Mix all that in with what has been

some of the best local racing in years, and, we’re off to a great start.

Tonight, the Allen Turner Pro Late

Models will again dazzle us with a pair of features. Young Garrett Jones and Fairhope’s Bryce Dulabhan, along with Pensacola’s Jeremy Pate, are raging a battle for the points lead with a mere 6 points between them. The new format for the series has met great success.

The Mods, Sports-man, and Bomb-

ers are also set to do battle tonight. Speak-ing of Sportsman, let us remind you, new division sponsor Beef O’ Brady’s, on Nine Mile Rd. will stay open late for your visit after tonight’s races. We also thank Bomber Division sponsor Cheryl Nelson of Butler’s U Pull-It, who will be helping us entertain some 400 youngsters here next Tuesday for our Annual “Kids Day.” It’s free. A listing of all sponsors is on page 3, and we thank them all!

Hello Race Fans, and thanks for joining

us at America’s Favorite Home Track. Tonight we have an exciting race program, and our hope is that after you leave, you will tell your fami-lies, and friends about us. This racing season is just shy of the halfway point, and although we have already had some great moments, we believe the best has yet to come. Before we get into what lies ahead, let’s recognize some of the accomplishments achieved already.

Canadian driver Ryan Litt opened the

2013 Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Car Series with his first victory here on March 22nd. Just a few weeks later, The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East made their first visit to 5 Flags. Daytona Beach driver and University of Florida student Ben Kennedy won his first K&N race. (Ben won his 2nd race this past Saturday at Bowman-Gray Stadium in NC) And 2 weeks ago, Georgia’s T.J. Reaid won his fist Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Race, outdueling a pair of Texans, Casey Smith and Chris Davidson.

Speaking of kids, get those bicycles

polished up, as our annual Kids Bike Races are scheduled for July 12th.

We’ll be back in 2 weeks for the 2nd

of 4 Buddy’s Blizzard events, now a part of the all new Southern Super Series. Super Late Model racing in the south is without a doubt more competitive than it has ever been. And of course, all roads lead to the 46th Annual Snow-ball Derby, scheduled for December 4th thru the 8th. Reserved seat renewals are under way until August 1.

We hope you enjoy it here at 5 Flags

Speedway, and remem-ber, our suggestion box is always open.

Pro Lates Join Bombers, Sportsmen & Mods#7 June 7, 2013

6/21 *Blizzard, Motorcycles, Sportsmen, Bombers7/12 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers plus Kids Bike Races7/26 *Blizzard 125, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers plus Fireworks sponsored by Navy Federal.8/9 DEMO DERBY, Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers plus FASTER PASTOR racing8/23 PLM 20+30, Trucks, Sportsmen, Bombers9/6 Mods, Super Stocks, Sportsmen, Bombers9/20 *Blizzard 125, Sup Stocks, Sportsmen, Bomb9/28 WHATABURGER NITE OF CHAMPIONS; PLM 100; Mods, Sportsmen, Bombers11/23 Snowball Derby (c) Preview12/4-8 Snowball Derby Note: *Buddy’s Blizzard events listed here are part of the Southern Super Series

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By Chuck Corder Driver Robert Balkum comes across as Mr. Nice Guy. Always willing to lend a helping hand on a rival’s engine, he has taken an honest, albeit, peculiar approach. After missing a Bombers feature earlier this season and getting DQ’d in two others, the 35-year-old son of Army man Rickie understands his mission.

Out of the points race and the track title, which would be a first for Balkum here, he has decided to play the role of friend rather than foe. “We’re gonna try to push Tracy Soles or Michael Nelson to the champion-ship,” Balkum said of the two driv-ers that currently sit fourth and first the points standings, respectively. “Soles, he’s a good kid that’s going into the military at the end of the year.

If that philosophy seems a little coun-terproductive for his own success, well, then you haven’t experienced the generosity of Robert Balkum.

Listen to the top three in Victory Lane tonight. Chances are they have gotten there with an assist from Balkum Automotive at some point during the week.

“I could run up front depending on the car,” Balkum boasted. He sits 12th despite misfortunes that have during the first 3 months of the season.

A dirt-track demon, Balkum stalked Southern Raceway in the early 2000s in Milton, he did well with a pair of track championships. Balkum is still looking for his first career feature victory here.

He loves bringing his wife and two kids to the racetrack and believes he’s corrected a fuel cell problem that had been giving him fits all year.

And just because Balkum has made his sacrificial declaration for the season, when the nitty gritty arrives, he won’t be afraid to flex his muscle against either Nelson or Soles. That’s where I’m gonna get ’em.”

No more Mr. Nice Guy. -Read all of Chuck’s story on our web site.

1 99    Brandon Howell 3182 8    Donnie Hamrac 3083 17    Chris Cotto 2964 10    Nathan Ingersoll 2005 599    Donald Crocker 1996 7    Todd Jones 1937 7    Scooter Grice 1078 07    Bubba Pollard 949 66    Heath Mills 87

10 36    Lance Blacker 79

1 03    Michael Nelson 6212 7    Ryan Worsham 5733 22    John K Merritt 5594 6    Tracy Soles 5525 11    Courtney Rodrigues 5166 33    T J Williams 4767 1    Hunter Ward 4688 97    Ken Bullard 3259 11    David Johnson 321

10 34    Corry Pittman 302

1 33    Steve Buttrick 6622 00    Brannon Fowler 6453 42    Randy Thompson 5874 10    Robert Davis 5245 81    Shanna Ard 5046 12    Brandon Burks 4757 28    Dayton Sidner 4568 23    Gary Goodwin 4479 07    Jim Pokrant 43310 00    Bubba Winslow 358

1 86    Bubba Winslow 2302 44    Gary Sutton 2183 42    Randy Thompson 2114 14    Okie Mason 1845 84    Joe Mahuron 1705 13    Jeremy Tassin 1705 2    Darin Matthews 1708 22    Ricky Haugen 1689 7    Mike Austin 167

10 9    Dave Nolan 157

1 41 T J Reaid 1142 14    Chris Davidson 1083 98    Daniel Hemric 1034 99    Casey Smith 1005 71    Kyle Benjamin 926 8    John Nemechek 917 11    David Rogers 898 83    Scotty Ellis 819 1    Mike Garvey 80

10 51    Stephen Nasse 77

1 88    Garrett Jones 4062 28    Bryce Dulabhan 4053 22    Jeremy Pate 4004 19    Ray Black, Jr 3735 11    Tommy Rollins 3626 99    Wayne Niedecken 3497 41     Troy Grisaffi 3038 92    Ron McDonald 2739 52    Cody Karl 241

10 30    Rusty Sanford 215

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1 98    Jay Jay Day 2202 38    Chopper Stagner 2143 31    Chris Brownlee 1983 0    John Shuffler 1985 19    David Sailsbury 1926 1    Howard Langham 1887 51    Oakie Mason 1128 88    Brandon Tipton 919 99     Taras Hodivsky 89

10 411    Darin Matthews 89

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