The Eldora Million is back and one lucky driver is poised to take home $1,002,022 if they can win it next season.
The Rossburg, Ohio track announced Thursday evening that the highest paying late model race in the history of the sport is coming back in 2022.
Scheduled to run on Thursday night of the 28th Dirt Late Model Dream, the race will be the most sought after prize on any driver’s schedule.
The race will feature a full program of heat races and B-Mains with the heat lineups set by $12,000-to win preliminary features on Wednesday, June 8.
“I have said from the first-day I took ownership of Eldora that we want to make Earl and Berneice proud and continue to push the limits of race promotion. I can’t think of a better way to honor their legacy than bringing back The Eldora Million® one more time for both our longtime drivers and fans as well as a whole new generation who have only heard about it,” Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart said in a release. “And I couldn’t do it without our phenomenal partnership with Mark Floreani and his team at FloSports. I love working with them in growing our sport, showcasing our events, and creating engaging content for our fans on FloRacing, and the entire FloSports subscriber base.”
Public sale of tickets will begin for fans on Saturday, December 18 at 9 a.m. CT.
All of the action can be seen live on FloRacing.
“Tony Stewart and his team keep raising the bar with their incredible events at the legendary Eldora Speedway,” CEO and Co-Founder of FloSports Mark Floreani said. “Their commitment to motorsports has been integral to the growth of FloRacing and we are proud to support their mission to bring this sport to an even wider audience around the world.”
The event is the sequel to the one-time race that ran in 2000.
“With today’s confirmation there will indeed be a sequel to The Eldora Million®, our great team here at Eldora now has the 2022 Major Events ticketing and camping calendar finalized. We appreciate the patience of our loyal fans, and renewal notifications will begin showing up in their patron accounts and email by early next week for their 2022 ticket and campsite renewals,” said general manager Roger Slack. “Like everything these days, it took a little longer than anticipated to deliver all of the details for a week of events of this magnitude. Our team wanted to get everything right and assure an expedited renewal process for the many patrons who hold tickets to each of our major events.”
Payouts for the race can be seen below:
THE ELDORA MILLION:
1st) $1,002,022…plus commemorative trophy for driver and owner
2nd) $100,000
3rd) $50,000
4th) $25,000
5th) $15,000
6th) $12,500; 7th) $10,000; 8th) $8,750; 9th) $8,000; 10th) $7,500; 11th) $6,500; 12th) $6,000; 13th) $5,875; 14th) $5,850; 15th) $5,822; 16th) $5,800; 17th) $5,675; 18th) $5,622; 19th) $5,600; 20th) $5,475; 21st) $5,450; 22nd) $5,422; 23rd) $5,400; and 24th) $5,022.
