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Brownells Big Guns Bash
Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, Iowa
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Race Recap  

DOUBLE TAP: Kyle Larson sweeps Knoxville doubleheader for $20K payday

Kyle Larson’s head fell from the weight of disappointment after looking at the small wooden ball for his pill draw.

He drew pill 56, putting him out third to last for qualifying.

Six hours later, he stood atop the wing of Paul Silva’s #57 Sprint Car in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Victory Lane Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway for the second night in a row – picking up $20,000 in winnings between the two nights.

Trent Gower photo

“Thanks to everyone on this car,” said an elated Larson. “Everybody who has helped me out. It just means a lot to be out here having fun, challenging for wins every night.”

He bested the past two Series champions to the sweep the Brownells Big Guns Bash weekend, beating 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz the first night and reigning champion Brad Sweet the next.

The win was not only the Elk Grove, CA native’s third World of Outlaws win this season – the first time he’s won more than two Series races in a year – but his fifth Sprint Car win in six days. No one and nothing have been able to get in the way of his trophy hunting path.

His pill draw that left him walking away with his head down earlier in the day proved to be a misleading obstacle. Larson qualified second in his Flight and then went on to win the fourth Drydene Heat Race of the night. Larson looked poised early on to back up his dominating performance from Friday.

However, Daryn Pittman stepped up in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. He took the lead on the first lap and beat Sweet, by two seconds.

When the 30-lap Feature commenced, Pittman made the rest of the field look like they were down a cylinder. He had close to a three second lead by the third lap.

That ended six laps later. While trying to lap David Gravel in Turn 2, Pittman and he touched wheels, spinning each other. Both continued, but never recovered from their starting spots at the back of the field, finishing 18th and 19th, respectively.

Pittman’s misfortune handed the lead to Larson, who only held it for a lap before reigning Knoxville Raceway track champion Brian Brown took it from him on Lap 11. Larson then had to fend off his brother-in-law Sweet to hold second.

“I took a glance at the board on the restart and saw that he (Brown) was right on me,” Larson said. “I knew he was right on me. I knew he was going to run the top in (turns) three and four and thought if I could get a good three and four, he might not slide me the next end. But I didn’t get through there like I needed to, and he got the run and got by me. I knew my car was really good, so I just stayed patient behind him. Then Brad, he got to my inside and I cleared him off of (turn) two, otherwise that could have been the deciding factor of the race.”

Larson’s battle with Sweet showed him there was grip around the bottom of the half-mile track, which led him back to Brown’s bumper.

Trent Gower photo

Larson reclaimed the lead with 17 laps to go. Sweet followed him by Brown for second, setting up the third duel this year between family members. However, Sweet’s Kasey Kahne Racing NAPA Auto Parts #49 couldn’t contend with the Finley Farms #57. Even through lap traffic, Larson maintained about a three second lead of Sweet.

“He (Larson) did a really good job,” Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA, said. “He was driving really hard. He’s a great race car driver. He runs the car on the ragged edge and makes it work and gets by lap cars. We had a great race car tonight compared to last night. A lot of great notes moving forward here. Big gains.”

Sweet’s second-place finish was an improved from his 12th-place run Friday night – the first time he finished outside the top-10 in 2020. With Schatz finishing 11th, Sweet extended his points lead over the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing to a 26-point gap.

Logan Schuchart remains third, 40 points behind Sweet, but also had a needed rebound Saturday night after two straight finishes outside the top-20. He drove his Drydene #1A from eighth to third.

“We had a night without struggles,” Schuchart, of Hanover, PA, said. “We’ll take some notes and see if we can qualify a little bit better. Seems like we have the racing thing down, just need to qualify better to put ourselves in better positions.”

Carson Macedo, who drivers for Kyle Larson’s Sprint Car team, brought his Tarlton & Son #2 home fourth for the second night in a row. His strong runs helped propelled him to fourth in points.

At the end of the day, there was nothing for Larson to hang his head about.

“Another good car,” Larson said. “Just sweet to have five in a row in a Sprint Car now. It feels pretty awesome. In front of a great crowd, too. It makes it feel even better.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN for the Series’ first doubleheader weekend at the track on Fri., June 19 and Sat. June 20. Saturday night’s race will be a historic event for the Series as it will be broadcasted live on CBS Sports Network, starting at 9 p.m. (ET).

Both nights will be broadcasted live on DIRTVision, as well. You can purchase tickets to the events by clicking here.

RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$5,000]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$3,000]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [13][$2,700]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [10][$2,500]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [6][$2,200]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [12][$2,000]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [5][$1,800]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [11][$1,600]; 10. 39-Sammy Swindell [20][$1,450]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [17][$1,300]; 12. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [16][$1,200]; 13. 17W-Shane Golobic [15][$1,100]; 14. 7-Tim Kaeding [18][$1,000]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri [22][$950]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [23][$900]; 17. 7X-Justin Henderson [14][$850]; 18. 83-Daryn Pittman [1][$750]; 19. 41-David Gravel [21][$725]; 20. 14-Parker Price-Miller [3][$700]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$700]; 22. 56N-Davey Heskin [19][$700]; 23. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [24][$700]; 24. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [9][$700]; Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-9; Kyle Larson 10, 14-30; Brian Brown 11-13; KSE Hard Charger Award: 39-Sammy Swindell[+10]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 2-Carson Macedo, 15.09; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.097; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.26; 4. 55M-McKenna Haase, 15.31; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.392; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.414; 7. 21-Brian Brown, 15.505; 8. 56N-Davey Heskin, 15.625; 9. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.648; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.715; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.721; 12. 20-A.J. Moeller, 15.747; 13. 5-Brent Marks, 15.763; 14. 71-Shane Stewart, 15.785; 15. 44S-Trey Starks, 15.79; 16. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.824; 17. 41-David Gravel, 15.85; 18. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 15.879; 19. 2KS-Chad Boespflug, 15.921; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 15.929; 21. 35-Zach Hampton, 15.943; 22. 9-Kasey Kahne, 15.962; 23. 17W-Shane Golobic, 16.005; 24. 6-Bill Rose, 16.027; 25. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.052; 26. 56-Joe Simbro, 16.075; 27. 14K-Tori Knutson, 17.114

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 15.679; 2. 57-Kyle Larson, 15.734; 3. 5X-Gio Scelzi, 15.871; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.896; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.901; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.925; 7. 7X-Justin Henderson, 15.96; 8. 39-Sammy Swindell, 15.986; 9. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.003; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.049; 11. R44-Jeff Swindell, 16.099; 12. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 16.128; 13. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.158; 14. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.162; 15. 7-Tim Kaeding, 16.217; 16. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.217; 17. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.236; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.274; 19. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.326; 20. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.333; 21. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 16.357; 22. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16.381; 23. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.445; 24. 44-Chris Martin, 16.466; 25. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.543; 26. 50-Mike Ayers, 17.228

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+357Kyle Larson 300.00018Running150$10,000
22049Brad Sweet 300.000Running146$5,000
38+51SLogan Schuchart 300.000Running144$3,000
413+92Carson Macedo 300.000Running142$2,700
510+517Sheldon Haudenschild 300.000Running140$2,500
66021Brian Brown 300.0003Running138$2,200
712+52MKerry Madsen 300.000Running136$2,000
85-324Rico Abreu 300.000Running134$1,800
911+218Ian Madsen 300.000Running132$1,600
1020+1039Sammy Swindell 300.000Running130$1,450
1117+615Donny Schatz 300.000Running128$1,300
1216+47BCTyler Courtney 300.000Running126$1,200
1315+217WShane Golobic 300.000Running124$1,100
1418+47Tim Kaeding 300.000Running122$1,000
1522+739MAnthony Macri 300.000Running120$950
1623+717AAustin McCarl 29-1 LapsRunning118$900
1714-37XJustin Henderson 29-1 LapsRunning116$850
181-1783Daryn Pittman 29-1 Laps9Running114$750
1921+241David Gravel 29-1 LapsRunning112$725
203-1714Parker Price-Miller 29-1 LapsRunning110$700
217-141AJacob Allen 29-1 LapsRunning108$700
2219-356NDavey Heskin 19-11 LapsDNF106$700
2324+155Hunter Schuerenberg 14-16 LapsDNF104$700
249-1583RLynton Jeffrey 8-22 LapsDNF102$700
KSE Hard Charger: Sammy Swindell
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
17+641David Gravel 120.000Running0$0
23+139MAnthony Macri 120.000Running0$0
36+317AAustin McCarl 120.000Running0$0
45+155Hunter Schuerenberg 120.000Running0$0
59+444STrey Starks 120.000Running90$300
613+713Mark Dobmeier 120.000Running90$250
711+409Matt Juhl 120.000Running90$225
8809Kasey Kahne 120.000Running90$200
910+13Jac Haudenschild 120.000Running90$200
1014+47SJason Sides 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1119+87TAZTasker Phillips 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1218+65Brent Marks 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1316+349JJosh Schneiderman 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1417+33PSawyer Phillips 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
151-1455MMcKenna Haase 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1615-171Shane Stewart 6-6 LapsDNF90$200
174-134Terry McCarl 5-7 LapsDNF90$200
1812-6R44Jeff Swindell 4-8 LapsDNF90$200
192-175XGiovanni Scelzi 0-12 LapsDNS90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+183Daryn Pittman 00.000Running0$0
23+149Brad Sweet 00.000Running0$0
31-214Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running0$0
45+157Kyle Larson 00.000Running0$0
54-124Rico Abreu 00.000Running0$0
68+221Brian Brown 00.000Running0$0
76-11AJacob Allen 00.000Running0$0
87-11SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running0$0
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
1105Brent Marks 100.000Running0$0
24+27TAZTasker Phillips 100.000Running0$0
38+511KKraig Kinser 100.000Running0$150
410+69WRyan Giles 100.000Running0$150
52-32CWayne Johnson 100.000Running90$150
67+144Chris Martin 100.000Running90$125
76-115MBobby Mincer 100.000Running90$125
85-32KSChad Boespflug 100.000Running90$125
911+26Bill Rose 100.000Running90$125
1013+356Joe Simbro 100.000Running90$125
1112+135Zach Hampton 9-1 LapsRunning90$125
1214+214KVictoria (Tori) Knutson 9-1 LapsRunning90$125
1315+250Mike Ayers 9-1 LapsRunning90$125
143-1120A.J. Moeller 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
159-627Tucker Klaasmeyer 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
1616033MMason Daniel 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+124Rico Abreu 00.000Running
24+221Brian Brown 00.000Running
35+283RLynton Jeffrey 00.000Running
41-32Carson Macedo 00.000Running
56+115Donny Schatz 00.000Running
63-339MAnthony Macri 00.000Running
79+241David Gravel 00.000Running
88044STrey Starks 00.000Running
911+213Mark Dobmeier 00.000Running
107-35Brent Marks 00.000Running
1110-12KSChad Boespflug 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1101AJacob Allen 00.000Running
25+31SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
33018Ian Madsen 00.000Running
411+717WShane Golobic 00.000Running
54-156NDavey Heskin 00.000Running
69+355Hunter Schuerenberg 00.000Running
72-555MMcKenna Haase 00.000DNF
88009Matt Juhl 00.000DNF
97-271Shane Stewart 00.000DNF
106-420A.J. Moeller 00.000DNF
1110-133MMason Daniel 00.000DNF
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11014Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
23+183Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
39+617Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
4407XJustin Henderson 00.000Running
58+37Tim Kaeding 00.000Running
67+14Terry McCarl 00.000Running
711+49Kasey Kahne 00.000Running
86-2R44Jeff Swindell 00.000Running
910+149JJosh Schneiderman 00.000Running
105-52CWayne Johnson 00.000DNF
112-95XGiovanni Scelzi 00.000DNF
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11057Kyle Larson 00.000Running
22049Brad Sweet 00.000Running
3302MKerry Madsen 00.000Running
47+37BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running
54-139Sammy Swindell 00.000Running
65-117AAustin McCarl 00.000Running
76-13Jac Haudenschild 00.000Running
811+37SJason Sides 00.000Running
9903PSawyer Phillips 00.000Running
101007TAZTasker Phillips 00.000Running
118-315MBobby Mincer 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
102Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA15.0900.000
201AJacob Allen Hanover, PA15.097-0.007
3024Rico Abreu St. Helena, CA15.260-0.170
4055MMcKenna Haase Des Moines, IA15.310-0.220
5039MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA15.392-0.302
6018Ian Madsen St Marys, NSW15.414-0.324
7021Brian Brown Higginsville, MO15.505-0.415
8056NDavey Heskin St. Michael, MN15.625-0.535
9083RLynton Jeffrey Prairie City, IA15.648-0.558
1001SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA15.715-0.625
11015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND15.721-0.631
12020A.J. Moeller Rockwell City, IA15.747-0.657
1305Brent Marks Myerstown, PA15.763-0.673
14071Shane Stewart Bixby, OK15.785-0.695
15044STrey Starks Puyallup, WA15.790-0.700
16009Matt Juhl Tea, SD15.824-0.734
17041David Gravel Watertown, CT15.850-0.760
18055Hunter Schuerenberg Sikeston, MO15.879-0.789
1902KSChad Boespflug Lebanon, IN15.921-0.831
20033MMason Daniel Springville, CA15.929-0.839
21035Zach Hampton Mooresville, IN15.943-0.853
2209Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA15.962-0.872
23017WShane Golobic Fremont, CA16.005-0.915
2406Bill Rose Plainfield, IN16.027-0.937
25011KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN16.052-0.962
26056Joe Simbro Pleasantville, IA16.075-0.985
27014KVictoria (Tori) Knutson Monticello, MN17.114-2.024
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1014Parker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN15.6790.000
2057Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA15.734-0.055
2517WShane Golobic Fremont, CA0.00015.679
305XGiovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA15.871-0.192
339Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA0.00015.679
4049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA15.896-0.217
5083Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK15.901-0.222
602MKerry Madsen Knoxville, IA15.925-0.246
6911KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN0.00015.679
707XJustin Henderson Tea, SD15.960-0.281
8039Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN15.986-0.307
902CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK16.003-0.324
976Bill Rose Plainfield, IN0.00015.679
10017AAustin McCarl Altoona, IA16.049-0.370
10135Zach Hampton Mooresville, IN0.00015.679
110R44Jeff Swindell Bartlett, TN16.099-0.420
111156Joe Simbro Pleasantville, IA0.00015.679
121314KVictoria (Tori) Knutson Monticello, MN0.00015.679
1203Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH16.128-0.449
1304Terry McCarl Altoona, IA16.158-0.479
1407BCTyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN16.162-0.483
1507Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA16.217-0.538
16015MBobby Mincer Burlington, IA16.217-0.538
17017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH16.236-0.557
1803PSawyer Phillips Pleasantville, IA16.274-0.595
19049JJosh Schneiderman West Burlington, IA16.326-0.647
2007TAZTasker Phillips Plesantville, IA16.333-0.654
21013Mark Dobmeier Grand Forks, ND16.357-0.678
22027Tucker Klaasmeyer Paola, KS16.381-0.702
2307SJason Sides Bartlett, TN16.445-0.766
24044Chris Martin Ankeny, IA16.466-0.787
2509WRyan Giles Grimes, IA16.543-0.864
26050Mike Ayers West Des Moines, IA17.228-1.549
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

Brownells Big Guns Bash
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Knoxville Raceway
1000 North Lincoln Street
Knoxville, Iowa 50138 

Event Description
A doubleheader bash of the world's best Sprint Car drivers battling around the iconic Knoxville Raceway.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Event Schedule
Pit Gate Opens - 3pm
Grandstand Gates Open - 5:30pm
Hot Laps - 6:45pm
Qualifying - 7:15pm
Opening Ceremonies - 7:40pm
Races Begin - 8pm
*All times Central

Related Documents
 https://worldofoutlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Knoxville-June-Spectator-Snapshot-Guidelines-Sprints-6-4-2020-JAH-v1.pdf

Ticket Options  
Social distancing event • limited seating
Options And Prices
$35 adult single day
$64 adult two-day
$22 for ages 13-19
children 12 and under FREE

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
$10,000.00

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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