Into the Show…
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 12, 2016) – With two nights of qualifying action in the books at the 56th Annual Knoxville Nationals, 16 drivers have secured positions in Saturday night’s $150,000-to-win championship feature event.
While Shane Stewart and Tim Kaeding have topped qualifying night action, it will be Owasso, OK, native Daryn Pittman leading the way to Saturday night’s green flag from the pole starting position with “Ragin’ Cajun” Jason Johnson alongside.
Stewart will grid the field eight with Kaeding next in ninth while nine-time and reigning Knoxville king Donny Schatz starting in fifth.
The top four finishers in tonight’s feature event will earn positions 17-20 in Saturday’s main event with the balance of tonight’s finish determining the balance of Saturday’s lineups beyond the initial five rows of the “B” Main.
Current points are as follows…
Drivers Locked into Saturday’s A main
1 9 Daryn Pittman 485
2 41 Jason Johnson 481
3 1AUS Kerry Madsen 479
4 71 Jamie Veal 477
5 15 Donny Schatz 476
6 10H Chad Kemenah 476
7 49 Brad Sweet 474
8 2S Shane Stewart 472
9 3K Tim Kaeding 470
10 7X Terry McCarl 467
11 5 David Gravel 464
12 1 Sammy Swindell 459
13 3H James McFadden 457
14 82 Dusty Zomer 456
15 2KS Craig Dollansky 454
16 47 Jeff Swindell 452
Drivers Locked into the first five rows of Saturday’s B main
17 18 Ian Madsen 449
18 1H Dale Blaney 447
19 57 Kyle Larson 444
20 2C Wayne Johnson 443
21 55 Brooke Tatnell 442
22 1ST Gary Taylor 440
23 19M Brent Marks 436
24 13JT Mark Dobmeier 432
25 12 Lynton Jeffrey 429
26 29 Danny Dietrich 427
Others
27 17B Bill Balog 425
28 83 Joey Saldana 423
29 22 Jac Haudenschild 422
30 09 Matt Juhl 422
31 24 Rico Abreu 420
32 10 Dakota Hendrickson 417
33 70 Danny Holtgraver 416
34 17A Austin McCarl 414
35 27 Greg Hodnett 412
36 1D Justin Henderson 412
37 21H Cap Henry 409
38 21 Brian Brown 409
39 7D Dustin Selvage 408
40 1S Logan Schuchart 405
41 23C Tyler Courtney 399
42 6R Ryan Bunton 398
43 77X Parker Price-Miller 397
44 10V Rager Phillips 396
45 2 Danny Lasoski 394
46 40 Clint Garner 393
47 12H Daniel Harding 393
48 49J Josh Schneiderman 392
49 56N Davey Heskin 391
50 7S Jason Sides 390
51 7 Paul McMahan 390
52 44 Chris Martin 386
53 19P Paige Polyak 386
54 55L Aaron Reutzel 385
55 18JS Jason Solwold 383
56 18W Colby Copeland 383
57 51S Stevie Smith 382
58 71M Dave Blaney 382
59 20 AJ Moeller 381
60 28 Jonathan Cornell 380
61 1Z Lucas Wolfe 378
62 45X Johnny Herrera 377
63 71A RJ Johnson 377
64 84 Scott Bogucki 376
65 99 Brady Bacon 370
66 11K Kraig Kinser 369
67 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 368
68 7W Tasker Phillips 362
69 23S Trey Starks 357
70 26 Willie Croft 349
71 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr. 348
72 1A Jacob Allen 347
73 55W Logan Wagner 345
74 3G Brandon Wimmer 343
75 68 Chase Johnson 342
76 1XX Don Droud Jr. 341
77 2M Matt Moro 331
78 7M Kaley Gharst 323
79 17 Josh Baughman 316
80 W20 Greg Wilson 313
81 4 Jon Agan 312
82 5H Cory Eliason 309
83 49X Tim Shaffer 308
84 88N DJ Netto 308
85 75 Glen Saville 307
86 95 Matt Covington 304
87 11N Randy Hannagan 302
88 1X Chad Trout 298
89 4S Danny Smith 291
90 97 Dean Jacobs 280
91 02 Mike Reinke 275
92 5R Byron Reed 275
93 31B Shane Golobic 265
94 7J Joe Swanson 262
95 20N Hunter Schuerenberg 259
96 00 Dane Lorenc 255
97 3 Billy Alley 246
98 13V Seth Brahmer 229
99 28AM Brian Paulus 228
100 19 Bob Weuve 217
101 21T Ray Allen Kulhanek 214
102 4K Kody Kinser 211
103 23 Jimmy Light 204
104 13 Clyde Knipp 196
105 15B Bobby Mincer 188
106 83C Adam Cruea 187
107 71B Robert Bell 167
Tonight’s slate of events also includes the World Challenge that will be lined up as follows:
1. 11K Kraig Kinser USA 369 points
2. 84 Scott Bogucki AUS 376 points
3. 7 Paul McMahan USA 390 points
4. 7S Jason Sides USA 390 points
5. 12H Daniel Harding AUS 393 points
6. 29 Danny Dietrich USA 427 points
7. 12 Lynton Jeffrey AUS 429 points
8. 55 Brooke Tatnell AUS 442 points
9. 18 Ian Madsen AUS 449 points
10. 3H James McFadden AUS 457 points
11. 7X Terry McCarl USA 467 points
12. 49 Brad Sweet USA 474 points
13. 71 Jamie Veal AUS 477 points
14. 1AUS Kerry Madsen AUS 479 points
15. 75 Glen Saville AUS 307 points
16. 11N Randy Hannagan USA 302 points
17. 4S Danny Smith USA 291 points
