Led by top NASCAR racers Rich Bickle, Jeff Purvis and Scott Hansen, the legendary the 32nd annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola will have a special twist this weekend(Dec. 2-5) time around as Bickle, Gary St. Amant and Bobby Gill are all in line to collect a $100,000 bonus if they can win Sunday’s 300 lap headliner. Bickle, St. Amant, and Gill qualified for the big bonus by finishing 1-2-3 in a 100-lap event at the half-mile Five Flags oval in July. Combined with the $25,000 first-place payday, the race stands as one of the richest events in short-track Stock Car racing. The 32nd-annual Snowball Derby will get underway with Late Model practice Thursday. The event will also feature Spectator, Super Stock and Modified division competition Friday and Saturday before the Late Models take center stage Sunday when the green flag waves at 2pm/ct( TNN Motorsports Site )….also legendary driver Red Farmer has submitted an entry for the Snowball Derby( Florida Stock Car Racing Site )….no idea if the event is televised. Hearing Ted Christopher may also run the Derby — UPDATE: One driver who might be absent this year is Alabama’s Red Farmer. He is registered for Sunday’s Derby, but as of Wednesday night, he did not have a car to drive. He is the only driver that has competed in all 31 Snowball events( Alabama Online ), see the qualfying report at Florida Stock Car Racing Site . Red Farmer was given a honorary provisional starting spot in todays Snowball Derby — UPDATE: The $100,000 bonus was awarded at the 32nd annual Snowball Derby on Sunday night, just not to the driver celebrating in victory lane. Defending champion Rich Bickle won his fifth title when he was declared the winner after race officials upheld a protest of Bobby Gill’s victory( Pensacola News Journal ) plus a story at the TNN Motorsports site: Protest, Last-Lap Shenanigans Highlight Annual Race
