NASCAR stars are not done with 2025 yet. The championship weekend ended a month ago, but veteran drivers like Kyle Busch and Ryan Preece are gearing up for a golden Super Late Model event. That is the Snowball Derby, a 300-lap race at Five Flags Speedway. Since 1968, this race has tested the skill and grit of elite regional racers and future Cup racers. A driver in the latter group dazzled Busch many years ago in a previous iteration of the Derby.

Recalling Kyle Busch’s moment of awe

“Erik Jones won the 2012 Snowball Derby 13 years ago today. 🏁 The 16-year-old beat Kyle Busch for the Derby win. A few months later Busch signed Jones to drive his truck in five @NASCAR_Trucks races, and Jones won the Truck race at Phoenix,” NASCAR Legends, a fan account of the sport, wrote on X.

Indeed,

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