April 27, 2012 #4
Who will be the Best of the Blizzard? ith the 2012 season fter this race, only W well underway the Athree more are left competition just seems on the 2012 schedule so to get stronger. Look for some very competitive racing again as the Super Late Models return for round two.
ou can count on a Y new face tonight in victory lane at the Papa Johns 100. Last month’s winner Chase Elliott Hayden,because AL is not here of schedule conflicts with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. Since signing with Hendricks Motorsports, Elliott is committed to the K&N Series and either Rookie of the Year or the Concord, NC overall National Championship.
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he Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard Series is one of the most competitive series in the nation and some of the Senoia, GA nation’s best short track drivers are here to show you why . If you can win or just run up front with drivers such as Garvey, Enfinger, Davidson, Pollard, Grill, Wilson and a host ofOrlando, others, then you FL are one of the best. That’s why the Buddy’s Blizzard Series is one of the “Elite” series. This is the best proving ground for the Snowball Derby. A top ten in the Blizzard points could Oklahoma also land City, OKyou a guaranteed starting spot in the Derby.
look for the May 13, 2011competition #4 and car count to continue to grow. The top 7 in the Blizzard Series are shown on the right. These drivers move to Mobile International Speedway tomorrow night. One lucky driver will pocket a cool $1,000.00 bonus for the best two night average, plus some valuable points toward the overall Sonoco Gulf Coast Championship , which includes both tracks. See page 3 for the standings to date. portsman and BombStonight. ers are also racing I don’t even
have to tell you what kind of action you will see in these two divisions. Brandon Burks of Milton, and Brannon Fowler from Molino are the front runners in these two exciting divisions. If you’ve never seen these drivers battle it out then you are in for a real treat. If you have seen them, then “enough said”. The race in 2 weeks will feature the Sportsmen Spectacular. ntil next time “Be U Safe” and we’ll see you in the pits.
National Anthem Combined Points from 5 Flags & Mobile Int.
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Armament Directorate Quartet.
Is This the Image You Have of a Motorcycle Racer? Well, look again. This is Mary Lis. Mary has been racing for a year, and won her first event in Talladega on her Suzuki GSX-R 600. She’s the points leader in the WERA in the Southeast USA. She was one of our racers 2 weeks ago, when Rob McClendon shown on one wheel, won it all.
1) Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA 125 2) Augie Grill Hayden, AL 108 3) Jeff Choquette West Palm, FL 96 4) Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA 88 5) Mike Garvey Pensacola, FL 86 6) Clay Alexander Franklin, TN 81 7) Ben Kennedy Daytona Beach, FL 76 8) Kyle Benjamin Easley, SC 69 9) Donnie Wilson Oklahoma City, OK 67 10) Logan Boyett Pensacola, FL 65 11) Josh Hamner Harpersville, AL 59 12) Danny Bagwell Cordova, AL 58 13) Casey Smith Austin, TX 55 14) Anthony Sergi Geneva, FL 51 15) Cale Gale Winston Salem, NC 50 16) Jerry Artuso Sault St Marie, Ont 49 17) Grant Enfinger Concord, NC 48 18) Tony Clark Sharpsburg, GA 42 18) Chris Davidson Pearland, TX 42 18) Jimmy Garmon Hoschton, GA 42 18) Allen Karnes Sharpsburg, GA 42 18) Jeremy Pate Pensacola, FL 42 18) Dennis Schoenfelt Van Buren, AR 42 24) Dwayne Buggay Canton, GA 32 25) Tim Martin Amite, AL 26 26) D J VanderLey Mobile, AL 24 27) Josh Bragg Mobile, AL 21 27) Ricky Brooks Milton, FL 21 27) John Cauffman Live Oak, FL 21 27) Ryan Crane Panama City, FL 21 27) Steven Davis Satsuma, AL 21 27) Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 21 27) Kurt Jett Orange Park, FL 21 27) Dale Little Mobile, AL 21 27) Tyler Miles Pulaski, TN 21 27) Chet Morrison Wildwood, FL 21 27) Wayne Niedecken Jr Milton, FL 21 27) Thomas Praytor Mobile, AL 21 27) David Rogers Orlando, FL 21 27) Chris Serio Hoover, AL 21 27) Eric Wilkerson Irvington, AL 21 42) Matt Tifft Hinkley, OH 1
Fastest Ever Here
Jason Cox 130.6 mph ason Cox set a new gold standard for Five Flags Speedway on Friday April 13th. The Park City, IL driver piloted his winged sprint to a blazing 13.783 seconds. It set a new speed record for us at 130.5956 miles per hour.
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Sportsmen Spectacular Plus Bombers, Modifieds and Super Stocks
May 11th
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May 11th SPORTSMEN Spectacular Mods, SS, B May 25th Blizzard Series #3, SS, SP, B June 5th Kids Day, Day Care Visits. June 8th PLM 100 #2, SP, B; Bike Race June 22 Blizzard Series #4,Mods,SP, B July 13th TBARA Winged Sprint Cars, Mods, SP, B July 27th PLM 100 #3, SS, SP, B Aug 10th UCP Nite, SPORTSMAN, Mods, B, DEMO DERBY Aug 24th PLM 100 #4, SP, B Sept 21st Blizzard Series #5, SS, SP, B Sept 29th PLM 100 #5, MODs, SP, B Nov 17th Snowball Derby Preview (Open Test Day) Nov 28th- Dec 2nd Snowball Derby
Ronald McDonald House Caps for Kids Nite
Tomorrow, college and high school students drive their home built electric cars in the annual Electrathon 120. Free to watch. See how far their battery charge will take them.
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Brandon Burks Gary Goodwin Kenny Bullard Kenny Williams Robert Balkum Leonard Craig C. Rodrigues Hunter Ward James Beall, III Brandon Nettles
120 113 108 98 97 94 75 68 66 65
1 9 Chase Elliott 2 29 Jeff Choquette 3 26 Bubba Pollard 4 112 Augie Grill 5t 71 Kyle Benjamin 5t 82 Grant Enfinger 7t 2 Donnie Wilson 7t 84 Clay Alexander 9 38 Josh Hamner 10 96 Ben Kennedy
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TRACK RECORDS Super Late
1 00 Brannon Fowler 2 27 Mike Couture 3 102 Marty White 4t 81 Calvin Cook 4t 29 Shanna Ard 6 99 Billy Hoover 7 11 James Patrick 8 13 Paul Mathis 9 44 Bubba Winslow
117 115 97 94 94 83 69 65 64 95/33 E Hardin/K King 62
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44 98 14 2 0 42 57 60 55 13
Bubba Winslow S. Anderson Okie Mason D. Matthews John Shuffler R. Thompson Charlie Skipper Brandon Harris Mike Moore Jeremy Tassin
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1 2 41 45 11 71 42 41 9 66
Mike Garvey D J VanderLey T J Reaid
64 57 56 Dwayne Buggay 52 Johanna Long 48 Kyle Benjamin 47 Bubba Pollard 41 Chris Davidson 37 Mason Massey 37 Korey Ruble 29
1 8 2 13 3 71 4 66 5 14 6 99 7 17 7 10 9 1 10 117
D. Hamrac Jake Moore Scooter Grice Korey Ruble Mike Maddox B. Howell Chris Cotto Okie Mason Kip Whitehead Michael Swilley
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Old Photo Gallery 60 years ago-1952
Bubba Pollard
16.290 (110.4 mph) 12/2/2011
Pro Late Models T J Reaid 16.650 (108.1 mph) 2/5/09 Modifieds Korey Ruble 17.455 (103.1 mph) 12/3/10 Super Stocks Ragan Baker 18.733 (96.1 mph) 12/2/2011 Sportsmen Steve Buttrick 20.640 (87.2 mph) 12/1/2011 Bombers J J Day 21.804 (82.5 mph) 7/16/2010 Winged Sprints
13.783 (130.6 mph)
Jason Cox
4/13/2012
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