Edition No. 9
May 26 - West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway
The story
The 2001 Show-Me 100 drew 104 cars to West Plains on May 26. Davey Johnson earned fast-qualifier honors at 16.038 seconds, while Smith secured his feature position by winning a heat race.
Smith controlled the feature from start to finish and earned $35,000. Bob Pierce finished second, Steve Francis third, Rick Aukland fourth and Johnson fifth.
The victory joined Smith’s 1998 win and made him the first two-time winner other than Billy Moyer. The 24-car finishing order carried $167,450 in posted 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.
WinnerFreddy Smith
Freddy Smith led all 100 laps to become the second driver with multiple Show-Me 100 victories.
Research trail
Historical facts are compiled from linked records and original research. Third-party writing and imagery are not reproduced.