SPECIAL COVERAGE

Kyle Larson Leads from Start to Finish in Third Knoxville Nationals Triumph!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 10, 2024) – Kyle Larson was the class of the field all week at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals, and Saturday he capped it off with his third career win in sprint car racing’s biggest event. The Elk Grove, California driver earned $190,000 for his win aboard the Paul Silva #57. His wins the last two years have seen him lead all 50 laps.

Larson earned the pole position as high point driver for the week, and he led early over Daryn Pittman, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu and Tyler Courtney. Anthony Macri entered the top five by lap four, and Logan Schuchart slowed to bring a caution on lap five.

Macri climbed to fourth when he passed Abreu on lap 7, as Gio Scelzi entered the top five. Scelzi found some speed on the low side, and passed Macri for fourth on lap nine. Larson was in lapped traffic on the sixteenth circuit, as Macedo passed Pittman for the runner-up position. Scelzi followed him into third on lap 18.

The event was stopped at the halfway point with an open red. Though any changes were allowed, owner and crew chief Paul Silva decided there would be no tire change on Larson’s entry despite several teams electing to do so. At that point, Larson led Macedo, Scelzi, Macri and Corey Day back to green.

On lap 27, Scelzi passed Macedo for second, and appeared to be reeling Larson slowly in. By lap 38, Larson was back in traffic, and his car worked well high, low and in the middle as he put several lapped cars between himself and Scelzi.

Larson’s final margin of victory was 3.8 seconds over Scelzi. Day charged to third, followed by Macedo and Macri. Brian Brown, Courtney, Scott Bogucki, Sheldon Haudenschild and Jacob Allen rounded out the top ten. Sawyer Phillips won the E main, Don Droud Jr. claimed the D main, Brenham Crouch took the C and Brad Sweet won the B main. Kaleb Johnson flipped in the B main, but was uninjured.

Gio Scelzi took home $1500 in the DGRD “Best Appearing Car” contest. Matt Juhl ($750) was second and Donny Schatz ($400) was third. The Jason Johnson Racing #41 team won the Avanti Windows & Doors “Best Appearing Crew” and $500. The Shark Racing #1s team was second ($250) and the Tony Stewart Racing #15 team was third ($150). Kyle Larson won the $2,000 SprintCarUnlimited Pole Award. Emerson Axsom was the Jetco Rookie of the Year ($1,000). The MPI Hard Charger was Corey Day, and Brian Brown was the week’s MPV Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car,” winning $6,500.

“It doesn’t get any bigger than the Knoxville Nationals,” said Larson in Victory Lane. “It feels great to lead back to back in 50 lappers from start to finish, because it’s the best sprint car drivers in the world behind me. They don’t make it easy. It was a tricky race there. Those lappers were just fast enough on the bottom and I felt like I was slowing myself down. I feel like I strung some good laps in at the end. We’ve been really bad this year, up until the last couple of weeks. The team works so hard, and all this goes to them. The tires (at the halfway point) looked brand new, so what’s the point in changing? We led the first 25, so why put on a new set and trick yourself? I felt better the second half.”

“I’m proud of this team,” said Scelzi. “I want to win this race more than anything in my life. You have to lose them before you can win them. I felt so good (on the bottom), I just didn’t want to go on the top because it kept getting bigger and bigger. I jumped off of it in four, and got to Kyle. I was better on the bottom in three and four, but he found his way and left me. My car was amazing. You don’t get these chances very often. You have to take advantage of them when you get them.”

“I feel like we had a really good car there,” said Day. “A caution in that last run would have helped I think. To run third here behind Kyle and Gio is awesome. You always want to win, but I have to give it up to them. We weren’t great on Wednesday night in the feature there, and we got our car better tonight. Hat’s off to my team. We’ve highly exceeded our expectations this year.”

Join us Saturday, August 24, for McKay Group Season Championship Night! All three sprint car divisions will be in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

E main (started), 10 Laps, 2:39.7: 1. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (1); 2. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (2); 3. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (3); 4. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (4); 5. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (10); 6. 23L, Jimmy Light, Lizton, IN (5) / 7. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7); 8. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (9); 9. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (6); 10. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (12); 11. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (18); 12. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (17); 13. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (15); 14. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (14); 15. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (11); 16. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (13); 17. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (8); 18. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (16) DNS – 49x, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA; 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD; 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK; 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT; 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 55t, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA; 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can.; 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA

D main (started), 12 Laps, 3:17.5: 1. 1m, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (2); 2. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (1); 3. 7s, Landon Crawley, Benton AR (3); 4. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (4); 5. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (6) 6. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (5) / 7. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (7); 8. 45x, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (8); 9. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (9); 10. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (17); 11. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (11); 12. 6w, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (12); 13. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (13); 14. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (15); 15. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (10); 16. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (16); 17. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (18); 18. Sawyer Phillips (19); 19. Joel Myers Jr. (21); 20. Tanner Thorson (20); 21. Sammy Swindell (23); 22. Jimmy Light (24); 23. Cole Mincer (22); 24. Brooke Tatnell (14) DNS – 2m, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA; 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA

C main (started), 15 Laps, 4:11.8: 1. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (2); 2. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (1); 3. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (3); 4. 55c, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (4) / 5. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (6); 6. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (7); 7. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (11); 8. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (13); 9. 22x, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (5); 10. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (17); 11. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (15); 12. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (8); 13. Don Droud Jr. (19); 14. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (14); 15. Landon Crawley (21); 16. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (18); 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (22); 18. Ryan Timms (20); 19. Mark Dobmeier (24); 20. Riley Goodno (23); 21. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (16); 22. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (12); 23. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (10); 24. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (9) DNS – 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN; 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA

B main (started), 22 Laps, NT: 1. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (1); 2. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (2); 3. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (6); 4. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (3) / 5. 3z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (9); 6. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (8); 7. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (4); 8. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (15); 9. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (13); 10. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (12); 11. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (5); 12. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (18); 13. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (7); 14. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (17); 15. 19s, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (19); 16. Danny Dietrich (22); 17. Chris Windom (24); 18. Brenham Crouch (21); 19. 33w, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (10); 20. Ayrton Gennetten (23); 21. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (16); 22. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (20); 23. 2x, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (11); 24. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (14)

A main (started), 50 Laps, NT: 1. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (1); 2. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (5); 3. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (11); 4. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (4); 5. 39m, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (8); 6. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, CA (7); 7. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (3); 8. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (10); 9. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (14); 10. 1a, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (16); 11. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (2); 12. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (19); 13. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (21); 14. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (22); 15. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (9); 16. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (18); 17. James McFadden (20); 18. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (13); 19. Brad Sweet (17); 20. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (24); 21. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (12); 22. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (15); 23. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (6); 24. Justin Henderson (23). Lap Leader: Larson 1-50. MPI Hard-charger: Day.

Saturday Knoxville Nationals Finale Will Crown MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Winner!

(Chuck Stowe Photo of Justin Peck)

Saturday Knoxville Nationals Finale Will Crown MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Winner!
by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, August 9, 2024 – Brian Brown holds the lead in the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into Saturday’s finale. With Saturday’s points yet to be totaled, Brown leads Austin McCarl by 29 markers. Points have been accumulated over the course of Southern Iowa Sprintweek and included events at both the Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway

Brown and McCarl head the standings over Justin Peck, Kasey Kahne, Parker Price-Miller, Aaron Reutzel, Tyler Courtney, Jamie Ball, Kerry Madsen and Carson Macedo.

About MPV Express

MPV is a locally owned and operated trucking company based out of Little Rock, AR. MPV is dedicated to building and maintaining long-term relationships with their customers and providing unrivaled freight solutions all while maintaining the highest level of service. They maintain a fleet of tractors and trailers that currently service 32 states. Their trucks are GPS equipped to provide real time updates and tracking for our customers. It all started in April 2003 with one driver, one truck, and a vision to expand on the need for dependable customer-oriented service.

Current 2024 MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” final standings…

2024 – 1. Brian Brown, Missouri, 217 points; 2. Austin McCarl, Iowa, 188 points; 3. Justin Peck, Indiana, 169 points; 4. Kasey Kahne, Washington, 159 points; 5. Parker Price-Miller, Indiana, 154 points; 6. Aaron Reutzel, Texas, 153 points; 7. Tyler Courtney, Indiana, 152 points; 8. Jamie Ball, Iowa, 149 points; 9. Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 145 points; 10. Carson Macedo, California, 144 points.

History of the Southern Iowa SprintWeek Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings…

2023 - 1. Anthony Macri, Pennsylvania, 203 points ($6,500); 2. Chase Randall, Texas, 199 points ($2,500); 3. Brian Brown, Missouri, 186 points ($1,000); 4. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 184 points; 5. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 178 points

2022 – 1. Aaron Reutzel, Texas, 264 points ($6,500); 2. Giovanni Scelzi, California, 254 points $2,500); 3. Brian Brown, Missouri, 236 points ($1,000); 4. Parker Price-Miller, Indiana, 232 points; 5. Kyle Larson, California, 224 points

2021 – 1. Gio Scelzi, California, 267 points ($6,000); 2. Brian Brown, Missouri, 240 points ($2,500); 3. Justin Henderson, South Dakota, 211 points ($1,000); 4. Cory Eliason, California, 200 points; 5. Shane Golobic, California, 182 points

2019 - 1. James McFadden, Victoria, Aust., 276 points; 2. Aaron Reutzel, Texas, 257 points; 3. Cory Eliason, California, 234 points; 4. Brian Brown, Missouri, 213 points; 5. Parker Price-Miller, Indiana, 205

2018 - 1. Carson Macedo, California, 330 points ($2,000); 2. Gio Scelzi, California, 287 points ($1,250); 3. Terry McCarl, Iowa, 256 points ($750); 4. Tim Kaeding, California, 240 points; 5. Cory Eliason, California, 233 points

2017 - 1. Brian Brown, Missouri, 332 points ($1,500); 2. Greg Hodnett, Pennsylvania, 261 points; 3. Brad Sweet, California, 238 points; 4. Ian Madsen, New South Wales, 236 points; 5. Trey Starks, Washington, 218 points

2016 – 1. Jamie Veal, Victoria, 271 points ($2,500); 2. Ian Madsen, New South Wales, 257 points ($1,000); 3. Danny Lasoski, Missouri, 222 points ($500); 4. Terry McCarl, Iowa 221 points; 5. Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, 217 points.

2015 – 1., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 277 points ($2,500); 2., Danny Lasoski, Missouri, 275 points ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 259 points ($500); 4., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 246 points; 5., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, 234 points.

2014 – 1., Brian Brown, Missouri, 296 points ($2,500); 2., Mark Dobmeier, North Dakota, 271 points ($1,000); 3., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 257 points ($500); 4., Ian Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 232 points; 5., Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Texas, 219 points.

2013 - 1., Kevin Swindell, Tennessee, 312 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 288 points ($1,000); 3., Kyle Larson, California, 285 points ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 268 points; 5., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 250 points.

2012 - 1., Kyle Larson, California, 350 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 276 points ($1,000); 3., Tim Kaeding, California, 268 points ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 253 points; 5., Tim Shaffer, Pennsylvania, 246 points.

2011 - 1., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 321 points ($2,500); 2., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 291 points ($1,000); 3., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 259 points ($500); 4., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 237 points; 5., Tim Shaffer, Pennsylvania, 227 points.

2010 – 1., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 276 points ($2,500); 2., Brooke Tatnell, New South Wales, Australia, 229 ($1,000); 3., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 219 ($500); 4., Bronson Maeschen, Iowa, 215; 5., Brian Brown, Missouri, 207.

2009 - 1., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 276 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 253 ($1,000); 3., Johnny Herrera, New Mexico, 239 ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 224; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 213.

2008 - 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 314 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 274 ($1,000); 3., Brooke Tatnell ($500), New South Wales, Australia, 271; 4., Tyler Walker, California, 261; 5., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 233.

2007 – 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 266 points ($2,500); 2., Kaley Gharst, Illinois, 252 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 249 ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 192; 5., Jonathan Allard, California, 182.

2006 – 1., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 309 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 247 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 227 ($500); 4., Don Droud, Jr., Nebraska, 201; 5., Gary Wright, Texas, 187.

2005 – 1., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 303 points ($2,500); 2., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 258 ($1,000); 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 235; 4., Jesse Hockett, Missouri, 227; 5., Jesse Giannetto, Iowa, 214.

2004 - 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 217 points ($3,000); 2., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 183; 3., Zach Chappell, Oklahoma, 182; 4., Tim Kaeding, California, 165; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 160.

2003 – 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 238 points ($2,500); 2., Erin Crocker, Massachusetts, 186; 3., Travis Rilat, Texas, 183; 4., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 177; 5., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 175.

2002 – 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California, 170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.

Those seeking information on the two participating tracks of the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Award are encouraged to visit their websites at www.knoxvilleraceway.com and www.oskychallenges.com, respectively.

Donny Schatz Takes Care of Business on FVP “Hard Knox Night” at Knoxville!

Donny Schatz Takes Care of Business on FVP “Hard Knox Night” at Knoxville!
Logan Schuchart, Justin Henderson and Emerson Axsom Join Him in Saturday’s Championship
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 9, 2024) – Donny Schatz has had a rough week at Knoxville, but a stroke of luck and strong feature drive have him headed to Saturday night’s finale of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. It was the thirtieth win for the Fargo, North Dakota native, who won aboard the Tony Stewart Racing #15. Friday’s “Hard Knox Night” at the Nationals saw the top four qualifying for Saturday’s finale. Other top four finishers, Logan Schuchart, Justin Henderson and Emerson Axsom will join Schatz in Saturday’s finale. (Full lineups below)

Getting to even start up front in the feature took some luck for Schatz. After setting quick time in his group, he ran fourth in a heat race that only took the top three to the main event. However, when the second place car of Jack Dover failed to go to the scales, he inherited the third and final transfer, putting him on the pole.

Schatz led lap one in the 25-lapper ahead of Schuchart, Austin McCarl, Skylar Gee and Henderson. Schuchart used the low side to get by Schatz and lead lap two, but Donny returned the favor on lap three. Meanwhile, Henderson took the fourth spot from Gee.

Six laps in Cale Thomas did a 360 spin that brought caution. Schatz led Schuchart, McCarl, Henderson and Lynton Jeffrey back to green. Henderson shot to third on that restart, and on lap 13, Axsom entered the picture, and passed McCarl for the fourth spot. Schatz was entering traffic on lap 14, and a circuit later, McCarl came to a stop on the backstretch.

Schatz paced the last ten laps ahead of Schuchart. Axsom gained third, but Henderson got the spot back on the final lap. Jeffrey finished fifth and will start eleventh in Saturday’s program. Cole Macedo, Spencer Bayston, Kaleb Johnson, Buddy Kofoid and Tanner Holmes rounded out the top ten. Seventy-nine of the 80 cars eligible for Friday’s program competed. Schuchart joined Schatz as a quick timer in his group, and Holmes, McCarl, Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Macedo and Thomas won heats. Ryan Timms won the C main and Chris Windom and Ayrton Gennetten claimed the B mains. McKenna Haase was involved in a scary crash in the heat race. She was taken to the hospital for observation.

“It wasn’t the prettiest,” said Schatz of his 30th win a Knoxville. “But it’s the Knoxville Nationals and sometimes you have to be lucky too. These Ford Motors run so good that sometimes you get to spinning the wheels and that’s what happened to us in the heat. These guys went to work on it and made some changes. We’re going to have to be a little better tomorrow to come through the field, but the first thing you’ve got to do is get in the show. This is our first Friday performance. Sometimes you have to use it to your advantage.”

“The biggest thing is that we’re in the show tomorrow,” said Schuchart. “We started 22nd in this thing before and made a charge, so that’s our goal. We’ll see how many cars we can pass tomorrow. The stress of just qualifying to make this thing is so tough. I would have liked to get a win tonight. I had Donny there in the beginning, and once I went to the top, he got back to the bottom and it was game over then unless we got to traffic. Cautions came out at the right time for him.”

“I feel like I learned a little bit from Emerson there,” said Henderson beside the Guy Forbrook #5x. “I changed my line a bit and was trying to be patient and smart all at the same time. We had a fantastic car here tonight. I’m extremely happy to run this car. I’m super happy to make the A main. This is the Knoxville Nationals and it obviously doesn’t get any better than this. There’s more stress in this race than any other.”

“We made the Knoxville Nationals,” said Axsom. “My stuff is really good. I felt like I was making really good laps there trailing Logan, and I was surprised Justin got back by us. I’m really happy with it, but I guess it hasn’t really sunk in yet. We made a motor change tonight and it paid off. We struggled the last two nights with the 410. I’m really happy with this combination we have going on.”

Join us Saturday, August 10, for the finale of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (9), 15.374; 2. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 15.434; 3. 5X, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (28), 15.611; 4. 2X, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (16), 15.632; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (1), 15.657; 6. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (23), 15.678; 7. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (13), 15.703; 8. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (2), 15.741; 9. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (31), 15.862; 10. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (3), 15.874; 11. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (5), 15.894; 12. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (19), 15.897; 13. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (34), 15.903; 14. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (26), 15.935; 15. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (22), 15.943; 16. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (38), 15.992; 17. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (21), 15.996; 18. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (8), 16.006; 19. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (10), 16.039; 20. 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can. (15), 16.048; 21. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (27), 16.054; 22. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (40), 16.059; 23. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (30), 16.075; 24. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (14), 16.081; 25. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (11), 16.085; 26. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (4), 16.108; 27. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (37), 16.116; 28. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (39), 16.133; 29. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (36), 16.166; 30. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (17), 16.184; 31. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (18), 16.206; 32. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (29), 16.209; 33. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 16.224; 34. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (32), 16.263; 35. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (33), 16.295; 36. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (25), 16.332; 37. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (24), 16.333; 38. 1, Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN (12), 16.335; 39. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (6), 16.601; 40. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (35), 16.694

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (8), 15.740; 2. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (1), 15.901; 3. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (36), 15.940; 4. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (6), 15.992; 5. 19S, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (31), 16.017; 6. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (2), 16.028; 7. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (38), 16.055; 8. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (16), 16.057; 9. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (39), 16.076; 10. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (10), 16.089; 11. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (7), 16.130; 12. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (12), 16.159; 13. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (22), 16.165; 14. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (37), 16.168; 15. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (24), 16.219; 16. 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (4), 16.219; 17. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (14), 16.221; 18. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (27), 16.231; 19. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (23), 16.266; 20. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3), 16.288; 21. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (33), 16.302; 22. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (29), 16.331; 23. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (30), 16.386; 24. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (28), 16.390; 25. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (34), 16.420; 26. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (25), 16.459; 27. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (13), 16.461; 28. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (19), 16.486; 29. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (15), 16.490; 30. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (9), 16.503; 31. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (26), 16.531; 32. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (35), 16.566; 33. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (11), 16.638; 34. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (21), 16.724; 35. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (17), 16.730; 36. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (20), 16.735; 37. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (32), 16.889; 38. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (5), 17.016; 39. 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT (18), 17.595

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.9: 1. Tanner Holmes (2); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 3. Donny Schatz (4) / 4. Chris Windom (6); 5. Brandon Wimmer (7); 6. Kyle Reinhardt (10); 7. Jason Martin (9); 8. Kelby Watt (11); 9. Kasey Jedrezek (12); 10. Terry McCarl (5); 11. McKenna Haase (8); DQ (No Report to Scales) 12. Jack Dover (1)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.6: 1. Austin McCarl (4); 2. Brenham Crouch (2); 3. Spencer Bayston (1) / 4. Aaron Reutzel (3); 5. Sye Lynch (5); 6. Mark Dobmeier (6); 7. Landon Crawley (8); 8. Sawyer Phillips (7); 9. Chris Martin (11); 10. Ryan Roberts (12); 11. Jimmy Light (9); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (10)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Kaleb Johnson (2); 2. Justin Henderson (4); 3. Buddy Kofoid (5) / 4. JJ Hickle (1); 5. Jamie Ball (3); 6. Tasker Phillips (9); 7. Jake Bubak (8); 8. Danny Sams III (6); 9. Clint Garner (7); 10. Jake Neuman (10); 11. Cole Mincer (11); 12. Sammy Swindell (12)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.5: 1. Kasey Kahne (3); 2. Logan Schuchart (4); 3. Blake Hahn (2) / 4. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 5. Tim Kaeding (8); 6. Daison Pursley (6); 7. Don Droud Jr. (10); 8. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9); 9. Brooke Tatnell (12); 10. Riley Goodno (7); 11. Ryan Giles (5); 12. Brian Paulus (11)

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.4: 1. Cole Macedo (2); 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (3); 3. Skylar Gee (4) / 4. Parker Price-Miller (5); 5. Kraig Kinser (1); 6. Zach Hampton (6); 7. Carson McCarl (8); 8. Dustin Selvage (7); 9. Jace Park (9); 10. John Carney II (10); 11. Kevin Ingle (11); 12. Jordan Goldesberry (12)

Heat six (started), 8 Laps, 2:13.0: 1. Cale Thomas (2); 2. Christopher Thram (1); 3. Emerson Axsom (4); 4. Danny Dietrich (3); 5. Zeb Wise (6); 6. Tim Shaffer (5); 7. Kerry Madsen (7); 8. Xavier Doney (9); 9. Tanner Thorson (8); 10. Ryan Timms (12); 11. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 12. Jessie Attard (11)

C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:52.0: 1. Ryan Timms (4); 2. Riley Goodno (1); 3. Ryan Roberts (2); 4. Jake Neuman (3); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Jack Dover (9); 7. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 8. Cole Mincer (7); 9. Jimmy Light (5); 10. Brian Paulus (12); 11. Tyler Drueke (17); 12. Jessie Attard (16) / 13. Sammy Swindell (13); 14. Lance Moss (18); 15. Jordan Goldesberry (14); 16. Weston Olson (15); 17. Landon Hansen (19); 18. Joe Perry (20); 19. Kevin Ingle (8); 20. Gage Pulkrabek (11) DNS – Terry McCarl, John Carney II, McKenna Haase, Josh Schneiderman, Robbie Price

B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Chris Windom (1); 2. Sye Lynch (4); 3. JJ Hickle (2); 4. Brandon Wimmer (3); 5. Kyle Reinhardt (6); 6. Jason Martin (9); 7. Jamie Ball (5); 8. Jake Bubak (11); 9. Ryan Timms (18); 10. Landon Crawley (10); 11. Mark Dobmeier (7); 12. Danny Sams III (14); 13. Chris Martin (16); 14. Kelby Watt (12); 15. Ryan Roberts (19); 16. Kasey Jedrezek (15); 17. Ryan Giles (20); 18. Tyler Drueke (23); 19. Sawyer Phillips (13); 20. Joel Myers Jr. (21); 21. Jimmy Light (22); 22. Tasker Phillips (8); 23. Clint Garner (17) DNS – Aaron Reutzel

B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 2. Parker Price-Miller (2); 3. Danny Dietrich (3); 4. Zeb Wise (6); 5. Tim Kaeding (4); 6. Zach Hampton (8); 7. Kerry Madsen (12); 8. Kraig Kinser (5); 9. Don Droud Jr. (10); 10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (13); 11. Riley Goodno (19); 12. Jace Park (17); 13. Xavier Doney (15); 14. Dustin Selvage (14); 15. Brooke Tatnell (16); 16. Jessie Attard (24); 17. Jack Dover (21); 18. Carson McCarl (11); 19. Tanner Thorson (18); 20. Cole Mincer (22); 21. Jake Neuman (20); 22. Tim Shaffer (9); 23. Brian Paulus (23); 24. Daison Pursley (7)

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Donny Schatz (1); 2. Logan Schuchart (2); 3. Justin Henderson (5); 4. Emerson Axsom (6); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (7); 6. Cole Macedo (14); 7. Spencer Bayston (15); 8. Kaleb Johnson (13); 9. Buddy Kofoid (17); 10. Tanner Holmes (9); 11. Skylar Gee (4); 12. Parker Price-Miller (22); 13. Hunter Schuerenberg (10); 14. Kasey Kahne (8); 15. Danny Dietrich (24); 16. Brenham Crouch (11); 17. Ayrton Gennetten (20); 18. Chris Windom (19); 19. JJ Hickle (23); 20. Cale Thomas (16); 21. Christopher Thram (18); 22. Sye Lynch (21); 23. Blake Hahn (12); 24. Austin McCarl (3). Lap Leaders: Schatz 1, Schuchart 2, Schatz 3-25. Hard-charger: Price-Miller.

A Main (50 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson; 2. 69K-Daryn Pittman; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney; 4. 41-Carson Macedo; 5. 18-Giovanni Scelzi; 6. 24R-Rico Abreu; 7. 21-Brian Brown; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri; 9. 21H-Brady Bacon; 10. 10-Scott Bogucki; 11. 14-Corey Day; 12. 19-Brent Marks; 13. 17B-Bill Balog; 14. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild; 15. 2KS-Chase Randall; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen; 17. B Main Transfer #1 18. B Main Transfer #2 19. B Main Transfer #3 20. B Main Transfer #4 21. Donny Schatz 22. Logan Schuchart 23. Justin Henderson 24. Emerson Axsom

B Main (22 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet; 2. 13-Justin Peck; 3. 83SR-James McFadden; 4. 8-Cory Eliason; 5. 09-Matt Juhl; 6. 2-David Gravel; 7. 23-Garet Williamson; 8. 3J-Dusty Zomer; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss; 10. 33W-Cap Henry; 11. 2X-Lynton Jeffrey; 12. 21T-Cole Macedo; 13. 5-Spencer Bayston; 14. 58-Kaleb Johnson; 15. 83JR-Michael Kofoid; 16. 18T-Tanner Holmes; 17. 99-Skylar Gee; 18. 9P-Parker Price Miller; 19. 19S-Hunter Schuerenberg; 20. 9-Kasey Kahne

C Main (15 Laps): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 1C-Brenham Crouch; 3. 3G-Ayrton Gennetten; 4. 55C-Chris Windom; 5. 22X-JJ Hickle; 6. 17GP-Cale Thomas; 7. 24T-Christopher Thram; 8. 42-Sye Lynch; 9. 52-Blake Hahn; 10. 88-Austin McCarl; 11. 6B-Brandon Wimmer; 12. 26-Zeb Wise; 13. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 14. 3-Tim Kaeding; 15. 36-Jason Martin; 16. 35-Zach Hampton; 17. 4W-Jamie Ball; 18. 55-Kerry Madsen; 19. 27B-Jake Bubak; 20. 70-Kraig Kinser

D Main (12 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms; 2. 1M-Don Droud Jr; 3. 7S-Landon Crawley; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 5. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier; 6. 22-Riley Goodno; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III; 8. 45X-Jace Park; 9. 44-Chris Martin; 10. 74-Xavier Doney; 11. 1K-Kelby Watt; 12. 6W-Dustin Selvage; 13. 18R-Ryan Roberts; 14. 14T-Brooke Tatnell; 15. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek; 16. 53-Jessie Attard; 17. 2M-Ryan Giles; 18. 14J-Jack Dover; 19. 95-Tyler Drueke; 20. 27-Carson McCarl

E Main (10 Laps): 1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips; 2. 88T-Tanner Thorson; 3. 19H-Joel Myers; 4. 15JR-Cole Mincer; 5. 23L-Jimmy Light; 6. 3N-Jake Neuman; 7. 1D-Tasker Phillips; 8. 49X-Tim Shaffer; 9. 40-Clint Garner; 10. 10V-Brian Paulus; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 12. 25-Daison Pursley; 13. 1-Sammy Swindell; 14. 23M-Lance Moss; 15. 65-Jordan Goldesberry; 16. 27W-Weston Olson; 17. 9H-Landon Hansen; 18. 28-Joe Perry; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle; 20. G5-Gage Pulkrabek; 21. 24-Terry McCarl; 22. J2-John Carney II; 23. 55T-McKenna Haase; 24. 6-Robbie Price; 25. 49J-Josh Schneiderman; 26. 101-Kalib Henry

Kyle Larson Wins with Late Magic on Night #2 of the Knoxville Nationals!

Kyle Larson Wins with Late Magic on Night #2 of the Knoxville Nationals!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 8, 2024) – Kyle Larson passed Rico Abreu with two laps to go to capture Toyota Qualifying Night #2 of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. The Elk Grove, California driver earned $12,000 for his eleventh win at Knoxville Raceway, and put himself on the pole of Saturday’s championship event paying $190,000 to win. Daryn Pittman will join him on the front row, as they led the top sixteen drivers in points locking themselves into the finale.

Bill Balog led at the outset of the 25-lap main event, followed by Abreu, Carson Macedo, Brady Bacon and Larson. On lap four, Larson gained fourth from Bacon. Up front, Balog was hitting traffic by lap seven.

Abreu reeled in Balog in traffic and slid in front of him in turn four to take the point on lap 12. A lap later, Macedo followed him into second. With ten to go, Larson gained third from Balog, while Tyler Courtney moved into the top five.

Larson continued his charge on the cushion and got around Macedo for second with seven laps to go. He slowly reeled in Abreu. On lap 24, Abreu stumbled a bit in turn two behind a lapper, and Larson used the low side to take the lead for good.

Larson’s win aboard Paul Silva’s #57 came ahead of Abreu, Macedo, Courtney and Balog. Pittman, Brad Sweet, Bacon, Zeb Wise and Brian Brown rounded out the top ten. Pittman set quick time over the 54-car field and won his heat. Hunter Schuerenberg, Tasker Phillips, Macedo and Ayrton Gennetten also won heats. Sye Lynch won the C main and Dusty Zomer claimed the B.

“Rico was doing a good job as the leader,” said Larson in Victory Lane. “Carson got rolling there for a minute, and I didn’t think I was going to get by him. I didn’t really know exactly what to do. Rico got to a lapper. He couldn’t follow him and had to go top or middle. That car hit the berm in front of me. That gave me a bunch of clean air and probably messed him up. We were in the right place at the right time, but you always have to execute every lap. The car felt great during the feature. The car felt better and better as that slime got thrown off the bottom.”

“Got to do a little better job managing traffic,” said Abreu. “I felt like I left the bottom open there. The top was just really far around. My right front would get up a little bit where I had to give some up in the center. The team did an awesome job. To finish on the podium with these guys is a good effort for my team.”

“The race was in stages for me,” said Macedo. “I felt like early, I got a back a little too far. I started catching them again when I got to traffic. I felt like I could maneuver well in traffic. I got to Rico, and he kind of got messed up. I thought I could squeeze by him, and paced myself behind him waiting for an opportunity. I saw the 57 beside me and went down in three and missed it. I knew I was in trouble. All in all, hat’s off to my team.”

Join us Friday, August 9, for the FVP “Hard Knox Night” at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (8), 15.594; 2. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (14), 15.926; 3. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (1), 15.954; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (39), 15.966; 5. 33W, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (5), 15.996; 6. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 16.017; 7. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (3), 16.024; 8. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (6), 16.067; 9. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (30), 16.072; 10. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (2), 16.085; 11. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, A (10), 16.092; 12. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (28), 16.098; 13. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (11), 16.103; 14. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (16), 16.108; 15. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (35), 16.114; 16. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (22), 16.145; 17. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (23), 16.150; 18. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (12), 16.167; 19. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (50), 16.221; 20. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (7), 16.223; 21. 5X, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (34), 16.228; 22. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (29), 16.254; 23. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.264; 24. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9), 16.270; 25. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (47), 16.273; 26. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (17), 16.298; 27. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (21), 16.354; 28. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (46), 16.384; 29. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (25), 16.386; 30. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (13), 16.407; 31. 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can (20), 16.419; 32. 19S, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (54), 16.448; 33. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (18), 16.450; 34. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (44), 16.489; 35. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (49), 16.492; 36. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (38), 16.498; 37. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (37), 16.499; 38. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (31), 16.530; 39. 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (27), 16.574; 40. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (33), 16.601; 41. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (43), 16.617; 42. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (24), 16.639; 43. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (51), 16.642; 44. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (42), 16.665; 45. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (41), 16.716; 46. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (36), 16.799; 47. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (32), 16.802; 48. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (53), 16.819; 49. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (26), 16.951; 50. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (48), 16.992 / 51. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (19), 16.998; 52. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (52), 17.035; 53. 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT (40), 18.757; 54. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (45), NT.

Heat one (started), 10 Laps, 2:52.5: 1. Daryn Pittman (8); 2. Landon Crawley (1); 3. Brad Sweet (5); 4. Danny Sams III (3) / 5. James McFadden (6); 6. Justin Henderson (4); 7. Dusty Zomer (7); 8. JJ Hickle (9) / 9. Robbie Price (2); 10. Ryan Roberts (10)

Heat two (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (2); 2. Ryan Timms (1); 3. Rico Abreu (6); 4. Tyler Courtney (8) / 5. Spencer Bayston (4); 6. Tanner Thorson (3); 7. Cory Eliason (7); 8. Austin McCarl (5) / 9. Jake Neuman (10); 10. Terry McCarl (9);

Heat three (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Zeb Wise (2); 3. Kyle Larson (7); 4. Brady Bacon (6) / 5. Brenham Crouch (4); 6. Jake Bubak (8); 7. Zach Hampton (5); 8. Jordan Goldesberry (9) / 9. Clint Garner (3) DNS - 10. Ryan Giles

Heat four (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Carson Macedo (6); 2. Daison Pursley (1); 3. Kaleb Johnson (2); 4. Brian Brown (7) / 5. Logan Schuchart (5); 6. Chris Windom (3); 7. Josh Schneiderman (4); 8. Weston Olson (9) / 9. Tim Kaeding (8) DNS - 10. Sye Lynch

Heat five (started), 10 Laps, 2:53.8: 1. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 2. Mark Dobmeier (2); 3. Bill Balog (6); 4. Jason Martin (3) / 5. Emerson Axsom (4); 6. Cap Henry (8); 7. Kelby Watt (7); 8. Xavier Doney (5) / 9. Jessie Attard (10); 10. Kyle Reinhardt (9);

C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:55.9: 1. Sye Lynch (1); 2. Clint Garner (2); 3. Robbie Price (3); 4. Tim Kaeding (5) / 5. Terry McCarl (4); 6. Brooke Tatnell (10); 7. Tyler Drueke (9); 8. Jessie Attard (8); 9. Jake Neuman (7); 10. Joe Perry (11); 11. Kyle Reinhardt (6) DNS - 12. Ryan Giles 13. Ryan Roberts 14. Landon Hansen

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:31.0: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Cap Henry (1); 3. James McFadden (5); 4. Cory Eliason (3) / 5. Zach Hampton (6); 6. Spencer Bayston (12); 7. Austin McCarl (7); 8. Logan Schuchart (9); 9. Kelby Watt (4); 10. Justin Henderson (11); 11. Chris Windom (16); 12. Emerson Axsom (14); 13. Brenham Crouch (8); 14. Jake Bubak (18); 15. Tanner Thorson (15); 16. Tim Kaeding (24); 17. Josh Schneiderman (13); 18. Xavier Doney (10); 19. JJ Hickle (17); 20. Sye Lynch (21); 21. Robbie Price (23); 22. Clint Garner (22); 23. Weston Olson (20); 24. Jordan Goldesberry (19)

A main, 25 Laps, 7:28.3: 1. Kyle Larson (6); 2. Rico Abreu (2); 3. Carson Macedo (3); 4. Tyler Courtney (7); 5. Bill Balog (1); 6. Daryn Pittman (8); 7. Brad Sweet (9); 8. Brady Bacon (4); 9. Zeb Wise (11); 10. Brian Brown (5); 11. Kaleb Johnson (14); 12. Hunter Schuerenberg (13); 13. James McFadden (23); 14. Cory Eliason (24); 15. Ryan Timms (17); 16. Tasker Phillips (18); 17. Danny Sams III (10); 18. Jason Martin (12); 19. Dusty Zomer (21); 20. Landon Crawley (16); 21. Ayrton Gennetten (20); 22. Mark Dobmeier (15); 23. Cap Henry (22); 24. Daison Pursley (19). Lap Leaders: Balog 1-11, Abreu 12-23, Larson 24-25. Hard-charger: McFadden.

A main qualifiers
1 57 Kyle Larson 490
2 69K Daryn Pittman 490
3 7BC Tyler Courtney 483
4 41 Carson Macedo 480
5 18 Giovanni Scelzi 471
6 24R Rico Abreu 470
7 21 Brian Brown 467
8 39M Anthony Macri 465
9 21H Brady Bacon 463
10 10 Scott Bogucki 460
11 14 Corey Day 459
12 19 Brent Marks 458
13 17B Bill Balog 458
14 17 Sheldon Haudenschild 457
15 2KS Chase Randall 456
16 1A Jacob Allen 453

B main qualifiers
17 49 Brad Sweet 452
18 13 Justin Peck 450
19 83SR James McFadden 444
20 8 Cory Eliason 444
21 09 Matt Juhl 444
22 2 David Gravel 443
23 23 Garet Williamson 443
24 3J Dusty Zomer 436
25 3Z Brock Zearfoss 435
26 33W Cap Henry 433

FRIDAY HARD KNOX Drivers
27 87 Aaron Reutzel 430
28 26 Zeb Wise 427
29 9 Kasey Kahne 424
30 55 Kerry Madsen 424
31 18T Tanner Holmes 418
32 27 Carson McCarl 417
33 19S Hunter Schuerenberg 416
34 9P Parker Price Miller 413
35 24D Danny Sams III 409
36 58 Kaleb Johnson 408
37 48 Danny Dietrich 407
38 14J Jack Dover 401
39 35 Zach Hampton 400
40 83JR Michael Kofoid 400
41 36 Jason Martin 399
42 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr 398
43 1K Kelby Watt 398
44 5T Ryan Timms 397
45 22 Riley Goodno 397
46 1D Tasker Phillips 396
47 15 Donny Schatz 392
48 52 Blake Hahn 390
49 7S Landon Crawley 389
50 4W Jamie Ball 388
51 1S Logan Schuchart 388
52 13JT Mark Dobmeier 387
53 5 Spencer Bayston 386
54 2X Lynton Jeffrey 385
55 88 Austin McCarl 385
56 6B Brandon Wimmer 383
57 3G Ayrton Gennetten 382
58 3P Sawyer Phillips 382
59 1C Brenham Crouch 380
60 J2 John Carney II 377
61 5X Justin Henderson 377
62 1M Don Droud Jr 376
63 21T Cole Macedo 376
64 25 Daison Pursley 375
65 27A Emerson Axsom 368
66 55C Chris Windom 359
67 42 Sye Lynch 359
68 24T Christopher Thram 358
69 74 Xavier Doney 357
70 88T Tanner Thorson 355
71 49J Josh Schneiderman 354
72 49X Tim Shaffer 346
73 23L Jimmy Light 344
74 55T McKenna Haase 343
75 40 Clint Garner 340
76 70 Kraig Kinser 337
77 101 Kalib Henry 332
78 6 Robbie Price 326
79 27B Jake Bubak 325
80 45X Jace Park 313
81 22X J.J. Hickle 313
Fr 44 Chris Martin 310
83 3 Tim Kaeding 310
84 6W Dustin Selvage 307
85 99 Skylar Gee 301
86 17GP Cale Thomas 297
87 19H Joel Myers 290
88 65 Jordan Goldesberry 289
89 27W Weston Olson 289
90 2M Ryan Giles 287
91 24 Terry McCarl 283
92 15JR Cole Mincer 278
93 23M Lance Moss 275
94 10V Brian Paulus 268
95 3N Jake Neuman 267
96 G5 Gage Pulkrabek 265
97 91 Kyle Reinhardt 264
98 53 Jessie Attard 259
99 18R Ryan Roberts 255
100 11N Kasey Jedrzejek 238
101 95 Tyler Drueke 236
102 2K Kevin Ingle 235
103 14T Brooke Tatnell 229
104 1 Sammy Swindell 229
105 28 Joe Perry 222
106 9H Landon Hansen 209

Giovanni Scelzi Top of the Class in Night #1 Knoxville Nationals!

Giovanni Scelzi Top of the Class in Night #1 Knoxville Nationals!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 7, 2024) – Gio Scelzi emerged victorious on BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night #1 at Knoxville Raceway Wednesday. The Fresno, California driver worked forward steadily and took a late lead to take the $12,000 prize and the honor of the top point driver for Wednesday. He will see how his 471 point total fares after Thursday’s qualifiers run tomorrow (complete points below).

Jacob Allen looked strong early in the 25-lap main event and took the early lead over Justin Peck, Chase Randall, Scott Bogucki and Scelzi. Brent Marks surged from sixth to fourth on lap two, and Scelzi worked by Bogucki to enter back in the top five on lap three.

Allen began to enter traffic, before Jamie Ball slowed on lap nine to bring the only caution of the event. That negated a Scelzi pass of Marks for fourth, but he repeated the move on lap 12, and then shot under Randall to take over third on lap 13.

Allen entered lapped traffic on lap 17. Behind him, Scelzi, rode under Peck to take the runner-up spot. Allen maneuvered traffic well, but Scelzi slowly reeled him in. The racing was tight, and Scelzi squeezed by in heavy lapped traffic to tak ethe point on lap 21.

Scelzi was first to the line in his fifth career win at Knoxville over Allen, Peck, Randall and Marks. Bogucki, Brock Zearfoss, Aaron Reutzel, Corey Day and hard-charger Anthony Macri rounded out the top ten. Matt Juhl set quick time over the 52-car field and Sam Hafertepe Jr., Ball, Donny Schatz, Reutzel and Randall won heats. Cale Thomas won the C main and Macri claimed the B.

“What an incredible job to my guys,” said Scelzi in Victory Lane. “Normally, yellows are by kryptonite, and I just got by Marks and the yellow came out. The bottom seemed to get easier and easier to run as all the crumbs got thrown up. I’ve never won a prelim night here, I’ve run second. This just sets us up well for Saturday.”

“Honestly, I think I ran a pretty good race,” said Allen. “It was a race I was pretty proud of running. I felt like my racecar was really good. Obviously, Gio had a really good car as well. There’s honestly nothing to hang our heads about. Last year, I didn’t even run this race and took some time to come back. To lead my prelim night and run second is a huge accomplishment.”

“I feel like we struggled most of the night,” said Peck. “I think we have a lot of improving to do for Saturday, but all in all I think we’re pretty close. We need to find a little bit more speed. I feel like I’m struggling getting in the corner. We’ll keep working. It’s cool to get on the podium at the Knoxville Nationals. We’ll keep tuning on it for Saturday.”

Join us Thursday, August 8, for the Toyota Qualifying Night #2 at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night #1 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (1), 15.431; 2. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (11), 15.654; 3. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.669; 4. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (9), 15.707; 5. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (3), 15.737; 6. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (2), 15.738; 7. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (35), 15.783; 8. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (21), 15.785; 9. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (28), 15.809; 10. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (4), 15.823; 11. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (31), 15.825; 12. 2X, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (36), 15.828; 13. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (24), 15.828; 14. 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA (10), 15.834; 15. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (29), 15.839; 16. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (30), 15.876; 17. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (14), 15.878; 18. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7), 15.898; 19. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (12), 15.909; 20. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (42), 15.953; 21. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (37), 15.962; 22. 1A, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (38), 15.973; 23. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (40), 15.974; 24. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (41), 15.983; 25. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (33), 15.986; 26. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (45), 16.006; 27. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (25), 16.019; 28. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (19), 16.023; 29. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (23), 16.050; 30. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (13), 16.060; 31. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (47), 16.062; 32. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (15), 16.075; 33. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (18), 16.094; 34. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (22), 16.107; 35. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (50), 16.144; 36. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (51), 16.148; 37. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (52), 16.168; 38. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (43), 16.181; 39. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (44), 16.185; 40. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (8), 16.205; 41. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (17), 16.207; 42. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (48), 16.226; 43. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 16.259; 44. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (27), 16.263; 45. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (34), 16.279; 46. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (49), 16.424; 47. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (26), 16.439; 48. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (16), 16.459; 49. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (46), 16.856; 50. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (39), 16.888; 51. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (32), 17.296; 52. 1, Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN (6), NT.

Heat one (started), 10 Laps, 2:46.6: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Brock Zearfoss (3); 3. Justin Peck (4); 4. Gio Scelzi (6) / 5. Buddy Kofoid (5); 6. Kraig Kinser (2); 7. Matt Juhl (8); 8. Jack Dover (7) / 9. Cole Mincer (10); 10. Cale Thomas (9)

Heat two (started), 10 Laps, 2:47.3: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Jacob Allen (4); 3. Blake Hahn (2); 4. Sheldon Haudenschild (7) / 5. Christopher Thram (3); 6. Anthony Macri (8); 7. Cole Macedo (5); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (6) / 9. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 10. Skylar Gee (9)

Heat three (started), 10 Laps, 2:46.2: 1. Donny Schatz (1); 2. Parker Price-Miller (2); 3. Scott Bogucki (6); 4. Danny Dietrich (3) / 5. Kerry Madsen (8); 6. David Gravel (7); 7. Sawyer Phillips (5); 8. McKenna Haase (4) / 9. Chris Martin (9); 10. Gage Pulkrabek (10)

Heat four (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (3); 2. John Carney II (1); 3. Kasey Kahne (4); 4. Corey Day (7) / 5. Tim Shaffer (2); 6. Garet Williamson (8); 7. Don Droud Jr. (5); 8. Dustin Selvage (9) / 9. Kalib Henry (6) DNS - 10. Kasey Jedrezek

Heat five (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Randall (5); 2. Brandon Wimmer (2); 3. Brent Marks (6); 4. Carson McCarl (4) / 5. Tanner Holmes (8); 6. Jace Park (9); 7. Jimmy Light (3); 8. Riley Goodno (7) / 9. Brian Paulus (10); 10. Lance Moss (1);

C main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Cale Thomas (1); 2. Skylar Gee (2); 3. Chris Martin (3); 4. Joel Myers Jr. (5) / 5. Cole Mincer (4); 6. Brian Paulus (7); 7. Gage Pulkrabek (6); 8. Kevin Ingle (8); 9. Sammy Swindell (9) DNS - 10. Kalib Henry; 11. Lance Moss; 12. Kasey Jedrezek (9);

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:29.5: 1. Anthony Macri (2); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Garet Williamson (4); 4. David Gravel (7) / 5. Buddy Kofoid (10); 6. Kerry Madsen (3); 7. Tanner Holmes (5); 8. Riley Goodno (8); 9. Sawyer Phillips (12); 10. Jack Dover (6); 11. Don Droud Jr. (13); 12. Lynton Jeffrey (9); 13. Cole Macedo (11); 14. Tim Shaffer (18); 15. Christopher Thram (15); 16. Jimmy Light (16); 17. Chris Martin (23); 18. Jace Park (20); 19. Dustin Selvage (19); 20. Kraig Kinser (17); 21. Skylar Gee (22); 22. McKenna Haase (14); 23. Joel Myers Jr. (24); 24. Cale Thomas (21)

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Gio Scelzi (6); 2. Jacob Allen (1); 3. Justin Peck (2); 4. Chase Randall (3); 5. Brent Marks (4); 6. Scott Bogucki (5); 7. Brock Zearfoss (11); 8. Aaron Reutzel (13); 9. Corey Day (7); 10. Anthony Macri (21); 11. Parker Price-Miller (15); 12. Sheldon Haudenschild (8); 13. Kasey Kahne (9); 14. Carson McCarl (10); 15. David Gravel (24); 16. Danny Dietrich (12); 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17); 18. Donny Schatz (19); 19. Garet Williamson (23); 20. Matt Juhl (22); 21. Jamie Ball (18); 22. Blake Hahn (14); 23. John Carney II (20); 24. Brandon Wimmer (16). Lap Leaders: Allen 1-20, Scelzi 21-25. Hard-charger: Macri.

1 18 Giovanni Scelzi 471
2 39M Anthony Macri 465
3 10 Scott Bogucki 460
4 14 Corey Day 459
5 19 Brent Marks 458
6 17 Sheldon Haudenschild 457
7 2KS Chase Randall 456
8 1A Jacob Allen 453
9 13 Justin Peck 450
10 09 Matt Juhl 444
11 2 David Gravel 443
12 23 Garet Williamson 443
13 3Z Brock Zearfoss 435
14 87 Aaron Reutzel 430
15 9 Kasey Kahne 424
16 55 Kerry Madsen 424
17 18T Tanner Holmes 418
18 27 Carson McCarl 417
19 9P Parker Price Miller 413
20 48 Danny Dietrich 407
21 14J Jack Dover 401
22 83JR Michael Kofoid 400
23 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr 398
24 22 Riley Goodno 397
25 15 Donny Schatz 392
26 52 Blake Hahn 390
27 4W Jamie Ball 388
28 2X Lynton Jeffrey 385
29 6B Brandon Wimmer 383
30 3P Sawyer Phillips 382
31 J2 John Carney II 377
32 1M Don Droud Jr 376
33 21T Cole Macedo 376
34 24T Christopher Thram 358
35 49X Tim Shaffer 346
36 23L Jimmy Light 344
37 55T McKenna Haase 343
38 70 Kraig Kinser 337
39 101 Kalib Henry 332
40 45X Jace Park 313
41 44 Chris Martin 310
42 6W Dustin Selvage 307
43 99 Skylar Gee 301
44 17GP Cale Thomas 297
45 19H Joel Myers 290
46 15JR Cole Mincer 278
47 23M Lance Moss 275
48 10V Brian Paulus 268
49 G5 Gage Pulkrabek 267
50 11N Kasey Jedrzejek 255
51 2K Kevin Ingle 236
52 1 Sammy Swindell 229