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NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores
Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, Iowa
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Race Recap  

BROWNIE POINTS: Brian Brown Tops Thursday's Wild Knoxville Nationals Prelim

All it took was a little motivating factor for Brian Brown to return to the stage he loves more than any other.

On Tuesday evening, prior to any event of the 60th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals pres. by Casey’s, Brown said “They’re alredy counting us out. They really don’t think we can do it. I hear what people say and I read it to. I l ove it. Keep motivating me.”

On Thursday night, which turned into Friday morning, Brown proved the doubters wrong and returned the FVP Parts, Casey’s General Stores #21 to victory lane at Knoxville Raceway in a wild and wacky Nationals prelim.

The Grain Valley, MO native scored his 56th career win at the iconic 1/2-mile by leading the final 24 of 25 laps, but it wasn’t without challenge from a man Brownie himself declares “The GOAT:” Kyle Larson. Charging from 21st-to-2nd, Larson put pressure on Brown in the closing stages, but there was no stopping “Blackjack” on this night.

Brown ultimately earned his third Knoxville Nationals preliminary win, locking himself into Saturday’s A-Main for the 11th time in his career, this time with a ninth-place starting position for ther 50-lap, potentially $200,000/Win race.

“These two guys right here are probably the two hardest runners in the country,” Brown praised podium finishers Larson and Brent Marks. “I honestly didn’t think it was going to be a good race, but the Duncan’s made their magic work. I was overthinking myself early in the night,but we got that solved real quick. Once we were in clean air, I felt like we were as good as anyone at all.”

Larson was the star on Thursday, coming from 21st-to-2nd. [Trent Gower]

Before the checkered flag flew at 1:10am CT, a whole barrage of storylines presented themselves in Thursday’s second Knoxville preliminary.

To kick things off, substitute pilot Kasey Kahne drove the Roth Motorsports #83 throwback design of the 1998 Beef Packers machine to Slick Woody’s QuickTime honors over Tyler Courtney by two, one-thousandths of a second.

Come A-Main time, it seemed near impossible to get the 25-lap race rolling. After the inital start was called back, the red flag flew when Parker Price-Miller was launched into the turn one fence and went for a scary ride. He climbed out under his own power, though.

From there, it only took one more laps to bring more carnage to the table. Shooting the gap in turn three, Carson Macedo made contact with Paul McMahan battling for fourth and sent both cars beelining to the wall. They hit the fence and flipped over, but more cars came piling in as Kerry Madsen, Sammy Swindell, Marcus Dumesny & Sawyer Phillips.

Once underway, Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Sunnyvale, TX paced the opening circuit. His lead was short-lived, though, as Brown came firing in on all cylinders to slide by for the race lead on Lap 2. He had seized a lead that he would never relinquish.

The middle stages were plagued by more cautions, but finally the last restart resumed on Lap 13 and went the distance. Larson, who started 21st and charged to second, was catching Brown until the #21 found something extra and snuck away to win it 1.130-seconds.

The end result of Macedo’s car in that violent flips. [Trent Gower]

For Larson, who had hoped for a seventh at best, the wreckage became his friend and allowed him to steal several positions away. Aboard the Paul Silva #57, he inched his way forward until he ran out of space once reaching second. Hell start Saturday’s A-Main in the third position with his first Knoxville Nationals title on the line.

“I got extremely lucky missing that big wreck,” Larson admitted. “That deal took out a lot of good people, so I think I came from like 10th, you know, not the very back. This is my favorite week of the year. I can’t wait for Saturdyay.”

Closing out the podium was Brent Marks in his own operation, who has earned the fourth-starting spot in Saturday’s A-Main.

Rounding out the top-ten at Knoxville is Brad Sweet in fourth. Rico Abreu in fifth, Kasey Kahne in sixth, Austin McCarl in seventh, Ian Madsen in eighth., Kraig Kinser in ninth, and Sye Lynch in tenth.

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [21]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 5. 24R-Rico Abreu [13]; 6. 83-Kasey Kahne [23]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [18]; 8. 49X-Ian Madsen [24]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9]; 10. 42-Sye Lynch [2]; 11. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [15]; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [1]; 13. 35P-Skylar Prochaska [17]; 14. 97-Greg Wilson [16]; 15. 11T-TJ Stutts [10]; 16. 55W-Mike Wagner [19]; 17. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [8]; 18. 70-Sammy Swindell [14]; 19. 5-Paul McMahan [3]; 20. 41-Carson Macedo [6]; 21. N47-Marcus Dumesny [20]; 22. 14-Kerry Madsen [22]; 23. 5X-Parker Price-Miller [12]; 24. 71-Shane Stewart [11]. Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe Jr. 1, Brian Brown 2-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 57-Kyle Larson[+19]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+321Brian Brown 250.000Running150$10,000
221+1957Kyle Larson 250.000Running146$6,000
35+219Brent Marks 250.000Running144$3,500
47+349Brad Sweet 250.000Running142$2,800
513+824RRico Abreu 250.000Running140$2,500
623+1783Kasey Kahne 250.000Running138$2,300
718+1117AAustin McCarl 250.000Running136$2,200
824+1649XIan Madsen 250.000Running134$2,100
99011KKraig Kinser 250.000Running132$2,050
102-842Sye Lynch 250.000Running130$2,000
1115+43PSawyer Phillips 250.000Running128$1,600
121-1115HSam Hafertepe Jr250.000Running126$1,400
1317+435PSkylar Prochaska 24-1 LapsRunning124$1,200
1416+297Greg Wilson 24-1 LapsRunning122$1,100
1510-511TT.J. Stutts 24-1 LapsRunning120$1,050
1619+355WMike Wagner 20-5 LapsRunning118$1,000
178-97BCTyler Courtney 12-13 LapsRunning116$1,000
1814-470Sammy Swindell 10-15 LapsRunning114$1,000
193-165Paul McMahan 1-24 LapsRunning112$1,000
206-1441Carson Macedo 1-24 LapsRunning110$1,000
2120-1N47Marcus Dumesny 1-24 LapsRunning108$1,000
2222014Kerry Madsen 1-24 LapsRunning106$1,000
2312-115XParker Price-Miller 0-25 LapsRunning104$1,000
2411-1371Shane Stewart 0-25 LapsRunning102$1,000
KSE Hard Charger: Kyle Larson
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+157Kyle Larson 00.000Running0$0
24+214Kerry Madsen 00.000Running0$0
31-283Kasey Kahne 00.000Running0$0
43-149XIan Madsen 00.000Running0$0
58+33ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running90$110
65-117BBill Balog 00.000Running90$110
77083JLynton Jeffrey 00.000Running90$110
813+517WShane Golobic 00.000Running90$110
99039Daryn Pittman 00.000Running90$110
1016+644Chris Martin 00.000Running90$110
1123+127WDustin Selvage 00.000Running90$110
1215+320GNoah Gass 00.000Running90$110
1319+611NHarli White 00.000Running90$110
1422+85VColby Copeland 00.000Running90$110
1512-31ZLogan Wagner 00.000Running90$110
1611-522Jac Haudenschild 00.000Running90$110
1724+753Jessie Attard 00.000Running90$110
186-121AJacob Allen 00.000Running90$110
1920+115MBobby Mincer 00.000Running90$110
2017-310Jeff Swindell 00.000Running90$110
2121053DJack Dover 00.000Running90$110
2218-42DCDylan Cisney 00.000Running90$110
2310-1309Matt Juhl 00.000Running90$110
2414-1073AScotty Thiel 00.000Running90$110
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
16+553DJack Dover 00.000Running0$0
2205VColby Copeland 00.000Running0$0
3307WDustin Selvage 00.000Running90$0
45+153Jessie Attard 00.000Running90$0
58+32KKevin Ingle 00.000Running90$0
64-213STyler Esh 00.000Running90$0
71-6101Cale Thomas 00.000Running90$0
87-111TKTim Kaeding 00.000Running90$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+170Sammy Swindell 00.000Running
23+171Shane Stewart 00.000Running
34+142Sye Lynch 00.000Running
46+221Brian Brown 00.000Running
55039Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
68+283Kasey Kahne 00.000Running
77014Kerry Madsen 00.000Running
89+111NHarli White 00.000Running
910+153DJack Dover 00.000Running
101-95VColby Copeland 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+13PSawyer Phillips 00.000Running
23+15XParker Price-Miller 00.000Running
38+57BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running
47+341Carson Macedo 00.000Running
55009Matt Juhl 00.000Running
64-273AScotty Thiel 00.000Running
79+215MBobby Mincer 00.000Running
81-710Jeff Swindell 00.000Running
96-3101Cale Thomas 00.000Running
1010011TKTim Kaeding 00.000Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+197Greg Wilson 00.000Running
27+519Brent Marks 00.000Running
34+115HSam Hafertepe Jr00.000Running
48+449Brad Sweet 00.000Running
51-42DCDylan Cisney 00.000Running
65-122Jac Haudenschild 00.000Running
73-420GNoah Gass 00.000Running
86-283JLynton Jeffrey 00.000Running
9907WDustin Selvage 00.000Running
101002KKevin Ingle 00.000Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+135PSkylar Prochaska 00.000Running
21-155WMike Wagner 00.000Running
34+111KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
43-124RRico Abreu 00.000Running
58+357Kyle Larson 00.000Running
67+117BBill Balog 00.000Running
76-13ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
85-31ZLogan Wagner 00.000Running
99013STyler Esh 00.000Running
Heat 5 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
110N47Marcus Dumesny 00.000Running
22017AAustin McCarl 00.000Running
36+35Paul McMahan 00.000Running
44011TT.J. Stutts 00.000Running
57+21AJacob Allen 00.000Running
68+249XIan Madsen 00.000Running
75-217WShane Golobic 00.000Running
83-544Chris Martin 00.000Running
99053Jessie Attard 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
11683Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA15.1420.000
2317BCTyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN15.144-0.002
32349Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA15.166-0.024
4857Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA15.167-0.025
51949XIan Madsen St Marys, NSW15.186-0.044
64514Kerry Madsen Knoxville, IA15.187-0.045
72541Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA15.193-0.051
84619Brent Marks Myerstown, PA15.194-0.052
9317BBill Balog North Pole, AK15.242-0.100
1041AJacob Allen Hanover, PA15.247-0.105
112621Brian Brown Higginsville, MO15.264-0.122
1211101Cale Thomas Fairland, IN15.284-0.142
132183JLynton Jeffrey Prairie City, IA15.303-0.161
14413ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA15.308-0.166
15325Paul McMahan Nashville, TN15.335-0.193
163639Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK15.354-0.212
17709Matt Juhl Tea, SD15.360-0.218
181222Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH15.362-0.220
19391ZLogan Wagner Harrisonville, PA15.367-0.225
203417WShane Golobic Fremont, CA15.377-0.235
212942Sye Lynch Cowansville, PA15.404-0.262
221073AScotty Thiel Sheboygan, WI15.409-0.267
232815HSam Hafertepe JrSunnyvale, TX15.427-0.285
242711KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN15.448-0.306
254411TT.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA15.481-0.339
264271Shane Stewart Bixby, OK15.494-0.352
27375XParker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN15.496-0.354
28520GNoah Gass Mounds, OK15.506-0.364
291424RRico Abreu St. Helena, CA15.527-0.385
30944Chris Martin Ankeny, IA15.561-0.419
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Knoxville Raceway
1000 North Lincoln Street
Knoxville, Iowa 50138 

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$12,000.00

Event Schedule
Wednesday, BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night:

9am – Rooftop Yoga on Bryan Clauson Suite Tower
Noon - Drive for 5 Slideways Showcase Kart Racing Fundraiser with Kyle Larson and Tyler Courtney at Slideways
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Casey’s Pizza Party
5:45pm – David Gravel Champion Pole Unveil on Midway
6pm – VFW Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
Opening Ceremonies: David Gravel Raises Champion Flag
Post-Race: "The Boys" live music on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage

Thursday, Wolfe Eye Clinic Qualifying Night:
**Throwback Thursday Vintage Racing T-Shirt Contest**

9am – Rooftop Yoga at Bryan Clauson Suite Tower
11am – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Members Only VIP Reception
2pm - PA Posse Party at Peace Tree Taproom in downtown Knoxville
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Jersey Freeze Ice Cream Party
6pm –VFW Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
Post – Races: Damon Dotson Band live on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
Post – Races: 52nd Chicken Feed at West End of Grandstands

Friday, FVP Preliminary Night:

9am -- Rooftop Yoga at Bryan Clauson Suite Tower
9am - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Golf Classic in Pella
11am – Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament in Main Show Barn (far west end of midway)
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring free face painting from 3-6pm
4pm – Driver Autograph Session in Main Show Barn
6pm – VFW Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
Post – Races: After Shock Rock Tribute Band on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage

Saturday, NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s Finale:
8:45am – 4.10 Dash and Kids Fun Run – Turn 4 Pit Gate
11am – NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s Parade – Downtown Knoxville
12pm – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Charity Auction
1pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens with free ballloon twisting from 3-6pm
3pm – NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s Driver’s Meeting in Main Show Barn - Open to the Public
4pm - SPEED SPORT Pre-Race Show on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
6pm – VFW Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on the Hercules Tires Entertainment Stage
1:30am – NOS Energy Drink Fan Finale Party in Main Show Barn
*All times Central

Ticket Options  
Rescheduled from 2020
Options And Prices
$41-$198
Single Day tickets and 2-, 3-, and 4-day Packages available.

Grandstand Type
Bleachers/ Chairbacks

Family Section Location
Sections I & J

Handicapped Seating Location
Located in the front stretch grandstands. Wheelchairs and scooters seating is available in row 39 (AA & BB) Also is section D, row 1

Pit Age Requirement
Aged 17 and under require parent waivers - Aged 12 and under must remain in vehicle or the fenced in area between turns 1 and 2. All pit fees apply. All ages same price

Parking Cost
$10.00

Handicapped Parking Location
Behind the front stretch grandstands and behind Dyer-Hudson Hall.

Camping Availability
electric hookup, non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
camping at the North Campground for $160 for 4 days. Water and electric hookups are available.

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$12,000.00

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers/ Chairbacks

Stadium Seating
Foam or other seat cushions are permitted as long as they are not more than 20" wide. Stadiums seats are NOT ALLOWED

Handicapped Seating
Located in the front stretch grandstands. Wheelchairs and scooters seating is available in row 39 (AA & BB) Also is section D, row 1

Handicapped Parking
Behind the front stretch grandstands and behind Dyer-Hudson Hall.

Pit Age Limit
Aged 17 and under require parent waivers - Aged 12 and under must remain in vehicle or the fenced in area between turns 1 and 2. All pit fees apply. All ages same price

Personal Coolers
Soft side, collapsible coolers not bigger than 6-pack size and empty are allowed

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available at the track

Smoking Policy
All grandstands are non-smoking. Smoking areas are available underneath stands.

Family Section
Sections I & J

Parking Cost
$10.00

Camping Availability
electric hookup, non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
camping at the North Campground for $160 for 4 days. Water and electric hookups are available.

Track Info  

Knoxville Raceway
1000 North Lincoln Street
Knoxville, Iowa 50138 

Track Phone
(641) 842-5431

Track Size
0.5

Track Type
Semi-banked clay oval

Sprint Car Track Record
14.351 seconds by Brian Brown on 5/22/21

Closest Airport
Des Moines International Airport

Track Map
Competitor Info  

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