Augie Grill Wins 41st Annual Snowball Derby

From Matt Kentfield, 51 Sports

Augie Grill Wins 41st Annual Snowball Derby
Alabama Native Wins Second Straight Derby at Five Flags Speedway

PENSACOLA, FL (December 7, 2008) – Augie Grill won his second straight Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on Sunday night.  Grill actually finished the 41st annual edition of the race in the second position, but was awarded the victory after Brian Ickler’s car was found to have an unapproved brake cooling fan.

Grill started the race in the 38th position and steadily worked his way through the pack to become a race contender.  He led the middle stages of the race, but found himself with some ground to make up after the final pit stops.  Over the last dozen laps of the race, Grill gained ground on Ickler on the racetrack, but came a little bit short of catching him.

Approximately two hours after the race, Grill received word of his victory and celebrated with a small group of fans, family, friends and crew members.

With the change, Grant Enfinger now moves up to second place.  He was followed in the rundown by Matt Hawkins, Shane Sieg, Bubba Pollard, David Rodgers, Hunter Robbins, Dennis Schoenfeld, Heath Hindman and Paul Kelley.

The 41st Annual Snowball Derby concludes the 2008 racing season at Five Flags Speedway.

For more information on the Blizzard Series and the 41st Annual Snowball Derby event, contact Matt Kentfield at (704) 788-2134 x 5 and visit www.fiveflagsspeedway.com and www.snowballderby.com

Unofficial Results
1st) #112 - Augie Grill
2nd) #82 Grant Enfinger
3rd) #22 Matt Hawkins
4th) #52 Shane Sieg
5th) #26 Bubba Pollard
6th) #11 David Rodgers
7th) #6 Hunter Robbins
8th) #43 Dennis Schoenfeld
9th) #91 Heath Hindman
10th) #23 Paul Kelley
11th) #2 John Bolen
12th) #51H Alex Haase
13th) #54 Johnny Clark
14th) #51 Ryan Preece
15th) #98 Justin Wakefield
16th) #0 David Hole
17th) #31 Tyler Millwood
18th) #21 Scott Carlson
19th) #66 Benny Gordon
20th) #7 Gary St. Amant
21st) #82W Donnie Wilson
22nd) #38H Josh Hamner
23rd) #70 Joey Senter
24th) #72 Scott Hantz
25th) #84 Wayne Anderson
26th) #39 Ryan Sieg
27th) #94 Mitch Cobb
28th) #44 Gary Helton
29th) #10L Johanna Long
30th) #27 Jason Young
31st) #1 Eddie Mercer
32nd) #11L Donald Long
33rd) #49 Stanley Smith
34th) #1M Tim Martin
35th) #67 Jeff Fultz
36th) #41 Chris Davidson
37th) #10C Ryan Crane
38th) #90 Tim Curry
39th) #99S Casey Smith
40th) #02 Matt Smith
DQ) #15 Brian Ickler