5 Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida
All eyes turn this weekend to the half mile speed plant in Pensacola, Florida, as 5 Flags Speedway prepares to host the 44th annual Snowball Derby.
For years, this has been one of the top short track races in the country, drawing Super Late Model drivers from all kinds of disciplines and from all over the country to compete.
Wayne Niedecken scored the win in the first Snowball back in 1968. From there, the names of the winners read like a who’s who of American short track racing. Donnie Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Ronnie Sanders, Freddy Fryar, Gary Balough, Butch Lindley, Jody Ridley, Rich Bickle and Kyle Busch are just a few of the big names to land in victory lane over the years.
Last year, Johanna Long became only the second woman to win the Snowball, joining Georgia’s Tammy Jo Kirk (1994) as a winner.
In recent years, the lead up to the Snowball has become almost as important, with as many drivers coming out to compete in Sunday’s Snowflake 100 Crate Late Model feature.
Last year, Dawsonville, Georgia’s Chase Elliott took the win, the latest driver to score the Snowflake victory dating back to 1986.
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Among the drivers expected to compete in the Snowball are Brady Boswell of Watkinsville, GA, Brandon Johnson of Longwood, FL, Spencer Davis of Dawsonville, GA, Ryan Crane of Panama City, FL, Michael Lance of Dacula, GA, Shane Sawyer of Buford, GA, Jeff Fultz of Concord, NC, Rodney Benefield of Flowery Branch, GA and Hunter Robbins of Montgomery, AL.
The weekend starts today with the parking of the haulers and tech. It continues on Thursday with opening practice for the Snowball Derby SLM feature at the Snowflake PLM practice, with the first racing of the weekend coming in the evening with the Bomber and Sportsman features.
Action continues on Friday, WXBM Pole Night, with Snowball Derby qualifying, along with racing in the Super Stock and Modified features.
The late models take center stage on Saturday, with the final qualifying race for the Snowball, along with qualifying for the Snowflake. On Saturday night, the Pro Late Models rule the Pensacola half mile with the running of the Allen Turner Snowflake 100.
That all leads up to Sunday, and the 44th running of the Snowball Derby, with the green flag slated to fall at 2 pm.
For more information or for ticket info, visit 5 Flags Speedway online at 5flagsspeedway.com.
