Snowball Derby 2025 race info: Updated schedule and more
PENSACOLA, Fla. — It’s one of the biggest motorsports events all year but it doesn’t come until late in the year — it’s the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway.
Drivers from all over the world, from every division of stock car and late model racing, are set to enter the race weekend and make it through the ever-grueling process it takes to become a Snowball Derby winner in the race’s 58th running.
When is the 2025 Snowball Derby? How can I watch it?
The 2025 Snowball Derby is at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. According to the track, reserved tickets are sold out but general admission tickets are still available on race day only.
Dec. 6 is the Snowflake 125 Pro Late Model race and Snowball Derby qualifying:
8 p.m. ET – Snowball Derby Qualifying
TBD – Snowball Derby Last Chance Qualifier
TBD – Snowflake 125 Qualifying
TBD – Snowflake 125 LCQ
TBD – Snowflake 125
Then, Dec. 7 is the 300-lap Snowball Derby, the biggest Super Late Model race in all of the United States.
- Green flag: 2 p.m. ET
- TV (all): FloRacing (details here)
What makes a Snowball Derby win so elusive?
The drivers. Everyone who is anyone on short tracks shows up for the Snowball Derby.
Past winners include:
- NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees such as Darrell Waltrip and Donnie Allison
- NASCAR national series champions like Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Ty Majeski, Ted Musgrave and Erik Jones
- Short track racing greats of their time like Rich Bickle, Travis Braden and Derek Thorn
Much like other prestigious races and sporting events, the list of notable non-winners reads like a “Who’s who” as much as the list of winners.
Names like Bubba Pollard, Stephen Nasse and Casey Roderick have never won the Snowball Derby despite dominating late model racing for years — but they’re all entered to try and win this year:
2025 Snowball Derby Entry List
Five Flags Speedway released this updated entry list:
Since then, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and two-time Snowball Derby winner Kyle Busch announced his entry into the race.
The track also released this updated entry list for the Snowflake 125:
Snowball Derby Winners (1968-2024)
1968 Wayne Niedecken
1969 Friday Hassler
1970 Wayne Niedecken
1971 Dickie Davis
1972 Ed Howe
1973 Dickie Davis
1974 Pete Hamilton
1975 Donnie Allison
1976 Darrell Waltrip
1977 Ronnie Sanders
1978 Dave Mader III
1979 Freddy Fryar
1980 Gary Balough
1981 Freddy Fryar
1982 Gene Morgan
1983 Mickey Gibbs
1984 Butch Lindley
1985 Jody Ridley
1986 Gary Balough
1987 Butch Miller
1988 Ted Musgrave
1989 Rick Crawford
1990 Rich Bickle
1991 Rich Bickle
1992 Gary St Amant
1993 Bobby Gill
1994 Tammy Jo Kirk
1995 Jeff Purvis
1996 Rich Bickle
1997 Bobby Gill
1998 Rich Bickle
1999 Rich Bickle
2000 Gary St Amant
2001 Wayne Anderson
2002 Ricky Turner
2003 Charlie Bradberry
2004 Steven Wallace
2005 Eddie Mercer
2006 Clay Rogers
2007 Augie Grill
2008 Augie Grill
2009 Kyle Busch
2010 Johanna Long
2011 Chase Elliott
2012 Erik Jones
2013 Erik Jones
2014 John Hunter Nemechek
2015 Chase Elliott
2016 Christian Eckes
2017 Kyle Busch
2018 Noah Gragson
2019 Travis Braden
2020 Ty Majeski
2021 Chandler Smith
2022 Derek Thorn
2023 Ty Majeski
2024 Kaden Honeycutt
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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