Tyler Carpenter gladly prefers Friday’s bumpy track conditions at the Gateway Dirt Nationals over Thursday’s smooth, glassy racing surface. And his mind doesn’t change on the matter even if the very conditions he favors soiled his prelim night on Friday, when the rough track surface broke something in the rear suspension and sent him spinning around.

Since its inception in 2016, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals has become known for two things: bent sheet metal, and hot tempers. But in the last few years a third key component has emerged, and that is the special "paint schemes" or special "wraps" that many teams put on their race cars for this event. Special events bring about special looks, so let's take a look at some of the designs that we'll be seeing inside The Dome at America's Center next week.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Niece Motorsports announced today that renowned dirt-racer Tyler Carpenter will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season, making his second series start on dirt; this time at Bristol Motor Speedway.

A special motorsports event is worthy of special paint schemes. Since the inception of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals in 2016, hundreds of beautiful race cars have shone bright under the lights at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Tyler Carpenter who climbed out of his car in victory lane after capturing Saturday’s Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals finale at The Dome at America’s Center wasn’t quite the same Tyler Carpenter who memorably swept the event in 2019 and won Thursday’s preliminary feature.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Tyler Carpenter’s latest conquest of the fifth-mile temporary bullring inside The Dome at America’s Center brought more fans to his hard-charging, colorful-talking side.