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2024 Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway

Here Are The Past Snowball Derby Winners At Five Flags Speedway

Here Are The Past Snowball Derby Winners At Five Flags Speedway

Check out the previous winners from the Snowball Derby before the 57th annual edition of the race.

Dec 4, 2024 by Cameron Belcher
Drive to the Derby 🚗 Snowball Derby GOAT

With the Snowball Derby preparing to resume in the coming hours, fans are more than likely thinking about who will emerge as the winner.

The stakes of this event are high, and everyone involved knows it, especially since each driver knows the purse for the derby, with the first-place winner receiving $50,000 as the grand prize.

Many drivers have entered this derby since the first annual race in 1968, but only a select few have come away victorious. Here is a list of the previous winners of the Snowball Derby.

2024 Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway


Past Snowball Derby Winners At Five Flags Speedway

  • 2023 Ty Majeski
  • 2022 Derek Thorn
  • 2021 Chandler Smith
  • 2020 Ty Majeski
  • 2019 Travis Braden
  • 2018 Noah Gragson
  • 2017 Kyle Busch
  • 2016 Christian Eckes
  • 2015 Chase Elliott
  • 2014 John Hunter Nemechek
  • 2013 Erik Jones
  • 2012 Erik Jones
  • 2011 Chase Elliott
  • 2010 Johanna Long
  • 2009 Kyle Busch
  • 2008 Augie Grill
  • 2007 Augie Grill
  • 2006 Clay Rogers
  • 2005 Eddie Mercer
  • 2004 Steven Wallace
  • 2003 Charlie Bradberry
  • 2002 Ricky Turner
  • 2001 Wayne Anderson
  • 2000 Gary St Amant
  • 1999 Rich Bickle Jr
  • 1998 Rich Bickle Jr
  • 1997 Bobby Gill
  • 1996 Rich Bickle Jr
  • 1995 Jeff Purvis
  • 1994 Tammy Jo Kirk
  • 1993 Bobby Gill
  • 1992 Gary St Amant
  • 1991 Rich Bickle Jr
  • 1990 Rich Bickle Jr
  • 1989 Rick Crawford
  • 1988 Ted Musgrave
  • 1987 Butch Miller
  • 1986 Gary Balough
  • 1985 Jody Ridley
  • 1984 Butch Lindley
  • 1983 Mickey Gibbs
  • 1982 Gene Morgan
  • 1981 Freddy Fryar
  • 1980 Gary Balough
  • 1979 Freddy Fryar
  • 1978 Dave Mader III
  • 1977 Ronnie Sanders
  • 1976 Darrell Waltrip
  • 1975 Donnie Allison
  • 1974 Pete Hamilton
  • 1973 Dickie Davis
  • 1972 Ed Howe
  • 1971 Dickie Davis
  • 1970 Wayne Niedecken
  • 1969 Friday Hassler
  • 1968 Wayne Niedecken

57th Annual Snowball Derby Schedule On Dec. 4

All Times Listed Are Central Standard Time

Wednesday, Dec. 4

  • 9 a.m. Hauler Parking
  • 11 a.m. Tech Opens For Late Models
  • Noon Snowball Practice & Qualifying Tire Draw
  • 1:30 p.m. Snowflake Practice & Qualifying Tire Draw
  • 6 p.m. Snowball/Snowflake Qualifying Draw

57th Annual Snowball Derby Schedule On Dec. 5

All Times Listed Are Central Standard Time

Thursday, Dec. 5

  • 8 a.m. – Pits open
  • 8:30 a.m. – Track services meeting
  • 9 a.m. – Driver’s meeting
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Late Model rotating practice (one-hour session)
  • 4 p.m. – Pro Truck, Sportsman, Pure Stock practice
  • 6:45 p.m. – Pro Truck, Sportsman, Pure Stock qualifying 
  • 7:45 p.m. – Pre-race festivities
  • 8 p.m. – Pro Truck 50, Sportsman 50, Pure Stock 35

To see the complete schedule for the week, click here.

How To Watch The Snowball Derby

This year, for the first time, the Snowball Derby will be broadcast on FloRacing and is available to all FloRacing subscribers. 

While in the past, the Snowball Derby was only available as a pay-per-view event, this year that is not the case. All current FloRacing monthly and annual subscribers already have access to the Snowball Derby. All non-subscribers can become FloRacing subscribers by clicking here.

Fans can watch on their SmartTVs, mobile phones or tablets, as well as computers on FloRacing.com. The FloSports app is available on Roku, FireTV, Samsung, LG, Google Play Store and the Apple Store. 

What Kind Of Cars Race In The Snowball Derby?

The Snowball Derby is a 300-lap race contested by Super Late Models. 

Without getting too technical, Super Late Models are the Late Models most frequently raced around North America and are raced at other big events, such as the Winchester 400, All-American 400, Oxford 250 and the Battle at Berlin. 

Pro Late Models also race during Snowball Derby week, in the Snowflake 100, which traditional is contested on Saturday night each year, while the Snowball Derby takes place Sunday. 

Pro Late Models are nearly identical to Super Late Models, except under the hood, as they have less horsepower.

Who Is Racing In The Snowball Derby?

The Snowball Derby attracts attention from racers all over North America, from the weekly Super Late Model ranks, all the way up to the NASCAR Cup Series. 

With an entry list consisting of more than 50 cars, it’s impossible to spotlight every driver, but here are a few of the more noteworthy names:

NASCAR Cup Series driver, and winner of the 51st Snowball Derby, Noah Gragson, is returning to Five Flags in search of his second Tom Dawson Trophy. 

Derek Thorn of Bakersfield, California, is back again in search of his second victory (2022), while Ty Majeski of Seymour, Wisconsin, is looking to join rarified air by winning his third Snowball Derby and second in a row (2020, 2023). 

Meanwhile, Super Late Model superstars Bubba Pollard of Senoia, Georgia, and rival Stephen Nasse of Pinellas Park, Florida, will arrive at Five Flags Speedway looking to win for the first time.

Learn more about the Snowball Derby, check out this year’s entry list and see if you recognize any names on the long list of winners.

Archived Footage On FloRacing

Video footage from all events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloRacing subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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