For 22 laps in Saturday’s 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals championship A-Main, David Gravel appeared to be the man destined to cash the $150,000 winner’s check in victory lane.
SEELMAN: Current Knoxville Non-Qualifiers List as Star-Studded as Those Locked In
When you take a look at the list of 81 drivers who don’t yet know where they’ll be racing in the ‘alphabet soup’ of Saturday’s 56th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals championship program, one could argue that the field of those still racing to get in is arguably more impressive than the 26 drivers who know where they will start in 24 hours’ time.
WOO: Pittman Garners Pole For 56th Knoxville Nationals; Schatz to Start From Fifth
In search of his first-career 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores victory, Owosso, Oklahoma’s Daryn Pittman will start Saturday night’s 50-lap main event from the pole after topping the preliminary point standings through two nights of action.
WOO: Kaeding Beats The Heat & The Rain; Wins Toyota Qualifying Night at Knoxville
Tim Kaeding started close to the front and never let up during Toyota Qualifying Night at the 56th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals, charging past polesitter Dale Blaney in a near-dead heat on lap eight before seizing the point for good en route to victory in Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature.