Bloomquist wins Show-Me 100

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WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
11th Annual Show-Me 100
Friday-Saturday; May 24-25 (Sunday, May 26); 2003

By Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR

WEST PLAINS MO. Scott Bloomquist became a two-time winner of the Show-Me 100 at the West Plains Motor Speedway. Bloomquist had to wait eight years before he became a repeat winner, but it was worth the way as he left the 11th annual event $37,000 richer. Bloomquist took the lead from early race leader, Dale McDowell on the 32nd lap, and wasn't headed from that point. Rain delayed the finale until Sunday night, the third time that has happened in this event in it's eleven year history.

Steve Francis set the top qualifying time on Friday, then backed up his qualifying time with the first heat race win on Sunday, putting him on the pole. Dale McDowell was on his outside, and took the lead as the green flag fell, with Francis, Terry Phillips, Duke Whiseant, and Marshall Green falling in behind.

Before things could even get started, a five car pile-up occurred in turn four on the second lap. Skip Arp, Jimmy Mars, Ray Cook, Dan Schlieper, and Bill Frye were all involved. Frye's car was the most seriously damaged, and Frye did not return.

Duke Whiseant got by Phillips on the restart, and Bloomquist passed Green for fifth. Bloomquist was on the move, getting around Phillips for fourth in turn four on lap three. Out front, McDowell was pacing the field by ten carlengths, and had expanded that to 15 carlenghts by lap seven.

Phillips re-gained fourth, getting past Whiseant in turn four on lap 16. McDowell was already starting to lap slower cars by lap 17. It didn't take long for Francis and Bloomquist to catch McDowell, and the three were nose to tail working traffic. Francis and Bloomquist were side by side on lap 20, just behind McDowell. Phillips was rapidly closing ground on the frontrunners, and there was a foursome for the lead by lap 25.

McDowell and Francis were side by side dueling for the lead on lap 27. Bloomquist got his nose under Francis in turn two on lap 29. McDowell, Francis, and Bloomquist went three wide for the lead on lap 31, with Bloomquist coming away with second. Bloomquist then got around McDowell for the top spot running the bottom coming out of two on lap 32.

Rick Aukland brought out a lap 35 caution, as he was stalled in turn two. Francis got by McDowell for second on the restart, but Freddy Smith caused the yellow flag to wave on lap 38, as he was pulled up in turn three.

Terry Phillips overcame McDowell for third on the backstretch on lap 39, but the third caution in just eleven laps waved on lap 46 for Richie Tosh, who was backed into the outside wall in turn one.

Duke Whiseant moved past McDowell for fourth on the restart, then Marshall Green drove by McDowell for fifth one lap later. Out front, Bloomquist had built a ten carlength advantage on Francis by lap 51. Dan Schlieper took the fifth spot from Green on lap 53.

Francis was slowly starting to cut into Bloomquist's lead, and the pair were close again on lap 59. Phillips was also making a charge, and the front three were just running with a few carlengths separating them. Bloomquist was starting to get back into traffic by lap 70, and immediately used that to his advantage, breaking back to a 10 carlength advantage dicing through the slower cars.

Billy Moyer came from his seventh row starting spot, and was fifth by lap 70, then improved past Whiseant for fourth in turn four on lap 74. While Bloomquist was driving away from the field, Phillips and Francis battled for the second spot. Phillips used a slower car to pick Francis, taking second in turn four. Francis and Charlie Randolph made contact as Phillips drove by. Randolph cut a tire, pulling up on the backstretch on lap 80, bringing out the races's final caution.

Moyer improved past Francis for third on the restart, then went to work on Phillips for second. As that pair raced for position, Bloomquist drove away, opening a 10 carlength lead on lap 83. Moyer secured second, past Phillips in turn four on lap 85, but Phillips was back by on the next circuit. Bloomquist contined to make tracks, and was 15 carlenghts in front by lap 88.

Moyer got by Phillips for second on lap 90, and appeared to be the fastest car, closing on Bloomquist. Steve Francis then made his final charge, going to the extreme high side of the track. Francis drove by Phillips on lap 93, then shot past Moyer in turn four on lap 96. Francis was the fastest car on the track at this point, but Bloomquist held a 15 carlength advantage.

Francis continued to close, but ran out of laps. Scott Bloomquist came home with the win, with Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Terry Phillips, and Dan Schlieper making up the top five. Brian Birkhofer, Duke Whiseant, Dale McDowell, Rick Eckert, and Wendell Wallace rounded out the top ten.


A FEATURE (100 Laps)

1) Scott Bloomquist $37,000
2) Steve Francis, $18,000
3) Billy Moyer, $10,000
4) Terry Phillips, $6,000
5) Dan Schlieper, $5,500
6) Brian Birkhofer, $5,000
7) Duke Whiseant, $4,750
8) Dale McDowell, $4,500
9) Rick Eckert, $4,450
10) Wendell Wallace, $4,400
11) Skip Arp, $4,350
12) Bob Pierce, $4,300
13) Marshall Green, $4,250
14) Don O'Neal, $4,200
15) John Gill, $4,150
16) Matt Miller, $4,100
17) Freddy Smith, $4,050
18) Ray Cook, $4,000
19) Darren Miller, $3,950
20) Charlie Randolph, $3,900
21) Richie Tosh, $3,850
22) Rick Aukland, $3,800
23) Jimmy Mars, $3,750
24) Bill Frye, $3,700

QUALIFYING

1) Steve Francis, Ashland KY; 15.932
2) Rick Eckert, York PA; 15.939
3) Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg TN; 15.960
4) Billy Moyer, Batesville AR; 16.005
5) Dan Schlieper, Sullivan WI; 16.165
6) Dale McDowell, Rossville GA; 16.168
7) Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine IA; 16.217
8) Skip Arp, Georgetown TN; 16.221
9) Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar AR; 16.233
10) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR; 16.255
11) Bob Pierce, Oakwood IL; 16.259
12) Jimmy Mars, Elk Mound WI; 16.248
13) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK; 16.299
14) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO; 16.300
15) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK; 16.315
16) Richie Tosh, Salado AR; 16.337
17) Kevin Weaver, Gibson City IL; 16.346
18) Rick Aukland, Zanesville OH; 16.353
19) Greg Johnson, Bedford IN; 16.355
20) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR; 16.363
21) Duke Whiseant, Texarkana AR; 16.368
22) Darren Miller, Chadwick IL; 16.373
23) Marshall Green, White GA; 16.375
24) Ray Cook, Brasstown NC; 16.382
25) Wendell Wallace, Batesville AR; 16.388
26) Mike Jewell, Scottsburg IN; 16.391
27) Matt Miller, Arlington OH; 16.395
28) Anthony Rushing, Kosciusko MS; 16.403
29) John Gill, Mitchell IN; 16.406
30) Brandon Ball, West Plains MO; 16.416
31) Randle Chupp, Mooresville SC; 16.423
32) Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR; 16.432
33) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO; 16.450
34) Shannon Babb, Moweaqua IL; 16.452
35) Rodney Wing, Meridan MN; 16.454
36) Brad Looney, Republic MO; 16.472
37) Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville FL; 16.475
38) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK; 16.487
39) Brook Phillips, Wichita KS; 16.490
40) Freddy Smith, Seymour TN; 16.490
41) David Gibson, Ash Flat AR; 16.493
42) Mike Boland, Cuba AL; 16.522
43) Johnny Johnson, West Burlington IA; 16.544
44) Johnny Waters, Jonesboro AR; 16.546
45) John Mason, Millersburg OH; 16.559
46) Shane Clanton, Locust Grove GA; 16.560
47) Kerry Hansen, Spencer WI; 16.565
48) Jason Snodgrass; Mountain Home AR; 16.570
49) Bart Hartman, Zanesville OH; 16.593
50) Don O'Neal, Martinsville IN; 16.608
51) Leslie Essary, Crane MO; 16.610
52) Jeff Taylor, Batesville AR; 16.613
53) Mark Norris, Clinton AR; 16.615
54) Steve Russell, Pontotoc MS; 16.627
55) Donnie Barnhart, North Little Rock AR; 16.675
56) Jeff Smith, Knoxville TN; 16.678
57) Kevin Claycomb, Vincennes IN; 16.706
58) Billy Faust, Lebanon MO; 16.708
59) Whitney McQueary, Dunnville KY; 16.711
60) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK; 16.721
61) Shane Harris, Sheridan AR; 16.722
62) David Breazeale, Four Corners MS; 16.758
63) Stan Amacher, Tullahoma TN; 16.847
64) Dustin Mooneyham, Aurora MO; 16.848
65) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO; 16.867
66) Russ Scheffler, Waukesha WI; 16.882
67) Bryan Millican, Cleveland TX; 16.885
68) Stacy Taylor; Jacksonville AR; 16.895
69) Steve Casebolt, Richmond IN; 16.905
70) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR; 16.916
71) Brett Davis, Bloomington IN; 16.919
72) Stacy Caldwell, Nettleton MS; 16.933
73) Scott Gibbs, Bloomfield MO; 16.957
74) Garrett Durrett, Simsboro LA; 17.001
75) Tim Routson, West Chicago IL; 17.020
76) Travis Mears, Newport AR; 17.031
77) Rex McCroskey, Springfield MO; 17.067
78) Carey Conaway, Jonesboro AR; 17.067
79) Charles LePlant, East Prairie MO; 17.085
80) Jamie Elam, Hernando MS; 17.090
81) Barry Barkley, Jonesboro AR; 17.198
82) Todd Kallweit, Wheatland MO; 17206
83) James Cline, Oxford AL; 17.215
84) C. J. Rayburn, Whiteland IN; 17.220
85) Mike Hoover, Vandalia MO; 17.295
86) Steve Shaver, Vienna WV; 17.296
87) Joey Mack, Benton MO; 17.302
88) Robert Utz, Kosciusko MS; 17.303
89) Dewayne Kiefer, Bloomsdale MO; 17.343
90) Marcus Minga, Shannon MS; 17.489
91) Jay Johnson, West Burlington IA; 17.562
92) Brent Kreke, O'Fallon IL; 17.566
93) John Pafford, Eads TN; 17.572
94) Odie Green, Fouke AR; 17.641
95) Clayton Christenberry, Knoxville TN; 17.641
96) Shane Diamant, North Little Rock AR; 17.648
97) Danny Atkinson, Lebanon MO; 17.693
98) Bryan Allison, Marshall MO; 17.817
99) Robbie Harvey, Lake MS; 18.177
100) Chris Comer, Parkville MO; 18.345


1st Heat (20 Laps, three transfer) 1) Steve Francis 2) Charlie Randolph 3) Brian Birkhofer 4) Greg Johnson 5) Wendell Wallace 6) Randle Chupp 7) Johnny Johnson 8) Earl Pearson Jr. 9) Donnie Barnhart 10) Bart Hartman 11) Shane Harris 12) Mike Hoover 13) Charles LaPlant 14) Scott Gibbs 15) Danny Atkinson

2nd Heat 1) Terry Phillips 2) Rick Eckert 3) Skip Arp 4) Jeff Floyd 5) Mike Bowers 6) Don O'Neal 7) Raymond Merrill 8) Johnny Waters 9) Jeff Smith 10) Stacy Taylor 11) Steve Shaver 12) David Breazeale 13) Garrett Durrett 14) Jamie Elam 15) Bryan Allison

3rd Heat 1) Duke Whiseant 2) Scott Bloomquist 3) Matt Miller 4) Brook Phillips 5) Steve Rushin 6) John Mason 7) Leslie Essary 8) Barry Barkley 9) Justin Fulton 10) Tim Routson 11) Stan Amacher 12) Jack Sullivan

4th Heat 1) Darren Miller 2) Richie Tosh 3) Billy Moyer 4) Bill Frye 5) Shannon Babb 6) Freddy Smith 7) Jeff Taylor 8) Anthony Rushing 9) Shane Clanton 10) Dewaine Hottinger 11) Billy Faust 12) Dustin Mooneyham 13) Travis Mears 14) Odie Green 15) Chris Comer 16) Todd Kallweit 17) Robert Utz

5th Heat 1) Marshall Green 2) Dan Schlieper 3) Bob Pierce 4) John Gill 5) Rex McCroskey 6) Kerry Hanson 7) David Gibson 8) Kevin Weaver 9) Brett Davis 10) Rodney Wing 11) James Cline 12) Gary Stolba 13) Dewayne Kiefer 14) Whitney McQueary 15) Mark Norris

6th Heat 1) Dale McDowell 2) Rick Aukland 3) Ray Cook 4) Jimmy Mars 5) Brandon Ball 6) Brad Looney 7) Jason Snodgrass 8) Mike Brown 9) C.J. Rayburn 10) Stacy Caldwell 11) Steve Russell 12) Mike Boland 13) Shane Diamant 14) Marcus Minga 15) Carey Conaway

1st Last Chance Qualifier (20 Laps, two transfer) 1) Bill Frye 2) Wendell Wallace 3) Randle Chupp 4) Jeff Floyd 5) Steve Rushin 6) Johnny Waters 7) John Mason 8) Dewaine Hottinger 9) Justin Fulton 10) Steve Russell 11) Jeff Smith 12) Dustin Mooneyham 13) Rodney Wing 14) Odie Green 15) Jack Sullivan 16) Dewayne Kiefer 17) Scott Gibbs 18) Garrett Durrett 19) Jason Snodgrass 20) Danny Atkinson 21) Raymond Merrill 22) Kevin Weaver 23) Stan Amacher

2nd Last Chance Qualifier 1) Jimmy Mars 2) John Gill 3) Shannon Babb 4) Brandon Ball 5) Kerry Hanson 6) Brad Looney 7) Shane Clanton 8) Leslie Essary 9) Mike Brown 10) Gary Stolba 11) David Gibson 12) James Cline 13) Brett Davis 14) Mike Boland 15) Anthony Rushing 16) Shane Diamant 17) Jamie Elam 18) Bryan Allison 19) Billy Faust 20) Travis Mears 21) Robert Utz 22) Stacy Caldwell

3rd Last Chance Qualifier 1) Freddy Smith 2) Don O'Neal 3) Mike Bowers 4) Rex McCroskey 5) Earl Pearson Jr. 6) Jeff Taylor 7) Barry Barkley 8) Mike Hoover 9) Steve Shaver 10) C.J. Rayburn 11) Shane Harris 12) David Breazeale 13) Brook Phillips 14) Tim Routson 15) Charles LaPlant 16) Johnny Johnson 17) Marcus Minga 18) Chris Comer 19) Carey Conaway 20) Greg Johnson 21) Stacy Taylor 22) Donnie Barnhart

Manufacturer's Dash 1) Steve Francis (Rocket) 2) Billy Moyer (MasterSbilt) 3) Skp Arp (GRT) 4) Terry Phillips (Phillips/GRT) 5) Scott Bloomquist (Warrior) 6) Dale McDowell (Larry Shaw) 7) Kevin Weaver (Rayburn) 8) Bob Pierce (Pierce/Rayburn) 9) Russ Scheffler (Wild)

Petroff Towing Race of Champions 1) Terry Phillips (1999) 2) Scott Bloomquist (1995) 3) Ray Cook (2000) 4) Freddy Smith (1998, 2001) 5) Wendell Wallace (2002) 6) Billy Moyer (1993,1994, 1996) 7) Rick Aukland (1997)
 




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