Tyler County Speedway

Fast Facts: 51st Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County

August 26, 2019, 12:07 pm

By Robert Holman

DirtonDirt.com weekend editor

Dates: Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (a $5,000-to-win steel-head engine Late Model program on Friday and a $5,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model program on Saturday followed by Sunday’s $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program)

Track: Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va. (1/4-mile high-banked clay oval)

Sanction: Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series (finale only)

Purse: $30,000-to-win, $1,200-to-start ($5,000-to-win on Saturday)

Tickets: Adult general admission is $15 Friday, $25 Saturday and $35 Sunday; see below for discounts for children and more information.

On the web: tylercountyspeedwayonline.com or lucasdirt.com

Track phone: (304) 771-5661

Last year’s winner: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., who claimed his first Hillbilly 100 victory

Video: TBD

Notes: This marks the 51st annual Hillbilly 100, a crown-jewel event that began in 1967 at Pennsboro (W.Va.) Speedway. … Don Gregory of Columbus, Ohio, won the inaugural Hillbilly 100 … The race is sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series. … Sunday’s format includes time trials, heats, consolation races and the 100-lap main event. … A complete program for steel-head engine Late Models, dubbed the Hillbilly 50, is set for Friday paying $5,000 to win and a complete program for unsanctioned Super Late Models, called the Outhouse 30, is on tap for Saturday paying $4,000 to win. … The Hillbilly 50 winner also earns a guaranteed starting spot in Sunday’s Hillbilly 100. … Last season’s weekend winners included Brandon Overton with his first career Hillbilly 100 victory; Jacob Hawkins with his second straight Hillbilly 50 win for steel block Late Models; Mike Pegher Jr. in the Brown Jug 30 for Crate Late Models; and Colton Burdette in the Outhouse 30. … Action on both Saturday and Sunday also includes a $2,000-to-win race for Crate Late Models. … There have been 32 different winners, including 22 who have only one Hillbilly 100 trophy to their credit. … Ten different drivers have multiple Hillbilly 100 wins, led by Bob Wearing Sr., of Evans City, Pa., who has four. … Davey Johnson, Donnie Moran, Jack Boggs, Rodney Combs and Scott Bloomquist have each won the event three times. … Bloomquist has won three of the last eight. … Gene McNeely of Charleston and Rodney Combs of Lost Creek are the only two home state drivers to win the event.

Hillbilly 100 Winners

Year: Winner, hometown
1967: Don Gregory, Columbus, Ohio
1968: Ray Neece, Mount Clemens, Mich.
1969: Rained out
1970: Clate Husted, Philipsburg, Pa.
1971: Danny Dean, Mount Vernon, Ohio
1972: Dorus Wisecarver, Zanesville, Ohio
1973: Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
1974: Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
1975: Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
1976: Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
1977: Rained out
1978: Gene McNeely, Charleston, W.Va.
1979: Danny Dean, Mount Vernon, Ohio
1980: Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
1981: Freddy Smith, Kings Mountain, N.C.
1982: Charlie Swartz, Lucasville, Ohio
1983: Freddy Smith, Kings Mountain, N.C.
1984: Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
1985: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1986: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1987: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1988: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1989: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1990: Buck Simmons, Baldwin, Ga.
1991: Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
1992: Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
1993: Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa.
1994: Bill Frye, Greenbrier, Ark.
1995: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio
1996: Todd Andrews, Eldred, Pa.
1997: Rod Conley, Wheelersburg, Ohio
1998: Steve Shaver, Parkersburg, W.Va.
1999: Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa.
2000: Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa.
2001: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
2002: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2003: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
2004: Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn.
2005: Clint Smith, Senoia, Ga.
2006: Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
2007: Eddie Carrier Jr., Salt Rock, W.Va.
2008: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2009: Ray Cook, Brasstown, N.C.
2010: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2011: Rained out
2012: Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn.
2013: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2014: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2015: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2016: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2017: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2018: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.
(Complete race history)

Hillbilly 100 purse

1. $30,000
2. $12,000
3. $7,500
4. $5,000
5. $4,000
6. $3,000
7. $2,500
8. $2,000
9. $1,750
10. $1,600
11. $1,500
12. $1,450
13. $1,425
14. $1,400
15. $1,375
16. $1,350
17. $1,325
18. $1,300
19. $1,275
20. $1,250
21. $1,225
22-26. $1,200

Event schedule

Thursday
4 p.m. - Pit gate opens
4-7 p.m. - Ticket office open

Friday
3:30 p.m. - Pit area cleared
4 p.m. - Gates open
4-6 p.m. - Registration open
5:45 p.m. - Crowning of Hillbilly 100 queen
6 p.m. - Competition begins
-Complete show for steel block Late Models (50 laps)
-Prelims for hotmods, mod-lites, sport mods and bombers
-Practice for Super Late Models, Crate Late Models and modifieds

Saturday
8:30-11 a.m. - Breakfast served by TCFA at log building
11 a.m. - Vendor row opens
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Hillbilly Hundred kayak race
Noon-2 p.m. - Bullring Booster Picnic
1 p.m. - Cornhole tournment
2 p.m. - West Virginia vs. James Madison football watch party
2:30 p.m. - Pit area cleared
3 p.m. - Gates open
4-6 p.m. - Registration open
6 p.m. - Competition begins
-Complete show for Super Late Models (30 laps)
-Complete show for Crate Late Models
-Complete show for modifieds
-Main events for mod-lites, hotmods, sport mods and bomber

Sunday
8:30-11 a.m. - Breakfast served by TCFA at log building
11 a.m. - Vendor row opens
1 p.m. - Hillbilly-themed campsite judging at race track tent
2 p.m. - Hillbilly-themed golf cart parade (meet at county home)
2:30 p.m. - Pit area cleared
3 p.m. - Gates open
4:30 p.m. - Best dressed Hillbilly contest sign-in at race track tent
5:30 p.m. - Best dressed Hillbilly contest judging
6 p.m. - Competition begins
-Late Model time trails
Opening Ceremonies
-Late Model heats
-Late Model consolations
-Hillbilly 100
-Complete show for Crate Late Models and legend cars

Tickets

Friday
General Admission (13-and-up): $15
Kids (7-12): $5 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $65 GA/$20 kids
Pit pass: $30
Advance three-day pit pass: $80

Saturday
General Admission (13-and-up): $25
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $65 GA/$20 kids
Pit pass: $40

Sunday
General Admission (13-and-up): $35
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $65 GA/$20 kids
Pit pass: $50
(Advanced ticket available online at tylercountyspeedwayonline.com or by calling (304) 771-5661)

Camping
Call the Tyler County Fair Association at (304) 758-4932 or Hometown Racing (304) 771-5661.