50 For 50: Despite Two Protests, Dickie Davis is a Two-Time Derby Champion
In 1971, Dickie Davis started near the back of the 36-car starting field at the fourth Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. At the end of the day, Davis won the race, even after a protest was filed by Freddy Fryar. Two years later, Davis won the race again, and once again, a protest was filed.
Two different races, two protests, two different reasons, but the same winner. Dickie Davis was declared the winner both times, and at the time he was just the second person to win the Snowball Derby multiple times.
When Davis won his first Snowball […]