Gateway Dirt Nationals – 3 Day Pass at The Dome

Gateway 2026

Well well well folks -  buckle UP (like, literally) - and let’s get ready to riiiiiideeeeee! Our favorite place to be on any given night  because if you know, you know: December belongs to dirt here in St.Louis, forget the snow! Us here at The Dome at America’s Center in the heart of downtown - AKA the main place where chaos thrives and legends are made - we’re so happy to welcome you back one of the most electric and eclectic motorsports weekends of the entire year. YEP YEP YEP folks - Gateway Dirt Nationals is rolling back into town for a three-day, full-throttle takeover, kicking things off Thursday December 3rd, and we are already brushing the dust off our boots from LAST year’s show. Temporary dirt for a real race cars madness and all the Indoor mayhem - y’all. Far from an average race weekend with all the fun from last year still overcoming us - get ready for a once in a lifetime moment, y’all! Let’s go let’s go! Over three packed days, the Dome becomes its own universe. Thursday sets the tone with qualifying and heat races as drivers feel out the track and start throwing elbows. Friday turns the intensity way up — more heats, features, tempers flaring, rivalries forming, and slide jobs that make the whole building gasp. And then comes Saturday — the main events. This is where legends are made, trophies are earned, and every lap feels like it could end in glory or disaster. Expect rim-riding on the cushion, last-second crossover passes, diamonded corners, and saves that make us gasp and scream in glee. 

Gateway Dirt Nationals began in 2016 with a wild idea: what if we brought real dirt racing indoors… and turned it up to eleven? What started as a bold experiment quickly became a crown-jewel event in the dirt racing world. Since day one, the Dome has been transformed into a short-track clay battlefield, drawing the best Dirt Late Model and Modified drivers from across the country. It’s fast, it’s tight, it’s loud, and it’s absolutely unforgiving — which is exactly why fans and drivers alike circle this weekend on the calendar every single year .

What makes Gateway Dirt Nationals so special is the atmosphere. You’re not watching from a hill or a grandstand miles away — you’re inside it. Dirt flying. Engines screaming. Fans on their feet. It’s raw, it’s intimate, and it’s pure adrenaline from green flag to checkered.

So — St. Louis, are you ready to get dirty? Because Gateway Dirt Nationals isn’t just a race, it’s a three-day motorsports party, and it’s one of the best ways to kick off December. Grab your crew, snag those tickets early, and get ready to feel the rumble inside the Dome. We’ll see you in the dirt.