#3 April 12, 2013
You’re Seeings aNASCAR New Style of Car he 2013 season is well returns T underway and with Ahere for the first the patching and grinding time in many years, we work that has been done to the track, it just seems like every time a different division of race cars hit the track they destroy the track record. New records have been recorded in the Sportsman, Super Stock, Pro Truck, and Modifieds, along with a breath taking 13.205 seconds in the X-treme Sprint Cars set by Brian Gerster. Fans … that’s an average speed of 136.33 miles per hour! Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe any of the new record holders has a feature win here yet.
are seeing a new kind of short track car. We are delighted to welcome the “K&N Series” for their first ever appearance at the famous ole half mile. This division of NASCAR is just another stepping stone for the future of racing. Remember these drivers. Some of them will become household names to racing fans in the near future. So far this year they have raced at Daytona, Bristol and Greenville Pickens. Thanks to NAPA for its support of this event.
peaking of feature wins, everal drivers to Scongratulate let’s take a moment to Skeep an eye on will our March be Ben Kennedy, Johnny 29th winners. Steve Buttrick is batting 1,000 in the Sportsman class as he is 3 for 3 in 2013. Bubba Winslow in Super Stocks, “Chopper” Stagner in Pro Trucks, Brandon Howell in Modifieds and David Johnson have managed to record early wins.
VanDoorn, and female sensation Kenzie Ruston (See story inside). All 3 have an advantage with the many laps they made here at 5 Flags, and veterans of the Snowball Derby Experience.
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events. Finally, congrats to Bubba Pollard, winner of hen we have Dylan the first Southern Super Kwasniewski, and Series race in Nashville. Brandon Gdovic winners at Bristol and Greenville. It’s anybody’s race to win.
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Battery Powered Student Built Cars Compete Here It’s not how fast, but how far on a battery charge their unusual vehicles can go. Teams from Tampa to California are set to test their ideas of power in an electric car.
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Gulf Power joins up with the University of West Florida to stage the competition again this year here at 5 Flags. Free to watch beginning at 10am April 27th. Then back to gas Saturday 5 to 9pm with Twilight Drifting. There is a charge at the pit gate.
Welcome to the Blue Angels Team Members By Chuck Corder
Kenzie was born in1991...i That’s barely three Presidents ago. Dale Earnhardt was well into his iconic career, working the fifth of his Winston Cup championships. In other sports, the 21-year-old NASCAR K&N Pro Series driver would still be a young pup, her best years lots of laps ahead of her.
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But, with teenagers popping up everywhere along K&N and late Selected for the professional model pit rows these days, shorttrack racing is increasingly getting way they operate their automotive service centers, NAPA recognizes: younger and younger. Gerald Gillis of All Pro Tune Up “People always ask me, ‘Do you think you’re too old to be racing?’ in Milton, Honary Pit Crew member. I say thanks a lot,” Ruston joked. “I’m starting to get old. I’m out Jerald Henson of Henson Autothere racing 15- and 16-year-olds motive in Ensley, who will give the — some places younger. I’m out to start engines command. prove something this year.” Ruston has raced here numerous times, including appearances in both the Snowball and Snowflake.”I’m excited to get back to a place I’m familiar with,” Ruston said. “Pensacola is one of those places I truly love.” (Read all of
Chuck Corder’s story on our web site: www.5flagsspeedway.com )
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Donnie Hamrac Brandon Howell Chris Cotto Donald Crocker Todd Jones Heath Mills Nathan Ingersoll David Beale
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Randy Thompson 201 Gary Goodwin 196 Robert Davis 180 Michael Couture 179 Jim Pokrant 178 Bubba Winslow 170 Brandon Burks 156
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Bubba Winslow 115 Gary Sutton 111 John Shuffler 107 Corbett Mosley 101 Randy Thompson 100 Jeremy Tassin 91 Ricky Haugen 87 Okie Mason 85 Darin Matthews 83 Jessie Reid 78
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Last race, we set 3 new speed records. Modifieds: Donnie Hamrac,17.265 secs Pro Trucks: Jay Jay Day, 18.790 secs Super Stocks: Bubba Winslow, 18.284