Welcome to championship night here at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey's! We would invite you to join us but the event is sold out in the stands, suites and the pits! It is the most beautiful weather we've had for this event in years, and drivers are vying for their share of over $1,000,000 in purse money!
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The DGRD Best Appearing Car Awards have been named. They are...
- Gio Scelzi ($1500) 2. Matt Juhl ($750) 3. Donny Shatz ($400)
The SprintCarUnlimited $2,000 Pole Award goes to Kyle Larson.
Brian Brown has clinched the MPV Express Mr. Sprint Car Award for $6,500.
Opening Ceremonies are again spectacular and it's time to go racing! 8:25 p.m. and it's time for the E main...
10 laps, the top 6 transfer to the D....
Sawyer out to the early lead over Thorson, Myers, Mincer, Swindell and Light...Narrow and fast track here early...Sawyer, Thorson, Myers, Mincer, Swindell and Light move on...
C main hot laps...
D main
12 laps, top 5 to the C...
Droud leads early over Timms, hafertpe, Crawley, Goodno...Droud is in lapped traffic on lap 7...Crawley by Hafertepe now for third...Droud, Timms, Crawley, Hafertepe and Goodno move on...
B main hot laps...
C main
15 laps, top 4 to the B...
Zeb Wise will not start, Mark Dobmeier will be the alternate from the D...as the first non-transfer from the D, Danny Sams III gets $1,237.69 from the Trunk Bar...
Crouch leadss Dietrich, Gennetten, Windom and Thomas...track is still fast, cushion slowly moving up...Thomas trying to reel in Windom for the final trnasfer...Crouch, Dietrich, Gennetten and Windom move on...
A main hot laps...
B main
22 laps, top 4 to the A....
Sweet leadas Peck, McFadden, Eliason and Gravel...Now Eliason slides by McFadden for the third spot...Gravel trying to reel in McFadden for the final trnasfer...Sweet in lapped traffic on lap 8...Kaleb Johnson is upside down in turn three...13 to go...Kaleb is ok...Sweet leads Peck, Eliason, McFadden, Gravel, Zomer, Zearfoss, Henry, Juhl, Williamson, Macedo, Bayston, Jeffrey, Kofoid, PPM, Gee, Holmes, Kahne, Schuerenberg, Dietrich, Crouch, Windom, Gennetten....McFadden and Gravel split Eliason adn take third and fourth! Zearfoss now by Eliason for Fifth...Jeffrey into the wall and loses his steering...8 to go, Sweet leads Peck, McFadden, Gravel, Zearfoss, Eliason, Zomer, Juhl, Henry, Bayston, Williamson, Co Macedo, Kofoid, PPM, Gee, Schuerenberg, Holmes, Crouch, Kahne, Windom, Dietrich, Gennetten...Gravel by McFadden for 3rd on the restart...Gravel working on Peck for 2nd...caution for a Henry spin in turn four...3 to go...Sweet leads Peck, Gravel, McFadden, Zearfoss, Zomer, Eliason, Juhl, Co Macedo, Kofoid, Bayston, PPM, Williamson, Gee, Windom, Schuerenberg, Dietrich, Crouch...Sweet, Peck, Gravel and McFadden will transfer....
A main
10:35 p.m.
Introductions are done and it's time to go racing! $190,000 to the winner and $15,000 to start...
Larson leads PIttman, Macedo, Abreu and Courtney...Macri by Courtney for 5th on lap 4...caution for Schuchart who slows on lap five...he's in the work area....Larson leads PIttman, Macedo, Abreu, Macri, Courtney, Scelzi, Brown, Bogucki, Bacon, Balog, McFadden, Allen, Sweet, Peck, Randall, Schatz, Gravel, Henderson, Axsom...Schuchart changes gears in the work area and restarts at the rear...Macri is now by Abreu and into fourth on lap 7...Gio to 5th...Gio by Macri for 4th on lap 9....Larson in lapped traffic on lap 16...Macedo by Pittman for second on lap 16...Scelzi cruising on the low side and gets by PIttman for third on lap 18...halfway caution...
Anything goes for changes on the cars including tires...
Larson leads Macedo, Scelzi, Macri, Day, Pittman, Brown, Abreu, Courtney, Bogucki, Allen, Bacon, Haudenschild, Gravel, Marks, Peck, Schuchart, McFadden, Schatz and Balog on the lead lap...a lap down, Sweet, Randall, Henderson is retiring and Axsom...Brown to 5th on the restart....Scelzi by Macedo for 2nd on lap 27, Day to 5th...Scelzi appears to be reeling in Larson...Larson into lapped traffic on lap 38...Day by Macri for 4th...Day by Macedo for 3rd...Larson wins his third Nationals!
- administrator on Aug 10, 2024
- Article Date: 8/10/2024