Snowball Derby and Mason-Dixon Meltdown Working Hand-In-Hand

The Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL, is arguably one of the biggest races in the Super Late Model world, if not in all of short track racing. The Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston Speedway is a new event this year, but it is already deemed as one of the most prestigious events in the country. And now the promoters of both events are planning to work together for the greater-good of Super Late Model racing as a whole.

Five Flags Speedway and Snowball Derby officials announced today that the Mason-Dixon Meltdown winner will be awarded a set of four Hoosier Tires (which will be awarded at the track race weekend) and a free entry for the 2006 Snowball Derby. Likewise, PASS South officials will offer the 2006 Snowball Derby winner a guaranteed spot in the 2007 Mason-Dixon Meltdown, which has already been scheduled at South Boston Speedway.

“The Mason-Dixon Meltdown looks to be another multi-year Super Late Model race that people will look forward to all year long and plan for all year long,” said Five Flags Speedway promoter and General Manager Tim Bryant. “Super Late Model racing has a need for a few really solid events, like the Mason-Dixon Meltdown, the All American 400 and the Snowball Derby.

“I believe these big end-of-the-season races can continue to feed off of each other. We’re looking forward to Johnny Clark’s (from Maine) first Snowball Derby visit. And I think that the Mason-Dixon Meltdown gets the credit for that because it got him halfway here already. So barring any bad luck that he has there, he’s coming on to Pensacola to run the Snowball Derby for the first time. I know it has some positive ramifications for this race.”

“I love the Snowball Derby and have been going to it for nearly a decade,” said Mason-Dixon Meltdown co-promoter Bob Dillner, who is also a NASCAR television commentator for SPEED. “Tom (Mayberry, Meltdown co-promoter) and I have the utmost respect for what Tim Bryant and his entire crew down at Five Flags Speedway do for the Snowball Derby. It is one legendary race and nothing can and will ever take away from that. We just wanted to give people another option for a place to run and give them another ‘big-money’ show. That is what the Meltdown is.

“All along, I’ve told every Super Late Model driver that I’ve spoken with to come to both the Meltdown and the Derby. If they can’t come to both, I’ve told them to at least go to one or the other. If people can’t make it to the Meltdown, I tell them to make sure they at least make it to the Snowball. These are two huge races, and both of them need the support from the Super Late Model community.”

The PASS South Super Late Models portion of the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” features a 250-lap main event on Saturday, November 25th. The Tour-Type Modifieds also have a 250-lap event that day and both premier divisions will be racing for a $12,500 paycheck for the winner, plus lap money and other bonuses to be announced soon. Also competing during the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” weekend are the Legends Cars (Friday only) and the Pro Challenge Series (Saturday only).

For more information on the “Mason Dixon Meltdown,” please contact Matt Kentfield at (704) 455-2051 and check out www.masondixonmeltdown.com.