T odd Fayard was on hand in his black

#13 Sprint car, and we got him with some laps that threaten the track record. I don’t know how much of the speed is due to the grind-ing and patching of the racing surface by contractor Richard Goss over the winter, but it has to factor it to it.

Another reason we have a strong field

is because this is a double header week-end. They will move to Mobile International Speedway for another points race tomorrow night. Although Dave Pavlock stated on our website that there is no truth in the rumor that all fans will need seat-belts, I tend to think it might not be a bad idea. If these cars don’t blow you out of your seats you might have a tendency to jump out of your seats from the excitement they will bring to the track and fans.

Also on tonight’s schedule are the

always exciting Sports-man and Bombers, and a few surprises.

The “TRUFUEL” Must See Racing Xtreme

Sprint Cars will open its 2013 season tonight with a power house line up of drivers from around the USA and Canada. Stated MSR President Jim Hanks, “There is no doubt this is going to be one of, if not the best field of winged pavement Sprint Cars ever put on a racetrack. The fans here at Five Flags can look forward to a healthy car count tonight due to this being the opening race and it being a MSR point’s race.”

Drivers such as Aaron Pierce, Dave Steele,

Brian Olson, Jimmy McCune, Dude Teate and Scotty Orr, along with several more of the nation’s best Sprint Car drivers will be on hand to tackle “America’s Favorite Home Track”.

The track record is 13.78 seconds and I will bet

money that record will fall. First, a $500 bonus goes to the new record holder. The reason I feel so strong is what I witnessed a few weeks ago at practice.

March 22, 2013 #1

We welcome the men and machines that

made the sport of open wheel winged racing gain such popularity. Some of thse legends are here with us this evening. More inside on page 2.

This track’s key event the Snowball Derby

has again been named the top short track event in America by Speed 51. And our web site was cited as the best web site on the internet for a local race track. Congrats to Tim Bryant and his team.

We will return next Friday night with the

Modifieds, Super Stocks, Sportsman, Bombers and the new Pro Trucks. Save tonite’s ticket, you will get in for $5.00

Track Speed Record In Jeopardy

Jason Cox of Park City, Ill. holds the track record 13.783 secs or 131.6 mph set last time the Winged

Sprints were here.

Let’s Get This Party StartedWelcoming The Hooker Hood Memorial/National Sprint Car HOF Racers Reunion

Fastest Ever

Super Modified Legends Bring Memories and Cars

This is why 5 Flags fans packed the stands a half century ago. The Super Mods, a set of wheels with a hot motor and a wing on top.

We welcome the Hooker Hood Memorial/National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Southern Super Modi-fied Racer’s Reunion, featuring several pioneers of the sport and their open-wheeled race cars which ran during the 1960s and ‘70s.

The super modified regularly driven by Ival Cooper will take to the high banks for a passing glimpse of history with Ival’s son, Gary at the wheel. This car was driven to a ½ mile speed record of 16.79 at the Jackson (Ms) Speedway in 1970 by the car’s mechanic, Bobby Harrell. Andy Anderson, who built the car along with many other front-running machines in the 1960s, are part of the reunion group. Another Missis-sippi legend, Ellis Palasini, has his big-block powered “Black Widow”, number V8 here. Mobile’s Johnny Ardis, who has owned race cars since 1947 and has fielded entries in five Little 500s, is here.

Introductions are being conduct-ed by Dave Argabright, featured on Speed TV, CBS Sports, and Comcast Sports.

Welcome to all, and thanks to Tony Martin for arranging all these legends to be here.

3/29 Mods, Trucks, S Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers4/12 Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers4/13 NAPA 150 NASCAR K&N Series & Motorcycles4/26 PLM 50, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers5/24 Blizzard, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers6/7 PLM 50, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers6/21 Blizzard, Motorcycles, Sportsmen, Bombers7/12 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers7/26 Blizzard, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers8/9 DEMO DERBY, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers8/23 PLM 50, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers9/6 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers9/20 Blizzard, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers9/28 NITE OF CHAMPIONS; PLM 100; Mods, SP, Bom11/23 Snowball Derby (c) Preview12/4-8 Snowball Derby

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“I know the (No.) 33 (Buttrick), and the (No.) 00 (Fowler) have been battling for the points lead, swap-ping it back and forth,” Goodwin said, “but there’s gonna be a new car in the mix that they’ll have to worry about. Goodwin capped a historic 2 year run last fall with his second con-secutive track title, which included 6 wins. Burks, a multi-feature winner the last two seasons, hopes to fol-low a similar line. He’ll be driving a Sportsman car owned by Curtis Faircloth, who had helped young Burks with his Bombers setup the last few years. “It’s crazy. I keep asking why they would want me to drive the car,” Burks said. “I feel really apprecia-tive. It makes me want to go out and drive better because I’ve been given everything now. It’s up to me to win races.”

By Chuck CorderGoodwin & Burks Bolt BombersTwo drivers separated by nearly two decades have spent the last two seasons chasing each other.Deuces seem wild for Gary Good-win and Brandon Burks.

No surprise that the pair, which dominated the Butler U-Pull-It Bombers class, wants to take a stab at the pot this upcom-ing season with a bold move to the Sportsmen. Both Goodwin, 38, and Burks, 20, have already secured Sportsmen rides and have high expectations heading into relatively uncharted waters.

Both will have to deal with the fear-some twosome of 3 time Sports-men Snowball Derby king Steve Buttrick and two-time defending track champ Brannon Fowler.

1 23    Gary Goodwin 7382 12    Brandon Burks 6743 10    Leonard Craig 5974 33    Kenny Williams 5605 52    Robert Balkum 5526 03    Michael Nelson 5387 6    Tracy Soles 4918 52    John K Merritt 4309 1    Hunter Ward 336

10 27    Thomas Lowery 332

1 00    Brannon Fowler 7322 33    Steve Buttrick 7263 29    Shanna Ard 4794 95    Ethan Hardin 4675 102    Marty White 4536 42    Randy Thompson 4507 81    Calvin Cook 4418 27    Michael Couture 3669 11    James Patrick 36310 12    Thomas Faddis 341

1 8    Donnie Hamrac 2892 17    Chris Cotto 2663 7    Scooter Grice 2444 66    Korey Ruble 1795 10    Nathan Ingersoll 1736 99    Brandon Howell 1237 117    Mike Swilley 1588 13    David Beale 1349 14    Mike Maddox 106

10 15    Kevin Chase 76

1 42    Randy Thompson 2272 44    Bubba Winslow 2253 57    Charlie Skipper 2074 2    Darin Matthews 1875 60    Brandon Harris 1796 14    Okie Mason 1707 55    Mike Moore 1638 84    Joe Mahuron 1209 0    John Shuffler 105

10 11    Courtney Rodrigues  81

1 26 2872 112    Augie Grill 2243 71    Kyle Benjamin 1944 1    Mike Garvey 1885 11    Logan Boyett 1666 11    David Rogers 1657 82    Clay Alexander 1458 84    Chris Davidson 1379 2    Donnie Wilson 1339t 41    Jeremy Pate 133

1 1    Mike Garvey 3102 41    Chris Davidson 2123 45    Dwayne Buggay 2074 18    Hunter Robbins 1965 29    Spencer Davis 1726 12    DJ VanderLey 1507 99   Wayne Niedecken 1458 99    Zak Hausler 1369 79    Kyle Bryant 130

10 112    Augie Grill 120

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The Rex Brooks Ironman Award went to the Heads. Waynetta in the pit ticket booth, is first to greet driv-ers and crews with a smile. Charlie is in the pits, either in the tire impound area, or with paddle in hand at stop and go.Thanks and congrats to both!

Points here are combined with Mobile after each regular race for the Gulf Coast Championship in all 7 divisions. In the past few years, it was just the Super Late Models, now 6 more divisions are added.

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