Pierce Wins Third Career Show-Me 100 After Starting 20th

Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois charged from the 20th starting position to capture the 34th Annual Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging on Sunday night at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Pierce took the lead on lap 61 and led the remainder of the 100-lap feature to earn $75,000 and secure his second consecutive Show-Me 100 victory. The win marked Pierce’s first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the 2026 season and his third career victory in the prestigious Crown Jewel event.

Brandon Sheppard advanced from sixth to finish second, while Jonathan Davenport—who led a race-high 54 laps—rounded out the Big River Steel podium in third. Garrett Alberson finished fourth, and current Series points leader Hudson O’Neal completed the top five.

Davenport and Josh Rice started on the front row after winning Friday night’s Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson and Cowboy Classic features, respectively.

Davenport led the opening 17 laps before Rice surged to the front and paced the field for six circuits. Davenport reclaimed the lead on lap 24 and appeared in control until lap 61, when he pushed high exiting turn two, allowing both Pierce and Sheppard to drive past. Pierce then pulled away to win by 1.296 seconds over Sheppard.

With the victory, Pierce became the first driver to win back-to-back Show-Me 100s since Jimmy Owens accomplished the feat in 2012 and 2013.

The win was the 30th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of Pierce’s career, tying him with Billy Moyer and Wendell Wallace as three-time winners of the event, which began in 1993.

“We were off during the preliminary nights again this year, and honestly I didn’t think we had a shot to win like we did last year,” Pierce said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “The rain changed everything, and the track crew gave us a completely different racetrack. You never run the same setup here—it keeps you guessing.”

“The racetrack had a lot of character tonight, and luckily it suited us. My guys worked their butts off all weekend. Every time we came into the pits, we changed something. Saying we threw the kitchen sink at it is probably an understatement.”

Sheppard was attempting to improve on his previous best Show-Me 100 finish of second, which came in 2021.

“I think we had a little different tire combination than Bobby,” Sheppard said. “I felt like I couldn’t run many laps around the top before it started to go away, so I was trying to really hit the bottom in turns three and four and slowly creep toward him. I probably didn’t move around enough, but I was trying to take care of my tires. A lot of guys on the same tire strategy faded late.”

Davenport’s race-leading effort ended after contact with the rough surface affected his car during the closing laps.

“I don’t know if we bent something or what, but we started bottoming out really bad,” Davenport said. “I was trying to find the smoothest part of the racetrack. The track crew actually did a really good job because there were multiple grooves at the end. Me, Sheppard, and Pierce were all trying different things. I just couldn’t slow down and launch off the bottom like some of those guys could.”

Pierce’s winning Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and backed by Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Carnaghi Towing, Leka Tree Service, Fort Knox Safes & Vaults, and First Farmers Bank & Trust.

Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brandon Overton, Clay Harris, Chris Ferguson, and Carson Ferguson.