Noon: Engine Warmups/Cars to grid, Pre-race Festivities, 2022 SBD Class Photo, Driver IntroductionsĬhuck Corder is a freelance correspondent for the Pensacola News Journal.Five Flags Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) paved oval racetrack in Pensacola, Florida, United States. “That’s how we each grew up doing it with our families, and we want to raise our kids that way.”ĥ5th Annual Snowball Derby Times of Interestġ0 a.m.-4 p.m.: Snowball Derby, Snowflake 100 practiceĦ:45 p.m.: Pro Trucks, Sportsmen and Pure Stocks qualifyingĨ p.m.: Pro Truck 50, Sportsmen 50, Pure Stock 35Ĩ p.m.: Modifieds of Mayhem Championship 75ģ p.m.: SF Qualifying (lock top 30), SF Qualifier (50 Laps, transfer 4), SBD Qualifier (50 Laps, transfer 4), Outlaws B-Main (if necessary)ħ p.m.: Allen Turner Snowflake 100, Faith Chapel Outlaw 50 “The biggest thing we wanted was when we go to the races, we go together as a family,” Hunter Robbins said. Young Rhett and “Princess” Rory-as her father affectionally calls her-will be front and center this week as dear ol’ dad looks to hoist the Tom Dawson trophy come Sunday afternoon. Father and mother-the hometown product who in 2010, at 18, was the last Pensacola driver to win the Derby-have put an emphasis on instilling family values to their little ones. But with what Ronnie’s doing and my family is doing, hopefully, we can keep making good decisions on and off the track.”Įverywhere Robbins races, Johanna Robbins (née Long) and the couple’s two children, 5-year-old daughter Rory and 1-year-old son Rhett, are close behind.
“This is one of the best opportunities I’ve ever had from start to finish, having all the parts and pieces,” said Robbins, who spent time in NASCAR garages several years ago with KBM. Instead of hired hands and unfamiliar faces turning wrenches, Robbins surrounds himself with family and former short-track patriots who want to help their friend topple the big-money teams. While Sanders-the 1977 Derby champion-still handles setups and keeps a careful eye on his candy-red SLM machine, Robbins enjoys the grassroots approach he and Sanders share. This was the first time we were a contender from start all the way to finish.” “The biggest thing was the satisfaction of finally being consistent enough to win a championship. “Coming off one of the best years I’ve ever had in racing from start to finish,” Robbins said,“We’re trying to cap off the year and finish what we started. 18 en route to the Southern Super Series crown, finished in the top-five seven times and recorded 14 top-10s in 18 races in 2022. Robbins won several times in the Ronnie Sanders famed No. “I make major adjustments every week, always digging for more.” I’m always trying to find more,” Loper said.
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