It’s been a little over a month since the 2025 NASCAR National Series campaign wrapped up at Phoenix Raceway, but for several drivers, that doesn’t mark the end of the racing season.
Many drivers from across NASCAR’s top-three divisions, as well as the three levels of the ARCA Menards Series, are heading down south to Pensacola, Florida, this weekend for the 58th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway.
The entry list for this year’s Snowball Derby (at least from the NASCAR side of things) is quite star-studded this season, with four full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing in the prestigious Super Late Model event.
Erik Jones (No. 4), Noah Gragson (No. 30 for Kasey Jones Racing), Kyle Busch (No. 51 for Bryson Lopez Racing), and Ryan Preece (No. 60) will all attempt to qualify for Sunday’s 300-lap main event.
Johnny Sauter (No. 5) and Ty Majeski (No. 91), both former champions of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will be competing in the prestigious event. Other full-time Truck Series drivers set to compete in the event include Kaden Honeycutt, Dawson Sutton, and Jake Garcia.
Cole Butcher, Conner Jones, Derek Kraus, and Treyten Lapcevich, all of whom took on part-time roles in NASCAR’s National Series this season, will also be competing in the event.
David Gilliland, co-owner of championship-winning NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team TRICON Garage, will return to the Snowball Derby for a second straight year, driving his self-prepared No. 98.
Other entrants into the Snowball Derby from the NASCAR/ARCA world include Spire Motorsports development driver Tristan McKee, Joe Gibbs Racing ARCA driver Max Reaves, Nitro Motorsports ARCA driver Gavan Boschele, Kole Raz, Jake Finch, and Richard Childress Racing development driver Carson Brown.
In conjunction with the 58th Annual Snowball Derby for the Super Late Models, the Pro Late Models will also get to tackle Five Flags Speedway this coming weekend for the prestigious Snowflake 125. Like the Derby, this entry list is stacked, as well.
Tristan McKee, a development driver for NASCAR Cup Series team Spire Motorsports, is entered in the Snowflake 125 driving the No. 7 Chevrolet. He’ll be joined by fellow ARCA Menards Series rivals Max Reaves, Isaac Kitzmiller, Jade Avedisian, and Jake Finch.
NASCAR National Series drivers Alex Labbe and Kaden Honeycutt will also compete in the Snowflake 125, as will former NASCAR drivers Spencer Davis and Tony Cosentino, among others.
Additionally, Keelan Harvick, son of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, will be competing in the event, driving the Hunt Brothers Pizza No. 62.
To see the qualifying draw for the Snowball Derby and Snowflake 125, visit RacingAmerica.com
