Lucas Oil Speedway
Fast Facts: 26th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
By Robert Holman
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Dates: May 24-26 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale)
Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile oval).
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association.
Purse: $30,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start ($6,000-to-win, $600-to-start prelim purses)
Tickets: Adult general admission is $25 Thursday, $25 Friday and $35 Saturday; see below for discounts for seniors and children and more information.
On the web: lucasoilspeedway.com and lucasdirt.com.
Track phone: (417) 282-5984.
Last year’s winner: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill., who claimed his first career Show-Me 100 victory.
Video: For the first time, the entire final night of Show-Me 100 weekend will air live on MavTV Motorsports Network. All three nights will be available live via pay-per-view on LucasOilRacing.TV.
Notes: The 2018 Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com marks the 26th renewal of the crown jewel event which began in 1993 at West Plains Motor Speedway. The event is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA. … The three-day format introduced in 2016 featuring complete $6,000-to-win programs returns for the third time. Drivers earn points during each of the two preliminary nights, which will help set the top 18 starters for Saturday night's 100-lap finale. … Paying $6,000-to-win, Thursday’s Cowboy Classic headlines opening night, while honoring late Lucas Oil MLRA co-owner Allen “Cowboy” Chancellor. … Friday’s $6,000-to-win preliminary pays tribute to race founders Don and Billie Gibson, former owners of West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway. … The fifth annual Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge for non-qualifiers pays $2,500-to-win; the winner can opt to pass on the purse and start the 100-lapper. … Twelve drivers have won the race, more than once; Scott Bloomquist’s five victories top the list, but he’s winless since the event moved to Wheatland from West Plains. … Bloomquist remains the lone driver to start every Show-Me 100; Wendell Wallace is next at 22 starts. … During the event’s West Plains era, Bloomquist not only won the Show-Me 100 five times but also finished among the top five in 13 out of 17 runnings. … Jimmy Owens has won half of the eight Show-Me 100s contested at Wheatland. Owens has been among the top five six times and led laps in six different features. … In five years since the Show-Me 100 introduced preliminary features, Thursday’s winner has gone on to finish among the top four in Saturday’s finale every time. … Springfield's Terry Phillips is the only Missouri driver to win the Show-Me, taking home honors in 1999. … USRA modifieds battle for $500-to-win features Thursday and Friday with $1,200-to-win on Saturday.
(Complete Show-Me 100 coverage)
Show-Me 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1995: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1996: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1998: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
1999: Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2000: Ray Cook, Murphy, N.C.
2001: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
2002: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2003: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2004: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2005: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2006: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2007: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2009: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2010: Ray Cook, Brasstown, N.C.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2012: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2013: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2014: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2017: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
(Complete race history)
Weekend purses
Thursday and Friday features
$6,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,500
$1,250
$1,000
$950
$900
$850
$800
$700
12-24. $600
Saturday feature
$30,000
$15,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,750
$2,600
$2,500
$2,475
$2,450
$2,425
$2,400
$2,375
$2,350
$2,325
$2,300
$2,250
$2,200
$2,150
$2,100
$2,050
25-28. $2,000
Event schedule
Thursday
1:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
2 p.m. - Pits Reopen
3:30 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Grandstands reopen
2-5:30 p.m. - Tech inspection
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
7:05 p.m. - Competition begins
Late Model time trials
Modified heats (8 laps)
Late Model heats (10 laps)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Late Model feature (40 laps)
Modified feature (20 laps)
Friday
1:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
2 p.m. - Pits reopen
3:30 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Grandstands reopen
2-5:30 p.m. - Tech inspection
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
7:05 p.m. - Competition begins
Late Model time trials
Modified heats (8 laps)
Late Model heats (10 laps)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Late Model feature (40 laps)
Modified feature (20 laps)
Saturday
2:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
3 p.m. - Pits reopen
3:30 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Grandstands reopen
4:15 p.m. - Dirt Racing Outreach service in dining room
5-5:45 p.m. - Autograph session on midway
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
7:05 p.m. - Competition begins
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Late Model non-qualifiers’ race (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep
Show-Me 100
Modified feature (30 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
Adults (16-and-up): $25
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $22
Youth (6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $50
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $35 (three-day pit passes $100)
Friday
Adults (16-and-up): $25
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $22
Youth (6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $50
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $35 (three-day pit passes $100)
Saturday
Adults (16-and-up): $35
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $32
Youth (age 6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $70
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $40 (three-day pit passes $100)
Camping
Call (417) 282-5984
