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Bill W's Notes for 5/17

Welcome to another great night of racing here at the Knoxville Raceway! 83 sprint cars are signed in for action, including 39 in the 410 class!

You can find my notes here, and lineups and results on the MyRacePass app or on the Knoxville site under Event, Full/Events Schedule, and clicking on Results. If you're interested in the PPV Broadcast, visit www.DirtVision.com.

Hot laps are scheduled for 6:40 p.m.

Pro Sprint Qualifying is up first, three laps on the clock, 200 pts towards tonight's feature lineup for quick time, 198 pts for 2nd, 196 pts for 3rd and so on...

Toby Mosher sets quick time at 17.155 seconds, followed by J kinder, Josh Jones, Chase Young and Jeff Wilke...

410 Qualifying is net, 2 laps on the clock, 200 pts towards tonight's feature lineup for quick time, 198 pts for 2nd, 196 pts for 3rd and so on...

We will have two groups of qualifying Group 1 to heats one and two, Groups 2 to heats three and four...

Trouble for Bellm on his 2nd lap...

Austin McCarl is quickest in the first group at 14.977 seconds, followed by Ryan Timms, Scott Bogucki, Carson McCarl and Christopher Thram...

Group 2 up next...

T McCarl will not get a time in...

Emerson Axsom is quickest in the second group at 15.391 seconds followed by Brian Brown, Daryn Pittman, Roger Crockett and Sam Hafertepe Jr....

360 Qualifying is next, 3 laps on the clock, 200 pts towards tonight's feature lineup for quick time, 198 pts for 2nd, 196 pts for 3rd and so on...

Graves pulls in early...no time...

Jamie Ball is your quick timer at 16.398 seconds, followed by Ryan Giles, Tyler Groenendyk, Riley Goodno and Timothy Smith....

Pro Sprint Heats are up first, 6 laps, 100 pts for the win, 97 pts for 2nd, 94 pts for 3rd and so on...

Heat one

K Hildreth leads E Jones, Mosher, Wilke and H Lane...H Lane goes to the outside of Wilke and takes over 4th...K Hildreth wins this one...

Heat two

L Lane leads ealry over Thompson, Johnson, Kinder and Wignall...L Lane will win this one...

360 Heats next, 7 laps, 100 pts for the win, 97 pts for 2nd, 94 pts for 3rd and so on...

Heat one

Landis leads ealry over Sawyer, Tasker, Garner and Goodno...Landis goes wire to wire fo rthe win....

Heat two

Eliason is out early over TMEZ, Rost, Covington and Giles...Rost slides by TMEZ for 2nd, Giles is by Covington for 4th...Eliason will win it...

Heat three

Graves will not start...Selvage leads TMAC, Higday, Alexander and Cam Martin...Martin now by Alexander for 4th...Groenendyk by Alexander for 5th...Selvage wins it...

410 heats are 8 laps, 100 pts for the win, 97 pts for 2nd, 94 pts for 3rd and so on...

Heat one

Elasson out front early over Juhl, Bogucki, Gennetten and Thram...A McCarl rreeling in Thramfor 5th...Bogucki sizing up Juhl for 2nd...A McCarl is 5th...Bogucki takes 2nd in close action...Eliason wins going away...

Heat two

We have a red flag in turn four for Worthington who flips...he is ok...Mincer leads early over PPM, Tasker, Cam Martin and Timms....PPM to the lead on lap 2...Timms to 4th...Timms takes 3rd at the white flag...PPM wins it....

Heat three

Sawyer leads Jeffrey, Hafertepe, Chris Martin and Axsom...Axsom now by Martin for 4th and closing on Hafertepe...Jeffrey clsing on the leader....Pittman vies for 5th...Jeffrey is off in smoke....Sawyer wins it...

Heat four

Hickle leads K Johsnon, Madsen, Crawley and Brown....K Johnson edges by Hickle to lead lap 2...Hicle battles back.....Brown alides in front of Crawley for 4th...K Johnson, Hickle and madsen...Crockett gains on Crawley for 5th...K Johnson will win it....

360 B main is next, 8 laps, top 4 to the A....

Graves will not start....Mueller leads Potter, Alan Zoutte and Bickett....Potter trying to reel in the leader....M Richards, C Richards, Ai Zoutte and J Anderson 6th through 8th....Potter takes the laed at the white flag...Potter, Mueller, Alan Zoutte and Bickett move on...

Pro Sprints Feature, 15 laps, $800 to win...Point Invert was 0

Kinder leads Chris Martin, Mosher, J Jones and Thompson....Young is into 5th on lap three...Kidner into lapped traffic on lap 8...Wignall stops in turn four with four to go....Kinder leads B Johnson, Mosher, J Jones, young, thompson, Wilke, Friedrichsen, K Hildreth, H Lane, E Jones, L Lane, Hetrick and B Hildreth...Thompson finds some sped on the top side and is back into the top five...Kinder wins it!

410 B main, 12 laps, top 4 to the A....Worthington, TMAC and Bellm will not start...S Johnson is upside down hard in turn three...he is ok...Armitage is off as well...Juhl leads early over Tasker, Goodno, Crawley and Hughes...now Goodno is by Tasker for 2nd...Tasker back by now for 2nd...Crawley still hiolding onto the final transfer. spot...Jeffrey is into 5th and reelin in Crawley...Jeffrey is by Crawley for 4th, but Crawley is battling back...Crawley regains the spot....yellow for debris with three to go...Juhl leads Tasker, Goodno, Crawley, Jeffrey, Key, J Anderson, Hughes, Moran, Kemenah, RJ Johnson, Pulkrabek..King...Jeffrey pulls off now...Key is 5th and trying to catch Crawley....Juhl, Tasker, Goodno and Crawley will move on...

360 A main, 18 laps, $2,000 to win...point invert is 0...

Ball leads Giles, Groenendyk, Tasker and Cam Martin...Tasker by Groenendyk for third on lap two...Ball into lapped traffic on lap isx...Tasker uses the low groove to get by Giles for 2nd on lap 10...Tasker is over the cushion in turn four...Giles back into second...Alexander spins after contact, yellow...7 to go, Ball leads Giles, Tasker Groenendyk, Cam Martin, TMAC, Goodno, Selvage, T Smith, Sawyer, Eliason, Garner, Rost, Covington, TMEZ, Leavitt, Higday, Landis, Bickett, Potter, Sorrels, Mueller, Alan Zoutte...Tasker shoots into 2nd...Giles back by Tasker for 2nd in a good battle...5th running Cam Martin tags the frontstretch wall, and then flips entering turn one when it can't turn...he is o.k....4 to go, Ball leads Giles, Tasker, Groenendyk, TMAC, Goodno, Selvage, Cam Martin, Eliason, T Smith, Covington, Sawyer, Garner, Rost, Leavitt, Higday, Landis, Bickett, TMEZ. Alexander, Pottter, Sorrels, Mueller, Alan Zoutte...TMAC to 4th on the restart...Two to go, Goodno and Eliason into fifth and sixth...Ball wins it!

410 A main, 20 laps, $6,000 to win...point invert is 4...

Cam Martin will not start...Brown leads Axsom, Timms, Bogucki and PPM...PPM and Eliason move into 4th and 5th by Bogucki...Madsen is upside down hard, collecting Sawyer...both drivers are out of the car...15 to go, Brown leads Axsom, Timms, PPM, A McCarl, Eliason, Bogucki, K Johnson, C McCarl, Pittman, Hafertepe, Gennetten, Juhl, Thram, Hickle, Crockett, Crawley, Goodno, Chris Martin, Tasker, Mincer...Pittman in the work area with flat left rear...he will restart at the tail...A McCarl to 4th...lap 6, Mincer comes to a stop....A McCarl up to 3rd...Timms by A McCarl for third on lap 9...Timms is low by Axsom for second....PPM by A MCCarl for 4th...Axsom by Timms again for 2nd with 8 to go...Brown into lappers on lap 14...Timms surges past Axsom to regain second on lap 17...PPM to 3rd...A McCarl to 4th...Brown wins #68 here...Axsom crosses 5th, but is DQed for not going to the scales...

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