The Snowball Derby is being held today at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. This is the 45th running for the Super Late Model cars, at the Snowball Derby.
The Snowball Derby’s start time is 3:00 p.m EST, and the races length is 300 laps and 150 miles to close out the Super Late Model season.
The race is not on television, however, you can listen to a live stream of the race on Speed51.com – the Snowball Derby’s official news site.
David Ragan is on the pole for today’s Snowball Derby – other current NASCAR drivers in the field include: Kyle Busch, Johanna Long, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Steven Wallace.
Last year, Chase Elliott and DJ Vanderley battled side-by-side for the last five laps of the the race. Elliott beat Vanderley by 0.229, becoming the closest finish in Snowball Derby history. Elliott is starting the race in 5th position; while Vanderley is starting towards the back of the field in 26th.
The top-30 spots were decided during qualifying with Brian Campbell, Paul Kelley, Austin Theriault and Jeff Fultz earning the final four spots in Saturday’s last chance race.
The starting lineup for the 2012 Snowball Derby is:
- David Ragan
- John Hunter Nemechek
- T.J. Reaid
- Kyle Busch
- Chase Elliott
- Jeremy Pate
- Bubba Pollard
- Daniel Hemric
- Erik Jones
- Stephen Nasse
- Brad Rogers
- Hunter Robbins
- Augie Grill
- Jeff Choquette
- Dwayne Buggay
- Chuck Barnes Jr
- Kyle Benjamin
- Ben Kennedy
- Clay Alexander
- Steve Dorer
- Johanna Long
- Casey Smith
- Nelson Piquet, Jr.
- Donnie Wilson
- Ross Kenseth
- D.J. Vanderley
- David Rogers
- Chris Davidson
- Kyle Jones
- Grant Enfinger
- Paul Kelley
- Brian Campbell
- Austin Theriault
- Jeff Fultz
- Mike Garvey
- Logan Boyett
- Steve Wallace