Bobby delivered a statement performance Saturday night at Eldora (OH) Speedway, capturing the $100,000 Dirt Track World Championship with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series — his second consecutive victory in the prestigious event.
Starting 13th in the 100-lap feature, Bobby steadily worked his way forward, breaking into the top ten with 85 laps remaining. With 74 to go, he slid into fifth in turn four, then powered to fourth down the backstretch on lap 33. A restart with 65 to go briefly shuffled him back to sixth, but he wasted no time charging back, executing a bold double slider in turn three with 63 to go to retake fourth.
The next lap, Bobby continued his charge, sliding into third in turn four and then into second in turn one with 56 to go. Just six laps later, he threw a slider in turn four to take the lead, but the battle was far from over. What followed was a back-and-forth “sliderfest” at the front of the field, with Bobby and the leader trading moves through multiple cautions and restarts.
With 43 laps to go, Bobby made the decisive pass — sliding into the lead in turn one and powering down the backstretch to take command for good. From there, he held off every challenge through several late-race restarts to secure the victory and become a back-to-back Dirt Track World Champion.
The win was also a milestone moment — Bobby’s 30th victory of the season, marking the third consecutive year he’s reached the 30-win plateau.
“I really wanted this win,” Bobby said in victory lane. “This pink car gave us some troubles. Everyone said it was bad luck. We all put our minds together last night. My dad probably didn’t get much sleep. All my guys, the hard work paid off this weekend. It just feels awesome.”
Bobby also took time to thank the fans who turned out for the Lucas season finale: “A huge shout out to these fans for coming out, supporting, buying the merch, supporting us with this pink car and all the schemes we do. We’re going to have another cool scheme at the Dome. Get ready for that.”
After a stretch away from victory lane, this one meant a little extra. “I was getting a little worked up there at the scales because it’s been a month and a half since I won a race,” Bobby admitted. “And that’s kind of rare for me. This is awesome. I haven’t been to victory lane in a while, so this feels good.”