History, Stats & Facts

Knoxville "Non-wing" Track Records

Knoxville Raceway
Non-Wing Track Records
Updated 7/11/2020

1 lap......18.549...Kevin Thomas Jr., June 3, 2017
3 laps.....0:58.2....Lealand McSpadden, May 10, 1991
4 laps.....1:41.22...Danny Richardson, May 6, 1959
5 laps.....1:41.62...Tim Green, June 27, 1981
6 laps.....2:01.9....Brent Antill, June 23, 1999
7 laps.....2:30.26...Ray Lee Goodwin, July 3, 1970
8 laps.....2:38.8....Bryan Clauson, August 8, 2010
10 laps....3:09.7....Robert Ballou, July 11, 2020
12 laps....4:05.4....Lealand McSpadden, May 10, 1991
15 laps....5:23.84...Jerry Blundy, September 4, 1965
16 laps....5:25.1....Robert Ballou, July 11, 2020
20 laps....6:58.30...John Stevenson, June 27, 1981
25 laps....8:11.15...Eddie Leavitt, July 29, 1972
30 laps...10:12.2....Jerry Meyer, May 6, 1989
40 laps...16:21.23...Sammy Sessions, June 3, 1972

Chronological Order of Records 1954-2005

1 Lap

Jack Delano............June 4, 1954..........31.08
Kenny Crook...........June 11, 1954........31.00
Kenny Crook...........June 18, 1954........29.7
Dick Santee............August 13, 1954....28.5
Johnny Baker..........June 10, 1955........28.30
Kenny Crook...........July 8, 1955 ..........28.12
Johnny Baker..........July 29, 1955.........28.11
Sonny Helms..........June 13, 1956........27.07
Lew Jenkins............June 23, 1956........26.72
Al DeCarlo..............July 14, 1956.........26.30
Kenny Crook...........July 6, 1957 ..........26.03
Jim Hay..................July 20, 1957.........25.97
Kenny Crook...........August 17, 1957.....25.20
Jack Delano............July 26, 1958.........25.10
Earl Wagner...........May 23, 1959..........25.05
Earl Wagner...........May 30, 1959..........24.61
Earl Wagner...........June 27, 1959.........24.57
Sonny Helms..........July 25, 1959..........23.13
Jerry Richert, Sr......July 14. 1962..........22.85
Jerry Blundy...........September 1, 1962..22.85
Jerry Blundy...........May 30, 1963..........22.72
Jerry Blundy...........June 15, 1963.........22.57
Jerry Blundy...........June 12, 1965.........22.46
Jay Woodside........July 23, 1966 ...........21.68
Jay Woodside........August 11, 1966......21.64
Joe Saldana...........July 29, 1967...........21.55
Joe Saldana...........August 10, 1967......21.45
Dick Sutcliffe.........April 27, 1968...........21.39
Bill Utz..................June 1, 1968............20.73
Greg Weld ............September 6, 1968...20.66*
Ray Lee Goodwin...August 14, 1969.......20.68
Joe Saldana...........July 18, 1970...........20.37
Eddie Leavitt..........August 7, 1976........20.331
Joe Saldana...........August 12, 1976......20.247
Mike Brooks...........May 3, 1980...........20.220
Mike Brooks...........August 13, 1980.....20.135
Doug Wolfgang.......August 14, 1980.....20.118
Steve Kinser...........April 18, 1981.........20.080
John Stevenson......May 2, 1981...........20.059
John Stevenson......May 30, 1981.........20.048
John Stevenson......June 27, 1981.........20.004
Steve Kinser...........July 22, 1981.........19.895
Sheldon Kinser.......June 5, 1982 ..........19.840*
Clark Drake............May 6, 1989...........19.188**
Richard Griffin.........May 10, 1991.........18.936**
Richard Griffin.........May 11, 1991.........18.883**
Jay Drake...............June 21, 2000........18.795***
Tracy Hines............August 8, 2010.......18.565*
Kevin Thomas Jr......June 3, 2017..........18.549*

3 Laps

Ron Shuman..............May 6, 1989..........:59.1**
Lealand McSpadden...May 10, 1991........:58.2**

4 Laps

Johnny Baker..........July 22, 1955...........2:02.60
Al DeCarlo..............July 21, 1956...........1:45.63
Dean Sylvester........August 9, 1956........1:44.16
Jim Hay..................September 7, 1957...1:43.65
Danny Richardson...May 30, 1959...........1:41.22

5 Laps

Johnny Baker........June 17, 1955.............2:36.4
Jack Delano..........May 30, 1956..............2:30.0
Lew Jenkins..........June 20, 1956.............2:18.85
Eddie Shinstine.....July 14, 1956..............2:10.15
Kenny Crook.........August 17, 1957..........2:07.83
Jack Delano..........August 16, 1958..........2:07.19
Earl Wagner..........July 25, 1959..............2:03.91
Lloyd Beckman......September 5, 1959.....2:00.72
Johnny Babb.........July 22, 1961..............2:00.41
Bud McCune.........June 16, 1962.............1:57.49
Norm Galpin..........August 25, 1962.........1:57.04
Jerry Blundy..........May 25, 1963 .............1:55.17
Jerry Blundy..........May 30, 1963 .............1:53.75
Greg Weld ............August 17, 1963..........1:53.72
Bill Utz.................July 1, 1967................1:53.02
Bob Williams........August 5, 1967............1:52.36
Eddie Leavitt.........June 12, 1971 .............1:50.29
Earl Wagner..........July 24, 1971..............1:49.23
Jerry Blundy..........July 31, 1971..............1:45.50
Gary Dunkle..........May 14, 1977 .............1:44.33
Bill Robison...........July 15, 1978 .............1:42.86
Randy Smith..........July 7, 1979...............1:42.45
Jerry Potter............September 2, 1979.....1:41.99
Tim Green..............June 27, 1981............1:41.62

6 Laps

Kenny Crook............June 25, 1954..........3:03.6
Red Sanderson.........June 10, 1955..........2:52.07
Lew Jenkins.............June 6, 1956............2:38.87
Eddie Shinstine........July 14, 1956...........2:36.86
Dick Sanders...........July 27, 1957............2:33.15
Earl Wagner.............June 14, 1958..........2:33.12
Earl Wagner.............July 26, 1958...........2:29.99
Johnny Babb............August 5, 1959.........2:29.54
Lloyd Beckman........September 5, 1959...2:25.57
Red Andrews............July 17, 1961...........2:14.45
Norm Galpin.............August 17, 1963.......2:14.01
Hank Smith..............May 22, 1965...........2:13.96
Brent Antill...............June 23, 1999..........2:01.9***

7 Laps

Sonny Helms...........June 20, 1956......3:06.87
Sonny Helms...........July 14, 1956.......3:02.97
Kenny Crook............July 16, 1960.......2:58.64
Gene Hockensmith...June 3, 1961........2:57.97
Gene Hockensmith...June 17, 1961......2:54.87
Jerry Weld...............July 29, 1961.......2:47.93
Earl Wagner............August 25, 1962...2:45.73
Jerry Weld...............June 29, 1963......2:45.04
Norm Galpin............June 12, 1965......2:43.09
Jay Woodside..........July 15, 1967.......2:37.16
Earl Wagner............June 1, 1968........2:36.73
Bill Utz....................July 20, 1968.......2:36.19
Jan Opperman.........May 24, 1969.......2:35.75
Lonnie Jensen.........May 31, 1969.......2:35.46
Earl Wagner............June 6, 1969........2:34.82
Dick Sutcliffe...........June 20, 1970......2:33.38
Ray Lee Goodwin....July 3, 1970.........2:30.26

8 Laps

Kenny Crook.............June 18, 1954.............4:04.1
Dean Sylvester..........August 21, 1954..........4:02.2
Johnny Baker............September 18, 1954....3:52.7
W.R. Newton.............June 20, 1956.............3:51.60
Larry Hollingsworth....July 21, 1956..............3:44.62
Dean Woolheather.....August 18, 1956..........3:19.11
Bill Utz.....................June 19, 1965.............3:15.54
Ray Lee Goodwin......August 12, 1966..........3:06.36
Jon Backlund...........August 14, 1970...........3:01.44
Ray Lee Goodwin......June 15, 1974.............2:53.96
Ted Wise..................August 8, 1974...........2:51.70
Don Maxwell.............May 7, 1977...............2:51.02
Doug Wolfgang..........May 14, 1977.............2:50.40
Randy Smith.............June 16, 1979.............2:49.61
Randy Smith.............July 7, 1979...............2:48.95
Don Reiners..............August 15, 1980.........2:47.70
John Stevenson.........June 27, 1981............2:45.61
Bryan Clauson...........August 8, 2010..........2:38.8*

10 Laps

Johnny Shipler...........May 20, 1955.............5:08.0
Dean Sylvester..........June 20, 1956............4:33.79
Jack Delano..............July 20, 1957.............4:28.82
Jack Delano..............August 31, 1957.........4:28.75
Jim Hay....................September 2, 1957.....4:25.26
Larry Hollingsworth....May 24, 1958.............4:24.21
Larry Hollingsworth....June 14, 1958............4:20.31
Jack Delano..............August 30, 1958........4:20.12
Danny Richardson.....May 30, 1959............4:18.76
Earl Wagner..............June 20, 1959...........4:15.72
Sonny Helms............June 27, 1959............4:07.80
Earl Wagner..............September 7, 1959....4:07.80
Johnny Babb.............July 23, 1960............4:07.65
Earl Wagner..............August 6, 1960.........4:05.89
Roger Christianson....August 13, 1960........4:01.11
Danny Richardson.....July 7, 1962..............4:00.03
Johnny Babb.............July 21, 1962............3:59.66
Jerry Blundy.............May 25, 1963.............3:56.11
Roy Robbins.............July 20, 1963.............3:55.25
Norm Galpin.............August 17, 1963.........3:54.15
Ken Harper...............July 3, 1965...............3:50.31
Jerry Blundy.............June 17, 1965............3:50.06
Jerry Blundy.............July 5, 1965...............3:48.65
Jerry Blundy.............July 23, 1966.............3:45.77
Joe Saldana.............July 15, 1967.............3:42.53
Bob Williams...........July 29, 1967..............3:42.52
Bill Utz....................June 1, 1968..............3:42.16
Bill Utz....................July 20, 1968.............3:39.09
Earl Wagner............August 8, 1968...........3:37.43
Jan Opperman.........August 13, 1970.........3:37.25
Earl Wagner............July 8, 1972................3:37.18
Stacy Redmond.......July 15, 1972.............3:35.88
Larry Miller..............August 9, 1975...........3:26.02
Ron Shuman...........May 6, 1989 ...............3:24.4**
Richard Griffin..........May 10, 1991.............3:19.6**
Robert Ballou..........July 11, 2020...............3:09.7*

12 Laps

Bill Knapp...................May 27, 1955..........6:24.01
Jack Delano................August 2, 1958........6:20.26
Lloyd Beckman............August 11, 1966.....5:10.47
Gary Dunkle................August 11, 1977.....4:32.33
Jimmy Sills.................August 9, 1978.......4:20.78
Rich Vogler.................August 13, 1980.....4:11.89
Lealand McSpadden....May 10, 1991.........4:05.4**

15 Laps

Dean Sylvester.......July 9, 1954................7:31.3
Jack Delano...........July 23, 1954..............7:24.8
Bob Van Hoesen....August 26, 1955..........7:05.8
Jack Delano...........June 13, 1956.............6:51.0
Dean Sylvester.......June 23, 1956.............6:40.46
Al DeCarlo.............July 21, 1956 ..............6:33.09
Kenny Crook..........August 17, 1957.........6:25.14
Jack Delano...........August 2, 1958...........6:20.25
Earl Wagner...........July 4, 1959................6:14.22
Kenny Crook..........September 5, 1959......6:11.10
Kenny Crook..........September 19, 1959....6:10.39
Jerry Hayes...........July 16, 1960...............6:03.03
Jerry Hayes...........July 30, 1960...............6:00.26
Bud McCune.........May 26, 1962 ..............5:50.12
Gordon Woolley.....July 14, 1962...............5:46.79
Jerry Blundy..........September 1, 1962.......5:45.60
Greg Weld............July 4, 1963.................5:45.18
Greg Weld............August 17, 1963...........5:23.84
Jerry Blundy.........September 4, 1965.......5:23.84

16 Laps

Doug Wolfgang.....June 11, 1977......5:44.12
Eddie Leavitt........July 15, 1978........5:43.78
Robert Ballou.......July 11, 2020........5:25.1*

20 Laps

Kenny Crook.............June 18, 1954...........10:04.4
Kenny Crook.............June 25, 1954............9:48.0
Johnny Baker............June 3, 1955..............9:32.0
Danny Richardson.....September 7, 1959.....8:22.56
Tom Corbin...............July 10, 1965.............7:46.52
Jerry Blundy..............July 17, 1965............7:43.66
Bill Utz.....................May 28, 1966............7:41.46
Jay Woodside...........July 9, 1966..............7:38.49
Jay Woodside...........July 30, 1966............7:34.36
Joe Saldana..............July 29, 1967............7:29.18
Earl Wagner.............May 4, 1974..............7:23.82
Doug Wolfgang.........May 7, 1977..............7:10.36
John Stevenson........July 28, 1979.............7:07.67
Eddie Leavitt............May 24, 1980............6:58.50
John Stevenson........June 27, 1981...........6:58.30

25 Laps

Dick Santee..............July 9, 1954.................12:36.6
Dean Sylvester..........September 15, 1956.....12:12.94
Kenny Crook.............August 29, 1959...........10:54.80
Kenny Weld..............August 14, 1965...........10:51.70 (2 restarts)
Jerry Blundy..............April 27, 1968................9:25.73
Lloyd Beckman.........August 24, 1968.............9:21.80
Bob Williams............May 17, 1969.................9:20.61
Bob Williams............July 12, 1969.................9:17.87
Joe Saldana.............August 23, 1969.............9:03.90
Jerry Blundy.............June 27, 1970................9:03.68
Ray Lee Goodwin.....July 3, 1970...................8:54.97
Lonnie Jensen..........July 15, 1972.................8:14.89
Eddie Leavitt............July 29, 1972.................8:11.15

30 Laps

Jay Woodside.....July 15, 1967...........11:19.97
Jerry Blundy.......July 20, 1968...........11:06.28
Joe Saldana.......August 15, 1970.......10:51.20
Jerry Meyer........May 6, 1989............10:12.2**

40 Laps

Sammy Sessions.....June 3, 1972.....16:21.23*

* USAC Sprints
** CRA Sprints
***SCRA Sprints