After Trey Starks took down a major upset on Wednesday night at Knoxville Raceway, David Gravel made sure there would be no such occurrence on Thursday at the Marion County Fairgrounds half-mile.
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.
Jason Johnson had 10,000 more reasons to smile during the wee hours of Saturday morning, following up his win on FVP ‘Hard Knox’ qualifying night with a victory in the 24th annual SPEED SPORT World Challenge at Knoxville Raceway.
Kyle Larson has been given the go-ahead from car owner Chip Ganassi to return to Knoxville Raceway Saturday night and compete in the 57th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals championship A-Main.
22 cars carrying accomplished sprint car drivers from across the globe will take the green flag in Friday night’s SPEED SPORT World Challenge, hoping to earn the coveted 25th starting spot for Saturday’s Knoxville Nationals.
With a qualifying performance the likes of which hasn’t been seen in 25 years, David Gravel earned the pole for Saturday night’s 57th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores.