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Kyle Busch wins the 42nd Annual Snowball Derby
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Kyle Busch thrives in the limelight whether it’s cheers or boos and on Sunday night drews mostly cheers and he won the 42nd annual Snowball Derby in front of a sellout crowd at Five Flags Speedway.
The current NASCAR Sprint Cup star dominated this season, winning the Nationwide and Truck series. He had a disappointing Sprint Cup season, winning just four races and finishing out of the Cup Chase. That allowed him to come to Pensacola for the Snowball Derby and he led three times for 99 laps, including the final 25.
“Winning the Snowball Derby means so much to me,” he said in Victory Lane. “What a race car I had. I was nervous the last 10 laps.” Busch pulled away after passing 2005 Snowball Derby winner Eddie Mercer of Pensacola on Lap 276. Mercer took second, while 2004 winner Steven Wallace was third. Bobby Gill was fourth and John Bolen fifth.
Polesitter Johanna Long finished 18th, two laps down, while Augie Grill’s bid to become the first driver to win consecutive Snowballs ended with a wreck and he finished 31st. Busch started third and edged Long to take the lead on the opening lap. Grill, starting in fourth, passed Busch for the lead on Lap 29. On Lap 59, two cars in front of Grill spun and Grill ran into the back of one of them, but didn’t do much damage.
He gave up the lead on Lap 96 when he came into the pits for fresh tires. Casey Smith, who had pitted earlier, took the point for 67 laps. Grill, however, restarted in 26th and was hit by Justin Drawdy as he was trying to work his way to the front. The damage slowed him down considerably and he parked the car shortly after that.
Mercer took over the lead on Lap 163 when Smith and other leaders went into the pits for fresh tires. Eighteen laps later, Mercer became the all-time Snowball Derby lap later, passing Bobby Gill, who has 694. Mercer now has led 744 laps.
The frustration continued for Smith, who began to back up shortly after pitting for fresh tires. His pit crew put the right-side tires on the left side and he later suffered damage to his car.
Busch passed Mercer for the lead on Lap 208. Mercer, who later pitted, worked his way back to the front and regained the lead on Lap 246 when Busch and the other leaders pitted for their final set of tires. Mercer held it through three more cautions but Busch cleared some lap cars and went low in Turn 1 to take the lead for good on Lap 276.
There were 14 cautions in the race for 108 laps.
Kyle Busch, 300 laps
Eddie Mercer, 300
Steven Wallace, 300
Bobby Gill, 300
John Bolen, 300
Grant Enfinger, 300
Chase Elliott, 300
Wayne Niedecken Jr., 300
Ryan Lawler, 300
Ryan Sieg, 300
Scott Carlson, 300
Ross Kenseth, 300
Scott Hantz, 300
Dennis Prunty, 299
Dennis Schoenfeld, 299
Brian Scott, 298
Randy Gentry, 298
Johanna Long, 298
Gary Helton, 296
Danny Bagwell, 294
Stephan McCurley, 293
Casey Smith, 291
David Rogers, 280
Justin Drawdy, 260
Brian Ickler, 252
Shane Sieg, 219
David Stremme, 206
Cale Gale, 204
Josh Hamner, 192
Tyler Millwood, 169
Augie Grill, 142
Brian Campbell, 137
Hunter Robbins, 100
Bubba Pollard, 100
Heath Hindman, 67
Jeff Choquette, 64
Cecil Chunn, 2
Lap leaders: Busch 1-28; Grill 29-95; Smith 96-162; Mercer 163-207; Busch 208-245; Mercer 246-275; Busch 276-300; 7 lead changes among 4 drivers. Margin of victory: 2.778 seconds; Average speed: 62.071 mph.Cautions: 14 for 106 laps.
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Results from Five Flags Speedway December 5th, 2009
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
DECEMBER 5, 2009
Super Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 43 Dennis Schoenfeld Van Buren, Nc 0
2 4 91 Heath Hindman Signal Mtn, Tn 0
3 8 49 Ryan Lawler Colleyville , Tx 0
4 15 44 Gary Helton Sevierville , Tn 0
5 5 05 Jeremy Colangelo Port Orange, Fl 0
6 3 27 Jason Young Houston , Tx 0
7 16 31B James Buescher Katy , Tx 0
8 18 167 Tim George, Jr. Charlotte , Nc 0
9 13 41CD Chris Davidson Pearland , Tx 0
10 22 25 Rocky Boyd, Sr. Pensacola , Fl 0
11 11 10C Ryan Crane Panama City, Fl 0
12 7 11J John Wilkinson Iii Hueytown , Al 0
13 12 45 Dwayne Buggay Woodstock , Ga 0
14 20 82W Donnie Wilson Oklahoma City, Ok 0
15 21 61 John Vandoorn Coopersville , Mi 0
16 6 711 Max Gresham Griffin , Ga 0
Pro Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 9 112 Augie Grill Hayden , Al 0
2 12 2B John Bolen Jasper , Al 0
3 1 41R T J Reaid Acworth , Ga 0
4 14 45 Dwayne Buggay Woodstock , Ga 0
5 6 18R Hunter Robbins Montgomery , Al 0
6 13 10B Ryan Blaney High Point, Nc 0
7 19 93 Kyle Sirizzotti Helotes , Tx 0
8 24 23L Paul Kelley Buford , Ga 0
9 5 23W Jimmy Weller Liberty , Oh 0
10 25 31 Tyler Millwood Kingston , Ga 0
11 3 33 Dillon Oliver Bowling Green, Ky 0
12 15 9 Chase Elliott , Ga 0
13 20 11B Logan Boyett Pensacola , Fl 0
14 22 64 David Jones Mobile , Al 0
15 18 37 James Kimbrough Pensacola , Fl 0
16 11 83CG Cale Gale Winston Salem, Nc 0
17 16 14K Jake Kruger Bastrop , Tx 0
18 21 36T Keith Thorpe Pace , Fl 0
19 35 27S Ronnie Smith Pensacola , Fl 0
20 26 4M Elliott Massey Lucedale , Ms 0
21 27 28S Jack Smith Medina , Oh 0
22 33 43S Justin South Cropwell , Al 0
23 37 51 Brandon Carlson Cantonment , Fl 0
24 28 X2 Dennis Reno, Jr. , Al 0
25 23 16J Brandon Odom Defuniak Springs, Fl 0
26 2 10 Johanna Long Pensacola , Fl 0
27 30 84AR Clay Alexander Franklin , Tn 0
28 17 2V Daren 'dj' Vanderley Mobile , Al 0
29 7 9J Kurt Jett Orange Park, Fl 0
30 29 10C Ryan Crane Panama City, Fl 0
31 8 18 Bubba Pollard Senoia , Ga 0
32 10 73R Korey Ruble Headland , Al 0
33 4 51B Kyle Busch Mooresville , Nc 0
34 34 02 Scott Patton Chattanooga , Tn 0
35 36 40 Keith English Pace , Fl 0
36 31 5B Wes Burton Kannapolis , Nc 0
37 32 11BB Brandon Bendele Cibolo , Tx 0
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Billy Hoover tops Sportsman Feature at Five Flags
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
DECEMBER 3, 2009
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 98.7 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 0
2 10 1L Jonathan Langham Irvington , Al 0
3 6 16 Mark Doherty Saraland , Al 0
4 13 88 Michael Moody Theodore , Al 0
5 15 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 0
6 2 51SM Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 0
7 9 83 Bo Resmondo Pensacola , Fl 0
8 19 6 Michael Ledlow Eight Mile, Al 0
9 7 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 0
10 4 42T Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 0
11 23 32R Lee Reynolds Mobile , Al 0
12 22 80 Paul Dickerson Robertsdale , Al 0
13 14 2R Darin Matthews Pascagoula , Ms 0
14 11 38 Steve Stagner Chunchula , Al 0
15 20 3B Mark Barnhill Irvington , Al 0
16 16 22 James Ziniewicz Pensacola , Fl 0
17 17 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 0
18 5 00F Brannon Fowler Molino , Fl 0
19 8 72 Thomas Warren, Jr. Pensacola , Fl 0
20 12 81 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 0
21 18 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 0
22 24 46 Chris Pike Mandeville , La 0
23 21 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 0
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 97B Kenny Bullard Cantonment , Fl 0
2 6 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 0
3 12 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 0
4 22 62 Chad Roberts Dothan , Al 0
5 15 13E Stan Eastly Bastrop , Tx 0
6 14 14BL Brian Lane Pace , Fl 0
7 23 111B Jeremy Boddie Jacksonville , Fl 0
8 1 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 0
9 9 12 Brandon Burks Milton , Fl 0
10 19 25M Tony Boyd Pensacola , Fl 0
11 21 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 0
12 4 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 0
13 18 54H Donald Hardy Pensacola , Fl 0
14 3 11D Jonathan Day Theodore , Al 0
15 7 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 0
16 8 98D Jay Jay Day Theodore , Al 0
17 13 11R Courtney Rodrigues Pensacola , Fl 0
18 24 4.5 Jamie Young Molino , Fl 0
19 16 76RG Richard 'rick' Grimes Milton , Fl 0
20 17 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 0
21 5 65P Rusty Powell, Jr. Semmes , Al 0
22 20 92J Joel Lesley,jr. Pensacola , Fl 0
23 11 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 0
24 10 37 Cameron Adams Milton , Fl 0
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Bubba Pollard tops Pro Lates at Five Flags Speedway
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
OCTOBER 9, 2009
Pro Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 18BP Bubba Pollard Senoia , Ga 50
2 2 41 T J Reaid - 47
3 3 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville , Ga 44
4 12 10C Ryan Crane Panama City, Fl 41
5 11 2V Daren 'dj' Vanderley Mobile , Al 38
6 13 151 Brandon Carlson Cantonment , Fl 35
7 15 11B Inc. Boyett's Pensacola , Fl 32
8 19 37 James Kimbrough Pensacola , Fl 29
9 8 10B Ryan Blaney High Point, Nc 26
10 10 11RS Ronnie Smith Pensacola , Fl 23
11 25 47P Allen Pierce Orange Beach, Al 20
12 5 40 Keith English Pace , Fl 17
13 14 7 Shain Cheney Pensacola , Fl 14
14 17 6H Devan Hall Leesburg , Ga 11
15 7 11D Jr Niedecken Pensacola , Fl 8
16 16 79B Kyle Bryant Navarre , Fl 5
17 24 94 Jeff Godwin Pensacola , Fl 2
18 21 54 John Thompson Mobile , Al 2
19 23 07F Blake Ferguson Jasper , Al 2
20 6 81 Brandon Odom Defuniak Springs, Fl 2
21 20 4M Elliott Massey Lucedale , Ms 2
22 9 36T Keith Thorpe Pace , Fl 0
23 1 64 David Jones Mobile , Al 0
Modified - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 8 66 Ryan Redmon Marianna , Fl 50
2 4 127 Phillip Merryman Pineapple , Al 47
3 6 33 Nathan Ingersoll Robertsdale , Al 44
4 10 8H Donnie Hamrac Semmes , Al 41
5 1 127H Randy Herrick Niceville , Fl 38
6 5 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 35
7 7 39MC Mark Chrudimsky Austin , Tx 32
8 2 R6 Ricky Neal - 29
9 3 91S Ron Schneider Pensacola , Fl 26
10 9 71G Josh Goodwin Cantonment , Fl 23
11 11 01 Darrell Bryson Winder , Ga 20
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 50
2 2 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 47
3 3 98 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 44
4 8 51SM Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 41
5 9 00F Brannon Fowler Molino , Fl 38
6 6 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 35
7 5 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 32
8 4 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 29
9 12 72 Thomas Warren, Jr. Pensacola , Fl 26
10 11 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 23
11 15 16 Mark Doherty Saraland , Al 20
12 13 2R Darin Matthews Pascagoula , Ms 17
13 7 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 14
14 17 111 Bj Leytham Mobile , Al 11
15 10 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 8
16 14 11P David Poole Robertsdale , Al 5
17 16 32R Lee Reynolds Mobile , Al 2
18 20 5T Joe Thornton Mobile , Al 2
19 18 75 David Mcdade Mon Louis, Al 2
20 19 14L Jonathan Langham Irvington , Al 2
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 11 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 50
2 10 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 47
3 3 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 44
4 6 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 41
5 8 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 38
6 17 97B Kenny Bullard Cantonment , Fl 35
7 12 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 32
8 7 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 29
9 16 12 Brandon Burks Milton , Fl 26
10 5 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 23
11 20 84 Greg Turberville Robertsdale , Al 20
12 2 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 17
13 1 10 Leonard Craig Jr Cantonment , Fl 14
14 22 42C Frankie Coleman Turnerville , Al 11
15 9 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 8
16 19 6S Tracy Soles Pensacola , Fl 5
17 15 61 Jonathan Day Theodore , Al 2
18 4 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 2
19 13 11R Courtney Rodrigues Pensacola , Fl 2
20 14 37 Cameron Adams - 2
21 21 24C Keith Coggins Century , Fl 2
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Augie Grill tops Blizzard at Five Flags Speedway
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Super Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 112 Augie Grill Dolomite , Al 160
2 8 99s Casey Smith Austin , Tx 155
3 11 6R Hunter Robbins Shorter , Al 150
4 2 10JL Johanna Long Pensacola , Fl 145
5 21 41 Chris Davidson Pearland , Tx 140
6 6 1EM Eddie Mercer Cantonment , Fl 135
7 5 2B John Bolen Jasper , Al 130
8 20 21SC Scott Carlson Cantonment , Fl 125
9 14 11R David Rogers Orlando , Fl 120
10 16 12 Chuck Barnes Louisville , Ky 115
11 4 1MC Stephan Mccurley Silsbee , Tx 110
12 18 38JH Josh Hamner Harpersville , Fl 105
13 28 48CC Cecil Chunn Spring Hill, Tn 100
14 17 05 Jeremy Colangelo Deland , Fl 95
15 24 31M Tyler Millwood Kingston , Ga 90
16 9 10B Danny Bagwell Cordova , Al 85
17 22 51H Colt James Buda , Tx 80
18 27 43 Dennis Schoenfeld Van Buren, Nc 75
19 23 40 Keith English Pace , Fl 70
20 12 26 Bubba Pollard Senoia , Ga 65
21 3 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville , Ga 60
22 26 47TM Trey Mitchell Wimberley , Tx 55
23 25 45 Dwayne Buggay Woodstock , Ga 50
24 7 49 Stanley Smith Chelsea , Al 45
25 29 29K Allen Karnes Sharpsbury , Ga 40
26 15 97H Jimmy Garmon Hoschton , Ga 35
27 10 02 Matt Smith Houston , Tx 30
28 13 711 Max Gresham Griffin , Ga 25
Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 50
2 2 11 Tommy Rollins Pensacola , Fl 47
3 6 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 44
4 5 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 41
5 9 86 Jody Henderson Opp , Al 38
6 4 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 35
7 10 36 Sean Goodwin Pensacola , Fl 32
8 7 44 Greg Young Pensacola , Fl 29
9 8 87 Darryl Rudd Chipley , Fl 26
10 12 5 Mike Austin Pensacola , Fl 23
11 11 2 Scott Wicker Pensacola , Fl 20
12 3 55MM Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 17
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 7 51 Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 50
2 9 00F Brannon Fowler Molino , Fl 47
3 4 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 44
4 3 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 41
5 2 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 38
6 5 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 35
7 10 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 32
8 12 72 Thomas Warren, Jr. Pensacola , Fl 29
9 1 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 26
10 14 46 Chris Pike Mandeville , La 23
11 13 11P David Poole Robertsdale , Al 20
12 8 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 17
13 6 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 14
14 11 31 Charles English Milton , Fl 11
15 15 18EC Eddie Craig,jr Cantonment , Fl 8
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 50
2 11 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 47
3 12 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 44
4 8 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 41
5 7 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 38
6 2 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 35
7 3 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 32
8 16 12 Brandon Burks Milton , Fl 29
9 4 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 26
10 1 10 Leonard Craig Jr Cantonment , Fl 23
11 17 25B Tony Boyd Pensacola , Fl 20
12 13 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 17
13 18 6S Tracy Soles Pensacola , Fl 14
14 5 102 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 11
15 14 11R Courtney Rodrigues Pensacola , Fl 8
16 6 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 5
17 9 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 2
18 15 37 Cameron Adams - 2
19 19 27 Michael Johnson Pensacola , Fl 2
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Johanna Long Wins Pro Lates at Five Flags
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Track record. Pole position. Forty laps led.
Johanna Long, the teenage driver from Pensacola, made the Pro Late Model race look easy Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better race,” she said.
Her biggest issue came in practice when another car sideswiped her. Her crew had to replace the entire left side of the body, but the car was still fast.
Her qualifying time of 16.985 seconds set a Pro Late Model record.
“We came out here on Thursday and knew we were fast,” she said. “I’ve been wanting that track record and fortunately, the damage didn’t affect the car.”
Another nervous moment for her was when she rolled the dice to determine if the field would be inverted.
“I saw it at 6, then it rolled over to a 1,” she said.
That meant she was able to start on the pole and she pulled away and was never challenged. Keith Thorpe and Ronnie Smith finished second and third in the caution-free race.
“I tried to get a run on her in the first 10 laps, but then the car got tight,” Thorpe said. “The main thing was finishing ahead of the 27.”
The 27 is Smith who entered the race tied with Thorpe for the points lead. Thorpe gained two points in qualifying and another six points and now unofficially has an 8-point lead going into the 100-lap season finale in October.
“We’re still OK in points,” Smith said. “The car got real tight tonight. We tried a new setup because we weren’t going anywhere with the other setup.”
Thorpe’s biggest worry was starting outside of Long, while Smith was behind her. But Thorpe pulled quickly behind Long and Smith stayed third the entire race.
Stevie Mercer won the 30-lap Sportsman feature, but the points chase behind him also drew some attention.
With double points on the line, Billy Hoover finished second and gained on points leader Randy Thompson. Thompson had worked his way to second, but had to pit on a caution and restarted in 13th.
He finished seventh and saw his 89-point lead shrink to 67 points unofficially with two races left.
Jim Pokrant took the lead on the opening lap and held it through the first 11 laps. Mercer passed him for the lead, but the caution came out, putting Pokrant back in front.
But on the restart, Mercer passed him again and held it this time for good.
“I really enjoyed the first 10 laps with all that side-by-side racing,” Mercer said. “Then the cautions started to slow things down.”
Four cautions in the race included some in which tempers flared. Steve Buttrick, who spun out Chris Palmer and had to restart on the back, worked his way back to finish third.
Nathan Ingersoll won the 25-lap Modified feature and also took over the points lead.
He entered the race 12 points behind Chris Cotto, who suffered a flat tire with three laps left. Ingersoll now leads the points race unofficially by eight points.
Phillip Merryman finished second, while Jeff Darby was third.
Pete Kitchen won the 15-lap Bomber feature, while Michael Kitchen finished second to hold off William Goulet in the points race. Goulet trailed Michael Kitchen by 10 points going into the race.
He passed Michael Kitchen for second with five laps left, but Michael Kitchen retook the position a lap later. Goulet finished third.
Pete Kitchen passed Mike Goraum on a restart.
Pro Late Model feature – 1. Johanna Long; 2. Keith Thorpe; 3. Ronnie Smith; 4. Wayne Niedecken Jr.; 5. David Jones; 6. Brandon Odom; 7. Keith English; 8. Shain Cheney; 9. Kyle Bryant; 10. James Kimbrough; 11. Ricky Vice; 12. John Thompson; 13. Todd Jones
Sportsman feature – 1. Stevie Mercer; 2. Billy Hoover; 3. Steve Buttrick; 4. Brannon Fowler; 5. Jim Pokrant; 6. Shanna Ard; 7. Randy Thompson; 8. Bubba Winslow; 9. Marty White; 10. Thomas Warren Jr. ; 11. David Poole; 12. William Kitchen; 13. Wayne Burkett; 14. Charles English; 15. Eddie Craig Jr.; 16. Chad Robinson; 17. Chris Palmer; 18. Ricky Johnson
Modified
Feature – 1. Nathan Ingersoll; 2. Phillip Merryman; 3. Jeff Darby; 4. Randy Herrick; 5. Chris Cotto; 6. Ron Schneider; 7. Ricky Neal; 8. Mike Maddox; 9. Kris Bean
Heat #1 – Phillip Merryman; 2. Ron Schneider; 3. Randy Herrick
Heat #2 – 1. Chris Cotto; 2. Nathan Ingersoll; 3. Mike Maddox
Bomber
Feature – 1. Pete Kitchen; 2. Michael Kitchen; 3. William Goulet; 4. Joel Lesley Jr.; 5. Mike Goraum; 6. Michael Nelson; 7. Cameron Adams; 8. Eddie Hobbs; 9. Sam Mellema; 10. Rick Thompson; 11. Courtney Rodrigues; 12. Bo Hancock; 13. Brandon Burks; 14. Leonard Craig Jr.; 15. Tony Boyd; 16. Greg Turberville; 17. Rick Grimes; 18. Dayton Sidner; 19. Devron Brooks; 20. Tracy Soles
Heat #1 – 1. William Goulet; 2. Pete Kitchen; 3. Mike Goraum
Heat #2 – 1. Michael Kitchen; 2. Rick Grimes; 3. Dayton Sidner
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Results from Five Flags Speedway 9/4
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Scotty Anderson paid the perfect tribute by driving John Shuffler’s car to victory Friday night in the 35-lap Wayne’s Diner Super Stock Showdown at Five Flags Speedway.
Shuffler suffered a stroke earlier in the week and is hospitalized in Fort Walton Beach.
Anderson works on Shuffler’s car and keeps it in his Opp, Ala., shop.
“He called me from the hospital and insisted that I drive his car,” Anderson said. “I couldn’t say no.”
And when Anderson stopped in Victory Lane, he quickly called Shuffler, saying, “I won. I won this race for you.”
And he did it in dominating fashion, leading the final 30 laps and through several restarts.
Earl Polk started on the outside front row and led the first five laps. He was elated with his second-place finish.
“Scotty deserves it,” Polk said. “This was a great finish for us. We had good restarts every time.”
Anderson caught Polk on Lap 5 and passed him on the backstretch to take the point with Tommy Rollins in third.
It stayed that way through Lap 17 when the caution came out for a car that stopped on the backstretch.
Shortly after the restart, points leader Shannon Jackson got underneath Chris Cotto. But they both spun out in Turn 1 and hit the wall.
During the caution, Rollins pitted, giving up his third-place spot, and did not return.
Anderson was able to pull away from Polk after each restart. He and the crew had to make heavy repairs after the previous race when Shuffler hit the wall and had to climb out of a burning car.
They repaired the car, then when Shuffler suffered a stroke, Anderson went from mechanic to driver.
“There was only one goal tonight,” Anderson said, “and it was this trophy.”
David Jones of Mobile won the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature.
Keith Thorpe started on the pole and led the first 38 laps. He seemed in position to take over the points lead when Ronnie Smith spun out and suffered some damage on Lap 3.
In fact, as the race neared the end, Thorpe was about to put Smith a lap down. But Brandon Odom caught Thorpe as they weaved through lap traffic.
Odom bumped Thorpe, who spun on Lap 38. Both drivers had to start at the rear of the lead-lap cars, putting Jones on the point.
He pulled away from James Kimbrough on the final two-lap sprint for his first victory. Keith English took third.
Thorpe was working his way back, but he spun out on the final lap and finished ninth. Smith was eighth and unofficially the two drivers are tied for the points lead.
Randy Thompson won the 20-lap Sportsman feature when Stevie Mercer was disqualified in postrace inspection. Mercer passed Thompson on Lap 6 and went on to take the checkered flag. Brannon Fowler was second and Steve Buttrick third.
Kenny Bullard won the 20-lap Bomber feature when Pete Kitchen was disqualified in postrace inspection. Kitchen had led all 20 laps to take the checkered flag.
Michael Kitchen was second and Mike Goraum was third.
Pro Late Model feature – 1. David Jones; 2. James Kimbrough; 3. Keith English; 4. Shain Cheney; 5. Mike Alexander Jr.; 6. Kyle Bryant; 7. Brandon Odom; 8. Ronnie Smith; 9. Keith Thorpe; 10. John Thompson; 11. Bobby Knox; 12. Hannah Baker; 13. Chase Knox; 14. Troy Grisaffi; 15. Ricky Vice
Super Stock feature – 1. Scotty Anderson; 2. Earl Polk; 3. Darryl Rudd; 4. Randy Thompson; 5. Jody Henderson; 6. Paul Jean; 7. Chris Cotto; 8. Shannon Jackson; 9. Mike Moore; 10. Roger Cain; 11. Tommy Rollins; 12. Jessie Reid; 13. Bo Wilkinson; 14. Sean Goodwin; 15. Greg Young
Sportsman
Feature – 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Brannon Fowler; 3. Steve Buttrick; 4. Billy Hoover; 5. Shanna Ard; 6. Jim Pokrant; 7. William Kitchen; 8. Bubba Winslow; 9. Bo Resmondo; 10. Donald Hardy; 11. David Poole; 12. Eddie Craig Jr.; 13. Wayne Burkett; 14. Freddie McCall; 15. Darin Matthews
Heat #1 – 1. Shanna Ard; 2. Jim Pokrant; 3. Freddie McCall
Heat #2 – 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Billy Hoover
Bomber
Feature – 1. Kenny Bullard; 2. Michael Kitchen; 3. Mike Goraum; 4. William Goulet; 5. Michael Nelson; 6. Sam Mellema; 7. Cameron Adams; 8. Eddie Hobbs; 9. Brandon Burks; 10. Leonard Craig Jr.; 11. Dayton Sidner; 12. Chad Roberts; 13. Gary Goodwin; 14. Rick Thompson; 15. Bo Hancock; 16. Courtney Rodrigues; 17. Daryl Lynchard; 18. Devron Brooks
Heat #1 – 1. William Goulet; 2. Kenny Bullard; 3. Mike Goraum
Heat #2 – 1. Michael Nelson; 2. Gary Goodwin; 3. Chad Roberts
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Anderson wins Super Stock Showdown at Five Flags
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Scotty Anderson paid the perfect tribute by driving John Shuffler’s car to victory Friday night in the 35-lap Wayne’s Diner Super Stock Showdown at Five Flags Speedway. Shuffler suffered a stroke earlier in the week and is hospitalized in Fort Walton Beach. Anderson works on Shuffler’s car and keeps it in his Opp, Ala., shop. “He called me from the hospital and insisted that I drive his car,” Anderson said. “I couldn’t say no.” And when Anderson stopped in Victory Lane, he quickly called Shuffler, saying, “I won. I won this race for you.” And he did it in dominating fashion, leading the final 30 laps and through several restarts. Earl Polk started on the outside front row and led the first five laps. He was elated with his second-place finish. “Scotty deserves it,” Polk said. “This was a great finish for us. We had good restarts every time.” Anderson caught Polk on Lap 5 and passed him on the backstretch to take the point with Tommy Rollins in third. It stayed that way through Lap 17 when the caution came out for a car that stopped on the backstretch.
Shortly after the restart, points leader Shannon Jackson got underneath Chris Cotto. But they both spun out in Turn 1 and hit the wall. During the caution, Rollins pitted, giving up his third-place spot, and did not return. Anderson was able to pull away from Polk after each restart. He and the crew had to make heavy repairs after the previous race when Shuffler hit the wall and had to climb out of a burning car. They repaired the car, then when Shuffler suffered a stroke, Anderson went from mechanic to driver. “There was only one goal tonight,” Anderson said, “and it was this trophy.”
David Jones of Mobile won the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature.
Keith Thorpe started on the pole and led the first 38 laps. He seemed in position to take over the points lead when Ronnie Smith spun out and suffered some damage on Lap 3. In fact, as the race neared the end, Thorpe was about to put Smith a lap down. But Brandon Odom caught Thorpe as they weaved through lap traffic. Odom bumped Thorpe, who spun on Lap 38. Both drivers had to start at the rear of the lead-lap cars, putting Jones on the point. He pulled away from James Kimbrough on the final two-lap sprint for his first victory. Keith English took third. Thorpe was working his way back, but he spun out on the final lap and finished ninth. Smith was eighth and unofficially the two drivers are tied for the points lead.
Randy Thompson won the 20-lap Sportsman feature when Stevie Mercer was disqualified in postrace inspection. Mercer passed Thompson on Lap 6 and went on to take the checkered flag. Brannon Fowler was second and Steve Buttrick third. Kenny Bullard won the 20-lap Bomber feature when Pete Kitchen was disqualified in postrace inspection. Kitchen had led all 20 laps to take the checkered flag. Michael Kitchen was second and Mike Goraum was third.
Pro Late Model feature � 1. David Jones; 2. James Kimbrough; 3. Keith English; 4. Shain Cheney; 5. Mike Alexander Jr.; 6. Kyle Bryant; 7. Brandon Odom; 8. Ronnie Smith; 9. Keith Thorpe; 10. John Thompson; 11. Bobby Knox; 12. Hannah Baker; 13. Chase Knox; 14. Troy Grisaffi; 15. Ricky Vice
Super Stock feature � 1. Scotty Anderson; 2. Earl Polk; 3. Darryl Rudd; 4. Randy Thompson; 5. Jody Henderson; 6. Paul Jean; 7. Chris Cotto; 8. Shannon Jackson; 9. Mike Moore; 10. Roger Cain; 11. Tommy Rollins; 12. Jessie Reid; 13. Bo Wilkinson; 14. Sean Goodwin; 15. Greg Young
Sportsman
Feature � 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Brannon Fowler; 3. Steve Buttrick; 4. Billy Hoover; 5. Shanna Ard; 6. Jim Pokrant; 7. William Kitchen; 8. Bubba Winslow; 9. Bo Resmondo; 10. Donald Hardy; 11. David Poole; 12. Eddie Craig Jr.; 13. Wayne Burkett; 14. Freddie McCall; 15. Darin Matthews
Heat #1 � 1. Shanna Ard; 2. Jim Pokrant; 3. Freddie McCall
Heat #2 � 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Billy Hoover
Bomber
Feature � 1. Kenny Bullard; 2. Michael Kitchen; 3. Mike Goraum; 4. William Goulet; 5. Michael Nelson; 6. Sam Mellema; 7. Cameron Adams; 8. Eddie Hobbs; 9. Brandon Burks; 10. Leonard Craig Jr.; 11. Dayton Sidner; 12. Chad Roberts; 13. Gary Goodwin; 14. Rick Thompson; 15. Bo Hancock; 16. Courtney Rodrigues; 17. Daryl Lynchard; 18. Devron Brooks
Heat #1 � 1. William Goulet; 2. Kenny Bullard; 3. Mike Goraum
Heat #2 � 1. Michael Nelson; 2. Gary Goodwin; 3. Chad Roberts
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Augie Grill Takes Blizzard Series Race at Five Flags
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Augie Grill sat on the pole and led 70 laps, including the final 37 to win the Carpenter’s Campers 100 Blizzard Series Super Late Model race Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.
Sounds easy?
“It’s never easy,” said Grill, who scored his third Blizzard Series victory in the last three years. “A lot of hard work went into it.”
Bubba Pollard was second, followed by Johanna Long, Hunter Robbins and Chuck Barnes Jr. Casey Elliott, the 13-year-old son of NASCAR legend Bill Elliott, started 12th and finished 18th, one lap down.
Grill, the two-time defending Snowball Derby champion, had the dominant car most of the race, but also took advantage of some bad luck by other contenders.
Pollard and Long, 1-2 in the points race, both had to pit just as the race was about to begin, forcing them to start near the back of the 23-car field.
But both worked their way to the front to maintain their standings in the points with one race left.
“I thought I’d be able to really cut into their points,” said Grill, who is third in points. “But the main thing is to win the race.”
He was the fastest qualifier, but outside pole sitter Eddie Mercer took the lead on the opening lap and held it for the first 29 laps.
Grill eventually caught and passed him on Lap 30. He held the lead until a caution on Lap 62 allowed most of the leaders to pit for fresh tires.
Grill was fifth when the race restarted and he jumped to the outside, passing all four cars in front of him to retake the lead. From that point, he was never challenged.
“I knew that the lead car hadn’t pitted and I didn’t think the others would go to the outside,” Grill said. “So I just jumped out there. Better to pass them all at once rather than one at a time.”
One at a time was how Pollard and Long had to work their way through the field.
On the opening lap, Pollard slowed, bringing out the caution before the first lap was completed, forcing a complete restart.
Pollard said they changed carburetors after qualifying and "someone didn't tighten it up.”
He was in sixth by Lap 50 and was third on the final restart on Lap 76. He took over second a couple of laps later when Donald Long’s transmission broke.
"We just never gave up, but I used up the left side tires running so hard,” Pollard said.
Johanna Long was set to start the race third, but had to pit just before the race started to replace a flat tire.
She said she was happy with her finish considering her start.
"I didn't think I would finish this high. Then when we pitted on Lap 36, I knew we would have old tires at the finish. I was just trying to get by everyone without doing something dumb."
Mercer finished ninth. When he entered the pits on Lap 62, he had a long stop and dropped from second to 13th. Pensacola drivers Scott Carlson was sixth and Wayne Niedecken Jr. was 10th.
Shanna Ard took Tina Davidson’s Sportsman car and drove it to a win in the 20-lap feature. Davidson stepped out as driver while her husband battles cancer.
Ard took the lead on Lap 6 when the top two cars were involved in a spin. Points leader Randy Thompson was about to pass William Kitchen when he got loose.
He slid sideways, then corrected, but got into Kitchen, who spun out and was hit by Stevie Mercer.
Ard took over the lead and held it the rest of the way. Steve Buttrick was second and Thompson worked his way back to third.
Mike Goraum started on the pole and led all 20 laps to win the Bomber feature.
Goraum was trying to hold off Pete Kitchen, who took the lead briefly on Lap 9, but had to give it back when a caution came out before the lap was completed.
On Lap 14, Kitchen slowed and hit the wall to fall out of the race.
William Goulet finished second, while Michael Kitchen was third.
Just after Goraum took the checkered flag, Daryl Lynchard hit the frontstretch wall hard, then was hit in the door by Rick Thompson. Both drivers were unhurt.
Mark Chrudimsky won the 25-lap Modified feature. Mike Maddox was second and Chris Cotto was third.
Carpenter’s Campers 100 – 1. Augie Grill; 2. Bubba Pollard; 3. Johanna Long; 4. Hunter Robbins; 5. Chuck Barnes Jr.; 6. Scott Carlson; 7. John Bolen; 8. David Rogers; 9. Eddie Mercer; 10. Wayne Niedecken Jr.; 11. Danny Bagwell; 12. Mitch Cobb; 13. Casey Smith; 14. Andy Loden; 15. Chris Davidson; 16. Stephan McCurley; 17. Jeremy Colangelo; 18. Chase Elliott; 19. Matt Smith; 20. Donald Long; 21. Ryan Crane; 22. Tim Martin; 23. Doug Thorpe
Sportsman feature – 1. Shanna Ard; 2. Steve Buttrick; 3. Randy Thompson; 4. Billy Hoover; 5. Bubba Winslow; 6. Brannon Fowler; 7. Jim Pokrant; 8. Darin Matthews; 9. Thomas Faddis; 10. Wayne Burkett; 11. Marty White; 12. William Kitchen; 13. Stevie
Mercer
Bomber feature – 1. Mike Goraum; 2. William Goulet; 3. Michael Kitchen; 4. Bo Hancock; 5. Jay Jay Day; 6. Leonard Craig Jr.; 7. Sam Mellema; 8. Devron Brooks; 9. Tim Norman; 10. Daryl Lynchard; 11. Rick Thompson; 12. Brandon Burks; 13. Pete Kitchen; 14. Michael Nelson; 15. Jonathan Day; 16. Courtney Rodrigues; 17. Cameron Adams; 18. Kody Grimes; 19. Rick Grimes
Modified feature – 1. Mark Chrudimsky; 2. Mike Maddox; 3. Chris Cotto; 4. Nathan Ingersoll; 5. Rocky Rogers; 6. Phillip Merryman; 7. Danny Bagwell; 8. Josh Goodwin
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Steele Wins at Five Flags
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Area Racing Association made their first visit to Five Flags Speedway in 25 years Friday night and the packed grandstand was not disappointed as veteran David Steele wheeled his jet black No. 14 winged sprint car to a convincing victory in the 30 lap feature event.
Larry Brazil Jr. hustled from the pole position to head the 24 car field but it was short lived as little Jimmy Alvis looped his No. 21 on the front chute to bring out a yellow flag and a complete restart. The field realigned and once again it was Brazil out front with the field in tow. By lap 10 Mickey Kempgens was the man out front as Steele had sliced through the field and closed in on Kempgens but on lap 16 the yellow waved as Kempgens suffered mechanical failure and stopped on the track.
When the green waved for the restart Steele was in the catbird seat out front, but Brian Gingras stalled and the start was called back. The start was good the next time and away Steele went, leading the strong field around the quick half-mile oval to the checkers without further incident. Shane Butler gave chase but settled for runner-up money ahead of Bo Hartley, Troy DeCaire and Brazil.
Heat race victories went to Brazil, Steele and Kempgens.
First heat (8 laps) - 1. Larry Brazil, Jr., 2. Tommy Nichols, 3. Troy DeCaire, 4. Dave Shotsberger, 5. Stan Butler, 6. Gary Gimmler, 7. Jimmy Alvis.
Second heat (8 laps) - 1. David Steele, 2. Joey Aguilar, 3. Dude Teate, 4. Bobby Rose, 5. Michael Miller, 6. Wendy Mathis.
Third heat (8 laps) - 1. Mickey Kempgens, 2. Dustin Perez, 3. Little Jimmy Alvis, 4. Greg Leonard, 5. Steve Heisler, 6. Shane Butler, 7. Casey Hinds.
Feature (30 laps) - 1. Steele, 2. Shane Butler, 3. Hartley, 4. DeCaire, 5. Brazil, 6. Aguilar, 7. Leonard, 8. Teate, 9. Perez. 10. Kempgens, 11. Little Jimmy Alvis, 12. Gimmler, 13. Shotsberger, 14. Mathis, 15. Heisler, 16. Gingras, 17. Nichols, 18. Dakotah Stephens, 19. Rose, 20. Hinds, 21. Stan Butler, 22. Jimmy Alvis. DNS Richard Waddell and Miller.
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Chris Cotto tops Modifieds at Five Flags
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
JULY 10, 2009
Modified - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 50
2 4 127 Phillip Merryman Pineapple , Al 47
3 2 33 Nathan Ingersoll Robertsdale , Al 44
4 9 14 Mike Maddox Tupelo , Ms 41
5 7 55 Scott Barbaric Cantonment , Fl 38
6 5 3B Shannen Burns - 35
7 8 64 Bo Mccraney Laurel , Ms 32
8 3 91S Ron Schneider Pensacola , Fl 29
9 6 127H Randy Herrick - 26
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 50
2 6 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 47
3 4 98 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 44
4 10 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 41
5 5 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 38
6 8 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 35
7 2 00F Brannon Fowler Molino , Fl 32
8 7 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 29
9 9 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 26
10 11 81 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 23
11 12 1C Jay Coleman Cantonment , Fl 20
12 1 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 0
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 50
2 2 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 47
3 5 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 44
4 3 43 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 41
5 7 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 38
6 9 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 35
7 10 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 32
8 8 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 29
9 11 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 26
10 6 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 23
11 16 10 Leonard Craig Jr Cantonment , Fl 20
12 4 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 17
13 18 11R Courtney Rodrigues Pensacola , Fl 14
14 13 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 11
15 12 70 Cameron Adams - 8
16 15 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 5
17 17 98 Tim Norman Navarre , Fl 2
18 14 7 Kody Grimes - 2
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Johanna Long tops Blizzard #3 at Five Flags
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Johanna Long won her second Blizzard Series feature of the season Friday night, starting on the pole and leading 84 of 100 laps at Five Flags Speedway.
The 17-year-old continued to show her talent before an approving crowd.
“It was amazing,” she said. “This is one of the best race cars I’ve ever had.”
But the win was not without some excitement.
She had comfortably led for the first 59 laps when she came upon some lapped traffic. She couldn’t get around them and Casey Smith zipped down low to take the lead from her.
But on the next lap, Smith spun when Augie Grill – who was about to be lapped – spun. That returned the lead to Long as she and the other lead-lap cars pitted for fresh tires.
Eddie Mercer, who was pitted at the end of pit road, barely beat her out of the pits to take the lead. About 10 laps later, Long chased Mercer down and was right on his bumper.
On Lap 76, Mercer spun on the backstretch with Long right behind her, giving the lead back to Long.
She then held off points leader Bubba Pollard through two more restarts to secure the victory.
David Rogers finished third, Grill took fourth and Steven Davis was fifth. Mercer worked his way back to finish eighth.
Nineteen of the 22 cars finished on the lead lap.
Grill, the two-time defending Snowball Derby champion, started 18th and couldn’t pick up speed until numerous pit stops later in the race.
Pete Kitchen won the 20-lap Bomber feature to open the night’s racing.
Daryl Lynchard led the first three laps. But Kitchen took over the lead with a low pass in Turn 2 as Lynchard drifted high and fell back to fourth.
Later, Lynchard brought out the only caution of the race on Lap 10 when he was turned by another driver and spun out in Turn 4.
On the restart, points leader Mike Kitchen pulled even with Bo Hancock and made the pass for third place.
Then he went outside of William Goulet and the two raced side-by-side for several laps, before Mike Kitchen passed him for second on Lap 15.
That duel allowed Pete Kitchen to keep a comfortable lead and Mike couldn’t catch him.
Later, Mike Kitchen was disqualified in postrace inspection.
Super Stock driver Tommy Rolllins had wondered if he still had it.
He did. Rollins led all 25 laps for the feature win.
Rollins, John Shuffler and Randy Thompson ran a tight 1-2-3 for the first 14 laps until a caution came out for debris on the track.
Rollins actually pulled away after the restart.
On Lap 18, Shuffler went under Thompson and took second place a lap later. Thompson finished third.
Points leader Shannon Jackson started eighth and briefly worked his way to fourth before falling to fifth. Darryl Rudd was fourth.
Before the start, the cars lined up in the Missing Man formation for former Super Stock Freddie Tanner, who recently died.
Randy Thompson passed Billy Hoover to win the 20-lap Sportsman feature. Steve Buttrick finished third.
Super Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 10JL Johanna Long Pensacola , Fl 160
2 3 26 Bubba Pollard Senoia , Ga 155
3 11 11R David Rogers Orlando , Fl 150
4 18 112 Augie Grill Dolomite , Al 145
5 10 1D Steven Davis Satsuma , Al 140
6 17 21SC Scott Carlson Cantonment , Fl 135
7 15 1MC Stephan Mccurley Silsbee , Tx 130
8 5 1EM Eddie Mercer Cantonment , Fl 125
9 6 67F Jeff Fultz Troutman , Nc 120
10 4 99s Casey Smith Austin , Tx 115
11 19 82W Donnie Wilson Oklahoma City, Ok 110
12 14 48 Cecil Chunn Spring Hill, Tn 105
13 13 1 Tim Martin Amite , La 100
14 20 99D Jr Niedecken Pensacola , Fl 95
15 2 17 Chris Gabehart Kennesaw , Ga 90
16 7 05 Jeremy Colangelo Deland , Fl 85
17 12 10B Danny Bagwell Cordova , Al 80
18 8 6R Hunter Robbins Shorter , Al 75
19 21 18 Brandon Harris Cantonment , Fl 70
20 22 25 Rocky Boyd, Sr. Pensacola , Fl 65
21 16 02 Matt Smith Houston , Tx 60
22 9 2B John Bolen Jasper , Al 55
Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 11 Tommy Rollins Pensacola , Fl 50
2 7 0 John Shuffler Crestview , Fl 47
3 5 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 44
4 9 56 Darryl Rudd Chipley , Fl 41
5 8 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 38
6 4 55MM Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 35
7 2 44 Greg Young Pensacola , Fl 32
8 1 0A Scotty Anderson Opp , Al 29
9 11 76 Daniel Webber Pensacola , Fl 26
10 6 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 23
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 50
2 1 98 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 47
3 5 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 44
4 2 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 41
5 7 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 38
6 6 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 35
7 9 81 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 32
8 4 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 29
9 11 00F Brannon Fowler Molino , Fl 26
10 12 2R Darin Matthews Pascagoula , Ms 23
11 10 12 Thomas Faddis Cantonment , Fl 20
12 8 51 Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 17
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 50
2 5 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 47
3 1 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 44
4 3 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 41
5 17 97B Kenny Bullard Cantonment , Fl 38
6 7 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 35
7 12 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 32
8 2 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 29
9 11 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 26
10 15 11R Courtney Rodrigues Pensacola , Fl 23
11 14 10 Leonard Craig Jr Cantonment , Fl 20
12 10 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 17
13 16 56 Brandon Lee Pensacola , Fl 14
14 8 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 11
15 9 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 8
16 13 98 Tim Norman Navarre , Fl 5
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Bubba Pollard wins Blizzard Race at Five Flags
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Bubba Pollard officially led one lap, but it was really only about 10 feet.
The Georgia driver made a dramatic pass of Augie Grill just in front of the finish line to take the Papa John’s 100 Super Late Model Blizzard Series feature Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.
It was one of the most dramatic finishes since the Blizzard Series started in 2004.
“That was awesome,” said a jubilant Pollard in Victory Lane. “I haven’t had that much fun in a race car in a long time.”
As the white flag came out for the final-lap sprint, Pollard pulled even with Grill, but Grill inched ahead down the backstretch. But coming out of Turn 4 to the checkered flag, Grill started to slide sideways and Pollard pulled low and edged him for the win.
“If only I’d kept it a little straighter,” Grill said with a smile. “That was exciting and fun. He barely got me. What can you do?”
The final 50 laps were filled with drama.
Grill, who was the fast qualifier, led the 27-car field through the first 50 laps, which were caution free until Wayne Niedecken Jr. and David Rogers got together.
When the lead cars pitted for new tires, Pensacola’s Eddie Mercer emerged from the pits first. On the restart, he was second behind Ken McFarland, who did not pit, while Pensacola’s Johanna Long, the winner of the season opener, was third.
Mercer quickly passed McFarland to assume the lead, but Grill tapped Long and sent her sliding through the grass, dropping her back to 13th.
It appeared that Mercer was cruising to a victory until he came upon the lapped car of Chet Morrison, who stayed on the low side. That forced Mercer to slow, while Grill zipped around the outside to take the lead with 19 laps left.
Mercer stayed right behind Grill and appeared set to make a pass, but he got loose on Lap 89 and fell back to fourth.
Meanwhile, Pollard closed behind Grill for the final dramatic laps.
“We had such a good car,” Pollard said. “We saved our tires. This is still old Pensacola, so you have to be patient and be careful.”
Casey Smith started seventh and finished third. He said dealing with the lapped cars were a problem.
“One would go high and one would go low,” he said. “You never know. I was driving my butt off.”
Mercer finished fourth and Hunter Robbins was fifth. Long took eighth.
It took three restarts to get the Sportsman feature started, but once it did, Randy Thompson made quick work of the competition, taking the 20-lap feature.
He and Steve Buttrick squeezed around polesitter Marty White in Turn 1 on the opening lap. Thompson grabbed the lead and never was challenged after that.
Billy Hoover moved up to second. Shanna Ard, who had suffered damage on one of the restarts and had to pit briefly, came from the back and worked his way up to fourth by Lap 6. He caught William Kitchen for third on Lap 18.
Hoover was disqualified in postrace inspection, giving second to Ard, while Chad Robinson was third.
Daryl Lynchard won his first Bomber feature in exciting fashion, passing Pete Kitchen two laps from the finish.
Kitchen, the polesitter, jumped out to the lead and his brother, Michael Kitchen, the points leader, followed him in second.
On Lap 11, Michael pulled even with Pete in turn 1 but the caution came out shortly after that. On the restart Lynchard jumped out to second, but got loose a lap later and dropped back to sixth.
But luck was on Lynchard’s side as the caution came out again, allowing him back into second place since that was his position on the last completed lap.
On Lap 17, Lynchard pulled even with Pete on the backstretch and took the lead coming out of turn 4 with two laps left. Michael passed Pete for second and made a run at Lynchard, pulling even in turn 1. But he got loose and Lynchard took the checkered flag.
Danny Bagwell won the 35-lap Modified feature, taking the wheel just minutes after driving in the 100-lap Late Model race.
He finished 14th, two laps down in the Blizzard race, then started ninth in the Modified feature.
He was running third when leader Chris Cotto was spun out by Nathan Ingersoll on Lap 26. Bagwell took over the lead and held off Mike Maddox for the win. Ryan Redmon finished third.
Papa John’s 100 Blizzard Series – 1. Bubba Pollard; 2. Augie Grill; 3. Casey Smith; 4. Eddie Mercer; 5. Hunter Robbins; 6. John Bolen; 7. Ryan Sieg; 8. Johanna Long; 9. Josh Hamner; 10. Jeremy Colangelo; 11. Stephan McCurley; 12. Jeff Fultz; 13. Bryce Walker; 14. Danny Bagwell; 15. Scott Carlson; 16. Matt Smith; 17. Tim Martin; 18. Stanley Smith; 19. Cecil Chunn; 20. Chet Morrison; 21. Ken McFarland; 22. Donald Long; 23. Brandon Harris; 24. Donnie Wilson; 25. David Rogers; 26. Wayne Niedecken Jr.
Sportsman feature – 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Shanna Ard; 3. Chad Robinson; 4. William Kitchen; 5. Steve Buttrick; 6. Tina Davidson; 7. Bubba Winslow; 8. Michael Ledlow; 9. Freddie McCall; 10. Wayne Burkett; 11. Jay Coleman; 12. Marty White; 13. Jack Backham; 14. Thomas Faddis; 15. Jim Pokrant; 16. Stevie Mercer
Bomber feature – 1. Daryl Lynchard; 2. Michael Kitchen; 3. Pete Kitchen; 4. William Goulet; 5. Bo Hancock; 6. Michael Nelson; 7. Devron Brooks; 8. Ssam Mellema; 9. Dayton Sidner; 10. Rick Thompson; 11. Timothy Hendrix; 12. James Beal; 13. Gary Burkett Sr.; 14. Tim Norman; 15. Mike Goraum; 16. Kody Grimes; 17. Keith Coggins; 18. Brandon Burks; 19. Rick Grimes; 20. Courtney Rodrigues; 21. Michael Johnson
Modified feature – 1. Danny Bagwell; 2. Mike Maddox; 3. Ryan Redmon; 4. Gerald Wilkerson; 5. Nathan Ingersoll; 6. Ricky Neal; 7. Phillip Merryman; 8. Ron Schneider; 9. Chris Cotto; 10. Scott Barbaric; 11. Todd Jones
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Brandon Odom tops Pro Late Models at Five Flags
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
MAY 8, 2009
Pro Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 81 Brandon Odom Defuniak Springs, Fl 50
2 6 10 Johanna Long Pensacola , Fl 47
3 7 27 Ronnie Smith Pensacola , Fl 44
4 5 11D Jr Niedecken Pensacola , Fl 41
5 1 36T Keith Thorpe Pace , Fl 38
6 2 37 James Kimbrough Pensacola , Fl 35
7 10 7 Shain Cheney Pensacola , Fl 32
8 3 40 Keith English Pace , Fl 29
9 12 52 Eric Courville Gonzales , La 26
10 9 54 John Thompson Mobile , Al 23
11 11 79B Kyle Bryant Navarre , Fl 20
12 8 64 David Jones Mobile , Al 17
Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 7 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 50
2 3 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 47
3 4 55MM Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 44
4 2 0 John Shuffler Crestview , Fl 41
5 6 11 Tommy Rollins Pensacola , Fl 38
6 8 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 35
7 5 1 Howard Langham Irvington , Al 32
8 9 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 29
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 50
2 4 8P Chris Palmer Cantonment , Fl 47
3 6 5T Chad Robinson Mobile , Al 44
4 8 29 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 41
5 11 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 38
6 3 81 Tina Davidson Pensacola , Fl 35
7 12 51 Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 32
8 9 98 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 29
9 13 12 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 26
10 2 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 23
11 1 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 20
12 14 5P Dale Peaden Pensacola , Fl 17
13 15 2R Darin Matthews Pascagoula , Ms 14
14 7 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 11
15 16 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 8
16 5 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 5
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 50
2 10 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 47
3 4 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 44
4 18 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 41
5 2 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 38
6 9 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 35
7 12 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 32
8 11 43 Timothy Hendrix Pensacola , Fl 29
9 8 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 26
10 13 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 23
11 16 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 20
12 5 99 James Beal, III Pensacola , Fl 17
13 14 10 Leonard Craig, Jr. Cantonment , Fl 14
14 19 24C Keith Coggins Century , Fl 11
15 6 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 8
16 15 56 Brandon Lee Pensacola , Fl 5
17 17 7 Kody Grimes Milton , Fl 2
18 20 98 Tim Norman Navarre , Fl 2
19 7 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 2
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Youngster Makes His Mark Early at Five FLags
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James Kimbrough couldn’t have envisioned a more perfect start to his Pro Late Model racing career.
The teenager from West Florida High started on the pole and led all 40 laps in winning the feature Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.
How improbable? Kimbrough just bought the race car three weeks ago and the first time he even drove it was the day before in practice.
“We thought we eventually have a good car,” he said happily in Victory Lane after the race. “But I never thought it would be tonight.”
Kimbrough won the Bomber track title in 2006 and the Super Stock title in 2008. He and his father bought the car from Dewayne Middlebrooks after the season opener last month.
Kimbrough credited many people for helping him, including Tracy Goodson for letting him use his race shop and car hauler.
He didn’t even realize that he would start on the pole until he heard the inverted start announcement.
“That’s when I started to get a little nervous,” he said.
One crew member even suggested he start in the back.
But Kimbrough jumped out in front and led the first uneventful 26 laps.
Then Ronnie Smith, who was running third behind Brandon Odom, got into Odom’s rear, spinning him out. Allen Pierce couldn’t stop in time and slammed hard into Odom.
When the cars came around to stop for the red flag, Odom climbed out of his car and he and a crew member confronted Smith, who restarted the race from the rear.
Smith said it wasn’t intentional, but Odom, the winner of the season-opening race, wasn’t buying it.
“I’ll remember that,” Odom said.
On the restart, Kimbrough took off, while veteran driver Wayne Niedecken Jr. took over second place, but couldn’t catch the youngster.
“I was too loose,” Niedecken said.
For Kimbrough, it’s a sign of things to come.
“We’re looking forward to a great season,” he said. “We’ve got a car to beat.”
Jonathan Day won the 15-lap Bomber feature, ending Michael Kitchens’ three-win streak. Pete Kitchen was second, while Michael Kitchen took third.
Stevie Mercer held off Randy Thompson to win the 20-lap Sportsman feature. William Kitchen finished third.
Shannon Jackson took the lead on the opening lap and cruised to a victory in the Super Stock feature, his second win of the season.
Chris Cotto worked his way to second, while John Shuffler was third.
Pro Late Model
Feature – 1. James Kimbrough; 2. Wayne Niedecken Jr.; 3. David Jones; 4. Keith Thorpe; 5. Ronnie Smith; 6. John Thompson; 7. Shain Cheney; 8. Kyle Bryant; 9. Keith English; 10. Bobby Knox; 11. Chase Knox; 12. Brandon Odom; 13. Allen Pierce; 14. Mark Underwood
Super Stock
Feature – 1. Shannon Jackson; 2. Chris Cotto; 3. John Shuffler; 4. Tommy Rollins; 5. Earl Polk; 6. Howard Langham; 7. Mike Moore; 8. Randy Thompson; 9. Daniel Webber
Heat #1 – 1. Tommy Rollins; 2. Shannon Jackson
Heat #2 – 1. Chris Cotto; 2. Earl Polk; 3. Howard Langham
Sportsman
Feature – 1. Stevie Mercer; 2. Randy Thompson; 3. William Kitchen; 4. Jim Pokrant; 5. Steve Buttrick; 6. Tian Davidson; 7. Bubba Winslow; 8. Charles English; 9. Freddie McCall; 10. Dale Peaden; 11. Darin Matthews; 12. Billy Hoover; 13. Wayne Burkett; 14. Raymond Ray; 15. Marty White
Heat #1 – 1. Randy Thompson; 2. Wayne Burkett; 3. Stevie Mercer
Heat #2 – 1. Jim Pokrant; 2. Raymond Ray; 3. Charles English
Bombers
Feature – 1. Jonathan Day; 2. Pete Kitchen; 3. Michael Kitchen; 4. Michael Nelson; 5. William Goulet; 6. Rick Thompson; 7. Mike Goraum; 8. Rick Grimes; 9. James Beal; 10. Devron Brooks; 11. Daryl Lynchard; 12. Sam Mellema; 13. Bart Pullum; 14. Dayton Sidner; 15. Eddie Hobbs; 16. Kerner Kafka
Heat #1 – 1. Jonathan Day; 2. Pete Kitchen; 3. James Beal
Heat #2 – 1. Rick Grimes; 2. Michael Kitchen; 3. Michael Nelson
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James Kimbrough tops Pro Late Models at Five Flag
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY
APRIL 24, 2009
Pro Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 37 James Kimbrough Pensacola , Fl 50
2 9 11D Jr Niedecken Pensacola , Fl 47
3 3 64 David Jones Mobile , Al 44
4 2 36T Keith Thorpe Pace , Fl 41
5 8 27 Ronnie Smith Pensacola , Fl 38
6 12 54 John Thompson Mobile , Al 35
7 6 7 Shain Cheney Pensacola , Fl 32
8 10 79B Kyle Bryant Navarre , Fl 29
9 4 40 Keith English Pace , Fl 26
10 13 30K Bobby Knox Clanton , Al 23
11 14 4K Chase Knox Thorsby , Al 20
12 7 16 Brandon Odom Defuniak Springs, Fl 17
13 5 47P Allen Pierce Orange Beach, Al 14
14 11 99U Mark Underwood West Monroe, La 11
Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 50
2 9 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 47
3 4 0 John Shuffler Crestview , Fl 44
4 8 11 Tommy Rollins Pensacola , Fl 41
5 7 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 38
6 5 1 Howard Langham Irvington , Al 35
7 3 55MM Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 32
8 2 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 29
9 1 76 Daniel Webber Pensacola , Fl 26
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 51 Stevie Mercer Pensacola , Fl 50
2 6 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 47
3 14 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 44
4 5 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 41
5 9 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 38
6 8 81 Tina Davidson Pensacola , Fl 35
7 7 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 32
8 1 31 Charles English Milton , Fl 29
9 12 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 26
10 10 5P Dale Peaden Pensacola , Fl 23
11 15 2R Darin Matthews Pascagoula , Ms 20
12 11 99 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 17
13 4 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 14
14 3 18R Raymond Ray Gonzalez , Fl 11
15 13 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 8
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 11D Jonathan Day Theodore , Al 50
2 3 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 47
3 4 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 44
4 6 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 41
5 8 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 38
6 15 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 35
7 17 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 32
8 2 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 29
9 5 99 James Beal, Iii Pensacola , Fl 26
10 14 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 23
11 7 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 20
12 12 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 17
13 13 7 Bart Pullum Navarre , Fl 14
14 9 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 11
15 10 25H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 8
16 11 56K Kerner Kafka Pensacola , Fl 5
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Johanna Long Outruns them all at Five Flags
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Super Late Models - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 10JL Johanna Long Pensacola , Fl 160
2 2 26 Bubba Pollard Senoia , Ga 155
3 12 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker , Ga 150
4 5 51H Ryan Lawler Colleyville , Tx 145
5 6 10C Ryan Crane Panama City, Fl 140
6 13 11R David Rogers Orlando , Fl 135
7 1 99s Casey Smith Austin , Tx 130
8 4 112 Augie Grill Dolomite , Al 125
9 14 48CC Cecil Chunn Spring Hill, Tn 120
10 8 38 Josh Hamner Harpersville , Fl 115
11 20 21SC Scott Carlson Cantonment , Fl 110
12 15 1EM Eddie Mercer Cantonment , Fl 105
13 22 14 Ken Mcfarland Hoover , Al 100
14 10 6R Hunter Robbins Shorter , Al 95
15 18 99D Jr Niedecken Pensacola , Fl 90
16 16 10B Danny Bagwell Cordova , Al 85
17 11 1 Tim Martin Amite , La 80
18 25 02 Matt Smith Houston , Tx 75
19 7 94C Mitch Cobb Edwards , Al 70
20 9 73 Korey Ruble Dothan , Al 65
21 27 88R Roger Reuse Pelham , Al 60
22 21 2B John Bolen Jasper , Al 55
23 17 11 Donald Long Pensacola , Fl 50
24 19 49 Stanley Smith Chelsea , Al 45
25 23 41CD Chris Davidson Pearland , Tx 40
26 24 05 Jeremy Colangelo Deland , Fl 35
27 26 1D Steven Davis Satsuma , Al 30
28 28 25 Rocky Boyd, Sr. Pensacola , Fl 25
Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 0 John Shuffler Crestview , Fl 50
2 8 11 Tommy Rollins Pensacola , Fl 47
3 3 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 44
4 5 1 Howard Langham Irvington , Al 41
5 4 55MM Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 38
6 7 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 35
7 6 44 Greg Young Pensacola , Fl 32
8 2 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 29
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 99 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 50
2 3 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 47
3 2 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 44
4 9 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 41
5 4 81 Tina Davidson Pensacola , Fl 38
6 5 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 35
7 8 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 32
8 13 46 Chris Pike Mandeville , La 29
9 16 5P Dale Peaden Pensacola , Fl 26
10 11 72 Thomas Warren, Jr. Pensacola , Fl 23
11 6 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 20
12 12 78 Wayne Morgan Pensacola , Fl 17
13 10 51S Sean Slye Navarre , Fl 14
14 15 3 Freddie Mccall,iii Flomaton , Al 11
15 17 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 8
16 7 29 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 5
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 50
2 2 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 47
3 9 11D Jonathan Day Theodore , Al 44
4 6 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 41
5 5 88H Tim Holland Milton , Fl 38
6 11 99 James Beal, Iii Pensacola , Fl 35
7 7 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 32
8 13 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 29
9 18 37H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 26
10 3 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 23
11 17 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 20
12 19 9 Jay Jay Day Theodore , Al 17
13 14 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 14
14 12 43 Timothy Hendrix Pensacola , Fl 11
15 10 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 8
16 15 7 Kody Grimes Milton , Fl 5
17 4 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 2
18 8 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 2
19 20 20B Devron Brooks Stockbridge , Ga 2
20 16 98 Tim Norman Navarre , Fl 2
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Johanna Long Wins Blizzard At Five Flags
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 Five Flags Speedway - Johanna Long quickly topped the amazing feat of winning the Pro Late Model points title last year at Five Flags Speedway.
She took the lead with 19 laps left and became the first woman to win a Blizzard Series race on Friday. Long, a teenager from Pensacola, becomes the second woman to win a Super Late Model race at the track after Tammy Jo Kirk won the 1994 Snowball Derby.
“I am just shocked,” Long said in Victory Lane, surrounded by well-wishers as the crowd roared its approval. “I watched my dad (Donald Long) race all these years and I wanted to do it too, but I never thought I would win a race this big this quick.”
Few others are shocked.
“She’s just a natural,” said her crew chief, Freddy Query, a longtime Snowball Derby driver. “I just kept telling her, save your tires.”
Long started third and stayed near the front the entire race. She took the lead from polesitter Casey Smith on Lap 60, but three laps later pitted for fresh tires during a caution.
She came out in third place behind leader Augie Grill and Ryan Lawler, the Kyle Busch car driver, both of whom had pitted earlier in the race. It took her about 12 laps to catch Lawler for second place. Just one lap later, Grill unexpectedly slowed in Turn 3 and Long dove underneath to grab the lead.
She steadily pulled away from there.
“That’s the best race car I’ve ever had,” she said. “Those last five laps all those lapped cars kept coming up.”
Bubba Pollard finished second, while Ryan Sieg was third, Lawler fourth and Ryan Crane fifth.
Long’s father, Donald, didn’t fare as well. His race ended on Lap 38 when his throttle stuck and he hit the wall in Turn 3, finishing 23rd.
Smith easily set a track record in qualifying since the grinding of the track in the off-season has led to a faster track. But his tires began to fade and Long eventually caught him 60 laps in.
“He definitely had the faster car early on,” Long said. “But when his tires went, that’s all I needed.”
Stanley Smith hit the wall in Turn 1 on Lap 5 to trigger a multi-car pileup of several cars in the back of the pack.
On the restart, it was basically single-file racing with no changes among the top five until the caution came out on Lap 33 for debris.
Grill, running fourth, was the only car among the leaders to pit for fresh tires. Eddie Mercer also pitted.
The fifth caution came out just three laps later when Wayne Niedecken Jr., running fifth, was spun out in Turn 2.
The red flag came out two laps later for a big pileup. Smith went low, trying to pass the lapped car of Roger Reuse, who spun and took out several drivers. Smith’s car suffered some damage and he had to pit.
That set up the final shootout that propelled Long to a big victory.
Five drivers topped the previous mark of 16.80 seconds set by Mercer.
Billy Hoover started on the pole and led all 20 laps to take his second Sportsman feature win in three races this season.
William Kitchen tried to challenge him on a restart following a Lap 5 caution when Shanna Ard’s motor quit.
But Hoover held off Kitchen and pulled away.
“It was a lot of fun,” Hoover said. “I can’t wait to race side-by-side with the others.”
Kitchen finished second after Stevie Mercer’s car was disqualified. Jim Pokrant finished third, while Randy Thompson was fourth.
John Shuffler won the Super Stock feature, while Tommy Rollins was second and Randy Thompson third.
Mike Kitchen won his third consecutive Bomber feature, leading all 15 laps. William Goulet was second and Jonathan Day third
Blizzard Series – 1. Johanna Long; 2. Bubba Pollard; 3. Ryan Sieg; 4. Ryan Lawler; 5. Ryan Crane; 6. David Rogers; 7. Casey Smith; 8. Augie Grill; 9. Cecil Chunn; 10. Josh Hamner; 11. Scott Carlson; 12. Eddie Mercer; 13. Ken McFarland; 14. Hunter Robbins; 15. Wayne Niedecken Jr.; 16. Danny Bagwell; 17. Tim Martin; 18. Matt Smith; 19. Mitch Cobb; 20. Korey Ruble; 21. Roger Reuse; 22. John Bolen; 23. Donald Long; 24. Stanley Smith; 25. Chris Davidson; 26. Jeremy Colangelo; 27. Steven Davis; 28. Rocky Boyd Sr.
Sportsman feature – 1. Billy Hoover; 2. William Kitchen; 3. Jim Pokrant; 4. Randy Thompson; 5. Tina Davidson; 6. Steve Buttrick; 7. Bubba Winslow; 8. Chris Pike; 9. Dale Peaden; 10. Thomas Warren Jr.; 11. Marty White; 12. Wayne Morgan; 13. Sean Slye; 14. Freddie McCall; 15. Wayne Burkett; 16. Shanna Ard
Super Stock feature – 1. John Shuffler; 2. Tommy Rollins; 3. Randy Thompson; 4. Howard Langham; 5. Mike Moore; 6. Shannon Jackson; 7. Greg Young; 8. Earl Polk
Bomber feature – 1. Michael Kitchen; 2. William Goulet; 3. Jonathan Day; 4. Pete Kitchen; 5. Tim Holland; 6. James Beal; 7. Michael Nelson; 8. Sam Mellema; 9. Eddie Hobbs; 10. Daryl Lynchard; 11. Dayton Sidner; 12. Jay Jay Day; 13. Bo Hancock; 14. Timothy Hendrix; 15. Rick Thompson; 16. Kody Grimes; 17. Mike Goraum; 18. Rick Grimes; 19. Devron Brooks; 20. Tim Norman
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Paul Kelley wins Estrol Oil 100 at Five Flags
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Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 94 Shannon Jackson Pascagoula , Ms 50
2 2 44 Greg Young Pensacola , Fl 47
3 11 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 44
4 9 1 Howard Langham Irvington , Al 41
5 4 55 Mike Moore Pensacola , Fl 38
6 6 1W Bo Wilkinson Orange Beach, Al 35
7 5 53 Earl Polk Pensacola , Fl 32
8 8 18 Clint Holmes Pensacola , Fl 29
9 3 0 John Shuffler Crestview , Fl 26
10 1 17 Chris Cotto Milton , Fl 23
11 7 76 Daniel Webber Pensacola , Fl 0
Sportsmen - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 29 Shanna Ard Milton , Fl 50
2 14 99 Billy Hoover Pensacola , Fl 47
3 8 4K William Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 44
4 5 81 Tina Davidson Pensacola , Fl 41
5 12 5T Chad Robinson Mobile , Al 38
6 10 07 Jim Pokrant Pensacola , Fl 35
7 4 33B Steve Buttrick Cantonment , Fl 32
8 11 72 Thomas Warren, Jr. Pensacola , Fl 29
9 2 12W Bubba Winslow Cantonment , Fl 26
10 7 102.7 Marty White Pensacola , Fl 23
11 6 12 Thomas Faddis Cantonment , Fl 20
12 13 78 Wayne Morgan Pensacola , Fl 17
13 3 42 Randy Thompson Cantonment , Fl 14
14 9 24 Wayne Burkett Pensacola , Fl 0
Bombers - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 8 Michael Kitchen Pensacola , Fl 50
2 8 5G Mike Goraum Cantonment , Fl 47
3 7 87K William Goulet Navarre , Fl 44
4 4 77 Rick Thompson Molino , Fl 41
5 6 68 Daryl Lynchard Navarre , Fl 38
6 21 11D Jonathan Day Theodore , Al 35
7 10 28K John Giermanski Gulf Shores, Al 32
8 17 43 Timothy Hendrix Pensacola , Fl 29
9 15 33M Sam Mellema Pensacola , Fl 26
10 3 88H Tim Holland Milton , Fl 23
11 13 99 James Beal, Iii Pensacola , Fl 20
12 5 03 Michael Nelson Pensacola , Fl 17
13 2 2 Pete Kitchen Molino , Fl 14
14 18 98 Tim Norman Navarre , Fl 11
15 19 37H Eddie Hobbs Milton , Fl 8
16 4 102 Rick Grimes Milton , Fl 5
17 16 28S Dayton Sidner Cantonment , Fl 2
18 11 56K Kerner Kafka Pensacola , Fl 2
19 12 7 Kody Grimes Milton , Fl 2
20 14 12 Brandon Burks Milton , Fl 0
21 9 44H Bo Hancock Milton , Fl 0
22 20 53 Scooter Willis Pensacola , Fl 0
23 22 23G Gary Goodwin Pensacola , Fl 0
Estrol Oil 100
1. 23Paul Kelley
2 2John Bolen
3 41T J Reaid
4 10Ryan Crane
5 92Jason Hogan
6 151Brandon Carlson
7 17Patrick Long
8 04Jerrod Foley
9 38Josh Hamner
10 7-11Max Gresham
11 40Taylor Satterfield
12 39HFriday Hasler Jr.
13 40MTyler Miles
14 9Scott Patton
15 33Jeff Choquette
16 07George Crenshaw
17 28Lee Langford
18 27Jason Young
19 24Parker Hammons
20 127Ronnie Smith
21 21Ricky Vice
22 07FBlake Ferguson
23 6Hunter Robbins
24 28HTerry Horak
25 63Austin Pickens
26 39C J Faison
27 10Johanna Long
28 16Brandon Odom
29 11Logan Boyett
30 31Tyler Millwood
DNS 28BSean Bass
Results from Mobile ASA Southeast Race 3/28
1 7-11Max Gresham
2 33Jeff Choquette
3 2John Bolen
4 51Joel Anderson
5 40Taylor Satterfield
6 04Jerrod Foley
7 10Johanna Long
8 10Ryan Crane
9 28Terry Horak
10 31Tyler Millwood
11 5Donald Crocker
12 38Josh Hamner
13 2D J Vanderlay
14 92Jason Hogan
15 84Clay Alexander
16 28Thomas Praytor
17 0MTyler Miles
18 64David Jones
1 29Allen Gorden
20 39CJ Fasion
21 00William Wambles
22 27Jason Young
23 41T J Reaid
24 24Parker Hammons
25 4Elliott Massey
26 21Ricky Vice
27 11Logan Boyett
28 17Patrick Long
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Augie Grill On Top At Snowball
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Alabama native Augie Grill was declared the winner of the 41st Annual Snowball Derby Sunday at Five Flags Speedway.
Grill, who also won last year's Derby, was awarded the win after Brian Ickler's car failed post race inspection due to an illegal tire cooling device.
Grill worked his way from fourth to second in the final 30 laps of the race. He closed on Ickler after clearing two lapped cars, but ran out of laps.
With the win, Grill becomes only the second driver to win the prestigious race back to back. Rich Bickle Jr. won the race in 1990 and 91 as well as 98 and 99.
Grant Enfinger finished second after starting the race from the pole and leading the first 71 laps of the race. He was part of a four car wreck on lap 206, but battled back to finish strong.
Matt Hawkins finished third while Shane Sieg and Bubba Pollard finished fourth and fifth.
There were six different leaders throughout the 300 lap race. Enfinger, Eddie Mercer, Wayne Anderson, Heath Hindman, Grill and Ickler all took turns at the point, with Ickler leading the most.
41st Snowball Derby Weekend Results:
1.112 Augie Grill
2.82 Grant Enfinger
3.22 Matt Hawkins
4.52 Shane Sieg
5.26 Bubba Pollard
6.11 David Rodgers
7.6 Hunter Robbins
8.43 Dennis Schoenfeld
9.91 Heath Hindman
10.23 Paul Kelley
11.2 John Bolen
12.51H Alex Haase
13.54 Johnny Clark
14.51 Ryan Preece
15.98 Justin Wakefield
16.0 David Hole
17.31 Tyler Millwood
18.21 Scott Carlson
19.66 Benny Gordon
20.7 Gary St. Amant
21.82W Donnie Wilson
22.38H Josh Hamner
23.70 Joey Senter
24.72 Scott Hantz
25.84 Wayne Anderson
26.39 Ryan Sieg
27.94 Mitch Cobb
28.44 Gary Helton
29.10LJohanna Long
30.27 Jason Young
31.1 Eddie Mercer
32.11L Donald Long
33.49 Stanley Smith
34.1M Tim Martin
35.67 Jeff Fultz
36.41 Chris Davidson
37.10 CRyan Crane
38.90 Tim Curry
39.99S Casey Smith
40 02 Matt Smith
DQ15 Brian Ickler
Friday December 5th:
Super Stock Feature
1. Shannon Jackson;
2. John Shuffler;
3. Allen Pierce;
4. Darryl Rudd;
5. Chris Cotto;
6. Roger E. Cain;
7. Freddie Tanner;
8. Howard Langham;
9. Clint Holmes;
10. James Kimbrough;
11. Ryan Redmond;
12. Greg Young;
13. Christopher Loepke;
14. David Barbercheck;
15. Jessie Reid;
16. Corbitt Moseley;
17. Robert Barber;
18. Jason Sanford;
19. Paul Jean;
20. Allen Alexander;
21. Jody Henderson;
22. James Alonzo;
23. Mick Moore;
24. Jimmy Roberts;
25. Earl Polk;
26. Brandon Harris;
27. John Thompson;
28. Scott Wicker
Open Wheel Modified Feature:
1. Tuffy Hudson;
2. Nick Diano;
3. Mike Maddox;
4. John Heil;
5. Mark Chrudimsky;
6. Frankie Martin;
7. Ian Webster;
8. Bud Perry;
9. Tyran Stutes;
10. John Sapprocone;
11. Kevin Peel;
12. Jason Boyd;
13. J.C. Umpschied;
14. Nathan Davis;
15. Gerald Wilkerson;
16. Donnie Hamrac;
17. Rege Hellet;
18. Okie Mason;
19. Jake Haddox;
20. Danny Bagwell;
21. Kurt Jett;
22. Rocky Rogers;
23. Ryan Redmon;
24. Brett Hanson;
25. John Newcomb;
26. Brian Nester;
27. Chris Cotto;
28. Mike Brooks;
29. Bill Melvin;
30. Jeff Letson;
31. Jeff Ganus;
32. Todd Jones
Snowflake 100
Pos No. Name Laps
1 151 Brandon Carlson 100
2 10 C Ryan Crane 100
3 9 Casey Roderick 100
4 23 Paul Kelly 100
5 09 Keeton Hanks 100
6 42 Bubba Pollard 100
7 711 Max Gresham 100
8 64 Steven Davis 100
9 11 Logan Boyett 100
10 81 Brandon Odom 100
11 43 Richard Johns 100
12 08B Drew Brannon 99
13 40 Keith English 98
14 5 Zach Niessner 96
15 93 J Brandon Johnson 95
16 31 Tyler Milwood 93
17 10 B Ryan Blaney 93
18 51 Sammy McMullen 93
19 27 S Ronnie Smith 81
20 112 Augie Grill 58
21 2 Daren "DJ" Vanderley 54
22 97 Jimmy Garmon 54
23 43 S Justin South 54
24 51F Kyle Fowler 54
25 6 Brandon Bendele 54
26 47 Dakota Stroup 53
27 10 Johanna Long 49
28 08 Andy Pugh 48
29 27 Jason Young 23
30 4 Josh Hamner 23
31 93 Kyle Sirizzotti 23
32 32 John Long 22
33 40 S Taylor Satterfield 22
34 15 Cody Smith 13
35 02 Matt Smith 3
36 33 Dillion Oliver 3
37 84 Clay Alexander
38 1 Nathan Davis 3
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