Archive record from the 2025 season, published Dec 9, 2025. Retained for the historical record; it does not describe the current 2026 programs.
Preston Peltier finished eighth in the Snowball Derby after starting on pole and leading the opening laps in the No. 48 P1 Chassis car for Sigma Performance Services. He completed all 300 laps, finishing 8.895 seconds behind winner Stephen Nasse.
Peltier earned the pole with a 16.240-second lap on Saturday, December 6. An engine issue cost him positions late in the race.
Rain had disrupted the early part of the weekend, and fog postponed the Derby from Sunday to Monday, December 8. The SPS crew worked through the changes, while fans returned for the delayed Super Late Model feature.
The race continued a Pensacola tradition that began in 1968, when Tom Dawson introduced the Snowball Derby as a 100-lap event. Today’s 300-lap race covers 150 miles on the half-mile oval, requiring drivers to balance speed with the demands of its abrasive asphalt.
Start: P1 · Finish: P8 · Laps completed: 300
Sources 7
- NASCAROfficial results: 58th Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway
- Five Flags SpeedwayNasse wins Snowball, Sutton second, Garcia third
- Five Flags SpeedwayPeltier snatches second career Derby pole
- Five Flags SpeedwayNasse captures the Tom Dawson Trophy in the 58th Snowball Derby
- Five Flags SpeedwaySnowball 300 to run Monday; other events move to Tuesday
- Five Flags SpeedwayFive Flags Speedway history
- ARCA RacingTrack profile: Five Flags Speedway