Chandler Smith Wins 54th Annual Snowball Derby (Pending Inspection)

Chandler Smith Wins 54th Annual Snowball Derby (Pending Inspection)

UPDATE – Sunday, December 5th @ 8:27pm / ET

Four hours and 12 minutes after the completion of the 2021 Snowball Derby, Chandler Smith’s No. 26s Toyota has officially been declared the winner, clearing post-race technical inspection.


Pending technical inspection, 2021 NASCAR Truck Series Rookie of The Year Chandler Smith is the winner of the 54th Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, after making a late-race move around Derek Thorn, who dominated the event for the second year in a row. (more…)

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How Ryan Preece and Chris Gabehart Teamed Up for the Snowball Derby

How Ryan Preece and Chris Gabehart Teamed Up for the Snowball Derby

Ryan Preece spent the past several years watching the Snowball Derby from home and wondered why he wasn’t there too.

So, he decided to do something about it.

Simultaneously, NASCAR Cup Series crew chief and 2007 CRA Super Series champion driver Chris Gabehart had also been fighting the itch to get back into the Super Late Model game in some capacity. So, he decided to do something about that too. (more…)

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Blewett Is Tour Modified Turkey Derby Champ At Wall Stadium (Last) Saturday

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Jimmy Blewett raced from a seventh starting spot and contended every lap of the 150-lap distance before winning the Tour Type Modified main event during the 48th annual Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday. It was the Howell resident’s 13th Modified win in in the annual event that returned to the traditional Thanksgiving weekend dates after being postponed by COVID restrictions last fall. (more…)

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Full Night of Racing And Demolition Derby Planned For Sept. 4th At Riverhead

Full Night of Racing And Demolition Derby Planned For Sept. 4th At Riverhead

Action will be at a premium Saturday September 4th at Riverhead Raceway as track owners Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz have lined up eight feature events for the night’s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program including the annual Cromarty Wall of Champions inductions. With children on Long Island slated to return to school the following week what better way to send them into a new academic year then with a bang provided by a School Bus Demolition Derby that concludes the action packed show. (more…)

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Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com to Promote Grassroots Racing

Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com to Promote Grassroots Racing

CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com have formed a partnership ahead of SRX’s inaugural season with Speed51.com serving as the series’ short-track content marketing partner for the 2021 season.

SRX is a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. It features drivers from an array of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks. (more…)

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Hudson, NH’s Derek Griffith Taking on Rattler For the First Time

Hudson, NH’s Derek Griffith Taking on Rattler For the First Time

Before racing season begins in the Northeast, Derek Griffith of Hudson, NH  will head back south to chase after a rattlesnake.

Fresh off a second consecutive World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model championship, the New Hampshire driver will make his Rattler 250 debut next weekend, March 12-14.  After a strong Florida Speedweeks, the team felt it was as good of a time as ever to make the trip to South Alabama Speedway and try their hand at the early-season crown jewel. (more…)

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