The end of the NASCAR season marks the countdown to the biggest short track stock car race in the United States.
The Snowball Derby.
With just three days remaining until the first practice session, Five Flags Speedway has revealed the final expected entry list for the so-called Super Bowl of Super Late Model racing. The final tally includes 53 drivers from 18 different states and three Canadian provinces.
In true Snowball Derby fashion, many of the pre-entered names are NASCAR stars, regional champions or major race winners.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Talladega winner Timothy Peters will make his debut in the Snowball Derby on Sunday in a newly purchased Super Late Model. Peters spends his free time driving NASCAR-style Late Model Stocks and is a two-time winner of the prestigious Martinsville 300.
NASCAR Truck Series playoff drivers contenders Noah Gragson and Grant Enfinger have entered the race seeking their first Tom Dawson Memorial Trophy.
Due to his 2018 track championship at Five Flags, Casey Roderick has a guaranteed spot into the 37-car main event and has pre-entered as a result. Bubba Pollard is the winningest Late Model driver of the past decade and has entered on the heels of victories in the Oxford 250 and Canadian Short Track Nationals.
ARCA race winner Chandler Smith, Summer Showdown winner and reigning Snowball Derby pole sitter Preston Peltier, Rattler 250 winner Harrison Burton and Winchester 400 winner Jeff Choquette have all filed entries.
NASCAR Cup Series veteran David Gilliland will drive his own equipment in his Snowball Derby debut.
Stewart Friesen, a Dirt Modified ace turned Trucks driver, has entered the Snowball Derby after making a handful of Super Late Model starts this season. Friesen is a five-time winner of the prestigious Super DIRT Week Big-Block Modified race and is fresh off a big $40,000 victory in the Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York.
Currently, just one previous winner of the event is entered — 2004 champion Steven Wallace.
Snowball Derby week runs from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. Race week includes practice, qualifying and racing for six different divisions, including the premier Super Late Models.
The pit party will take place on Nov. 28 and will include a pill draw to determine the qualifying order for the Derby. Practice day is Nov 29. Friday, Nov. 30 is time trials and the most intense day in Super Late Model racing as over 70 teams are expected to battle for just 30 guaranteed starting spots.
Saturday, Dec. 1 is headlined by the Pro Late Model Snowflake 100 and the last chance race to determine the final four spots to make Sunday’s main event. Sunday, Dec. 2 is race day for the prestigious Snowball Derby.
All track activity can be viewed via Pay-Per-View on Speed51.com. The complete entry list can be viewed below.
CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
11 David Rogers Orlando, FL
11 Logan Boyett Pensacola, FL
112 Augie Grill Hayden, AL
112 Stewart Friesen Sprakers, NY
12g Derek Griffith Hudson, NH
12 Grant Enfinger Kannapolis, NC
12 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC
12 Timothy Peters Danville, VA
14 Austin Nason Roscoe, IL
14 Carson Hocevar Portage, MI
14 Chris Davdison Pearland, TX
14 Connor Okrzesik Grand Bay, AL
18 Casey Roderick Lawrenceville, GA
18 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV
19 Kason Plott Marietta, GA
20 Jack Dossey III Indianapolis, IN
24 Mason Diaz Manasses, VA
25 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA
26 Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA
26 Chandler Smith Jasper, GA
29 Spencer Davis Dahlonga, GA
2w Donnie WIlson Oklahoma CIty, OK
30 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton, FL
33 Dustin Smith Mobile, AL
37 Kaden Honeycutt Willow Park, TX
4 Kyle Plott Marietta, GA
42 Dennis Prunty Knowles, WI
43 Derek Thorn Bakersfield, CA
48 Preston Peltier Brighton, CO
5 Jerry Artuso Sault Ste. Marie, ONT, Can.
51 Raphael Lessard St. Joseph de Beauce, Que, Can.
51 Stephen Nasse Pinellas Park, FL
51 Michael Atwell Naples, FL
53 Boris Jurkovic Manhattan, IL
53 Cole Butcher Porters Lake, NS, Canada
54 Tyler Ankrum San Bernadino, CA
5m Mason Mingus Nashville, TN
64 Jan Evans East Wenatchee, WA
66 Steve Wallace Mooresville, NC
7 John DeAngelis Hubertus, WI
7 Paul Shafer Jr. Portage, IN
75 Jeremy Doss Upper Lake, CA
78 Corey Heim Marietta, GA
79 Joe Aramendia Sequin, TX
79 Kyle Bryant Navarre, FL
81 Chase Purdy Meridian, MS
88 Garrett Jones West Palm Beach, FL
89 Perry Patino Montgomery, AL
9 Derek Kraus Stratford, WI
9 Jeff Choquette West Palm Beach, FL
91 Ty Majeski Seymour, WI
91 Patrick Laperle St. Dennis, QC, Canada
99 Casey Smith Austin, TX
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