July 31, 2019 – ROSSBURG, OH – The 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby 100 will be one to remember. Erick Rudolph bested eight-time Super DIRTcar Series Champion Matt Sheppard with a pass in the final quarter of the race to win $10,000. Rudolph held off long-time Series hero Billy Decker and rival Mat Williamson on a late-race restart to seal the win.
FEATURE (100 Laps)
1. 25-Erick Rudolph [5][$10,000]; 2. 91-Billy Decker [2][$5,000]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson [8][$2,500]; 4. 9S-Matt Sheppard [10][$1,800]; 5. 165-Rex King [1][$1,600]; 6. 99L-Larry Wight [7][$1,400]; 7. 26-Ryan Godown [18][$1,300]; 8. 44-Stewart Friesen [29][$1,200]; 9. 21J-Danny Johnson [3][$1,100]; 10. 35-Mike Mahaney [25][$1,000]; 11. 10-Dave Blaney [13][$800]; 12. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker [17][$700]; 13. 7F-Matt Farnham [22][$600]; 14. 20-Brett Hearn [11][$575]; 15. 111-Demetrios Drellos [19][$550]; 16. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [12][$525]; 17. 21A-Peter Britten [9][$500]; 18. 14W-Ryan Watt [16][$500]; 19. 9t-Will Thomas [21][$500]; 20. 2L-Jack Lehner [15][$500]; 21. 6H-Josh Hohenforst [6][$500]; 22. 13-Rick Regalski [28][$500]; 23. R2-Rusty Smith [24][$500]; 24. 17-Marcus Dinkins [26][$500]; 25. 5H-Chris Hile [14][$500]; 26. 37-Paul StSauveur [4][$500]; 27. 47-Chris Grbac [23][$500]; 28. 23-Kyle Coffey [27][$500]; 29. 3RS-Mike Marler [20][$500]
KSE Hard Charger Award: 44-Stewart Friesen[+21]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 91-Billy Decker, 16.303; 2. 25-Erick Rudolph, 16.548; 3. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 16.663; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 16.665; 5. 165-Rex King, 16.696; 6. 35-Mike Mahaney, 16.778; 7. 7F-Matt Farnham, 16.853; 8. 44-Stewart Friesen, 16.904; 9. 10-Dave Blaney, 17.144; 10. 14W-Ryan Watt, 17.194
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 88-Mat Williamson, 16.437; 2. 20-Brett Hearn, 16.524; 3. 21J-Danny Johnson, 16.684; 4. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 16.874; 5. 6H-Josh Hohenforst, 16.998; 6. 5H-Chris Hile, 17.127; 7. 13-Rick Regalski, 17.239; 8. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 17.697; 9. 3RS-Mike Marler, 18.041; 10. 47-Chris Grbac, 18.044
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 16.758; 2. 37-Paul StSauveur, 16.821; 3. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.842; 4. 2L-Jack Lehner, 16.937; 5. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.961; 6. 9t-Will Thomas, 16.963; 7. 23-Kyle Coffey, 16.983; 8. 26-Ryan Godown, 17.097; 9. R2-Rusty Smith, 17.964
Heat #1 – Flight (A) – Spon.-1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer
1. 25-Erick Rudolph [2]; 2. 165-Rex King [5]; 3. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [4]; 5. 10-Dave Blaney [9]; 6. 14W-Ryan Watt [10]; 7. 111-Demetrios Drellos [3]; 8. 7F-Matt Farnham [7]; 9. 35-Mike Mahaney [6]; 10. 44-Stewart Friesen [8]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) – Spon.-2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer
1. 20-Brett Hearn [2]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson [1]; 3. 6H-Josh Hohenforst [5]; 4. 21J-Danny Johnson [3]; 5. 5H-Chris Hile [6]; 6. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker [4]; 7. 3RS-Mike Marler [9]; 8. 47-Chris Grbac [10]; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins [8]; 10. 13-Rick Regalski [7]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) – Spon.-3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [1]; 2. 21A-Peter Britten [3]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight [5]; 4. 37-Paul StSauveur [2]; 5. 2L-Jack Lehner [4]; 6. 26-Ryan Godown [8]; 7. 9t-Will Thomas [6]; 8. R2-Rusty Smith [9]; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey [7]
LCS1 – Last Chance Showdowns (10 Laps) – Top 11 Transfer
1. 111-Demetrios Drellos [1][]; 2. 3RS-Mike Marler [2][]; 3. 9T-Will Thomas [3][]; 4. 7F-Matt Farnham [4][]; 5. 47-Chris Grbac [5][]; 6. R2-Rusty Smith [6][]; 7. 35-Mike Mahaney [7][]; 8. 17-Marcus Dinkins [8][]; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey [9][]; 10. 13-Rick Regalski [11][]; 11. 44-Stewart Friesen [10][]
