KNOXVILLE NATIONALS

Knoxville Nationals Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament Announced!
Monday, June 19, 2017
Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament When: Thursday, August 10th, 1:00 PM Where: On the Martion County Fairgrounds, In front of the MRN stage, next to the beer bus by Dyer-Hudson Hall Get the chance to be teammates, playing cornhole with your favorite big name, dirt track stars, such more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 3 of 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017
(Tom Myers) – It was night 1 and I couldn’t wait for the racing to get started. When it did, I couldn’t believe how many cars there were. 60 cars qualified on the opening night. It was a sunny, beautiful evening and I remember sitting on the wooden bleachers almost directly more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 3 of 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017
(Tom Myers) – It was night 1 and I couldn’t wait for the racing to get started. When it did, I couldn’t believe how many cars there were. 60 cars qualified on the opening night. It was a sunny, beautiful evening and I remember sitting on the wooden bleachers almost directly more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 2
Saturday, February 4, 2017
(Tom Myers) Needless to say, when I found out we were going to the Sprint Car Knoxville Nationals, I was ecstatic. What were the Nationals? I didn’t know too much but I knew enough to know that this was big. The Nationals were in Iowa. And it was far away. All more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 2
Saturday, February 4, 2017
(Tom Myers) Needless to say, when I found out we were going to the Sprint Car Knoxville Nationals, I was ecstatic. What were the Nationals? I didn’t know too much but I knew enough to know that this was big. The Nationals were in Iowa. And it was far away. All more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 1
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
(Tom Myers) My parents were auto racing fans long before I came along. Northeast Ohio offered an ample supply of racing in the 50’s and 60’s. Dad and Mom watched stock cars, midgets and supermodifieds at tracks named Midvale, Sportsmans Park, Cloverleaf, Lorain County, Painesville, Barberton and the Akron Rubber Bowl. more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 1
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
(Tom Myers) My parents were auto racing fans long before I came along. Northeast Ohio offered an ample supply of racing in the 50’s and 60’s. Dad and Mom watched stock cars, midgets and supermodifieds at tracks named Midvale, Sportsmans Park, Cloverleaf, Lorain County, Painesville, Barberton and the Akron Rubber Bowl. more »
Brian Brown - Moving On to Sedalia!
Saturday, August 20, 2016
(Bill W) August 20, 2016 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team had a rough Knoxville Nationals week, but they are excited to get to Sunday night’s High Roller Classic at the Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia. The team was without a 360 motor for the more »
Wednesdays with Wayne - Three Spots Short!
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
(Bill W) August 17, 2016 – Despite running a limited 410 schedule this season, Wayne Johnson and the Two-C Racing team fell just three spots short of the championship event at the Knoxville Nationals last weekend. It was the end of an up and down fortnight for the Oklahoma City more »
TKS Motorsports - Making the Show!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
(Bill W) August 16, 2016 – The TKS Motorsports #2KS and driver Craig Dollansky locked themselves into the 56th Knoxville Nationals last weekend. It was the culmination of a lot of hard work for the team over the past two seasons. Unfortunately, a part failure ended their Saturday night, but more »
Tuesdays with TMAC - Remembering the #7x in Style!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
(Bill W) August 16, 2016 – Terry McCarl and the TMAC Motorsports team celebrated the memory of Lenard McCarl’s #7x with a great run at the 56th Knoxville Nationals last week. A podium finish on Thursday night locked TMAC into Saturday’s championship event. The Altoona, Iowa driver/promoter also pulled off more »
Johnny Gibson and Tony Bokhoven Made Me Feel Like I Was There!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
By Adam J. Ulrey www.nwsprintcarhistory.com I'm a huge baseball fan and love listening to baseball games on the radio. Having grown up listening to the greats paint a picture and make you feel like you were sitting along the third base or first base side, where more »
Mark Dobmeier - Non-Winging It!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
(Bill W) August 16, 2016 – Mark Dobmeier and the Jimco Racing/Polaris #13 team follow up their runs at Southern Iowa Sprintweek with this weekend’s Gold Cup at Badlands Motor Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. The Grand Forks, North Dakota driver finished the Knoxville Nationals just two spots from the more »
Josh Schneiderman - Racing Back Home this Week!
Monday, August 15, 2016
(Bill W) August 15, 2016 – Josh Schneiderman and the Deuce Motorsports #49 will be in action for two nights of racing close to home this weekend. Friday night, the Sprint Invaders head to Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa before running Saturday at 34 Raceway near West Burlington. Josh more »
Shots from Saturday of the Knoxville Nationals
Sunday, August 14, 2016
I think Bob Weuve's scheme was pretty cool, but many overlooked the details of the Old West look... more »
Jason Johnson Brings Knoxvilkle to Its Feet with Nationals Win!
Saturday, August 13, 2016
by Bryan Hulbert and Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 13, 2016) – In a race that will go down as one of the best ever run at the Knoxville Raceway, the 56th annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores found a new champion more »
Rico Abreu Parks it for B.C. on Friday Night at Knoxville!
Friday, August 12, 2016
Kraig Kinser Earns Saturday A main Starting Spot with World Challenge Win by Bryan Hulbert and Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 12, 2016) – Make it 196 different winners at the Knoxville Raceway as California’s Rico Abreu parked the Abreu Vineyards No. 24 in Victory more »
Car Shots from Night #2 of the Knoxville Nationals
Thursday, August 11, 2016
I was able to get a few pit shots of some new schemes for the Nationals. I missed David Gravel and Bob Weuve as they were late arrivers, so I'll try to get them yet this weekend. Terry McCarl's scheme was a tribute to his father Lenard's 1974 sprinter. He refused more »
Tim Kaeding Storms to Victory Lane on Night #2 of the Knoxville Nationals!
Thursday, August 11, 2016
by Bryan Hulbert and Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 11, 2016) –Cutting some mean doughnuts in celebration, Tim Kaeding reported to Victory Lane for the third time in preliminary night competition at the Knoxville Raceway, as the Lunstra Motorsports No. 3k rocketed to victory on Toyota more »
Car Shots from Night #1 of the Knoxville Nationals
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Dusty Zomer and the Buffalo Wild Wings #82 team took the cake for best appearing on night one. Nice look with the gold rims and the tribute to BC! more »

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