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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.01.2015 - 6:54 pm
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This was the only time the famous Snowball Derby counted as a NASCAR All
Pro series' points race. On the track Rich Bickle claims the first of
his two All Pro victories against a very talented field of drivers.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  11.18.2015 - 9:56 pm
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Rick Carelli makes his only All-Pro start and finishes solidly in the
top-10.


  3.   rm posted:
  08.07.2020 - 11:54 pm
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6th caution - 18, 24, 51, 52, 72 accident

Pole speed - 103.365 mph

DNQs:
41. Jackie Young
42. Floyd Polaco
43. Ron McDonald
44. Floyd Nelson
45. Jack Cook
46. Chuck Knight
47. Sherry Blakley (no word on if she had the infamous Ramses sponsorship)
48. Tommy Grimes
49. Sam Manze
50. Doug Thorpe Jr.
51. Scott Bass
52. Rick Lambert
53. Rege Hellett
54. Chris Nielsen
55. Bubba Gale
56. Ray Skillman
57. John Kelly
58. P.B. Crowell
59. Rodney Combs
60. Eddie Hanks
Mike Eddy
Ron Hornaday Jr.
David Probst
Stanley Smith
Steve Smith (from FL)
Ricky Brooks
Ken Certain
James Trammell
Greg Davidson
David Bonnett
Larry Raines
Clint Folsom
Scotty Lovelady
Rick Reedy
Gregg Sanford
Greg Trammell
Marty Ward

78(!) entries by that count, I believe the most recent running of the
Derby had "only" 60 for comparison.

DC:
Rick Crawford, #14 John Holliday/Big-10 Tires Chevrolet

In the 100-lap undercard event - the Snowflake - the night before the
Snowball, Crawford flipped over in a hard crash and was knocked out
cold. Crawford was released from the hospital very, very late that night
with no apparent head injury (debatable, given his actions in recent
years) to sleep in his own (hotel?) bed, but wisely sat out the Snowball
and tabbed former winner Mickey Gibbs to take over the #14. After a
small fire on the car erupted, Gibbs opted to park the #14 not even a
third of the way into the main event. Crawford's roll was par for the
course in the preliminary show, which featured 72 caution laps of the
100 total, making it nearly as brutal on the fans in the stands as it
was for the drivers.

Shrewd tire management nearly won Jeff Purvis the Snowball Derby,
figuring out how to run conservatively yet quickly while dominating the
race. While many drivers said they felt like they'd used their stuff up
after just a handful of green flag laps, Purvis didn't even bother to
make his first pit stop from the lead until lap 148 with over 100 green
flag laps on his tires. The lengthy green flag run to the checkered flag
caught many drivers off-guard though, including Purvis, and instead of
logging laps in between frequent caution flags he instead found himself
having to navigate lapped traffic, the walking wounded that were the
result of a baker's-dozen cautions. Having made his last pit stop just
before what would become the final restart of the day, Purvis restarted
from shotgun on the field as the last car on the lead lap. Purvis
charged up to 2nd, on eventual winner Rich Bickle's coattails, but
struggled mightily to navigate traffic and allowed Jason Keller by for
2nd. Keller mounted a charge on Bickle and closed on Bickle's back
bumper in the last laps - a little too quickly, though, as Bickle
checked up to avoid a lapped car and Keller slammed into the back of
him. Keller suffered more damage than Bickle did and quickly faded back,
putting Purvis back in the picture. Briefly held up while trying to
figure out how to pass Keller's damaged Buick, Purvis reassumed 2nd
place but ran out of time to reach Bickle.

A caution nearly came out inside of 50 to go when Clay Brown and Dave
Mader III made contact, but Brown slid his out-of-control car right onto
pit road and got four fresh tires after safely coming to a stop and
straightening out his car, dismayed but overall no worse for the wear.


  4.   MSportRev posted:
  09.02.2020 - 12:56 pm
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Some info updates on those that DNQ'd and do not have a page on Racing
Reference:

Jackie Young
Home: Elba, AL

Earned a top-10 in the Snowball Derby in 1974.

Rege Hellett
Home: Panama City, FL

Was a regular in the All Pro Series prior to 1991. Most recently raced
in 2014.

Chris Nielsen
Home: Pensacola, FL

Regular at Five Flags Speedway

Ken Certain
Home: Savannah, GA

Regular in the All-Pro Series prior to 1991.


  5.   MSportRev posted:
  09.30.2020 - 1:48 pm
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Some more info on drivers who DNQ'd currently do not have a page on
Racing Reference:

Clint Folsom
Home: Pelham, AL

P.B. Crowell is actually P.B. Crowell, III

P.B. Crowell, III
Born: June 2, 1955
Home: College Grove, TN


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