Edition No. 31
May 27 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo. (Lucas Oil)
The story
Jonathan Davenport owned the first two nights, leading all 45 laps of the Cowboy Classic and all 40 laps of the Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson. He remained in front for the opening 57 laps Saturday, giving him 142 feature laps led across the weekend before Ricky Thornton Jr. took command on lap 58.
Thornton led the remaining 43 circuits and crossed the finish line first. Post-race inspection found his car outside the series’ deck-height requirement under the droop-limiter rule. Officials penalized Thornton four finishing positions, moving him from first to fifth and elevating Devin Moran to the $50,000 victory.
Tim McCreadie was scored second, Spencer Hughes third and defending winner Chris Ferguson fourth. Davenport finished 11th after running out of fuel with two laps remaining. Moran became the 16th different Show-Me 100 winner, although the official result came without him taking the checkered flag first.
Contemporary coverage
Official reports are summarized here and retained as part of the research trail.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial Thursday race report
Jonathan Davenport led all 45 laps of the Cowboy Classic to open the 31st Show-Me 100 weekend.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial Friday race report
Davenport won again on Friday, completing a sweep of the preliminary features and establishing himself as the favorite for Saturday.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial amended finale report
Devin Moran was declared the winner after apparent winner Ricky Thornton Jr. was light at the scales, creating one of the most unusual official results in event history.
The complete event
Preliminary races and the finale are documented as separate parts of the event.
WinnerJonathan Davenport
Davenport led all 45 laps and beat Ricky Thornton Jr. by 0.967 seconds to open a dominant preliminary sweep.
WinnerJonathan Davenport
Davenport led all 40 laps for his second preliminary victory in as many nights.
WinnerKolby Vandenbergh
Vandenbergh won the non-qualifiers’ race. Daulton Wilson, Hudson O’Neal and Kylan Garner won the three consolation races.
WinnerDevin Moran
Ricky Thornton Jr. led the final 43 laps and crossed the finish line first, but a post-race droop-limiter infraction dropped him four positions and elevated Moran to the official victory.
Watch
Highlights from Thursday's Cowboy Classic during the 2023 Show-Me 100 weekend, hosted by FloRacing on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗Highlights from Friday's Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson during the 2023 Show-Me 100 weekend, hosted by FloRacing on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗Coverage of the $50,000-to-win 2023 Show-Me 100 feature, hosted by FloRacing on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗Complete feature coverage from the 2023 Show-Me 100, hosted by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on YouTube.
Player unavailable? Watch on YouTube ↗Research trail
Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.