Edition No. 34
May 24 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo. (Lucas Oil)
The story
Weather reshaped the 34th Show-Me 100 weekend. Thursday’s Cowboy Classic feature was pushed into a Friday doubleheader, where Jonathan Davenport led all 40 laps of the Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson and Josh Rice won the rescheduled 45-lap Cowboy Classic. Saturday rain then moved the finale to Sunday.
Pierce had to win a consolation race before starting 20th in the 27-car feature. Davenport led laps 1 through 17 and 24 through 60, while Rice controlled laps 18 through 23. Pierce capitalized on a Davenport miscue exiting turn two on lap 61, took command and led the final 40 circuits by a 1.296-second margin.
Brandon Sheppard finished second, followed by Davenport, Garrett Alberson and Hudson O’Neal. The $75,000 victory was Pierce’s third in the event and his second in succession, making him the first back-to-back winner since Jimmy Owens won three straight from 2011 through 2013.
Contemporary coverage
Official reports are summarized here and retained as part of the research trail.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial Thursday postponement notice
Rain arrived after the second B-Main and moved the Cowboy Classic feature into a Friday doubleheader.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial Friday race report
Jonathan Davenport led all 40 laps of the regularly scheduled Friday feature and continued his strong 2026 run at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial rescheduled feature report
Josh Rice led the final six laps of the postponed Cowboy Classic and earned his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial finale postponement notice
A forecast for continued heavy rain moved the last-chance races and 100-lap finale to Sunday afternoon.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesOfficial Sunday finale report
Bobby Pierce won a consolation race, started 20th and drove through the field to become the first repeat winner since Jimmy Owens.
The complete event
Preliminary races and the finale are documented as separate parts of the event.
Qualifying and heat races were completed before rain moved the 45-lap feature into a Friday doubleheader.
View supporting recordWinnerJonathan Davenport
Davenport started second and led all 40 laps, beating Chris Ferguson by 3.666 seconds in the first feature of the doubleheader.
WinnerJosh Rice
Rice captured the postponed 45-lapper after Chris Ferguson charged from 14th to the lead. Rice controlled the final six circuits.
Rain moved the last-chance races and the 100-lap finale to Sunday afternoon.
View supporting recordWinnerKolby Vandenbergh
Vandenbergh won the non-qualifiers’ race. Ricky Thornton Jr. and Bobby Pierce captured the two consolation races.
WinnerBobby Pierce
Pierce started 20th, passed Jonathan Davenport on lap 61 and led the final 40 circuits to complete a remarkable drive through the field.
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Bobby Pierce celebrates after driving from 20th to win the 34th Show-Me 100.
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