WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 23) — Updates and results from Thursday’s 11th annual Cowboy Classic featuring a 45-lap, $10,000-to-win main event for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Denying Garrett Alberson his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory, tour points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. dove under the polesitter in turn three on the second-to-last lap and captured the 45-lap Cowboy Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway. Thornton earned $10,000 in capitalizing on a late resrtart while Alberson, who took the lead from fellow front-row starter Chris Simpson on the eighth lap, settled for second. Thornton notched his seventh Lucas Oil victory of the season.
Feature lineup
(45 laps)
Row 1: Garrett Alberson, Chris Simpson
Row 2: Garrett Smith, Neil Baggett
Row 3: Spencer Hughes, Ricky Thornton Jr.
Row 4: Chad Simpson, Logan Martin
Row 5: Tim McCreadie, Hudson O'Neal
Row 6: x-Mike Marlar, Devin Moran
Row 7: Brenden Smith, Brian Rickman
Row 8: Jaxon Ertel, Scott Crigler
Row 9: Earl Pearson Jr., Ethan Dotson
Row 10: Daulton Wilson, Drake Troutman
Row 11: Trevor Gundaker, Gordy Gundaker
Row 12: Max Blair, x-Jonathan Davenport
x-Davenport moved to rear for switching to a backup car; Marlar was also required drop to rear for using unapproved tire.
Consolation results
(10 laps; top two transfer)
First consolation: Ethan Dotson, Trevor Gundaker, Carson Ferguson, Dillon McCowan, Jeremy Shaw, Clay Harris, Steve Stultz, Chris Wilhite Jr., Clay Stuckey, Jeff Herzog, Ross Robinson, Cory Lawler, Jeff Roth, Glen Powell, Jared Landers. Scratched: Dalton Imhoff.
Second consolation: Daulton Wilson, Gordy Gundaker, Justin Wells, Tony Jackson Jr., Brennon Willard, Jimmy Owens, Kylan Garner, Aaron Marrant, Payton Looney, Jeremy Petty, Jace Parmley, Jason Sivils, Mason Oberkramer. Scratched: Kenny Green.
Third consolation: Drake Troutman, Max Blair, Dusty Leonard, Tanner English, Tyler Stevens, Jacob Magee, Cole Wells, Chris Hawkins, Ryan Johnson, Matt Menzie, Dustin Hodges, Billy Moyer. Scratched: Jon Binning, Al Humphrey.
Heat race results
(Eight laps; top three transfer)
First heat: Garrett Alberson, Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Clay Stuckey, Trevor Gundaker, Dillon McCowan, Cory Lawler, Jeff Herzog, Ross Robinson, Chris Wilhite Jr., Carson Ferguson.
Second heat: Jonathan Davenport, Logan Martin, Brian Rickman, Ethan Dotson, Jared Landers, Jeremy Shaw, Clay Harris, Steve Stultz, Jeff Roth, Glen Powell. Scratched: Dalton Imhoff.
Third heat: Neil Baggett, Hudson O'Neal, Scott Crigler, Daulton Wilson, Jeremy Petty, Aaron Marrant, Jimmy Owens, Kylan Garner, Jimmy Vanzandt. Scratched: Payton Looney.
Fourth heat: Chris Simpson, Chad Simpson, Brenden Smith, Justin Wells, Gordy Gundaker, Tony Jackson Jr., Brennon Willard, Mason Oberkramer, Jace Parmley, Jason Sivils. Scratched: Kenny Green.
Fifth heat: Garrett Smith, Tim McCreadie, Jaxon Ertel, Drake Troutman, Dusty Leonard, Tanner English, Ryan Johnson, Jon Binning, Chris Hawkins, Al Humphrey.
Sixth heat: Spencer Hughes, Mike Marlar, Earl Pearson Jr., Dustin Hodges, Max Blair, Billy Moyer, Tyler Stevens, Jacob Magee, Matt Menzie. Scratched: Cole Wells.
Pre-race notes
The Show-Me 100 weekend kicks off with Thursday’s $10,000-to-win Cowboy Classic on a gorgeous day for racing. Skies have been sunny and the high temperature rose into the mid-80s. … The 63-car field is up three entries from last year’s event. … Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, is absent from competition, indicating his run as a Lucas Oil Series regular is ending this weekend. … Another tour regular missing from the pits is Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., who had to call off his trip because his older brother, Steve, was hospitalized with a medical issue and Boom was needed to help run the family’s trucking company. … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., whose SSI Motorsports Longhorn is sporting a new, clean white-and-blue scheme with a “oil slick blue” vinyl used for the number, arrived at the track this afternoon after making an eight-hour drive from Iowa’s Clay County Fair Speedway where he scored a $16,667 IMCA stock car victory on Wednesday. … Payton Looney of Republic, Mo., who won the Show-Me 100 in 2020, is making his first start of the season with his Capital Race Car. … Also making his ’24 debut is Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., who is driving as a second car fielded by his father, Lance, as a teammate to 2015 Show-Me 100 champion Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga. It’s Landers’s first action since last year’s Topless 100. … Ethan Dotson of Bakersfield, Calif., is making his first as the new full-time driver of ASD Motorsports’ Barry Wright Race Cars. His former Coltman Farms Racing team is also in action with Tanner English of Benton, Ky., behind the wheel. … There was big news in the Roberts Racing pit stall on Thursday afternoon: driver Garrett Alberson of Las Cruces, N.M., and his wife, Dani, announced that they’re expecting their first child. Dani’s due date to deliver a baby boy is Sept. 25, which the couple hopes will hold up so the newborn arrives at midweek between the Knoxville Nationals and Jackson 100 weekends. … Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., who won three of the first four Show-Me 100s from 1993-96, is entered in Todd Cooney’s car. It’s his first attempt at the event since 2020 when he finished 25th. … No points provisionals will be available for the Thursday and Friday programs that don’t offer Lucas Oil Series points. … Lucas Oil Speedway’s regular Limited Late Model division is on the undercard with 21 cars signed in. … The start of hot laps was delayed about 20 minutes as the track crew completed running in the surface.
Time trials
Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 14.443
Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 14.857
Neil Baggett (21xxx), Columbus, Miss., 14.878
Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 15.063
Logan Martin (36), West Plains, Mo., 15.066
Jeremy Petty (77), Smolan, Kan., 15.145
Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C., 15.156
Brian Rickman (90), Columbus, Miss., 15.170
Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 15.178
Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, 15.201
Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 15.207
Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 15.245
Cory Lawler (93), Hanover, Pa., 15.248
Jared Landers (777), Batesville, Ark., 15.258
Scott Crigler (12), Alton, Mo., 15.269
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 15.306
Jeremy Shaw (1s), Millport, Ala., 15.377
Aaron Marrant (1x), Richmond, Mo., 15.408
Trevor Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., 15.414
Clay Harris (6), Jupiter, Fla., 15.417
Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 15.427
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 15.474
Steve Stultz (78s), Peoria, Ariz., 15.500
Kylan Garner (USA128), Diamond, Mo., 15.507
Jeff Herzog (11H), Festus, Mo., 15.621
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark., 15.628
Jimmy Vanzandt (67), Pleasant Hope, Mo., 16.041
Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del., 16.200
Glen Powell (26), Nixa, Mo., 16.226
Payton Looney (15), Republic, Mo., no time
Chris Wilhite Jr. (21w), Meeker, Okla., no time
Dalton Imhoff (96x), Jamestown, Mo., no time
Group B
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 14.803
Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga., 14.873
Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss., 14.910
Chad Simpson (25), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 15.134
Dusty Leonard (7D), Marysville, Kan., 15.223
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 15.224
Justin Wells (49w), Aurora, Mo., 15.264
Jaxon Ertel (1/4J), Joplin, Mo., 15.268
Dustin Hodges (22H), Centralia, Mo., 15.316
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 15.359
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 15.483
Jacob Magee (10M), Caney, Kan., 15.508
Gordy Gundaker (11G), St. Charles, Mo., 15.554
Ryan Johnson (7J), Aurora, Mo., 15.565
Tyler Stevens (2), Searcy, Ark., 15.619
Tony Jackson Jr. (25), Lebanon, Mo., 15.625
Tim McCreadie (1), Watertown, N.Y., 15.642
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 15.645
Brennon Willard (3w), Lebanon, Mo., 15.653
Al Humphrey (6), Giltner, Neb., 15.715
Earl Pearson Jr. (46), Jacksonville, Fla., 15.718
Matt Menzie (26M), Clever, Mo., 15.732
Jason Sivils (0x), Bolivar, Mo., 15.776
Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 15.820
Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa., 15.852
Mason Oberkramer (93), Broseley, Mo., 15.859
Jon Binning (65), Warrensburg, Mo., 15.871
Cole Wells (7w) Aurora, Mo., 15.988
Jace Parmley (82), Neosho, Mo., 16.182
Chris Hawkins (USA1), Neosho, Mo., 16.276
Kenny Green (24), Pleasant Valley, Mo., no time
Thursday’s schedule
(All times local)
3:30 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity begins
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
Feature events
- Super Late Models (45 laps)
- Limited Late Models (20 laps)
