FLASH BACK..... West Plains Motor Speedway - Show-Me 100 - May 25th 1997

[HoosierDirtFan]

FLASH BACK

West Plains Motor Speedway
West Plains, Missouri
May 25th 1997
Show-Me 100

RESULTS

FINISH - START - CAR # - DRIVERS NAME
01. - 1 - 12 - Rick Aukland
02. - 2 - 0 - Scott Bloomquist
03. - 6 - 6M - Wendell Wallace
04. - 3 - 21 - Billy Moyer
05. - 9 - 7 - Mark Miner
06. - 11 - 5 - Ronnie Johnson
07. - 10 - 32 - Bob Pierce
08. - 15 - 11 - Donnie Barnhart
09. - 22 - G2 - David Gibson
10. - 18 - 9 - Mike Jewell
11. - 24 - 75 - John Gill
12. - 20 - 87 - Rex Richey
13. - 12 - 5 - Leslie Essary
14. - 14 - 17 - Greg Williams
15. - 13 - 55 - Shawn Toczek
16. - 16 - 5 - James Huff
17. - 17 - 00 - Freddie Smith
18. - 8 - 89 - Marshall Green
19. - 5 - 1CJ - CJ Rayburn
20. - 7 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr.
21. - 19 - 1* - Clint Smith
22. - 24 - 00 - Mark Barber
23. - 23 - 31 - Skip Arp
24. - 21 - 71 - Don O'Neal

FAILED TO QUALIFY
Dale McDowell
Terry Phillips
Bill Frye
Rex McCroskey
Tom Cardin
Al Purkey
Billy Romans
Johnny Stokes
John Logue
Dan Sturgeon
Brian Rickman
Jason Bodenhamer
Dusty Johnston
Steve Morgan
Troy Withers
Mike Koch
Chad Lyle
Stacy Taylor
Kenny Shelton Jr.
Dan Leatherman
Stan Lewis
Brandon Ball
Randell Chupp
Jim Curry
Keith Flurry
Randy Floyd
Michael Coleman
David Turner
Alan Vaughn
Blake Lane
Stewart Pringle
Steve Walters
Tony Izzo Jr.
Rick Rickman
Terry Muskrat
Mark Noble
Dale Harris
Rick Michael
Waylon Bullock
John Kocsis
Kevin Weaver
Ray Cook
Jeff Floyd
Howard Willis
Steve Russell
Robbie Starns
Brett Davis
Gar D!ckson
Ken Essary
Jason Snodgrass
Don Marsh
Eddie Rickman
Carmen Vincent
Randy McGraw
Dennis Erb
Stan Amacher
Trey Beene
Shorty Acker
Glen Morris
Gary Webb
Brian Birkhofer
Randy Sellers
Jack Simmons
Greg Herron
Willy Kraft
Johnny Johnson
Shane Harris
Johnny Virden

CAR COUNT: 92
FAST QUALIFIER: Wendell Wallace - 15.151 sec.
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Wendell Wallace, C.J. Rayburn, John Gill, Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer, & Rick Aukland
DASH WINNER: Wendell Wallace
CONSI WINNERS: Clint Smith, Rex Richey, & Don O'Neal
CAUTIONS: 5 - lap 24, lap 31, lap 40, lap 49, & lap 81
LEAD CHANGES: 0 among 1 driver - Rick Aukland 1-100

[Mams]

Aukland was racing his mod at DTWC. Lots of seat time over many years.

[#49superman!]

i miss the insane car counts.

[#49superman!]

True crown jewels

[CageFaraday]

97', the last good year in DLM before, "On The Hook" came along, IMHO. Been in decline pretty much ever since. How anyone can argue that the sport is healthier now than its ever been, is not seeing the whole picture? With car counts in decline, number of actual super events in decline and drivers retiring/quitting in record numbers, I don't see that as healthy or lasting. With out a strong and healthy root structure(Local DLM) the DLM tree is in danger. Just because the biggest events still draw fans and enough cars to fill the field doesn't make things ok. Its like seeing someone terminally ill in a new suit out to dinner and saying they look healthy. I try to see the big picture, not just how the top 10% are doing.