Edition No. 10
May 25 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway
The story
Dale McDowell qualified fastest among 89 cars on May 25, 2002, but Wallace won his heat and carried that momentum into the feature.
Wallace led all 100 laps and collected $36,000. McDowell finished second, Bob Pierce third, Skip Arp fourth and Scott Bloomquist fifth.
The 25-car field received $170,800 in posted payouts. Wallace became the seventh different winner in ten Show-Me 100s and added his name to the event’s short list of wire-to-wire champions.
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.
WinnerWendell Wallace
Wendell Wallace completed the third flag-to-flag victory in event history, leading every lap for his first Show-Me 100 title.
Research trail
Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.