Lucas Oil Speedway

Fast Facts: 29th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100

May 25, 2021, 2:49 pm

By Robert Holman

DirtonDirt.com weekend editor

Dates: May 27-29 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale)

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, $2,000-to-start ($6,000-to-win, $600-to-start prelim purses)

Tickets: Adult general admission is $25 Thursday, $25 Friday and $35 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: Payton Looney of Republic, Mo. claimed his first career Show-Me 100 victory.

Video: The entire final night of Show-Me 100 weekend will air live on MavTV Motorsports Network. All three nights will be available live via pay-per-view on MavTV Plus.

Notes: The 2021 Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com marks the 29th renewal of the crown jewel event which began in 1993 at West Plains Motor Speedway. … The event returns to its three-day format for the first time since 2018. … The 2019 event was cancelled by windstorm damage and the 2020 race was held in July as a one-day affair following its postponement because of the Covid-19 pandemic. … The three-day format introduced in 2016 featuring complete $6,000-to-win programs returns for the fourth time. … Drivers earn points during each of the two preliminary nights, which will help set the top 18 starters for Saturday’s 100-lap finale. … Paying $6,000-to-win, Thursday’s Cowboy Classic headlines opening night, while honoring late Lucas Oil MLRA co-owner Allen “Cowboy” Chancellor. … Friday’s $6,000-to-win preliminary pays tribute to race founders Don and Billie Gibson, former owners of West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway. … The annual Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge for non-qualifiers pays $2,500-to-win; the winner can opt to pass on the purse and start the 100-lapper. … Thirteen drivers have won the race. ... Scott Bloomquist’s six victories top the list. Bloomquist’s 2018 win was his first since the event moved to Wheatland from West Plains. … Bloomquist missed the 2020 race after switching national tours, snapping his streak of 26 consecutive feature starts. … Wendell Wallace has 22 starts. … During the event’s West Plains era, Bloomquist not only won the Show-Me 100 five times but also finished among the top-five in 13 out of 17 runnings. … Jimmy Owens has won four of the 10 Show-Me 100s contested at Wheatland. Owens has been among the top five six times and led laps in seven different features. … In six years of preliminary features (there were no preliminary features in 2020), Thursday’s winner has gone on to finish among the top four in Saturday’s finale each year. … Springfield’s Terry Phillips (1999) and Republic’s Payton Looney are the only home-state Show-Me 100 winners. … Country music star Lee Greenwood is the event's grand marshal and will seing the national anthem and "God Bless the U.S.A." in prerace ceremonies. ... USRA modifieds battle for $750-to-win features Thursday and Friday with $1,500-to-win race Saturday.

(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.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2017: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2018: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2019: Cancelled by storm damage
2020: Payton Looney, Republic, Mo.
(Complete race history)

Weekend purses

Thursday and Friday features
1. $6,000
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
12-24. $600
Saturday feature
1. $30,000
2. $15,000
3. $10,000
4. $8,000
5. $6,000
6. $5,000
7. $4,000
8. $3,000
9. $2,750
10. $2,600
11. $2,500
12. $2,475
13. $2,450
14. $2,425
15. $2,400
16. $2,375
17. $2,350
18. $2,325
19. $2,300
20. $2,250
21. $2,200
22. $2,150
23. $2,100
24. $2,050
25-28. $2,000

Event schedule

(All times Central)
Thursday
1:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
2 p.m. - Pits Reopen
3:30 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Grandstands reopen
2-5:30 p.m. - Tech inspection
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
7:05 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)
1:30 a.m. - Diamond Bar closes
Friday
1:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
2 p.m. - Pits reopen
3:30 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Grandstands reopen
2-5:30 p.m. - Tech inspection
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
7:05 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)
1:30 a.m. - Diamond Bar closes
Saturday
2:30 p.m. - All gates closed and cleared
3 p.m. - All gates reopen
3:15 p.m. - Dirt Racing Outreach service
4-4:45 p.m. - Autograph session on midway
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
5:30 p.m. - Hot laps (Late Models/modifieds)
6 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
6:15 p.m. - Competition begins
Late Model consolations (15 laps)
Late Model hot laps (locked-in cars)
Modified consolations (12 laps)
Modified hot laps (lock-in cars)
Late Model non-qualifiers’ race (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep
Show-Me 100
Modified feature (30 laps)
1:30 a.m. - Diamond Bar closes

Tickets

Thursday
Adults (16-and-up): $25
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $22
Youth (6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $60
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $35 (three-day pit passes $100)
Friday
Adults (16-and-up): $25
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $22
Youth (6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $60
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $35 (three-day pit passes $100)
Saturday
Adults (16-and-up): $35
Military/seniors (62-and-up): $32
Youth (age 6-15): $10 (children 5-and-under free)
Family pass: $80
Three-day reserved seat: $100
Pit pass: $40 (three-day pit passes $100)
Camping (limited availability)
Reserved with electric and water: $35 per night
Reserved dry spots: $20 per night
Dry: $10 per night
Phone: (417) 282-5984