#7 June 7, 2013
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Xtreme Sprint Car Series with his first victory here on March 22nd. Just a few weeks later, The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East made their first visit to 5 Flags. Daytona Beach driver and University of Florida student Ben Kennedy won his first K&N race. (Ben won his 2nd race this past Saturday at Bowman-Gray Stadium in NC) And 2 weeks ago, Georgia’s T.J. Reaid won his fist Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Race, outdueling a pair of Texans, Casey Smith and Chris Davidson.
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Allen Late again dazzle us with a pair of features. Young Garrett 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. Mods, SportsTersheman, and Bombare also set to do
battle tonight. Speaking of Sportsman, let us remind you, new division sponsor Beef O’ Brady’s, on Nine Mile Rd. will stay open late for your visit after tonight’s races. We also thank Bomber Division sponsor Cheryl Nelson of Butler’s U Pull-It, who will be helping us entertain some 400 youngsters here next Tuesday for our Annual “Kids Day.” It’s free. A listing of all sponsors is on page 3, and we thank them all!
events, now a part of the all new Southern Super Series. Super Late Model racing in the south is without a doubt more competitive than it has ever been. And of course, all roads lead to the 46th Annual Snowball Derby, scheduled for December 4th thru the 8th. Reserved seat renewals are under way until August 1. e hope you enjoy W it here at 5 Flags Speedway, and remember, our suggestion box is always open.
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By Chuck Corder Driver Robert Balkum comes across as Mr. Nice Guy. Always willing to lend a helping hand on a rival’s engine, he has taken an honest, albeit, peculiar approach. After missing a Bombers feature earlier this season and getting DQ’d in two others, the 35-year-old son of Army man Rickie understands his mission. Out of the points race and the track title, which would be a first for Balkum here, he has decided to play the role of friend rather than foe. “We’re gonna try to push Tracy Soles or Michael Nelson to the championship,” Balkum said of the two drivers that currently sit fourth and first the points standings, respectively. “Soles, he’s a good kid that’s going into the military at the end of the year. If that philosophy seems a little counterproductive for his own success, well, then you haven’t experienced the generosity of Robert Balkum. Listen to the top three in Victory Lane tonight. Chances are they have gotten there with an assist from Balkum Automotive at some point during the week.
“I could run up front depending on the car,” Balkum boasted. He sits 12th despite misfortunes that have during the first 3 months of the season. A dirt-track demon, Balkum stalked Southern Raceway in the early 2000s in Milton, he did well with a pair of track championships. Balkum is still looking for his first career feature victory here. He loves bringing his wife and two kids to the racetrack and believes he’s corrected a fuel cell problem that had been giving him fits all year. And just because Balkum has made his sacrificial declaration for the season, when the nitty gritty arrives, he won’t be afraid to flex his muscle against either Nelson or Soles. That’s where I’m gonna get ’em.” No more Mr. Nice Guy.
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Michael Nelson Ryan Worsham John K Merritt Tracy Soles Courtney Rodrigues T J Williams Hunter Ward Ken Bullard David Johnson Corry Pittman
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1 99 Brandon Howell 2 8 Donnie Hamrac 3 17 Chris Cotto 4 10 Nathan Ingersoll 5 599 Donald Crocker 6 7 Todd Jones 7 7 Scooter Grice 8 07 Bubba Pollard 9 66 Heath Mills 10 36 Lance Blacker
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Steve Buttrick Brannon Fowler Randy Thompson Robert Davis Shanna Ard Brandon Burks Dayton Sidner Gary Goodwin Jim Pokrant Bubba Winslow
662 645 587 524 504 475 456 447 433 358
Bubba Winslow 230 Gary Sutton 218 Randy Thompson 211 Okie Mason 184 Joe Mahuron 170 Jeremy Tassin 170 Darin Matthews 170 Ricky Haugen 168 Mike Austin 167 Dave Nolan 157
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88 28 22 19 11 99 41 92 52 30
Garrett Jones Bryce Dulabhan Jeremy Pate Ray Black, Jr Tommy Rollins Wayne Niedecken Troy Grisaffi Ron McDonald Cody Karl Rusty Sanford
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41 14 98 99 71 8 11 83 1 51
T J Reaid Chris Davidson Daniel Hemric Casey Smith Kyle Benjamin John Nemechek David Rogers Scotty Ellis Mike Garvey Stephen Nasse
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1950’s Pits; No haulers, No fence, No wall 1 98 2 38 3 31 3 0 5 19 1 6 7 51 8 88 9 99 10 411
220 214 198 198 192 188 112 91 89 Darin Matthews 89 Jay Jay Day Chopper Stagner Chris Brownlee John Shuffler David Sailsbury Howard Langham Oakie Mason Brandon Tipton Taras Hodivsky
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