Starting Grid Set for 53rd Annual Snowball Derby

The starting lineup has been set for the 53^rd Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway after a dramatic qualifying session on Friday night and the conclusion of the Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday evening, which was won by NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott.

Derek Thorn qualified on the pole over Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, Cole Butcher and Stephen Nasse on Friday night.  Several heavy hitters, including Elliott, Chandler Smith, Augie Grill, and Noah Gragson, among others, were left on the outside looking in heading into Saturday’s Last Chance Qualifier.

Elliott took the lead early in the race, coming from mid-pack after a suboptimal qualifying run on Friday to win the Last Chance Qualifier over Grill, Derek Griffith, and Smith.  Noah Gragson, Sammy Smith, Carson Hocevar, and Connor Okrzesik were among the 17 cars that failed to make the field for the Snowball Derby.

Bubba Pollard and Jeremy Pate were locked into the Derby via provisionals.

Sunday’s Snowball Derby will go green at 1pm CST (2pm EST) and will be broadcast live on Speed51.TV.

The full starting lineup can be seen below.

Snowball Derby Starting Lineup

1. Derek Thorn
2. Kaden Honeycutt
3. Ty Majeski
4. Cole Butcher
5. Stephen Nasse
6. Daniel Dye
7. Jeremy Doss
8. Matt Craig
9. Kyle Busch
10. Logan Boyett
11. Kyle Plott
12. Preston Peltier
13. Casey Roderick
14. Derek Kraus
15. Hunter Robbins
16. Corey Heim
17. Grant Enfinger
18. John DeAngelis
19. Paul Shafer, Jr.
20. Kyle Sieg
21. Chris Davidson
22. Ross Kenseth
23. Boris Jurkovic
24. Cayden Lapcevich
25. Dan Fredrickson
26. Jake Garcia
27. Mason Diaz
28. Michael Atwell
29. Travis Braden
30. Jesse Dutilly
31. Chase Elliott
32. Augie Grill
33. Derek Griffith
34. Chandler Smith
35. Bubba Pollard
36. Jeremy Pate

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