![]() ![]() When defending Derby champion Chandler Smith decided he couldn't pilot Campi Racing’s Super Late Model in today’s granddaddy of them all, the team shifted young Gio Ruggiero-its regular PLM driver-to the Derby seat. Roderick got the Snowflake seat only because of a big domino that fell just last week. ![]() The Georgia native, who lives in Mississippi these days, captured the Pro Trucks Derby on Thursday. It marked Roderick’s second victory in three nights at the 55th annual Snowball Derby presented by Hooters. Opening Night: Snowball Derby crowns three first-time champs on Night 1 Derby qualifying tonight at 6 I’m thankful to get this victory for not only myself, but this team.”įriday night: Stickler Wins 2nd Straight Mods Derby Title in Identical Podium Finish from ’21 At this level of racing, it’s always a team effort and they did a heckuva job. This is a well-prepared car and Campi’s guys are all in sync with each other. “I tell you what: I don’t think I’ve ever sat in something like this. “Leading flag-to-flag, that’s pretty cool,” said a humbled Roderick, who put the Anthony Campi Racing Pro Late Model in Victory Lane. ![]() The race was delayed more than five hours because of pesky light showers and a lengthy track-drying process, made more difficult by the humidity. Sunday with thick fog rolling in-Roderick breathed sighs of relief and utter joy after leading all 100 laps and winning his first career Snowflake in his fifth start. Six painstaking hours later-just after 1 a.m. Roderick led the stacked 36-car Snowflake 100 field off the grid a few minutes after 7 p.m. Casey Roderick’s long exhale summed up Saturday night at the Derby. ![]()
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