Boyne Machine Company to Sponsor Brian Campbell and Ross Kenseth at Snowball Derby
Salem, IN (February 21, 2012) – Boyne Machine Company has announced that they will sponsor Brian Campbell and Ross Kenseth in the upcoming 45th Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on December 2nd, one of the top short track racing events in the country.
“We couldn’t be any more excited to be supporting these two great drivers as they attempt to win one of the most prestigious racing events in the country!,” stated Michael Blackmer, Co-owner of Boyne Machine. “Boyne has been a huge supporter of Brian for many years, he is always tough to beat and we have supported Ross in several events in Michigan, he has been on a roll this year winning several big late model events!”
Campbell from Wyoming, Michigan has won several late model Championships and won events all over the Mid-west including three ARCA/CRA Super Series wins in 2012 at his home track Berlin Raceway, at Lucas Oil Raceway and at Toledo Speedway along with a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event at Owosso Speedway. Campbell will be driving the #20 KBR Development Ford owned by Kathy and Mike Bursley. This will be Campbell’s third attempt at the Snowball Derby, he finished seventh in 2007 and finished 32nd in 2009 after dropping out with mechanical problems. (more…)
Allen Turner Pro Late Model 100 #3
Action returns to America’s Favorite Home Track this Friday Night with the return of the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Series 100. The best field of cars we’ve seen so far this year is expected. 
The question is of course, can anyone beat Mike Garvey, who has established his Tracy Goodson Race Team as the guys to beat at each and every Pro Late Model event they attend. But Mike will have his hands full with the likes of D.J. VanderLey, Mason Massey, Augie Grill, Korey Ruble, Brandon Odom, Chris Davidson, and the list goes on. It’s sure to be a race you won’t want to miss. (more…)
It’s Round 2 for the Allen Turner Series for Pro Late Models at Five Flags
Back again so soon? You bet!! We’re back in action this Friday Night with the re-scheduled “Kids Night”, which was rained out on June 8th. What’s Kid”s Night you ask? Well, for starters, all Kids 11 and under get in Free. Then there is Bike Races. Simply bring your Bike, and your helmet (required), and your entered into the Annual 5 Flags Speedway Bike Races. There is a simple registration inside the main entrance. No entry fee, and every Kid gets a trophy and an ice cream. Age groups include 5 & under, 6 thru 9, 10 thru 12, and 13 and older. Special Thanks to Beef O’ Bradys on Mobile Highway and Panhandle Grading and Paving for helping make the Bike Races possible.
The Racing program this Friday should be a humdinger. The Allen Turner Series for Pro Late Models will headline the night with Race #2 in the Series. Perdido Key resident Mike Garvey won the opener, and will no doubt be the man to watch ,but Mike will have his hands full handling the likes of Hunter Robbins, ( look for Hunter in the familiar red #18) Chris Davidson, Dwayne Buggay, and a host of others. (more…)
Round 3 of the Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Series at 5 Flags this Friday
The Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching, and people are scrambling to get their Holiday plans in place. We would like to invite you to start your weekend out with us, at America’s Favorite Home Track, 5 Flags Speedway. The Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Series invades the Speedway this Friday night, with Race #3, the Rubber & Specialties 100. If the first two Blizzard Series events were any indications of what we might see this week, leave your seat cushion at home because you won’t be sitting much anyways. March 25th Winner of the Pepsi Max 100, Chase Elliott, will return Friday, as will April 27th Winner of the Papa John’s 100, Mike Garvey. (more…)
Reserve seats remain for Snowball
Reserved seats for the 4 days of the Snowball Derby at 5 Flags Speedway in December are now on sale.
A grandstand reserved seat for all 4 days is $75.00, and if you want to visit the pits during the week, total is $125. Single day reserved seat for Sunday is $45.00. All plus a small service charge.
Have your credit card ready and call 850-944-8400 anytime between 9am and 5pm Central time Monday-Friday.
Summer Blizzard in the forecast
The best the South has to offer will be in competition at 5 Flags Speedway on Friday,August 12th for the fourth Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard race, sponsored by Rubber & Specialties.
The Blizzard races attract Super Late Model drivers from the Carolinas to Texas.
The “Road to the Snowball” has only one more stop after the August race…then it’s the December Derby
Augie Grill stays cool under the firesuit for Tucson 100 victory at 5 Flags
By Chuck Corder
Augie Grill swears he hasn’t sweated through any sensitivity training sessions recently.
Yet, it was a kinder, gentler Grill on Friday since the last time he was winning at Five Flags.
Be it the bulldog, intimidating Grill as fans are used to seeing or the cooler, more collected Grill they witnessed this night, the No. 112 just keeps winning.
Grill made it three late model wins in a row with his victory in the Allen Turner Tucson 100 on Friday at Five Flags Speedway. He led the last 60 laps of the race.
“Everybody was running hard early, and I didn’t want to finish back in 10th,” Grill said. “So I decided to run hard later.”
He needed it, as defending track champion D.J. VanderLey and Bubba Pollard made a hard push on the final and fifth restart Friday with 80 laps complete.
VanderLey, on the outside, made a hard push for the lead with Grill. The pair was door-to-door for several laps, as VanderLey would put his nose ahead down the straightaways before Grill reclaimed the lead in and out of the turns.
“It was boring until Lap 80, then it got exciting quickly,” said VanderLey, who finished third. “I just about had cleared him. It was so on the edge, but if I would’ve bumped him I would’ve gone backward.”
All three nearly went backward when Pollard made it three wide at the start-finish line on Lap 85. Instead of pushing for a lead, Pollard thought better of it.
He eventually got by VanderLey for second, as the hottest late model driver in the southeast collected another runner-up.
“Anybody else would’ve stuck it in there,” Pollard said. “But I don’t race like that. Why do that? It’s not worth it. There’s some of these guys that think it’s worth to waste a racecar.
“People don’t know how to race, that’s the problem. Most of these drivers think you can mash the gas and turn left. It takes more than that to win a race.”
He should know. This was Pollard’s 19th top-five finish in 27 races this season.
His rivals knew Pollard was going to make the right decision late in the race.
“I think Bubba thought better of it,” Grill said. “That was the smart thing to do or he might’ve wrecked three perfectly, good racecars.”
Grill had a perfect racecar, both in speed and look mostly. The fast qualifier at 16.935 seconds, Grill had a few black doughnuts on his side panels from leaning on VanderLey in the closing laps.
“He gave me a hard run at the end,” Grill said of VanderLey. “I wasn’t expecting it. I thought we had a better racecar, but it got tight there at the end.”
Through it all, though, Grill remained cool as a cucumber.
Allen Turner Pro Late Models Tucson 100 — 1. Augie Grill, 2. Bubba Pollard, 3. D.J. VanderLey, 4. Hunter Robbins, 5. Kyle Benjamin, 6. Kyle Sirizzotti, 7. Chris Davidson, 8. Dwayne Buggay, 9. Korey Ruble, 10. Jake Moore, 11. Keith Thorpe, 12. David Jones, 13. Brandon Odom, 14. Eddie Craig, 15. Jeremy Mullinax, 16. Thomas Praytor, 17. Matt Smith, 18. Kyle Bryant, 19. Brandon Bendele, 20. Hal Martin, 21. Joe Aramendia, 22. Jason Young, 23. Matt Montineri, 24. Troy Grisaffi
Super Stocks
It wasn’t long ago Bubba Winslow was one of the cars to beat in the Sportsmen division.
These days, the Cantonment youngster has the car to beat in the Super Stocks.
Winslow won for the second time this season and took over the series championship lead when previous leader Shannon Jackson finished dead last of the six cars remaining on the track.
Super Stocks 25-Lap Feature Results — 1. Bubba Winslow, 2. Jessie Reid, 3. Darin Matthews, 4. Joe Mahuron, 5. Cory Jones, 6. Shannon Matthews, 7. Mike Moore, 8. Randy Thompson
Sportsmen
These boys don’t let you catch your breath.
Brannon Fowler was the eventual win, but not before some wild theatrics took place.
Another seemingly, ho-hum 20-lap victory for Steve Buttrick got interesting in the final two laps.
With a comfortable lead, Buttrick sustained a flat with two to go, setting the stage for a wild finish between Randy Thompson, Brannon Fowler and Jim Pokrant.
Thompson led with Fowler and Pokrant close behind. As the trio came out of Turn 4, Pokrant made his push and took out Thompson down the front straightaway to edge Fowler for first.
Pokrant, though, almost immediately was penalized and Fowler collected his second win of the season.
“I hate what happened to Randy’s car, and Jim and all that, but we’ll take ’em as we can get ’em,” an out-of-breath Fowler said. “Man, I owe so much to my dad and my crew.”
Thompson’s crew will have a lot of work to do before the next race.
His No. 42 went up in a cloud of smoke as he spun from the collision. He got out of his car, leaned inside the passenger side of Pokrant’s No. 7 and the two exchanged a heated conversation that ended with Thompson lunging at Pokrant.
It paved the way for Chris Nielsen to finish second, his best finish of the season.
“I’m getting to old to do this, but I sure love it,” the veteran driver said.
With racing like this, it’s easy to see why.
Sportsmen 20-lap Feature Results — 1. Brannon Fowler, 2. Chris Nielsen, 3. Marty White, 4. Jimmy Goodwin, 5. John Ward, 6. Gary Robinson, 7. Michael Couture, 8. Justin Babb, 9. Daniel Fleming, 10. Paul Mathis, 11. Randy Thompson, 12. Jim Pokrant, 13. Steve Buttrick, 14. Wayne Burkett, DQ. Scott Barbaric
Bombers
Brandon Burks likes the few out front.
Unfortunately, he won’t likely being staying out there after a post-race disqualification for an illegal chassie gave Kenny Williams his first win of the season.
Burks, who assumed the points lead after being awarded the win earlier this month, initially backed it up on the racetrack Friday with his third trip to Victory Lane this season.
“Man, that’s so much fun,” said Burks, the 18-year-old Milton driver. “The race means a lot because my dad was in town and he doesn’t get to see a lotta races because he works outta town.”
On the racetrack, that is. Technical inspection was a different story.
Bombers 20-lap Feature Results — 1. Kenny Williams, 2. Tracy Soles, 3. Courtney Rodrigues, 4. Robert Balkum, 5. Sam Mellema, 6. Leonard Craig Jr., 7. Gary Goodwin, 8. Hunter Ward, 9. Dayton Sidner, 10. Kenny Bullard, 11. Brandon Sidner, DQ. Brandon Burks