WHEATLAND, MO (May 23, 2014) – Tony Jackson Jr. and Mike Marlar will make up the front row for Saturday Night’s 22nd Annual Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The Show-Me 100 will be the first crown jewel event this season at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” Lucas Oil Speedway.
A total of 65 drivers took part in Miller Welders Time Trials on Friday Night for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest Racing Association co-sanctioned event.
Jesse Stovall represented the Show-Me State well by capturing Fast Shafts Heat One. Stovall bolted from his third starting spot to pass fast qualifier Ryan Gustin as he went on for the victory in the 20-lap race. Trailing Stovall and Gustin to the finish line to earn the final transfer spot was former Show-Me winner, Terry Phillips.
The Eibach Springs Second Heat was taken by another Missouri driver, Tony Jackson Jr. The defending Lucas Oil MLRA Champion dominated his heat in a new Rocket Chassis by Frye. Garrett Alberson made his first ever Show-Me 100 by taking the runner-up spot ahead of Jason Bodenhamer, who qualified for his home-state’s richest race.
Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Leader, Don O’Neal started third and quickly made his way to the front by capturing the Simpson Performance Products Heat Three win. Modified standout Rodney Sanders will make his first career start in the Show-Me as he finished second, well behind O’Neal. Will Vaught took the third and final transfer spot.
Jimmy Owens, the 3-time and defending LOLMDS Champion and attempting to win a record 4th straight Show-Me 100 took control of FK Rod Ends Heat Four after sprinting to a huge lead. Owens led every lap ahead of Billy Moyer Jr., and Shannon Babb, who rallied from his seventh starting spot to take third to transfer to the main event.
Mike Marlar took home the win in Fast Shafts Heat Five. Robert Baker continued his solid performance for the weekend in taking the second transfer spot. Three-time Show-Me 100 winner Billy Moyer rounded out the transfer cars by nabbing the third spot.
Scott Bloomquist was victorious in the Eibach Springs Heat Six as the 5-time Show-Me 100 victor held off young, Bobby Pierce for the win. Eddie Carrier, Jr. made a late-race charge from his seventh spot to pass Brian Shirley near the end to take the final transfer position.
After the heat races were complete there was a redraw for the top three finishers in each heat race to set the top 18 starters for tomorrow night’s 100-lap feature event. Drivers redrew their starting position with their respective transfers. Tony Jackson Jr. and Mike Marlar will start on the front-row of the 100-lap $30,000-to-win event Saturday Night. Don O’Neal and Jesse Stovall will make-up row two, with Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens starting alongside each other in row three.
In preliminary action, Ryan Gustin set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 65 entrants, with a lap of 15.144 seconds. Jimmy Owens set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 15.442 seconds. Jesse Stovall, Tony Jackson Jr., Don O’Neal, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, and Scott Bloomquist won their respective heat races. Don O’Neal won the HotRod Tracker Manufacturers Dash and Brian Birkhofer won the Crawford Supply Traeger Grills Race of Champions.
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Race Summary
Friday Night, May 23rd, 2014
22nd Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com
Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO
Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Ryan Gustin/15.144 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Jimmy Owens/ 15.442 seconds
Fast Shafts Heat Race #1 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jesse Stovall, Ryan Gustin, Terry Phillips, Steve Francis, Wendell Wallace, Steve Casebolt, Dave Eckrich, Randy Roth, Scott Lewis, Reid Millard, Dustin Walker
Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Tony Jackson, Jr., Garrett Alberson, Jason Bodenhamer, Jason Feger, Austin Siebert, Chris Brown, Austin Rettig, Junior Coover, Gavin Landers, Richard Kimberling, Joey Smith
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Rodney Sanders, Will Vaught, Matt Furman, Bub McCool, Timothy Culp, Mark Dotson, Raymond Merrill, Jon Driskill, Scotty Bough, Justin Asplin-DNS
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Billy Moyer, Jr., Shannon Babb, John Blankenship, Chris Simpson, Brady Smith, Travis Dickes, Jack Sullivan, Bill Koons, David Deetz, John Anderson
Fast Shafts Heat Race #5 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Robert Baker, Billy Moyer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Jason Hughes, Chad Simpson, Jared Landers, Brantlee Gotschall, Brian Birkhofer, JC Wyman, Bryon Allison
Eibach Springs Heat Race #6 Finish (20 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brian Shirley, Jeremy Payne, Jason Papich, Tommy Weder, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jeff Roth, Kyle Beard
HotRod Tracker Manufacturers Dash Finish (10 Laps): Don O’Neal, Jesse Stovall, Bobby Pierce, Ryan Gustin, Will Vaught, Rodney Sanders, Garrett Alberson, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Wendell Wallace, Jeremy Payne
Crawford Supply Traeger Grills Race of Champions Finish (10 Laps): Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson Jr., Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Shannon Babb, Terry Phillips, John Anderson, Wendell Wallace, Tony Jackson Jr., Billy Moyer
JRi Shocks B-Main #1 (20 Laps, Top 2 Transfer) Line Up:
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Steve Francis 15 25F Jason Feger
Wendell Wallace 1 16 Austin Siebert
Steve Casebolt c9 21b Chris Brown
Dave Eckrich 58e 94 Austin Rettig
Randy Roth 26R 10c Junior Coover
Scott Lewis 99L 77 Gavin Landers
Reid Millard 14m 1k Richard Kimberling
Dustin Walker 14w 13 Joey Smith
CV Products B-Main #2 (20 Laps, Top 2 Transfer) Line Up:
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Bub McCool 57J 23 John Blankenship
Matt Furman 51 32x Chris Simpson
Timothy Culp C8 2 Brady Smith
Mark Dotson 85d 6T Travis Dickes
Raymond Merrill 12m 18x Jack Sullivan
Jon Driskill 88 29 Bill Koons
Scotty Bough 47 12A David Deetz
Justin Asplin 77A 21X John Anderson
JRi Shocks B-Main #3 (20 Laps, Top 2 Transfer) Line Up:
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Earl Pearson, Jr. 44 81 Brian Shirley
Jason Hughes 12 186 Jeremy Payne
Chad Simpson 25c 91p Jason Papich
Jared Landers 777 02 Tommy Weder
Brantlee Gotschall 4G 28e Dennis Erb, Jr.
Brian Birkhofer 15b 86 Kyle Beard
JC Wyman 4w 14R Jeff Roth
Bryon Allison 1A
22nd Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Feature Line Up (100 Laps):
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Tony Jackson, Jr. 56 157 Mike Marlar
Don O’Neal 5 00s Jesse Stovall
Scott Bloomquist 0 20 Jimmy Owens
Garrett Alberson 43 17m Robert Baker
Billy Moyer, Jr. 21jr 19R Ryan Gustin
Rodney Sanders 20x 32 Bobby Pierce
Jason Bodenhamer 2b 1V Will Vaught
Terry Phillips 75 21 Billy Moyer
Shannon Babb 18 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr.