Hicks wins Pro Trucks

Hicks Closes Out Memorable 51st Annual Snowball Derby with Milestone Pro Trucks Derby Victory

In
years past, Snowball Derby Pro Trucks races have been marathon, caution-plagued
affairs at Five Flags Speedway.

At
the 51st annual the Snowball Derby, roles were reversed.

After
a long day chocked full of yellows and reds in the Modifieds 75 lapper and the
Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model Snowflake 100, the WCIparts.com Pro Trucks
edition of the Derby was clean for all 50 laps.

Teenager
Josh Hicks passed pole sitter Steven Davis, a past Pro Trucks Derby champion, on
Lap 47 and pulled away to score the biggest […]

Purdy Wins Snowflake 100

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‘Purty’ for Purdy: Nineteen-Year-Old Driver Outlasts Weather, Field to Win
Snowflake 100

By
Chuck Corder

The
unrelenting mist and bitter cold were no match for the fire in Chase Purdy’s
belly.

The
19-year-old Mississippi native, who now calls North Carolina home, etched his
name in short-track racing lore by winning the Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake
100 on Sunday at Five Flags Speedway, as the 51st annual Snowball Derby came to
a close one week later than expected.

A
race that was postponed on Dec. 1 because of thunderstorms and flooding, the
2018 running of the Snowflake 100 will go down as one of […]

Mods Top 3, Grill, Purvis, Hamrac

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Grill
Scores Back-to-Back Modifieds Derby Titles in Race Shortened Because of Weather,
Wrecks

By
Chuck Corder

Win
or lose, Augie Grill typically keeps his emotions in check.

Every
victory certainly matters to him, but it is Grill’s constant humility that has
won him a grandstands full of fans over his hall of fame career.

In
capturing the Modifieds running of the Snowball Derby on Sunday for a second
consecutive year, Grill was more subdued after the 75-lap race was shortened to
71, saw 12 cautions and two drivers leave Five Flags Speedway in ambulances.

“This
is pretty cool,” Grill said. “It’s the seventh time […]

A Speed51 Analysis

0: The number of times the Snowflake 100 winner has gone on to win the Snowball Derby. That trend will continue this year, as Snowball Derby winner Noah Gragson is not entered for the Snowflake 100.

2: Justin South is a two-time pole winner in the Snowflake 100. His best finish was a third in 2013.

3: Augie Grill is a three-time winner of the Snowflake 100 as is Chase Elliott, who is not racing this year. Those two could welcome Bubba Pollard to the three-time club if he wins the Snowflake again.

7: Grand American Race Cars have won seven of the […]

Dossey Snowflake Hope based on Snowball run.

By Speed51.com

With the postponement of the Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway from last Saturday to this coming Sunday, there were some long-haul Pro Late Model teams unsure of whether or not they could return to the Florida Panhandle so soon. For Indianapolis driver Jack Dossey III, there was no doubt in his mind that he and the No. 20 team would be back to finish their Snowball Derby debut in full.

After lasting the whole length of the 51st Snowball Derby last Sunday evening, Dossey is still charged up on being able to go the distance in […]

Weather wins out, Snowflake 100, Pro Trucks & Mods moved to Sunday

The Allen Turner Snowflake 100 will need to wait an additional day to be completed.  Five Flags Speedway officials announced Wednesday evening that the race has been postponed to Sunday, December 9 due to an unfavorable weather forecast.

The schedule for the rescheduled event includes the 100-lap Pro Late Model race, the Modifieds of Mayhem season finale and a 50-lap Pro Truck race.

Originally scheduled to serve as a precursor to the 51st Annual Snowball Derby, the race was previously postponed to Saturday, December 8.  However, the high probability of rain has forced officials to move the event to Sunday.

“We try to […]

Dylan Smith Gets a Snowflake Boost from Bubba Wallace

When torrential rain flooded the infield of Five Flags Speedway and caused the Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake 100 to be postponed a week to Sunday, December 9th, one driver was ecstatic about the decision. That driver was Dylan Smith, who is attempting to run his first race in more than year in the Snowflake 100.

Smith, also known by his nickname of “Black Mamba,” and a crew member with MDM Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ranks, hadn’t been in a race car to turn laps since the 2017 Myrtle Beach 400 weekend before climbing […]

Gragson in a KBM car wins Snowball, Majeski, Choquette round out podium.

GRAGSON GRABS ONE: NASCAR Xfinity Driver Wins 51st Annual Snowball Derby Under the Lights

Updated By Chuck Corder

Closing a chapter in life is full of bittersweet moments.

It’s a nostalgic time, full of reflection as jubilation memories come flooding back. But, there’s the heartbreak of saying goodbye.

It’s going to take a long while for Noah Gragson to feel the bitter instead of the outright sweet he’s basking in now.

The 20-year-old Gragson, a Las Vegas native, won the 51st annual Snowball Derby Sunday at Five Flags Speedway in his swan song for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

“After a two-year stretch with KBM,” said Gragson, who […]