Aug 27, 2012 # 12
Garvey: Catch Me If You Can... fter tonight’s action ickets for reserved Allen Turner Time. Iont’sThat’s what Mr. Turner says AFive Flags will take TSnowball Derby© his TV commercial and a little time off. We will seats are now on sale, return on September 21st with the final race for the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Super Late Models. We’ll come right back the following week, September 29th with the Whataburger 2012 Championship. That will consist of Modifieds, Sportsmen, Bombers and race # 5 for the Pro Late Models. everal drivers will MAKE A NOTE..it is a be making their first Saturday night race. appearance at the track fter a rain out two this year trying to get some weeks ago, we finalvery important laps on this tricky old speedway. With ly got our Faster Pastor, the amount of Pro Lates Sportsmen, Modified, we have trying to make the Bomber and Demolition field at the Snowflake, it is Derby in last week. What very important to each and a crowd! Congratulaevery driver to get more tions to Ronnie Smith, familiar with things such as on his Demolition Derby tire management, patience win. That’s 2 in a row for and the knowledge to the “Master of Disaster” know when to just ride and Smith. See photo on back page. when to really race hard. that’s what we are saying tonight. For the fourth time in 2012, the Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model Series is on hand for race #4 of a 5 race series to run 100 laps of wheel to wheel action. Look for a healthy field of as time is running out to get dialed in for the Snowflake 100 on Saturday December 1st.
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and they have had a rush on remaining spots. Phone or stop by the office Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm and get your spot secured. Same price $45 for Sunday only, or $75 for all 4 days. If you want to venture into the pits, then it is $120. n a final note, those O who have been a part of the Five Flags Family may remember our little buddy Shannon Turner who we lost a couple of years ago. Our condolences to the Turner family for another loss of their loved ones. Ray Turner, Shannon’s father, passed away last week.
ntil next time “Be U Safe” and see you at the races.
lot of good race cars go A home empty handed every year due to not
having enough track time, but the ones you see here tonight are the serious ones that don’t want to get left out. Points are on page 3.
$1,000 from fans of 5 Flags to United Cerebral Palsy after the Faster Pastor Race. Rev Mike Roberts, St Luke Methodist, Dr Sherry White of UCP, Josh Lipscomb & Wayne Butts from Liberty, and Gene Wooten of Beulah Free Will Baptist.
Trophy Collectors. Last Friday Night Winners shown above: Gary Goodwin in Bombers; Steve Buttrick in Sportsmen, Donnie Hamrac in Modifieds, Josh Lipscomb Faster Pastor, and Ronnie Smith in the Demolition Derby. National Anthem Ceresa Elliott
6th Grade, Ransom Middle
Sept 21st Buddy’s Blizzard Series, SS, SP, B Sept 29th Whataburger Night of Champions PLM 100 #5, MODs, SP, B Rick17th Crawford in Victory Lane. Rick Nov Snowball Derby Preview Nov 28th- Dec 2nd Snowball Derby©
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Points Standings
1 Mike Garvey, Pensacola, FL
186
2 Daren 'DJ' Vanderley, Mobile AL
150
3 Dwayne Buggay, Canton GA
131
4 Chris Davidson, Pearland TX
119
5 Zachary Hausler, Tomball TX
102
6 Spencer Davis, Dawsonville GA
99
7 Hunter Robbins, Montgomery AL
95
8 Mason Massey, Douglasville GA
84
8 Wayne Niedecken, Jr. Milton FL
84
10 Keith Thorpe, Pace Fl
72
11 Eddie Craig Sr. Pensacola FL
71
12 Korey Ruble, Headland AL
69
12 Kyle Bryant, Navarre FL
69
14 Troy Grisaffi, Kenner LA
65
15 Augie Grill, Hayden AL
T J Reaid, Acworth GA 16
62 56
17 Johanna Long, Pensacola FL
48
17 Brandon Bendele, LaVernia TX
48
19 Kyle Benjamin, Easley SC
47
20 Ron McDonald, Pensacola FL
44
21 Andrew (Bubba) Pollard, Senoia GA
41
22 Logan Boyett, Pensacola FL
37
23 Brandon Odom, Defuniak Springs FL
28
24 Donald Crocker, Citronelle AL
27
25 Ray Black, Jr. Flagler FL
23
26 Chad Pierce, Orlando FL
21
26 Matt Smith, Houston, TX
21
26 Madison Schneider, Pensacola FL
21
26 Anderson Bowen, Duluth GA
21
By Chuck Corder
Brandon Bendele stood up his prom date. Instead of wheeling up to the girl’s house Bendele had a date with different sort of destiny. “I canceled on her,” Bendele recalled. “I was gonna race.” The then-16 year old chose his love for stock car over his love for girls. So prom night marked his first career race. Now, 37, Bendele has zero regrets for that fateful decision, having parlayed his choice into a respected late model career.
Fresh off a third-place finish at last month’s 100 lapper, Bendele is excited to return to Pensacola’s high-banked oval. The only two cars that beat him to the checkered flag were driven by Augie Grill, a two-time winner of both the Snowflake 100 and Snowball Derby, and Mike Garvey, who holds a commanding series points lead. Not too shabby. Still, Bendele was left wanting for a little bit more. “Once we get around this part of year, a lotta guys start showing up,” he said. “One thing that’s exciting down here is there is always a good car count.
“In Pensacola, you can practice all want, but you’ve gotta race 100 laps to get a feel of the pace.” The LaVernia, Texas, resident has been consistently coming to The Texas driver is one of the here for the last three years. Late Model drivers tonight. Read all of Chuck’s story on our web site. www.5flagsspeedway.com
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