Hillbilly 100
The Hillbilly 100 is an annual dirt Super Late Model "Crown Jewel" race held every year on Labor Day weekend. The Hillbilly Hundred, promoted by famed event promoter Carl Short, is the oldest running super late model event and brings enormous history and tradition to the state of West Virginia.[1] Started in 1967, the Hillbilly 100 was held at Pennsboro Speedway every year until 1998, when the race was moved to Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia. Then in 2010 the race moved to West Virginia Motor Speedway, and once again in 2012 to I-77 Raceway Park up until 2016. Now the Hillbilly 100 is back at Tyler County Speedway where the 2009 event had a purse in excess of $125,000, with $1,000 to start the feature and $41,000 to win. As of 2017, the race has a purse of $25,000. In 2018, the 50th annual Hillbilly 100 promoter Carl Short paid $50,000 to win.
| Venue | Tyler County Speedway |
|---|---|
| Location | Middlebourne, West Virginia |
| First race | 1967 |
| Laps | 100 |
| Most wins (driver) | Bob Wearing, Sr. (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Clay |
| Length | 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) |
Other events included in the two-day Hillbilly weekend are:[2]
- Hillbilly 50 - Steel block late models
- Outhouse 30 - Modifides
- White Lightning 25 - Semi-Mods
- Sour Mash 20 - Mod Lites
Hillbilly 100 winners
† Indicates National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Driver
‡ Indicates National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Sportsman
- 1967 Don Gregory
- 1968 Ray Neece
- 1969 No Race Held
- 1970 Clate Husted
- 1971 Danny Dean †
- 1972 Dorus Wisecarver
- 1973 Bob Wearing, Sr. †
- 1974 Bob Wearing, Sr.
- 1975 Bob Wearing, Sr.
- 1976 Bob Wearing, Sr.
- 1977 No Race Held
- 1978 Gene McNeely
- 1979 Danny Dean
- 1980 Rodney Combs †
- 1981 Freddy Smith †
- 1982 Charlie Swartz †
- 1983 Freddy Smith
- 1984 Larry Moore †
- 1985 Jack Boggs †
- 1986 Jack Boggs
- 1987 Jack Boggs
- 1988 Donnie Moran †
- 1989 Donnie Moran
- 1990 Buck Simmons †
- 1991 Rodney Combs
- 1992 Rodney Combs
- 1993 Davey Johnson
- 1994 Bill Frye †
- 1995 Bart Hartman
- 1996 Todd Andrews
- 1997 Rod Conley
- 1998 Steve Shaver
- 1999 Davey Johnson
- 2000 Davey Johnson
- 2001 Donnie Moran
- 2002 Billy Moyer †
- 2003 Chub Frank †
- 2004 Mike Marlar
- 2005 Clint Smith
- 2006 Earl Pearson Jr.
- 2007 Eddie Carrier Jr.
- 2008 Jimmy Owens ‡
- 2009 Ray Cook
- 2010 Scott Bloomquist †
- 2011 No Race Held
- 2012 Mike Marlar
- 2013 Jimmy Owens
- 2014 Don O'Neal
- 2015 Scott Bloomquist †
- 2016 Scott Bloomquist †
- 2017 Jonathan Davenport
- 2018 Brandon Overton
- 2019 Josh Richards
- 2020 canceled
- 2021 canceled
- 2022 Kyle Larson
References
External links
- 2006 Hillbilly 100 article at WhoWon.com, dated March 14, 2006, Retrieved July 8, 2007