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fifIVE FEATURES #2 March 29, 2013
New Year, New Start, New Faces on’t expect any less n a chilly and windy therwise it was a O Friday night, history OButtrick and Fowler Dexcitement tonight was made at Five Flags show all the way. Does as the Modifieds and Speedway. I’m speaking, about our season opener last Friday, as we kicked off 2013 with the X-Treme Sprint Cars. Brian Gerster of Fishers, Ind. shattered the track record (13.78) with a scorching time of 13.205 seconds. That equates to an average speed of 136.33 MPH as he out qualified a large field of the nation’s best Winged Sprint Car drivers. 29 cars were on hand with an unbelievable total of six drivers breaking the old record. (See page 3).
this mean the beginning of a third straight track championship for Fowler or can feature winner and three time Snowball Derby champ Buttrick change that in 2013?
Super Stocks make their first appearance of the season. A new division will also be on hand and it seems to be getting a lot of interest. That division is the Pro Trucks class. Five divisions total will be in the pits as the Sportsman and Bombers will return. e are back in 2 W weeks for the return of NASCAR. The K&N
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East drivers have taken on Daytona, Bristol, and Greenville-Pickens so far this year. The cars and stars of this popular series bring national attention to Pensacola and 5 Flags. Get your reserved seats now for the NAPA 150.
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and Bombers and as far as the Sportsman division goes, not much has changed since last year, with the exception of a new track record of 20.520 set by Brannon Fowler.
won his first Bomber feature ever. As I walked to his car in Victory Lane I let his window net down, leaned in the car and told the teary-eyed youngster “Remember last year, I told you if you can learn to settle down you will win races?” His response was “Yes Sir”. Then I said “Now get out and celebrate” and he did just that.
Track is expected. Keep up with all of the excitement by tuning in to our live radio show on 1450 ESPN Radio Friday at noon, and “In the Groove” on BLAB/TV on Tuesdays at 7:30, or you can go the website at www.snowballderby.com
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4/12 Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers 4/13 NAPA 150 NASCAR K&N Series 4/26 PLM 50, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers 5/24 Blizzard, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers 6/7 PLM 50, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers 6/21 Blizzard, Motorcycles, Sportsmen, Bombers 7/12 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers 7/26 Blizzard, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers 8/9 DEMO DERBY, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers 8/23 PLM 50, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers 9/6 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers 9/20 Blizzard, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers 9/28 NITE OF CHAMPIONS; PLM 100; Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers 11/23 Snowball Derby (c) Preview 12/4-8 Snowball Derby Note: Buddy’s Blizzard events listed here
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Chopper Loves His Truck Still waiting for the results, but four out of five doctors believe “Chopper” Stagner bleeds fuel. The other is likely turning a wrench on one of Stagner’s stock cars. The Turnerville, Ala. truck driver, is one of the local shorttrack scene’s true entertainers. Ask him his age? “39 and holdin’.” But what makes him more entertaining is watching Stagner and his team pour their hearts into racing. He has raced in a slew of classes here and his home track of Mobile. Who better than the man himself to explain: “Man, I absolutely love it!” said Stagner, whose real first name is Steve. “Just the look of truck is different. They’re a whole lotta fun to drive. It feels like a late model, but it’s more fun because you’re on 8-inch tires. You can have one guy gone and the rest are just fightin’ it out.” Need we say more, folks. -Read the rest of Chuck Corder’s story on line at www.5flagsspeedway.com
Sutton Savors Super Stock Success By Chuck Corder
Fastest Driver Ever Here
Nearly four months after his Snowball win, Gary Sutton’s whirl- Gerster Breaks Speed Record wind return to stock cars has We mean real fast...136+mph. begun to plateau. A win during Brian Gerster is from Fishers, Indishort-track racing’s biggest week ana, and was the fastest of 28 who tends to have that kind of effect. took the flag at time trials. 5 others Sutton, 31, had hung up his fire eclipsed the old record set last year suit 5 years ago, then close friend when the Winged Sprints first visDustin Rowell, came calling. ited us. Fast times besting the old record were set by Bobby Santos, When Rowell and 2011 track JoJo Helberg, Brian Olson, Dave champ Bubba Winslow parted Steele, and Ryan Litt (who went on ways, Rowell needed a last-minute to win the 30 lap feature). The new driver for his Super Stock Snow- track record is 136.33 mph, with a ball entry. Sutton jumped at the time of 13.203 set by Gerster. All 28 winged warriors went opportunity and made the most faster than track record for our of it, to pull off one of the more Super Late the Models that run in the improbable victories in the Derby. Buddy’s Blizzard Series. Finally, some trivia; their fea Luckily, Sutton’s old friend Rowell ture is 30 laps, because it takes 28 and Mike Williamson, were already gallons of fuel from their 30 gallon putting irons into the fire. Fantasy tank to go 30 laps. Yikes! became reality, and a smiling Sutton was posing in Victory Lane. . With wife Valerie finishing off a master’s degree and 2 sons to take care of, Sutton wants to make the most of his track time. “That’s not that demanding,” he said of the 10-race slate this season between Pensacola and Mobile. “We can do it.”
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1 6 Tracy Soles 2 03 Michael Nelson 3 97 Ken Bullard 4 10 Leonard Craig 5 12 Adam Jernigan 5 11 David Johnson 7 R7 Ryan Worsham 8 52 John K Merritt 9 1 Hunter Ward 10 33 Sam Mellema
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287 224 194 188 166 165 145 137 133 133
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Steve Buttrick 114 Brannon Fowler 112 Shanna Ard 107
Randy Thompson Bubba Winslow Gary Goodwin Johnny Greene Jim Pokrant Robert Davis
100 98 92 87 87 87 Michael Couture 82
42 44 57 2 60 14 55 84 0 11
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Randy Thompson 227 Bubba Winslow 225 Charlie Skipper 207 Darin Matthews 187 Brandon Harris 179 Okie Mason 170 Mike Moore 163 Joe Mahuron 120 John Shuffler 105 Courtney Rodrigues 81
1 1 2 41 3 45 4 18 5 29 6 12 7 99 8 99 9 79 10 112
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Mike Garvey 310 Chris Davidson 212 Dwayne Buggay 207 Hunter Robbins 196 Spencer Davis 172 DJ VanderLey 150 Wayne Niedecken 145 Zak Hausler 136 Kyle Bryant 130 Augie Grill 120
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1 8 Donnie Hamrac 2 17 Chris Cotto 3 7 Scooter Grice 4 66 Korey Ruble 5 10 Nathan Ingersoll 6 99 Brandon Howell 7 117 Mike Swilley 8 13 David Beale 9 14 Mike Maddox 10 15 Kevin Chase
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Super Modified Legends Visit 5 Flags. In the pits for a reunion last race were: (left to right) Hugh Richards, J. D. Parker, Ellis Palacini, Johnny Ardis, Terry Broadus, Mickey Carrier, and Andy Anderson.