Batesville Motor Speedway
Lucas Oil Series heads for 20th Topless 100
Scott Bloomquist won last year's Topless 100. (Woody Hampton)
The 20th annual Comp Cams Topless 100, sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, is scheduled for Aug. 16-18 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. The crown jewel event will pay $40,000-to-win and $2,000-to-start the main event. | Topless 100 history
Activities will get under way Thursday with an open practice session. On Friday, Lucas Oil Series competitors take to the track for Red Buck Cigar Time Trials and heat races. Saturday’s action will begin with a special Comp Cams driver autograph session followed by the consolation races and the 100-lap main event.
The race's signature are the Super Late Models running with the roofs removed, giving spectators a better look look at what it takes for drivers to wrestle their cars around the 3/8 mile dirt oval.
Besides the talented Lucas Oil Series regulars, including series points leader Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., the 2009 race winner, regional stars including Hall of Famer Billy Moyer, Wendell Wallace and Jack Sullivan are among those expected.
"We're extremely proud to be the title sponsor of the Topless 100 again in 2012," said Chris Douglas, the Comp Cams vice president of marketing. "Batesville Motor Speedway is a smooth, fast track that always provides a great show for the fans. The passion and devotion of the drivers and teams that compete matches up perfectly with our business model at Comp Performance Group. The whole event is a great fit for us, and to be part of the 20th running is very special.”
Last year, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., won the race for an unprecedented fourth time. Besides Owens and Bloomquist, other series regulars expected are Steve Francis, John Blankenship, Earl Pearson Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Jared Landers and Don O’Neal, who leads the series with 11 victories.
"We are very excited to be back at the Mooney and Connie Starr-promoted facility this weekend,” series director Ritchie Lewis said. "It’s a privilege to have great people and great companies like the Starr family and Comp Cams supporting this event.”
For more information, visit batesvillemotorspeedway.net or call (870) 251-0011. For series information, visit lucasdirt.com.
