2018 Snowball Derby set to resume following yesterday’s tornado watch and flooding
Shane Walters
Less than 24 hours ago, the track was underwater; Now, they’re going racing
The Snowball Derby is hosted at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The track saw a torrential downpour on Saturday. Due to the rain the Snowflake 100 has been postponed until next Saturday.
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It was more than a little participation. Eight and a half inches of race fell on the speedway in a hurry. In addition, there was a tornado watch mixed with lightning. A corner was completely underwater.
Track crews went to work removing the water from the complex. Now, despite flooding just 16 hours ago, they’re going racing today.
The track is nearly dry and the Snowball Derby is set to resume. The 300-lap main event is scheduled to begin at 2:00pm.
2018 Snowball Derby Qualifying Results
The top 30 from qualifying are locked into today’s Snowball Derby.
Stephen Nasse and Kyle Bryant will collect the two provisional starting positions. All drivers in bold below will start the race. The rest of the field is set to take the green on the last chance qualifier race. Four drivers will transfer to the main event from the LCQ. The provisional drivers will start at the tail.
1. Harrison Burton 16.273
2. Cole Butcher 16.327
3. Preston Peltier 16.344
4. Jeff Choquette 16.378
5. Connor Okrzesik 16.430
6. Logan Boyett 16.457
7. Chandler Smith 16.457
8. Noah Gragson 16.468
9. John DeAngelis Jr 16.479
10. Raphael Lessard 16.489
11. Donnie Wilson 16.506
12. Bubba Pollard 16.519
13. Casey Roderick 16.521
14. Stewart Friesen 16.527
15. Chase Purdy 16.531
16. Perry Patino 16.537
17. Jesse Dutilly 16.544
18. Ty Majeski 16.551
19. Derek Thorn 16.559
20. Jeremy Doss 16.569
21. Michael Atwell 16.578
22. Dennis Prunty 16.603
23. Austin Nason 16.608
24. Tyler Ankrum 16.609
25. Kaden Honeycutt 16.644
26. Derek Griffith 16.647
27. Kyle Plott 16.657
28. Derek Kraus 16.675
29. Corey Heim 16.698
30. Spencer Davis 16.720
31. Paul Shafer Jr
16.725
32. David Rogers
16.725
33. Steve Wallace
16.726
34. Stephen Nasse 16.726
35. Kason Plott
16.728
36. Chris Davidson
16.754
37. Carson Hocevar
16.758
38. Boris Jurkovic
16.763
39. Jerry Artuso
16.798
40. Kyle Bryant 16.805
41. Augie Grill
16.820
42. Mason Mingus
16.836
43. Patrick Laperle
16.850
44. Mason Diaz
16.861
45. Blaine Perkins
16.936
46. Jack Dossey III
17.018
47. Jan Evans
17.050
Snowball Derby LCQ Results
1. Chris Davidson
2. Carson Hocevar
3. Paul Shafer Jr
4. Jack Dossey III
5. Boris Jurkovic
6. Mason Mingos
7. Patrik Laperle
8. David Rogers
9. Kason Plott
10. Jerry Artuso
11. Blaine Perkins
12. Jan Evans
13. Augie Grill
14. Steve Wallace
2018 Snowball Derby Starting Lineup
Here’s the starting lineup for the main event as the field is set following the LCQ race.
1. Harrison Burton
2. Cole Butcher
3. Preston Peltier
4. Jeff Choquette
5. Connor Okrzesik
6. Logan Boyett
7. Chandler Smith
8. Noah Gragson
9. John DeAngelis Jr
10. Raphael Lessard
11. Donnie Wilson
12. Bubba Pollard
13. Casey Roderick
14. Stewart Friesen
15. Chase Purdy
16. Perry Patino
17. Jesse Dutilly
18. Ty Majeski
19. Derek Thorn
20. Jeremy Doss
21. Michael Atwell
22. Dennis Prunty
23. Austin Nason
24. Tyler Ankrum
25. Kaden Honeycutt
26. Derek Griffith
27. Kyle Plott
28. Derek Kraus
29. Corey Heim
30. Spencer Davis
31. Chris Davidson
32. Carson Hocevar
33. Paul Shafer Jr
34. Jack Dossey III
35. Stephen Nasse
36. Kyle Bryant