**Noah Bowman2 holds off late charge to win Eldora opener** Noah Bowman2 qualified on pole and never let go, surviving a furious final-lap assault from Jake Sonnentag to take the checkered flag at Eldora. Bowman2 led the way home in a race that saw Jp Scheiderer control the middle stint with 37 laps led before the late-race shuffle shuffled the top five once more. The real story of the day belonged to Glen MacTavish, who started deep in the field at sixteenth and methodically picked his way through traffic all afternoon. MacTavish's eight-position gain earned hard charger honors and proved the dirt oval racing was wide open once the initial green flag dropped. Trevor Royer's heat race victory set the tone early, but it was the feature where everyone's championship aspirations either took shape or took damage. Bowman2's pole-to-wire mentality held up under pressure when it counted most.