Trackside Now: Blizzard Series # 5 Carpenter's Campers100

Trackside Now: September 26th, 2008 - Carpenter's Campers 100

Round Five of The Blizzard Series at Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL

Friday, 11:35pm Central Time - It's all in the book and Ryan Crane is your winner and Josh Hamner is the Blizzard series champion. Both Hamner and Scott Carlson will have starting spots in the 41st Annual Snowball Derby.

Crane returns to victory lane at Five Flags Speedway for the first time since the Snowflake 100 last December. He along with Josh Hamner will be looking for his first ever Snowball Derby win.

Here are the results from the race and we will have more on this race next week on Speed51.com.

10C

Ryan Crane

Mitch Cobb

Eddie Mercer

Scott Carlson

Josh Hamner

Dennis Schoenfeld

Tim Martin

Donnie Wilson

99N

Wayne Niedecken Jr.

Roger Reuse

Korey Ruble

David Hole

112

Augie Grill

Bubba Pollard

99S

Casey Smith

10L

Johanna Long

Heath Hindman

Donald Long

Alex Haase

Justin Drawdy

Stanley Smith

David Hodges Jr.

John Bolen

Shane Sieg

Jason Young

Jeff Fultz

Keith Thorpe

Allen Karnes

DNS

Chris Davidson

Friday, 10:11pm Central Time - Ryan Crane has won the Carpenter's Campers 100. Stay tuned for more.

Friday, 10:07pm Central Time - Ryan Crane takes the lead with nine laps to go.

Friday, 10:07pm Central Time - 10 to go and it's athree car fight, Mercer, Crane and Cobb.

Friday, 10:05pm Central Time - We are back GREEN on lap 74 and the battle is on as Mitch Cobb took the lead on lap 76. Eddie Mercer took two laps and he re-took the lead on lap 78. Mercer is now the leader with Ryan Crane back to second.

Friday, 10:00pm Central Time - YELLOW on lap 74 Johanna Long and John Bolen spin in turn four.

All the leaders will pit. Mitch Cobb beat Eddie Mercer off pit road and will loine up second behind Donnie Wilson. Mercer is third, Crane in fourth and Scott Carlson is fifth.

Friday, 9:51pm Central Time - Eddie Mercer has just lapped Augie Grill and is closing in on the most recent Blizzard winner Bubba Pollard.

Friday, 9:49pm Central Time - Jeff Fultz was running in the top 10 and his car lost power, he has hit pit road and looks to be done for the night. Top five, Mercer, Crane, Ruble, Mitch Cobb, and Tim Martin.

Friday, 9:45pm Central Time - Eddie Mercer retakes the top spot on lap 43, Ryan Crane came along on the pass and is now in second, Kory Ruble is third.

Friday, 9:42pm Central Time - We are back GREEN on lap 33 Ruble sets sails and pulls away. After side-by-side battle Eddie Mercer held of Ryan Crane for second.

Friday, 9:34pm Central Time - We are YELLOW at lap 33 for oil on the track. Donnie Wilson will lead the charge to pit road and Augie Grill, Casey Smith and John Bolen will follow him down pit lane. Bolen and Wilson did get tires.

Friday, 9:28pm Central Time - At 25 laps it's Korey Ruble, Eddie Mercer, Ryan Crane, Donnie Wilson and Tim Martin in the top five.

Friday, 9:26pm Central Time - Our point leaders Josh Hamner and Scott Carlson are running 13th and 14th on lap 15. Ruble still leads.

Friday, 9:23pm Central Time - Lead change on lap 5 as Korey Ruble takes the top spot from Eddie Mercer. Ryan Crane is now third.

Friday, 9:21pm Central Time - GREEN FLAG we are underway Eddie Mercer leads the charge and holds the top spot after one lap.

Friday, 9:15pm Central Time - Engines have fired and we are rolling around on the pace laps here at Five Flags Speedway.

Friday, 8:35pm Central Time - The Bomber Feature is on the track and the Blizzard race is next. It will take a few minutes to stage the cars and to do driver introductions.

Friday, 8:25pm Central Time - After tonight's race the next Super Late Model event here at Five Flags Speedway will be the 41st annual Snowball Derby. Some questions will be answered as to who could be a favorite heading in to Derby Week. It's only 72 days away

The champion of the Blizzard Series will get a guaranteed spot in the 300-lap race on Sunday December 7th.

Friday, 8:00pm Central Time - Here is the full rundown from qualifying. Eddie Mercer shattered the track record which was 16.918 by Johnny Brazier. Mercer's lap was a full tenth of a second faster at 16.804. Mercer said it was a better lap then he expected and said he could still learn a thing or two at his old age.

Our two championship contenders Scott Carlson and Josh Hamner will be starting 10th and 12th.

Eddie Mercer

16.804

Tim Martin

17.045

Korey Ruble

17.092

10C

Ryan Crane

17.170

Heath Hindman

17.200

Donnie Wilson

17.301

John Bolen

17.397

Mitch Cobb

17.408

David Hole

17.413

Scott Carlson

17.443

Alex Haase

17.448

Josh Hamner

17.537

99N

Wayne Niedecken Jr.

17.543

Bubba Pollard

17.557

Jeff Fultz

17.568

Roger Reuse

17.587

Dennis Schoenfeld

17.597

112

Augie Grill

17.625

99S

Casey Smith

17.646

David Hodges Jr.

17.659

Keith Thorpe

17.683

10L

Johanna Long

17.700

Shane Sieg

17.753

Justin Drawdy

17.762

Stanley Smith

17.806

Donald Long

17.813

Allen Karnes

17.890

Jason Young

17.908

Chris Davidson

17.965

Friday, 7:41pm Central Time - Eddie Mercer with a blistering lap of 16.804 has won the pole for tonight's race. We will have the full results shortly.

Friday, 6:35pm Central Time - We are heading trackside in preparation for qualifying at 6:45

Friday, 6:25pm Central Time - We had 31 cars here today as J.R. Dudley left before practice. We have just found out that Dwayne Buggay has loaded his car up after breaking a rear-end. That leaves up with 29 total cars for the race.

We should also tell you that Jeff Choquette is here working on his car in preparation for the 100 lap race at Mobile International Speedway (AL). That race will be run tomorrow night.

Friday, 6:00pm Central Time - Here are the top speeds from practice. Not one driver was in the top five in both sessions, it shows we will have a pretty good field for tonight's race.

PRACTICE ONE

Donald Long

17.671

99N

Wayne Niedecken Jr.

17.972

David Hole

17.975

Ryan Sieg

18.014

Bubba Pollard

18.065

PRACITE TWO

Eddie Mercer

17.649

Mitch Cobb

17.668

Donnie Wilson

17.674

10C

Ryan Crane

17.694

Alex Haase

17.789

Friday, 5:40pm Central Time - The points are tight as we head into the final Blizzard race of the season. Josh Hamner has the ball in his court and hopes to lock up the title. Hamner won the first race of the season for the SLM here at Five Flags Speedway. Since then he has had a string of top five finishes and an eighth place finish after getting into a little tangle here in the last race. Scott Carlson of course would love to defend his 2007 Blizzard Series Championship.

Points

1 Josh Hamner 585

2 Scott Caarlson 560

3 Casey Smith 475

4 Augie Grill 455

5 David Hole 425

Friday, 5:30pm Central Time - Both Alex Haase and Heath Hindman are here after the PASS South race was called off at Hickory. It's good to see guys who will hall anywhere to race their Super Late Models. Hindman wished they could have run the Hickory race as he won the event there last year.

Friday, 5:15pm Central Time - Here is the list of the drivers on hand for the 100 lapper tonight.

David Hole

John Bolen

10C

Ryan Crane

10L

Johanna Long

Donald Long

Justin Drawdy

Scott Carlson

Bubba Pollard

Jason Young

Allen Karnes

Keith Thorpe

Josh Hamner

Ryan Sieg

Chris Davidson

Dennis Schoenfeld

Dwayne Buggay

Stanley Smith

Alex Haase

Jeff Fultz

Eddie Mercer

Korey Ruble

Donnie Wilson

Roger Reuse

Mitch Cobb

99N

Wayne Niedecken Jr.

99S

Casey Smith

112

Augie Grill

Heath Hindman

David Hodges Jr.

Tim Martin

Friday, 5:00pm Central Time - Good Afternoon from Five Flags Speedway (FL). Today is the final round of the Blizzard Super Late Model Series and we are expecting a good one. We have 31 cars on hand for tonight's 100 lap event. The big question is who will walk away tonight with the garnteed starting spot in the 41st annual Snowball Derby? Will it be Scott Carlson or Josh Hamner? Time will tell as cars are on the track for final practice.

Today's Schedule

Pit Gate Opens @ 1:00

Blizzard Drivers Meeting @ 3:45

BLIZZARD Practice (4:00-5:30)

Local Practice 5:30 (Super Stock, Sportsmen, Bomber)

BLIZZARD Cars to Pre Qualifying Tech

BLIZZARD Qualifying @ 6:45

Local Driver’s Meeting @ 7:30

Pre Race Festivities 7:50

Feature Races Begins @ 8:00

Super Stock Seaason Championship (30 Laps)

Bombers Feature (15 Laps)

Carpenter's Campers “100” Lap Feature

Sportsmen Feature (20 Laps)

Blizzard Series #5

Carpenter's Campers 100

Septtember 26th, 2008

Five Flags Speedway

Pensacola, Florida

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Korey Ruble from Alabama and Bubba Pollard from Georgia will square off like their fellow College Football teams. Ruble goes to Alabama, and Pollard like a true Bulldog is wearing red. (51 Photo)