More drivers and teams have unveiled their wraps for the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway as we get closer to the first of preliminary racing on Thursday and the Wednesday night FloRacing Night in America Race.
Mario Gresham’s wife Jennie Lynn Gresham shared their new red and white scheme. She wrote, “Eldora week starts now. We truly could not make this journey without the incredible support of our sponsors, friends, families, parents, and fans. Every decal on these race cars represents a business owner who believes in what we do, and we are beyond grateful for each and every one of you.”
Additionally, the team showed off new merchandise that they will have as well.
Joseph Joiner and the Hunt the Front team also revealed their new Horsepower Hydration wrap. The team wrote, “Ready for Eldora! 🔥 Here’s our look for the 2026 Dirt Late Model Dream! We’re excited to welcome Horsepower Hydration as the primary sponsor on our No. 10 Longhorn starting this week. We’re also excited to welcome Laris Motorsports Insurance as an associate sponsor alongside our longtime supporters Base Racing Fuel & Oil and Trading Paints.”
“A huge thank you to those companies, all of our other great partners, and all of you who support us by watching the videos, tuning into the races, buying merch, and cheering us on every step of the way. Getting to be part of one of the biggest races in our sport is something we wouldn’t get to do without y’all, and we don’t take that for granted. 👊”
“The best part is that this week, we feel like we’re heading to Eldora Speedway with as good of a chance as we’ve ever had to run well and make some noise. We’ve got a lot of momentum right now, and we can’t wait to get going,” the team added. “We’ll kick things off Wednesday with the $20,000-to-win FloRacing Night in America event. Joseph’s prelim night is Friday, when he’ll race against half of Dream field in a $30,000-to-win program. The $100,000-to-win finale is Saturday.”
The team also promised, “Of course, we’ve also got brand-new Dream merch featuring this wrap available now at www.htfmerch.com, or stop by the HTF Merch Trailer in the Fan Zone outside turns three and four if you’re coming to the track this week and want to get yours in person.”
Brandon Overton showed off us new patriotic Budweiser wrap for the Dream. In a video on Facebook using Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” Overton wrote, “150 years of Budweiser. This Bud’s for Earl. This Bud’s for the Dirt Late Model Dream. This Bud’s for the American Dream. See y’all at Eldora.”
Here’s a good look at it.
And here’s a close-up of the door:
The designer, Night Owl Design, also shared a good look at the car:
Overton will be looking to capture his fourth win in the Dirt Late Model Dream. He won the 27th Dream and then the rescheduled 26th Dream in June 2021. He followed those two wins up with a win in the 28th Dream in 2022.
The Dirt Late Model Dream week begins begins on Wednesday, June 3rd with the $20,000 to-win FloRacing Night in America series race. The Dream preliminaries will take place on June 4th and 5th with both features paying $30,000 to-win. Finally, on Saturday, June 6th there will be heats, B-Features and the $100,000 to-win Dirt Late Model Dream.
The format of the event sees the field split into two different qualifying nights. The track explains, “Each driver will compete in one preliminary night program – Thursday or Friday. Drivers may request a particular night, but officials cannot guarantee all requests get fulfilled. Ultimately, Thursday and Friday fields will be competitively balanced for the good of both competitors and fans.”
The qualifying order for these nights will be based on a random draw. Drivers will then take on hot laps and qualifying. The heat races are different from your typical standard program in that they will be inverted. After the heats there will be B-Features and then the 50-Lap $30,000 to-win A-Feature.
On Saturday, there will be six heat races that are seeded through the track’s Every Lap Matters points system that is based on the preliminary nights and then inverted based on the spin of the track’s Wheel of Misfortune. There will then be two B-Features and finally the Dirt Late Model Dream.
The Every Lap Matters points system awards drivers points based on how they qualify, where they finish in the heat races, and how they finish in the feature. Points are also awarded to the first 10 cars that do not qualify for the feature. Here’s how the point system breaks down:
Multi-Car Qualifying: the field will be split into two flights for Multi-Car Qualifying (Flight 1 & 2). Each flight earns points separately for their results – 1st) 100; 2nd) 98; 3rd) 96; 4th) 94; 5th) 92; 6th) 90; 7th) 88; 8th) 86; 9th) 84; 10th) 82; and balance of field decreases by 2 points per position.
Heat Races: 1st) 100; 2nd) 97; 3rd) 94; 4th) 91; 5th) 88; 6th) 85; 7th) 82; 8th) 79; 9th) 76; 10th) 73; 11th) 70; 12th) 67; 13th) 64; 14th) 61; 15th) 58; 16th) 55; 17th) 52; 18th) 49; 19th) 46; 20th) 43
Last Chance Showdowns: first 10 cars not advancing from any LCS) 222; 219; 216; 213; 210; 207; 204; 201; 198; 195 and balance of field decreases by 3 points per position.
A-Features: 1st) 300; 2nd) 297; 3rd) 294; 4th) 291; 5th) 288; 6th) 285; 7th) 282; 8th) 279; 9th) 276; 10th) 273; 11th) 270; 12th) 267; 13th) 264; 14th) 261; 15th) 258; 16th) 255; 17th) 252; 18th) 249; 19th) 246; 20th) 243; 21st) 240; 22nd) 237; 23rd) 234; 24th) 231; 25th)228; and 26th)225
There are 83 drivers and teams registered to compete in the event this year. Gresham will compete on Thursday night while Joiner and Overton will battle each other on Friday night.
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