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Bill W's Notes for 8/23

Welcome to McKay Group Insurance Season Championship Night here at the Knnoxville Raceway! 78 cars have signed in amongst the three classes. Though the champions (Austin McCarl in 410, Tasker Phillips in 360, J Kinder in Pro Sprints) are decided, plenty of things need determined down through the field.

We have some driver changes and interesting driver/owner combinations tonight. Most of all, the weather could not be better! There are new Musco Light shows throughout the night as well, so no reason not to be here!

I'll be here with news from upstairs all night, while lineups and results can be found on the website in the "Events" section and on the MyRacePass app. .If you're too far away, and need the PPV Broadcast, find that at www.DirtVision.com.

Hot laps at 6:40 p.m.

Sammy pulls in early in practice...engine change underway...

Pro Sprints Qualifying is up next, 200 pts towards tonight's feature lineup for quick time, 198 pts for 2nd quick, 196 pts for 3rd quick and so on...

Hansen is not firing...he will not get a time...

Luke Lane is your quick timer at 17.014 seconds, followed by J Kinder, Tyler Thompson, Matthew Stelzer and Brody Johnson...

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

Sammy will get one lap at the end after his engine change...

Austin McCarl is quickest with a lap of 15.045 seconds and picks up $100 from OpenWheel101.com. He was followed by Riley Goodno, Landon Crawley, Chris Martin and Lynton Jeffrey...

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

Hickle undergoing an engine change in the 410...

T McCarl pulls off after his second lap...

Tyler Groenendyk is your quick timer at 16.102 seconds, followed by Riley Goodno, JJ Hickle, Tasker Phillips and Kade Higday...

Pro Sprints Heats are up next, 6 laps, 100 points towards tonight's feature lineup for the win, 97 points for 2nd, 94 points for 3rd and so on...

Heat winners in all classes will receive $100 from DGRD...

Heat one

Kubli and Hansen will not start...Wilke leads Higday, Lane, Allen and thompson...Wilke will win this one...no he won't as Higday slows to a stop in turn three...Wilke will lead Lane, Allen, Thompson, Johnson, Jones and T Young back to green...Allen spins in turn four before we get another lap completed....looked likeThompson may have gotten into the back of Allen when he missed the bttom...Wilke slows and Lane will win it....

Heat two

C Young leads KLine, Gray, Maybbery and Stelzer....Seddon pulls off...C Young wins it...

360 Heats are next, 7 laps, 100 points towards tonight's feature lineup for the win, 97 points for 2nd, 94 points for 3rd and so on...

Feature point invert for the Pros is 4...

Heat one

Sorrels leads Cl Garner, Groenendyk, Richards and Vande Voort...higday now up to 5th...Higday by Richards for 4th...Sorrels will hold off Garner for the win...

Heat two

Potter will not start...Leavitt is penalized a row for jumping...C McCarl leads early over Giles, Rost, Leavitt and Goodno...Goodno slips under Leavitt for 4th with 3 to go...C McCarl will win this one...

Heat three

TMAC leads Hickle, Brown, Gardner and Cam Martin early....Hickle is all over McCarl, but not able to get by...TMAC will win it...

Heat four

Selvage is penalized a row for jumping...Bickett leads Tasker from row three, Hill, Selvage and Moffitt...Selvage is now by Hill for 3rd with 4 to go...J Anderson is off...Bickett will win this one...

360 point invert for the feature is six...

410 heats are up, 8 laps, 100 points towards tonight's feature lineup for the win, 97 points for 2nd, 94 points for 3rd and so on...

Heat one

SChneiderman leads Watt, Sawyer, Crockett and A McCarl...now A McCarl by Crockett for 4th...Watt is closing on Schneiderman for the lead...he gets by momentarily, but Schneiderman is back by....A McCarl now by Sawyer for third on the white flag...Schneiderman wins it!

Heat two

J Anderson is out to the lead in his first night in the 2KS ahead of Z Doney, C McCarl, Tasker and Jeffrey...Taker now by C McCarl and Doney as he shoots to 2nd...C McCarl almost into Doney and disaster, but keep it going...N Anderson is off...J Anderson will win it going away...

Heat three

Nestrick is off...Cam Martin leds Wimmer, Hickle, Crawley and Henderson...Henderson under Crawley and into 4th...Cam Martin will win going away...

410 point invert is 0...

360 B main is next, 10 laps, top four to the A...

Potter and J Anderson do not start...Selvage is out front, ahead of Alexander, Smith, Richards and Vande Voort...Vande Voort now by Richards for the final transfer....Morgan is up to 5th...Vande Voort by Alexander for 2nd...Selvage, Vande Voort, Alexander and Smith move on...

410 B main is next, 8 laps, top four to the A...

Nestrick is off...Vande Voort leads RJ Johnson, Swindell, S Johnson and N Doney....Swindell by RJ Johnson for 2nd with 3 to go...Vande Voort, Swindell, RJ Johnson and S Johnson are feature bound....

Randall Roofing 360 feature is up first, $3,000 to win, 20 laps...

Higday leads Rost, Tasker, Goodno and Hickle...Rost by Higday on the high side to lead lap 2...Higday slides back by Rost for the lead on lap 3...C McCarl by Hickle for 5th...Hickle back by McCarl...McCarl back by Hickle on lap 5 for 5th...caution for a slowing Beaver 7 laps in...13 to go, Higday leads Rost, Tasker, Goodno, C McCarl, Hickle, Garner, Groenendyk, Cam Martin, Giles, Bickett, Sorrels, Selvage, Gardner, Vande Voort, Hill, Brown, TMAC, Leavitt, Alexander, Moffitt, Smith, Mueller....Hickle to 5th...C McCarl back by Hickle as they continue to go back and forth on lap 9...lap 12, Hickle back by C McCarl into 5th...Higday lapping traffic with 7 to go...14 down, Alexander gets sideways and is clipped by Mueller...Alexander upside down, but o.k....6 to go, Higday leads Rost, Tasker, Goodno, Hickle, C McCarl, Garner, Groenendyk, Cam Martin, Selvage, Giles, Vande Voort, Bickett, Gardner, Sorrels, Brown, Leavitt, TMAC, Hill, Smith, Moffitt, Mueller...Tasker touches Rost on the way by in turn four to take 2nd, Hickle to 3rd and Goodno 4th...Hickle to 2nd with two to go...Higday wins it!

Pro Sprints main event is next, 18 laps, $900 to win...

Seddon and Kubli wil not start...Thompson gets sideways after contact, he keeps it going...Wilke gets upside down...Thompson DQed for continuing after the red...C Young is in the work area replacing a tire...complete restart...Hansen spins before we get a lap in...Higday penalized a row for jumping the start...Lane takes the lead over Johnson, Kinder, Kline and Allen...Higday up to 5th...Higday off on lap 5...Lane in lapped traffic on lap 7...Hansen spins 8 laps in to bring caution...10 to go, Lane leads Johnson, Kinder, Allen, C Young, Stelzer, Jones, Gray, Mayberry, T Young, K Hildreth, B Hildreth...Debris on the frontstretch...Allen is off with a right rear flat....Jones by Stelzer for 5th, Stelzer back by...Jones back into 5th on lap 13...Jones slows with an oil fire with three to go...Lane Leads Johnson, Kinder, young, Stelzer, Gray, Mayberry, T Young, K Hildreth and B Hildreth...Lane wins it! His first one, and clinches Rookie of the Year!

410 feature will round out the night, 25 laps, $7,000 to win!

A McCarl leads Goodno, Crawley, Tasker and Wimmer...Tasker by Crawley for third on lap 2...Wimmer slides in front of Crawley in turn 4...Crawley gets into the back of Wimmer and slams into turn four wall...19 to go, A McCarl leads Goodno, Tasker, Wimmer, Henderson, Sawyer, Jeffrey, Chris Martin, Schneiderman, C McCarl, Watt, J Anderson, Cam Martin, Crockett, Bogucki, Doney, Hickle, Mincer, Swindell, Vande Voort, RJ Johnson, Hughes...Crawley is ok, but done...Sawyer to 5th...Tasker by Goodno in a good race for 2nd on lap 8...13 to go, Cam Martin and C McCarl get together in turn one...13 to go, A McCarl, Tasker, Goodno, Wimmer, Sawyer, Henderson, Watt, Jeffrey, Chris Martin, Hickle, Bogucki, J Anderson, Schneiderman, Crockett, X Doney, Swindell, Vande Voort, Mincer...Cam Martin and C McCarl are done...Henderson by Sawyer for 5th on lap 15...A McCarl into lapped trffic on lap 19...Watt by Henderson with three to go for 5th...A McCarl wins his ninth here by 4.5 seconds!

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