The answer to the title question: Nothing. We can’t just stop there or that’d be a short story. But the fact of the matter is that no matter how much it rained, how humid it was, or any other factors, the Snowball Derby cars remained impounded overnight in the infield of 5 Flags Speedway. “These…
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 9, 2019) — After being washed out on Sunday, the lights will shine on the Super Late Models as the 52nd Snowball Derby moves to Monday, December 9th and will end under the lights. California’s Derek Thorn will lead the field to the green, with a bevy of competition chasing close behind….
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 8, 2019) — The long road to recovery has begun for Justin Bonnett, the Pro Late Model driver from Alabama who is the grandson of the late Neil Bonnett. Bonnett was involved in a crash during the 21st Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway on Saturday night that was spectacular for all…
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 8, 2019) — After fighting mother nature all day in an effort to get the cars on track, the 52nd Annual Snowball Derby has been postponed to Monday, December 9, 2019. A light mist began to fall on Five Flags Speedway around mid-day. From then on, a repeating cycle of misting, sprinkles…
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 8, 2019) — “This is the best win I’ve ever had in my life for sure.” That’s what you’d expect a newly crowned Snowball Derby champion to say. John Heil is just that. After a grueling 50 lap race littered with multiple multi-car crashes it was the Texan who muscled his way…
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 8, 2019) — Saturday night’s 21st running of the Snowflake 100 was a battle fought just shy of the three quarter mark. After passing pole sitter Augie Grill on lap 65, California’s Derek Thorn pulled away and maintained a lead resulting in victory; a perfect primer for the 52nd Snowball Derby pole…
Had you looked me in the face Thursday morning and said a handful of the names that didn’t time in last night wouldn’t do so, I would’ve laughed and asked how much late model racing you’ve watched. But with only 30 drivers clocking in on time, there was a chance that if a big name…
For the third time in his career Augie Grill will be taking a Snowball Derby Modified victory back north to Hayden, Alabama. Grill, who is a two time Snowball Derby champion out dueled a handful of modified aces to snag his third Modified Derby win. Grill took the lead from pole sitter Jim Walls around…
PENSACOLA, Florida (December 7, 2019) — Derek Thorn took advantage of the Florida weather tendencies to strike hard with and blistering lap that placed him on the pole for the 52nd Snowball Derby. All was well at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida for the majority of the day. Late in the afternoon, however, Florida…
UPDATE: PixelatedSPEED has learned that the top three finishers in the Pro Truck feature have been Disqualified. This advances fourth place Jarrett Parker up to the win after a very long night in the tech shed. We have also learned that Michael Moody has been disqualified from the Pure Stock feature, advancing Jerry Goff into…