Dates: Sept. 3-5 (a $2,000-to-win Crate Late Model program on Friday and Sunday; a $5,000-to-win steel-block Late Model program on Saturday; and a $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program on Sunday)
Track: Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va. (quarter-mile high-banked clay oval)
Sanction: Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series (Sunday only)
Purse: $30,000-to-win, $1,200-to-start
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) 758-2660
Last year’s winner: The 2020 event was because of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
Streaming video: MavTVplus.com
Notes: This marks the 51st running of the Hillbilly 100 presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, a crown-jewel event that began in 1967 at Pennsboro (W.Va.) Speedway. … There have been 50 previous Hillbilly 100s with 33 winners. … The race has been rained out three times and cancelled once by the 2020 pandemic. … Sunday’s format includes time trials, heats, consolation races and the 100-lap main event. … Joining Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., as 2019 winners during Hillbilly weekend were Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., who claimed the $5,000 unsanctioned Late Models win; Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.Va., winner of the $5,000 steel-block Late Model race; and Brent Trimble of Morgantown, W.Va., who swept the two Fastrak Crate Late Model features for a $4,000 weekend. … A complete $2,000-to-win program for Fastrak-sanctioned Crated (the Brown Jug 30) is set for Friday. … A complete $5,000-to-win program for the Steel Block Late Model Series (the Hillbilly 50) is on tap Saturday. … Another complete $2,000-to-win program (the Brown Jug 50) for Fastrak-sanctioned Crate Late Models is scheduled for Sunday. … Don Gregory of Columbus, Ohio, won the inaugural Hillbilly 100 … Of the 33 winners, 10 drivers have multiple Hillbilly 100 wins, led by Bob Wearing Sr., of Evans City, Pa., with four. … Davey Johnson, Donnie Moran, Jack Boggs, Rodney Combs and Scott Bloomquist have each won the event three times. … Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Freddy Smith and Danny Dean have two wins apiece and 23 drivers have single victory. … Five home-state drivers have won the event: Combs of Lost Creek; Gene McNeely of Charleston; Steve Shaver of Parkersburg; Eddie Carrier of Salt Rock; and Richards. … There have been five venues for the Hillbilly 100, all in West Virginia: Pennsboro; Tyler County; Shinnston's I-79 Speedway; West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells; and Ripley's I-77 Speedway. … Pennsboro hosted the Hillbilly 100 27 times. This marks the 17th time Tyler County has hosted the race. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., and 2017 Hillbilly 100 winner Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., each have five Lucas Oil Series victories on the year.
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.
2019: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2020: Cancelled
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. $2,100
9. $2,050
10. $2,000
11. $1,600
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
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 Crate Late Models (30 laps)
Complete show for modifieds (20 laps)
Complete show for bombers (20 laps)
Prelims for hotmods and sport mods
Practice for Super Late Models and Steel Block Late Models
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
2 p.m. - Hillbilly-themed golf cart parade
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 Steel Block Late Models (50 laps)
Complete show for modifieds (35 laps)
Complete show for 4-cylinders (20 laps)
Complete show for hotmods (20 laps)
Complete show for sport mods (20 laps)
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
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
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trails
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats
- Super 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/$15 kids
Reserved seating (top four rows) available for $10 more per ticket
Pit pass: $30
Advance three-day pit pass: $85
Saturday
General admission (13-and-up): $25
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Pit pass: $40
Sunday
General admission (13-and-up): $35
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Pit pass: $50
(Advanced ticket available online at tylercountyspeedwayonline.com or by calling (304) 771-5661)
Camping
Camping post at the Tyler County Fair Grounds are first come, first served at $20 per night. … Tyler County Speedway camping features limited water and electric hookups. … Showers are available.
