KNOXVILLE, IA – August 10, 2017 – David Gravel became the seventh different driver, and first in 25 years, in the 57-year history of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals, to complete a perfect score by setting quick time, winning his heat race and winning the feature. Gravel’s perfect night will earn him the pole of Saturday’s $150,000 to-win Feature alongside nine-time Knoxville Nationals Champion, Donny Schatz.
FEATURE (25 Laps): 1. 5 – David Gravel, 2. 21 – Brian Brown, 3. 13JT – Mark Dobmeier, 4. 18 – Ian Madsen, 5. 9 – Daryn Pittman, 6. 24. 41 – Jason Johnson, 7. 24 – Terry McCarl, 8. 29 – Danny Dietrich, 9. 39 – Spencer Bayston, 10. 24T – Rico Abreu, 11. 3K – Tim Kaeding, 12. 17X – Josh Baughman, 13. 44S – Dominic Scelzi, 15. 7S – Jason Sides, 16. 83 – Justin Henderson, 17. 54 – Jack Dover, 18. 10V – Kyle Reinhardt, 19. 1 – Thomas Kennedy, 20. 11K – Kraig Kinser, 21. 44 – Chris Martin, 22. 1Z – Dale Blaney, 23. 55 – Brooke Tatnell, 24. 41 – Jason Johnson.
Qualifying: 1. 5 – David Gravel, 15.072; 2. 83 – Justin Henderson, 15.185; 3. 24 – Terry McCarl, 15.291; 4. 21 – Brian Brown, 15.377; 5. 24R – Rico Abreu, 15.493; 6. 44S – Trey Starks, 15.500; 7. 9 – Daryn Pittman, 15.520; 8. 7S – Jason Sides, 15.543; 9. 41 – Jason Johnson, 15.566; 10. 55 – Brooke Tatnell, 15.575; 11. 81 – Lee Jacobs, 15.589; 12. 7W – Tasker Phillips, 15.606; 13. 2C – Wayne Johnson, 15.626; 14. 19P – Paige Polyak, 15.638; 15. 13JT – Mark Dobmeier, 15.640; 16. 18 – Ian Madsen, 15.649; 17. 3S – Sammy Swindell, 15.667; 18. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 15.721; 19. 71A – R.J. Johnson, 15.722; 20. 3 – James McFaden, 15.759; 21. 1A – Jacob Allen, 15.781; 22. 41S – Dominic Scelzi, 15.785; 23. 15H – Sam Hafertepe Jr. , 15.790; 24. 1X – Don Droud Jr. , 15.791; 25. 29 – Danny Dietrich, 15.795; 26. 39 – Spencer Bayston, 15.808; 27. 10V – Kyle Reinhardt, 15.811; 28. 49J – Josh Schneiderman, 15.832; 29. 12N – Cole Duncan, 15.850; 30. 9Z – Jared Goerges, 15.894; 31. 53 – Jack Dover, 15.906; 32. 17M – Max McGhee, 15.947; 33. 1 – Thomas Kennedy, 16.019; 34. 1Z – Dale Blaney, 16.022; 35. X1 – Mason Moore, 16.047; 36. 00 – Dane Lorenc, 16.057; 37. 44 – Chris Martin, 16.067; 38. 3K – Tim Kaeding, 16.112; 39. 11K – Kraig Kinser, 16.117; 40. 17X – Josh Baughman, 16.133; 41. 99G – Skylar Gee, 16.215; 42. 13V – Seth Brahmer, 16.280; 43. 9N – Wade Nygaard, 16.284; 44. 15M – Bobby Mincer, 16.288; 45. 5J – Jeremy Schultz, 16.325; 46. 23W – Scott Winters, 16.424; 47. 13 – Clyde Knipp, 16.470; 48. W20 – Greg Wilson, 16.496; 49. 19L – Todd King, 16.709; 50. 94 – Jeff Swindell, 17.190; 51. 9C – Roger Campbell, 17.346; 52. 19 – Brent Marks, DQ; 53. 71CC – Robert Bell, NT; 54. 35V – Jamie Veal, NT;
Heat #1 (10 Laps): 1. 5 – David Gravel, 2. 18 – Ian Madsen, 3. 53 – Jack Dover, 4. 1A – Jacob Allen, 5. 39 – Spencer Bayston, 6. 44S – Trey Starks, 7. 99G – Skylar Gee, 8. 00 – Dane Lorenc, 9. 81 – Lee Jacobs, 10. 23W – Scott Winters. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
Heat #2 (10 Laps): 1. 44 – Chris Martin, 2. 41S – Dominic Scelzi, 3. 9 – Daryn Pittman, 4. 10V – Kyle Reinhardt, 5. 3S – Sammy Swindell, 6. 83 – Justin Henderson, 7. 7W – Tasker Phillips, 8. 13V – Seth Brahmer, 9. 17M – Max McGhee, 10. 13 – Cylde Knipp. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
Heat #3 (10 Laps): 1. 1 – Thomas Kennedy, 2. 3K – Tim Kaeding, 3. 24 – Terry McCarl, 4. 2C- Wayne Nygaard, 5. 15H – Sam Hafertepe, 6. 7S – Jason Sides, 7. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 8. 49 – Josh Schneiderman, 9. W20 – Greg Wilson, 10. 9N – Wade Nygaard. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
Heat #4 (10 Laps): 1. 1Z – Dale Blaney, 2. 11K – Kraig Kinser, 3. 21 – Brian Brown, 4. 71A – R.J. Johnson, 5. 1X – Don Droud Jr, 6. 12N – Cole Duncan, 7. 15 – Bobby Mincer, 8. 71A – R.J. Johnson, 9. 19P – Paige Polyak, 10. 19L – Todd King. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
Heat #5 (10 Laps): 1. 17 – Josh Baughman, 2. 29 – Danny Dietrich, 3. 13JT – Mark Dobmeier, 4. 55 – Brooke Tatnell, 5. 24 – Rico Abreu, 6. 3 – James McFadden, 7. 1X – Mason Moore, 8. 5J – Jeremy Schultz, 9. 9Z – Jared Goerges. DNS: 94 – Jeff Swindell. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps): 1. 24R – Rico Abreu, 2. 83 – Justin Henderson, 3. 44S – Trey Starks, 4. 7S – Jason Sides, 5. 3 – James McFadden, 6. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 7. 15H – Sam Hafertepe Jr, 8. 7W – Tasker Phillips, 9. 1X – Don Droud Jr, 10. 49J – Josh Schneiderman, 11. 12N – Cole Duncan, 12. 99G – Skylar Gee, 13. 19P – Paige Polyak, 14. 71A – R.J. Johnson, 15. 5J – Jeremy Schultz, 16. 81 – Lee Jacobs, 17. X1 – Mason Moore, 18. W20 – Greg Wilson, 19. 15M – Bobby Mincer, 20. 9N – Wade Nygaard, 21. 1A – Jacob Allen, 22. 13V – Seth Brahmer, 23. 00 – Dane Lorenc, 24. 3S – Sammy Swindell. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)
C-Main (10 Laps): 1. 81 – Lee Jacobs, 2. 19P – Paige Polyak, 3. W20 – Greg Wilson, 4. 9N – Wade Nygaard, 5. 19L – Todd King, 6. 13 – Clyde Knipp, 7. 9Z – Jared Goerges, 8. 9C – Roger Campbell, 9. 17M – Max McGhee. DNS: 23W – Scott Winters, 94 – Jeff Swindell, 19 – Brent Marks, 35V – Jamie Veal. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jason Johnson; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman/Sears: N/A; KSE Hard Charger: Brandon Hanks; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Brandon Hanks; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Shane Stewart.
SEASON WINNERS
- Donny Schatz – 15 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, Dirt Oval at Route 66 on June 27, Dakota State Fair Speedway on July 1, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 18)
- David Gravel – 12 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16, Attica Raceway Park on July 11, Hartford Speedway on July 28, Wilmot Raceway on July 29, Knoxville Raceway on August 10 (NP))
- Brad Sweet – 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
- Shane Stewart – 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
- Kerry Madsen – 4 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 7, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Eldora Speedway on July 13)
- Logan Schuchart – 4 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, Ohsweken Speedway on July 25)
- Jason Johnson – 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14)
- Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
- Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
- Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
- Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
- Kyle Larson – 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13, Knoxville Raceway on August 9 (NP))
- Kraig Kinser – 1 (Deer Creek Speedway on July 6)
- Christopher Bell – 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 14)
- Brock Zearfoss – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21
- Daryn Pittman – 1 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on August 4)
5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals Points Standings (As of 8/10):
Pos | No. | Name | Total points |
1 | 5 | DAVID GRAVEL | 500 |
2 | 15 | DONNY SCHATZ | 492 |
3 | 49 | BRAD SWEET | 489 |
4 | 2M | KERRY MADSEN | 487 |
5 | 21 | BRIAN BROWN | 486 |
6 | 24 | TERRY MCCARL | 478 |
7 | 9 | DARYN PITTMAN | 474 |
8 | 27 | GREG HODNETT | 472 |
9 | 57 | KYLE LARSON | 469 |
10 | 2 | SHANE STEWART | 469 |
11 | 2KS | AUSTIN MCCARL | 466 |
12 | 4 | PAUL MCMAHAN | 463 |
13 | 13JT | MARK DOBMEIER | 462 |
14 | 24R | RICO ABREU | 462 |
15 | 18 | IAN MADSEN | 458 |
16 | 2C | WAYNE JOHNSON | 457 |
17 | 83 | JUSTIN HENDERSON | 453 |
18 | 44S | TREY STARKS | 448 |
19 | 7S | JASON SIDES | 443 |
20 | 82 | DUSTY ZOMER | 438 |
21 | 24W | LUCAS WOLFE | 438 |
22 | 14B | CHRISTOPHER BELL | 437 |
23 | 29 | DANNY DIETRICH | 435 |
24 | 49X | TIM SHAFFER | 435 |
25 | O9 | MATT JUHL | 429 |
26 | 41S | DOMINIC SCELZI | 429 |
27 | 55 | BROOKE TATNELL | 429 |
28 | 41 | JASON JOHNSON | 429 |
29 | 68 | CHASE JOHNSON | 427 |
30 | 39 | SPENCER BAYSTON | 425 |
31 | 1M | DANNY LASOSKI | 424 |
32 | 2MM | MATT MORO | 416 |
33 | 71 | KEVIN THOMAS JR | 414 |
34 | 17B | BILL BALOG | 414 |
35 | 67X | PARKER PRICE-MILLER | 413 |
36 | 12 | LYNTON JEFFREY | 407 |
37 | 10V | KYLE REINHARDT | 405 |
38 | 53 | JACK DOVER | 405 |
39 | 3K | TIM KAEDING | 403 |
40 | 93 | SHELDON HADENSCHILD | 400 |
41 | 17 | JAC HAUDENSCHILD | 400 |
42 | 17X | JOSH BAUGHMAN | 400 |
43 | 1 | THOMAS KENNEDY | 400 |
44 | 7W | TASKER PHILLIPS | 396 |
45 | 1B | DUSTIN SELVAGE | 395 |
46 | 1Z | DALE BLANEY | 392 |
47 | 3 | JAMES MCFADDEN | 389 |
48 | 22 | RAGER PHILLIPS | 388 |
49 | 21AU | JORDYN BRAZIER | 388 |
50 | 10H | CHAD KEMENAH | 388 |
51 | 44 | CHRIS MARTIN | 388 |
52 | 3G | CARSON MACEDO | 387 |
53 | 56N | DAVEY HESKIN | 386 |
54 | 9X | JAKE BUBAK | 386 |
55 | 20 | A.J. MOELLER | 385 |
56 | 11K | KRAIG KINSER | 383 |
57 | 15H | SAM HAFERTEPE | 382 |
58 | 51 | JOEY SALDANA | 380 |
59 | 17W | HARLI WHITE | 380 |
60 | 81 | LEE JACOBS | 376 |
61 | 19P | PAIGE POLYAK | 376 |
62 | 1X | DON DROUD JR. | 376 |
63 | 5H | CORY ELIASON | 369 |
64 | 71A | R.J. JOHNSON | 367 |
65 | 99 | BRADY BACON | 363 |
66 | 70 | CLINT GARNER | 363 |
67 | 3S | SAMMY SWINDELL | 360 |
68 | 12N | COLE DUNCAN | 359 |
69 | 1A | JACOB ALLEN | 358 |
70 | 49J | JOSH SCHNEIDERMAN | 357 |
71 | 26 | TAYLER MALSAM | 338 |
72 | 8H | JASON KENDRICK | 335 |
73 | 95 | MATT COVINGTON | 332 |
74 | X1 | MASON MOORE | 332 |
75 | 4X | DAKOTA HENDRICKSON | 330 |
76 | 87 | AARON REUTZEL | 328 |
77 | 99G | SKYLAR GEE | 327 |
78 | 3P | SAWYER PHILLIPS | 326 |
79 | OO | DANE LORENC | 321 |
80 | 5J | JEREMY SCHULTZ | 313 |
81 | 15M | BOBBY MINCER | 310 |
82 | 84 | SCOTT BOGUCKI | 309 |
83 | 12W | JOSH WALTER | 309 |
84 | 1P | CURTIS EVANS | 306 |
85 | 9Z | JARED GOERGES | 306 |
86 | 13V | SETH BRAHMER | 305 |
87 | 83C | ADAM CRUEA | 302 |
88 | 9N | WADE NYGAARD | 301 |
89 | 17M | MAX MCGHEE | 298 |
90 | W20 | GREG WILSON | 298 |
91 | 85 | CHASE WANNER | 293 |
92 | 1S | LOGAN SCHUCHART | 273 |
93 | 13 | CLYDE KNIPP | 271 |
94 | 10 | TYLER BEAR | 269 |
95 | 19L | TODD KING | 269 |
96 | 23W | SCOTT WINTERS | 265 |
97 | 94 | Jeff Swindell | 255 |
98 | 9C | ROGER CAMPBELL | 186 |
99 | 19 | BRENT MARKS | 176 |
100 | 35V | JAMIE VEAL | 172 |