Happy New Year from Lone Star Speedzone

December 31, 2010

May the Good Lord bless you in 2011! Good luck to all our Lone Star Speedzone racers during the 2011 racing season.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

December 24, 2010

We’re wishing all our Lone Star Speedzone racing family a very Merry Christmas and plenty of checkered flags in 2011.

Live Interactive Updates: Snowball Derby - Texas Editions, Sunday, December 5

December 5, 2010

Welcome to Day 4 (Sunday) of the live interactive coverage of the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL.

Hutto’s Mark Chrudimsky defends Snowball Derby Modified title with impressive win

December 4, 2010

Mark Chrudimsky made Texas proud last night by winning the most prestigious Asphalt Modified race of the year at Five Flags Speedway’s 43rd Annual Snowball Derby in Pensacola, Florida, for the second year in a row.

Mark is all smiles as he poses with the winner's hardware

Mark is all smiles as he poses with the winner's hardware

The popular Texas stock car ace, affectionately known as “Wild Man” to his many Texas fans, started the 50-lap feature at the Five Flags half-mile oval in the the 12th spot beside fellow Texan Tuffy Hudson.

Chrudimsky avoided numerous wrecks and pile ups, worked his way methodically to the front of the 32-car field and joined yet another Texan, Stephan McCurley, in a spirited battle for the lead late in the race.

With eight laps remaining Chrudimsky made a great pass under the two leaders, but fellow Texan Stephan McCurley was right there to challenge. However, two laps later McCurley tangled with another competitor while dicing for position and his night was over as his ride suffered too much damage in the mishap to continue.

After that it was clear sailing for Chrudimsky who won by several car lengths over Billy Melvin.

Hudson looked fast early on, but had something go awry in the rear suspension about mid-race, knocking him out for the night.

Pushing the car to the tech area with a confident smile!

Pushing the car to the tech area with a confident smile!

Jason Mormon, another Texan, had a decent run, finishing a strong ninth. Two more Texas drivers, John Schultz and Bradley Riethmeyer, had fast cars but both suffered mechanical woes and dropped out early.

“Texans are four out of five in the Modifieds at the Derby,” Lone Star Speedzone contributor Tom Taylor said. “Jason Boyd won in 2006, Tuffy Hudson in 2008, Mark Chrudimsky in 2009 and Mark again in 2010.”

Unofficial results:

1. Mark Chrudimsky
2. Billy Melvin
3. John Sappralcone
4. Korey Ruble
5. Todd Jackson
6. Gerald Wilkerson
7. Brandon Howell
8. Nathan Ingersoll
9. Jason Morman
10. Donnie Hamrac
11. Mike Maddox
12. Chris Cotto
13. Nathan Davis
14. Trevor Edwards
15. Todd Jones
16. Jeff Letson
17. Brandon Curren
18. Stephan McCurley
19. Tim Martin
20. Kevyn Terry
21. Kevin Peel
22. Scooter Grice
23. Bradley Riethmeyer
24. Augie Grill
25. Kevin Chase
26. John Schultz
27. Tuffy Hudson
28. Bubba Gale
29. James Patrick
30. Michael House
31. Don Livingston
32. A.J. Winstead

By Nick Holt, Lone Star Speedzone
Photos by Debbie Williams, Lone Star Speedzone

Live Interactive Updates: Snowball Derby - Saturday, December 4

December 4, 2010

Welcome to Day 3 (Saturday) of the live interactive coverage of the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL.

Live Interactive Updates: Snowball Derby - Friday, December 3

December 3, 2010

Welcome to Day 2 (Friday) of the live coverage of the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL.

Live Interactive Updates: Snowball Derby - Thursday, December 2

December 2, 2010

Well, I’ve finally arrived in the Tech Shed in the pits at the Snowball Derby.  This will be my first shot at using the Cover It Live software, so please be patient with me.  Tks, Debbie