16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100

16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100
Batesville, AR
August 14-16, 2008

The top Dirt Late Model teams from across the country will converge on the 3/8 mile Batesville Motor Speedway in the beautiful Arkansas Ozarks to compete for $170,000 in purse money in the 16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100.

The format for the event will be familiar to the fans, but there will be a major change this year. Owner and promoter of the Batesville Motor Speedway, Mooney Starr, has sanctioned the event with the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series, a move that will assure that even more top drivers will be at the Batesville Motor Speedway for the race in 2008.

Top drivers from the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series include Earl Pearson Jr., who currently leads the chase to the Lucas Oil Series Championship for 2008. Also in the top ten are Bart Hartman, Steve Casebolt, Billy Drake, Justin Rattliff, Terry Casey, Dan Schlieper, Scott James, Freddy Smith, and Wayne Chinn, who is currently 10th in the points standings. Other drivers that are in the top 20 that are possible entries are John Mason, Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Donnie Moran, Ray Cook, Billy Moyer, Matt Miller, Steve Francis, Josh Richards, and Brian Birkhofer. Many of the top drivers from across the region will join the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series touring regulars to make up a top flight field of drivers hoping to cash Mooney Starr's $40,000 winner's check this year.

The schedule of events for the weekend include Thursday night's open practice from 7pm to 9:30pm. Friday, August 15 will be qualifying night for the Late Models. Each car will take two timed laps in time trials, then heat races will follow that. Also, on August 15 there will be points racing for the Open Wheel Modifieds. On Saturday, August 16 there will be Last Chance Qualifying races for the Late Models and then the $40,000 to win, $2,000 to start 100 Lap COMP Cams Topless 100 feature event. The Open Wheel Modifieds will return for another full night of racing for that class as well.

Tickets for the weekend will be free admittance for the grandstands on Thursday, August 14 with a $15.00 pit pass. On Friday, August 15, gates will open at 4pm. Grandstand admission will be $20.00 for adults and children 7 through 11 years of age will be $5.00. Pit passes will be $30.00 on Friday. Gates will open at 3:00pm on Saturday, August 16 and grandstand admission will be $25.00 for adults. Once again children ages 7 through 11 will be admitted for $5.00 and pit passes will be $35.00 on Saturday.

The Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Road in Locust Grove at the junction of Highways 14 and 25. The track telephone number is 870-251-0011. You can contract the Batesville Motor Speedway by email at info@bms-ar.com. Visit the Batesville Motor Speedway online at www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net. For more information about the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series you can go to www.lucasdirt.com/.

The story of the day for the 16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 was rain, rain, rain. All on-track action was washed out by mother nature pushing the full event program to a one-day Saturday show. All the big name drivers are on-site and ready to hit the track at 10:00 am Saturday morning. Stay tuned for what is sure to be one long & crazy day!

LOCUST GROVE, AR (August 18, 2008)- After taking the lead on the first lap of the 16th Annual COMP Cams® Topless 100 Saturday Night, 34-year-old Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY never looked back and captured the biggest win of his Dirt Late Model career.

The son of Big Block Modified great “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie led all 100 laps of the race and took home $25,000. The winner of the COMP Cams® Engine Builder of the Race was Pro Power Racing Engines, based in Sullivan, Wisconsin.

For those who are new to the name of the event, the Topless 100 carries the unique name “topless” due to roofs being removed so spectators have a better view of the drivers piloting their machines around the lightning fast 3/8-mile clay oval.

Due to a forced schedule change after Friday Night’s time trials and Heat Races were washed out, the event ran its entirety Saturday Night and was a major success. The race was taped and covered by SPEED Channel, with just over 70 of the nation’s top Late Models and 40 Modifieds on hand.

Having been the sponsor of this event for 12 years, COMP Cams® personnel were on hand throughout the weekend to provide race teams with technical support and assistance. Also, COMP Cams® and Larry Shaw Race Cars added extra contingency awards to the Modified payout.

In the 100-lap Late Model feature, McCreadie was rarely challenged. After the caution caused by a left rear flat to Mars’ #28 car on lap 57, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI would challenge McCreadie on the restart with a slide job in turn two that put him in front. However, his lead would be short-lived, as McCreadie would regain the lead on turn 4 of the same lap. With help from lap traffic and an intense battle for the #2 spot, the race became a battle for second. After several challenges and position changes, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA would finally take second from Smith, who finished third. Rounding out the top 5 were Jeremy Payne of Springfield, MO and John Blankenship of Williamson, WV.

But Tim McCreadie was certainly not the only dominant driver of the night. Jared Landers also left the pack in the Modified feature, making it a one horse race to victory.

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16th ANNUAL COMP CAMS® TOPLESS 100 RACE SUMMARY
Saturday Night, August 16, 2008
Batesville Motor Speedway - Batesville, AR

Feature Finish (100 Laps): Tim McCreadie, Brian Birkhofer, Brady Smith, Jeremy Payne, John Blankenship, Wendell Wallace, Terry Phillips, Jimmy Mars, Earl Pearson, Jr., Terry Casey, John Anderson, Bart Hartman, Jack Sullivan, Billy Drake, Jon Mitchell, Darren Miller, Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer, Ray Cook, Billy Moyer, Jr., Gary Stolba, Kyle Beard, Brad Neat, Jimmy Owens, Matt Miller, Jason Utter