Preliminary night rosters have been announced for the COMP Cams Super Late Model portion of the Gateway Dirt Nationals in St. Louis, MO on Thursday-Saturday, December 14-16.

Thursday night’s preliminary entry list is led by defending Gateway Dirt Nationals Late Model winner Tyler Erb, who looks to become the third driver to go back-to-back in Saturday night’s main event.  One of those drivers is Bobby Pierce, who will also race on Thursday night alongside World 100 winner and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Hudson O’Neal.

Also joining the Thursday night roster is former preliminary night winners Gordy Gundaker, Shannon Babb and Myles Moos; 2018 Gateway Modified champion Mike Harrison and 2024 NASCAR Cup Series rookie Carson Hocevar.

Friday night’s preliminary entry list is just as loaded as Thursday night’s.  Two-time Gateway champion Tyler Carpenter is back at the dome that made him a legend four year ago.  The driver he beat in 2019, multi-time World of Outlaws champion Brandon Sheppard, is set to go on Friday night alongside 2022 Gateway Modified champion Ricky Thornton, Jr. and former Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Jimmy Owens.

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Michigan native Cody Bauer looks to defend his Friday night preliminary win from one year ago, as last year’s Saturday night runner-up Tanner English starts his redemption tour at the same time.  Other drivers on the Friday preliminary list include Hunt The Front’s Joseph Joiner, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points runner-up Devin Moran and local favorite Ryan Unzicker.

The field of 145 drivers has been split up into 72 and 73 car fields for two preliminary nights.  Full rosters for each preliminary night can be viewed at the bottom of this story. 

Each preliminary night will take just the top-three finishers from the night’s A-Feature straight to the championship night A-Feature on Saturday.  Only 20 of the 145 drivers on hand will start the 40-lap, $30,000 to win main event on Saturday night.

The Gateway Dirt Nationals moves to Thursday-Saturday, December 14-16 at The Dome At America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, MO.  The Comp Cams Super Late Models and Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds will battle it out over three days for $30,000 for Late Models and $10,000 to win for Modifieds.

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Gateway Dirt Nationals Thursday Roster

Gateway Dirt Nationals Friday Roster