Edition No. 1

1993 Show-Me 100

May 29 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway

The story

Billy Moyer closed the inaugural Show-Me 100 by leading the final 38 laps, taking the first victory in an event that arrived with a national-caliber field and a six-figure feature purse.

The Show-Me 100 began on May 29, 1993, at West Plains Motor Speedway with 102 cars attempting to qualify for a 24-car, 100-lap feature. Bill Frye set fast time at 15.053 seconds and led the opening 18 laps before Jack Boggs moved ahead.

Larry Phillips became the race’s third leader on lap 31 and controlled most of the middle stages. Moyer interrupted Phillips for a single lap on lap 57, then reclaimed the lead on lap 63 and stayed there through the finish. He collected $25,000, with Ronnie Johnson and Bob Pierce completing the inaugural podium.

The finishing order also placed Scott Bloomquist fourth and Frye fifth. Based on the posted payouts, the feature distributed $101,500 across its 24 starters. It was an opening statement that immediately established the Show-Me 100 as a major event.

Program archive

Contemporary event material

Original printed material helps document how the event was promoted at the time.

Cover of the inaugural 1993 Show-Me 100 souvenir program signed by race winner Billy Moyer

Original program material

The inaugural Show-Me 100 souvenir program

The colorful $3 souvenir program produced for the first Show-Me 100 at West Plains Speedway. This surviving copy is signed across the cover by Billy Moyer, who went on to win the inaugural event.

Edition: 1st Annual
Cover price: $3.00
Signed by: Billy Moyer
Venue: West Plains Speedway

Scanned from an original 1993 West Plains Speedway program in the Austin Krueger collection.View full-size scan

Official schedule of events for the inaugural Show-Me 100 held May 27 through May 29, 1993

Original program material

Official schedule and inaugural race format

Page one records the May 27-29 schedule, admission prices and the original qualifying procedure. Late Models timed on Friday, the fastest 120 advanced to six 20-car heats, and Saturday's program concluded with the Show-Me 100 and a fuel-only stop after 50 laps.

Event dates: May 27-29, 1993
Late Model heats: 6 heats, 20 cars each
Timing limit: Fastest 120 cars
Support class: IMCA Modified
Saturday admission: $20 grandstand
Rain dates: May 30-31

Page one of the original 1993 Show-Me 100 program in the Austin Krueger collection.View full-size scan

Early preregistration list of 71 drivers for the inaugural 1993 Show-Me 100

Original program material

Early preregistration list for the first Show-Me 100

The program's partial early entry list names 71 racers from across the country. It includes inaugural winner Billy Moyer along with Scott Bloomquist, Don O'Neal, Terry Phillips, Bob Pierce, Freddy Smith, Ronnie Adams and Wendell Wallace.

Drivers listed: 71
List status: Early and partial
Event: 1st Annual Show-Me 100
Program page: Page 33

Page 33 of the original 1993 Show-Me 100 program in the Austin Krueger collection. The program identifies this as a partial early list, not the final event entry list.View full-size scan

The complete event

Weekend timeline

Preliminary races and the finale are documented as separate parts of the event.

Qualifying program

Fast Time and heat races

The documented qualifying path into the feature.

Fast qualifier (among 102 cars): Frye, 15.053 seconds
Heat race winners: Frye, Wallace, Thompson, Virden, Pierce, Cardin

View supporting record

Last-chance program

Consolations and provisionals

The final documented routes into the Show-Me 100 starting field.

Consolation winners: Brown, L. Essary

View supporting record

May 29, 1993

Show-Me 100 finale

WinnerBilly Moyer

Billy Moyer closed the inaugural Show-Me 100 by leading the final 38 laps, taking the first victory in an event that arrived with a national-caliber field and a six-figure feature purse.

Lap leaders: Frye 1-18; Boggs 19-30; Phillips 31-56, 58-62; Moyer 57, 63-100
Feature starters: 24
Winner's share: $25,000

View supporting record

Watch

From the archive

1993 Show-Me 100 archive videoHall Racing Media

Historical video from the inaugural Show-Me 100, hosted by Hall Racing Media on YouTube.

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1993 Show Me 100: Heatsbj white

Vintage heat-race coverage from the inaugural Show-Me 100, hosted by bj white on YouTube.

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1993 Show Me 100: Dash, consolation races and featurebj white

Vintage coverage of the dash, consolation races and feature from the inaugural Show-Me 100, hosted by bj white on YouTube.

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Primary-source results

1993 Time Trials

The complete 92-position qualifying rundown, transcribed from the following year's souvenir program.

Fast qualifierBill FryeNo. 66

Fast lap15.053seconds

Winner's qualifying position43rdBilly Moyer, 16.102

Timed positions listed92as printed

View the complete 92-car transcription

Pos.	Car	Driver	City, State	Lap 1	Lap 2	Best lap
1	66	Bill Frye	Greenbrier, AR	15.060	15.053	15.053
2	23	Howard Willis	Baytown, TX	15.652	15.233	15.233
3	24	Skip Thompson	Mtn. Grove, MO	15.652	16.128	15.252
4	1V	Johnny Virden	Russellville, AR	15.704	15.315	15.315
5	F5	Skeet Amason	Texarkana, TX	15.345	15.380	15.345
6	7	Tony Cardin	Greenbriar, AR	15.412	15.668	15.412
7	77	Robbie Starnes	Dayton, TX	15.437	15.946	15.437
8	6	Wendell Wallace	Batesville, AR	15.454	0.000	15.454
9	33	Al Purkey	Coffeyville, KS	15.503	18.085	15.503
10	31	Eddie Pace	Clarksville, TN	15.550	15.748	15.550
11	7	Buddy Langston	West Plains, MO	15.730	15.555	15.555
12	50	Larry McDaniels	Wichita, KS	15.828	15.558	15.558
13	5	Leslie Essary	Crane, MO	15.743	15.595	15.595
14	15	Mike Anderson	Muskogee, OK	16.238	15.632	15.632
15	64	Rex McCroskey	Springfield, MO	15.729	15.693	15.693
16	72	John Mason	Millersburg, OH	15.728	0.000	15.728
17	20	Darrell Mooneyham	Verona, MO	15.947	15.730	15.730
18	55	Ken Essary	Galena, MO	17.192	15.782	15.782
19	22	Alan Vaughn	Belton, MO	15.845	15.790	15.790
20	69	Randy Floyd	Walnut Ridge, AR	15.801	25.195	15.801
21	64	Dan Leatherman	Muskogee, OK	15.814	15.921	15.814
22	5	Ronnie Johnson	Chattanooga, TN	15.822	0.000	15.822
23	15	David Turner	Creighton, MO	15.845	0.000	15.845
24	G1	Steve Russell	Ponotoc, MS	16.950	15.858	15.858
25	92	Delbert Smith	Wichita, KS	15.865	15.864	15.864
26	99	Johnny Johnson	West Burlington, IA	15.866	16.300	15.866
27	2	J.R. Fanelli	Albuquerque, NM	15.987	15.872	15.872
28	16	Denny Felker	Joplin, MO	15.900	0.000	15.900
29	57	Dale Harris	Decatur, AR	16.155	15.924	15.924
30	G11	Keith Flurry	Tupelo, MS	15.945	16.198	15.945
31	18	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	17.000	15.960	15.960
32	99	Gregg Hall	Charleston, MO	15.962	16.076	15.962
33	3	Paul Colvin Jr.	Springdale, AR	15.973	16.203	15.973
34	B12	Kevin Weaver	Gibson City, IL	15.975	16.980	15.975
35	32	Bob Pierce	Kenton, OH	16.054	16.000	16.000
36	64	Terry Muskrat	Stilwell, OK	16.008	16.079	16.008
37	83	Willy Kraft	Lakefield, MN	16.101	16.032	16.032
38	15	Steve Francis	Ashland, KY	16.410	16.043	16.043
39	B4	Jack Boggs	Grayson, KY	16.070	16.142	16.070
40	15	Shane Essary	Galena, MO	16.073	16.132	16.073
41	75	Terry Phillips	Springfield, MO	16.097	16.320	16.097
42	R1X	Glenn Bradley	Marion, IN	16.098	0.000	16.098
43	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	16.102	0.000	16.102
44	28	Doug Ingalls	Longview, TX	16.835	16.135	16.135
45	60	Gar Dickson	Flintstone, GA	16.415	16.168	16.168
46	91	Donald Watson	Greewell Spgs., LA	16.170	0.000	16.170
47	17	Gregg Williams	Haubstadt, IN	16.182	0.000	16.182
48	71	Donald G. O'Neal	Martinsville, TN	16.203	16.382	16.203
49	2	Don Marsh	West Plains, MO	16.232	16.653	16.232
50	10	Wayne Brooks	Little Rock, AR	16.291	16.272	16.272
51	427	Mike Brown	Fort Gibson, OK	16.278	0.000	16.278
52	54	Mike Head	Ellendale, GA	16.281	16.347	16.281
53	V2	Garry Brazeal	Mnt. Home, AR	16.480	16.288	16.288
54	00	Ricky Waggoner	South Fulton, TN	16.288	15.427	16.288
55	10	Kirk Shaw	Batesville, AR	16.772	16.322	16.322
56	4	Roger Haden Jr.	Omaha, NE	16.328	0.000	16.328
57	F1	Jeff Floyd	Walnut Ridge, AR	16.345	16.344	16.344
58	81	Ricky Ingalls	Longview, TX	16.628	16.350	16.350
59	G2	David H. Gibson	Agnos, AR	16.367	17.158	16.367
60	55	Scott Peltz	Rayland, OH	16.495	16.372	16.372
61	20	Joe Sanders	Monticello, AR	16.420	16.523	16.420
62	75	Larry Phillips	Springfield, MO	16.535	16.438	16.438
63	00	Freddy Smith	Baton Rouge, LA	16.446	16.580	16.446
64	222	Mike Boland	Laurel, MS	16.446	0.000	16.446
65	4	Bill Street	Joplin, MS	16.527	16.465	16.465
66	14J	Steve Rushin	Poplar Bluff, MO	16.480	0.000	16.480
67	31	Winfred Reed	Batesville, AR	16.482	26.325	16.482
68	114	Randle Chupp	Leburn, KY	50.884	16.490	16.490
69	28	Charlie Martin	Flippin, AR	16.742	16.582	16.582
70	1X	Ron Fisher	Centralia, IL	16.585	17.085	16.585
71	50	Dan Johnson	Squires, MO	16.738	16.642	16.642
72	W3	Whit I. Broussard	Bastrop, LA	16.920	16.664	16.664
73	XJR	Ron Bolin	Carthage, MO	17.883	16.723	16.723
74	96	Joey Vinson Sr.	Mtn. Home, AR	17.308	16.724	16.724
75	ICJ	Jim Clifton	Ft. Morgan, CO	16.773	17.252	16.773
76	87	Lawren Mikulencak	Porter, TX	16.799	17.175	16.799
77	1	Randy Wright	Weiner, AR	16.864	16.805	16.805
78	131	Curtis Gattis	Little Rock, AR	17.104	16.821	16.821
79	77	Terry Belcher	Chandler, AZ	16.855	16.825	16.825
80	85	Troy Withers	Little Rock, AR	16.830	17.308	16.830
81	14	Brad Looney	Republic, MO	16.875	17.015	16.875
82	3	Jeff Waller	Arlington, TN	17.012	17.170	17.012
83	57	Jerry Dunaway	Bartlett, TN	17.065	0.000	17.065
84	31	Steve Schindler	Harrisonville, MO	17.193	17.130	17.130
85	57	Fred Short	Garfield, AR	17.145	0.000	17.145
86	1	Junior Lemmings	Jackson, IN	17.639	17.186	17.186
87	97	Randey Jones	Harrison, AR	17.526	17.199	17.199
88	R1	Mark Hodge	Marion, IN	17.225	0.000	17.225
89	25	Kevin Roderick	Summit, IL	17.370	0.000	17.370
90	26	Billy C. Baird	Sturgis, KY	17.630	0.000	17.630
91	65	Johnny Cook	Bono, AR	18.235	17.801	17.801
92	27	Stacy Taylor	Jacksonville, AR	19.404	0.000	19.404

Source note: Transcribed from the “1993 Show-Me 100 Time Trials” page printed in the original 1994 Show-Me 100 souvenir program. Spellings, hometowns and lap values follow the printed record. The program lists 92 timed positions, while the documented event entry count was 102.

The printed page contains at least two internal discrepancies: Skip Thompson's listed best lap does not match either displayed lap, and Ricky Waggoner's displayed second lap is faster than the listed best lap. Those values are preserved exactly as printed.

View the original program page

Feature results

PosDriverCarChassisEarnings

1Billy MoyerBatesville, Ark.21-$25,000

2Ronnie JohnsonChattanooga, Tenn.5-$15,000

3Bob PierceDanville, Ill.32-$10,000

4Scott BloomquistMooresburg, Tenn.18-$7,000

5Bill FryeGreenbrier, Ark.66-$5,500

6Larry PhillipsSpringfield, Mo.75-$4,500

7Leslie EssaryCrane, Mo.5-$3,500

8Jack BoggsGrayson, Ky.B4-$2,500

9Eddie PaceClarksville, Tenn.31-$2,400

10Al PurkeyCoffeyville, Kan.33-$2,300

11Tony CardinGreenbrier, Ark.7-$2,200

12John MasonMillersburg, Ohio72-$2,100

13Rex McCroskeySpringfield, Mo.64-$2,000

14Johnny VirdenRussellville, Ark.66v-$1,900

15Robbie StarnesDayton, Texas77-$1,800

16Mike AndersonMuskogee, Okla.--$1,700

17David GibsonAsh Flat, Ark.G2-$1,600

18Wendell WallaceConway, Ark.6-$1,500

19Skeet AmasonTexarkana, Texas--$1,500

20Howard WillisDayton, Texas23-$1,500

21Terry MuskratStillwell, Okla.64-$1,500

22Larry McDanielsWichita, Kan.50B-$1,500

23Delbert SmithWichita, Kan.--$1,500

24Skip ThompsonMountain Grove, Mo.--$1,500

Research trail

Sources

Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.

Primary results referenceDirt on Dirt - 1993 Show-Me 100Feature results, earnings and race notes