Welcome to the finale for the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! $20,000 will go to the lucky winner, and plenty of tickets remain! You can find my notes here as the night goes along! Our program includes the E, D, C, B and A mains. If you are looking for the lineups, you can look under "Events" on the website, or on the MyRacePass App. If you can't make it, you can watch on www.DirtVision.com.
Hot laps scheduled for 7 p.m.
E main will be 8 laps and take the top 12 to the D...
D main will be 10 laps and take the top 9 to the C...
C main will be 12 laps and take the top 6 to the B...
B main will be 18 laps and take the top 4 to the A...
A main will be 25 laps and $20,000 to win...
E main
8 laps, top 12 to the D...
We will take 12, so we'll try to keep an eye on that...Lee leads Potter, Olson, Brahmer, Zoutte, CJ Johnson, Bickett...Brahmer no w up to 2nd...CJ Johnson works by Zoutte for 5th...Right now, Pulkrabek is the 12th and final transfer...Alexander is by him momentarily...Now Pulkrabek by Fezard for 11th...Mueller pulling off...Lee wins it...
D main
10 laps, top 9 to the C...
Now we will take 10 transfers as Dusty Zomer is a scratch in the C...
]Ben Brown leads C Maratin, Miller, Tatnell...Tatnell is now up to third as Martin challenges for the lead...Right now, Hoover holds the final transfer over Deal...Alan Zoutte is upside down three laps in...Alan is ok...Ben Brown leads Ch Martin, Tatnell, Miller, Roberts, C Brown, Zimmerman, Baker, Moss, Hoover, Deal, Brahmer, K Johnson, Potter, Bickett, Lee, Olson, Werner, Alexander, Fezard, Pulkrabek, Slendy, Aidan Zoutte...Brahmer is running 12th and looking to run a little alphabet here...Chris Martin to the lead...Baker is up to 4th...then MIller, Roberts, C Brown, Moss, Zimmerman and Bickett into the last transfer...Bickett now to 9th and Zimmerman in the last transfer...Chris Martin wins the D...
C main
12 laps, top 6 to the B...
Holmes leads Thorson, Hardy, Hughes, J Martin and Paulus...now Chase Johnson is into the final trnasfer...Hughes and Hardy battel for third...Chase Johnson now by J Martin for 5th...Paulus trying to reel in J Mratin for the final transfer...caution for Vande Voort who slows in turn three...6 to go...Holmes leads Thorson, Hardy, Hughes, Chase Johnson, J Martin, Paulus, Chris Martin, Mullen, Tatnell, Leavitt, L Martin, Evans, Beaver, Roberts, Moss, Turner, Baker,...Mullen and L Martin are in an accident on the restart in one and two...drivers are o.k....6 to go, Holmes leads Thorson, Hardy, Hughes, Chase Johnson, J Martin, Paulus, Chris Martin, Tatnell, Leavitt, Evans, Roberts, Beaver, Moss, Baker, Miller, Ben Brown...Moss spins in three and four...5 to go, Holmes, Thorson, Chase Johnson, Hardy, J Martin, Hughes, Chris Martin...J Martin by Hardy to 5th...here comes Chris Martin, he wasnt the final transfer after coming out of the D...Hardy now by J Martin for 5th...Chris Martin trying to reel in J Martin now with two to go...Holmes, Thorson, Chase Johnso, Hughes, Hardy and Chris Martin who gets it by .028 of a second!
B main is 18 laps and will take the top four to the A...
Cole Garner jumps and goes bakc a row...Kahne leads Randall, Giles, Goodno and Bergman...Bergman makes the low side work and is by Goodno for the ffinal transfer...Goodno now back around Bergman for fourth using the cushion...Randall reeling in Kahne for the lead as they approach traffic at the halfway point...Randall to the lead with 8 to go...C McCarl up to 5th now as he gets by Sawyer and Bergman...6 to go...C McCarl now slides by Goodno for the final transfer with thee to go...Bergman back to 5th...Randall, Kahne, Giles and C McCarl move on...
A main, 30 laps and $20,000 to win...
Jamie Ball received the DGRD best appearing car and $360...
The Jetco Rookie of the Year ($500) is up fro grabs...Emerson Axsom starts on the pole, Cole Macedo starts 12th...
The MPI Hard-charger of the race will receive a MPI steering wheel...
There is also $500 in lap money for each lap led...
Bubak coming into the work area...Bubak thinks he may have lost a cylinder....he will not start....Courtney leads Axsom, A McCarl, Eliason and Ball...Axsom back by Courtney to lead lap two...Randall is upside down hard in turn three...he is climbing out...28 to go...Axsom leads Courtney, A McCarl, Eliason, Ball, Groenendyk, Tasker K Johnson, Brown, TMAC, Higday, Macedo, Covington, Wise, Hafertepe, Kahne, Peck, Madsen, Reutzel, C McCarl, Giles and Prochaska...Axsom into lapped traffic on lap nine...Courtney reeling in Axsom...he gets by to lead lap 12 in heavy lapped traffic! Courtney makes a big move in traffic with ten to go...Courtney wins it over Axsom and A McCarl...Courtney picks up an additional $10,000 in lap money for a total of $30,000!
- Bill Wright on Aug 03, 2024
- Article Date: 8/3/2024