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18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Just 60 Days Away!
by: Dan Robinson
WHEATLAND, MO (March 29, 2010) -The 18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented
by Lucas Oil Products is now less than 60 days away! With the passing of the
Official first day of Spring and the anticipation of the Lucas Oil Speedway
Season Opener featuring the Lucas Oil MLRA on April 10th, it is the Show-Me
100 that everyone is talking about. "The magnitude of this event is
unbelievable," stated Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Dan Robinson. "Our
phone rings almost non-stop already with fans calling to purchase reserved
tickets, get driving directions, or just looking for general information
about the event and the surrounding area." This years DART Show-Me 100 will
be held at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the first time on
May 27th-29th, 2010 after 17 seasons at Don & Billie Gibson's West Plains
Motor Speedway.
This year's event will feature the best of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series and the top drivers from the Lucas Oil MLRA. With a purse approaching
$90,000, including $30,000 to the winner, and $1,200 just to start the
event, it will be a who's who of Dirt Late Model Racing. Defending Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series Champion Scott Bloomquist, "Mr. Smooth" Billy Moyer,
the "Newport Nightmare" Jimmy Owens, Earl "the Hurricane" Pearson, Wendell
Wallace, the "Real Deal" Don O'Neal, Dale McDowell, Ray Cook, Terry
Phillips, Bill Frye, the "Intimigator" Chris Wall, Steve Casebolt, Dennis
Erb, John Anderson, Brian Birkhofer, Jimmy Mars, Dan Schlieper, and MLRA
Champion Al Purkey are just a few of the top drivers expected to invade
Wheatland, Missouri on Memorial Day Weekend.
A limited number of 2-Day Reserved tickets for the event are still available
and can be ordered by calling the Lucas Oil Speedway office at (417)
282-5984 Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm. Reserved front stretch seating is
priced at $55 for the event. Lucas Oil Speedway also offers a picturesque
camping area with brand new Shower and Bathroom facilities built in 2009.
All Dry camping is FREE for this event in 2010 and includes the use of the
shower and bathroom facilities. Dry Camping spots in designated areas will
be on a first come first served basis. A limited number of spots with water
and electric have already been sold out and are not available for this
event. Plans are under way to add more power spots for 2011.
Show-Me 100 weekend gets underway on Thursday, May 27th with the traditional
practice night and barbecue. Grandstand admission for Thursday night's
practice is FREE. Adult general admission for Friday night is $20 for Adults
(16 and up), Seniors (62 and up) & Active Military are just $15, Youth (age
6-15) are just $10, and race fans 5 and under are free. Adult general
admission for Saturday night is $25 for Adults (16 and up), Seniors (62 and
up) & Active Military are $20, Youth (age 6-15) are just $10, and children 5
and under are free. Pit admission is $25 on Thursday night and $35 on Friday
and Saturday night. Family Passes are available on Friday night for $40 and
on Saturday night for $50. All Lucas Oil Speedway Tickets are
Non-Refundable. Your Show-Me 100 ticket becomes your rain check and can be
used a later date on the 2010 schedule. Detailed information about this
event and all events at the Lucas Oil Speedway are available at
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com .
In addition to all of the activities on track, the off-track activities
scheduled to appear include the U.S. Air Force Viper Tour, the AAA NASCAR
Show Car and Simulator display featuring Sam Hornish Jr.'s AAA sponsored
NASCAR Sprint Cup Car, as well as multiple apparel trailers, racing
simulators, vendor displays, and a short Fireworks Show on Saturday night. A
driver autograph session will take place on the vendor Midway on Saturday
afternoon prior to the on track activities. A Show-Me 100 would not be
complete without "Gus the Mule" and fans won't be disappointed as Gus will
be in attendance all weekend.
The on track activities for the 18th Annual Show-Me 100 start on Thursday,
May 27th with the traditional Late Model practice 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 $10.00.
Friday night May 28th will get underway at 7:05 pm and 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 Super Late Model
consolation events on Saturday night. The Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds will be
featured as the support class running a complete show on Friday night with
$500 going to the winner. The Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds will also hold a
qualifying session on Friday night to set the first 8 rows for Saturday's
Main Event. Those that don't qualify in the Top 16 will move on to B-Mains
on Saturday night.
On Saturday night, the Late Model Chassis Manufacturer's Dash, and
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 $500 to win. Racing action will start at 7:05
following Pre-Race Ceremonies featuring the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. Don
and Billie Gibson have been named the Grand Marshalls for the event and
plans call for them to wave the green flag to get the 18th Annual DART
Show-Me 100 underway!
Notes
Driver Entry Fee will be the standard Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series fee
of $110. The event tire rule as recently announced by the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series will be as follows:
5/28 & 29 Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO
American Racer SD44, SD48, MD53, MD56
Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1600, LM20, LM40, WRS-2
***No Crate Tires***
To find out more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to
www.lucasdirt.com or call the
series office at (951) 532-2503.To find out more about the Lucas Oil MLRA
Dirt Late Model Series, please visit
www.mlraracing.com or call the series office at (816) 650-5063.
For information on DART Machinery, please click
www.DARTheads.com , and for
information about Lucas Oil, please log on to
www.LucasOil.com .
About Lucas Oil Speedway
The Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by Industry Insiders to be one of the
top five Dirt Tracks in the Nation. Located in Wheatland Missouri about an
hour north of Springfield and only about an hour and a half from Kansas
City. It's called "The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" and it certainly lives up to
that title. Twenty one luxury suites, a giant HD Jumbo Tron Screen, Musco
Sports lighting, a Bose Stadium Sound System, Go Kart Track for all ages,
The Diamond Bar, the best track food in the country, and the nicest pits in
dirt track racing are just a few of the amenities that set us apart.
We host some of the largest dirt track events in the Midwest featuring some
of the biggest names in racing including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series, The Lucas Oil Pro-Pulling League, The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars,
The Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits, and The Lucas Oil MLRA.
In addition to the awesome special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway hosts the
"Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Series" of weekly racing featuring the
TNT Quick Shop Late Models, the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and the Carson's
Corner Napa Factory Stocks. The National Race Media has called these shows,
"some of the Best Weekly Racin' in the Nation!"
Last season the speedway boasted over 15 Nationally Televised Events on
ESPN2, SPEED CHANNEL and the Versus Network. For complete information
including this seasons schedule, log on to
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com .
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