West Plains, Missouri (5/27/07) – Wendell Wallace has had a monkey on his back for most of the 2007 season, but on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Missouri, Wallace caged the monkey, and picked up the $41,000 winner’s check in the 15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100.
Seventy-Six Super Late Model converged on West Plains Motor Speedway for the running of the 15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100. However, a fast, heavy race track in practice on Thursday night would end the weekend of three of the competitors with Freddy Smith and Tony Anglin each losing their only motors, and Josh Richards taking a horrific flip early in the practice session. All three drivers would be done for the weekend. As a result, seventy-three competitors took to time trials on Friday night with Mooresburg, Tennessee driver, Scott Bloomquist, earning the Young Oil Corporation Top Qualifier honors with a lap of 14.178 seconds around the 3/8 mile, red clay oval in his #0 Bloomquist/Vic Hill Racing Engine entry. Bloomquist was less than 0.2 seconds off the track record of 14.000, which is held by Billy Moyer.
Clint Smith from Senoia, Georgia and Wallace earned the front row for the 100 lap affair. At the drop of the green flag, Wallace immediately set sail with Smith, Jimmy Owens, & Brady Smith in tow. Throughout the early stages of the race, competitors diced for positions throughout the pack, as Wallace began to drive away from the field. Wallace’s brutal pace would find him entering lapped traffic by lap twelve with Jeff Taylor being his first victim.
At lap 20 the top five running order consisted of Wallace, Clint Smith, Brady Smith, Jimmy Owens, and Ray Cook. While lapped traffic created problems for some of his competitors, Wallace was lapping competitors with ease with a straight away lead by lap 30. By lap 35, Owens and Brady Smith were duking it out side by side for the 3rd spot, while Bloomquist and Cook had their own side by side battle for the 5th position.
The first caution of the event would fly on lap 40 as Brian Birkhofer from Muscatine, Iowa rolled to a stop with a flat tire. As soon as Duane Johnson displayed the yellow flag, Birkhofer headed to the pits and returned quickly with fresh rubber. At the time of the caution the top ten running order consisted of Wallace, Clint Smith, Owens, Brady Smith, Bloomquist, Ray Cook, Steve Francis, Michael England (who started 21st), Brandon Kinzer, and Billy Moyer. The field lined up for the customary double file restart, and as the race resumed green flag action England continued his march to the front as he passed Francis for the sixth spot with Ray Cook being shuffled back through the field. 10th starting Billy Moyer from Batesville, Arkansas was also on the move as he began a side by side battle with Francis for the seventh position by lap 46.
Lap 56 would find the leaders in lapped traffic once again, as Wallace continued to drive away from the field. Yellow flag conditions returned to the speedway on lap 60 when Brian Shirley from Chatham, Illinois rolled to a stop with a flat tire. Shirley darted to the pits for fresh tires, before returning to the track to begin his march to the front.
The top ten at the time of the caution consisted of Wendell Wallace, Clint Smith, Brady Smith, Owens, Bloomquist, England, Moyer, Earl Pearson Jr., Francis, and Jimmy Mars. On the ensuing restart, mayhem would break out as the field began to stack up exiting turn four. The end result was Michael England and Brandon Kinzer involved in a melee on the front straight as Ray Cook headed pitside with a flat tire. Cook and Kinzer would continue, while England’s strong run would come to an end.
The next restart would go much more smoothly as Moyer used the hub to dart past Brady Smith for the fourth position. As was the case for the first portion of the race, Wallace once again motored away from Clint Smith, as Birkhofer continued his march from the rear of the field to the 8th position by lap 70. Lap 73 once again found the leaders in lapped traffic with Moyer moving in on Jimmy Owens as the pair began a lengthy side by side battle for the third position. Moyer would dispose on Owens on lap 79, as Owens fell into the grasps of Bloomquist with the pair battling for the fourth position.
The next several laps would feature battles for position all around the 3/8 mile oval as Birkhofer cracked the top five on lap 88. The event’s final caution would fly on lap 91, when Scott Bloomquist rolled to a stop in turn two with mechanical woes. Bloomquist would head to the pits and would be done for the night. The remaining nine laps would see chaos ensue throughout the pack with Wallace on cruise control at the front. Moyer overtook Clint Smith for the second position on the restart, and four laps later, Brian Shirley, who went to the back of the field at the race’s midway point, would battle his way past Clint Smith for the third position.
The win marked Wallace’s second straight O’Reilly Show Me 100 triumph and his third overall. In the post race interview, Wallace dedicated the win to his late Father, Hootie Wallace, and commented “this win means more to this team than anyone could ever imagine.” Moyer, Shirley, Clint Smith, and Brady Smith rounded out the top five for the event.
Earlier on Saturday evening, Earl Pearson Jr. topped the Manufacturer’s Dash on behalf of Mastersbilt Race Cars. The field was rounded out by Scott Bloomquist (Bloomquist Race Cars), Ray Cook (Carolina Performance Race Cars), Al Purkey (Larry Shaw Race Cars), Brandon Kinzer (JB Performance GRT Race Cars), Johnny Cloer Jr. (GRT Race Cars), Shannon Babb (CJ Rayburn Race Cars), Jamie Elam (Rocket Race Cars), and Todd Morrow (Warrior Race Cars).
Wendell Wallace topped the Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking Previous Champions Dash over Terry Phillips, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, and Ray Cook.
The top 24 qualifiers were inverted for the heat races on Friday night. A fast, racey track produced two, three, and even four wide racing throughout all of the heat races. Clint Smith, Wendell Wallace, Brady Smith, Jimmy Owens, Brandon Kinzer, and Ray Cook each won a twenty lap heat race.
The three b-main events on Saturday night were topped by Johnny Cloer Jr. from Senoia, Georgia, Al Purkey from Coffeyville, Kansas, and Michael England from Glasgow, Kentucky.
West Plains Motor Speedway would like to extend its gratitude for all of the sponsors for the 15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 including O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tires, Young Oil Corporation, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, New Vision Graphics, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Dirt Late Model, Hawkeye Racing News, MidSouthRacing.com and Late Model America.
West Plains Motor Speedway
West Plains, Missouri
May 26th, 2007
15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 Feature Event
1)88 – Wendell Wallace ($41,000)
2)21 – Billy Moyer ($20,000)
3)3s – Brian Shirley ($10,000)
4)44 – Clint Smith ($6,000)
5)2 – Brady Smith ($5,500)
6)20 – Jimmy Owens ($5,000)
7)15 – Brian Birkhofer ($4,700)
8)44 – Earl Pearson Jr. ($4,500)
9)28 – Jimmy Mars ($4,450)
10)88m – Raymond Merrill ($4,400)
11)39 – Tim McCreadie ($4,350)
12)41 – Brad Neat ($4,300)
13)53 – Ray Cook ($4,250)
14)15 – Steve Francis ($4,200)
15)18 – Brandon Kinzer ($4,150)
16)66 – Bill Frye ($4,100)
17)5 – Jeff Taylor ($4,100)
18)3c – Kellen Chadwick ($4,100)
19)33 – Al Purkey ($4,100)
20)s9 – Dan Schlieper ($4,100)
21)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($4,100)
22)5e – Michael England ($4,100)
23)41j – Johnny Cloer ($4,100)
24)5 – Leslie Essary ($4,100)
O’Reilly Show Me 100 A-Feature Starting Grid
Row 1: Clint Smith – Wendell Wallace
Row 2: Jimmy Owens – Brady Smith
Row 3: Brandon Kinzer – Ray Cook
Row 4: Scott Bloomquist – Brian Shirley
Row 5: Steve Francis – Billy Moyer
Row 6: Kellen Chadwick – Earl Pearson Jr.
Row 7: Brian Birkhofer – Leslie Essary
Row 8: Tim McCreadie – Bill Frye
Row 9: Jimmy Mars – Raymond Merrill
Row 10: Johnny Cloer Jr. – Al Purkey
Row 11: Michael England – Dan Schlieper
Row 12: Jeff Taylor – Brad Neat
Manufacturer’s Dash For Cash
1)44 – Earl Pearson Jr. ($550)
2)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($375)
3)53 – Ray Cook ($325)
4)33 – Al Purkey ($275)
5)18 – Brandon Kinzer ($225)
6)41 – Johnny Cloer Jr. ($150)
7)18 – Shannon Babb ($150)
8)1x – Jamie Elam ($100)
9)T1 – Todd Morrow ($100)
Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking Past Champions Dash
1)88 – Wendell Wallace ($700)
2)75 – Terry Phillips ($400)
3)21 – Billy Moyer ($350)
4)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($300)
5)53 – Ray Cook ($250)
Last Chance Qualifier #1
1)41j – Johnny Cloer (TRANSFER)
2)s9 – Dan Schlieper (TRANSFER)
3)5j – Eric Jacobsen ($500)
4)14 – Brad Looney ($450)
5)88c – Jimmy Cliburn ($400)
6)58c – Garrett Durrett ($375)
7)F1 – Jeff Floyd ($350)
8)18 – Shannon Babb ($325)
9)1x – Jamie Elam ($300)
10)23 – John Blankenship ($275)
11)888 – Jason Cliburn ($250)
12)16j – Dusty Johnston ($225)
13)5l – Jared Landers ($200)
14)77f – Greg Fore ($175)
15)11 – Jon Kirby ($175)
16)86 – Kyle Beard ($175)
17)17m – Dale McDowell ($175)
Last Chance Qualifier #2
1)33 – Al Purkey (TRANSFER)
2)5 – Jeff Taylor (TRANSFER)
3)31 – Skip Arp ($500)
4)24 – Rick Eckert ($450)
5)32d – Darren Miller ($400)
6)25 – Shane Clanton ($375)
7)1v – Will Vaught ($350)
8)65 – Dewaine Hottinger ($325)
9)187 – Carl Thomas ($300)
10)121 – Billy Peden Jr. ($275)
11)5m – Jon Mitchell ($250)
12)75rp – Robert Pruitt ($225)
13)2 – Charlie Cole ($200)
14)14jr – Steve Rushin ($175)
15)T1 – Todd Morrow ($175)
Last Chance Qualifier #3
1)5e – Michael England (TRANSFER)
2)41 – Brad Neat (TRANSFER)
3)1d – Ronny Dehaven Jr. ($500)
4)33d – Scott Dedwylder ($450)
5)21jr – Billy Moyer Jr. ($400)
6)75p – Terry Phillips ($375)
7)74p – Jeremy Payne ($350)
8)18s – Jack Sullivan ($325)
9)33s – Gary Stolba ($300)
10)1t – Peyton Taylor ($275)
11)54c – Stacy Caldwell ($250)
12)5jr – Billy James ($225)
13)9r – Charlie Randolph Jr. ($200)
14)55t – Shawn Toczek ($175)
15)1hr – Ron McQuerry ($175)
Heat #1 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)44 - Clint Smith
2)0b - Scott Bloomquist
3)15b – Brian Birkhofer
4)5t – Jeff Taylor
5)33p – Al Purkey
6)s9 – Dan Schlieper
7)65 – Dewaine Hottinger
8)33d – Scott Dedwylder
9)12s – Jason Smith
10)1t- Peyton Taylor
11)47h – Jasen Hood
12)55 – Ken Essary
13)13k – Brent Kreke
Heat #2 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)88w – Wendell Wallace
2)3s – Brian Shirley
3)5 – Leslie Essary
4)5jr – Billy James
5)41 – Brad Neat
6)14jr – Steve Rushin
7)24 – Rick Eckert
5 – Jared Landers
9)18 – Jack Sullivan
10)1x – Jamie Elam
11)11 – Jon Kirby
12)7p – Robert Pruitt
Heat #3 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)20 – Jimmy Owens
2)15 – Steve Francis
3)39 – Tim McCreadie
4)T1 – Todd Morrow
5)75 – Terry Phillips
6)60 – Jordan Jones
7)888 – Jason Cliburn
8)58c – Garrett Durrett
9)88 – Jimmy Cliburn
10)121 – Billy Peden Jr.
11)77 – Greg Fore
12)F1 – Jeff Floyd
Heat #4 (Top Three Advanced to A-Main)
1)2s – Brady Smith
2)21 – BillyMoyer
3)66 – Bill Frye
4)41 – Johnny Cloer
5)14 – Brad Looney
6)1v – Will Vaught
7)5 – Michael England
8)32d – Darren Miller
9)187 – Carl Thomas
10)86 – Kyle Beard
11)42 – Brandon McCormick
12)54c – Stacy Caldwell
Heat #5 (Top Three Advanced to A-Main)
1)18 – Brandon Kinzer
2)3 – Kellen Chadwick
3)28 – Jimmy Mars
4)1d – Ronnie Dehaven Jr.
5)23 – Jon Blankenship
6)55- Shawn Toczek
7)5 – Eric Jacobsen
8)33 – Gary Stolba
9)1hr – Ron McQuerry
10)5 – Jon Mitchell
11)2 – Charlie Cole
12)10 – Justin Wells
Heat #6 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)53 – Ray Cook
2)44p – Earl Pearson Jr.
3)88m – Raymond Merrill
4)17m – Dale McDowell
5)31 – Skip Arp
6)18 – Shannon Babb
7)74 – Jeremy Payne
8)25 – Shane Clanton
9)16 – Dusty Johnston
10)9r – Charlie Randolph Jr.
11)21jr – Billy Moyer Jr.
12)12 – Scott Drake
Qualifications
Pos Car # Driver Hometown Lap 1 Lap 2 Best
1 0B Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 14.198 14.197 14.197
2 1e Jamie Elam Senatobia, MS 14.255 14.216 14.216
3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 14.297 14.22 14.22
4 44c Johnny Cloer Senoia, GA 14.265 14.386 14.265
5 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 14.47 14.342 14.342
6 88M Raymond Merrill Batesville, AR 14.517 14.355 14.355
7 33P Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS 14.368 14.482 14.368
8 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR 14.376 14.509 14.376
9 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 14.393 14.492 14.393
10 66 Bill Frye Greenbriar, AR 52.288 14.422 14.422
11 5J Eric Jacobsen Santa Cruz, CA 14.425 14.952 14.425
12 44P Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 14.427 14.435 14.427
13 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 15.117 14.46 14.46
14 41N Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 14.529 14.46 14.46
15 1t Todd Morrow Knoxville, TN 14.637 14.475 14.475
16 2S Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 14.55 14.482 14.482
17 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 14.5 14.533 14.5
18 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 14.506 14.55 14.506
19 44S Clint Smith Senoia, GA 14.519 14.553 14.519
20 5JR Billy James Sikeston, MO 14.567 14.522 14.522
21 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 14.543 14.527 14.527
22 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 14.54 14.535 14.535
23 18K Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY 14.744 14.546 14.546
24 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 14.56 14.547 14.547
25 65 Dewaine Hottinger Russellville, AR 14.585 14.552 14.552
26 5L Jared Landers Benton, AR 14.768 14.552 14.552
27 F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR 14.795 14.579 14.579
28 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO 14.608 14.922 14.608
29 5M John Mitchell Greenbriar, AR 14.632 14.755 14.632
30 187 Carl Thomas West Memphis, AR 14.632 14.632
31 25 Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA 14.65 14.665 14.65
32 5T Peyton Taylor Batesville, AR 14.65 14.997 14.65
33 3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 14.898 14.667 14.667
34 88C Jimmy Cliburn Star, MS 14.716 14.669 14.669
35 5M Michael England Glasgow, KY 14.781 14.672 14.672
36 10 Justin Wells Aurora, MO 14.691 14.691 14.691
37 18B Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL 15.374 14.696 14.696
38 888 Jason Cliburn Star, MS 14.714 14.704 14.704
39 1T Todd Morrow Knoxville, TN 14.732 14.705 14.705
40 11K John Kirby Russellville, AR 14.71 15.114 14.71
41 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 14.841 14.735 14.735
42 1D Ronnie Devahen Jr. Winchester, VA 14.735 14.875 14.735
43 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN 14.755 14.795 14.755
44 12S Jason Smith Laurel, MS 15.028 14.762 14.762
45 24 Rick Eckert York, PA 14.767 14.778 14.767
46 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 14.767 14.873 14.767
47 86b Kyle Beard Trumann, AR 14.878 14.785 14.785
48 3C Kellen Chadwick Nightson, CA 16.378 14.787 14.787
49 12D Scott Drak Webb City, MO 14.79 15.051 14.79
50 33D Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS 14.852 14.807 14.807
51 5e Leslie Essary Crane, MO 14.836 14.857 14.836
52 121 Billy Peden Marion, AR 14.845 14.892 14.845
53 42 Brandon McCormick Lebanon, MO 14.846 15.46 14.846
54 55 Shawn Tozcek Hebron, IN 14.877 14.863 14.863
55 21JR Billy Moyer Jr. Batesville, AR 15.078 14.868 14.868
56 9R Charlie Randolph Jr. Muskogee, OK 14.887 15.051 14.887
57 S9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 14.888 15.03 14.888
58 18 Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR 14.895 14.888 14.888
59 58C Garrett Durrett Simsboro, LA 14.896 14.965 14.896
60 32D Darren Miller Chadwick, IL 14.925 15.109 14.925
61 33 Gary Stolba Willow Springs, MO 14.994 15.115 14.994
62 16 Dusty Johnston Flippin, AR 15.038 15.073 15.038
63 13 Brent Kreke O'Fallon, IL 15.152 15.078 15.078
64 14JR Steve Rushin Poplar Bluff, MO 15.375 15.124 15.124
65 60 Jordan Jones Beebe, AR 15.13 15.209 15.13
66 1m Ron McQuerry St. Albans, MO 15.178 15.165 15.165
67 74P Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO 15.287 15.29 15.287
68 55E Ken Essary Galena, MO 15.343 15.537 15.343
69 75 Robert Pruitt Memphis, TN 15.453 15.355 15.355
70 77 Greg Fore Greenville, MS 15.53 20.135 15.53
71 54C Stacy Caldwell Nettleton, MS 15.66 15.803 15.66
72 47 Jason Hood Southaven 15.77 16.286 15.77
73 2C Charlie Cole Harrisburg, AR 15.993 16.16 15.993
Saturday Night Open Wheel Modified Feature
1)Brandon Smith
2)Jared Landers
3)Brandon Ball
4)Dustin Billingsley
5)Eric Turner
6)Austin Smith
7)Jason Hughes
8)Robert Powers
9)Jason Wilkey
10)Shane Stephens
11)Chris Piper
12)Scott Weber
13)Kevin Salter
14)Todd Kallweit
15)Robby McClain
16)Brian Judd
17)Matt Berry
18)Christopher Moon
19)Carmen Vincent
20)Johnny Virden
21)Darran Hendrix
22)Ben Ledgerwood
Seventy-Six Super Late Model converged on West Plains Motor Speedway for the running of the 15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100. However, a fast, heavy race track in practice on Thursday night would end the weekend of three of the competitors with Freddy Smith and Tony Anglin each losing their only motors, and Josh Richards taking a horrific flip early in the practice session. All three drivers would be done for the weekend. As a result, seventy-three competitors took to time trials on Friday night with Mooresburg, Tennessee driver, Scott Bloomquist, earning the Young Oil Corporation Top Qualifier honors with a lap of 14.178 seconds around the 3/8 mile, red clay oval in his #0 Bloomquist/Vic Hill Racing Engine entry. Bloomquist was less than 0.2 seconds off the track record of 14.000, which is held by Billy Moyer.
Clint Smith from Senoia, Georgia and Wallace earned the front row for the 100 lap affair. At the drop of the green flag, Wallace immediately set sail with Smith, Jimmy Owens, & Brady Smith in tow. Throughout the early stages of the race, competitors diced for positions throughout the pack, as Wallace began to drive away from the field. Wallace’s brutal pace would find him entering lapped traffic by lap twelve with Jeff Taylor being his first victim.
At lap 20 the top five running order consisted of Wallace, Clint Smith, Brady Smith, Jimmy Owens, and Ray Cook. While lapped traffic created problems for some of his competitors, Wallace was lapping competitors with ease with a straight away lead by lap 30. By lap 35, Owens and Brady Smith were duking it out side by side for the 3rd spot, while Bloomquist and Cook had their own side by side battle for the 5th position.
The first caution of the event would fly on lap 40 as Brian Birkhofer from Muscatine, Iowa rolled to a stop with a flat tire. As soon as Duane Johnson displayed the yellow flag, Birkhofer headed to the pits and returned quickly with fresh rubber. At the time of the caution the top ten running order consisted of Wallace, Clint Smith, Owens, Brady Smith, Bloomquist, Ray Cook, Steve Francis, Michael England (who started 21st), Brandon Kinzer, and Billy Moyer. The field lined up for the customary double file restart, and as the race resumed green flag action England continued his march to the front as he passed Francis for the sixth spot with Ray Cook being shuffled back through the field. 10th starting Billy Moyer from Batesville, Arkansas was also on the move as he began a side by side battle with Francis for the seventh position by lap 46.
Lap 56 would find the leaders in lapped traffic once again, as Wallace continued to drive away from the field. Yellow flag conditions returned to the speedway on lap 60 when Brian Shirley from Chatham, Illinois rolled to a stop with a flat tire. Shirley darted to the pits for fresh tires, before returning to the track to begin his march to the front.
The top ten at the time of the caution consisted of Wendell Wallace, Clint Smith, Brady Smith, Owens, Bloomquist, England, Moyer, Earl Pearson Jr., Francis, and Jimmy Mars. On the ensuing restart, mayhem would break out as the field began to stack up exiting turn four. The end result was Michael England and Brandon Kinzer involved in a melee on the front straight as Ray Cook headed pitside with a flat tire. Cook and Kinzer would continue, while England’s strong run would come to an end.
The next restart would go much more smoothly as Moyer used the hub to dart past Brady Smith for the fourth position. As was the case for the first portion of the race, Wallace once again motored away from Clint Smith, as Birkhofer continued his march from the rear of the field to the 8th position by lap 70. Lap 73 once again found the leaders in lapped traffic with Moyer moving in on Jimmy Owens as the pair began a lengthy side by side battle for the third position. Moyer would dispose on Owens on lap 79, as Owens fell into the grasps of Bloomquist with the pair battling for the fourth position.
The next several laps would feature battles for position all around the 3/8 mile oval as Birkhofer cracked the top five on lap 88. The event’s final caution would fly on lap 91, when Scott Bloomquist rolled to a stop in turn two with mechanical woes. Bloomquist would head to the pits and would be done for the night. The remaining nine laps would see chaos ensue throughout the pack with Wallace on cruise control at the front. Moyer overtook Clint Smith for the second position on the restart, and four laps later, Brian Shirley, who went to the back of the field at the race’s midway point, would battle his way past Clint Smith for the third position.
The win marked Wallace’s second straight O’Reilly Show Me 100 triumph and his third overall. In the post race interview, Wallace dedicated the win to his late Father, Hootie Wallace, and commented “this win means more to this team than anyone could ever imagine.” Moyer, Shirley, Clint Smith, and Brady Smith rounded out the top five for the event.
Earlier on Saturday evening, Earl Pearson Jr. topped the Manufacturer’s Dash on behalf of Mastersbilt Race Cars. The field was rounded out by Scott Bloomquist (Bloomquist Race Cars), Ray Cook (Carolina Performance Race Cars), Al Purkey (Larry Shaw Race Cars), Brandon Kinzer (JB Performance GRT Race Cars), Johnny Cloer Jr. (GRT Race Cars), Shannon Babb (CJ Rayburn Race Cars), Jamie Elam (Rocket Race Cars), and Todd Morrow (Warrior Race Cars).
Wendell Wallace topped the Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking Previous Champions Dash over Terry Phillips, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, and Ray Cook.
The top 24 qualifiers were inverted for the heat races on Friday night. A fast, racey track produced two, three, and even four wide racing throughout all of the heat races. Clint Smith, Wendell Wallace, Brady Smith, Jimmy Owens, Brandon Kinzer, and Ray Cook each won a twenty lap heat race.
The three b-main events on Saturday night were topped by Johnny Cloer Jr. from Senoia, Georgia, Al Purkey from Coffeyville, Kansas, and Michael England from Glasgow, Kentucky.
West Plains Motor Speedway would like to extend its gratitude for all of the sponsors for the 15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 including O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tires, Young Oil Corporation, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, New Vision Graphics, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Dirt Late Model, Hawkeye Racing News, MidSouthRacing.com and Late Model America.
West Plains Motor Speedway
West Plains, Missouri
May 26th, 2007
15th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 Feature Event
1)88 – Wendell Wallace ($41,000)
2)21 – Billy Moyer ($20,000)
3)3s – Brian Shirley ($10,000)
4)44 – Clint Smith ($6,000)
5)2 – Brady Smith ($5,500)
6)20 – Jimmy Owens ($5,000)
7)15 – Brian Birkhofer ($4,700)
8)44 – Earl Pearson Jr. ($4,500)
9)28 – Jimmy Mars ($4,450)
10)88m – Raymond Merrill ($4,400)
11)39 – Tim McCreadie ($4,350)
12)41 – Brad Neat ($4,300)
13)53 – Ray Cook ($4,250)
14)15 – Steve Francis ($4,200)
15)18 – Brandon Kinzer ($4,150)
16)66 – Bill Frye ($4,100)
17)5 – Jeff Taylor ($4,100)
18)3c – Kellen Chadwick ($4,100)
19)33 – Al Purkey ($4,100)
20)s9 – Dan Schlieper ($4,100)
21)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($4,100)
22)5e – Michael England ($4,100)
23)41j – Johnny Cloer ($4,100)
24)5 – Leslie Essary ($4,100)
O’Reilly Show Me 100 A-Feature Starting Grid
Row 1: Clint Smith – Wendell Wallace
Row 2: Jimmy Owens – Brady Smith
Row 3: Brandon Kinzer – Ray Cook
Row 4: Scott Bloomquist – Brian Shirley
Row 5: Steve Francis – Billy Moyer
Row 6: Kellen Chadwick – Earl Pearson Jr.
Row 7: Brian Birkhofer – Leslie Essary
Row 8: Tim McCreadie – Bill Frye
Row 9: Jimmy Mars – Raymond Merrill
Row 10: Johnny Cloer Jr. – Al Purkey
Row 11: Michael England – Dan Schlieper
Row 12: Jeff Taylor – Brad Neat
Manufacturer’s Dash For Cash
1)44 – Earl Pearson Jr. ($550)
2)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($375)
3)53 – Ray Cook ($325)
4)33 – Al Purkey ($275)
5)18 – Brandon Kinzer ($225)
6)41 – Johnny Cloer Jr. ($150)
7)18 – Shannon Babb ($150)
8)1x – Jamie Elam ($100)
9)T1 – Todd Morrow ($100)
Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking Past Champions Dash
1)88 – Wendell Wallace ($700)
2)75 – Terry Phillips ($400)
3)21 – Billy Moyer ($350)
4)0 – Scott Bloomquist ($300)
5)53 – Ray Cook ($250)
Last Chance Qualifier #1
1)41j – Johnny Cloer (TRANSFER)
2)s9 – Dan Schlieper (TRANSFER)
3)5j – Eric Jacobsen ($500)
4)14 – Brad Looney ($450)
5)88c – Jimmy Cliburn ($400)
6)58c – Garrett Durrett ($375)
7)F1 – Jeff Floyd ($350)
8)18 – Shannon Babb ($325)
9)1x – Jamie Elam ($300)
10)23 – John Blankenship ($275)
11)888 – Jason Cliburn ($250)
12)16j – Dusty Johnston ($225)
13)5l – Jared Landers ($200)
14)77f – Greg Fore ($175)
15)11 – Jon Kirby ($175)
16)86 – Kyle Beard ($175)
17)17m – Dale McDowell ($175)
Last Chance Qualifier #2
1)33 – Al Purkey (TRANSFER)
2)5 – Jeff Taylor (TRANSFER)
3)31 – Skip Arp ($500)
4)24 – Rick Eckert ($450)
5)32d – Darren Miller ($400)
6)25 – Shane Clanton ($375)
7)1v – Will Vaught ($350)
8)65 – Dewaine Hottinger ($325)
9)187 – Carl Thomas ($300)
10)121 – Billy Peden Jr. ($275)
11)5m – Jon Mitchell ($250)
12)75rp – Robert Pruitt ($225)
13)2 – Charlie Cole ($200)
14)14jr – Steve Rushin ($175)
15)T1 – Todd Morrow ($175)
Last Chance Qualifier #3
1)5e – Michael England (TRANSFER)
2)41 – Brad Neat (TRANSFER)
3)1d – Ronny Dehaven Jr. ($500)
4)33d – Scott Dedwylder ($450)
5)21jr – Billy Moyer Jr. ($400)
6)75p – Terry Phillips ($375)
7)74p – Jeremy Payne ($350)
8)18s – Jack Sullivan ($325)
9)33s – Gary Stolba ($300)
10)1t – Peyton Taylor ($275)
11)54c – Stacy Caldwell ($250)
12)5jr – Billy James ($225)
13)9r – Charlie Randolph Jr. ($200)
14)55t – Shawn Toczek ($175)
15)1hr – Ron McQuerry ($175)
Heat #1 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)44 - Clint Smith
2)0b - Scott Bloomquist
3)15b – Brian Birkhofer
4)5t – Jeff Taylor
5)33p – Al Purkey
6)s9 – Dan Schlieper
7)65 – Dewaine Hottinger
8)33d – Scott Dedwylder
9)12s – Jason Smith
10)1t- Peyton Taylor
11)47h – Jasen Hood
12)55 – Ken Essary
13)13k – Brent Kreke
Heat #2 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)88w – Wendell Wallace
2)3s – Brian Shirley
3)5 – Leslie Essary
4)5jr – Billy James
5)41 – Brad Neat
6)14jr – Steve Rushin
7)24 – Rick Eckert
5 – Jared Landers
9)18 – Jack Sullivan
10)1x – Jamie Elam
11)11 – Jon Kirby
12)7p – Robert Pruitt
Heat #3 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)20 – Jimmy Owens
2)15 – Steve Francis
3)39 – Tim McCreadie
4)T1 – Todd Morrow
5)75 – Terry Phillips
6)60 – Jordan Jones
7)888 – Jason Cliburn
8)58c – Garrett Durrett
9)88 – Jimmy Cliburn
10)121 – Billy Peden Jr.
11)77 – Greg Fore
12)F1 – Jeff Floyd
Heat #4 (Top Three Advanced to A-Main)
1)2s – Brady Smith
2)21 – BillyMoyer
3)66 – Bill Frye
4)41 – Johnny Cloer
5)14 – Brad Looney
6)1v – Will Vaught
7)5 – Michael England
8)32d – Darren Miller
9)187 – Carl Thomas
10)86 – Kyle Beard
11)42 – Brandon McCormick
12)54c – Stacy Caldwell
Heat #5 (Top Three Advanced to A-Main)
1)18 – Brandon Kinzer
2)3 – Kellen Chadwick
3)28 – Jimmy Mars
4)1d – Ronnie Dehaven Jr.
5)23 – Jon Blankenship
6)55- Shawn Toczek
7)5 – Eric Jacobsen
8)33 – Gary Stolba
9)1hr – Ron McQuerry
10)5 – Jon Mitchell
11)2 – Charlie Cole
12)10 – Justin Wells
Heat #6 (Top Three Advanced To A-Main)
1)53 – Ray Cook
2)44p – Earl Pearson Jr.
3)88m – Raymond Merrill
4)17m – Dale McDowell
5)31 – Skip Arp
6)18 – Shannon Babb
7)74 – Jeremy Payne
8)25 – Shane Clanton
9)16 – Dusty Johnston
10)9r – Charlie Randolph Jr.
11)21jr – Billy Moyer Jr.
12)12 – Scott Drake
Qualifications
Pos Car # Driver Hometown Lap 1 Lap 2 Best
1 0B Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 14.198 14.197 14.197
2 1e Jamie Elam Senatobia, MS 14.255 14.216 14.216
3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 14.297 14.22 14.22
4 44c Johnny Cloer Senoia, GA 14.265 14.386 14.265
5 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 14.47 14.342 14.342
6 88M Raymond Merrill Batesville, AR 14.517 14.355 14.355
7 33P Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS 14.368 14.482 14.368
8 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR 14.376 14.509 14.376
9 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 14.393 14.492 14.393
10 66 Bill Frye Greenbriar, AR 52.288 14.422 14.422
11 5J Eric Jacobsen Santa Cruz, CA 14.425 14.952 14.425
12 44P Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 14.427 14.435 14.427
13 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 15.117 14.46 14.46
14 41N Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 14.529 14.46 14.46
15 1t Todd Morrow Knoxville, TN 14.637 14.475 14.475
16 2S Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 14.55 14.482 14.482
17 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 14.5 14.533 14.5
18 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 14.506 14.55 14.506
19 44S Clint Smith Senoia, GA 14.519 14.553 14.519
20 5JR Billy James Sikeston, MO 14.567 14.522 14.522
21 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 14.543 14.527 14.527
22 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 14.54 14.535 14.535
23 18K Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY 14.744 14.546 14.546
24 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 14.56 14.547 14.547
25 65 Dewaine Hottinger Russellville, AR 14.585 14.552 14.552
26 5L Jared Landers Benton, AR 14.768 14.552 14.552
27 F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR 14.795 14.579 14.579
28 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO 14.608 14.922 14.608
29 5M John Mitchell Greenbriar, AR 14.632 14.755 14.632
30 187 Carl Thomas West Memphis, AR 14.632 14.632
31 25 Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA 14.65 14.665 14.65
32 5T Peyton Taylor Batesville, AR 14.65 14.997 14.65
33 3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 14.898 14.667 14.667
34 88C Jimmy Cliburn Star, MS 14.716 14.669 14.669
35 5M Michael England Glasgow, KY 14.781 14.672 14.672
36 10 Justin Wells Aurora, MO 14.691 14.691 14.691
37 18B Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL 15.374 14.696 14.696
38 888 Jason Cliburn Star, MS 14.714 14.704 14.704
39 1T Todd Morrow Knoxville, TN 14.732 14.705 14.705
40 11K John Kirby Russellville, AR 14.71 15.114 14.71
41 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 14.841 14.735 14.735
42 1D Ronnie Devahen Jr. Winchester, VA 14.735 14.875 14.735
43 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN 14.755 14.795 14.755
44 12S Jason Smith Laurel, MS 15.028 14.762 14.762
45 24 Rick Eckert York, PA 14.767 14.778 14.767
46 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 14.767 14.873 14.767
47 86b Kyle Beard Trumann, AR 14.878 14.785 14.785
48 3C Kellen Chadwick Nightson, CA 16.378 14.787 14.787
49 12D Scott Drak Webb City, MO 14.79 15.051 14.79
50 33D Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS 14.852 14.807 14.807
51 5e Leslie Essary Crane, MO 14.836 14.857 14.836
52 121 Billy Peden Marion, AR 14.845 14.892 14.845
53 42 Brandon McCormick Lebanon, MO 14.846 15.46 14.846
54 55 Shawn Tozcek Hebron, IN 14.877 14.863 14.863
55 21JR Billy Moyer Jr. Batesville, AR 15.078 14.868 14.868
56 9R Charlie Randolph Jr. Muskogee, OK 14.887 15.051 14.887
57 S9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 14.888 15.03 14.888
58 18 Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR 14.895 14.888 14.888
59 58C Garrett Durrett Simsboro, LA 14.896 14.965 14.896
60 32D Darren Miller Chadwick, IL 14.925 15.109 14.925
61 33 Gary Stolba Willow Springs, MO 14.994 15.115 14.994
62 16 Dusty Johnston Flippin, AR 15.038 15.073 15.038
63 13 Brent Kreke O'Fallon, IL 15.152 15.078 15.078
64 14JR Steve Rushin Poplar Bluff, MO 15.375 15.124 15.124
65 60 Jordan Jones Beebe, AR 15.13 15.209 15.13
66 1m Ron McQuerry St. Albans, MO 15.178 15.165 15.165
67 74P Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO 15.287 15.29 15.287
68 55E Ken Essary Galena, MO 15.343 15.537 15.343
69 75 Robert Pruitt Memphis, TN 15.453 15.355 15.355
70 77 Greg Fore Greenville, MS 15.53 20.135 15.53
71 54C Stacy Caldwell Nettleton, MS 15.66 15.803 15.66
72 47 Jason Hood Southaven 15.77 16.286 15.77
73 2C Charlie Cole Harrisburg, AR 15.993 16.16 15.993
Saturday Night Open Wheel Modified Feature
1)Brandon Smith
2)Jared Landers
3)Brandon Ball
4)Dustin Billingsley
5)Eric Turner
6)Austin Smith
7)Jason Hughes
8)Robert Powers
9)Jason Wilkey
10)Shane Stephens
11)Chris Piper
12)Scott Weber
13)Kevin Salter
14)Todd Kallweit
15)Robby McClain
16)Brian Judd
17)Matt Berry
18)Christopher Moon
19)Carmen Vincent
20)Johnny Virden
21)Darran Hendrix
22)Ben Ledgerwood
