6/25/2025
Five Flags Speedway
Blizzard Series: Davis Riding Momentum into Friday's Tibbetts Lumber 100
Blizzard Series: Davis Riding Momentum into Friday's Tibbetts Lumber 100
By Chuck Corder
5flagsspeedway.com reporter
Spencer Davis is a testament to never giving up.
The 26-year-old has been coming to Five Flags Speedway for more than a decade. Davis has enjoyed some memorable finishes—a second at the Snowflake 100 in 2017 and a fourth in last year’s “Flake” come to mind.
But the Dawsonville, Ga., native, now living outside of Mooresville, N.C., hadn't hoisted a checkered flag at Five Flags since the mid-2010s. That all changed earlier this month when Davis dominated the second Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model Series 100-lap race of the season at the famed half-mile asphalt oval.
Davis hopes that wave of momentum will carry him to another trip to Victory Lane on Friday at Five Flags. A field of 20-plus Super Late Models of the Deep South Crane Rentals Blizzard Series, in conjunction with the ASA Southern Super Series, are back for their third race of the season for the Tibbetts Lumber 100.
“Winning at a track with the great history is always awesome,” Davis said. “I’ve been fortunate to win at a lotta historic racetracks. And anytime you can go down to Pensacola and bring home a checkered, it’s always a great feeling.”
Davis and the SLMs are part of a jam-packed show this week at Pensacola’s high banks. It will feature several series that were set to race last month before inclement weather postponed the May 9 show.
The Samson Performance and Restoration Legacy Series will compete in a 20-lap feature. They will be joined by the Modifieds of Mayhem (50 laps), Faith Chapel Outlaws (35), The Dock on Pensacola Beach Sportsmen (25) and the Story and Bleich Roofing Crown Stocks (25).
Admission is $20 for adults; $17 for seniors, military and students; $5 for children ages 6 to 11; and free for kids 5 and under. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing set at approximately 7:30pm
Davis is driving both Late Models for Ben Kennedy Racing this season. After leading both the owner’s and driver’s points on the CARS Tour a season ago, Davis caught the eye of Jimmy Kitchens, the former NASCAR star who heads up Kennedy Racing’s Late Model program.
“They wanted to revamp their program and see where their stuff was at,” Davis said of the team. “We put something together for two or three races, and we’ve already ran 14 this year. It has been a group effort to help turn this program around.”
So far, so good. Between Davis and another driver, Kennedy Racing boasts of four wins in 2025.
The legendary father-son motorsports tandem of Tony Eury Sr. and Tony Eury Jr. call the shots with Davis behind the wheel. While Davis feels the Pro car is dialed in, he knows there are strides to be made with the Super.
“(Friday’s race) will be just our fifth Super race together as a team,” he said. “We’re not where we want to be, but everyone is trying to get us there. No one is sitting around and hoping things change themselves.”
Which is important when Davis will be competing against a field that will have a very Snowball Derby feel to it come Friday.
“Everywhere we go, we’re running against top-tier guys,” Davis said. “There is a very good chance that the top-10 down here this weekend will look a lot like the top-10 at the Derby.
“I’m looking forward to getting down there and riding a wave of momentum. I’m hoping to take what I know and put it to work this weekend.”
He’s learned a lot in two decades of racing. Davis caught the bug at the tender age of 4 when he hopped into a go-kart.
“My dad did a whole lot of racing, but I had no interest until I saw kids my age running go-karts,” he said.
After winning national championships across the country for several years, Davis quickly moved up the short-track ranks. He first drove a Pro Truck before testing his mettle in a Modified and finally wheeling his family’s Late Model at 16 or 17.
Davis is grateful for the chance to run with Kennedy Racing this year and hopes he can continue to revitalize his team’s Late Models with more wins and podium finishes.
“I feel damn fortunate to be able to race for a team that’s putting all the eggs in one basket for me,” Davis said. “You’ve gotta be on your game down at Five Flags if you strive to beat the best. I want us to be able to go down there and show we can go anywhere in the Deep South and win against those guys.”
