RESULTS: 57th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals; Knoxville Raceway; Aug. 12, 2017
A-Main (50 laps, $150,000-to-win): 1. #15 – Donny Schatz [2]; 2. #57 – Kyle Larson [9]; 3. #2M – Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. #2 – Shane Stewart [10]; 5. #49 – Brad Sweet [3]; 6. #21 – Brian Brown [5]; 7. #87 – Aaron Reutzel [19]; 8. #24R – Rico Abreu [14]; 9. #9 – Daryn Pittman [7]; 10. #18 – Ian Madsen [15]; 11. #41 – Jason Johnson [17]; 12. #13JT – Mark Dobmeier [13]; 13. #4 – Paul McMahan [12]; 14. #55 – Brooke Tatnell [23]; 15. #24 – Terry McCarl [6]; 16. #7S – Jason Sides [21]; 17. #5H – Cory Eliason [20]; 18. #44 – Trey Starks [24]; 19. #27 – Greg Hodnett [8]; 20. #1S – Logan Schuchart [18]; 21. #5 – David Gravel [1]; 22. #2KS – Austin McCarl [11]; 23. #2C – Wayne Johnson [16]; 24. #49X – Tim Shaffer [22].
Lap Leader(s): Gravel 1-22; Schatz 23-50
KSE Hard Charger: #87 – Aaron Reutzel (+12)
B-Main (22 laps, top four transfer to A-Main): 1. #7S – Jason Sides [3]; 2. #49X – Tim Shaffer [8]; 3. #55 – Brooke Tatnell [14]; 4. #44S – Trey Starks [2] / 5. #24W – Lucas Wolfe [5]; 6. #10H – Chad Kemenah [11]; 7. #83 – Justin Henderson [1]; 8. #14B – Christopher Bell [6]; 9. #29 – Danny Dietrich [7]; 10. #82 – Dusty Zomer [4]; 11. #3K – Tim Kaeding [15]; 12. #11K – Kraig Kinser [17]; 13. #51 – Joey Saldana [19]; 14. #99 – Brady Bacon [22]; 15. #1A – Jacob Allen [18]; 16. #41S – Dominic Scelzi [10]; 17. #93 – Sheldon Haudenschild [13]; 18. #09 – Matt Juhl [9]; 19. #17 – Jac Haudenschild [24]; 20. #19 – Brent Marks [20]; 21. #17B – Bill Balog [23]; 22. #39 – Spencer Bayston [12]; 23. #3 – James McFadden [21]; 24. #3S – Sammy Swindell [16].
Lap Leader(s): Trey Starks 1-16; Jason Sides 17-22.
C-Main (15 laps, top four transfer to B-Main): 1. #3 – James McFadden [4]; 2. #99 – Brady Bacon [2]; 3. #17B – Bill Balog [1]; 4. #17 – Jac Haudenschild [6] / 5. #15H – Sam Hafertepe Jr. [8]; 6. #84 – Scott Bogucki [7]; 7. #12N – Cole Duncan [3]; 8. #71 – Kevin Thomas Jr. [13]; 9. #94 – Jeff Swindell [5]; 10. #1Z – Dale Blaney [12]; 11. #W20 – Greg Wilson [16]; 12. #35V – Jamie Veal [20]; 13. #12 – Lynton Jeffrey [10]; 14. #3G – Carson Macedo [11]; 15. #53 – Jack Dover [14]; 16. #49J – Josh Schneiderman [19]; 17. #17X – Josh Baughman [17]; 18. #56N – Davey Heskin [24]; 19. #68 – Chase Johnson [23]; 20. #21AU – Jordyn Brazier [18]; 21. #1X – Don Droud Jr. [15]; 22. #81 – Lee Jacobs [21]; 23. #1M – Danny Lasoski [22]; 24. #00 – Dane Lorenc [9].
Lap Leader(s): James McFadden 1-15.
D-Main (12 laps, top five transfer to C-Main): 1. #35V – Jamie Veal [3]; 2. #81 – Lee Jacobs [1]; 3. #1M – Danny Lasoski [4]; 4. #68 – Chase Johnson [2]; 5. #56N – Davey Heskin [8] / 6. #7W – Tasker Phillips [6]; 7. #3P – Sawyer Phillips [5]; 8. #99G – Skylar Gee [9]; 9. #5J – Jeremy Schultz [13]; 10. #70 – Clint Garner [11]; 11. #17W – Harli White [10]; 12. #95 – Matt Covington [7]; 13. #44 – Chris Martin [12]; 14. #9N – Wade Nygaard [18]; 15. #19P – Paige Polyak [17]; 16. #15M – Bobby Mincer [14]; 17. #9X – Jake Bubak [24]; 18. #8H – Jason Kendrick [16]; 19. #9Z – Jared Goerges [20]; 20. #19L – Todd King [22]; 21. #85 – Chase Wanner [15]; 22. #83C – Adam Cruea [23]; 23. #13V – Seth Brahmer [21]; 24. #22 – Rager Phillips [19].
Lap Leader(s): Lee Jacobs 1-8, Jamie Veal 9-12.
E-Main (10 laps, top six transfer to D-Main): 1. #22 – Rager Phillips [2], 2. #9Z – Jared Goerges [4], 3. #13V – Seth Brahmer [3], 4. #19L – Todd King [1], 5. #83C – Adam Cruea [6], 6. #9X – Jake Bubak [9] / 7. #12W – Josh Walter [5], 8. #13 – Clyde Knipp [7], 9. #1P – Curtis Evans [8].
Lap Leader(s): Todd King 1-8; Rager Phillips 9-10.
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