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Bill W's Notes for 5/2
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5/2/2026

5/2/2026

Knoxville Raceway


Bill W's Notes for 5/2

Sorry, a bit late getting on here, but the crowd is huge tonight, and it's FREE admission thanks to Kraig Ford, so come on out! There are 40 410's, 38 360's and 15 Pros as well, giving us a total of 93 cars!

It's a brand new format for the night, so we'll help you out with that as we go...we have a few World of Outlaws in the field, as well as a number of other visitors in both the 410 and 360 class.

It should be a great night, and you can find stories here as the night goes along. For lineups and results, visit the MyRacePass app or MyRacePass.com. If you're interested in the PPV tonight, that's on DirtVision.

The Pro Sprints will be out first for their qualifying...4 cars at a time with 3 laps...

Problems for Devin Kline, he will not get a time in...Luke Lane is your quick timer tonight at 17.699 seconds. Matt Allen is second quick, followed by Mike Mayberry, Derrike Clark and Matthew Stelzer...

410 hot laps have run without incident, and now the 360's will qualify/hot lap....

The 360's will qualify in two groups...

Cam Martin sets quick time in the first groups at 16.235 seconds, followed by Kaleb Johnson, JJ Hickle, Kade Higday and Ryan Giles...

Group 2 is up next...

T. Smith has issues, but can get a lap later...Vanderheiden has issues after his laps...T. Daly pulls it in on the backstretch...

Tony Rost is quickest in the second group at 16.576 seconds. Tasker Phillips is second quick, followed by Clint Garner, Evan Semerad and Sawyer Phillips...

410 Qualifying is next two groups, 3 cars, 2 laps...

Austin McCarl sets quick time in the first group at 15.933 seconds. Ryan Timms was second quick, Lynton Jeffrey, Justin Henderson and JJ Hickle...

Group 2 is next...

Emerson Axsom has quick time, ahead of Buddy Kofoid, Brian Brown, Garet Williamson and Sheldon Haudenschild...

Opening Ceremonies and then we'll come back with the heats...

Two Pro Heats, 6 laps, everyone transfers, but this year, they are racing for feature positions...

Heat 1

Stelzer takes the early lead over Lane, Wilke, Young and Mayberry...Kline pulls off...Young works by Wilke now for the 3rd spot...Stelzer will win this one...

Heat 2

Kinder leads Thomapson, Allen, Johnson and Botts...Kinder will win it....

The invert is six for the Pros, Stelzer and Kinder will start in row 3

360 heats are next, 7 laps, the top five to the feature...

Heat 1

Pate spins in turn one...a couple of cars made light contact...Selvage pulls into the work area with a flat right rear...Selvage replaces his tire and is back out...Giles leads HIckle, Cam Martin, Ball and Potter early...Selvage is up to 6th and looking for a transfer...Cam Martin to 2nd...Selvage is by Potter for 5th...Cam is reeling in Giles...Giles, Cam, Hickle, Ball and Selvage to the feature...

Heat 2

Sorrels leads K Johnson, AJ Johnson, Brown and Higday ealry...Brown up to 3rd, then Higday and Goodno into the fifth and final trnasfer...K Johnson passes Sorrels for the lead...Higday working on Brown for thrid, and he's got it....he's looking at Sorrels coming to the white and he has it! K Johnson, Higday, Sorrels, Brown and Goodno to the A...

Heat 3

Wood is out early over Sawyer, Garner, Leavitt and Rost, who got sideways but saved it...Sawyer shoots under Wood for the lead with Garner in tow into second, relegating the 2025 SCCT champ Wood to 3rd...Leavitt now reeling in Wood for 3rd...he has it at the white...Sawyer, Garner, Leavitt, Wood and Rost transfer to the main...

Heat 4

Tasker leads Carson, Mueller, Semerad and Worthington...Mueller slowsand is pulling it in....Huband is into the fifth and final transfer spot...Tasker, Carson, Semerad, Worthington and Huband transfer on...

8 is the invert for the feature...

410 heats are up, 8 laps, top 5 to the feature...

Heat 1

Park leads A mcCarl, Hickle, C McCarl and Garner...Hickle now to the inside of A McCarl, taking over 2nd...Hickle trying to reel in Parkfor the lead...Garner now smoking and he pulls in the infield...Jeffrey into fifth, but now he's up in smoke! 4 laps....Park still leads ahead of Hickle and A mcCarl...J Anderson now into 4th ahead of C McCarl...Park, Hickle, A McCarl, Anderson and C McCarl move on...

Heat 2

Saywer leads Timms, Watt, Henderson and Myers...Henderson uses the low side to take 3rd from Watt...Watt is all over Henderson in the battle for 3rd...Sawyer, Timms, Henderson, Watt and Myers move on...

Heat 3

TMAC leads Brown, Haud, Axsom and Goodno...Brown rides the cushion around TMAC to lead lap 2...Gennetten trying to reel in Goodno for the final transfer...Beaver is pulling off...battle for the lead! TMAC drove back by Brown to lead lap 5...TMAC, Brown, Haud, Axsom and Goodno will go to the A....

Heat 4

Thram leads ealry over Martin, Williamson, Kofoid and Ben Brown....K Johnson try8ing to run down Brown, and he takes the spot...new leader, its Chris Martin...Chris Martin, Thram, Williamson...now Kofoid is up in smoke and he stops in turn four...5 laps down, Martin lead Thram, Williamson, K Johnson, Ben Brown, Peterson, Potter, Doney and Simbro...Williamson sslides by Thram for 2nd...Martin, Williamson, Thram, K Johnson and Ben Brown are moving on...

Invert for the 410s is 10...

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

Smith is leading Aj Johnson, Langford, Potter and Vande Voort....J Anderson is off...Vande Voort takes the 4th spot from Langford...caution for J Anderson who stops inside one...2 laps down, Smith leads AJ Johnson, Potter, Vande Voort, Langford, Schroeder, Ai Zoutte, Gray, Heimbaugh, Graves, S Daly, T Daley, Al Zoutte, Valentine...3 laps in, Langford spins and collects Al Zoutte...T Smith leading AJ Johnson, Potter, Vande Voort, Schroeder, Ai Zoutte, Gray, Graves, S Daly, T Daly, Valentine...AJ Johnson challenges for the lead...Vande Voort takes third from Potter...Schroeder is trying to catch Potter for a transfer...AJ Johnson leads lead 5...Smith battles back by at the white flag....now Johnson is back by...AJ Johnson, Smith, Vande Voort and Schroeder, who takes the final transfer on the last lap!

401 B main is next, 12 laps, top four to the A...

Garner, Kofoid, Jeffrey and Key are scratches...Ball from row 2 to the lead, ahead of Gennetten, S Johnson, Julien and Peterson...Paulus is now up challenging Tasker for 5th...Julien trying to take S Johnsonfor 3rd and he has it...S Johnson now on the bulld and here comes Tasker, he has it!....Ball, Gennetten, Julien and Tasker right now at the halfway point...Tasker gets by Julien for 3rd in a good battle...Paulus up to 5th....Ball, Gennetten, Tasker and Julien to the A....

360 A main is next, 20 laps, $2,000 to the winner...

C McCarl leads Higday, Cam Maritn, Garner and K Johnson early...K Johnson and Garner battling back and forth...K Johnson regains the spot...C McCarl in lapped traffic on lap six...Hickle by Garner for 5th...Higday gaining on McCarl...Higday passes C McCarl in turn two on lap 9...Cam Martin by McCarl for 2nd with four to go...Leavitt is upside down in turn 2...he is ok...4 to go, Higday leads Cam Martin, C McCarl, K Johnson, Hickle, Tasker, Giles, Sawyer, Ball, Garner, Selvage, Rost, Worthington, Wood, Goodno, Sorrels, C Brown, Vande Voort, Schroeder, Smith, Semerad, AJ Johnson, Huband...K Johnson to 3rd on the restart, Tasker to 5th...Tasker from 5th to 3rd with two to go! Tasker challenging Cam for 2nd, but it's all Kade Higday for the win!

Pro Sprint A main is next, 15 laps for $800

C Young spins to start the feature...he will restart at the tail...Lane leads Kinder, Allen, Thompson and Stelzer...T Young gets upside down three laps in....12 to go, Lane leads Kinder, Allen, Thompson, Stelzer, Mayberry, Friedrichsen, Wilke, B Johnson, C Young, Hansen, Botts, Clark...Kline retired...Thompson by Allen for third...Allen battles back by...Mayberry by Stelzer to 5th...Lane into lapped traffic with four to go...14 down, Hansen spins in turn one...green, white, checker finish...Lane leads Kinder, Allen, Thompson, Mayberry, Friedrichsen, Stelzer, C Young, B Johnson, Wilke, Clark...Botts came to a stop and exited...Stelzer to 5th...Kinder is gaining on the leader, Lane holds him off by .041 of a second...

410 A main is next, 25 laps for $6,000!

Haudenschild leads Timms, Williamson, A McCarl and Br Brown...Timms to the lead with a slider in one...Willaimson by Haud for 2nd...Williamson puts a slider on Timms to lead lap 3...Hickle into the top five with a pass of Brown on lap 5...A McCarl by Timms for 2nd on lap 6...Brown back into the top five...Throw a blanket over the top 3...lap 7, Brown by Haud for 4th...Timms by A McCarl for 2nd...Lap nine, Timms takes the lead back on the low side...lap 10, Williamson briefly back into lead, but Timms goes back by...Haud by Brown for 4th...Brown by Haud for 4th on lap 13...Haud back by Brown in a great battle...Brown backs over the turn two cushion and tips over with 11 to go...he is ok...11 to go, Timms leads Williamson, A McCarl, Haud, Hickle, T McCarl, Watt, Ch Martin, Park, Sawyer, J Anderson, Axsom, K Johnson, C McCarl, Henderson, Ball, Myers, Gennetten, Tasker, Thram, Goodno, Julien....Haud to 2nd, Hickle to 3rd...A McCarl by Williamson for 4th on lap 16...A McCarl by Haud for 2nd on lap 17...Watt by Williamson into the top 5 on lap 18...Park now flying into the top 5 on lap 21...Park by Hickle for 4th on lap 22...Timms into lapped traffic...Timms wins it!

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