April 11, 2014 #2
Winged Sprints, Motorcycles, Sportsmen and Bombers are all in action tonite!
Speed! You Got It Coming Tonite
S
ome race fans will say “It doesn’t matter if the top speed of any race is 80 mph or 180 mph, as long as they all are running the same speed, it should be a god race”. On the other hand some fans will say “Turn um loose and let them run as fast as they can possibly go”. Well, you “turn um loose” fans will get your way tonight at this famous ole half mile. he “Must T S e e Racing
Extreme S p r i n t Cars” are in town tonight and they only know one speed and that is WIDE OPEN! These Winged Warriors do not know the word “FEAR”. Last year Brian Gerster turned the fastest lap ever at Five Flags Speedway with a blistering 13.203 seconds. Folks, that’s an average speed of 136 MPH. Don’t be surprised if some of these fearless driver’s get into the 12 second bracket.
dd to the card the ool weather will be and C a plus for faster ASportsman speeds. Over 20 drivers Bombers for a specare expected to be on hand. Drivers such as Jo Jo Helberg, Aaron Pierce, T i m Helberg C o x , Brian Olson, Jimmy McCune, and a host of others will try to kick off the 2014 season with wins tonight here and again Saturday at our sister track, Mobile International Speedway.
tacular night of racing. Brannon Fowler will be shooting for 4 straight victories in his 00 Sportsman ride and Jerry Goff, Jr. will be shooting for a repeat in the Bombers. n just two short weeks Iback (April 25th) we will be at Five Flags and
Mobile International Speedway for the Super Late Models. Both Super Late Model races will be run as part of the Southern Super Series lso on hand will be race and you can look the “TWO WHEEL for a strong field of cars MAD MEN” on motor- at both tracks. cycles. John Cohorn (shown below) and Rob or more information McClendon will again go to our website, try to finish 1-2 against a s n o w b a l l d e r b y. c o m , strong field of riders. or join Tim and Steve Monday night, April 14th on BLAB/TV for “In the Groove”. The show is from 6 – 7 pm. and it’s “LIVE”…give us a call.
A
F
is no question There in my mind after
National Anthem:
Next, first Blizzard Race of the year, as part of the Southern Super Series
Tracy Lampman, of Oak Creek, Wisc., daughter of Sprint Car driver Tim Cox.
Remember last year, Pollard and Hemric 1 point difference on who was the SSS champ. Now this year with 2 races completed, and 2 new drivers with wins, Casey Roderick and Donnie Wilson, the focus is on the Gulf Coast.
2014
schedule
Apr 25, Mtn.Dew Blizzard #1 Pro Trucks, SP, B May 9, PLM 20/30, SS, SP, B May 23, Rubber/Specialities Bliz 2, Mods, SP, B June 6, Mods, Pro Trucks, Vintage, SP, B June 13, NASCAR K&N, SS, SP, B June 27, Mods, Pro Trucks, SP, B, Kids Bikes July 11, PLM 20/30, Pro Trucks, SP, B July 25, Blizzard #3,SS, SP, B Aug 8, Mods, SP, B, Demo Derby, Faster Pastor Aug 22, PLM 20/30, SP, B, Vintage Sept 5, Pro Trucks, SS, SP, B Sept 19, Blizzard #4, SS, SP, B Sept 27 Saturday Nite of Champions, Pro Late 100, Modifieds, Pro Trucks, Sportsmen, Bomb Nov 22 Snowball Derby (c) Preview
Video Ted Baber Tom Wilsie 251-597-4747 850-458-2501 Car Photos
The Southern Super Series runs here in 2 weeks. It has become the biggest series in Super Late Model Racing in the Southeast. Competition is strong, and a stout field of the cars that run the Snowball Derby will be in town to compete in #3 and #4 (in Mobile the next nite) in the 16 race series. Thanks to sponsors Buddy’s Home Furnishings, and Kick Start
Pensacola Kart
Raceway
910 Old Corry Rd
602-3394
1st & 3rd Saturdays each month. Gates open 1pm...Racing at 6pm
Grandstands $5.00
Drivers 5 years to 75 years old.
“Where Racers Begin”
By Chuck Corder
Chalk another one up for Five Flags Speedway. When Californian winged sprints car driver JoJo Helberg (who is pictured on the front page) first laid eyes on the famed half-mile oval two years ago, he didn’t understand what all the fuss was about.
Helberg hopes to make his third appearance at America’s Favorite Home Track a memorable one.
A summer spent in North Carolina, working alongside his brother-inlaw who is a diehard late model fan changed all of that.
“I wanna do well, especially after not being too happy with the way the last two races went down there,” said Helberg, who finished a respectable fourth last year after a late crashed spoiled things in 2012. “If we could get a win, I’d be really happy.”
Helberg learned the history of Five Flags, thus the Snowball Derby, and how some of racing’s biggest names used Pensacola’s high banks as a springboard to decorated careers.
He’ll have to contend with a loaded XSS field that also includes the man that set the current overall Five Flags track record last season Brian Gerster.
“I’m a West Coast guy. We tend to be a little blind to a lotta other tracks and events,” the 23 year old admitted. “But my brother-in law really opened my eyes to how big a deal Five Flags is.”
Six different drivers held the record at one point during that unseasonably cool March evening last year. When the debris and engines settled, Brian Gerster was on top. Now a new year and a new chal lenge.
Read Chuck’s entire story at: www.5flagsspeedway.com
A-1 Lock & Safe 850-455-4358
The Locksmith Leader
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
41 03 52 1 7 27 99 11 77 22
100 Jerry Goff, Jr Michael Nelson 97 Robert Balkum 94 91 Hunter Ward Ryan Worsham 88 Tommy Lowery 85 James Beal, III 82 Courtney Rodrigues 79 Rick Culbertson 76 John K Merritt 73
1 10 Oakie Mason 2 17 Chris Cotto 3 88 Joe Thornton 4 117 Mike Swilley 5 13 David Beale 6 66 Heath Mills 7 8 9 10
100 97 94 91 88 85
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
00 99 29 33 17 6 83 77 10 10 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Brannon Fowler Billy Hoover Shanna Ard Kenny Williams Kris Pierce Michael Ledlow Bo Resmondo Shawn Laws Robert Davis Dale Peaden
9 42 12 13 57 9 5 18
100 97 94 91 88 85 82 79 76 73
100 97 94 Jeremy Tassin 91 Charles Skipper 88 Dave Nolan 85 Kevin Chase 82 Jessie Reid 79 Todd Jones
Randy Thompson Bubba Winslow
1 2 3 4 To 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Be determined 4/25
26 29 1 42 66 11 99 12 28 17
Bubba Pollard Anderson Bowen Mike Garvey Steven Davis Korey Ruble Johanna Long Harrison Burton Jr Niedecken Thomas Praytor Kurt Guillot
114 112 107 100 98 97 90 88 77 74
To Be Determined 4/25
Points On Our Web Site
Our new Pace Car, a 2014 Hyundai Sonata from Allen Turner Hyundai in Car City. It was made in Montgomery, Alabama.