Terry
December 7th, 2010, 01:43
Here is arguably the best female driver around these days. I hope she gets the funds etc to continue.
Johanna Long wins Snowball Derby: Debris littered the half-mile oval one final time Sunday at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL. This time, though, no crew was about to clean it up. Pensacola teenager Johanna Long shed tears of joy after hoisting the Tom Dawson trophy to celebrate an historic victory in the 43rd annual Snowball Derby. Long became the youngest, and just the second [the first was Tammy Jo Kirk], woman to win the Derby in one of the wildest finishes short-track racing's most prestigious event has seen. She joins Eddie Mercer (2005), Dickie Davis (1971,'73) and Wayne Niedecken Sr. ('68) as hometown heroes to find Victory Lane at the Derby. Long, led 23 laps Sunday, including the final 13. Donnie Wilson finished 2nd followed by Scott Hantz, Landon Cassill and Dennis Schoenfeld. David Stremme finished 13th, Chase Elliott 17th, Ross Kenseth 19th, David Ragan 27th out of 37 cars.
Johanna Long wins Snowball Derby: Debris littered the half-mile oval one final time Sunday at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL. This time, though, no crew was about to clean it up. Pensacola teenager Johanna Long shed tears of joy after hoisting the Tom Dawson trophy to celebrate an historic victory in the 43rd annual Snowball Derby. Long became the youngest, and just the second [the first was Tammy Jo Kirk], woman to win the Derby in one of the wildest finishes short-track racing's most prestigious event has seen. She joins Eddie Mercer (2005), Dickie Davis (1971,'73) and Wayne Niedecken Sr. ('68) as hometown heroes to find Victory Lane at the Derby. Long, led 23 laps Sunday, including the final 13. Donnie Wilson finished 2nd followed by Scott Hantz, Landon Cassill and Dennis Schoenfeld. David Stremme finished 13th, Chase Elliott 17th, Ross Kenseth 19th, David Ragan 27th out of 37 cars.