Edition No. 6
May 23 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway (Big Johnson)
The story
The May 23, 1998, event brought 109 cars to West Plains. Dale McDowell set fast time at 15.322 seconds, while Cook and Smith each transferred by winning their heat races.
Cook led the opening 31 laps of the feature. Smith moved ahead on lap 32 and stayed there through lap 100, earning $32,000. Cook held second, with Robbie Starnes third, Billy Moyer fourth and McDowell fifth.
Smith became the fourth different winner in the event’s first six years. The posted feature payouts reached $157,300, with all 24 starters receiving at least $2,500.
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.
WinnerFreddy Smith
Freddy Smith chased down early leader Ray Cook and controlled the final 69 laps to earn his first Show-Me 100 victory.
Research trail
Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.