Ryan Preece has announced that he is pulling out of the 2025 Snowball Derby, which has been pushed to Monday (December 8).Preece had entered the event in the No. 60 Super Late Model. He built a new car and prepared it himself. This would have been his fourth start at the Snowball Derby. His first outing came in 2008. The RFK Racing NASCAR Cup driver returned in 2021, scoring a strong fourth-place finish, and made another attempt in 2023.In his latest post on X, the 35-year-old explained his tough week leading up to the final postponed race."Unfortunately, I've withdrawn from the Snowball Derby. Thank you to my friends, family, and sponsors for standing behind me throughout this effort. It's been a tough week for everyone, Thank you to Tim, event staff, and the race fans," Ryan Preece wrote.Weather and schedule disruptions had affected the track time for several drivers. Rain early in the week at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola washed out all action on Thursday, cancelling practice. A single practice session was held on Friday morning, but the second session was cancelled due to the return of rain.Preece had recorded a best time of 16.437 seconds in the first practice session and was locked into the top 30 with a qualifying lap of 16.519 seconds during qualifying.Organizers had to postpone the main event to Monday at 1 pm CT. Support-series races that had already been rescheduled for the week were pushed back to Tuesday after a chaotic week.Ryan Preece on when he 'started to get that itch' for Snowball DerbyRyan Preece spoke about why the Snowball Derby appeals to him earlier this week. In an interview with Short Track Scene, he stated that despite his commitments to the Cup Series, his roots remain in short-track and modified racing. He described racing a Super Late Model as both a creative challenge and a way to stay sharp during the offseason."Came back here in 2021, basically, because I had worked with Chris [Gabehart] in the past. I kind of started to get that itch, came here and we finished fourth which I thought was pretty respectable for everything that we had going on. Then it has just kind of lit that fire," Ryan Preece said."I tried playing golf man, I'm not good at it. I like building race cars, I enjoy the thought process and that mental exercise of what can I do to make it go faster, not just being a racecar driver and doing the things you need to do out on the track but also from the setup side," he added.Preece could have been the first New Englander to win the Snowball Derby in 51 years had he not stepped down this week.