Lucas Oil Speedway
Fast Facts: 31st annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Dates: May 25-27 (complete show for Late Models and modifieds on Thursday and Friday; consolations and features for Late Models and modifieds 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.
Last year’s winner: Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C.
Tickets: $115 for three-day reserved seats; $100 for three-day general admission; $125 for three-day pit pass (more details below).
Live streaming: FloRacing
Websites: lucasdirt.com or lucasoilspeedway.com.
Track phone: (417) 282-5984
Primary race sponsors: Lucas Oil and the Missouri Division of Tourism.
Notes: The Lucas Oil Series and MLRA converge for a three-day show at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. … The 31st annual Show-Me 100 kicks off with Thursday’s 45-lap, $6,000-to-win 10th annual Cowboy Classic, an event that honors the late Allen “Cowboy” Chancellor, longtime MLRA Series owner-promoter and continues with Friday’s 40-lap, $6,000-to-win feature paying tribute to Don and Billie Gibson, founders of the Show-Me 100 event and former promoters of West Plains Motor Speedway; Complete shows will be held the first two days, with consolations preceding Saturday’s $50,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start finale. … Drivers will earn points both preliminary nights; those points combined will determine the lineups for Saturday night. … Nutrien Ag Solutions sponsors Saturday's pre-race ceremonies and concert with Nashville recording artist Lee Newton. ... The Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge pays $2,500 to the winner of the non-qualifiers' race (or the driver can opt to start the 100-lapper). ... Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., enters as the defending Show-Me 100 event winner after collecting last year’s $50,000 prize. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., topped 2021’s field for $30,000. … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., won March’s $5,000 MLRA season opener at Lucas Oil Speedway. … 2015 Show-Me 100 event winner Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., won the MLRA weekend finale on April 1, collecting $10,000 at the Wheatland, Mo., oval. … Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., leads all drivers with six Show-Me victories. … Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., tops all active drivers with four Show-Me wins. … Billy Moyer and Wendell Wallace, both of Batesville, Ark., have three event trophies apiece. … The Show-Me 100 was held at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway from its inaugural event in 1993 until it moved to Lucas Oil Speedway in 2010. The race has always paid at least $20,000-to-win (reduced in 2020 because of economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic) and as high as $50,000-to-win (2022).
Show-Me 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
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.
Weekend purses
Thursday and Friday
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
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
(Subject to change)
Thursday
2 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection
3:30 p.m. - Pit gates close
4 p.m. - Pit gates reopen
5 p.m. - General admission gates open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (FloRacing stream begins)
- Super Late Model hot laps
- USRA modified hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- USRA modified heat races (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- USRA modified consolations (12 laps)
- Super Late Model feature (45 laps)
- USRA modified feature (20 laps)
Friday
2 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection
3:30 p.m. - Pit gates close
4 p.m. - Pit gates reopen
5 p.m. - General admission gates open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps (FloRacing stream begins)
- Super Late Model hot laps
- USRA modified hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- USRA modified heat races (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- USRA modified consolations (12 laps)
- Super Late Model feature (40 laps)
- USRA modified feature (20 laps)
Saturday
2:30 p.m. - Pit gates close
3 p.m. - Pit gates reopen
3:15 p.m. - Dirt Racing Outreach worship service
4 p.m. - General admission gates open
5 p.m. - Pre-race concert
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
Opening ceremonies (FloRacing stream begins)
- Super Late Model hot laps (consolation)
- USRA modified hot laps (consolation)
- Super Late Model consolations (15 laps)
- Super Late Model hot laps (feature lock-ins)
- USRA modified consolations (12 laps)
- USRA modified hot laps (feature lock-ins)
- Super Late Model Show-Me Challenge (20 laps)
- Pre-race ceremonies and driver introductions
- Super Late Model Show-Me 100 feature (100 laps)
- USRA modified feature (30 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
Three-day general admission (16-and-up): $100
One-day general admission (16-and-up): $30
Three-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $91
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $27
Three-day youth (6-15): $30
One-day youth (6-15): $10
One-day child (5 and under): free
Three-day reserved seats: $115
Three-day all access pit pass (all ages): $125
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40
Friday
One-day general admission (16-and-up): $30
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $27
One-day youth (6-15): $10
One-day child (5 and under): free
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $40
Saturday
One-day general admission (16-and-up): $40
One-day seniors (62-and-up) and military: $37
One-day youth (6-15): $30
One-day child (5 and under): free
One-day all access pit pass (all ages): $45
Camping
Dry camping: $15/night (up to six 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) 282-5984 or email nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com.
