11:14
Chase Elliott, Winner of the Rubber & Specialties (Speed51.com Photo)
10:58
That will conclude our coverage of tonight’s events.  Thanks to all who checked out our Trackside Now coverage tonight and tuned in to our Speed 51 Radio broadcast.  We’ll be back in September for the final Blizzard Series event as this year’s series champion is crowned. 
10:57
Chase Elliott is officially the winner of the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard Series Rubber and Specialties 100 at Five Flags tonight.
10:55
Post race tech inspection has cleared for the Super Late Models. 
10:53
The Super Late Models are still in tech. 
10:31
We’re going to stick around until the call from tech comes in. 
10:29
10:29
10:28
Thanks also to Atlanta Thrifty Nickel for their support of Speed51.com’s coverage tonight and throughout the season on the Gulf Coast and beyond.  Visit them online at www.atlantathriftynickel.com. 
10:27
We’re going to pack up and hit Beef ‘O’ Brady’s on Mobile Highway in Pensacola for some great wings and the coldest drinks in town.  We hope to see all the racers and fans there after tonight’s events. 
10:26
Speed 51 Radio will also produce a live broadcast of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Granite State Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon on NASCARHomeTracks.com.  Plus, 51 will be on hand at NHMS with live Trackside Now of the ACT Late Model All-Star Challenge on Saturday, as well.  Links to all of 51’s coverage will be provided on the front page of the site tomorrow. 
10:24
If you’re anywhere near the Gulf Coast, you won’t want to miss another exciting Super Late Model event tomorrow night at Mobile International Speedway as the second half of the Gulf Coast doubleheader.

If you can’t make it to MIS tomorrow night, Speed51.com will be on hand with live Trackside Now coverage. 
10:23
We’ll have a bunch more coverage from tonight’s event over the weekend and next week on Speed51.com. 
10:18

RESULTS

Rubber & Specialties 100

August 12, 2011

  1. 9 – Chase Elliott
  2. 112 – Augie Grill
  3. 18 – Bubba Pollard
  4. 11 – David Rogers
  5. 82 – Grant Enfinger
  6. 54 – Jeff Fultz
  7. 82 – Donnie Wilson
  8. 4 – DJ VanderLey
  9. 21 – Scott Carlson
  10. 1 – Mike Garvey
  11. 10 – Johanna Long
  12. 39 – Kenzie Ruston
  13. 84 – Clay Alexander
  14. 29 – Allen Karnes
  15. 43 -Jerry Bohlman
  16. 75 – David Odell
  17. 99 – Wayne Niedecken Jr.
  18. 11 – Logan Boyett
  19. 12 – Thomas Praytor
  20. 41 – TJ Reaid
  21. 5 – Chase Oliver
  22. 22 – Jeremy Pate
  23. 5 – Jerry Artuso
10:16
Stay Tuned for More!!! 
10:15
Grand American Race Cars have now won 11 races in a row at Five Flags Speedway in the Blizzard Series. 
10:15
Comment From Hilary 

Good Job Chase and the #9 team. Way to go guys…. 
10:15
For Elliott this is his third-career blizzard series win. 
10:13
Chase Elliott gets the win over Augie Grill and ends his bid for three straight wins in the series, a feat that has never been done. Bubba Pollard was third, David Rogers fourth and Grant Enfinger was fifth. 
10:12
Elliott pulls past Grill in turn two for the lead. Grill comes back with a tap of the bumper, but Chase Elliott wins the 100 lap event tonight! 
10:11
Elliott works low and has a small advantage as they come to the white flag. 
10:10
Elliott goes hard into the corner. They are door-to-door. 
10:10
Three laps to go. 
10:10
Elliott looks low again, one more time nothing doing. 
10:10
Grill trying to hold Elliott here in the final laps. 
10:09
Grill gets a big run up off the corner. Six laps to go. 
10:09
Eight laps to go. 
10:09
Elliott tries hard again, but Grill slams the door. 
10:08
Elliott get to half a car length, but nothing closer. 
10:08
10 laps to go. 
10:08
Now Elliott looks low for the lead. 
10:08
Grill gave VanderLey a nudge and it almost cost him as Elliott closes in again. 
10:08
DJ VanderLey is seventh and he would be the next lap car. 
10:07
Garvey is lapped and the leaders clear. 
10:07
Grill now goes back to lapping cars and Mike Garvey is next. 
10:06
Chase Elliott is now turning up the pressure. 
10:06
Grill now leads by two-car lengths with 18 laps to go. 
10:05
Grill still leads, but Elliott has picked up lots of race track. 
10:05
Elliott has now closed up to the leader thanks to lap cars. 
10:05
Scott Carlson and Mike Garvey are close to going down a lap. 
10:04
Grill has lapped up to ninth. Elliott is working hard, but is not gaining much. 
10:03
25 laps to go. 
10:03
Jeff Fultz is now looking for sixth over DJ VanderLey. He gets it and Donne Wilson takes seventh. 
10:02
Bubba Pollard has taken third back from David Rogers. 
10:02
Johanna Long will loose a lap as she is running 10th. 
10:01
Grill and Elliott are gone up front. 
10:01
Grant Enfinger is now closing back in on the front four. 
10:01
65 laps in the books. 
10:00
In the late stages the two leaders, Grill and Elliott are pulling away. 
9:58
Ruston goes down a lap and there are 11 cars on the lead lap. 
9:57
Grill has stretched out his lead on Elliott as he looks for three in a row. 
9:57
Kenzie Ruston is just outside the top 10. 
9:56
Top 10 at Lap 50
1. Grill
2. Elliott
3. Rogers
4. Pollard
5. Enfinger
6. VanderLey
7. Jeff Fultz
8. Donnie Wilson
9. Johanna Long
10. Mike Garvey 
9:55
Grill and Elliott are setting quite a pace. 
9:54
Enfinger still rides fifth with a whole pack of wolves right behind him. 
9:54
We are on lap 43. 
9:53
Bubba Pollard slips back to fourth as David Rogers goes to third. 
9:53
We are closing in on lap 40. 
9:52
DJ VanderLey is all over Grant Enfinger for the fifth spot. 
9:51
We are not at halfway just yet. 
9:51
Right now if the race ended Augie Grill would have a one point lead in the Gulf Coast standings. 
9:50
Enfinger is falling back into the clutches of that pack. 
9:50
Jeff Fultz, Donnie Wilson and Mike Garvey are battling hard for seventh. 
9:49
We are looking lap 30. 
9:49
Johanna Long has slipped back to the ninth spot. 
9:49
Elliott is now with in a car-length and a half. 
9:48
Chase Elliott starts to run down Augie Grill for the lead. 
9:48
23 laps in the books. 
9:47
David Rogers looks low on Grant Enfinger and takes fourth. 
9:47
Augie Grill leads Chase Elliott by five car lengths. 
9:46
Super Late Models are up next. Remember we are live on Speed 51 Radio! http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/Blizzard/Blizzard_Radio.html
9:46
Enfinger is up to fourth behind Grill, Elliott, Pollard all GARC cars. 
9:45
Grill leads the pack to turn one. 
9:45
We are back to GREEN FLAG Racing. 
9:45
Cars are rolling again. 
9:44
YELLOW is back out. 
9:42
We have 16 laps complete. 
9:41
We have gone to the RED FLAG for clean up. 
9:40
TJ Reaid is done for the night. 
9:39
TJ Reaid, Wayne Niedecken Jr. and Allen Karnes were also involved. 
9:37
Bubba Pollard got up to third on that last run. 
9:36
YELLOW: Several cars tangle off turn four. Clay Alexander, Thomas Prayton, David Odell and some others have gotten into it off turn four. 
9:35
Elliott fought hard for the top spot on the low lane, but could not hang on. 
9:35
Augie Grill uses the high lane to take the lead from Elliott. 
9:35
GREEN FLAG: Elliott and Grill drag race to turn one. 
9:33
Remember we are live on Speed 51 Radio! http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/Blizzard/Blizzard_Radio.html
9:33
TJ Reaid has come to the pits for adjustments. 
9:32
David Odell came to the pits under yellow. He has come back on the track. 
9:32
Jeremy Pate is taking his frustrations out on the team’s trailer. 
9:31
Pate has been pushed to pit road and the crew is in no rush to work on the car and they look to be out for tonight. 
9:30
Top Five: Elliott, Grill, Rogers, Pollard, Alexander 
9:30
YELLOW FLAG: Jeremy Pate slows on the track to draw the caution on lap 14. 
9:30
Chase Elliott is up eight car lengths on Augie Grill. 
9:29
Bubba Pollard is in fourth as Clay Alexander and DJ VanderLey are in hot pursuit. 
9:28
Before the 10th lap Augie moves to second as he chases the younger Elliott Chase Elliott who was last year’s Blizzard Series Champion. 
9:28
Jeremy Pate got into the high lane and is now falling back. 
9:27
Elliott still leads as he pulls away a bit from Rogers and Grill. 
9:27
Grill is all over David Rogers for the second spot. 
9:27
Lap 5: Jeremy Pate is all over Clay Alexander for fifth. 
9:26
Lap 5: Just like that Augie Grill is up to third and Pollard in back to fourth. 
9:26
Bubba Pollard jumps up to third. as Augie Grill cracks the top five. 
9:26
GREEN IS BACK OUT: Elliott leads to turn one. 
9:25
One lap to green. 
9:22
Augie Grill is up to sixth and Johanna Long is running seventh here after two laps. 
9:21
Still working the caution. 
9:19
Elliott is now being shown as the leader. We had passes happen right before the yellow and at the end of the second lap. 
9:18
Artuso is going into the pits on the rollback. 
9:17
Working out the scoring before we go back green. Bubba Pollard is now being shown fourth on the board. VanderLey is now fifth. 
9:14
David Rogers leads, Chase Elliott, Clay Alexander, DJ VanderLey and Bubba Pollard. 
9:14
YELLOW Lap 2: Jerry Artuso spins and hits the inside pit wall off turn four. 
9:13
Chase Elliott shoots into second and is looking for the lead. 
9:12
Lap 1: David Rogers jumps into the lead. 
9:12
GREEN FLAG: We are Underway! 
9:12
One lap to green! 
9:10
Remember we are live on Speed 51 Radio! http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/Blizzard/Blizzard_Radio.html
9:10
Track officials are allowing the cars to have a few hot laps before we go green. 
9:09
Clay Alexander and David Rogers will lead them to the start for tonight’s Super Late Model world. 
9:08
About two laps to green. 
9:08
Comment From Lenny 

Go Fultz and Enfinger 
9:07
Cars are on the parade lap. 
9:06
Comment From porkchop 

marietta,ga. set the pace–chase # 9 
9:05
Ruston’s first trip to Five Flags almost ended in victory lane last year in the Pro Late Model Allen Turner Tune Up 100. 
9:04
Comment From TeamHoganRacing81 

Good luck to Kenzie Ruston! She is a sweet girl who deserves some success!!! 
9:03
Comment From Dean Sanders 

Go get win #12 Bubba 
9:03
Drivers are getting into their cars right now. 23 cars set to take the green in a few minutes. 
9:02
Comment From calvin 

san antonio tx…….go donnie wilson #82 
8:59
Comment From Donnie 

Go Clay Alexander 
8:59
Comment From The White Squirrel 

A-town, home of the Redbud 300, have to go with Augie, but rooting for Johanna & Bubba 
8:59
Comment From Tina 

S. FL… Let’s go #11 David Rogers!!!! 
8:59
Comment From Craig Wolfe 

Corpus Christi Texas via Theodore Alabama in the drought working until December! Wishin I was home to watch in person, thanks for the live audio! 
8:59
The Dice Roll was an 8: Clay Alexander will go from the pole, David Rogers will be on the outside. DJ VanderLey, Chase Elliott, Johanna Long, Bubba Pollard, Grant Enfinger and Augue Grill will make up the top 8.
8:57
Comment From SSC 

Mobile Al let’s go B.P. 
8:57
Comment From GAdawg 

Stone mountain GA 
8:55
Comment From Hilar y 

Dawsonville, Ga rooting for Chase Elliott #9 
8:55
Comment From TeamHoganRacing81 

We are listening from The Woodlands, TX. Go Augie Grill, Bubba Pollard and Chase Elliott!!!! 
8:53
Hey folks, tell us where you are listening from and who is going to win! 
8:49
Grand American Race Cars (Bubba Pollard, Chase Elliott, Augie Grill) have won the last 10 Blizzard Series race. This streak is a full two years of Super Late Model at Five Flags Speedway. 
8:45
Super Late Models are up next. Remember we are live on Speed 51 Radio! http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/Blizzard/Blizzard_Radio.html
8:44
Todd Jones won the Modified race. 
8:43
Grill is also going for a record tonight. He has won back-to-back races in the Blizzard Series three time, but tonight he looks to do the three-peat. 
8:34
Augie Grill come into tonight’s race as the Blizzard Series point leader and after his pole run here tonight at Five Flags he is only two markers off the overall Gulf Coast Championship Series point lead. Bubba Pollard is the point leader after four wins in six starts. 
8:31
You’ll hear music for a few minutes still as we’re a couple minutes away from the start of the broadcast. 
8:28
We’re going to be providing limited updates on the Modified race as we get ready for the broadcast, which will go live in just a few minutes 
8:28
The Modified race, the first feature of the night, is now green. 
8:13

QUALIFYING RESULTS

Rubber & Specialties 100

August 12, 2011

  1. Augie Grill, 16.765 seconds
  2. Grant Enfinger, 16.776
  3. Bubba Pollard, 16.787
  4. Johanna Long, 16.842
  5. Chase Elliott, 16.844
  6. DJ VanderLey, 16.897
  7. David Rogers, 16.906
  8. Clay Alexander, 16.916
  9. TJ Reaid, 16.931
  10. Jeremy Pate, 16.938
  11. Logan Boyett, 16.946
  12. Donnie Wilson, 16.972
  13. Mike Garvey, 17.025
  14. Scott Carlson, 17.061
  15. Jeff Fultz, 17.068
  16. David Odell, 17.119
  17. Jerry Artuso, 17.195
  18. Chase Oliver, 17.256
  19. Kenzie Ruston, 17.302
  20. Thomas Praytor, 17.314
  21. Allen Karnes, 17.352
  22. Wayne Niedecken Jr, 17.500
8:03
Augie Grill set the fast time, 16.765 seconds. 
8:03
5 – Chase Oliver, Crossville (AL)
Lap 1: 17.586
Lap 2: 17.259 (Best) 
8:01
11 – David Rogers, Orlando (FL)
Lap 1: 17.082
Lap 2: 16.905 (Best) 
8:00
82 – Donnie WIlson, Oklahoma City (OK)
Lap 1: 17.050
Lap 2: 16.971 (Best) 
7:59
4 – DJ VanderLey, Mobile (AL)
Lap 1: 16.928
Lap 2: 16.897 (Best) 
7:58
54 – Jeff Fultz, Troutman (NC)
Lap 1: 17.432
Lap 2: 17.068 (Best) 
7:57
41 – TJ Reaid, Mooresville (NC)
Lap 1: 17.041
Lap 2: 16.931 (Best) 
7:56
9 – Chase Elliott, Dawnsonville (GA)
Lap 1: 17.048
Lap 2: 16.842 (Best, 5th) 
7:55
10 – Johanna Long, Pensacola (FL)
Lap 1: 16.996
Lap 2: 16.842 (Best, 4th) 
7:54
29 – Allen Karnes, Sharpsbury (GA)
Lap 1: 17.546
Lap 2: 17.352 (Best) 
7:53
11 – Logan Boyett, Pensacola (FL)
Lap 1: 16.946 (Best)
Lap 2: 16.997 
7:52
82 – Grant Enfinger, Montrose (AL)
Lap 1: 17.009
Lap 2: 16.775 (Best, 2nd) 
7:51
5 – Jerry Artuso, Sault Ste Marie (ONT)
Lap 1: 17.222
Lap 2: 17.193 (Best) 
7:50
18 – Bubba Pollard, Senioa (GA)
Lap 1: 16.965
Lap 2: 16.787 (Best, 2nd) 
7:49
112 – Augie Grill, Hayden (AL)
Lap 1: 16.765 (Best, P1)
Lap 2: 16.848 
7:48
84 – Clay Alexander, Brentwood (TN)
Lap 1: 17.001
Lap 2: 16.917 (Best, P1) 
7:47
39 – Kenzie Ruston, El Reno (OK)
Lap 1: 17.525
Lap 2: 17.302 (Best) 
7:46
1 – Mike Garvey, McDonough (GA)
Lap 1: 17.198
Lap 2: 17.025 (Best) 
7:45
21 – Scott Carlson, Pensacola (FL)
Lap 1: 17.240
Lap 2: 17.064 (Best) 
7:44
99 – Wayne Niedecken Jr., Pensacola (FL)
Lap 1: 17.501 (Best)
Lap 2: 17.545 
7:43
22 – Jeremy Pate, Pensacola (FL)
Lap 1: 17.062
lap 2: 16.938 (Best) 
7:42
75 – David Odell
Lap 1: 17.120 (Best)
Lap 2: 17.132 
7:41
12 – Thomas Praytor
Lap 1: 18.067
Lap 2: 17.315 (Best) 
7:40
Thomas Praytor will be the first driver to roll in Blizzard Series Super Late Model Time Trials. 
7:32
We are drawing closer to Blizzard Series quals.  The Mods have just wrapped up their session, and the other local divisions are meeting on the front stretch for dice rolls. 
7:22
Should a team pull their car out of impound, they will at a minimum be forced to start the race from the rear. 
7:21
Ricky Brooks and the Five Flags Speedway tech crew are setting up the impound area on pit road.  Once the cars have qualified, they will be impounded and teams cannot touch them until about ten minutes prior to the start of the race. 
7:10

QUALIFYING ORDER

Rubber & Specialties 100

August 12, 2011

1. 12 – Thomas Praytor

2. 75 – David Odell

3. 22 – Jeremy Pate

  1. 99 – Wayne Niedecken Jr.
  2. 21 – Scott Carlson
  3. 1 – Mike Garvey
  4. 39 – Kenzie Ruston
  5. 84 – Clay Alexander
  6. 112 – Augie Grill
  7. 18 – Bubba Pollard
  8. 5 – Jerry Artuso
  9. 12 – Thomas Praytor
  10. 11 – Logan Boyett
  11. 29 – Allen Karnes
  12. 10 – Johanna Long
  13. 9 – Chase Elliott
  14. 41 – TJ Reaid
  15. 54 – Jeff Fultz
  16. 4 – DJ VanderLey
  17. 82 – Donnie Wilson
  18. 11 – David Rogers
  19. 11 – Clint Folson
  20. 5 – Chase Oliver
7:08
Comment From Guest 

HAMKE chassis to the front with Joanna Long! 
7:07
Comment From DC 

The guys driving those cars could win in anyones cars! 
7:07
Comment From GARC fan club 

Good luck too all GARC racecars GARC is simply the best ! 
7:07

POINTS

Blizzard Series

Top Five

  1. Augie Grill
  2. Grant Enfinger, -2
  3. Bubba Pollard, -27
  4. David Rogers, -63
  5. Donnie Wilson, -68
7:02
Will GARC continue is dominance in the Gulf Coast’s premiere speedway? Tell us what you think. 
7:01
Augie Grill (Speed51.com Photo)
6:59
Bubba Pollard (Speed51.com Photo)
6:56
Comment From BG in GA 

Go Bubba and TJ Reaid!!! 
6:56
Comment From irvington copperhead 

Give em HELL Augie Grill 112 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
6:46

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6:45
Local Practice continues here at Five Flags Speedway. 
6:40
Robbie Harvey on the track PA, “You can feel the excitement start to build here at the speedway.” 
6:28
A shot from inside the tire shed at Five Flags Speedway. (Speed51.com Photo)
6:28
Branden Lines, TJ Reaid’s spotter, told Speed 51 today that the name of the game for tonight’s race is tires… tires…. tires. 
6:24
As the Bombers hit the speedway for practice, most of the Super Late Models are lined up on the turn one access road ready to qualify.  There are a small number still rolling through tech inspection.
6:22
David Rogers was quickest in the second part of Blizzard Series practice. (Speed51.com Photo)
6:20
SECOND SLM PRACTICE TIMES
(The only practice was split in half for scoring purposes)

1 David Rogers 17.464
2 Donnie Wilson 17.476
3 Chase Eliott 17.577
4 TJ Reaid 17.597
5 Jeff Fultz 17.693
6 Kenzie Ruston 17.833
7 David Odell 17.854
8 Allen Karnes 17.856
9 Wayne Niedecken, Jr. 17.884
10 Clint Folsom 17.897
11 Mike Garvey 17.979
12 Grant Enfinger 18.021
13 Scott Carlson 18.052
14 Chase Oliver 18.076
15 Thomas Praytor 18.219
16 DJ Vanderley no time
17 Logan Boyett no time
18 Johanna Long no time
19 Bubba Pollard no time
20 Jeremy Pate no time
21 Clay Alexander no time
22 Jerry Artuso no time
23 Augie Grill no time
6:17
Chase Ellott toped the charts in the first practice. (Speed51.com Photo)
6:16

PRACTICE TIMES

Rubber & Specialties 100

August 12, 2011

  1. 9 – Chase Elliott, 17.293 seconds
  2. 18 – Bubba Pollard, 17.380
  3. 10 – Johanna Long, 17.490
  4. 54 – Jeff Fultz, 17.491
  5. 11 – David Rogers, 17.519
  6. 75 – David Odell, 17.528
  7. 84 – Clay Alexander, 17.534
  8. 39 – Kenzie Ruston, 17.539
  9. 82 – Donnie Wilson, 17.592
  10. 41 – TJ Reaid, 17.659
  11. 29 – Allen Karnes, 17.683
  12. 1 – Mike Garvey, 17.701
  13. 11 – Logan Boyett, 17.713
  14. 21 – Scott Carlson, 17.717
  15. 4 – DJ VanderLey, 17.729
  16. 112 – Augie Grill, 17.813
  17. 12 – Thomas Praytor, 17.850
  18. 5 – Chase Oliver, 17.948
  19. 99 – Wayne Niedeken Jr., 17.993
  20. 82 – Grant Enfinger, 18.039
  21. 5 – Jerry Artuso, 18.155
  22. 22 – Jeremy Pate, 18.408
  23. 11 – Clint Folson, 18.504
6:10
Tonight’s Blizzard Series feature will be broadcast live on Speed 51 Radio. We’ve done our sound checks and we’re ready to go later tonight. We’ll have a link later in the evening for the broadcast. 
6:04
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6:03
Modified practice is underway. Practice times from Super Late Model practice are coming after the mods finish up. 
5:50
Practice is now complete for the Super Late Models. Stand by for full results. 
5:40
Jeff Fultz is back in his old car #54 tonight. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:38
Chase Oliver has brought the caution flag out with just a few minutes left in practice. He spun the #5 car backwards off turn two and backed into the outside fence all by himself. He drove away and back to the pit area. 
5:37
Chase Oliver has spun on the backstretch, but does not make contact. 
5:37
Hunter Robbins is here today, not driving, but working with GARC Motorsports. The team is also helping Clint Folsom’s group has they try to diagnose a motor issue. Robbins tells us that they may have a cracked head. Smoke was seen coming from the exhaust tip. 
5:35
Frankie Grill and the GARC Motorsports team inspect Clint Folsom’s car. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:34
Former Blizzard Series champion Scott Carlson is back behind the wheel tonight. (Speed51.com photo)
5:26
Augie Grill (#112) and Logan Boyett (#11) battle in practice. (Speed51.com photo)
5:26
Wayne Niedecken Jr. Told Speed 51 today that he thinks he really has something for tonight’s race. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:25
Clint Folsom’s #11. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:24
The 41 team with driver TJ Teaid make front end suspension adjustments. (Speed51.vim Photo)
5:22
Comment From Steve 

I was told on Casey Smith that they weren’t able to get the motor in time. 
5:22
Folsom is from Alabama and a former short track regular here in the Deep South. He owned cars in NASCAR’s top levels for such drivers as Clifford Allison, the late Stan Fox, Dave Mader, Stanley Smith and Steve Kinser. His car is painted in a throwback paint scheme to the one that Dave Mader won the Snowball Derby with in 1978. 
5:22
Comment From bgf2 

what can you tell us about 11 Clint Folsom? 
5:22
Bubba Pollard’s team is done with practice. Bubba is happy with his car, and joking with crew members as others scramble. Watch out for the 18 car. 
5:20
Bubba Pollard takes a refreshing drink of water after a practice run. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:14
Not for this event, surprisingly enough, as he is a regular here and at Mobile. 
5:14
Comment From Leslie 

Casey Smith is not there? 
5:13
Josh is here walking the pits hanging out and talking with his buddies, but not racing here tonight. 
5:13
Comment From guest 

Is Josh Hamner there? 
5:00
Josh Bragg works on Grant Enfinger’s car during practice. (Speed51.com Photo)
5:00
The sun shines on FFS as practice gets underway.
4:41
The track is now open for practice. We’re headed down to shoot some photos. We’ll be back shortly with some more news. 
4:40
The only Canadian is Jerry Artuso, who now lives in Florida. 
4:40
Comment From Eric Brown 

How many “Blizzard” cars will compete tonight? Also any from Canada? 
4:39
23 Super Late Models have signed into the pit area.

1 Mike Garvey
4 DJ VanderLey
5 Chase Oliver
5 Jerry Artuso
9 Chase Elliott
10 Johanna Long
11 Clint Folsom
11 David Rogers
11 Logan Boyett
12 Thomas Praytor
18 Bubba Pollard
21 Scott Carlson
22 Jeremy Pate
29 Allen Karnes
39 Kenzie Ruston
41 TJ Reaid
54 Jeff Fultz
75 David O’Dell
82 Donnie Wilson
82 Grant Enfinger
84 Clay Alexander
99 Junior Niedecken
112 Augie Grill
4:36
Clay Alexander comes to Pensacola fresh off a Pro Late Model win at Nashville, his first win this season. (Speed51.com Photo)
4:34
This is not a CRA-sanctioned event, but many of tonight’s competitors such as Bubba Pollard, Kenzie Ruston, Johanna Long, Jeff Fultz and Chase Elliott have competed in several CRA events this season and in years past. 
4:34
Comment From porkchop 

are these the cra cars? 
4:32
We’re about five minutes away from the start of practice. Practice will be cut short by 15 minutes, so we will go from 4:30 until 5:45pm local time. 
4:32
VanderLey welcomes a new sponsor on board his racer today, Tropical Smoothie Cafe’ and Every One Now. 
4:31
Reaid is competing here tonight with former ASA National Tour Champion and Camping World Truck Series regular Joey Clanton calling the shots from the pit box. Reaid’s dad Tony is a former dirt racer and has known the Clanton family for years racing on the dirt tracks of Georgia against one another. 
4:29
Not technically. TJ Reaid, of Acworth, Georgia, mutually parted ways with the Kyle Busch Motorsports team in recent weeks. We caught up with TJ today and he confirmed that he will be competing in the final two Blizzard Series races here at Five Flags, as well as the 44th Annual Snowball Derby in December, with his family’s #41 machine.

The KBM Late Model program is now a place for Kyle to have some fun when he can, as many of the Late Model crew have been moved into a role with the KBM truck team, specifically with the second team started for driver Josh Richards. 
4:29
Comment From slm 

did TJ lose his KBM ride? 
4:25
DJ VanderLey (left) chats with Grant Enfinger (right) in the driver’s meeting. (Speed51.com Photo)
4:24
Davidson suffered engine problems in practice last night here at FFS and the team has loaded up and headed back to Texas and will not compete tonight. 
4:23
Comment From Garvey fan 

Is the 41 chris davidson there 
4:22
The rain has stopped here at Five Flags and track drying efforts have been underway for some time now. 
3:40
Just as the drivers meeting began, another rain shower hit FFS. The meeting is going on under the cover of the tech area. Tim Bryant has said the schedule tonight may need to be adjusted depending on the weather. 
3:26
The rain shower has ended here at Five Flags and the sun is now out. Tim Bryant has announced to teams that the driver’s meeting will commence in about 10 minutes. We’re headed down to check on things down trackside and we’ll have some notes from the meeting shortly. 
3:06
Blizzard Series cars sit under cover during the mid-afternoon rain shower. (Speed51.com Photo)
3:05
It appears that Blizzard Series point leader Augie Grill brought the rain in with him, as the shower began as his #112 rig pulled onto the grounds here at Five Flags.

Skies are beginning to brighten overhead, so this shower should be winding up shortly. 
2:49
We’re going to take a few minutes to continue to set up radio equipment for tonight’s broadcast during this shower. We’ll be back in a bit. 
2:48
We’ve just gotten our first few raindrops here at the track. The good news is that there is sunshine on the horizon, so hopefully this comes in and out quickly. 
2:45
Teams get their cars ready for tonight’s Rubber & Specialties 100 at Five Flags. (Speed51.com Photo)
2:38
Of the drivers you listed, the only one we can confirm to be planning to compete in this year’s Snowball Derby is Jeff Choquette. 51 caught up with him last week at Iowa Speedway, where he won the ASA Midwest Tour race, and he said he and the Adrian Carriers #29 team have plans to compete in the 44th Annual Snowball Derby this December.
2:38
Comment From Guest 

any word on wayne anderson, tim russell or jeff choquette in the derby? 
2:35
Today’s forecast is for rather scorching temperatures. Forecasted highs are in the upper 90’s, with the radio station broadcasting on the track’s PA system currently indicating the heat index putting temperatures from 108-110 degrees. There’s a 30% chance of storms, but there is a chance for a storm all the time during the summer here on the Gulf Coast. If we get anything, it shouldn’t be enough to really hamper today’s races. 
2:33
We can add the following cars to the driver roster posted a few minutes ago:
11 Clint Folsom
84 Clay Alexander 
2:28
We at Speed51.com and many of the competitors here at Five Flags are thinking of Ms. Ginny Bryant, matriarch of the Bryant family here that owns and operates this facility. Ms. Bryant suffered a heart attack last night and is currently in the ICU at a nearby hospital. She had a near full-blockage in her artery and has surprised doctors with how well she is doing now. Doctors are hoping for a recovery and she apologized to her son Tim in the hospital last night for being a nuisance so close to race day.

We have our thoughts and prayers with Ms. Bryant for a quick recovery and hope to see her back at the track again soon. 
2:09
Cars we currently see on the premises…we expect a bunch more to keep trickling in through the afternoon, including notorious late-comer Augie Grill.

1 Mike Garvey
4 DJ VanderLey
5 Chase Oliver
5 Jerry Artuso
9 Chase Elliott
10 Johanna Long
11 David Rogers
11 Logan Boyett
12 Thomas Praytor
18 Bubba Pollard
21 Scott Carlson
22 Jeremy Pate
39 Kenzie Ruston
41 TJ Reaid
54 Jeff Fultz
75 David O’Dell
82 Donnie Wilson
82 Grant Enfinger
99 Junior Niedecken
2:07
Additional support for tonight’s Trackside Now coverage is brought to you by Tracy Goodson’s Beef ‘O’ Brady’s restaurant.  Located at 4469 Mobile Highway in Pensacola, Beef’s features a stacked menu featuring tasty wings, burgers, sandwiches, salads and far more.  Also, Beef’s has the coldest beer in town and a full bar.  Many racers and we at 51 were there last night having a good meal and a good time and likely will be there again tonight after the races. 
2:05
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1:56
Matt “Duke” Kentfield and Daniel Vining will be on the call of tonight’s Speed 51 Radio broadcast.  Duke is at the keys for Trackside Now for the start of the day, then will be joined by “Handsome Dan” later in the afternoon. 
1:55
While we get settled here at the track, don’t forget that we’ll have live Trackside Now coverage throughout the day, then have a focus on our Speed 51 Radio broadcast later tonight of the Blizzard Series feature at roughly 9:30pm ET, 8:30 local.

We’ll provide a link to our live broadcast later in our Trackside Now coverage. 
1:53
RUBBER & SPECIALTIES 100 EVENT SCHEDULE
(All Times CST, local time here in Pensacola)

Pit Gate Opens @ 1:00
Blizzard Drivers Meeting @ 3:30
Blizzard Practice (4:00-5:30)
Local Practice 5:30 (Modified,Sportsman,Bombers)
Blizzard Cars to Pre Qualifying Tech
Modified Qualifying @ 6:45
Blizzard Qualifying @ 7:00
Modified 35 Lap Feature 7:57
Rubber & Specialties “100” Lap Feature
Sportsman 20 Lap Feature
Bomber 20 Lap Feature
1:52
Teams are currently unloading their vehicles for tonight’s 100-lap Rubber and Specialties, Inc. 100. We’ll give you a complete roster in just a few minutes. 
1:51
Good afternoon and welcome to a sunny Pensacola, Florida, where today the Blizzard Series Super Late Models will hit this fast half-mile for round four of the five-race showdown here at Five Flags Speedway. 

Trackside Now: Blizzard Super Series – Rubber & Specialties 100 – Five Flags Speedway (FL) – 8/12/11

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