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17th Annual O’Reilly
Auto Parts Show Me 100 Less Than A Week Away WEST PLAINS, MO. (May 14) – Less than a week remains until the 17th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Show Me 100 Presented By Dart Machinery thunders to life at Don and Billie Gibson’s West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Missouri on May 21st-23rd, 2009. The 17th edition of the legendary event will boast $40,000 going to the winner of the 100 lap affair, and just to make the twenty-four car starting grid for the event will reward drivers with a $2,000 payday. A total purse exceeding $132,000 is just one of the many reasons that the nation’s best drivers converge on the 3/8 mile, clay oval each year. Scott Bloomquist from Mooresburg, Tennessee brought the massive crowd to their feet in 2008 as he rallied from the 24th starting position to take the top spot from leader, Jimmy Mars, with four laps remaining to take the win and become the only five time champion of the event. West Plains Motor Speedway is one of the nation’s premier facilities, top to bottom, and fans and drivers alike are treated like family at each and every event. New for 2009 is the addition of the sanctioning of the event by the Lucas Oil Late Model Series. The state of the economy and other factors led to the decision by the Gibsons to have the event sanctioned by the nation’s most prominent sanctioning body. The addition of the Lucas Oil Late Model Series to the event will bring several drivers to the event, who have never competed at West Plains Motor Speedway, and the end result should be nothing short of spectacular for the racers and fans. In addition, for the first time ever the Speed TV cameras will be on hand to record all of the action from the weekend for a future airing on the Speed Channel! Event though most drivers, just wait to pay their entry fee on race day, an impressive list of pre-entries, representing 14 states, has been received already for the 2009 edition of the mega-event including previous champions Scott Bloomquist (Tennessee), Billy Moyer from (Arkansas), Freddy Smith (Tennessee), Wendell Wallace (Arkansas), Terry Phillips (Missouri), and Ray Cook (North Carolina). Other early entries include Earl Pearson Jr. (Florida) Jack Sullivan (Arkansas), Jon Blankenship (West Virginia), Brad Neat (Kentucky), Bub McCool (Mississippi), Eric Jacobsen (Florida), Jeep Van Wormer (Michigan), Scott James (Indiana), Jimmy Owens (Tennessee), Brandon Kinzer (Kentucky), Kyle Beard (Arkansas), Dan Schlieper (Wisconsin), Dale McDowell (Georgia), Jeff Floyd (Arkansas), Jason Cliburn (Mississippi), Chris Wall (Louisiana), Bill Frye (Arkansas), Skip Arp (Tennessee), Steve Rushin (Missouri), Steve Casebolt (Indiana), Will Vaught (Missouri), Ray Moore (Louisiana), and many more! The format for the 17th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Show Me 100 Presented By Dart Machinery will get underway on Thursday, May 21st with the traditional practice night event that will include test and tune time from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. The popular BBQ Dinner with the drivers and crews will follow. The dinner is free to everyone with a pit pass and grandstand spectators are welcome to join for a modest $7.50 ticket fee. Friday night will feature time trials and six heat races for the Super Late Models. The top three finishers in each heat race will move on to Saturday night’s main event. The balance of the field in each of the heats will move on to the Super Late Model consolation events on Saturday night. Open Wheel Modifieds will be featured as the support class and will compete for $500 to win in an unsanctioned event sponsored by New Vision Graphics based out of Batesville, Arkansas. On Saturday night the Manufacturer’s Dash and two consolation events will be held for the Super Late Models in addition to the 100 lap Show Me finale. Open Wheel Modifieds will be featured as the support class and will compete for $750 to win in an unsanctioned event sponsored by New Vision Graphics. Grandstand admission for Thursday night’s practice is free. Adult general admission for Friday night is $20 for adults, children age 7-11 $10, and children 6 and under are free. Adult general admission for Saturday night is $25, children age 7-11 $12.50, and children 6 and under are free. Pit admission is $20 on Thursday night and $35 on Friday and Saturday night. The tire rule for the 17th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 Presented By Dart Machinery will consist of Hoosier M20, Hoosier M40, Hoosier 1300, Hoosier 1350, Hoosier 1600, Hoosier WRS, and Hoosier WRS2 tires. Reserved tickets can be ordered from the offices of Gibson Racing or at the track. Reserved front stretch seating is priced at $50 for the event. The entry fee for the 17th Annual O'Reilly Show-Me 100 is $225 if received by May 1st, and $275 after this date. An on-site campground is available free of charge, but no electric hook-ups are available. For additional information and to see a seating diagram visit the track website at www.WestPlains-Speedway.com or call the business offices at (870) 994-7447. Sponsors for the 17th Annual O’Reilly Show Me 100 include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Dart Machinery, Hoosier Race Tires, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, New Vision Graphics, Hatfield Racing Engines, Dirt Late Model Illustrated, GRT Race Cars, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Hawkeye Racing News, MidSouthRacing.com, and MSRMafia.com.
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