WHEATLAND, Mo. – Lucas Oil Speedway will pay a record purse for the 30th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100-presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
The crown jewel event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA, May 26-28, will pay a record $50,000 to the final-night winner out of a total purse over the three days of over $233,000.
The Lucas Oil Show-Me 100-presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com kicks off on Thursday, May 26 with the “Cowboy Classic” for Late Models headlining the program, with a $6,000-to-win main event which also enables drivers to earn valuable points toward starting position into the Saturday-night main event.
The “Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson” on Friday, May 27 also will see a $6,000-to-win feature with more points earned for the starting lineup for the Show-Me 100 main event on Saturday night.
The Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds will run full programs each night, also earning points the first two nights toward the Saturday feature that will pay $1,500 to win.
The Saturday, May 28 program will include B-Mains for the MLRA/LOLMDS cars that have not transferred into the feature event through a heat race. Following the B-Mains, there will be the 20-Lap Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge for drivers that did not transfer into the 100-Lap feature event through the B-mains.
The winner of the Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge will earn $2,500 or can forfeit the winner’s purse and elect to start last in the Show-Me 100 feature event.
Rising young star Hudson O’Neal is the defending champion of the Show-Me 100, winning his first crown jewel event of his career at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2021.