Batesville Motor Speedway
Fast Facts: 28th Comp Cams Topless 100
By Robert Holman
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Event: 28th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions
Dates: Aug. 20-22 (One $5,000-to-win program on Thursday and one $5,000 program on Friday, followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale)
Track: Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway, (3/8-mile clay oval)
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Comp Cams Super Dirt Series
Purse: $40,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start
Tickets: Adult general admission is $25 Thursday and Friday; $30 Saturday; see below for discounts for children and more information.
On the web: batesvillemotorspeedway.net or lucasdirt.com
Track phone: 870-251-0011
Last year’s winner: Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., who won his first career Topless 100
Video: Lucas Oil Racing TV
Notes: The 2020 Topless 100 marks the 26th running of the crown jewel event that began in 1993. … The race was rained out in 2016 and 2018. … The race is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series. … The event format is the same as in 2019, when the program was expanded to three nights, with time trials, heat races, consolation races and a $5,000-to-win main event on Thursday and Friday. Drivers earn points in each of the two preliminary nights that determine the lineups for Saturday’s finale. On Saturday, consolation events set the remaining lineup for the Topless 100. … The 2019 purse was increased by more than $46,000 from 2017. The purse, in excess of $185,000, is the same for 2019. … The Topless 100 has averaged 56.6 cars over the last 10 events, including a high of 73 in 2010. … The event record is 107 entrants in 2001. … Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., won last year’s race, part of a dazzling stretch for Madden that saw the then-44-year-old star win three straight crown jewel events while driving for Tennessee-based Scott Bloomquist Racing. … There have been 15 Topless 100 winners since its inception in 1993, with six winners in the last six events. … Five drivers have multiple Topless 100 wins, led by Hall of Famers Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., with five and Billy Moyer of Batesville with four. … Jimmy Mars, Jimmy Owens and Shannon Babb have two wins apiece. … No driver has won back-to-back Topless 100s. … Five home-state drivers have won: Tony Cardin (Greenbrier, ’94); Moyer (Batesville, ’95, ’97, ’02, ’05); Bill Frye (Greenbrier, ’96); Wendell Wallace (Conway, ’98); and Jared Landers (Batesville, ‘10).
Topless 100 Winners
Year: Winner, hometown
1993: Freddy Smith, Baton Rouge, La.
1994: Tony Cardin, Greenbrier, Ark.
1995: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1996: Bill Frye, Greenbrier, Ark.
1997: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1998: Wendell Wallace, Conway, Ark.
1999: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2000: Jimmy Mars, Elk Mound, Wis.
2001: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2002: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2003: Shannon Babb, Decatur, Ill.
2004: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.
2005: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
2006: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2007: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2008: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2009: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Jared Landers, Batesville, Ark.
2011: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2012: Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
2013: Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2014: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2015: Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, Ill.
2016: Rained out
2017: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2018: Rained out
2019: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
(Complete race history)
Weekend purse
Thursday-Friday features
1. $5,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,500
5. $1,250
6. $1,000
7. $950
8. $900
9. $850
10. $800
11. $700
12. $600
13. $600
14. $600
15. $600
16. $600
17. $550
18-24. $500
Saturday feature
1. $40,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $5,000
5. $4,000
6. $3,750
7. $3,500
8. $3,000
9. $2,800
10. $2,700
11. $2,500
12. $2,400
13. $2,350
14. $2,300
15. $2,250
16. $2,200
17. $2,150
18. $2,125
19. $2,100
20. $2,075
21. $2,050
22. $2,025
23-26. $2,000
Event schedule
Thursday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
5 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7:30 p.m. - Competition
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model time trials
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Intermission/track prep (as needed)
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
Friday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
5 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7:30 p.m. - Competition
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model time trials
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Intermission/track prep (as needed)
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
Saturday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
4 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:30-7:15 p.m. - Lucas Oil series driver autograph session
7:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
8 p.m. - Competition
- Late Model hot laps (consolation cars)
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (15 laps)
- Late Model hot laps (feature lockins)
- Modified consolation (12 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep (as needed)
- Topless 100
Tickets
Thursday
General admission (12-and-up): $25
Children (6-11): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
(Reserved seating available for $5 more)
Pit pass: $35
Three-day pit pass: $110
Friday
General admission (12-and-up): $25
Children (6-11): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
(Reserved seating available for $5 more)
Pit pass: $35
Saturday
General admission (12-and-up): $30
Children (6-11): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
(Reserved seating available for $5 more)
Pit pass: $40
Camping
Call (870) 251-0011
