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racing in faces years,due and, some new to we’re off to a great the fact that it is the last start. Super Late Model race of the season. Most of onight, Allen these driversthe are trying to Turner steal as Pro many Late laps Models will again possible leading up to dazzle us with Snowball a pair of the Annual features. Garrett Derby in Young December. Jones and Fairhope’s Bryce Dulabhan, along with Pensacola’s Jeremy Pate, are raging a battle for the points lead with a mere 6 points between them. The new format for the series has met great success.
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tomorrow night for battle tonight. Speakthe of 2013 finale, where ing Sportsman, let another track champius remind you, new onship will be decided, division sponsor Beef along with the O’ Brady’s, onSonoco Nine Gulf Rd. Coast Mile willChampionstay open ship.forI your reallyvisitrecomlate after mend you tonight’s races.not We miss also that one either. Three thank Bomber Division championship titles sponsor Cheryl Nelson rolled into two nights of Butler’s U Pull-It, of racing. What a way to end the season!!!
the “Whataburger Night of Champions” for the Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Models. Joining them will be the Modifieds, Sportsmen, Bombers and Pro Trucks. This will put the lid on this season. This is a SATURDAY night show and be the first 100 lapper for the Pro Late Models this season. Look for some new faces that you haven’t seen this season (like Harrison Burton, son of Jeff ). Some familiar ones too, like Johanna Long and Chase Elliott. e want to take a W moment to say “THANK YOU” to all our
great fans for making 2013 a successful season at this grand ole track. Also a big “THANK YOU” to some of the greatest driver’s ever, for doing what they do best week end and week out. Good luck to all the drivers and an early Congratulations to the 2013 Champions. See ya at the races!
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9/28 WHATABURGER NITE OF CHAMPIONS; Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model 100; Modifieds, Sportsmen, Bombers, Trucks 11/23 Snowball Derby (c) Preview 12/4-8 Snowball Derby Note: *Buddy’s Blizzard events listed here are part of the Southern Super Series
Whoever said variety is the spice of life never drove a racecar. Every driver wishes he could take a trip to Victory Lane when the dust settles each week. It’s no different for the Super Stocks. The class has seen two winners in four races this year. Bubba Winslow 3, Randy Thompson 1. The pair has been the class of the field two seasons strong now. And like last year’s season finale, the track championship will be on the line tonight. And like last year’s season finale, Winslow leads Thompson by 22 points. And like last year, Thompson hopes he can once again pull a rabbit out of his hat and ride into the night with his sixth track crown.
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“I know it might be difficult to win the championship, but anything can happen just like last year proved,” the 34 year old said. “As long we have everything together, our plan is to go out there and sit on the pole and win the race. That’s all we can do to get another championship.” Winslow will carry the same, precarious 22-point lead he held going into final night last year. It goes without saying he’s hoping for a different result this time around. Read the entire story by Chuck Corder on our web site.
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By Chuck Corder
By Chuck Corder
Steering wheels might need an extra layer of padding tonight. There promises to be a slew of white knuckles in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard Series season finale. A lone Snowball Derby provisional spot is up for grabs for eligible drivers finishing in the top 10 in the season’s points. The highest-ranked of those 10 drivers that fails to qualify in December for the 46th running of the Derbywill earn that coveted place in the field. Going into tonight, 38 points separate eighth- through 13th–place. For those six in limbo, devising a successful strategy that will help them either maintain their position or crack the top 10 has taken on significant importance. “If I have to depend on a provisional, I hope one is available,” said 55-year-old Scott Carlson, who currently is inside the top 10 in ninth. “It’s better than being 11th, I guess. I’m not planning on relying on a provisional. If I do, though, I hope it’s there for me.”
For points leader Daniel Hemric, there figures to be few bumps in our famed half-mile asphalt oval.With a respectable finish (seemingly anywhere in the top-six), Hemric will likely wrap up the Blizzard Series track championship in his first full season of racing here. “Locking in a guaranteed spot is one of the biggest reasons in choosing to run the (Blizzard) series this year,” said Hemric, who owns a win and a pair of fourths in three Blizzard events in 2013. Donnie Wilson is one of those drives on the outside looking. He currently sits 12th, but trails Kyle Benjamin and Hunter Robbins, tied for 10th, by just 16 points. The standngs are listed on back page down to 41st place. Read chuck’s entire story in the provisional hunt on our web site www.snowballderby.com
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