02 Jun

Back to Back Pro Late 100 Lap Events This Weekend at 2 Tracks

Two of the premier local Pro Late Model classes are set to hit the track this weekend for a doubleheader.  Many of the same drivers will be competing at both Five Flags Speedway for the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Series on Friday, and at Montgomery Motor Speedway for the Show Me the Money Series on Saturday. Friday night will be the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Series opener at the Florida half-mile.  Bubba Pollard won two of the four events one year ago, while Colby Howard and Kyle Plott also won Pro Late Model events at Five Flags.  Jake Garcia won the series title last year after three third-place finishes and a ninth.   Friday night’s event will be the first time that Late Models will race at Five Flags in 2020, with a Blizzard Series (Super Late Model) doubleheader planned for June 26-27. The south’s top Pro Late Model drivers will then head north [...]

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02 Jun

Parker Looking to Take Garvey’s Guidance, Family-Owned Pro Late Model to New Heights

Parker Looking to Take Garvey’s Guidance, Family-Owned Pro Late Model to New Heights   By Chuck Corder From his newlywed doing the work of “four pit crew” members to the pastor who officiated his wedding spotting for him, Jarrett Parker’s Pro Late Model team is built around his family and friends. The grassroots approach is fitting for the 25-year-old Molino driver, who works for the family business – Parker Roofing – and later this month will close on purchasing his grandparents’ home, the first house he ever lived in as a boy. After tremendous success in the WCIparts.com Pro Trucks series – in which he won two of the last four Snowball Derby Pro Trucks races, including last year’s edition – Parker is looking forward to running a full schedule in the Allen Turner Pro Late Model division this season. He and his father, Scottie Parker, bought Chris Davidson’s PLM, which only had five races [...]

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29 May

Replay: 2019 Snowball on National TV Wednesday nite 7pm

Story by Speed51.com Speed51’s Short Track America will start a new season with a new time slot in a big way next Wednesday, airing the 52nd Annual Snowball Derby on MAVTV.   Short Track America moves to 8 p.m. ET starting Wednesday, June 3.  The first episode of the new season will feature the biggest Super Late Model race in America, the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway (FL).   The top Super Late Model racers meet each year at the Snowball Derby, battling for the right to add their name to the list of prestigious drivers who have claimed the Tom Dawson Trophy. Speed51’s Short Track America shines a spotlight on major short track racing events such as the Snowball Derby with enhanced broadcasts, featuring multiple camera angles, in-car cameras and exclusive interviews.   The 52nd Annual Snowball Derby will be the first in a new run of episodes of Short Track America.  On Wednesday, June [...]

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27 May

Rowdy Energy Bonus if One Driver is Winner of Twin Blizzards

Story by Speed51.com Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco teams will be hoping to get Rowdy for $10,000 when the Deep South Cranes Blizzard Series 2020 season kicks off on June 26-27 here  at Five Flags Speedway. Rowdy Energy has stepped up to offer a five-digit bonus payday for a driver able to sweep the Rowdy Energy Twin 100s.  Through the #GetRowdy $10,000 Challenge, a racer who wins both Super Late Model races will earn $10,000 on top of their winnings.   With the bonus in place, it is possible for a driver to win $30,000 in the Rowdy Energy Twin 100s.  In conjunction with the Southern Super Series' "Double Down in the Next Town" program, a competitor who raced at the season-opening Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway on May 24 will take him $10,000 if they win on June 26.   That same program will be in place for both nights of the doubleheader [...]

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23 May

Pensacola To Host ARCA 200 Presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions on Oct. 10th.

Pensacola  ARCA 200 Rescheduled to October 10th   The ARCA Menards Series East race originally set for March 14th has been rescheduled to October 10th. The race is presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions.   The announcement was made by series and track officials Saturday. The May 16th Toledo race was also moved to June 13th.  Previously the Talladega General Tire 200 was reset to June 20th.   Series official and event promoters are working with local and state government health agencies to confirm the rescheduled races.   Further schedule details and updates will be posted at a later date at ARCARacing.com .   ARCA News Release:      

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