Batesville Motor Speedway
Fast Facts: 30th annual Comp Cams Topless 100
By Robert Holman
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Event: 30th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions
Dates: Aug. 19-20 ($5,000-to-win program on Friday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-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: $50,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start
Tickets: Adult general admission is $30 both Friday and Saturday; see below for discounts for children and more information.
On the web: www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net or lucasdirt.com
Track phone: 870-251-0011
2021 winner: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., claimed his first Topless 100
Streaming video: MavTV on FloRacing
Notes: The 2022 Topless 100 marks the 28th running of the crown-jewel event that began in 1993. … Nutrien Ag Solutions is the race’s presenting sponsor. ... The race was rained out in 2016 and 2018. … The event format moves from the three-day format introduced in 2019 to a two-day format featuring a complete program on Friday that locks in the top 16 starters for Saturday’s main event. … Friday’s main event pays $5,000-to-win while Saturday’s finale pays $50,000-to-win. … The Topless 100 has averaged 52.6 cars over its last 10 events, including a high of 73 in 2010. … The event record is 107 entrants in 2001. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., edged Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., to win the 2021 event. O’Neal’s triumph topped his farther Don O’Neal’s two fifth-place efforts (2009, ’14) in the event. … Winning at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., and Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., Davenport enters the weekend on the heels of two straight crown jewel victories hoping to match Chris Madden’s feat of three consecutive crown jewel wins in 2019. … Becoming a three-time Topless 100 winner, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., turned back hometown favorite Billy Moyer’s last-lap charge to win a thrilling 2020 Topless 100. … There have been 16 Topless 100 winners since its inception in 1993 with no repeat winner in the last five events. … Five drivers have multiple Topless 100 victories, led by Hall of Famers Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., with five and Moyer of Batesville with four. … Owens has three victories, while Jimmy Mars and Shannon Babb have two apiece. … No driver has won the Topless 100 in back-to-back seasons. … Five home-state drivers are Topless 100 winners: Tony Cardin (Greenbrier, ’94); Moyer (Batesville, ’95, ’97, ’02, ’05); Bill Frye (Greenbrier, ’96); Wendell Wallace (Conway, ’98); and Jared Landers (Batesville, ‘10). … Modifieds are on the weekend undercard.
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.
2020: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2021: Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
Weekend purses
Friday feature
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
12-16. $600
17. $550
18-24. $500
Saturday feature
1. $50,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $8,000
5. $7,000
6. $6,000
7. $4,500
8. $4,000
9. $3,800
10. $3,600
11. $3,400
12. $3,200
13. $3,000
14. $2,500
15. $2,400
16. $2,300
17. $2,200
18. $2,100
19-26. $2,000
Weekend schedule
Friday
2-6:45 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection
2:30 p.m. - Pits close
3 p.m. - Pits reopen
4:30 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model time trials
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Intermission/track prep (as needed)
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
Saturday
3:30 p.m. - Pits close
4 p.m. - Pits reopen
4:30 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7:30 p.m. - Competition
- Late Model hot laps (B-main cars)
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (15 laps)
- Late Model hot laps (A-main cars that transferred via points)
- Modified consolation (12 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
- Topless 100
Tickets
Friday
General admission (15-and-up): $30
Youth (11-14): $10 (children 10-and-under free)
(Reserved seating available for $5 more)
Pit pass: $40 (adults); $20 (children 10-and-under)
Saturday
General admission (15-and-up): $30
Youth (11-14): $10 (children 10-and-under free)
(Reserved seating available for $5 more)
Pit pass: $40 (adults); $20 (children 10-and-under)
Camping
Call (870) 251-0011
