Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals preliminary night rosters for the Velocita Super Late Models have been released, with 150 cars entered for the eighth running of "Dirt in December."

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Leading off the list of Thursday night competitors is defending Gateway Dirt Nationals champion Brandon Sheppard. Past Saturday night winners Tyler Erb and Tyler Carpenter will also race on Thursday night, along with past preliminary night winner Shannon Babb.

Multi-time World 100 winner and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Jonathan Davenport returns to St. Louis looking for his first win inside the dome, while Brandon Overton will make his Gateway debut Thursday night.

Friday night’s preliminary will see two-time Gateway champion Bobby Pierce in action, fresh off a pair of huge wins at Eldora Speedway in the World 100 and Dirt Track World Championships. Recently-crowned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Ricky Thornton Jr. returns after winning last year’s Friday night preliminary, while 2023 series champion Hudson O’Neal also has a preliminary night win under his belt.

Four other past preliminary night winners will also race on Friday night – Gordy Gundaker (2017), Myles Moos (2021), Cody Bauer (2022) and Nick Hoffman (2023).  

The field has been split evenly into two between the 150 entries for the 2024 edition of the Gateway Dirt Nationals. Full rosters can be viewed at the bottom of the story.

Only the top three finishers from each preliminary night will be locked in to Saturday night’s 40-lap, $30,000 to win A-Feature. Only 20 of the 150 drivers on hand will get a starting spot in the main event.

The Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals return on Thursday-Saturday, December 5-7 at The Dome At America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, MO. The Velocita Super Late Models and Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds will battle it out over three days with a $30,000 top prize for Super Late Models and a $10,000-to-win main event for Modifieds. 

Once again in 2024, fans unable to witness the one-of-a-kind event in person will be able to watch all three nights of racing live on FloRacing. If you're not already a FloRacing subscriber, click here to sign up today. 

Gateway Dirt Nationals Thursday Preliminary Night Roster

Jimmy Owens

Brandon Overton

Todd Rehg

Derek Fetter

Tristan Chamberlain

Matt Menzie

Donald Johns

Casey White

Lance Brasington

Mike Spatola

Rachel Snider

Scott Geaschel

Jacob Magee

Devon Morgan

Will Harris

Jason Feger

Wil Herrington

Bree Whittmore

Chad Wallace

Chad Zobrist

Jason Riggs

Zak Blackwood

Steve Sheppard

Justin Green

Brandon Sheppard

Tate O'Leary

Robbie Scott

Jordan Barbee

Timmy Dick

Shannon Babb

Michael Guldenpfennig

Nathan Higginbotham

Rich Bell

Patrik Daniel

Tyler Erb

John Ownbey

Austin Horton

Jeffrey Ledford

Bob Gardner

Sam Seawright

Doug Cooper

Mike Franklin

Austin Theiss

Ryan Montgomery

Jadon Frame

Ryan Gustin

Josh Farris

Rodney Melvin

Rusty Griffaw

Jonathan Davenport

Michael Petersile

Blake Morris

Tyler Carpenter

Michael King

Quentin White

Joseph Joiner

Trevor Gundaker

Carson Brown

Ashton Winger

William Rose

Benji Hicks

Daniel Shelton

Chris Simpson

Daniel Garrett

Chris Simpson

Daniel Garrett

David Seibers

Ted Johnson

Jon Mitchell

David Marlow

James O'hara

Kyle Hammer

Ryan Unzicker

Steve Hewitt

Oakley Johns

Gateway Dirt Nationals Friday Preliminary Night Roster

Ricky Thornton Jr.

Amelia Eisenschenk

Jacob Grimsley

Zach Wohlers

James Nash

Tanner English

Matt Koch

Darin Weisinger

Brandon Carpenter

Black Higginbotham

Gregory Kimmons

Jonathan Woods

Gordy Gundaker

Josh Rice

Bobby Pierce

Kenny Compton

Dustin Rollins

Devin Moran

Jon Kirby

Kyle Mixon

Brenden Smith

Cameron Reynolds

Tony Wolf

Scott Cimfl

Carson Ferguson

Devon Andrews

Daniel Adam

Austin Howes

Dean Carpenter

Corey Delancy

Jerry Andrews

Dylan Thompson

Cole Babcock

Jody Knowless

David Scott

Dakota Smith

Chase Collins

Steven Dotson

Manny Falcon

Brody Yarbrough

Nick Hoffman

Jayme Zidar

Kylan Garner

Cody Bauer

Chris Fetter

Ryan Wilson

Gavin Cowan

Justin Carter

Megan Sanders

Matthew Tribble

Myles Moos

Carter Schlenk

Tommy Sheppard

Evan Koehler

Zack Mitchell

Kashton Denton

Rusty Schlenk

Jason Welshan

Adam Elliott

Brody Smith

Delbert Crum

Scott Bell

Glen Hounshell

Derek Fisher

Jared Bamberger

Spencer Hughes

Chris Mckeehan

Stacy Boles

Michael Seibers

Hudson O'Neal

Cyle Forgy

Jack Riggs

Teejay Janousek

Bud Watson

Freddie Carpenter