Lucas Oil Speedway
Fast Facts: 32nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Dates: May 23-25 (complete show for Late Models and POWRi Limiteds on Thursday and Friday; consolations and features for Late Models and Limiteds on Saturday).
Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval).
Purse: $50,000-to-win Late Model feature
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association
Streaming: Live on FloRacing
Last year’s winner: Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio
Tickets: Three-day general admission $100 (see below for more info)
Websites: lucasdirt.com or lucasoilspeedway.com
Track phone: (417) 282-5984
Primary race sponsors: Missouri Division of Tourism and Nutrien Ag Solutions.
Notes: Lucas Oil competitors invade Wheatland for the state’s richest Late Model event, a longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition. … Thursday’s 45-lap, $10,000-to-win 11th annual Cowboy Classic honors the late MLRA co-owner Allen “Cowboy” Chancellor and opens the weekend’s festivities. … Action continues with Friday’s 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Don and Billie Gibson tribute, honoring the longtime West Plains Motor Speedway owners and Show-Me 100 founders. … Preliminary results help set the stage for consolations and Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale. … Jonathan Davenport, the 2015 Show-Me 100 winner, won both $6,000 prelims last year before leading all 100 laps contested and sweeping April’s MLRA-sanctioned Spring Nationals, collecting $27,000. … Devin Moran inherited last year’s $50,000 payday after apparent winner Ricky Thornton Jr. was disqualified for a deck-height infraction in postrace technical inspection, relegating him to a fifth-place finish. … Chris Ferguson outdueled Davenport to win 2022’s 30th annual edition. … Country recording artist Creed Fisher is the events grand marshal and will perform as well as sing the national anthem.
Show-Me 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2023: Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio
2022: Chris Ferguson, Mount Holly, N.C.
2021: Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2020: Payton Looney, Republic, Mo.
2019: Cancelled because of storm damage
2018: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2017: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2016: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2013: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2012: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Ray Cook, Brasstown, N.C.
2009: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2007: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2006: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2005: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2004: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2003: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2002: Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.
2001: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
2000: Ray Cook, Murphy, N.C.
1999: Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
1998: Freddy Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1996: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1995: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1994: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
Show-Me 100 purse
Feature event
1. $50,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $9,000
5. $8,000
6. $7,000
7. $6,000
8. $5,000
9. $4,500
10. $4,000
11. $3,500
12. $3,250
13. $3,000
14. $2,750
15. $2,500
16. $2,400
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 local; subject to change)
Thursday
2 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection
3:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Pits reopen
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity (FloRacing stream begins)
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
Feature events
- Super Late Models (45 laps)
- Limited Late Models (25 laps)
Friday
2 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection
3:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
4 p.m. - Pits reopen
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity (FloRacing stream begins)
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
Feature events
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Limited Late Models (25 laps)
Saturday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Children’s fishing tournament (Lake Lucas)
2:30 p.m. - Pits closed and cleared
3 p.m. - Pits reopen
3:15 p.m. - Dirt Racing Outreach worship service
3:30 p.m. - Pit crew challenge (track infield)
4 p.m. - General admission gates open
5:30 p.m. - Prerace concert
5:45 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:15 p.m. - Drivers’ autograph session
Opening ceremonies (FloRacing stream begins)
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps (consolation)
- Limited Late Model hot laps (consolation)
- Super Late Model consolations (15 laps)
- Super Late Model hot laps (feature lock-ins)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Limited Late Model hot laps (feature lock-ins)
- Super Late Model Show-Me Challenge (20 laps)
- Prerace ceremonies and driver introductions
- Super Late Model Show-Me 100 feature (100 laps)
- Limited Late Model feature (30 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
Three-day reserved seats: $115
Three-day general admission (13-and-up): $100
One-day general admission (13-and-up): $30
Three-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $91
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $27
Three-day youth (6-12): $30
One-day youth (6-12): $5
One-day child (5 and under): free
Three-day family pass: $230
One-day family pass: $70
Three-day all access pit pass (all ages): $125
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40
Friday
One-day general admission (13-and-up): $30
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $27
One-day youth (6-12): $10
One-day child (5 and under): free
One-day family pass: $70
Two-day all access pit pass (all ages): $85
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40
Saturday
One-day general admission (13-and-up): $40
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $37
One-day youth (6-12): $10
One-day child (5 and under): free
One-day family pass: $90
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $45
Camping
Dry camping: $15/night (up to 6 people) ($5 additional a night, per person)
Reserved dry camping: $25/night (up to 6 people) ($5 additional a night, per person)
Reserved electric and water: $40/night (up to 6 people) ($5 additional a night, per person)
Online reservations: lucasoilspeedway.com
Camping questions, call: (417) 295-6043 or (417) 282-5984
