Springfield Mo.
Saturday May 10 Wil Fischer Companies presents the 4 State Dirt Late Model Series with the Flyn’ Farmer 55.The Late Model A Main will be paying $1,555 to win on this night & we will be honoring the Legendary Stock Car Driver Ken Essary from Galena Missouri. If you are a Race Fan you watched that iconic Yellow Dirt Car with the big Red 55 tear the dirt tracks across the Midwest from the 70’s all the way throughout the early 2000’s . Ken was not just a great Driver but he had a vision for the sport as he Co Founded the MLRA Late Model Series & later in 2004 founded the Show-Me Late Model Racin Series.
All weekly classes will be racing on this night as well.
PRICES: 5/10/25
Adult - $25
Seniors/Military $23
Kids 6- Seniors in High School $3
Kids 5 & Under Free
TIMES
Pit- 3:00
Grandstands- 4:30
Driver Meeting - 4:55
Driver Cut off - 5:10
Hot Laps - 5:30
Racing - 6:00
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About Ken Essary:
Ken Essary became known as the Flyin’ Farmer during his racing career that spanned over 40 years. He and his wife Linna live on the family farm and continue to farm today.
Ken was born in 1946. Around age 10 he knew he wanted to be a racer after watching his uncle race at the Fairgrounds in Springfield. He didn’t get his first car until the age of 25 in 1971. At that time, there was only one class of cars, Late Models – Ken doesn’t remember how he did in his first outing, but he won the first A main he qualified for. In 1974 he won 18 out 20 events at Fayetteville Arkansas. Rolling through the 70’s Essary often raced 5 nights a week racking up 50 plus wins per season, collecting numerous track championships and wins in area special events.
In the 80’s he started traveling to some of the closer special events and was the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1987. In 1989 he was a co-founder of MLRA. Essary also founded the Show-Me Racin Series in 2004 in an effort to keep racing affordable and provide a way to get started in racing.
Some notable accomplishments:
2006 National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee
2007 Ozarks Area Racers Hall of Fame Inductee
900+ Career A Feature Wins
1987 USAC Rookie of the Year
2 Time MLRA Champion
2 Time Show-Me Racin’ Series Champion
5 Time 4-State Dirt Track Champion
3 Time Arkansas Dirt Track Champion
2 Time Missouri Dirt Track Champion
Midwest Dirt Track Championship – Muskogee, OK
3 Time World Classic Champion – Van Buren, AR
Even with all the accomplishments of his own racing career, one the greatest contributions that Essary made to the sport is the help and support he has provided for area racers. For years, Ken’s race shop was the place to be for parts, fuel, tires, and advice. It would be hard to find a racer in the Ozarks that hasn’t been influenced in some way by Ken Essary.
About Wil Fischer
OUR HISTORY
The family of Wil Fischer Companies sells and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the Midwest from many suppliers across the country.
Wil Fischer Distributing was founded July 6th, 1966 by Wil and Vera Fischer as an exclusive Anheuser-Busch wholesaler. In that year the company sold 211,000 cases and had 5 employees. In 1985 the company broke the 1 million case mark for the first time. The company doubled that sales mark by selling 2 million cases in 2000, with a staff of 70 employees.
1966
Founded
Headquartered in Springfield, MO. Sold 211,000 c/e.
1978
500,000
Sold 500,000 c/e.
1985
1MM
Sold 1MM c/e.
1992
1.5MM
Sold 1.5MM c/e.
2000
2MM
Sold 2MM c/e.
2010
2.4MM
Sold 2.4MM c/e.
2014
Acquisition
Acquired Schatz Distributing in Kansas City, KS
2014
3.1MM
Sold 3.1MM c/e.
2018
Acquisition
Acquired Luecke Distributing, Poplar Bluff, MO
2020
Acquisition
Acquired O’Malley Beverage, St. Joseph, MO
2021
5MM
Sold 5MM c/e.
2022
Acquisition
Acquired Palmentere Bros, Kansas City, MO (July 2022)
2022
Acquisition
Acquired Western Beverage, Dodge City, KS & Hays, KS (September 2022)
OUR CULTURE
Our Vision (What We Want to Be)
Recognition in the trade by the trade as being the best. Our goal and platform for success is execution.
Our Mission (Why We Exist)
Employee well being, customer service, honesty, integrity, and environmental stewardship are our mission.
Our Values (What We Believe In and How We Will Behave)
We value faith, families, and on an individual level: a positive attitude, intelligent initiative, hard work, and teamwork.
Our Strategy (Our Game Plan)
To be recognized by our community, retail customers, and suppliers as one of the best beverage distribution companies in the United States through advanced sales and operational execution. By having superior people, innovation, planning, and execution we will grow our existing business and expand through strategic brand and territory acquisitions in the Midwest.
Our Business Philosophy
Our company’s business philosophy is “Excellence in All Phases of Business.”
Springfield
417-862-4341
3539 W. Farm Road 142
Springfield, MO 65807
Kansas City, KS
913-262-4888
17501 W. 98th Street
Pillar #: 18-49
Lenexa, KS 66219
Poplar Bluff
(573) 785-1451
432 E. Outer Road
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
St. Joseph
(816) 279-0040
1601 N. Woodbine
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Dodge City, KS
(620) 227-7641
301 E Wyatt Earp Blvd
Dodge City, KS 67801
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