8/2/2024
Knoxville Raceway
Bill W's Notes for 8/2
Welcome to Night #2 of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! 53 more cars are qualifying tonight to earn as many points as they can for Saturday's finale paying $20,000 to win. You can find my notes here. Points are in the "Points" section both on the website and the MyRacePass App, where you can also find lineups and results. If you're interested in the PPV Broadcast, visit www.DirtVision.com. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m. hot laps are ready to go...
Time trials are up next, 200 points go to the quick timer, 198 pts for 2nd quick, 196 pts for 3rd quick and so on...
Nathan Mills is a scratch for the night...
Tuesday Calderwood has issues in qualifying...she'll get one lap at the end if she can make it...
Josh Higday spins and will need a tow in qualifying...
Heats are 8 laps and take the top four to the feature, the next four to the B and the last two to the C...
Heat one
Bogucki is a scratch for the night...Groenendyk shoots to the lead already ahead of Pittman, Martin, Thompason and Hafertepe Jr....Hafertepe now takes over the fourth and final transfer from Thompson...Zomer is up to fifth...Groenendyk, Pittman, Martin and Hafertepe move on...
Heat two
Price-Miller leads early over C McCarl, Kahne, Mullen and Prochaska...Prochaska gets by Mullen for the fourth and final transfer...Wise now by Mullen for 5th...PPM, C McCarl, Kahne and Prochaska move on...
Heat three
Hardy leads Shaffer, Bubak, Courtney from sixth and Sawyer...Courtney now dives under Bubak and takes over third...Courtney now gets by Shaffer for the second spot and is reeling in Hardy for the lead..Courtney passes the leader but it is negated for a caution for Aidan Zoutte, who gets into the wall...2 to go, Hardy leads Courtney, Shaffer, Bubak, Sawyer, Madsen, Deal, Baker and Day...Sawyer dives by Buak to take the final transfer, now he passes Shaffer for third...Bubak charging on Shaffer and has the final transfer!
Heat four
Thorson leads Vande Voort, Giles, Beaver and Davis...Now Eliason jets by Davis for the 5th sopt...Eliason slides by Joe Beaver for the fourth and final transfer...Giles working on Vande Voort for 2nd...he squeaks by on the high side with 3 to go...Eliason now by Vande Voort for 3rd...Beaver now gets by for the final trnasfer...Thorson, Giles, Eliason and Beaver move on...
Heat five
Hill was the early leader, and Brown passed her for the lead at the halfway point...Hill finished second, Tasker charged from sixth to third and Paulus grabbed the final transfer...
C main is 10 laps, top four to the back of the B...
C main
Bogucki, Selvage, Mills and Higday will not start...Lee leads Gossel, Brahamer, Day and Fezard...Brahmer now by Gossel fo rthe second spot...Day to 3rd....Calderwood trying to reel in Gossel for the final transfer and she has it...Calderwood now reeling in Day for 3rd...she is stuck to the bottom of the track...Lee, Brahmer, Day and Calderwood will move on...
B main is 12 laps, top four to the A...
B main
Madsen leads Davis, Wise, Shaffer and Garner...Wise challenges for 2nd...Davis has the spot...Madsen approaching lappers with 6 to go...Davis reeling in Madsen in traffic...Garner right there behind Shaffer in the attle for 4th...now Shaffer gets by Wise for 3rd...Garner gets into a lapped car, but keeps it going...Grner gaining on Wise with one to go...Madsen, DAvis, Shaffer and Wise move on...
A main is 20 laps, paying $3,000 and 200 points to the winner, 198 pts for 2nd, 196 pts for 3rd and so on...
A main
Hafertepe leads Brown, Eliason, Bubak and Prochaska...Tasker by Prochaska for 5th...Kahne by Tasker on the low side on lap four fo r5th...Beaver stops in turn four...L Martin made contact and is off...Courtney has his nose wing askew...15 to go, Hafertepe leads Brown, Eliason, Bubak, Kahne, Tasker, Prochaska, Courtney, Giles, Sawyer, HIll...Kahne to 4th...PPM comes to a stop to bring caution...10 to go, Hafertepe leads Brown, Eliason, Kahne, Bubak, Courtney, Hill, Prochaska...Hafertepe and Brown battling for the lead...Eliason gaining...Eliason by Brown for 2nd...Davis upside down in turn three and four...he is o.k....6 to go, Hafertepe leads Eliason, Brown, Kahne, Bubak, Courtney, Tasker, Hill, Giles, Madsen, Prochaska, Sawyer, C McCarl, Shaffer, Wise, Groenendyk, Pittman, Thorson, Hardy, Paulus, Beaver...Beaver in the work area...Brown to 2nd, Eliason back by in a good race! Hafertepe wins it! His fourth win here...
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