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Bill W's Notes for 8/9

Welcome to FVP "Hard Knox Night" at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey's. 79 of the 80 cars that were eligible to race tonight are here! The name of the game is car position tonight. The top four finishers in the A main will start 21st through 24th in tomorrow night's $190,000 to win finale. 5th place will start 11th in the B, and everyone else will line up in order behind them.

You can find my live notes here, and see lineups and results on the webpage in the "Events" section or on the MyRacePass App. If you're interested in the PPV Broadcast, visit www.DirtVision.com.

7:00 p.m. cars are out to pack...

7:08 p.m. hot laps begin....

7:30 p.m. we're ready for time trials, 2 laps on the clock...

2 groups of qualifying...the top 36 in each group will qualify for the heat races...the rest will go directly to the C...

Donny Schatz is quickest in the first group at 15.374 seconds...

Logan Schuchart is quickest in the second group at 15.740 seconds....

Heats

There will be six heats, 8 laps in distance, invert is 4 by time, and we'll take the top three to the feature. 4th through 9th will go to the B, and 10th through 12th to the C...

Heat one

Haase flips wildly after contact with T McCarl...TMAC is ok...McKenna is talking to the safety crew...she is walking to the ambulance...she will stay at the track...complete restart...Dover leads Holmes, Jeffrey, Schatz and Windom...Holmes to the lead on lap two....Schatz reeling in Jeffrey for the final trnasfer...Holmes, Dover and Jeffrey will move on...

McKenna will be checked out at the hospital...now getting word that Dover did not scale...Schatz will make a transfer spot...

Heat two

Caution beofre we get a lap in involving Pulkrabek, Light and Roberts....looked like Pulkrabek came down the track into Light and that collected Roberts...Roberts is the only one to restart...A McCarl with a great start on the high side and he takes the leads over Crouch, Bayston, Reutzel and Dobs...Reutzel trying to reel in Bayston for the final transfer...Lynch is by Dobs for 5th...A McCarl, Crouch, Bayston move on as he exchanges third with Reutzel on the last lap...

Heat three

K Johnson leads Henderson, Hickle, Kofoid and Ball...Kofoid battling Hickle now for the 3rd and final transfer...Swindell spins in turn two...6 to go, K Johnson leads Henderson, Kofoid, Hickle, Ball, Bubak, Sams, Garner, Tasker, Mincer, Neuman and Swindell...Tasker and Sams made contact but keep going...Henderson all over Johnson for the lead...4 to go, caution for debris...K Johnson leads Henderson, Kofoid, Hickle, Ball, Tasker, Bubak, Sams, Garner, Neuman, Swindell and Mincer...K Johnson, Henderson and Kofoid will move on...

Heat four

Gennetten is penalized a row for jumping...Kahne leads Hahn, Schuchart, Gennetten and Pursley...Schuchart is by Hahn for second...Kaeding up to 5th...he started 8th...Kahne, Schuchart and Hahn move on...

Heat five

Macedo leads Schuerenberg, Gee, Kinser and Hampton...PPM by Hampton for 5th...Kinser trying to catch Gee for 3rd...PPM now slides by Kinser for 4th..1 to go...Macedo, Schuerenberg and Gee move on...

Heat six

Thomas leads early over Thram, Axsom, Wise and Dietrich...Dietrich shoots under Wise for fourth...Thiomas, Thram and Axsom move on...

C main

10 laps, top 12 to the two B mains...T McCarl and Carney will not start...Timms leads Roberts, Goodno, Neuman, Giles, Light, Myers, Dover...Pulkrabek is the 12th and final trnafser...Swindell reeling him in...He has the spot...Goodno by Roberts for 2nd...Dover into the top five..Ingle spins at the conclusion...Timms wins it...

McKenna has returned to the track...

B main #1

12 laps, top three to the A...Reutzel will not start...Windom out to the ealry lead over Hickle, Wimmer, Lynch and Ball...Lynch now slides in front of Wimmer for 3rd...S Phillips spins on the backstretch...8 to go, Windom leads Hickle, Lynch, Wimmer, Ball, Reinhardt, Tasker, J Martin, Dobmeier, Bubak, Crawley, Sams, C Martin, Watt, Timms, Jedrzejek, Giles, Robers, Myers, Drueke, Light...Garner is off...Sawyer rejoins after changing a left front tire...Lynch shoots by Hickle for 2nd...Wimmer is also around fo rthe third and final transfer....Tasker is into the wall in turn four...he was running seventh...he is ok....4 to go, Windom leads Lynch, Wimmer, Hickle, Ball, Reinhardt, J Martin, Bubak, Dobmeier, Crawley, C Martin, Sams, Timms, Jedrzejek, Watt, Giles, Roberts, Myers, Drueke, Light, Sawyer...Hickle uses the low side to move bakc by Wimmer for the final transfer..2 to go....Windom, Lynch and Hickle will move on....

B main #2

12 laps, top three to the A..Gennetten leads early over Ditrich, PPM, Wise and Kaeding...Pursley is upside down in turn three...he is ok...10 to go, Genntten leads Dietrich, PPM, Wise Kaeding, Kinser, Hampton, Shaffer, Madsen, Droud, C McCarl, Hafertepe, Park, Selvage, Dover, Goodno, Doney, Tatnell, Thorson, Neuman, Attard, Mincer, Paulus...C McCarl in changing a right rear tire...Wise now finds some speed on top and gets around PPM for the final transfer....Now PPM gets back by on the low side...Wise battles back again with 6 to go...PPM now back by in a great battle...2 to go, leader approaching traffic...Gennetten, Dietrich and PPM move on...

A main

25 laps, $4,000 to the top four and a trip to tomorrow's $190,000 to win, $15,000 to start finale! 5th place will start 11th in tomorrow's B main...

Schatz leads Schuchart, A McCarl, Gee, Henderson...Lap 2, Schuchart under Schatz for the lead, Henderson by Gee for fourth...Schatz back to the lead on lap three...lap 6, caution for a Thomas spin...Schatz leads Schuchart, A McCarl, Henderson, Jeffrey, Axsom, Gee, Macedo, Schuerenberg, Kahne, Holmes, Bayston, Crouch, Kofoid, K Johnson, Dietrich, Hahn, Windom, Lynch, PPM...Henderson by A McCarl for 3rd on the restart...Axsom takes the high side around A McCarl for fourth onn lap 13...Schatz hits lapped traffic on lap 14...A McCarl slows to a stop on the backstretch...10 to go, Schatz leads Schuchart, Henderson, Axsom, Jeffrey, Macedo, Schuerenberg, K Johnson, Bayston, Holmes, Gee, Kofoid, Kahne, Crouch, PPM, Dietrich, Hahn, Windom, Gennetten, Thomas, Hickle, Lynch, Thram...Axsom jumps by Henderson into third...Schatz is back in lappers with five to go...Schatz wins it, and Schuchart, Henderson with a last lap pass and Axsom join him in the finale!

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