5 Flags Speedway April 9, 2010 #3
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Super Late Models Bring Blizzard Back
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or a select few the 2010 season has started out on a positive note. D J Vanderley set a new Pro Late Model track record and then backed it up with a feature win. His plans are to compete for the PLM championship and is surely headed in the right direction. He also will be entering college Steve Stokes in the fall. Sometimes your ability to drive a racecar is not all you need. A little luck comes in handy. It definitely showed up on Greg Young’s side on March 26th. Young got wrecked on the first lap and after pitting for repairs, he returned to the track hoping for a decent finish, and wound up in Super Stock victory lane. The Sportsman and Bomber divisions have pretty much been dominated so far by Stevie Mercer and Mike Goraum by winning the first two features in their respective divisions. Vanderley, Young and Goraum are eyeing championships while Mercer could have a change of plans in the near future.
The first Blizzard race this weekend for the Super Late Models begins the 5 race series with hopes of getting an early season win and racing toward a guaranteed starting spot in the 2010 Snowball Derby. Some of the best Super Late Model drivers in the country are on hand and they should supply you with “Hair Raising” “No Holds Barred” excitement in tonight’s Pepsi Max 100. Johanna Long will be out to defend her title while Brandon Carlson will take over his father’s (Scott) Super Late Model ride looking for his first win in the series. He is no stranger to Five Flags Speedway and surely knows how to get it done. Just look at his prior wins in the Pro Late Model division which includes a Snowflake 100 victory. Photos of some of tonights SLM drivers are inside. Next week we will feature the top 5 in each local division. The staff at Five Flags Speedway would like to send out our “GET WELL” wishes to Momma Bryant for a speedy recovery. “Get Well Soon”. We miss you and need to see your smiling face again. -Steve Stokes is a former racer, a track official, and BLAB-TV host.
National Anthem Quartette from 308th Amrament System Wing at Eglin Air Force Base April 16 PLM, MOD, SP, BMR April 30 PLM, SS, SP, BMR May 14 PLM, SS, SP, BMR May 28 Papa John’s 100 SLM, MOD, SP, BMR June 11 PLM, SS, SP, BMR Kids Bicycle Races June 25 USA Digital 100 SLM, SS, SP, BMR plus Fireworks July 16 PLM, SS, SP, BMR Celebrity Race for UCP July 30 PLM, MOD, SP, BMR Aug 13 Miller Lite 100 SLM, SS, SP, BMR Aug 27 Winged Sprints, MOD, SP, BMR Sept 10 PLM, SS, SP, BMR Sept 24 Carpenter’s Campers 100 SLM, SS Championship,SP, BMR Oct 8 Nite of Champions PLM, MOD, SP, BMR
Reaching Local Race Fans
Jo Honored by Sports Assn Track champion Johanna Long was given a Special Achievement Award by the Pensacola Sports Association this week at their annual banquet. The teen driving sensation was lauded for her achievements in motorsports for the second year in a row, a rare distiction for the PSA.
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Tonight’s Pepsi Max 100 is the first in a series of 10 events that makes up the Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series. The Blizzard Series races are paired with the Miller Lite 100 races at Mobile International Speedway to make up the Sunoco Series. The series gives the race crews the opportunity to drive to the Gulf Coast for two races in one weekend, 5 times a year. Drivers earn points at each event, and the combination of the points, determines the standings in the Sunoco series. In order to earn series points, the driver must compete in both events each weekend. You can see many of the same drivers tomorrow night at MIS.
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Ricky Brooks
Our Technical Director, Ricky Brooks is a wanted man, not by drivers, but other race tracks to supervise their special events. SPEEDFEST at Lanier GA, the GAS series in Georgia, are among the offers he has received. Ricky is also working with FASCAR at Smyrna Speedway to have one set of specs for Super Late Models statewide. He is also technical director at Mobile International. The cream rises to the top!
POINTS LEADER BOARD
Sportsmen 1) 5 Mike Goraum 2) 87 Will Goulet 3) 68 Daryl Lynchard 4) 12 Brandon Burks 5) 52 Tony Boyd 6) 03 Michael Nelson 7) 8 Mike Kitchen 8) 44 Bo Hancock 9) 25 Eddie Hobbs 10) 52 Robert Balkum
1) 10 Johanna Long 2) 112 Augie Grill 3) 26 Bubba Pollard 4) 99 Casey Smith 5) 1 Eddie Mercer 6) 6 Hunter Robbins 7) 21 Scott Carlson 8) 11 David Rogers 9) 02 John Bolen 10) 10 Danny Bagwell
148 130 125 123 105 103 101 84 75 74
1) 72 Stevie Mercer 148 2) 12 Bubba Winslow 141 3) 33 Steve Buttrick 137 4) 07 Jim Pokrant 112 5) 83 Bo Resmondo 109 6) 42 Randy Thompson 107 7) 00 Brannon Fowler 106 8) 102 Marty White 95 9) 4 Willie Kitchen 88 10) 72 Tommy Warren Jr 80
1) 2 D J Vanderley 1) 27 Ronnie Smith 3) 64 David Jones 4) 12 Tommy Rollins 5) 36 Keith Thorpe 6) 79 Kyle Bryant 7) 40 Dave Mader III 8) 28 Thomas Praytor 8) 88 Robert Royce 10)12 Michael Pitts
65 61 56 54 48 43 42 32 32 29
1) 44 2) 93 3) 42 4) 53 5) 17 6) 84 7) 55 8) 14
1) 66 Ryan Redmon 2) 145 Bill Melvin 3) 127 Phillip Merryman 4) 54 Bobby Ingersoll 5) 17 Chris Cotto 6) 71 Josh Goodwin 7) 33 Nathan Ingersoll 8) 91 Ron Schneider 9) 9 Ricky Johnson
65 59 55 54 49 43 42 32 9
Greg Young Paul Jean Randy Thompson Earl Polk Chris Cotto Joe Mahuron Mike Moore Eric Wood
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