Get ready for aSUPERnight, because theDeep South Crane Rentals Super Late ModelsarebackforracenumberthreeofthefourraceBlizzardSeries.Againit’sadoubleheaderhereandMobileonSaturdaywhichalwayscreatesagoodcarcount.

It’satthatpointoftheseasonwhereoutsid-ersstartmakingtheirappearancetotryandgetsomeseattimeonthetrickyhalfmileastheystartprepa-rationsfortheDecemberSnowballAllthesedriversrealized that only two races remain and its crunchtimenowastheyearisbeginningtowinddown.

TheBlizzardSeriesandtheSouthernSuperSerieswill be in conjunctionwith eachother as faras points towarda championship. Itmaybea littleconfusingbutletmetrytoexplain.AsfarastheBliz-zardraces,allfourracesarerunatFiveFlags.Thehighestfinisher inpoints in theBlizzardsSerieswillbe the track champion forSuper LateModels.TheSouthernSuperSeriesisrunatfivedifferenttracks,Montgomery Speedway, SouthAlabama Speedway(Opp),Mobile,FiveFlagsSpeedwayandWatermel-onCapitalSpeedwayinCordell,Georgia.

Donnie Wilson from Oklahoma leads theBlizzardpoints,whileTexanCasey SmithisleadingthepointsintheSouthernSuperSeries.Eachofthedriverslookstoholdontotheirpointsleadformorethanjustachampionship.EveniftheyhavesomesortofmiscueinqualifyingfortheDerby,it’sstillpossibletogetafreerideintotheSnowball.

Thisweekend,alsolookforBubba Pollard, David Rogers, Casey Roderick (whowon the lastrace),Ross Kenseth, Kyle GrissomandahostofotherstobeonhandAlsoonscheduletonightaretheProTrucks,SportsmanandBombers.

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New driver, no problem: Carswell, Kenseth Opti-mistic about Blizzard

It wasn’t that long ago that Jake and Deanna Carswell were like most racing fans.

But simply sitting in the grandstands, watching races across the southeast, wasn’t enough for the young couple from Woodstock, Ga., who promote Christian music con-certs around the country.

“We race for fun; it’s a side business,” Jake Carswell said. “When we’re not busy work-ing with music, we race. It’s a blessed life we live. We try to have fun with it.”

In 13 seasons, there has been plenty of fun. Carswell Motorsports has built (Cont. on page 2)

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an impressive resume of victories and drivers inside the Jody Ridley-inspired No. 98 Super Late Model.

From Southern Super Series and Deep South Crane Rental Blizzard Series cham-pionships to wins at the south’s most storied short tracks, the Carswells’ late model program has been a perennial contender weekly for more than a dozen years.

With a new driver behind the steer-ing wheel, it will once again be one to watch this Friday at Five Flags Speed-way when the Blizzard Series resumes with its third of four 100-lap features.

“We were friends with Jody Ridley’s family, and when he retired, we decided to give it a shot,” Jake Carswell, 41, said. “We’ve been doing ever since.”

Quite well, too, no matter who’s been in the seat.

Justin Wakefield, a former World Crown 400 winner, got the program off to a roar-ing beginning for nine seasons before NASCAR young guns Ryan Blaney and Daniel Hemric continued to routinely carry the torch to Victory Lane.

Ross Kenseth, son of Sprint Cup Series superstar Matt Kenseth, is the latest driver to hop behind the steering wheel of the No. 98.

Kenseth takes over for Hemric, who left the seat late last month to focus more on his Camping World Trucks Series program with NTS Motorsports.

“I’m real excited,” Kenseth said. “When Jake called me, it was a no-brainer. I was happy to come onboard.

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Father-Daughter Duo Battling for Pro Trucks Checkereds

From the very beginning, JamiWeimer resistedher father’s pleas togeton the track. Typical for any 5-year-oldAmerican girl, Weimer gravitated to thesport of gymnastics rather than the sportof racing. Much to her dad’s chagrin, ofcourse.

“WhenIfirstgot into it, IwantedJami to race,” 52-year-old Brian Weimersaid. “She wanted nothing to do with it.”ThatallchangedtwoyearsagowhenJamiWeimer,20,gotbehindaProTruckssteer-ingwheel.Now,theCumming,Ga.,nativeisoneoftheseries’buddingstarsatFiveFlagsSpeedway,

“Five Flags is second to none,”saidWeimer,whositsfourthintheseasonpoint standings. “I hate traveling 6 hourseach way to race but it’s so worth it tocome.It’smyfavoritetracktorunonandIalwayshaveablastcomingthere.”

Weimer’senthusiasm in theProTrucks has renewed dad’s interest backintothesportfollowingaminiretirement.BrianWeimerhasbeenthemodelofcon-sistencywithpodiumfinishesinall three25-lap features this year. He currentlyholds a 27-point lead over Texan AndyWojtaszczykinthepointsstandings.Notbad for the formerRichardPettyDrivingSchoolinstructor.

“Italottafun,”BrianWeimersaid.“I’m certainly trying to get (Jami) betterbecauseseattime’sbiginthissport.”Thetwofirstracedagainsteachotherat lastyear’s Pro Trucks Snowball Derby. ThatcamebarelyayearafterJamiWeimerfirstclimbedintoaProTruck.

Itseemswhateversportarousesherinterest,theyoungerWeimertakestoitlikeaducktakestowater.Shewasady-namogymnastasakid,andcontinuestonurturethatpassionbyservingasacoachforaneliteGeorgiateam. While Jamicollectedhardwareonthefloor,vaultandbeamduringherchildhood,BriandidhispartonthetrackbywinningaBandolerotrack championship his rookie season atLanier

“She was darn good at gym-nastics — she’d win every meet,” BrianWeimersaid.“We’dhaveconteststoseewho could getmore trophies.She’d kickmy butt. Shewas kicking his butt again,butforthefirsttimeonaracetrack,

With eventual winner Okie Ma-sonwelloutofreach,JamiandBrianbat-tleddown thestretchduring theJune26featureJamifinishedsecond,Brian3rd.. -Read all of Chuck’s story on our web site. www.5FlagsSpeedway.com

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