A strong car count among many of the

best short track driv-ers in the nation should

equate into a great race. This is the last chance for them to get

quality lap time in on the rugged

old speed-way before the Grand-daddy race of them all.

Becca Kasten from North Carolina and Cris Muhler from Colorado are 2 of the new faces competing tonight. (See Chuck Corder’s story on Becca Kasten inside.) The Snowball starting field from last year is on the back page.

If this is not enough then we’ll step out

further. How about we crown a champion in the Super Stocks? This should really go down to the wire tonight as Bubba Winslow holds a slim 21 point lead over Randy Thompson.

If excitement is what you’re looking for, then

you have come to the right place, because that’s just what you are going to get tonight. Five Flags Speed-way has got your “fix”. As you already know, this is the finale for the Buddy’s Home Furnishings “Blizzard Series” for the Super Late Models. That’s right, tonight will be the final race of the 5 race series and a champion for 2012 will be crowned. Georgia hotshoe Bubba Pollard has a comanding lead in points, and is the one to catch.

It will also guarantee two lucky drivers a spot in

the 45th Annual Snowball Derby© in December. Any of the top ten in points after tonight that do not qualify fast enough on time to land a starting spot in the Derby are eligible for a provisional. This is a big ole THANK YOU from General Manager, Tim Bryant, for being loyal to the track and the Blizzard Series in 2012. Hope you got your Snowball tickets by now.

Are you fans excited yet? How about

DOUBLE POINTS in both the Sportsman and Bomb-ers for a night cap? Bran-non Fowler has enjoyed a comfortable lead in the Sportsman division for most of the year, but Steve Buttrick is charging hard and has managed to make up a lot of ground on Fowler the last few weeks. Only 32 points separate these two drivers and double points could mean everything. The same stands true for the Bombers between Gary Goodwin and second place Brandon Burks.

These two divisions plus the Allen Turner Hyun-

dai Pro Late Models and Modifieds will highlight the Whataburger “Night of Champions” next Saturday at 7pm which wraps up the 2012 regular season.

Enough for now; Buy a chance for the Ya Yas

gift baskets (the ladies with the pink hair), and support their campaign to beat breast cancer.

Bubba is Buddy’s Best; Ya Ya

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1 Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA 4512 Kyle Benjamin Easley, SC 3373 Mike Garvey Pensacola, FL 3324 Logan Boyett Pensacola, FL 2865 Donnie Wilson Oklahoma City, OK 2796 Augie Grill Hayden, AL 2567 Chris Davidson Pearland, TX 2308 Jeremy Pate Pensacola, FL 2299 Clay Alexander Franklin, TN 20010 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA 18310 Allen Karnes Sharpsburg, GA 18312 Grant Enfinger Concord, NC 17713 Anthony Sergi Geneva, FL 17614 Jerry Artuso Sault St Marie, Ont 16314 Casey Smith Austin, TX 16316 T J Reaid Ackworth, GA 15917 Danny Bagwell Cordova, AL 14918 David Rogers Orlando, FL 14419 Hunter Robbins Montgomery, AL 14020 Josh Hamner Harpersville, AL 11821 D J VanderLey Mobile, AL 10722 Dennis Schoenfeld VanBuren, AR 10523 Jeff Choquette W. Palm, FL 96 23 Steven Davis Satsuma, AL ` 9625 Dale Little Mobile, AL 9226 Brandon Odom DeFuniak SP, FL 8527 Tony Clark Sharpsburg, GA 8427 Tyler Miles Pulaski, TN 8429 Johanna Long Pensacola, FL 8330 Josh Bragg Mobile, AL 8031 Matt Tifft Hinkley, OH 7732 Ben Kennedy Daytona Bch, FL 7633 Thomas Praytor Mobile, AL 7534 Chet Morrison Houma, LA 7035 Dwayne Buggay Canton, GA 6936 Scotty Ellis Forsyth, GA 6737 Hal Martin Galliano, LA 6538 John Cauffman Live Oak, FL 6338 Troy Grisaffi Kenner, LA 6338 Michael Lance Dacula, GA 6338 Gary Sullivan Denham Springs, LA 6338 Eric Wilkerson Irvington, AL 6343 Good Bobby Sanford, FL 5243 Steven Nasse Pinellas Park, FL 5245 Cale Gale Winston Salem, NC 5046 Tim Martin Amite, LA 4646 Wayne Niedecken Jr Milton, FL 4648 Jimmy Garmon Hoschton, GA 4349 Ricky Brooks Milton, FL 4249 Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 4249 Kurt Jett Orange Park, FL 4252 Austin Therault Ft. Kent, ME 3953 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC 3754 Ryan Crane Panama City, FL 2154 Jessie Reid Eight Mile, AL 2154 Chris Serio Hoover, AL 2154 John Thompson Mobile, AL 2154 Daniel Webster Brooksville, FL 21

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From the Tower To The Track Becca Kasten has made two ap-pearances at the Snowball Derby©. But the 22-year-old Wisconsin native has neither practiced nor raced at the most prestigious short-track event in the nation. Kasten spent time live blogging the race and the jam-packed week’s events for Speed51.com, the authority for short-track racers and its fans, inside the tower at Five Flags Speedway. But that changes this December where she hopes to be one of the top cars to beat in the 45th running of the Snowball. Before that, Kasten gets to turn her first laps at America’s Favorite Home Track in the Buddy’s Home Fur-nishings Blizzard Series season finale tonight.

“Five Flags is the most, well-organized track in the country,” Kasten said. “I’m excited about it. “As a northerner, we have our big races. But when I came to watch the Derby, I felt nervous and I wasn’t even driving. It’s such a big deal. If it’s not the biggest race, it’s definitely one of ’em.” Kasten will steer the No. 51 owned by Speed TV personality Bob Dillner. Dillner, who is one of the founders of Speed51.com, admired Kasten’s work ethic when she volunteered pro-viding Snowball Derby content for the website a few years ago. “Bob loves short-track racing and real people,” Kasten said. “He liked what I projected and he could tell that by the way I talked racing.” Kasten is seemingly the perfect driver for Dillner, who consistently promotes the idea of more female drivers in the sport, such as Danica Patrick, Kenzie Ruston, who has made several appearances here and of course, Johanna Long.Read all of Chuck’s story on our web site.

By Chuck Corder

1 23 Gary Goodwin 5732 12 Brandon Burks 5273 10 Leonard Craig 5024 03 Michael Nelson 4445 52 Robert Balkum 4266 33 Kenny Williams 4327 6 Tracy Soles 3788 52 John K Merritt 3369 27 Tommy Lowery 26810 1 Hunter Ward 239

1 00 Brannon Fowler 5992 33 Steve Buttrick 5673 29 Shanna Ard 4794 81 Calvin Cook 4415 102 Marty White 3816 95 Ethan Hardin 3737 42 Randy Thompson 3508 27 Michael Couture 3279 12 Thomas Faddis 28010 28 Dayton Sidner 244

1 1 Mike Garvey 2492 45 Dwayne Buggay 1583 45 Chris Davidson 1564 12 D J VanderLey 1505 18 Hunter Robbins 1456 29 Spencer Davis 1277 112 Augie Grill 1208 99 Wayne Niedecken 1169 1 Bubba Pollard 10310 91 Zak Hausler 102

1 8 Donnie Hamrac 2272 17 Chris Cotto 2033 7 Scooter Grice 1934 66 Korey Ruble 1795 99 Brandon Howell 1736 10 Nathan Ingersoll 1237 117 Mike Swilley 1198 14 Mike Maddox 1069 13 David Beale 9110 13 Kevyn Terry 73

1 44 Bubba Winslow 1912 42 Randy Thompson 1703 42 Charlie Skipper 1494 60 Brandon Harris 1345 2 Darin Matthews 1296 14 Okie Mason 1237 55 Mike Moore 1168 0 John Shuffler 1059 2 Joe Mahuron 8410 11 Courtney Rodrigues 81

1 26 Bubba Pollard 2342 112 Augie Grill 1693 71 Kyle Benjamin 1594 1 Mike Garvey 1535 11 David Rogers 1446 11 Logan Boyett 1417t 82 Grant Enfinger 1247t 84 Clay Alexander 1249 9 Chase Elliott 12010 41 T J Reaid 114

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