Champions Crowned On Last Lap | 2023 Lucas Oil Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway

Eldora Speedway hosts the Dirt Track World Championship on Sunday, October 22, 2023, with a new twist.
The highest finishing driver among the "Big River Steel Big Four" championship contenders (Devin Moran, Jonathan Davenport, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Hudson O'Neal) collecting the $200,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title.
Meanwhile Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Tim McCreadie and more all seek $100,000 grand prize for in the 43rd edition DTWC crown jewel event.
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[@tfranz11]

Wow, a race track that had more ruts than a corn field after harvest, four guys that was battling for a championship, and two badass commentators this soap opera was worth watching! Congratulations to Brandon and the B5 team on the win and to a hell of a run by Hudson and Devin on a awesome show! Congrats Hudson and the Rocket 1 Team on the LOLMS Championship!

[@tomrobinson199]

B shep has a bad ass unit around him as a team now, 2024 might be his year

[@tfranz11]

@tomrobinson199 Absolutely agree 100% with the engineer wizard Kevin Rumley as crew chief I also look for bigger and better things from the B5 team!

[@tomrobinson199]

@@tfranz11 don’t you forget cheeseburger Randall just jumped on board😂

[@tfranz11]

@tomrobinson199 Randall Edward's jd's old crew chief right? Oh man I missed that news oh damn yes potent combo! Wow he will be a force to be reckon with!

[@beliedat2457]

@@tomrobinson199he’s had that for the last month and a half 😂

[@Random_Atom420]

Tough break for RTJ but congrats to Hudson O'Neill on becoming the LOLMDS World Champion he runs the globe!!

[@nikolausotto4504]

Wow only 7 cars finished the race

[@tykit9230]

Way to put it up front Tyler #28

[@OddballHillbilly419]

Just think...folks said he was only good on small tracks and lesser known talent. That man can wheel it!!

[@braydenbehrll1144]

Because he is only good on short tracks, the track conditions were the only reason he was up there. @@OddballHillbilly419

[@chrisodie2467]

​@@OddballHillbilly419yep..eat that Gordy gundaker

[@banany2805]

most stupied format yet ricky won 23 race and had a 500 point gap and a rut and a broken suspension kills it

[@chrisodie2467]

Yep..if I was him I'd run world of outlaws next season

[@buttpuppetjohnson2371]

Couldn’t agree with you more.

[@chrisodie2467]

​@@buttpuppetjohnson2371propaganda nascrap

[@brandoncoleman7883]

@@chrisodie2467hed at least be in the video game then….. sweet

[@joshpitts7256]

Maybe that gum flapping after his heat about some contact and his stating of lapping the field came back to bite him in the ass..

[@the-only-SAMPSON]

Never seen Eldora race track so rough!!

[@Ghostmotorfinger]

Congratulations to my Driver Hudson O'Neal and the Rocket1 Team on capturing the National championship.

[@bobbyllockhart7829]

Congratulations 5!! 🏁🏆🏁

[@shannonmize2307]

Holy shit. What a race. Congrats to Sheppy and Huddy. Really tough for RTJ. He should have been the champion. Next year they will have a different format

[@chrisodie2467]

RTJ should run the outlaws if they dont..complete bullshit

[@CM-ve1bz]

I was glad to see Sheppard win it. Leaving a house car to go into the family business is a risky proposition. When Kevin Rumley is helping, Sheppard is fast, but I have doubts he wants to be their everyday crew chief.

[@thomasvaught262]

Rtj took out Bobby Pierce and almost slammed Jimmy Owens in the same incident... He ran out of talent and took out some talent along at the same time. He didn't "hook a rut." he came into the corner too fast and Boom Briggs was there. He washed up the track as a result of hard braking to avoid him... the contact with Owens was what broke his rf. He got impatient and it cost him big time

[@CM-ve1bz]

@@thomasvaught262 Pierce got a dose of what he’s been giving. I wonder if Pierce had a flashback to when he pushed Thornton all the way to the wall, coming out of four for the win.

[@goldenveinband3620]

Conditions seemed like the great equalizer out there. What a race.

[@jdub2606]

If you’re going to run a playoff then # of wins on the year needs to factor in when you get to the final 4. Bonus points per win to everyone in the top 4 or something. Tough break for RTJ. The check and trophy may say one name, but we all know who the best driver was this year.

[@joshpitts7256]

That lip flapping after the heat race came back to bite him in the ass

[@laps8316]

He was the best driver on LODLMS but not the best driver in the nation.. he may have had 36 wins but only 30 come in a Late Model the rest came in Micro Sprints.. Pierce on the other hand actually won his Championship and 34 races.. and has a chance to win 2 other championships with XR Series and Flo Night in America championships

[@jdub2606]

@@laps8316 he’s a better shoe than Pierce. Period. Full stop.

[@laps8316]

@@jdub2606 lol nah he’s not.. he’s good but not Better than Pierce.. Pierce has won more Crown Jewels and is 8 years younger. And Pierce won his championship and is about to win 2 more Championships this year lol

[@jdub2606]

@@laps8316 RTJ has also only been in a Super ride for what, 2 years now?… I see he won tonight. Back to back on the weekend. You’re wrong, but it’s ok.

[@myfathersson7851]

The price of cattle just went down and the price of rocket fuel just went up 🤣🤣

[@brown55061]

Welcome to racing in October in Ohio. Great racing! Don't care about how rough it was, everyone has to race the same dirt.

[@tfranz11]

What didn't the series put it off a week for safety being the #1 priority or so they claimed?

[@Gokywildcats11]

It's all about the money.

[@beliedat2457]

@@tfranz11because you can’t predict the weather a week in advance. They try but it’s never right.

[@tfranz11]

@beliedat2457 yeah weatherman never accurate! Ha!

[@tonybranch7529]

I know its all far from perfect rules but this year I’ve by far enjoyed watching all this play out more than sprints. Way to go relentless crews and drivers! Omg one more thing. Who let the Kamakazi Kid in lol?

[@nbracing3872]

For all u people bitching about the track prep, it rained all day for 3 days straight what do you expect? Yeah it was a little rough but it provided a good race and thats what u can ask for. If u cant muscle through the wholes then go home!

[@tfranz11]

How much rainfall did they get total I'm very curious let me know please?

[@timkeller3907]

The track condition was terrible.... surprised more cars didn't break.

[@kennybaker1026]

Nothing they cold do after a week of rain. They actually made it better than expected I believe.

[@polygon-viewer]

Welcome to the DTWC. Rough tracks and high drama.

[@Raycinjaycin]

20 cars broke/dnf. That isn't enough lol?

[@beliedat2457]

@@Raycinjaycinit’s 100 lap race. Half the starting field is usually gone after 100 laps no matter what surface

[@chadzeiders8293]

The last 5 times I've watched a race at Eldora the track has gotten worse each time!!! Facility may be nice but the track surface is total shit

[@joshuawheeler9068]

More lead changes than cars that finished

[@chrisodie2467]

Hellyeah tyler carpenter!!!!!!!

[@garymay42]

You got the nascrap stuff right. As much as rtj dominated all year and gets screwed

[@joshpitts7256]

Maybe he should've kept his mouth shut before the race

[@areaone3813]

You guys gotta start posting the race winner interviews. Come on

[@Retired70]

Now that’s the way we want to see a super late model race.. great race..

[@wadebartholomew7436]

What a race!!

[@hjr2450]

The guy a lap down wins the championship and the guy 1000 points behind gets second. Pathetic NASCAR rules are polluting dirt racing.

[@JackFarrar-wd1vi]

Your not wrong.

[@michaelmccarthy3737]

One crazy way to set up drivers points, for the top four, at the end of the 2023 racing year. In my opinion the new points idea was ridiculous.

[@Cjohn31]

Fix something that ain't broken, sounds like the act of some woke morons

[@Gokywildcats11]

That track was ridiculous.

[@clintarbogast9431]

Never seen that track that bad.

[@bollie8584]

Wtf would anyone try and adopt a point system that napcar has? Napcar has been dying for 15yrs now. WoO can really capitalize on this stupidity if they were smart..if they raised there purses and championship purse alot of the Lucas guess would just ship. I bet RTJ would for sure.

[@speed_ss]

Because it worked and created excitement. Hope you enjoy the less-than-exciting World Finals where the championship is already decided and no one cares who wins.

[@timg1034]

that was wild

[@chrisodie2467]

Next year lets run this race this race in the middle of a cornfield in iowa..might as well

[@cam32779]

Such a famous track for so many years... so much money goes through it.....and I have seen local underfunded race tracks that have a better racing surface than this.

[@Mschasz3129]

That was Awesome !!!

[@BScalise97]

Absolutely wild race. You could do an entire documentary on that race

[@OddballHillbilly419]

Nice job Hudson!! Whether or not you like the format, its what they signed up for. Helluva ending too!! Congrats to BShep

[@georgiabandit1321]

That was a exciting finish good race.

[@dalerhodes257]

Awesome race!!

[@adammatney9094]

Awesome race

[@richhlavaty5063]

notice there is nobody in the grand stands

[@markbutler6539]

What a race ❤

[@homelite3392]

Congratulations BSHEPP & TeamB5🏁🏆👍 HORNS-UP🤘

[@rodneyharouff5739]

that sure was a wild one!! my kind'a racin'!!

[@brandtstone7744]

Yes the track was junk, but man oh man what a race. I’ve been to a lot of races at eldora and this one ranks up at the top!

[@zachboyle2636]

It would be really cool if y’all included the interview from the winner too

[@dirtfan05]

I don't care what anyone says, that was a hell of a race, don't agree with the format, but the drivers all agreed to it.

[@richardross119]

Tell me those 2 2nd generation drivers weren't up on the wheel and buttholes puckered for the last 15 laps. That's was driving!

[@itzmikeomg2755]

Great race considering the track conditions. But a high-5 has to go to the Eldora track preppers, they worked magic on a track that was in horrendous shape and at least made it race-able.

[@jasonoverton1106]

How does a car that has destroyed all year not win the championship. New points rules are dumb. This isn't nascar. Such a joke

[@joshpitts7256]

He said before the race he was gonna lap the field because apparently he got raced to hard in the Heat race. Maybe he should keep his mouth shut 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@landonmurray3814]

​@@joshpitts7256he's better than your favorite driver. And he's barely been in a late model compared to whoever tf your favorite is as well

[@speed_ss]

How do you not know about the format until now? Maybe you shouldn't watch the series and focus on the boomer style WoO format instead.

[@jasonoverton1106]

@speed_ss I did know the format. Have thought it was stupid the whole time.

[@speed_ss]

@@jasonoverton1106 cope and seethe more

[@redbrrdz7423]

Late Model Dirt Racin' GREATEST SHOW ON DIRT BABY 🏎🏁

[@larryfranks9103]

Why wasn't the DTWC held in westvirginia?

[@speed_ss]

because WV doesn't have a track worthy of hosting it

[@KenDye-if5wr]

Like the way the points are given out or not. You gotta admit they made for a great race abd a lot of excitment

[@jameshurd7112]

Awesome race good job

[@forearmshiver8819]

Every lap I thought the ruts were going to launch somebody outta the track!! The drivers and the Cars are tougher than a $2 steak!! Way ta Go Shep for the win but what a race for the Championship behind him!! That race was worth every penny spent on a ticket to watch the show. Congrats Hud on the Championship. RTJ just had Awful Luck at the absolute worst time possible.

[@timothyrachford1868]

Man what a race

[@soggyb4082]

Now that was an Awesome finish, one that will stick solid in the memories of the racing world. Eat your heart out Nascar.

[@RedroomStudios]

insane finish!

[@christopherdial]

New points rule is a joke. Eldora track prep is a joke. RTJ was the real champion and nobody in their right mind will say otherwise.

[@asphaltmedia4629]

Say what you want about the format, the excitement and emotions invoked because of the stakes, made that race an Instant Classic!

[@jimhodge8594]

Great job MEN! Good clean racing!

[@Lilducking]

Wild race

[@polygon-viewer]

The DTWC needs to stay either Eldora or Atomic.

[@JackFarrar-wd1vi]

Great racing on a rough track people will whine but thats what happens with severe rain, you adapt.

[@chrisodie2467]

I think with 6 cars finishing might need to rethink shit

[@adamh2362]

I agree the rough track happens but I think 50 laps woulda made for a better race that track got really bad towards the end..

[@thomasvaught262]

​@@chrisodie2467severe rain didn't have as much to do with it (yes it was a factor but not as significant as) having hot laps and Qualifying for 62 cars, 6 heat races and 3 b-mains, thats right at 200 laps if you only count the LOLMs... before that the Steel blocks had 64 cars and ran 100 laps all together with hot laps, heats, b-mains ect. all of which were in the same day. 300 laps of hard racing after rain, They overcame mother nature, after postponing the super stocks and modifieds to get the late model races in... what were they supposed to do? Roll out the tarps and hope for the best or rain check everyone and postpone the whole event? If they would have done anything else you'd have thousands of people bitching about how they could've got the race in, they got the race in and hundreds are bitching about the track conditions... these armchair track promoters cease to amaze me

[@nuntc_nt]

So, smith and oneil both recieved this last lap thing? In the same race?

[@SatansExecutioner]

Wow

[@Cjohn31]

The announcers earned they pay tonight

[@jasonjackson5493]

Man, late-model racing is at its best right now.......that track was terrible thow

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Ive been noticing that Mr. Carpenter prefers a track with a little…say…character lol. Track was akin to larger version of St. Louis stadium track, dont ya think. And its a shame, it’s as if Mr. Thornton KNEW he was going to break after that heat win commentary. Make no mistake, he is the CHAMPION

[@JardTheRat]

Terrible championship format, stay away from the stupid nascar rules.

[@joen5332]

Jonathan Davenport and the others that were bitching because of a moist track on Saturday got what they wanted today Sunday and it didn't go their way

[@richshackelford5793]

DIRT ALL DAY

[@tucker8804]

I was there. Here’s my take. Ddnt race Thursday or Friday because of weather. Squeezed in what they could on Saturday,or as much as the could. Yes,the track was bad. And,after that poor cat flipped/destroyed his car in the ‘Steel Block” series,they called the night and moved everything to Sunday. Indeed, the weather was better on Sunday. Lots of sunshine allowing the officials do wrk on the trk. Hot laps & heat races went well. But,as the day went on,the track started getting rough. “Character” as the drivers say. And,every driver knew what they were in for. And,every driver VOTED for this format. Every driver knew,no matter what you’ve done throughout the season, the ‘final four’ will compete for the championship this night. With that,RTJ broke early. His team fixed the car,he went out & clocked laps. Hudson/Rocket House Car had their issues,they too repaired & continued. Yes,the #1 went dwn a lap,but was able to use a rule that’s been in effect for 5/6 years & got his lap bk after a caution. Again,a rough track,& again every driver knew. JD was WAY easy on his equipment/ way articulate in handling his ride. But,the rough track took him out too. That left Moran & O’Neil fighting for the points title AND the race. B5 was a monster w/reckless abandon tward the end. He had his eye on his 5th DWTC title. And,#1 did too. Y’all seen the video. Now,it don’t matter how much any of us bitch about the format here. LOLMS will do the SAME THING next year. Why..Because it worked! All the drama at the end…All ‘us’ typing about it etc. etc. Now,it might move to a diff track,but don’t expect this format to change for a while. JUST MY TAKE…

[@ConnorCranden]

Surprisingly good take here soy boy

[@chrisodie2467]

Guess lucas announcer couldn't announce last lap for crying like a baby because his boy won the championship

[@hjr2450]

He starts blubbering if someone from Indiana wins on a scratch ticket. Had no problem talking about Freddy Smith dying though.

[@JackFarrar-wd1vi]

​@@hjr2450😂😂😂

[@joshpitts7256]

So

[@cyclingbutterbean]

That track is the hole they build an outhouse over. Earl is rolling over in his grave. Way to go Tony.

[@CM-ve1bz]

There’s not a man alive that can make a track right after 2 days of rain. It’s going to be soft and that’s all there is to it.

[@JonDoeGuy]

Best part was watching rtj break. 🤷‍♂️

[@cumminsrealpower680]

I wish I could give you a thousand likes. I absolutely agree. After his little smartass comment after his heat race, he got exactly what he deserved.

[@JonDoeGuy]

@@cumminsrealpower680 He's just a major douche. He is one of those racers that thinks everything should revolve around him and what he wants. Was the same when he raced mods. And after his little bullshit tantrum at the dome after the incident with carpenter, you can tell what a bitch he is when he doesnt get his way

[@bobbydevine2154]

WOW!!!

[@teranceparker4728]

I hated that threr were 3 cautions but that race was cool as it gets congrats to ONeal on his first provisional championship of his career. Only which the race was on Mavtv instead of the Internet. No offense but hats off to the series now we can see the playoffs format on t.v. to learn more about. See you on t.v. at Florida-Gergina Speedweeks.😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@braddougan1919]

Race was good but the chase format that devalues a series championship and series needs to go ASAP and DLM Racing needs to keep the gimmicky Nascar BullShit out of it

[@ColoradoCarrolls]

"Out of fuel"? how did you digest that? . Sheppard was throwing dirt to the line.

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

_Yaw like my italics compared to everybody else's comments lol mines slanted lol but anyway they had all those rain delays they wasn't able to get that track prepped good enough before the last Race I think the track was better during the heat races even tho it was dusty as hell_

[@cassidyarrington4572]

rtj= LMFAO :) Go Bloomquist!!

[@Jaybird_86]

What I learned from that race is that I like Tyler Carpenter and I don’t like Ricky Thornton Jr at all, what a little punk. Got what he deserved.

[@laps8316]

This played out exactly how Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series wanted it to.. they had all eyes on this race. To everyone complaining that RTJ should be the champion need to realize all teams voted in this format.. it does suck for him though none the less he had a great year winning over a Million this year RTJ and Pierce will be over a Million in winnings this year.. as far and the race for the championship 4 I would make some tweaks to it. My idea is get the field cut down to 4 with say 2 or 4 races left and reset the points for them and who ever wins that 4 race points is the champion.. just a thought

[@hjr2450]

They did not vote for the format. They were told the format and were given a vote as to who will stay on the tour. The whole vote narrative was a lie from the start.

[@laps8316]

@@hjr2450 umm yes they did vote for the format.. all the teams voted for it.. I have a lot of inside information..

[@hjr2450]

@@laps8316 You may want to check your sources then because mine was straight from RTJ himself.

[@laps8316]

@@hjr2450 lol sure it did.. I’ve also talked to RTJ about it. They may have not liked it but it was voted on by all the teams. Mums the word guy

[@speed_ss]

they voted by agreeing to follow the series@@hjr2450

[@driver8703]

Corn field rough and a dust bowl at the same time, should have just postponed it for a big deal like this. Anyone knows there’s no saving a dirt track after a weeks worth of rain, track will always be trash.

[@Ilovetylerstutler31]

#49

[@caseyhepler2806]

Endurance race

[@fewworddotrick]

That was a great race but kinda embarrassing how it had to happen...the points system is garbage and the track was worse. Everybody keeps saying hey it was the rain when that track has been bad all year, almost every big race late models and sprints. Clearly somebody doesn't know what they're doing. It used to be in damn near perfect condition like clockwork, every race every time. Then the icing on the cake is Lucas oil apparently has the goal of losing fans and money by copying nascars failures. I'm no RTJ fan but he got screwed plain and simple. Dirt racing is exciting enough, you don't have to play witchcraft with the rules to conjure up interest. Next thing you know they'll be calling it the playoffs.

[@dennydammann6803]

Only way Hudson can win, the team and the car did it! He ain’t that good on his own!

[@CM-ve1bz]

You must be a freaking genius. Anybody that wins is because of an excellent crew, car and driver. Without any one of the three, you’re an also ran.

[@michaelolenick4078]

Rocket out lasted all those longhorn lucas boys all season long O'Neal outrank eight top 10 longhorn point guys. How great that makes Mark Richards look after all those guys jump ship over the last 10 years. He out lasted Bloomquist cars now more guys are going to longhorn next year he will be the only rocket in the top 10 in points but will be lucas oil defending champion after defeated all those longhorn. He ran the same track as they did Rocket is just made tougher. Now listen to all the crying.Ha, Ha, Ha!

[@rodneywagner1552]

Nothing like driving on a plowed field, Tony is selling the Allstars he needs to sell eldora...

[@fancychance57]

no need for lucas series to create a fake 1 race championship to have a good series or race... politics like nascar and F1 🤑... hello WoO series

[@itsskaii7315]

So bloomer was right…lol

[@banany2805]

huh??????? wym

[@kellycoffey2801]

Great race but Eldora is just plain trash

[@CM-ve1bz]

Justice was served when RTJ ran Pierce into the outside wall coming out of four.

[@mhinman2]

Crack kills

[@CM-ve1bz]

@@mhinman2 So does Bobby Pierce when he’s trying to get by on the inside. You will need a new left side door panel

[@user-my5ys7be2b]

way to ruin it, nascar rules suck.

[@timothyshelton92]

Thank goodness I don't have a MAVTV prescription. This is BS. Hope WOO don't follow this path or I will stop watching it to!!!

[@mhinman2]

Subscription...no Dr. needed for MAVTV and actually the subscription would be for Floracing.

[@timothyshelton92]

@@mhinman2 your right. Sorry about my spelling. Lol

[@shawnstoner7867]

I hope the Lucas oil series feels the shame they brought on themselves. They're gonna lose so many fans and I hope RTJ goes to outlaws where real champions are crowned. Championships are decided throughout a season. Not a race. RTJ earned that championship n had it stolen from him. Not by the competitors fairly not by anything but the series itself. Like nascar ruined it's integrity by goin to the chase bullshit. Matt Kenseth will forever be the LAST TRUE NASCAR CHAMPION. Sad to see them stealing an entire yr of success from RTJ. He deserved and earned that championship. Had it been a real points format not these joke resets then he would be champion. I hope the Lucas oil series feels the heat from fans and racers alike to go back to a real fair points system like the outlaws and have some integrity. After they stole a clear championship from RTJ who dominated the season I hope enough fans raise an uproar about it that they see they messed up big and are gonna lose so many fans over the points deal that they're forced to change it back to being a fair system that rewards the driver who earned it throughout the yr not hung on for the last race n only won cause of a points reset. There will forever be an asterisk beside this yrs champ that will stain the reputation of both Lucas oil and this yrs champ cause they both know deep down it was wrong and RTJ is the champ

[@speed_ss]

I'm sorry you weren't aware of the championship points format until the very last race of the year. This was the most exciting race of the year and the best DTWC in years. Everyone knows that RTJ choked when it mattered, and the best part is that it was all his fault - got too close to Moran, picked up an aero push, and hit Owens. Maybe he shouldn't have been making that move on lap 8 when there was so much on the line...

[@carlgruver695]

Good race but crappy track congratulations to oneal I hope Tony changes that track this winter

[@gregorydiehl3737]

Out of fuel,please put down the Crack pipe

[@joed9269]

Gimmick. Good race beside that. Stop trying to be a gimmick like nascar.

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

_Would yaw have rather them just crown the champ with the most Points and run the last race just like any other race or the way they did it_ _let me know in the comment section_

[@user-rn1hk5rn3i]

I Hate Eldora. I think it gets worse and worse every year.