News of Blizzard 125 for Super Late Models

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By Chuck Corder 58 Jake Moore Five Flags Speedway officially 66 Andrew Johnson kicked off its short-track racing 67 Daniel Bradford season on March 4. But the road 68 Lori Lindley to the 51st running of the Snow- 95 Chris Comalander ball Derby begins this week at 96 Rick Pollaro Pensacola’s high banks. (con’t 98 Jay Jay Day on next page.)

Fresh Off a Win, Defending Blizzard Series Champion Pollard Returns

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The Super Late Models of the Deep South Cranes Blizzard Series open their year Friday night as the Southern Super Series makes its first stop of the year here.

Defending and three-time track champion Bubba Pollard — the only Blizzard Series driver to accomplish the hat trick — leads a talented field that will descend upon Five Flags for the Rubber & Specialties, Inc., 125.

Pollard has endured an unpredictable start to his year. He’s experienced a handful of lows, including a pair of DNFs, and some highs thanks to a pair of victories.

After enduring a drought that dated back to January, Pollard regained his winning ways last weekend at Orange County (NC) Speedway, capturing the CARS Tour Mid-Atlantic Classic.

“It feels good. We’ve had fast racecars,” Pollard told Speed51.com. “We’ve got good people behind us. We just couldn’t get the finishes we needed to show for it.” He looks for a return trip to Victory Lane .

There are few drivers who have dominated at Five Flags like Pollard. He won three of the four SLM races last year in Pensacola, extending his all-time mark for Blizzard Series victories to 16. (con’t on next page).

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Schedule

Friday April 27 1:00pm Pits Open 1:15 Qualifying Draw / Tire Selection 3:00 SSS Driver’s Meeting (tech station) 4:00-5:00 SSS Practice 5:30 PT, PS Practice (round 1) SSS Cars to Pre-Qualifying Tech (by group) 6:00 PT, PS Driver’s Meeting (Victory Lane) 6:20 PT, PS (round 2 / qualifying) 7:00 SSS Qualifying 7:50 Pre Race Festivities 8:00 Pro Truck, Pure Stock Heats Blizzard Cars to grid (Autograph Session) Rubber & Specialties 125 PT Feature (30 Laps) PS Feature (20 Laps)

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Tony Boyd, Pensascola, Johnathan Day, Mobile Cameron Leytham, Mobile Brad Mosley; 8 Mile Rocky Boyd; Pensacola Lee Williams, Theadore, Daryl McDonald III, Theadore, Robert Loper, Theadore, AL Butch Harvell, Pensacola John K Merritt, Pensacola Caleb Burkett, Pensacola Jimmy Hollingsworth, Mobile Matt Thompson, Wilmer, AL Bobby Suarez, Pensacola Cory Pittman, Cantonment Brandin Sidner, Pensacola Bobby Jones, Mobile Jay Whalen, Pensacola Robert Balkum, Pensacola Tommie Blocker, Mobile Zack Jordan, Pensacola Jonathan Smith, Theadore Sarah Dority, Pensacola Robert Riley, Gulfbreeze Charles Barber, Irvington, AL

No other driver has as glowing of a resume than the Senoia, Ga., hotshoe.

The only other driver who stacks up anywhere near Pollard’s tower of accomplishments is Casey Roderick, of Lawrenceville, Ga, who won all four 100-lap Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model races last season en route to the track title.

Also a two-time Blizzard Series champion, Roderick once again

found his way to Victory Lane during the PLM season opener last month at Five Flags. The last time the SSS raced on April 7 at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, it was Roderick scoring his second straight victory in the North/South SLM Challenge.

Corey Heim, yet another driver hailing from the Peach State, comes into Friday’s race atop the SSS points standings. The teenage driver dazzled in his first SLM start back in March at the Rattler 250, finishing an impressive fifth among the sport’s finest wheelmen who gathered at the legendary South Alabama Speedway.

“It was almost surreal,” Heim told Speed51.com. “I think about 75 laps in I was behind (Canadian teen Raphaël) Lessard, Pollard, (eventual race winner Harris) Burton and all those guys. I was running right with them, we were conserving tires and I felt like I was almost better than them at that time. It’s cool to be around those guys I’ve looked up to and studied. I’ve watched them win tons of races, just surreal to be next to them the entire race.”

Heim gets another crack among elite company Friday night.

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Robert Balkum

3

Mark Barnhill

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Bubba Pollard

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Caleb Burkett

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Jimbo Walker

7

Casey Roderick

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John K Merritt

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Dayton Sidner

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Donnie Wilson

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Sarah Dority

97

Hunter Lambert

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Stephen Nasse

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Charles Barber

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Jim Pokrant

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Chandler Smith

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Logan Boyett

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Kody Brusso

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Casey Roderick

95 Chris Comalander

92

Bubba WInslow

33

Dustin Smith

00 Brannon Fowler

4

Todd Jones

14

Chris Davidson

56 Darryl Rudd

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Joe Mahuron

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Korey Ruble

21 Jason Welch

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Donald Crocke r

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Giovanni Bromante

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