It’s Meet the Candidates Tonight
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Friday
Aug 13, 2010 #12
Who Can Catch Chase ?
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nly two races remain for the Super Late Models in the 2010 Blizzard Series. It’s time to crack down, do a little points racing, and use a conservative approach for a couple of the drivers. Points leader Chase Elliott has a mere 6 point lead over Bubba Pollard. If this Georgia pair can maintain their consistency and come away with top 5 finishes tonight and in the last Blizzard race on Sept. 24th it will pay big benefits for them. Not only will one of them walk away with the 2010 Championship, but could also walk away with the Sunoco Race Fuels Gulf Coast Championship which includes the “sister” races at Mobile International Speedway. Winning the championship at both Five Flags and Mobile, plus the Sunoco bonus bucks would make a nice early Christmas present. Probably the biggest gift would be a guaranteed starting spot in the 43rd Snowball Derby by winning the Blizzard Championship. On Aug 24th, people in Florida vote in the primary. We are happy to host the local candidates tonite and hope you get to meet them. They are here to see and hear from you.
On the other hand, a few of the drivers will have to go into tonight’s race with a “NO FEAR” attitude and take a very different approach. Some are trying to stay in the top ten in points and some are desperately trying to get in. Why is it so important to be in the top ten might you ask? Let’s say the top eight drivers in the Blizzard points qualify fast enough to get into the Derby but number nine and ten does not. Well they will be in the race with a provisional spot. As hard as it is to just qualify for a Snowball Derby, this has to be a huge relief. Take a look at the back page, we dug up an old photo from the 1978 Snowball with the original Alabama Gang. We welcome any old photos you may have in the closet or a shoe box. All ours were destroyed in Hurricane Ivan. The gang photo was from the family of the late Don Barnes. Also tonight are the Sportsman, Super Stock and Bombers. If all this isn’t enough, how about the Winged Sprints making their second trip to Pensacola on August 27th? I’m excited already!! Let’s Race!
Steve Stokes from the pits
Celebrity Night 2 weeks ago raised $1,000 from our fans for United Cerebral Palsy in the annual charity race. L to R: Trudy O’Brien UCP; Pat Windham UCP board; Esc Commissioner Kevin White; Sheriff Wendell Hall; Blab TV’s Randy Bricker; Cat Country’s Dana Cervantes; Judge Pat Kinsey, Pam Huggins of UCP. GO-15 Winged Sprints Presented by HI-TACH and NAPA Auto Parts
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National Anthem Erica Rowe of Milton
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Standings after 5 of 9 race events, with total points from 5 Flags and Mobile Speedways. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
MIS race #2 was rained out.
Chase Elliott, Dawsonville, GA. Bubba Pollard, Senoia, GA Johanna Long, Pensacola, FL Casey Smith, Austin, TX Mike Garvey, Atlanta, GA Jeff Fultz, Troutman, NC Augie Grill, Hayden, AL Josh Hamner, Chelsea, AL Donnie Wilson, Oklahoma City Ryan Lawler, Colleyville, TX Jeremy Rice, Royston, GA Eddie Mercer, Pensacola, FL Allen Karnes, Sharpsburg, GA Chris Davidson, Pearland, TX Dave Mader, III, Irvington, AL Brandon Carlson, Cantonment, Paul Kelly, Pendergrass, GA Junior Niedecken, Pensacola John Bolen, Jasper, AL David Rogers, Orlando, FL Steven Davis, Satsuma, AL Danny Bagwell, Cordova AL Ron McDonald, Pensacola, FL Rocky Boyd Jr., Pensacola, FL Dale Little, Satsuma, AL Casey Roderick, Dawsonville, Korey Ruble, Headland, AL Tyler Millwood, Kingston, GA Mike Fitts, Concord, NC
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Tonight’s 7 top guns
POINTS LEADER BOARD
Sportsmen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5 52 03 12 97 99 77 11 87 1
9 18 10 112 99 82 51 1 67 41
Mike Goraum Tony Boyd Michael Nelson Brandon Burks Kenny Bullard James Beall, III Rick Thompson Courtney Rodrigues Will Goulet Hunter Ward
684 586 550 462 419 371 322 268 267 255
1 33 Steve Buttrick 2 12 Bubba Winslow 3 OO Brannon Fowler 4 42 Randy Thompson 5 O7 Jim Pokrant 6 72 Tommy Warren Jr 7 83 Bo Resmondo 8 72 Stevie Mercer 9 4 Willie Kitchen 10 102 Marty White
697 671 612 570 537 511 454 433 383 367
Chase Elliott Bubba Pollard Johanna Long Augie Grill Casey Smith Donnie Wilson Josh Hamner Mike Garvey Jeff Fultz Chris Davidson
504 498 441 435 423 387 385 383 364 344
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
452 392 375 353 311 247 195 186 129 112
42 53 55 44 17 18 84 56 14 5
Old Photo
Randy Thompson Earl Polk Mike Moore Greg Young Chris Cotto Jessie Reid Joe Mahuron Darryl Rudd Eric Wood Mike Austin
The Original Alabama Gang!
Donnie, Red, Neil, & Bobby at the 1978 Snowball Derby Don Barnes Photo
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1 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 27 12 64 29 79 88 28 38 40
D J Vanderley Ronnie Smith Tommy Rollins David Jones Shanna Ard Kyle Bryant Robert Royce Thomas Praytor Keith Thorpe Dave Mader III
422 393 380 337 301 286 214 201 132 90
66 33 17 10 71 98 127 91 07 18
Ryan Redmon Nathan Ingersoll Chris Cotto Bobby Ingersoll Josh Goodwin Gerald Wilkerson Phillip Merryman Ron Schneider Bubba Pollard Kevin Peel
256 226 217 187 185 117 97 78 67 63