Dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 2 (a $4,000-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 $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program)
Track: Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va. (quarter-mile high-banked clay oval)
Sanction: Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series (finale only)
Purse: $50,000-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: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga., who claimed his first Hillbilly 100 victory
Notes: This marks the 50th 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. … The $50,000 winner’s share of Sunday’s $115,675 feature purse is the richest one-day haul in the sport’s history. … 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 $4,000-to-win and a complete program for unsanctioned Super Late Models, called the Outhouse 30, is on tap for Saturday paying $5,000-to-win. … The Hillbilly 50 winner also earns a guaranteed starting spot in Sunday’s Hillbilly 100. … Saturday’s action also includes round two of the East Coast Rumble for the the Fastrak Racing Series, a $2,000-to-win race for Crate Late Models. … The 2017 winners were Jonathan Davenport (Hillbilly 100), Jacob Hawkins (Hillbilly 50) and Kyle Lukon (Crate). … The weekend gets rolling with Thursday’s Kickoff Bash, which includes a Miss Hillbilly 100 Queen pageant along with live music. … The total purse for the weekend exceed $180,000. … There have been 31 different winners, including 21 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 seven. … 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.
Hillbilly 100 purse
1. $50,000
2. $15,000
3. $9,000
4. $6,000
5. $4,000
6. $3,000
7. $2,500
8. $2,000
9. $1,700
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
7:30 p.m. - Kickoff party at pavilion/stage
Opening ceremony and welcome announcements
Friday
11 a.m. - Vendor row open
11 a.m. - Cornhole tournament registration at race track tent
Noon - Cornhole tournament at race track tent
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Shrimp boil at race track tent
4 p.m. - Gates open
6:45 p.m. - Competition begins
- Complete show for steel block Late Models (50 laps)
- Prelims for hotmods, mod-lites, sport compacts and sport mods
- 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. - Roasted chicken/pork loin dinner served by Tyler FFA at race track tent
1:30 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance at race track tent
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Kayak race from Blue Boat Ramp to the Jug
2 p.m. - Registration for Hillbilly Days events at race track tent
2:30 p.m. - Pit area cleared
3 p.m. - Gates open
3:30 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance at race track tent
5 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance at race track tent
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 sport compacts
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
1:30 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance at race track tent
2 p.m. - Hillbilly-themed golf cart parade (meet at county home)
2:30 p.m. - Best dressed Hillbilly contest sign-in at race track tent
2:30 p.m. - Pit area cleared
3 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance at race track tent
3 p.m. - Gates open
5 p.m. - “Spoon Man” Jim Cruise performance 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
- Legend cars
Tickets
Friday
General Admission (13-and-up): $15
Kids (7-12): $5 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $60 GA/$15 kids
Pit pass: $30
Advance three-day pit pass: $75
Saturday
General Admission (13-and-up): $25
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $60 GA/$15 kids
Pit pass: $40
Sunday
General Admission (13-and-up): $35
Kids (7-12): $10 (children 6-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $60 GA/$15 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.
