John Hunter Nemechek won the Snowball Derby race at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on Sunday, beating Dalton Sargeant, Derek Thorn and a variety of other drivers. The Snowball Derby is a famous dirt track late model race that has been held every December since 1968, and has featured drivers from all levels of stock car racing such as Darrell Waltrip, Kyle Busch, Rich Bickle, Johanna Long and Chase Elliott, just to name a few.
Nemechek, the 17-year-old son of four-time Sprint Cup race winner Joe Nemechek, led 68 of the 323 laps in the Derby, and had to hold off several more experienced drivers during the final laps. He had competed in the Snowflake 100 event the night before and was running on little sleep. But Nemechek stayed focused on racing and was able to take the victory. He ended Erik Jones' streak of victories in the race. Jones and Elliott were expected to be among the top contenders, but ran into problems and ultimately finished near the back of the field. Also running into trouble was Matt Kenseth's son Ross Kenseth, who suffered a mechanical problem and was disappointed about his early exit.
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