like we needed to go in a different direction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: