Lucas Oil Speedway

Fast Facts: 23rd Lucas Oil Show-Me 100

May 18, 2015, 2:21 pm

From series, track and staff reports

23rd Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com

Dates: May 21-23 ($5,045-to-win MLRA event Thursday; time trials and heat races Friday; consolations and main event Saturday).

Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile oval).

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association.

Purse: $30,000-to-win, $1,500-to-start.

Tickets: Adult general admission is $20 Thursday, $25 Friday and $30 Saturday; see below for discounts for seniors and children and more information.

On the web: lucasoilspeedway.com and lucasdirt.com.

Track phone: (417) 282-5984.

Last year’s winner: Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., who snapped the three-victory streak of Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn.

TV: The event will appear later on CBS, NBC Sports and MavTV.

Notes: The event is the first of the season’s Dirt Late Model crown jewel events. … Four-time series champion Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., the winningest series driver with three victories, leads the points heading to Wheatland. … The Thursday night program returns for the third straight year with the Cowboy Classic, a Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association event honoring late series co-owner Allen “Cowboy” Chancellor, who died last year. … The Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge pays $2,000-to-win and $250-to-start for the 24-car field; the winner of the non-qualifiers’ race can pass on the $2,000 and elect to start on the tail for the 100-lapper. ... The event, which originated at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway, has had 10 winners, six of them winning more than once. ... Two-time Lucas Oil champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., has five victories, most recently in 2008 when the event was still at West Plains. ... The race moved to Wheatland from West Plains in 2010. ... Bloomquist is the only driver to start all previous 22 events. ... Wendell Wallace (20) is second on that list followed by Billy Moyer (18) and Terry Phillips (16). … The Race of Champions pays $1,000-to-win and $100-to-start (past winners invited: Billy Moyer, Terry Phillips, Scott Bloomquist, Freddy Smith, Jimmy Owens, Rick Aukland, Ray Cook, Wendell Wallace and Brian Birkhofer). ... The Hot Rod Trackers Manufacturers Dash pays $1,000-to-win and $100-to-start. … The infield has been seeded with grass for 2015 and new clay has been added to the surface. …. USRA modifieds will also be in action each night.

(Complete Show-Me 100 coverage)

Show-Me 100 winners

Year: Winner, hometown
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1995: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1996: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1998: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
1999: Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2000: Ray Cook, Murphy, N.C.
2001: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
2002: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2003: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2004: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2005: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2006: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2007: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2009: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2010: Ray Cook, Brasstown, N.C.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2012: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2013: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2014: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
(Complete series history)

Weekend purses

Thursday feature
(Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association)
1. $5,045
2. $3,045
3. $2,045
4. $1,545
5. $1,245
6. $1,045
7. $945
8. $845
9. $745
10. $645
11. $545
12. $545
13. $545
14. $545
15. $545
16. $545
17. $545
18. $545
19. $545
20. $545
21. $545
22. $545
23. $545
24. $545
25. $545
26. $545
($100 to every driver starting a consolation race)
Saturday feature
1. $30,000
2. $10,000
3. $6,000
4. $4,000
5. $3,000
6. $2,500
7. $2,400
8. $2,300
9. $2,200
10. $2,100
11. $2,000
12. $1,975
13. $1,950
14. $1,925
15. $1,900
16. $1,875
17. $1,850
18. $1,825
19. $1,800
20. $1,750
21. $1,700
22. $1,650
23. $1,600
24. $1,550
25. $1,500
26. $1,500
27. $1,500
28. $1,500
29. $1,500
($250 to every driver starting a consolation race or the non-qualifiers’ race)
Midwest Sheet Metal Non-qualifiers race
1. $2,000 (or feature transfer)
2. $1,000
3. $750
4. $600
5. $500
6. $475
7. $450
8. $425
9. $400
10. $375
11. $350
12. $325
13. $300
14. $275
15. $250
16. $250
17. $250
18. $250
19. $250
20. $250
21. $250
22. $250
23. $250
24. $250

Event schedule

Thursday
2:30 p.m. Pits closed and cleared
3 p.m.: Pits Reopen
4:30 p.m.: Grandstands closed and cleared
5 p.m. Grandstands reopen
2-5:30 p.m. Tech inspection
7 p.m. Hot laps
7:30 p.m. Invocation and national anthem
7:35 p.m. Competition begins
Late Model time trials
Modified heats (8 laps)
Late Model heats (10 laps)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Late Model feature (45 laps)
Modified feature (20 laps)
Friday
1:30 p.m.: Pits closed and cleared
2 p.m.: Pits Reopen
4:30 p.m.: Grandstands closed and cleared
5 p.m.: Grandstands Reopen
2-5:30 p.m.: Tech inspection
6:45 p.m.: Hot laps
7:30 p.m.: Invocation and national anthem
7:35 p.m.: Competition begins
Late Model time trials
Modified heats (8 laps)
Late Model heats (20 laps)
Late Model Manufacturers’ Dash for Cash (10 laps)
Modified pole dash (10 laps)
Late Model Race of Champions (12 laps)
Saturday
3:30 p.m.: Pits and grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m.: All gates reopen
4:15 p.m.: Dirt Racing Outreach service in dining room
5-5:45 p.m.: Autograph Session on midway
6 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
7 p.m.: Hot laps
7:30 p.m.: Opening ceremonies
7:45 p.m.: Competition begins
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Non-qualifiers’ race (20 laps)
Show-Me 100
Modified feature (20 laps)

Tickets

Thursday
(No reserved seats)
Adults (16-and-up): $20
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $15
Youth (6 to 15): $5
Kids (5-and-under): Free
Family pass: $40
Pit pass: $30 (three-day pit passes $100)
Three-day pit pass: $100
Friday
Adults (16-and-up): $25
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $20
Youth (age 6 to 15): $10
Kids (age 5-and-under): Free
Two-day reserved seat: $65
Pit pass: $35 (three-day pit passes $100)
Saturday
Adults (16-and-up): $30
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $25
Youth (age 6 to 15): $10
Kids (age 5-and-under): Free
Two-day reserved seat: $65
Pit pass: $40 (three-day pit passes $100)
Camping
Reserved with electric and water ($100; limited availability)
Reserved dry spots ($50; limited availability)
Dry spots (free)