Edition No. 2
May 28 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway
The story
The Show-Me 100 returned to West Plains Motor Speedway on May 28, 1994, with 79 cars competing for 24 feature positions. Tony Cardin was the fastest qualifier at 16.405 seconds, while Moyer won his heat to secure his place in the main event.
Once the feature began, nobody displaced the defending winner. Moyer led every lap and earned $30,000, an increase of $5,000 from his inaugural victory. Scott Bloomquist finished second, followed by Freddy Smith, Jack Boggs and Wendell Wallace.
The posted payouts totaled $120,500 across the feature field, $19,000 more than the inaugural race. Two years into its history, the Show-Me 100 had produced one winner, with Moyer sweeping the opening editions and collecting $55,000 in winner’s shares.
Program archive
Original printed material helps document how the event was promoted at the time.
Original program material
The colorful $2 souvenir program produced for the second annual Show-Me 100 at West Plains Motor Speedway. This surviving copy is signed across the cover by Billy Moyer, the defending winner who returned in the No. 21.
Original program material
The three-day schedule ran May 26-28. Thursday was reserved for tech, test and tune, Friday included timing and heat races, and Saturday featured last-chance races and the Show-Me 100. The program also advertised a commercial motorsports expo and a drivers autograph session.
Original program material
The 1994 program profiled veteran announcer Don Crowell, who was scheduled to call the second annual Show-Me 100. The article traced his career from his first dirt-track race in 1962 through regular stops across the Southeast and the launch of his Chasing Racing television program.
Original program material
The 1994 program preserved the full qualifying rundown from the inaugural event. Bill Frye led the 92 listed drivers with a best lap of 15.053 seconds. Billy Moyer qualified 43rd at 16.102 before going on to win the first Show-Me 100.
Original program material
A program spread paired a profile of reigning MLRA champion Leslie Essary with the Show-Me 100 preregistration list as it stood on May 4, 1994. The early roster included Billy Moyer, Larry Phillips, Terry Phillips, Don O'Neal, Freddy Smith and dozens of other regional and national competitors.
Original program material
The 1994 program looked back at Billy Moyer's victory in the inaugural Show-Me 100. Moyer won in the No. 21 ahead of Ronnie Johnson, Bob Pierce, Scott Bloomquist and Bill Frye. The page preserves the complete 24-car finishing order.
The complete event
Preliminary races and the finale are documented as separate parts of the event.
The documented qualifying path into the feature.
The final documented routes into the Show-Me 100 starting field.
WinnerBilly Moyer
Billy Moyer turned the second Show-Me 100 into a wire-to-wire victory, leading all 100 laps and becoming the event’s first repeat winner.
Research trail
Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.