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2024 Knoxville Nationals Qualifying Night Rosters
The 2024 NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's is nearly a week away from all-important qualifying night that sets the stage for the biggest event in all of dirt-track racing at Iowa's Knoxville Raceway. As is tradition, The Granddaddy Of Them All gets started with Wednesday and Thursday's...
RAGBRAI Has Passed By but More Big Crowds Ahead for Knoxville
The large influx of people for RAGBRAI’s overnight stop in Knoxville has moved on, but crowds will continue as the Knoxville Nationals are on the horizon. Thousands of RAGBRAI riders from all over the world left Knoxville on Thursday morning after an overnight stay on Wednesday. Now that the event has passed, the Knoxville community now prepares for even more people coming to the city over the next two weeks for the Knoxville Nationals. The 360 Knoxville Nationals will start on Thursday and the 410 Knoxville Nationals will start on Wednesday, August 7th.
T.J.’s Notebook: Star Studded Field Competing in the 360 Knoxville Nationals This Week
(July 29, 2024) — The 2024 edition of the 360 Knoxville Nationals scheduled to start Thursday at Knoxville Raceway appears to have drawn one of the stronger entry lists in recent memory for the event. Multiple factors in sprint car racing have created an opportunity to see some names competing we typically would not see until the 410 Nationals.
Tasker Phillips & Emerson Axsom earn first career wins at Knoxville in respective classes
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 27, 2024) – Tasker Phillips held off a tough 46-car 988 Lifeline 410 field to earn his first ever win in the class at Knoxville Raceway Saturday on Weiler Night featuring the second leg of the Border Battle. Phillips’ win aboard the BDS Motorsports #1 earned him $7,000. Emerson Axsom held off a 62-car 360 field to gain another first win, as he.
Crown Jewels Reaching New Heights
As winged sprint car racing continues to climb the ladder of motorsports popularity, the crown jewel events are reaching new heights. The prize money proves that fact as there are double-digit races this year that pay at least $75,000 to win, including seven that are six figures. Those events are divided closely between the two sanctioning bodies with four on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule and three under the Kubota High Limit Racing banner.
Knoxville Nationals: Iowa Time Machine July 29, 1961
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On July 29, 1961, engines roared and dirt flew at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” as drivers competed in the first-ever Knoxville Nationals. The annual sprint car event held in Marion County represents the premiere title in sprint car racing draws tens of thousands of fans each year, and features around 100 race teams.
Stout Field, Huge Payouts Await at 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 29, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will invade the mecca of Sprint Car racing this weekend for the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway. More than 100 of the top drivers in Sprint...
Drivers Preparing to Chase Season’s Biggest Prize at 360 Knoxville Nationals
The list of winners of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank is a who’s who of Sprint Car legends. Among them include the likes of Sammy Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Shane Stewart, Kerry Madsen and Terry McCarl. This weekend, the stars of the...
Randall and TKS Motorsports record incredible five-start stretch; 360 Knoxville Nationals ahead
MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (July 29, 2024) - It was an incredible run for the “Quickest Chicken” Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports, capitalizing on a busy, five-race campaign with five consecutive top-ten scores, all of which highlighted with a $7,000 victory at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Friday, July 26. Randall, now a four-time winner in 2024 with Mitchellville, Iowa’s TKS Motorsports, led all 25 circuits of the Border Battle main event - his first triumph of the year at the state-of-the-art complex.
Slavin named assistant men’s wrestling coach
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Simpson College head men's wrestling coach Dylan Peters has announced former Storm wrestler Jakob Slavin as the program's top assistant coach. A 2022 graduate of Simpson, Slavin returns to campus after spending the last two years coaching in his home state of Arizona. While there, he served as an assistant coach at Cactus Shadows High School, where he helped develop the school's first-ever state champion.
Dover Driving For Tim Estenson Motorsports At Knoxville
SPRINGFIELD, Neb. — Jack Dover is driving for Tim Estenson Motorsports next week during the 63rd annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s. The marquee event runs Aug. 7-10 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, and will likely draw more than 100 competitors. “We’re going to...
Pleasantville Top Ten Sports Stories of the 2023-2024 School Year – #9
Claiming the number nine spot for Pleasantville top sports stories of the 2023-2024 school year is junior volleyball player Emily Roe breaking the school record for digs in a season. The junior libero had an impressive season for the Trojans as she came away with a staggering 356 digs on...
Knoxville Top 10 Sports Stories of 2023-24 School Year – #10
We begin our Top Ten countdown of sports moments for Knoxville during basketball season on January 30th in Albia. The Knoxville Girls Basketball Squad was struggling to make shots against Albia, and like usual the Lady Dees were slowing the game down and holding the score in the 40s. After scoring just two points in the 1st half, Panthers’ Guard Hannah Dunkin started heating up and made two critical three point shots in the 4th quarter. The first one gave the Panthers a three point lead, the second one was essentially the dagger.
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