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Bill W's Notes for 9/20

Welcome to the finale of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals! $75,000 is on the line in tonight's 75-lap championship event!

The Malvern Bank Late Models are also in attendance and will run a full program. You can find stories here. For results and lineups, visit the website under the "Events" section, or use the MyRacePass app.

If you're interested in the PPV broadcast, you can find that at FloRacing.com.

Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CST.

Practice sessions for the Malvern Bank Late Models will be up first...

Dylan Sillman is up in smoke on the backstretch...

B main hot laps are up next for the Lucas Oil Late Models...

Malvern Bank Late Model Qualifying is next, they will qualify in their three heat groups...

Lucas Oil Late Model B main #1 up first, 8 laps, top 3 to the feature...

Qualifying Group 1

Dallon Murty is your quick timer in the first group with a 17.979 second lap, followed by Tad Pospisil, Bill Leighton, Dylan Thornton and JC Wyman

Qualifying Group 2

Brian Kosiski is quickest in this grouop at 18.222, followed by Chad Simpson, Kyle Berck, Curt Schroeder and Dave Eckrich

Qualifying Group 3

Corey Zeitner leads group three at 18.126 seconds, followed by Jesse Sobbing, Andrew Kosiski, Jason Hahne and Jeff Tharp. Dylan Sillman is a scratch.

Malvern Bank heats are up next. 8 laps in distance. They'll be combining their qualifying points and their heat points to make up the feature lineup...

Heat one

Caution before we can get a lap in as Leighton and DeFrance come together...Leighton will go to the pit with right rear damage...Wyman leads Thornton, Remley, Pospisil and Murty...Thorton to the point on lap two, Pospisil now into 3rd...Pospisil gets under Wyman for 2nd now...Hobscheidt by Murty for 5th...now Murty battles back by to claim fifth back...Thornton will win this one...

Heat two

D Eckrich leads A Eckrich, Simpson, Berck and B Kosiski...Schroeder is around B Kosiski now for 5th...Schroeder and B Kosiski by Berck into fourth and fifth...Berck now back by B Kosiski for 5th...good racing throughout...Simpson by A Eckrich for 2nd...Berck by Schroeder for 4th...A Eckrcih back to 2nd, two to go...A Eckrich under brother Dave for the lead on the white flag lap...Schroeder to 4th...A Eckrich wins it...

Heat three

Sillman will not start...Tharp to the front early over Hahne, Marolf, A Kosiski and Zeitner...Sobbing now by Zeitner for 5th...A Kosiski and Zeitner are by Marolf into 4th and 5th...Sobbing by Marolf for 5th...Battle for the lead, Hahne is under Tharp to lead comign for the white flag...Hahne will win this one...

Lucas Oil Late Model B main #1, 8 laps, top 3 to the A...

Bruening will not start...Neal out front over Murty, B Carpenter, Fruman and Bell...Furman into the final transfer, getting by B Carpenter with 6 to go...Heckenast is into fourth...Heckenast on the outside of Fruman and into the third transfer with 3 to go...Neal, Heckenast and Murty move on...

B main #2, 9 laps....

Chas Simpson leads Stuckey, Adam, Thornton and A Kosiski...Humphrey is off...Pospisil into 5th...A Kosiski is off...Simpson, Stuckey and Adam move on...

Championship Main Event Hot laps are next...

The Malvern Bank Late Model Feature is up next, 22 laps is the distance...$4,900 to win...

Sillman will not start...Simpson leads Hahne, Thornton, Pospisil, Murty...Zeitner by Murty for 5th...Zeither by Pospisil for 4th on lap 4...Hahe takes the lead from Simpson on lap five, low in turn four...A Kosiski by Pospisil for 5th on lap 6...Pospisil back by in a good battle...A Kosiski reclaims the spot...Simpson takes the cushion to the lead, passing Hahne on lap nine...Pospisil and A Kosiski by Zeitner for fourth and fifth...Simpson in lapped traffic at the halfway point...Murty by Zeitner for 5th...Thornton by Hahne for second in heavy lapped traffic on lap 13...caution with 6 to go for Zeitner, who slows...Simpson leads Thornton, Hahne, Pospisil and Murty...Murty takes the high side to drive up to third on the restart...Hahne is 4th and Hobscheidt into the top five...Hobscheidt to 4th on lap 21...Simpson wins it! It's Chad's second career win here...

The 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals main event is next! 75 laps for $75,000!

Introductions are over, 9:20 p.m. and engines are started and ready to go!

Davenport leads Moran, Alberson, Thornton Jr. and Erb...Erb by RTJ for 4th on lap 2...Moran takes the lead from Davenport on the low side of turn four on lap three...caution for Junghans...72 to go, Moran leads Davenport, Alberson, Erb, RTJ, Wilson, Pierce, Sheppard, Overton, Shirley, Joiner, O'Neal, Ferguson...Overton is into the wall with four laps in...Chris Simpson got a piece of Overton and is in the work area...Moran leads Davnport, Alberson, Erb, RTJ, Pierce, Overton, Joiner, Wilson, Sheppard...Davenport chooses the outside line...Alberson and Erb slip under Davenport for second and third on the restart...Davenport reclaims third from Erb on lap 6...caution for a slowing Neal...69 to go, Moran leads Alberson, Davenport, Erb, RTJ, Joiner, Pierce, Sheppard, McIntosh, Harris, O'Neal, Wilson, Gustin, Ferguson, Shirley...Erb spins in turn two on the restart...he will restart at the tail...Davenport to second and Joiner to 4th on the restart....Joiner by Alberson for third on lap 8...Davenport to the lead on the high side on lap 9...Thornton by Alberson for 3rd, Pierce into the top five...Pierce by Alberson fo rfourth on lap 10...Alberson by Pierce on the low side for 4th...Pierce back by Alberson for fourth on lap 13...Davenport in lapped traffic on lap 16...Sheppard enters the top five, getting by Alberson...Moran passes Davenport on the low side to take the lead on lap 21...Sheppard by Pierce for 4th on lap 22...Davenport rolling on the high side and retakes the lead on lap 24...Sheppard by RTJ for third on lap 26...Pierce is running fifth when he stops and retires 28 laps in...47 to go, Davenport leads Moran, Sheppard, RTJ, Alberson, O'Neal, Harris, Wilson, Gustin, Joiner, Shirley, McIntosh, Chad Simpson, Ebert, erb, Nothdurft, Marrant, Heckenast, Sobbing, Stuckey, Hilsabeck, Adam, Lawler...Ferguson fixed a flat after falling out of sixth...RTJ to 3rd....RTJ by Moran for 2nd on lap 30...caution for Harris who loses a driveshaft...Davenport leads RTJ, Moran, Sheppard, Alberson, O'Neal, Wilson, Joiner, Ebert, Shirley, Nothdurft, Erb, Heckenast, Stuckey, McIntosh, Chad Simpson, Marrant, Sobbing and Ferguson on the lead lap...Moran to 2nd and Alberson to third...RTJ and Pearson by Alberson for third and fourth on lap 32...O'Neal into the top five on lap 35...Davenport lapping cars on lap 39...Moran gets back to the lead on the low side of turn two on lap 44...caution for a stopped Ferguson...31 to go, Moran leads Davenport, RTJ, Sheppard and O'Neal...RTJ to 2nd and O'Neal to 3rd on the restart on the low side...Lap 47, O'Neal by RTJ for 2nd...Sheppard by Davenport for 4th on lap 49...lap 53, Davenport is slowing and will exit...22 to go, Moran leads O'Neal, RTJ, Sheppard, Wilson, Alberson, Shirley, Erb, Ebert, Joiner, Chad Simpson...Shirley to fifth...lap 55, O'Neal by Moran on the low side for the lead...Sheppard by RTJ for third...Moran by O'Neal for the lead on lap 56...RTJ by Sheppard for third...Lap 57, O'Neal back under Moran for the lead...O'Neal into lapped traffic on lap 62...Wilson by Shirley for 5th on lap 65...RTJ by Moran for 2nd on lap 71...Shepard by Moran for third on lap 73...Moran back to third on lap 74...O'Neal wins it by 8.3 seconds!

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