Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.

For the first time ever, more than 150 Dirt Late Model drivers are pre-registered for the FloRacing-streamed event that culiminates with Saturday's $30,000-to-win top prize.

Although the Dome's fifth-mile layout is the ultimate equalizer, we’ve done our best to narrow it down to 10 drivers who could walk away with the Gateway Arch trophy on Saturday night.

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Bobby Pierce

The Oakwood, Ill., superstar holds all the credentials as the indoor spectacle’s odds-on favorite. His 2017 and ’18 victories makes him one of two multi-time Dome winners. His average finish of 7.7 on Saturday at the Dome ranks second all-time among drivers with at least three event starts. And his 38 victories this season, of course, makes him the nation’s top-ranked driver.

WATCH: Bobby Pierce discusses the crazy atmosphere, aggressive racing and his bid for a hat trick at the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals. 

Brandon Sheppard

Few drivers are more acquainted with the Dome than B-Shepp as the reigning event champ is one of two drivers to have qualified for all seven Gateway main events. Last year’s victory came in his debut with the Longhorn Factory Team and as he makes the anticipated switch back to Rocket Chassis this trip to St. Louis, another change of scenery might just give him another boost.

WATCH: Brandon Sheppard talks about returning to The Dome to defend his Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals victory from one year ago.

Devin Moran

The 14-time winner this year is one of four drivers entering the Dome with back-to-back top-10 finishes at the indoor spectacle. Moran finished sixth at the St. Louis fifth-mile indoor bullring in 2022 and bettered that with his fourth-place finish and qualifier victory last year. His 33 top-two finishes ranks as the third-most among touring drivers this year, so expect Moran to contend again in St. Louis.

Gordy Gundaker

There may be no event the St. Charles, Mo., native loves more than the Gateway Dirt Nationals. Gundaker’s won everything at the Dome — a prelim in 2017, heat races and consolation races — except the Saturday night finale. Last year he missed the main event for the first time, but he’s one of five drivers to have six main event starts along with an average feature finish of 10th or better.

Jason Feger

Until last year’s mishap with Carson Hocevar in prelim action, the Bloomington, Ill., veteran had a run of three straight top-eight finishes going at the Dome. Capturing the MARS title en route to 17 overall victories this year, Feger has a strong chance to better his career-best Dome finish of sixth in 2021.

WATCH: Jason Feger rips off the side of Carson Hocevar's Dirt Late Model following a restart collision during a heat race at the 2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals Thursday preliminary night.

Jonathan Davenport

Superman isn’t the strongest favorite, but he’s still a favorite at the Dome nonetheless as he returns to the indoor spectacle for the first time since 2021. He has a best finish of fourth in 2019 and in ’21 he backed that up with a 10th-place effort. Shelving his familiar blue-and-white colors for the week, surely he’s motivated to take his special brown-and-white livery backed by his Dirty Dollar Ranch (and emblazoned with a long-horned Watusi cow as seen on his ranch) to victory lane.

WATCH: The Gateway Dirt Nationals will see the return of Jonathan Davenport. Superman discusses his return and a special paint scheme he's bringing to The Dome.

Nick Hoffman

Qualifying for 18 features at the Dome across Dirt Late Models, Modifieds and Midgets over the years, Hoffman likely has the most laps turned at the indoor fifth-mile. He’s won prelims in the Modified (2021) and Dirt Late Model (2023), but awaits his first career Saturday night victory. Last year, he started fourth and finished ninth in the 40-lap Late Model finale.

WATCH: Nick Hoffman talks about why the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals are special and where to eat when you're in St. Louis. 

Ricky Thornton Jr.

Counting prelims, RTJ has four straight top-four finishes at the Dome in the Super Late Model division. He won his prelim night last year before finishing runner-up to Brandon Sheppard in Saturday’s finale, a race Thornton made thrilling when he nearly connected on a last-lap slider for the win. The 2023 DirtonDirt.com Driver of the Year enters on a hot streak, too, with four of his 25 victories this season being over his last eight races.

WATCH: Ricky Thornton Jr. and Brandon Sheppard duel for 2023 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals victory.

Tanner English

Prelims included, the Benton, Ky., native boasts six straight top-five Dome finishes and three straight Saturday night podium finishes. Needless to say, English still awaits his first Gateway victory. He’ll look to avoid a subpar prelim night like last year, which started him 10th in Saturday’s main event before he clawed his way to a third-place finish.

WATCH: Tanner English talks about getting the crowd fired up with his Dodgeball theme at the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals and what it will take to win in 2024.

Tyler Carpenter

Nobody embodies the spirit of the Dome more than Tyler Carpenter, who will always live in Gateway Dirt Nationals lore. The 2019 and '21 event winner has run into trouble the past two years (crashing out of last year's A-main and tangling with Hudson O'Neal in his 2022 prelim), but he still boasts the best average finish (6.0) at the Dome among drivers with at least three main event starts. Carpenter enters with 20-plus victories around the Ohio Valley this year.

WATCH: Tyler Carpenter and Freddie Carpenter discuss the memories they've made at the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals.

Tyler Erb

Terbo's made a grand impression at the Dome in only two previous appearances: Last year's 20th-to-sixth charge in Saturday's main event and his emotional victory in 2022 just days after his father Mark died from a heart attack. A transponder issue that led to a penalty on his prelim night forced him to take a provisional last year. As long as no such lapses occur, the 19-time winner campaigning on his self-proclaimed "Fun Tour" will be tough to beat.

WATCH: Tyler Erb won an emotional Gateway Dirt Nationals in 2021, and he continues to come back to chase the mountain top. This year it's part of his fun tour.