Bryan Hulbert - Tulsa, Oklahoma (July 18, 2012) Eighty teams have already pre-entered for the 22nd Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals.
With less than fifteen days until the marquee event, drivers from three countries (United States, Canada, and Australia) along with twenty-one states have already pre-entered.
The host state of Iowa boasts the most pre-entered drivers at 24, nearly three times the amount of any other state represented. The home state of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series has the next highest number of drivers entered with 9.
Pre-entry List as of July 18, 2012: (80 total)
(Break-Down by State/Country)
Arkansas:
- 3A AG Rains, West Memphis, AR
- 9JR Derek Hagar, Marion, AR
California:
- 0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA
- 17W Cole Wood, Auburn, CA
- 21m Jason Meyers, Fresno, CA
Illinois
- 31P Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL
Indiana
2. 66 Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN
Iowa
- 2m Matt Moro, Polk City, IA
- 3 Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA
- 4 Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA
- 5J Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA
- 7TAZ Tasker Phillips, Knoxville, IA
- 7X Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA
- 9P Rager Phillips, Knoxville, IA
- 10 Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA
- 10I Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA
- 14J Josh Riggins, Newton, IA
- 22N Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA
- 24 Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA
- 33 Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA
- 45c Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA
- 47T Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA
- 51 David Hall, Des Moines, IA
- 53 Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA
- 54 Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA
- 71 RJ Johnson, Knoxville, IA
- 71R Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA
- 77x Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA
- 94 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA
- 97 Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA
- 140 Ricky Logan, Knoxville, IA
Kansas
- 98 JD Johnson, Wichita, KS
Michigan
- 2M Dustin Daggett, Grand Ledge, MI
Minnesota
- 14T Brooke Tatnell, Forest Lake, MN
- 32 Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN
- 45 Tony Norem, Dassel, MN
- 56 Davey Heskin, St Michael, MN
- 75c Casey Heser, Jackson, MN
Mississippi
- 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS
Missouri
- 1M Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO
- 21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
- 28 Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO
- 41 Jason Johnson, Rocky Mount, MO
- 86 Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO
- 14 Randy Martin, California, MO
Nebraska
- 13V Seth Brahmer, Norfolk, NE
New Mexico
- 45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM
North Carolina
- 3m Blake Feese, Charlotte, NC
- 18 Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NC
- 49 Brad Sweet, Huntersville, NC
North Dakota
- 4J Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND
Ohio
- 7 Darren Long, Elida, OH
Oklahoma
- 1J Danny Jennings, Norman, OK
- 3G Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK
- 7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK
- 11c Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK
- 27 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK
- 48 Jake Martens, Fairview, OK
- 57 Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK
- 81 Danny Wood, Norman, OK
- 99 Brady Bacon, Sapulpa, OK
Pennsylvania
- 83 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA
South Dakota
- 2K Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD
- 25 Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD
- 40 Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD
- 82 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD
- 91 Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD
- 7k Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee
- 01 Paul McMahan, Henderson, TN
- 87 Justin Carver, Drummonds, TN
Texas
- 9 Gary Wright, Hooks, TX
- 17 Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX
- 21T Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe, TX
Washington
- 23 Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA
- 55 Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA
Australia
- 11a Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust.
- 35AU Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust.
Canada
- 0x Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT, Can.
Past Champions: Shane Stewart (2011, 2010, 2007), Terry McCarl (2009, 2001, 1996), Wayne Johnson (2008, 2000), Jesse Giannetto (2006), Billy Alley (2004, 2005), Dennis Moore Jr. (2003, 1999), Jeff Swindell (2002), Gary Wright (1998), David Hesmer (1997, 1991), Danny Lasoski (1995), Lee Nelson (1994, Garry Lee Marier (1992, 1993),
Six past Champions have pre-entered: Shane Stewart, Terry McCarl, Wayne Johnson, Dennis Moore Jr., Gary Wright, and Danny Lasoski.
Format and Purse Structure (from www.knoxvilleraceway.com):
The 360 Nationals encompasses a three-day format. With points meaning everything, and every wheel turned on the track meaning
points, there is no time for a break.
Thursday and Friday
Order of Events: Hot laps, Qualifications, Last Chance Heats (if needed), 5 Heats, C feature, B feature, A feature.
Qualifications - 200 points are awarded for quick timer, 198 for second quick, 196 for third, etc.
Only the top 50 qualifiers make the heats, the rest are put in the last chance heats in which the first eight finishers will fill the back of that night's C feature (starting in the sixth row).
Last Chance Heats (for drivers out of the top 50 in Qual.) – 50 points awarded to the winner, 47 for 2nd, etc.
Heats - 100 points are awarded for the heat winner, points go down by three: 97, 94, 91, 88, etc.
Heats have an invert of six. Top four finishers go to A, next four to B, last two to C.
C feature – Top two finishers go to back of the B. Third place is worth 96 pts., 2nd is 94, etc.
B feature – The top four finishers transfer to the tail of the A. The B awards 142 points for fifth, 140 for sixth and so on by twos.
A feature - The A feature points are the same as time trials: 200, 198, 196 etc. This explains how a driver cannot make the A, but if he timed well may have more points than someone who did make the A.
Ties in points go to the quicker timer.
A perfect score (quick time, heat win, feature win) is 500. Cars line up for Saturday's championship straight up by points earned on their qualifying night.
Saturday:
Saturday Events: E feature, D feature, C feature, B feature, Knoxville Nationals Championship feature.
With the exception of the B feature which takes the top four finishers to the tail of the 360 Nationals Championship, all other features transfer the top two finishers to the tail of the next event (if there are
scratches, there may be more taken for a particular event).
Total 2012 Payout: $97,960
Thursday & Friday:
Heats: 1. $30 2. $30 3. $30 4. $30 5. $30 6. $50 7. $50 8. $50 9. $50 10. $50 (5 heats each night)
C mains: 1. $25 2. $25 3. $100 4. $90 5. $80 6. $70 7. $60 8. $50 9. $45 10. $40 11. $35 12. $30 13. $25 14. $25 (1 C main each night)
B mains: 1. $50 2. $50 3. $50 4. $50 5. $200 6. $175 7. $150 8. $125 9. $120 10. $115 11. $110 12. $105 13. $100 14. $95 15. $90 16. 85 17. $80 18. $75 19. $70 20. $65 21. $60 22. $55 23. $50 24. $50 (1 B main each night)
A mains: 1. $3000 2. $2000 3. $1500 4. $1000 5. $900 6. $800 7. $700 8. $600 9. $500 10. $450 11. $425 12. $400 13. $375 14. $350 15. $325 16. $300 17. $275 18. $250 19. $225 20. $200
21. $200 22. $200 (1 A main each night)
Saturday night:
D Main: 1. $50 2. $50 3. $200 4. $190 5. $180 6. $170 7. $160 8. $155 9. $150 10. $145 11. $140 12. $135 13. $130 14. $125 15. $120 16. $115 17. $110 18. $105 19. $100 20. $100 21. $100 22. $100
C Main: 1. $50 2. $50 3. $200 4. $190 5. $180 6. $170 7. $160 8. $155 9. $150 10. $145 11. $140 12. $135 13. $130 14. $125 15. $120 16. $115 17. $110 18. $105 19. $100 20. $100 21. $100 22. $100
B Main: 1. $50 2. $50 3. $50 4. $50 5. $600 6. $500 7. $475 8. $450 9. $425 10. $400 11. $375 12. $350 13. $325 14. $300 15. $275 16. $250 17. $225 18. $220 19. $215 20. $210 21. $205 22. $200 23. $200 24. $200
360 Nationals Championship: 1. $10,000 2. $7000 3. $3500 4. $3000 5. $2500 6. $2250 7. $2000 8. $1750 9. $1500 10. $1250 11. $1100 12. $1050 13. $1000 14. $950 15. $900 16. $850 17. $800 18. $750 19. $700 20. $675 21. $650 22. $625 23. $600 24. $600
The 2012 season marks the 21st year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
Photo Credit: Shawn Miller (Insidelinepromotions.com)
- Bryan Hulbert on Jul 18, 2012
- Article Date: 7/18/2012