Edition No. 17
May 23 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway (Lucas Oil)
The story
The 2009 edition drew 67 cars to West Plains and carried Lucas Oil sanctioning. Owens set fast time at 15.575 seconds, won his heat and led the first 19 laps of the feature.
Birkhofer moved ahead on lap 20 and never gave the position back. He earned $40,000, with Jimmy Mars second, Scott Bloomquist third, Owens fourth and Don O’Neal fifth.
Birkhofer became the eighth different winner in the event’s first 17 editions. The expanded 25-car feature distributed $132,150 in listed payouts.
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.
WinnerBrian Birkhofer
Brian Birkhofer took the lead from Jimmy Owens on lap 20 and dominated the final 81 laps for his first Show-Me 100 victory.
Watch
A vintage Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series broadcast package featuring the 2009 Show-Me 100 at West Plains Motor Speedway, hosted by Van Liere Racing on YouTube.
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