By Stacy Ervin Tim Kaeding proved that the number 83 and the name Tim are lucky this week. The California driver won the second qualifying night of the 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on Thursday, August 13, at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville Iowa. The…
By Stacy Ervin A racing surface plagued with rain shook things up at the opening qualifying night of the 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer was the winner on the race night courtesy of Nos Energy…
By Stacy Ervin Terry McCarl had a storybook kind of night. He won the main event in the 410 division and a little while later, he became the first driver in history to win the 360 Knoxville Nationals three times. The Iowa native won the 19th Annual Arnold Motor Supply…
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA August 7, 2009 360 RESULTS Time Trial, 2 laps, 1. Cale Conley, Vienna WV, 15.973; 2. Jack Dover, Springfield NE, 15.977; 3. Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth TX, 16.073; 4. Danny Wood, Norman OK, 16.098; 5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 16.132; 6. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA, 16.148;…
By Stacy Ervin Wayne Johnson hasn’t exactly had the best racing season of his career in 2009. But he made up for that with a win in the opening night qualifying event for the 19th Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Vermeer. The win came in the…
By Bob Wilson McCarl and Garner take Knoxville wins as the Big Shows loom KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 1) Terry McCarl and Clint Garner took feature event wins at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. For McCarl, it was his career win number 45 here and it was Garner’s fifth at this legendary…
By Bob Wilson Noteboom is Harris Clash Star at Knoxville KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 28) Jay Noteboom of Hinton etched his name into the record books as he captured the 18th annual Harris Clash at Knoxville Raceway Tuesday night. Noteboom, who started inside row two, took the lead at the outset…
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA July 25, 2009 410 RESULTS Time Trial, 1. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.306; 2. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.43; 3. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.482; 4. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 15.572; 5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.58; 6. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA,…
By Bob Wilson Where’s the Beef at Knoxville Sprint Car Fair Date? KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 18) The Marion County fair board, in celebration of the annual Marion County Fair, gave away half a beef and half a hog each to the winners of the 410 and 360 A features at…
By Bob Wilson Knoxville Sprint Features go to Herrera, Madsen and Cornell KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 11) Knoxville Raceway celebrated twin features for the 410 sprint division as Johnny Herrera and Kerry Madsen each captured his own end of a twenty lapper. Jonathan Cornell was victorious in the 360 A Main…
By Bob Wilson Elston and Lettow are IMCA Harris Clash Wednesday Victors KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 8) After the opening night of the 18the annual Harris Clash was washed out by a heavy shower at race time, the second night of the new format ran off without conflict as Tommy Elston…
By Bob Wilson Three in a row for Brown at Knoxville; Cornell and Anderson win 360s KNOXVILE, Iowa (July 4) Brian Brown captured his third win in a row at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. In the 360 division, Jonathan Cornell and Johnny Anderson each won feature events during Twin Features…
By Bob Wilson McCarl shows WoO how to run the Knoxville oval KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 27) Home-grown Altoona (Iowa) driver, Terry McCarl led flag to flag as he swept to a feature event win during the World of Outlaws (WoO) Knoxville Raceway Shootout. McCarl led the entire 25-lap event and…
By Bob Wilson Brown and Cornell sweep to Mid-Season Knoxville Titles KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 20) Knoxville Raceway celebrated its 56th Mid-Season Championships as Brian Brown and Jonathon Cornell captured feature titles here on Saturday night. The crowd was treated to near-perfect track conditions created by rain throughout the week. Brown,…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 6) Brian Brown finally put to sleep the gremlins that had forged a path through his pit area as he ran nonstop through the 20-lap feature Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway to capture his 13th career win at this Central Iowa fairgrounds. Right away…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 30) Kevin Swindell came out on top of the 8th annual USAC (United States Auto Club) Knoxville Midget Nationals at Knoxville Raceway Saturday Night. It was the youngster’s first win at this storied half-mile oval and placed his name along side that of his…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 29) The 7th annual King Doodlebug Classic saw Tracy Hines from New Castle, Indiana take top laurels at Knoxville Raceway Friday night. The USAC (United States Auto Club) midget event was part of the 20th annual National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 23) – Johnny Herrera made it two 410 sprint wins on the season at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night and Bryan Dobesh captured his end of the companion 360 sprint division. Though rain threatened throughout the day and in fact soaked the track just after…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 16) Danny Lasoski made an appearance at Knoxville Raceway after taking a break from the touring World of Outlaws and made it payoff as he captured his 93rd career feature event at this Central Iowa racing facility. Ryan Roberts led the distance in capturing…
by Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa – May 9 – Johnny Herrera led the way for the “hometown boys” during the annual IRA (Interstate Racing Association) vs. Knoxville sprints at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. Ricky Logan had the field covered as he captured the 360 sprint feature. For Herrera, the win…
By Bob Wilson Schatz wins Knoxville WoO Spring Opener KNOXVILLE, IA (May2) – Defending Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz claimed the World of Outlaws (WoO) Spring Opener at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night at this central Iowa racing facility. It marked the 56th year of continuous weekly racing here. The 25-lap…
By Stacy Ervin Tim McCreadie of Watertown, New York, won the 5th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Super Clean on Saturday, September 27, at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. The victory was worth $40,000 and he earned every penny with one of the most exciting…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 26) John Kearney, Valley Falls, Kansas led flag to flag in garnering the second night feature event on Friday night at Knoxville Raceway. 24-hours earlier he had to scratch from the qualifying feature event while sitting in a fourth row start. This time he…
By Stacy Ervin Josh Richards of Shinnston, West Virginia, won the opening-night preliminary feature on Thursday, September 25, at the 5th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Super Clean. “Kid Rocket” claimed $7,000 for the victory in the 25-lap main, which actually wrapped up just after 1…
By Bob Wilson KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 30) Mark Dobmeier and John Kearney captured feature event wins at Knoxville Raceway as this storied track closed its 55th season of weekly racing. Crowned track champions were Danny Lasoski, 410s (his 9th) and Matt Moro (his first) in the 360 division. Pole sitter…