December 10, 2021:
The 2021 Show me the MONEY series began with the biggest Pro Late Model race in the Country, the Alabama 200. The Show me the MONEY series features some of the nation’s best short track drivers each and every race, all season long. Drivers from all over the country committ to the Show me the MONEY series schedule and compete against the best competition in the country week-in and week-out. This year was no different, with many drivers who were ranked in Speed51’s top short track drivers in the Country under 25 years old. Drivers of all ages competed in the series in 2021, but it seemed to be dominated by some of the best up and coming drivers in the country.
The green flag waived at Montgomery Motor Speedway for 200 laps of racing and the Show me the Money series was underway for it’s 2021 campaign. It was Kannapolis, North Carolina native Matt Craig on the pole after setting the fastest time in qualifying and redrawing #1. Matt Craig would lead the most laps in the Alabama 200 after taking the lead on lap 6. He would end up leading 115 laps of the Alabama 200 before being caught up in an accident. Matt Craig built off of his early strong performance in the Alabama 200 in 2021, bringing home the victory and the guitar in the All-American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds as well as a win at Hickory Motor Speedway. Craig raced a total of 4 races in the Show me the Money series in 2021 and finished 11th in the point standings. After his accident in the Alabama 200 he responded with 3 straight top-five finishes and 2 top-three finishes. His best finish this season came as runner-up after a last lap pass by Christopher Tullis. Matt Craig had a STRONG 2021 season and is looking to build off of it even more in 2022.
The eventual winner of the Alabama 200 took the lead with just 3 laps to go, but he ended up leading the only one that mattered. Daculla, Georgia native Christopher Tullis came into the Alabama 200 defending his 2020 Show me the Money series championship and responded in the strongest way possible, finding Victory Lane. Little did we know that the Alabama 200 was just the start of a strong 2021 campaign for Tullis, who would end up finding Victory Lane twice at Montgomery Motor Speedway with 6 top-fives in the 7 races on the schedule. Tullis would go on to win another Show me the Money series Championship in 2021 after running the complete 7 race schedule with the Show me the Money series. Christopher Tullis will look to defend his 2021 Alabama 200 win and Show me the Money series Championship on March 5th as the 2022 campaign gets underway at Montgomery Motor Speedway.
The Spring Explosion 100 would be next up for the Show me the MONEY series, and it would be “Mr. Montgomery” Augie Grill qualifying on the pole. Augie finished fourth in the Alabama 200 and won the Modifieds of Mayhem feature at the Alabama 200. He knows Montgomery Motor Speedway as good as anybody, and is always tough to beat at his home track. Augie would go on to sweep the Modifieds of Mayhem’s 3 visits to Montgomery Motor Speedway in 2021. In the Show me the Money series he would go winless, but he would have 2 runner-up finishes and 5 top-fives in 7 races. He finished sixth twice, meaning his worst finish of the season was sixth. Augie would end up just 12 points shy of winning the Show me the Money series and finished second in the point standings and ran the complete 7 race schedule.
Alabama native John Bolen finished third in the Alabama 200. Bolen would have a strong year at Montgomery Motor Speedway, although he did not pick up any wins, he had 3 top 3 finishes on the season. John Bolen would finish the season 4th in the standings and competed in all 7 races on the schedule. He would end his season at Five Flags Speedway and finish 5th in the Snowflake 100!
Justin Bonnett, also an Alabama native would bring his #12 in sixth in the Alabama 200 and he would also have a strong 2021 campaign. Bonnett would finish 6th in the point standings with his best finish being a 4th place finish and competed in all 7 races on the schedule. Just like Bolen, Justin Bonnett would also finish his season at Five Flags Speedway and making the Snowflake 100.
As the green flag waived, it was “the Texas Tornado” Chris Davidson leading the field to green. Chris Davidson would go on to have a big season at Five Flags Speedway in the Allen Turner Pro Late Model series, winning the Championship. Chris Davidson would finish second in the Alabama 200 and fourth in the Spring Explosion 100 in his only 2 starts in the Show me the Money series in 2021. Davidson would finish 16th in the Show me the Money series standings.
It wasn’t long before Christopher Tullis made his way to the lead in the Spring Explosion, as he went on to lead 78 laps. The young gun and 2020 Alabama 200 winner 16-year old Jake Garcia would charge through the field in one of the most epic runs we have ever seen and pass Tullis on the last lap to win the Spring Explosion 100. A firework finish for the first 2 races were some of the closest and best finishes I have ever seen. Jake Garcia would continue on his hot run in 2021 at Montgomery Motor Speedway and other tracks across the country. Jake Garcia would finish third in the Show me the Money series standings with 3 wins and 5 top-fives in just 6 races. He would also go on to win the Super Late Model championship at Five Flags Speedway. In his first ever ARCA Menards start later on in 2021 he would finish 6th. Jake Garcia would finish the year at the Snowflake 100 finishing second.
Kyle Plott gained his first top 5 of the season in the Spring Explosion 100. Plott only raced 2 races in the series this season, finishing 5th and 8th in his two starts.
The twin 50’s on Bring Dad to the races night saw familiar faces in Victory Lane as Christopher Tullis and Jake Garcia swap wins. The night saw strong runs from a few familiar faces though. Hunter Robbins finished inside the top-five running for Ronnie Sanders. Hunter Robbins finished 24th in the point standings only running in the twin 50’s. Robbins wife Johanna Robbins finished ninth in her only Show me the Money series start at the Alabama 200. Both are always strong competitors when at Montgomery Motor Speedway.
Mason Keller finished 7th in the first of the 2 twin 50’s and fourth in the second. Mason Keller was running the weekend with Anthony Campi Racing. The Inidiana native finished inside the top 15 in the standings at 14th on the season.
Tennessee native Hunter Wright also had two top 10 finishes on the night. Hunter Wright finished just inside the top 10 in the standings finishing ninth on the year. Hunter’s best finish was a 6th place finish.
The Saturday of SPEED featured 16-year old Jake Garcia holding off Augie Grill to pick up his third win of the season. Gage Rodgers picked up his first top 5 of the 2021 season finishing fifth. Rodgers would come in at 8th in the standings. Gage ran a complete 2021 schedule with the Show me the Money series and continued to get stronger as the season went on.
The Saturday of SPEED also featured Nick McFarland and Jeff Dawkins picking up top 10 finishes. Nick McFarland picked up a 6th place finish. McFarland finished just outside of the top 10 at 12th in the standings. Jeff Dawkins competed in all 7 races on the schedule. Dawkins finished the season 7th in the point standings.
The Fall Brawl found a new driver in Victory Lane. After Jake Garcia and Christopher Tullis traded wins for most of the season, it was 18-year old Jett Noland finding Victory Lane for the last 2 races of the season and ending the season very strong. Noland had a big season running full time in the #81 of Anthony Campi and winning 2 races at New Smyrna early in the season. Noland continued to get better throughout the season in the Show me the Money series and it showed, he will be one to watch for at this years Alabama 200. Noland finished 10th in the standings with 2 wins and 3 top-fives in just 4 races.
Holt Halder found himself a podium finish at the Alabama State Championship race finishing third. His brother Hudson Halder finished right behind him in the fourth position as they both closed out the 2021 season on a highnote. They will look to build off of their momentum going into 2022. Hudson Halder finished the season 15th in the standings as Holt Halder finished 20th. Jordan McCallum finished 5th to end the season as well, and finished just outside of the top 20 in the standings at 21st.
A strong complete season from Chase Spradlin put him at 5th in the standings to finish the season. Spradlin ran the entire 7 race schedule with his best finish being a 6th place finish. Spradlin finished his season with a 13th place finish in the Snowflake 100. Jim Wall finished the season 13th in the standings with 2 top 10’s on the year. Wall finished his season out at the Snowflake 100 as well with a strong 12th place finish. The Senior from Hueytown Jolynn “JoJo” Wilkinson raced 4 of the 7 races in the Show me the Money series this season and finished the season 18th in the standings. Right behind JoJo was Landon DeVaughn sitting just inside the top 20 in points at 19th. DeVaughm also raced four races at Montgomery Motor Speedway this season.
Our 2022 Show me the Money series schedule has been released! Save the dates and come watch some of the best short track drivers battle at the historic Montgomery Motor Speedway. The Alabama 200 is on March 5th, the biggest Pro Late Model race in the Country. Come join us!
