Blizzard To “Kick Start” SSS Season love the Super ou will see drivers IwefLateyou Models then Y such as Augie Grill, have something in Bubba Pollard, Daniel common. We all should be very happy tonight as some of the best Super Late Model drivers in the nation are here to race in the first of four Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard Series Races. It will also be race number 3 in the 16 race schedule for the Southern Super Series. Top 20 points on page 2.
Hemric, Johanna Long and Donnie Wilson, (see story inside) who finally won in Nashville, along with a host of other great competitors. Also on tonight’s card with the “Kick Start” 125 will be the Pro Trucks, Sportsman and Bombers.
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national Speedway Saturday night for the Miller Lite 125. After this weekend you may see a real SHAKE-UP in the Southern Super Series points, but I’ll just be willing to bet you Bowen, Grissom and Roderick will be on top of their game to keep this from happening.
be what you expected, but believe me, they have earned them and when tonights race is complete they expect to remain at the top of the standings. Anderson Bowen leads slightly over Kyle Grissom and Casey Roderick, (pictured on the right) who by the way, took home top honors last month in the Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Opp, as Bowen came home a close second. All three of these drivers also finished well at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, and don’t expect any less from them tonight.
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to see you Saturday at Mobile, and Monday nite on BLAB-TV. Until then, be safe and WE’LL SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!
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WXBM-FM May 9, PLM 20/30, SS, SP, B May 23, Rubber/Specialties Blizzard, Mod, 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, Deep South Crane 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
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Southern Series Top 20 1) Anderson Bowen 203 2) Kyle Grissom 192 3) Casey Roderick 185 4) Casey Smith 182 5) Augie Grill 177 6) Hunter Robbins 167 7) Daniel Hemric 165 8) Justin South 148 9) Bubba Pollard 132 10) Allen Karnes 127 11) Donnie Wilson 107 12) Zak Hausler 105 13) Harrison Burton 95 14) Langon Cling 91 15) Chris Davidson 89 16) Stephen Nasse 87 17) Kyle Bryant 85 18) Johanna Long 77 19) Dennis Schoenfeld 72 20) Steve Wallace 68
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 He loves Five Flags Speedway. He loves it not. Some 800 miles away, just outside of Oklahoma City, Okla., Donnie Wilson tells you through his cell phone that Five Flags is his favorite asphalt to race on. Perhaps distance makes the heart grow fonder. In the 15-plus years the 43-yearold late model driver has come to Pensacola, he remains in search for his first win. But on the heels of a milestone victory last month, Wilson is riding a wave of momentum. He’s hopeful that slump is nearing its end. “Led a lotta laps down there; it just ain’t happened yet,” Wilson said. “Pensacola, you never know what you’re going to get. You could have the same stuff every time, and get a different result every time.” A field that also includes the likes of Johanna Long, defending Southern Super Series champ Daniel Hemric and some of the biggest young stars and veterans in short-track racing.
Read Chuck’s entire story at: www.5flagsspeedway.com
“These races are so tough, so competitive,” Wilson said. “Anytime you can score a top three, you gotta be happy with that. That’s the way I look at it. Of course we wanna win, but with the caliber of guys we’re running against, it’s hard to beat them. They’re good.” Wilson is riding high after claiming the second SSS race of the season earlier this month in Nashville. He finished second in the race, but was awarded the win after John Hunter Nemechek was disqualified in post-race technical inspection. “We didn’t get the win like we would’ve wanted to,” Wilson said. “But we had a fast car, and that’s a good thing.” Wilson always brings a rocket ship to Pensacola’s high banks. Despite never hoisting a checkered flag, he has a hauler full of seconds and topfive finishes. Wilson might be remembered best at Five Flags for his duel with Long coming down the stretch of the 2010 Snowball Derby. Long ultimately prevailed, but Wilson earned a loyal following that December afternoon.
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