Jo and Jones vs Veteran Jr. Niedecken #11 Aug 22, 2014
With the finalcheckeredflaginsightforthe 2014 regular racingseason here at FiveFlagsSpeedway,lookfortonight’s racing action tobe fierce in three of thefourdivisionsthatwillbespreadthroughoutthepitarea.Youmightask“Whyany different from anyothernight?”Theansweris simple. Less than ahandfullofracesarelefton the regular seasoncalendar and the finalcheckeredflagisinsightforthechampionshiptitlethat will go to only onedriverineachdivision.
Only 18 pointsseparatethetopthreeintheAllenTurnerHyundaiProLateModelDivision.Johanna Long leadsoverGarrett Jones andWayne Niedecken Jr.After tonight it will thenbe decided on Saturdaynight,September27thatthe “Whataburger Nightof Champions” race.The three of them knowit’s down to tonight andSeptember 27th, whena Champion will becrowned.
Theyshouldalsoexpectplentyofcompe-tition from a large fieldof out of towner’s whowill beonhand for theirlast “Tune up” beforethe Night of Champions100 lap event. Some ofthe driver’s rumored tobehereareR.S. Senter (Georgia), Kurt Jett (Jacksonville, Fl), Ryan Luza(Texas)andnotell-ingwhoelse!
The pointsspread is also tight inthe Beef O’Brady’s Sportsman divisionas Shanna Ard leadsBrannon Fowler by amere2points!!Wow, tosaytakingitdowntothewirebetween twohighlycompetitivedriver’sisanunderstatement.
You might alsobe wondering about theButler U Pull It Bomb-ers, and if this class isanydifferentinthepointsstandings.Well,Michael Nelson has been on aroll the last few racesand has managed toclosewithin17pointsofleaderRobert Balkum.
To top all thisoff we will also see thereturn of the Vintage Cars for the secondtime this year. We allwill agree that theseoldCoupesandSedanswillbringbackoldmemoriesandatonofexcitement.
Whoknowswhoour2014championswillbeinanyofthedivisions?Addingtotheexcitement,the next race event onSept 5th will be doublefeatures for Bombers,Sportsmen, Pro Trucksand Super Stocks. Fullpointsawarded foreachlegofthetwinfeatures.Holdontotonight’sticket.ItisgoodforfreeadmissionSaturday andSundayafternoonat theannualHomeExpoattheBay Center downtown.It’s a 5 dollar saving foreachticket.
Until nexttime….We’ll see you atthe races….and makesureyoubringafriend.
Aug 22, PLM 20/30, SP, B, VintageSept 5, DOUBLE FEATURES Trucks, SS, SP, BSept 19, Blizzard #4, SS, SP, BSept 27 Whataburger Nite of Champions, Pro Late 100, Modifieds, Pro Trucks, Sportsmen and BombersNov 22 Snowball Derby (c) Preview
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Vintage Cars Roar Back to 5 Flags as Local Divisions Jockey for Points
What can Five Flags Speedway do foranencore?That’sasensiblequestiontoaskafteramassivecrowdwasrewardedearlierthismonthwiththetrack’sannualeditions of the Demolition Derby andFasterPastorfeature.
We’restilloncloudnineafterwatchinganunthinkablefieldof18DemolitionDerbyclunkersdecimateeachotherandPastorWes Alvarez of My Father’s Vineyardspinning across the finish line and stillsomehow topping threeother area cler-gymen2weeksago.
Ontheheelsof thatwhirlwindnight, thefamedhalf-mile oval is sure to create afew more memories tonight when theSouthern Vintage Racing Associationturnsbacktheclock.
The old-bodied, 1934 Ford and Chevycoupes and sedans return for the secondtimethisyear,hopingforitsownentertainingencore,followingagreatshowinJune.
Butthevintagecarsaren’ttheonlyshowcaseworth the price of admission. With pointsbattles raging through the pits, storylinesaboundforthethreelocalclasses.
Tonight marks the next round of double-feature racing for theAllenTurnerProLateModels, and hometown girl Johanna Longhopestoprotectherslim,11-pointleadoverdefending track champion Garrett Jones.Withonlythreefeaturesremainingafterthisweek, theBeef “O”Brady’sSportsmanandButler U-Pull-It Bombers figure to battle totheseason’sfinalcheckeredflag.
By Chuck Corder
What do fathers want for their sons? Athousand scholars and therapists couldargue their opinions until they’re blue intheface.Butabovemostshrewdassump-tions is the idea of becoming a father,lucky enough to have your son carry onthefamilylegacy.
Twenty-one-year-old Nathaniel —“Thumper”tostrangerorfriend—Griceismakinghislife’scurrentmissiontodojustthat for his father,Roger— “Scooter” tostrangerorfriend—Grice.
TonighttheGricemenwillhaveashotattrackhistorywhentheir1934Fordsedanscompete in theSouthernVintageRacingAssoc.20-lapfeature.ScooterhasracedModifiedsoffandonforthelast20years.
“Nothing would make me happier thanif me and my dad could finish first andsecond,”ThumperGricesaid. “That’dbeawesome.Idon’twannarunsecondtomydad,butifIcan’twin,Isurewouldlovetoberightbehindhim.”
ThumpermadehisoldmanproudearlierthissummerinJunewhenhedroveScoot-er’sNo.83 toarunner’s-upfinishduringtheAssociation’sfirstappearanceof2014.AnemotionalThumperwontheheartsofmanythatFridaynightinVictoryLane.
Hewasovercomewith joythat theGricename had once again earned a podiumfinishat thefamedhalf-mileoval.--Read more on our web site.
By Chuck Corder
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There’s little that’s subtle about AleckAlford.Fromthecowboyhattohis6-foot,280-poundframe,the27yearoldformerPaceHighSchoolfootballstarstandsoutfrom thecrowd.Almostasmuchas the1932two-doorChevycoupeAlforddriveswhenever the Southern Vintage RacingAssociationconvenes.
BearingtheNo.7—anumber,tradition-ally, associated with good fortunes —dressedwithalucky,lime-greentrimandsportingahorseshoeonthefrontend,acasual observer might think Alford hasyettolosethisseason.
A casual observer could not be morewrong. From a scorched hand, cour-tesyofaradiatorcap, toanemergencyappendectomy to his rear-end being amagnet foropponents,Alford isdesper-atetobreakthepatternofmisfortune.
“Ifwedidn’thavebad luck, Iguaranteeyou,we’d have none,” saidAlford,whohasalreadygonethroughfourrearendsin2014.Themechanic/technicianbyday,Alfordhopestoadjusthislucktonight.
Alford, running his first full seasonwiththe Southern Vintage Racing Associa-tion,iseagertomakehisdrivingdebutatthefamedhalf-mileasphaltoval.
Read the rest of Chuck’s story on our web site: www.5flagsspeedway.com
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1 10 Okie Mason 5402 13 David Beale 4713 66 Heath Mills 3094 17 Chris Cotto 2875 8 Donnie Hamrac 2096 7 Robert Chason 1857 117 Michael Swilley 1738 88 Joe Thornton 1709 99 Brandon Howell 127
10 131 Jeff Letson 123
1 52 Robert Balkum 11152 03 Michael Nelson 10983 22 John K Merritt 10274 27 Tommy Lowery 9695 11 Courtney Rodrigues 9336 1 Hunter Ward 9287 83 Tim Wilmot 7458 15 Preston Prevatte 6779 7 Ryan Worsham 656
10 99 Jarrett Beal 621
1 29 Shanna Ard 11442 00 Brannon Fowler 11423 77 Shawn Laws 1007 4 33 Steve Buttrick 8595 07 Jim Pokrant 8126 12 Thomas Faddis 7677 17 Kris Pierce 7188 42 Randy Thompson 6919 33 Kenny Williams 65110 83 Bo Resmondo 595
1 9 Todd Jones 4152 12 Bubba Winslow 4053 42 Randy Thompson 3994 9 Dave Nolan 3555 57 Charles Skipper 3476 33 Dave Mader III 3257 5 Kevin Chase 2638 8 Dustin Knowles 939 84 Jeremy Tassin 91
10 14 Joey Moxley 89
1 11 Johanna Long 4822 88 Garrett Jones 4713 99 Jr. Niedecken 4644 22 Bryce Dulabhan 4315 14 Ryan Luza 3816 21 Larry Blount 3777 17 Kurt Guillot 3598 30 Rusty Sanford 3589 33 Dustin Smith 337
10 55 Ronnie Osmer 336
1 6 Okie Mason 4632 98 Jay Jay Day 4513 99 Teras Hodivsky 4364 50 Ty Roberts 2175 96 Rick Pollaro 1126t 1 Howard Langham 1056t 26 Chris Wagner 1058 56 Ray Hoey 1039 50 Darryl Rudd 102
10 72 Greg Leachman 100
1 26 Bubba Pollard 3372 29 Augie Grill 3053 2 Donnie Wilson 2994 98 Daniel Hemric 2975 18 Hunter Robbins 2746 29 Anderson Bowen 2647 1 Mike Garvey 2488 11 David Rogers 2339 3 Kyle Grissom 216
10 12 John H Nemechek 196
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