Edition No. 30
May 28 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo. (Lucas Oil)
The story
The 30th Show-Me 100 drew 63 cars to Lucas Oil Speedway. Johnny Scott won Thursday’s Cowboy Classic, but rain claimed Friday’s Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson and left the weekend with only one completed preliminary feature.
Jonathan Davenport controlled most of Saturday’s 100-lapper, leading laps 1 through 9, 12 through 62 and 67 through 88. Scott briefly led laps 10 and 11, and Ricky Thornton Jr. held the top spot from lap 63 through 66. Ferguson made the decisive move on lap 89 and led the final 12 circuits.
Ferguson collected $50,000 as the 15th different winner in event history. Thornton finished second, followed by Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens and Chad Simpson, while Davenport faded to 16th after leading 80 laps.
The complete event
Preliminary races and the finale are documented as separate parts of the event.
WinnerJohnny Scott
Scott captured the weekend’s only completed preliminary feature before weather disrupted the remainder of qualifying.
The second preliminary program was lost to rain, leaving Scott as the weekend’s lone preliminary winner.
WinnerTony Jackson Jr.
Jackson won the non-qualifiers’ race before the 100-lap finale. Jeremy Shaw, Payton Looney and Tyler Erb won the consolation races.
WinnerChris Ferguson
Ferguson passed Jonathan Davenport on lap 89 and led the final 12 circuits to claim the first $50,000 winner’s share in event history.
Watch
Participant-style coverage from the opening night of the 2022 Show-Me 100 weekend, hosted by Power of 10 Garage on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗A behind-the-scenes look at the 2022 Show-Me 100 finale, hosted by Power of 10 Garage on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗Research trail
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