The 50-lap Modified feature during Snowball Derby week at Five Flags Speedway (FL) always presents eventful outcomes when drivers from across the continent convene together. For the second straight year, no one could pass local Gulf Coast racer Donnie Hamrac for the win. “Just to win two, period, is great, but two in a row is awesome,” Hamrac told Speed51 powered by JEGS following a flag-to-flag victory. “I had all of my crew last year, but we were missing my pops so for him to be here is awesome.” Hamrac took the lead from fast qualifier Jim Wall on the initial start, but had to dodge several cautions that bunched up the field including one that he was forced to narrowly avoid on lap 13. “We went off into one and the rear just came around on me when we hit some water or oil. They gave me my spot back and I held everybody off.” On a late restart Texan Joe Aramendia, a veteran of multiple NASCAR series and 2014 Houston Motorsports Park champion, stayed with Hamrac on the outside until contact between the two cut his tire. Aramendia had no hard feelings about the incident. “Donnie got loose and chased it up the racetrack, but it’s a racing thing,” said Aramendia. “We’ll do it again next year.” The initial contact between the two sent Aramendia into former Snowball Derby Modified winner from Indiana, Brian Nester, who managed to hold on for a second-place finish despite significant damage to the car. “The front end got screwed up in the first wreck and the tow was way out, but we still got to (Hamrac) with the way it was,” said Nester. “We challenged for the lead at the end with a screwed up car so we’ll take second.” Winchester Speedway Run for the Gun winner Kyle Purvis made a bid for a top position late but settled for third. Chris Cotto and Rocky Rogers rounded out the top-five. WE DID FIND A COUPLE OF SHOTS OF BRIAN NESTERS CAR Snowball Derby Modified 50 Results 1 8 Donnie Hamrac 2 11 Brian Nester 3 13P Kyle Purvis 4 17 Chris Cotto 5 145 Rocky Rogers 6 25 L.J. Grimm 7 8H D.J. Hoelzle 8 79 Joe Aramendia 9 5MH Michael Halbrooks 10 47 John Thomas 11 66R Ryan Redmon 12 131P Parker Pugh 13 88 Larry Hughes 14 61 Dustin Jackson 15 91 Jim Walls 16 46 Doug Moff 17 66LB Logan Bearden 18 0 J.C. Umscheid 19 00 Brandon Curren 20 13 Ian Webster 21 45 Billy Melvin 22 14 Mike Maddox 23 131 Jeff Letson 24 57 Kyle Jarrett 25 5 Donald Crocker 26 99 Brandon Howell 27 10 Okie Mason 28 71 Josh Goodwin 29 88 John Sarppraicone, Jr. 30 30 John Heil 31 33 Jason Morman 32 98 Robbie Cooper 33 01 Scott Gay 34 101 Cameron Berry
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:08:29 +0000
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