Sixteen-year-old Corey Day was in a trance, head down, eyes pointed straight but staring at nothing, replaying the lap in his mind that cost him a chance at locking into the Knoxville Nationals Friday night. But a few feet away, his team owner and mentor, two-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion
Sprint Car Hall of Famer and 1990 Knoxville Nationals champion Bobby Allen doesn’t believe in “good luck.” Only good circumstances. It’s the mentality he used to build Shark Racing from the ground up and saw again firsthand Wednesday and Thursday at Knoxville Raceway during the 61st NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s as
Austin McCarl will never forget Aug. 11, 2022. In the morning, he and his wife, Alyssa, announced they’re expecting their first child. Then, at night, another life changing first. While parked at the scales after finishing fourth in the second preliminary night of the 61st NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals present by Casey’s, he saw
The first half of the 2022 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season saw Donny Schatz and Logan Schuchart, arguably, off-base. Despite each capturing a win, both struggled to be a weekly contenders. But with a Knoxville Nationals title on the line, the two World of Outlaws stars have seemingly found their
Jason Johnson Racing has consistently been one of the most competitive teams at Knoxville Raceway, including two Knoxville Nationals titles in the last five events (2016, 2019). Philip Dietz, the team crew chief, and co-owner, attributes part of that to the caliber of cars and talent they bring every year. But also, to a simpler
Despite having owned his own team for more than 10 years, Brent Marks threw out the playbook when reforming it last year. The result: several crown jewel victories in less than a year, including the 2021 Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway, the World of Outlaws World Finals finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte,
It’s finally time. The Granddaddy of ‘Em All has arrived. The 61st NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s officially begins on Wednesday night with the first of two split-field preliminary nights for the 100+ car field. The million-dollar purse continues to pay out on Thursday and into Friday’s #HardKnox program, and then the
The road to the World Finals championship finale in November is past halfway for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series with the top contenders taking shape. Three-time and defending Series champion Brad Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA, continues to lead the points, with his closest championship rivals currently being David Gravel
The Granddaddy of Them All is back. For the 61st time, Knoxville Raceway will hold the coveted NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on Aug. 10-13. As one of the biggest World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series crown jewels of the year – boasting a nearly million-dollar purse for the
Danny Lasoski gets first World of Outlaws win as a crew chief Fifty-nine times Brian Brown has now triumphed in a 410 Sprint Car at Knoxville Raceway. But this one might be his most special in a long time. “That’s Knoxville,” Brown said with assertion in Victory Lane. “Chalk that one up on the board
