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Bill W's Notes for 8/8

Welcome to Toyota Qualifying Night #2 of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey's! It's an absolutely beautiful night in Knoxville! 54 cars will do battle tonight, and it's all about gaining enough points to lock into Saturday's event with a purse exceeding $1,000,000! The top 16 in points overall between Wednesday and Thursday lock into the A, the next 10 lock into the B, and everyone else comes back for Friday's FVP Hard Knox Night!

You can find my notes throughout the night here, and lineups and results on www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com in the Events section, or on the MyRacePass App. If you can't make it, the live broadcast is on www.DirtVision.com!

6:50 p.m. Cars are hitting the track to iron and hot lap...

7:20 p.m. Time trials ready to begin...2 laps, on the clock, 200 pts for quick time, 198 pts for 2nd quick, 196 pts for 3rd quick and so on...

Only the top 50 times will qualifying for the heat races...

Giles slows on his second lap of qualifying...

Hansen will not get a time in...

Daryn Pittman is your quick timer tonight at 15.594 seconds..

Heats

10 laps, top four to the A, next four to the B, last two to the C....100 pts for the win, 97 pts for 2nd, 94 pts for 3rd and so on...

Heat one

Last night, just two of the top ten qualifiers got through their heats, we'll see what happens tonight...Price does a 360 spin, Hickle spins to avoid and collects Roberts...complete restart...Price will go to the back...Hickle is off of the hook, Roberts will restart at the tail...Hickle will make repairs and also joins at the rear...Crawley leads Sams, McFadden, Sweet and Pittman...Pittman makes quick work of Sweet on lap two to move into fourth, and then moves by McFadden for third...PIttman now to second..Sweet now gets by McFadden for the fourth and final transfer...Sweet reels in SAms and now has the third spot with two to go...Crawley, Pittman, Sweet and Sams will move on in a good one...Pittman wins it in the last corner!

Heat two

Timms leads Schuerenberg, Bayston, Abreu and Thorson...SChuerenberg takes the lead form Timms with 6 to go...Couirtney is all over Thorson for 5th...5 down, TMAC comes to a stop to bring yellow...Schuerenberg leads Timms, Bayston, Abreu, Thorson, Courtney, A McCarl, Eliason and Neurman...Courtney is by Thorson for 5th on the restart...Abreu slides by Bayston to take third...Courtney reeling in Bayston now with tow to go and he has the fourth and final transfer! Schuerenberg, Timmas, Abreu and Courtney move on...

Heat three

Tasker leads Wise, Crouch, Larson from row four and Hampton...Garner is off the pace...caution for Garner with 8 to go...Tasker leads Wise, Crouch, Larson, Hampton, Bacon, Bubak, Goldesberry...Larson by Crouch for third, here comes Bacon in 5th...Bacon working on Crouch and he has the spot with 3 to go...Tasker, Wise, Larson and Bacon go dancing...

Heat four

Lynch will not start...PUrsley leads K Johnson, macedo from row four, Wndom and Brown...Brown all over Windom for 4th...Kaeding is off..Schuchart now reeling in Brown...Macedo is by K Johnson for 2nd...caution with 4 to go, Kaeding has come to a stop inside ro w two...4 to go, Pursley leads Macedo, K Johnson, Windom, Brown, Schuchart, Schneiderman, Olson...Macedo to 2ne, and Brown takes the final transfer from Windom...Schuchart now to 5th...Macedo passes Pursley now and leasd at the white flag...Macedo, Pursley, K Johnson adn Brown will move on...

Heat five

Gennetten leads Dobs, J Martin, Axsom and Balog...Balog shoots under Axsom for the fourth and finat transfer as Axsom gets over the turn four cushion...Balog now around J Martin for third and Axsom is closing on 4th...Gennetten, Dobs, Balog and J Martin will transfer...

C main

C main is 10 laps and the top four transfer to the B main...

Giles, Roberts and Hansen do not start...Lynch leasd Garner, Price, TMAC and Reinhardt...Now Kaeding is up to 5th....Kaeding reeling in TMAC for the final transfer...Kaeding has it with 6 to go...Reinhardt is off...Lynch, Garner, Price and Kaeding will move on...

B main

B main is 12 laps and the top four transfer to the A main

Garner is in the work area...he will start at the rear...

Zomer leads Henry, Watt, Eliason and McFadden...now McFadden is around Eliason for fourth with 10 to go...Eliason trying to battle back...McFadden is catching Watt now and he has third with 7 to go...now Watt is on the bubble...Eliason now rides around Watt for fourth with five to go...Zomer in heavy lapped trafficHampton is up to 5th...Zomer, Henry, McFadden and Eliason dance...

A main

A main is 25 laps, pays $12,000 to win and 200 pts...198 pts for 2nd, 196 pts for 3rd and so on...

Balog leads Abreu, Macedo, Bacon and Larson...Larson by Bacon for 4th...Balog in lapped traffic on lap 7...Rico passes for the lead on lap 12 with a slider in four....Macedo gains second on the high side on lap 13...Larson by Balog for third , Courtney by Brown for 5th...Larson gets by Macedo in heavy lapped traffic on lap 18 for 2nd...Courtney is by Balog for 4th with three to go...Larson reeling in Abreu for the lead...Larson sneaks under Abreu in traffic in turn two on lap 24...Larson wins it!

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