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• Sad News - Bobby Gill

A short track racing legend‘s battle with brain cancer has come to an end. Bobby Gill, who won the Snowball Derby and World Crown in 1993 and 1997, passed away at the age of 65 on Thursday. He leaves behind a lasting legacy as one of the all-time greats in pavement short track racing. … […]...2024
• Ty Majeski wins Snowball Derby

Ty Majeski has seen wins in the Snowball Derby slip away from him many times. During Sunday‘s 56th running of the event at Five Flags Speedway, he thought it was happening again. Majeski, the 2020 winner of the 300-lap endurance test at the challenging half-mile oval, had just lost the lead after a gripping multi-lap […]...2023
• Ty Majeski Survives Late-Race Carnage to Win 2nd Snowball Derby
With the win, Majeski became the 12th multi-time winner of the Snowball Derby. Source...2023
• Snowball’s Chance in Hell? 5 Flags Speedway Proves Tough on NASCAR Regulars
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Snowball Derby Sunday at Five Flags Speedway (Dec. 3) started with plenty of NASCAR flavor to go around. It didn’t end that way. Source...2023
• Noah Gragson caused the ‘big one’ during Snowball Derby restart

This year’s Snowball Derby was a wild one. Noah Gragson had a shot at winning, until missing a shift on a late restart. Instead of racing to the finish with NASCAR peer Ty Majeski, Gragson found himself causing the “big one” and collecting a number of cars....2023
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• Leaders crash, Majeski wins second Snowball Derby

After a big wreck on the frontstretch wiped out several contenders with just under 25 of 300 laps remaining, then-leader Stephen Nasse and Bubba Pollard wrecked racing for the lead, which allowed Majeski to inherit the top spot with less than 10 laps to go.After the second red-flag of the race to clear the track of debris, Majeski got a good restart with seven laps remaining and held off Gio ...Ke...2023

• Leaders crash, Majeski wins second Snowball Derby
2023

• Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Christopher Bell DQ'd
Two years after being disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection, Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the 2015 Snowball Derby when Chirstopher Bell suffered the same fate Sunday afternoon. Daniel ShireyWhile much of the NASCAR community was recovering from its Vegas vacation, some of the most up-and-coming short track drivers hit the pavement for the 48th annual Snowball Derby ...2015
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2024
"Bobby Gill, who won the Snowball Derby and World Crown in 1993 and 1997, passed away at the age of 65 on Thursday."

2023
"With the win, Majeski became the 12th multi-time winner of the Snowball Derby."

2022
"With a Snowball Derby victory already to his resume back in 2018, Noah Gragson has faced minimal pressure in his subsequent trips back to Pensacola the past two Decembers and is just looking forward to making more memories next months."

2021
"Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin says he wants to run more short track events this year, culminating with the Snowball Derby in December."

2020
"The 25-year-old driver plans to race a pavement Super Late Model machine in the upcoming Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL on December 6th."

2019
"Travis Braden had to overcome a lot working his way from a 36th place starting position in the Snowball Derby to a flagged second place finish."

2018
"After closing the 2017 season with his second win in the prestigious Snowball Derby, Kyle Busch opened 2018 Saturday with a dominant victory in the Fourth Annual SRL Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif."

2017
"Kyle Busch won the 50th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla."

2016
"Ty Majeskiâ€™s only 21 years old, but the wise beyond his years racer is ready to make his step into big time auto racing after finishing third in the 2015 Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, and winning the Howie Lettow Memorial at Madison International Speedway where he beat out several of the Midwestâ€™s best short trackers."

2015
"Two years after being disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection, Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the 2015 Snowball Derby when Chirstopher Bell suffered the same fate Sunday afternoon."

2014
"John Hunter Nemechek won the 47th annual Snowball Derby from Pensacola 5 Flags Speedway."

• Preston Peltier wins pole for 50th running of Snowball Derby, full qualifying results from 5 Flags Speedway
Preston Peltier was the fastest qualifier for Sunday’s running of the 50th annual Snowball Derby. The event held at Five Flags Speedway has been getting the attention of short track specialists from all around for the better part of five decades. This year a handful of NASCAR regulars have accended on the track inclyding Kyle […]...2017
• Ty Majeski on pole, 48th annual Snowball Derby qualifying results
Ty Majeski will be on the pole for the 48th Annual Snowball Derby at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL after Kyle Busch Motorsports Driver Christopher Bell’s time was disallowed following a technical inspection. John Hunter Nemechek also was disqualified but will be in the race thanks to a past champions provisional. The 48th annual […]...2015
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• John Hunter Nemechek wins Snowball Derby, full results from 5 Flags Speedway
John Hunter Nemechek won the 47th annual Snowball Derby from Pensacola 5 Flags Speedway. Nemechek beat out Dalton Sargeant and Derek Thorn to the checkered flag. Hunter Robbins and girlfriend Johanna Long, the 2010 winner, began the day on the front row for the 300 mile race. Former event winners Chase Elliott and Erik Jones both suffered overheating issues […]...2014
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• Hunter Robbins claims pole for Snowball Derby, full qualifying results
Hunter Robbins beat out girlfriend Johanna Long for the pole of the 47th running of the Snowball Derby by 0.016 seconds. A winner of this event in 2010, Long fills out a field that includes 2012 and 2013 winner Erik Jones as well as a series of others who have seen time in the Truck and […]...2014
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• ST: Nemechek Nails It: Reigning Derby Champion Dominates Snowflake 100
By Chuck Corder Sons rarely want to follow their father’s advice. During the last few runnings of the Snowflake 100, John Hunter Nemechek admittedly allowed his bravado to get the better of him, eschewing the advice of father and NASCAR fan favorite Joe Nemechek. The 18-year-old late model driver decided to listen to dear ol’ dad this year, and discovered sometimes fathers do know best. John Hunte...2015
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• John Hunter Nemechek earns historic Snowball Derby win
At just 17 years old, John Hunter Nemechek is already turning heads behind the wheel. The son of NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek, the father-son duo split the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, with John earning a career-high finish of fifth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Yet on Sunday afternoon, the younger Nemechek cemented his name in stock car history by earning his first win in the ...2014
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• John Hunter Nemechek wins Snowball Derby, full results from 5 Flags Speedway
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• Hunter Robbins claims pole for Snowball Derby, full qualifying results
2014

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• Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Christopher Bell DQ'd
2015

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• Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Christopher Bell DQ'd
Kyle Busch Motorsports' Christopher Bell took the checkered flag during Sunday's 48th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, but when his car failed post-race technical inspection 2014 XFINITY Series champion Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the prestigious late model short track race....2015
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• Noah Gragson Running Snowball Derby

With a Snowball Derby victory already to his resume back in 2018, Noah Gragson has faced minimal pressure in his subsequent trips back to Pensacola the past two Decembers and is just looking forward to making more memories next months. That‘s right — the soon-to-be Petty GMS NASCAR Cup Series star has entered the 55th […]...2022
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• Brad Keselowski enters Snowball Derby

The Snowball Derby is known as one of the biggest stock car events in the country, and this year it will feature RFK Co-Owner and Driver Brad Keselowski, who will wheel the No. 6 in arguably the most prestigious grassroots event of the year. Five Flags Speedway, a half-mile asphalt track in Pensacola, Florida, has […]...2022
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• Snowball Derby entry list packed with NASCAR drivers

Four Cup drivers are among those entered for Sunday‘s 55th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The Cup drivers entered are former series champion Brad Keselowski, playoff competitor William Byron, two-time Southern 500 winner Erik Jones and incoming Cup rookie Noah Gragson, who advanced to the Xfinity title race this year. […]...2022
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• Ty Majeski Survives Late-Race Carnage to Win 2nd Snowball Derby
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• John Hunter Nemechek wins Snowball Derby, full results from 5 Flags Speedway
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• Snowball’s Chance in Hell? 5 Flags Speedway Proves Tough on NASCAR Regulars
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• Leaders crash, Majeski wins second Snowball Derby
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• Ten NASCAR regulars entered into this year's Snowball Derby

Every year, Super Late Model racers from across the United States converge at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida for one of the biggest races of the season. The 2023 Snowball Derby entry list reflects that fact once again. … They‘re headlined by Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron, who will once again drive a Super Late Model fielded […]...2023
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• William Byron leads stout NASCAR contingent at Snowball Derby

Byron, who led the Cup Series in wins this season (six) and made his first appearance in the Championship 4, is among the 53 entries so far for next weekend’s prestigious Super Late Model event.The 300-lap 56th annual Snowball Derby is scheduled for Dec. 1-3 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., a half-mile paved oval track.Byron, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports ...Ke...2023
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• Brad Keselowski to run CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro

NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski and FR8Auctions are partnering again, this time for the CARS Tour race at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. Having worked together for the 2022 Snowball Derby, Keselowski and FR8Auctions are taking on another iconic Late Model Stock Car race event as the revival of North Wilkesboro Speedway welcomes short track racers, as […]...2023
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• Snowball Derby entry list packed with NASCAR drivers
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• Denny Hamlin planning late model races in 2021
Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin says he wants to run more short track events this year, culminating with the Snowball Derby in December. Hamlin, who raced Late Models before moving to NASCAR and Joe Gibbs Racing, knows the challenge he faces. “I know personally I‘m going to go and start racing more Late Models (in 2021),” […]...2021
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• Cup Champ Chase Elliott third in Snowball Derby, Ty Majeski wins
Ty Majeski held off Derek Thorn to win Sunday‘s Snowball Derby. Cup champion Chase Elliott finished third in the 53rd annual event. This is the first Snowball Derby title for Majeski, who ran 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races this past season. — NBC Sports — AND: Kyle Busch finished seventh. Truck racers Chandler Smith finished fourth, […]...2020
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• Chase Elliott bringing spotlight to short track racing during off-season
Whether it be his intention or not, NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott is about to bring a fairly bright spotlight with him when he competes in two major short track events during this brief bit of down time prior to the restart of his regular job. The 25-year-old driver plans to race a pavement Super Late Model machine in the upcoming Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL o...2020
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• Travis Braden declared Snowball Derby winner after Stephen Nasse is DQ’d
Travis Braden had to overcome a lot working his way from a 36th place starting position in the Snowball Derby to a flagged second place finish. Then following post race inspections it was determined that Stephen Nasse’s car had been disqualified due to a illegal equipment violation making Braden the winner of the 52nd annual […]...2019
• Snowball Derby moved to
Rain in the panhandle has forced the running of the 52nd annual Snowball Derby to be moved to Monday. The race is now set to take place at 5 pm ET, 4 pm CT. Originally the event was to be held on Sunday at 3 pm ET, 2 pm CT....2019