PENSACOLA, Fla. – Augie Grill kept his impressive Snowball Derby week going on Saturday afternoon at Five Flags Speedway by winning the pole for the Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake 100.
Grill, a three-time Snowflake 100 winner, topped qualifying for the pro late model division with a lap of 16.662 seconds (108.030 mph) in his white-and-red No. 112 car. It’s Grill’s second Snowflake 100 pole.
He won the modified feature on Friday night and is seeking the ninth Derby Week victory of his career.
Snowball Derby polesitter Derek Thorn timed in second-fastest with his Campbell Motorsports-prepared entry and will seek his first Derby weekend win of any kind on Saturday night.
Brandon Oakley impressed with the third-fastest lap of the session at 16.748 seconds, followed by two-time Snowflake 100 winner Bubba Pollard and Sammy Smith.
Justin South, Ryan Paul, Kyle Plott, Jackson Boone and Mason Keller filled out the first five rows of the grid, with young gun Connor Okrzesik starting 11th in his quest to honor late crew member Michael Beasley.
Carson Hocevar, an expected pre-race favorite, qualified 19th on Saturday afternoon.
The Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake 100 is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT green flag at Five Flags Speedway.
QUALIFYING RESULTS: Allen Turner Hyundai Snowflake 100; Five Flags Speedway; Dec. 7, 2019
- Augie Grill, 16.662
- Derek Thorn, 16.740
- Brandon Oakley, 16.748
- Bubba Pollard, 16.762
- Sammy Smith, 16.767
- Justin South, 16.771
- Ryan Paul, 16.797
- Kyle Plott, 16.811
- Jackson Boone, 16.840
- Mason Keller, 16.846
- Connor Okrzesik, 16.871
- Mason Diaz, 16.875
- Perry Patino, 16.918
- Jake Johnson, 16.939
- Dustin Smith, 16.945
- Jett Noland, 16.960
- Wayne Anderson, 16.964
- Dylan Fetcho, 16.969
- Carson Hocevar, 16.972
- Stephen Nasse, 17.003
- Daniel Dye, 17.005
- Kyle McCallum, 17.014
- JoJo Wilkinson, 17.020
- Stacey Crain, 17.022
- Jarrett Parker, 17.025
- Mike Garvey, 17.039
- Rodrigo Rejon, 17.043
- Brandon Curren, 17.097
- Chris Hacker, 17.145
- Dan Leeck, 17.172
- Jake Griffin, 17.254
- Justin Bonnett, 17.276
- Bill Melvin, 17.348
- Elliott Massey, 17.423
- Trever McCoy, 17.587
- Cody Brake, 18.542
- Jacob Beasock, NT