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James Essex
WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 28) - The opening night of the 18th Annual DART Show Me 100 was held on Friday night as seventy-three Super Late Models converged on Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the event, which was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) and the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA).

Event Images - 18th Annual Show Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway

Jimmy Owens opened the evening by setting fast time in Red Buck Cigars Qualifications with a 16.037 second lap around the clay oval. Owens would go on to win the Wiles Drive Shaft First Heat race from the pole position to earn the pole for Saturday night's 18th Annual DART Show Me 100 finale. He picked up the win in heat race one over Jesse Stovall, and Jared Landers, who both transferred to the main event.

Afco Heat Race #2 saw 1999 DART Show Me 100 Champion, Terry Phillips, take off from the pole position and build a straight away lead early in the race before Jimmy Mars caught him late in the race to battle for the lead. Phillips held Mars off for the win as the pair raced away from the field, but behind them, a physical battle was held between Will Vaught and Steve Casebolt. Vaught, who was running second early in the race, when he briefly lost control in turn four, allowing several cars to race past, made a daring move to the inside of Steve Casebolt entering turn one on the white flag lap. The duo would make contact with Vaught clearing Casebolt down the backstretch as he went on to claim the third and final transfer spot.

All Star Performance Heat Race #3 once again saw the pole sitter run away and hide from the field as Martinsville, Indiana's Don O'Neal put on a driving clinic to take the win by a full straightaway. However, the story of the event would be Ray Cook, who started in the 6th position. While most of the competitors were committed to the low line, Cook opted for the middle of the track and spent the first half of the event in a battle with Brad Neat for the final transfer spot. By lap 12, Cook cleared Neat and two laps later would race past Jeremy Payne to take the second spot. Cook would go on to finish second with Brad Neat slipping past Payne in the closing laps for the final transfer spot.

Super Flow Heat Race #4 saw Brandon Kinzer and Chris Hall bring the field to the green. Kinzer would jump to the early lead with Hall quickly falling backward as Earl Pearson Jr. and Scott Bloomquist moved up to the second and third positions respectively early in the event. By lap five, Kinzer's handling was beginning to fade as Pearson Jr. took over control of the lead. Over the next few laps Kinzer would endure a freefall through the field with Bloomquist moving up to the second spot as fifth starting Dan Schlieper advanced to the third spot. Pearson Jr. cruised to the win with Bloomquist in second as Schlieper withstood a late race challenge from Eric Wells for the final transfer position.

Dale McDowell and Eric Jacobsen battled side by side early in Wiles Drive Shaft Heat Race #5 before McDowell set sail from the field as Jacobsen settled into a comfortable second position. Wendell Wallace, Dennis Erb Jr., and Chris Wall hosted a spirited battle for the final transfer spot with three-time DART Show Me 100 Champion, Wendell Wallace, claiming the spot.

AFCO Heat Race #6 saw an entertaining front row as Billy Moyer started on the pole with his son, Billy Moyer Jr. starting outside front row. The duo would peak the interest of the crowd as they battled side by side for the top spot for the lead during the first two laps before the elder Moyer finally began to inch away. By the race's midway point Moyer Jr. began to fight a slightly tight racecar as Shannon Babb and Brian Birkhofer reeled in the second place runner. However, over the last few laps Moyer Jr. would recover to claim the second spot behind Billy Moyer, who took the comfortable win. Shannon Babb took the final transfer spot over Birkhofer.

The COMP Cams Race of Champions Presented By Quarter Master saw six of the event's previous eight winners in action. Via pill draw, Scott Bloomquist and Wendell Wallace started on the front row for the $1,000 to win affair with Bloomquist taking the early lead. By lap three Wallace pulled even with Bloomquist for the lead and two laps later would take over the top spot as Ray Cook and Brian Birkhofer battled side by side for the third spot. On lap the ASI Racewear mandatory caution flew. The field was lined up for a double file restart on the four lap shootout. Wallace would quickly dispose of Bloomquist as he once raced to the lead and went on to lead the last four laps to claim the win and bragging rights. Scott Bloomquist, Brian Birkhofer, Ray Cook, Terry Phillips, and Billy Moyer rounded out the field.

Action will resume on Saturday night with a driver autograph session in the spectator midway from 5:00pm to 5:45pm. Opening ceremonies are slated for 6:30pm with racing action to follow. B-Mains, the Manufacturers Dash For Cash, and the 100 lap, 18th Annual DART Show Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil will all be held. A complete program for the Open Wheel Modified division will also be held and is sponsored by Pitt's Homes and New Vision Graphics.

For more information on Lucas Oil Speedway, visit www.lucasoilspeedway.com.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday Night, May 28th, 2010
18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO

Comp Cams Race of Champions Presented by Quarter Master (12 Laps): Wendell Wallace, Scott Bloomquist, Brian Birkhofer, Ray Cook, Terry Phillips, Billy Moyer

Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (Top 3 Advance)
1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN *
2 00 Jesse Stovall Galena, MO *
3 777 Jared Landers Blackwell, AR *
4 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
5 9T Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI
6 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO
7 25S Chris Smyser Lancaster, MO
8 33 Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS
9 27 Stacy Taylor Jacksonville, AR
10 99M Ed Mueller Kansas City, KS
11 58E Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA
12 53K Joe Kosiski Omaha, NE
13 64 Michael Walker Franklin, TN

AFCO Racing Products Second Heat
1 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO *
2 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI *
3 1v Will Vaught Crane, MO *
4 95 Keith Foss Winona, MN
5 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
6 93 Ray Moore Shreveport, LA
7 99 Jay Johnson West Burlington, IA
8 9E Evan Hubert Cross Timbers, MO
9 3 Austin Dillon Welcome, NC
10 77A Justin Asplin Willow Springs, MO
11 18L Rylan Long Greenfield, MO
12 29 Bill Koons Omaha, NE

Allstar Performance Third Heat
1 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN *
2 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC *
3 41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY *
4 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
5 1S Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR
6 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
7 12H Jason Hughes Westville, OK
8 21B Chris Brown Cleveland, TX
9 3C Mike Collins Council Bluffs, IA
10 65 Dewaine Hottinger Russellville, AR
11 1Z Zack Simmons Erie, KS
12 56 Jeff Spieker Corning, IA

SuperFlow Fourth Heat
1 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL *
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresville, TN *
3 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI *
4 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
5 41 Josh McGuire Ashland, KY
6 18 Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY
7 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
8 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR
9 58X Gary Christian Broken Bow, OK
10 0H Shane Harris Sheridan, AR
11 2X Andrew Kosiski Omaha, NE
12 66 Chris Hall Sikeston, MO

Wiles Driveshaft's Fifth Heat
1 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA *
2 5 Eric Jacobsen Seacliff Beach, CA *
3 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR *
4 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
5 71W Chris Wall Holden, LA
6 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
7 2 John Anderson Omaha, NE
8 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
9 7J J.D. Hubert Cross Timbers, MO
10 11K Jon Kirby Russellville, AR
11 72 John Mason Millersburg, OH
12 99J Larry Jones Eldrado Springs, MO

AFCO Racing Products Sixth Heat
1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR *
2 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR *
3 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL *
4 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
5 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO
6 25C Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA
7 15T David Turner Adrian, MO
8 88M Raymond Merrill Sulivan, OK
9 11R Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
10 22 Alan Vaughn Belton, MO
11 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
12 75 P.J. Haskins Adrian, MO

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings

1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 1765
2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 1755
3 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 1655
4 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 1490
5 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 1430
6 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 1425
7 71w Chris Wall Holden, LA 1390
8 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 1365
9 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 1290
10 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 1270
11 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 1215
12 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 1185
13 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 1180
14 1 Will Vaught Crane, MO 1160
15 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 1150
16 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 1115
17 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 1105
18 9t Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI 1000
19 3c Mike Collins Council Bluffs, IA 915
20 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 885
21 64 Michael Walker Franklin, TN 815