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2000 Schedule For Snowball Derby

Rich Bickle

Rich Bickle 1999 and 5 time Snowball Winner shares a victory with his mom.

Five Flags Speedway will host the 33rd running of the Snowball Derby on December 3rd, 2000

The 300 lap event will pay $50,000 to the winner!

For more indepth coverage of the Snowball see he official site at www.snowballderby.com

Snowball Winners

Snowball Time Machine 1978
Snowball Time machine 1975

1999 Snowball Derby qualifying and race results and Jake Paulitska's race  report.
 
Special: John Kaiser's Race Report

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 25 (Only practice before Snowball Derby)
 9:00 am Pit Gate Opens
 12:00 noon Practice all divisions on rotating basis (Late Model, Modified, Super Stock)
 9:00 pm Practice ends
 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 1st Annual Snowball Derby Racefest held in speedway parking lot. ($1.00 admission good also for grandstands.)
 * Pit pass for practice will be $7.00
 
Thursday, November 30
 7:00 am Haulers enter pits (Modified and Super Stock enter after Late Models) 
 12:00 noon Practice for Snowball and Snowflake Late Models only
 5:00 pm Pit closed
 * You must have a 3 day pit pass to enter on Thursday or it will cost $7.00 for Thursday pit pass!
 
Friday, December 1
 7:00 am Employees meeting behind office trailer
 7:30 am Pit gate opens (NOTE: Due to large number of vehicles anticipated on Friday, no personal vehicles will be allowed in the pits, Haulers only.)
 9:00 am MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING (Late Model, Modified, Super Stock)
 9:00 am Grandstands open
 9:30 am Practice all divisions on rotating basis (Super Stock, Modified, Late Models)
 1:00 pm Super Stock cars to tech in qualifying order
 1:30 pm Practice ends
 2:00 pm Super Stock qualifying (two laps) (top 30)
 2:00 pm Modified cars to tech in qualifying order
 3:00 pm Modified qualifying (two laps) (top 30)
 4:00 pm Snowball cars to tech in qualifying order
 6:00 pm Snowball qualifying (two laps) (top 25)
 Followed by: National Anthem and Prayer
  ---Super Stock qualifying race, (35 laps, cautions count) (advance top 4) (4 tires plus flats)
  ---Modified qualifying race, (35 laps, cautions count) (advance top 4) (4 tires plus flats)
 ******** ---Super Stock feature must be in line before Modified qualifying race ends or you will go to the rear!
  ---James Massey Memorial Super Stock Feature (75 laps)(6 tires maximum)
 ******** ---Modified feature must be in line before Super Stock feature ends or you will go to the rear.
  ---Kristy Gabby Memorial Modified Feature (75 laps)(6 tires maximum)
 NOTE:   Modified and Super Stock cars and rigs must exit pits after race Friday.
  
 
Saturday, December 2
 7:00 am Pit gate opens
 8:30 am MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING (Snowflake and Snowball Drivers)
 9:00 am Grandstands open
 9:00 am Practice for Snowflake cars only
 10:15 am Practice for Snowball cars
 10:30 am Snowflake cars to tech in qualifying order
 11:30 am Practice ends for Snowball cars
 12:00 noon Snowflake qualifying, (two laps) (top 30)
 Followed by Snowball and Snowflake practice
 2:30 pm Snowball practice ends
 2:30 pm
 Snowball cars standing on first round time must declare to Chief Tech
 
 3:00 pm
 Snowflake practice ends
 
 3:00 pm
 Snowball cars to tech in qualifying order (2nd round)
 
 4:00 pm
 Snowball 2nd round qualifying (thru 36th position)
 
 Followed by ---Snowflake qualifying race, (35 lap, cautions count) (advance top 4)(4 tires and flats only)
 ******** ---Snowball qualifying race (cars must be in line before end of Snowflake qualifying race or you will go to the rear.
 
 Followed by
 ---Snowball qualifying race (50 laps, cautions count)(Advance 1st and 2nd to Snowball Derby, Advance 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, to Snowflake 100 to make 38 starters in the Snowflake 100) (4 tires and flats only)
 
 ********
 ---Snowflake 100 cars must be ready to grid at end of Snowball qualifying race or start on the rear. Snowflake 100 will start at 8pm or exactly 30 minutes after Snowball qualifying race is finished. (6 tires and flats maximum)
 
 8:00 pm START OF SNOWFLAKE 100
 NOTE: Snowflake and Snowball cars not in 33rd Annual Snowball Derby and rigs must exit pits after race Saturday.
 
  
 
Sunday, December 3
 7:00 am
 Pit gate opens
 
 8:00 am
 Grandstands open
 
 8:30 am
 MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING
 
 10:00 am
 All haulers must exit pits by this time. All personal vehicles over nine (9) feet tall must exit pits by this time. The only exception will be track vehicles.
 
 10:00 am
 Church Services
 
 11:45 am
 Snowball drivers to driver introduction (group photo). MANDATORY DRIVER ATTEND AND BE IN UNIFORM.
 
 12:00 noon
 Driver Introductions
 
 12:30 pm
 DEADLINE for cars to be on starting grid
 
 12:45 pm
 National Anthem
 
 12:50 pm
 All drivers to their cars
 
 12:55 pm
 Drivers in cars, pit crews behind wall (starting line up photo) and "START YOUR ENGINES" for Snowball Derby
 
 1:00 pm
 33rd Annual SNOWBALL DERBY, 300 laps (16 tires maximum, you do not have to use qualifying tires)
 
  
CAUTIONS WILL COUNT IN ALL FEATURE RACES ON SNOWBALL DERBY WEEKEND

Snowball Winners

 1968 Wayne Niedecken              1984     Butch Lindley

 1969 Friday Hassler                   1985     Jody Ridley

 1970 Wayne Niedecken              1986      Gary Balough

 1971 Dickie Davis                      1987      Butch Miller

 1972 Ed Howe                            1988     Ted Musgrave

 1973 Dickie Davis                      1989     Rick Crawford

 1974 Pete Hamilton                    1990     Rich Bickle Jr.

 1975 Donnie Allison                    1991     Rich Bickle Jr.

 1976 Darrell Waltrip                    1992     Gary St. Amant

 1977 Ronnie Sanders                  1993     Bobby Gill

 1978 Dave Mader III                   1994     Tammy Jo Kirk

 1979 Freddy Fryar                       1995      Jeff Purvis

 1980 Gary Balough                      1996      Rich Bickle Jr.

 1981 Freddy Fryar                       1997       Bobby Gill

 1982 Gene Morgan                      1998      Rich Bickle Jr.

 1983 Mickey Gibbs                           1999       Rich Bickle, Jr.

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