Snowball Derby Winners List: past champions roster, history since 1968.
The Snowball Derby presented by Bayou Fox Hooters is a 300-lap super late model stock car race held annually at the Five Flags Speedway, a half-mile paved oval track in Pensacola, Florida, United States.
The Snowball Derby race has been contested every year since 1968 and is typically run on the first weekend in December, although in some years it has been run on the second weekend.
Due to the nature of the race like "All-Star" the Snowball Derby is considered by many to be the most prestigious race in super late model racing.
Over the years, some of the biggest names in racing have won Super Late Model’s most prestigious event. Names like Pete Hamilton, Darrell Waltrip, Ted Musgrave, Rich Bickle, Bobby Gill, Augie Grill, Clay Rogers, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott, among many others, have scored the victory in the Snowball Derby.
Who wins the 2021 Snowball Derby at the Five Flags Speedway.
A late bump-and-run NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Chandler Smith to win Sunday’s 54th Annual Snowball Derby event at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
Thorn, who started on the pole, had been in command of the Derby until Smith’s bump-and-run. After finishing runner-up at the Derby for the second consecutive year,
Who wins the 2021 Snowball Derby at the Five Flags Speedway.
A late bump-and-run NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Chandler Smith to win Sunday’s 54th Annual Snowball Derby event at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
Thorn, who started on the pole, had been in command of the Derby until Smith’s bump-and-run. After finishing runner-up at the Derby for the second consecutive year,
How much does the Snowball Derby roster pay to win?
An anonymous donor earlier Saturday threw in $3,000 to move the winner's purse from $7,000 to $10,000. Thorn earned an additional $5,000 because he registered for his Snowball Derby pit pass on Pit Pay app.
Snowball Derby Previous Winners list, champions roster, history from 1968-2022.
Here’s a look at all the winners of the previous 47 installments of the Snowball Derby.
1968 — Wayne Niedecken, Sr.
1969 — Friday Hassler
1970 — Wayne Niedecken, Sr.
1971 — Dickie Davis
1972 — Ed Howe
1973 — Dickie Davis
1974 — Pete Hamilton
1975 — Donnie Allison
1976 — Darrell Waltrip
1977 — Ronnie Sanders
1978 — Dave Mader III
1979 — Freddy Fryar
1980 — Gary Balough
1981 — Freddy Fryar
1982 — Gene Morgan
1983 — Mickey Gibbs
1984 — Butch Lindley
1985 — Jody Ridley
1986 — Gary Balough
1987 — Butch Miller
1988 — Ted Musgrave
1989 — Rick Crawford
1990 — Rich Bickle
1991 — Rich Bickle
1992 — Gary St. Amant
1993 — Bobby Gill
1994 — Tammy Jo Kirk --- (First female driver ever to win the Snowball Derby)
1995 — Jeff Purvis
1996 — Rich Bickle
1997 — Bobby Gill
1998 — Rich Bickle
1999 — Rich Bickle
2000 — Gary St. Amant
2001 — Wayne Anderson
2002 — Ricky Turner
2003 — Charlie Bradberry
2004 — Steve Wallace
2005 — Eddie Mercer
2006 — Clay Rogers
2007 — Augie Grill
2008 — Augie Grill
2009 — Kyle Busch
2010 — Johanna Long
2011 — Chase Elliott -- (Youngest winner in Snowball Derby history)
2012 — Erik Jones
2013 — Erik Jones
2014 — John Hunter Nemechek
2015 — Chase Elliott
2016 — Christian Eckes
2017 — Kyle Busch
2018 — Noah Gragson
2019 — Travis Braden
2020 — Ty Majeski
2021 — Chandler Smith .
2022 — Derek Thorn .
Who wins the 2022 Snowball Derby at the Five Flags Speedway.
The 55th Annual Snowball Derby, which went into overtime due to a flurry of late cautions, featured more than 300 laps that Thorn led. Thorn managed to hold off competitors like Sammy Smith and Stephen Nasse to claim the victory at Five Flags (Fla.) Speedway.
Thorn won after placing second the previous two years just behind to Ty Majeski in 2020 and Chandler Smith in 2021.
Thorn becomes the first Californian to win the Snowball Derby. He also becomes the ninth driver to win the Snowball Derby after placing second.
Derek Thorn, the winner of the race, became the first driver to lead more than 300 laps in a Snowball Derby, setting new lap leader records.
Derek Thorn wins the 2022 Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, Results.
1. Derek Thorn
2. Sammy Smith
3. Stephen Nasse
4. Casey Roderick
5. Cole Butcher
6. William Byron
7. Jake Garcia
8. Jace Hansen
9. Jacob Gomes
10. Ty Majeski
11. Preston Peltier
12. Carson Kvapil
13. Bubba Pollard
14. Michael Hinde
15. Daniel Dye
16. Giovanni Ruggiero
17. Ryan Luza
18. Matthew Craig
19. Derek Kraus
20. Noah Gragson
21. Luke Fenhaus
22. Dustin Smith
23. Jeremy Doss
24. Albert Francis
25. Josh Berry
26. Hunter Robbins
27. Jesse Love
28. Corey Heim
29. Blaine Rocha
30. Michael House
31. Tyler Tanner
32. Austin Nason
33. Erik Jones
34. Jake Finch
35. Conner Jones
36. Augie Grill
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