8/4/2024
Knoxville Raceway
Bill W's Notes for 8/4
Welcome to the Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank! Arguably the toughest one-day show in racing, the most cars of any event this season anywhere are assembled, as the number is topping 80. Plenty of tickets remain, so you need to make it out for these drivers' last chance to tune their machines before the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey's. Just about every part of the country and every series running sprint cars is represented here tonight, including the World of Outlaws and High Limit series. The Knoxville regulars are here to try and defend their home turf for a winner's share of $13,000!
You can follow my live notes here, and find lineups and results on the MyRacePass App or on KnoxvilleRaceway.com in the "Events" section. If you can't make it out, and are interested in the PPV Broadcast, that is on www.DirtVision.com.
7:20 p.m. cars on the track for hot laps...
After hot laps, we'll have two groups of 41 to qualify...the top 72 qualifiers will make the heats. The remaining cars will go to one of two C's. The first qualifying group will make up heats one through three. The second group will comprise heats four through six.
7:45 p.m.
Time trials up next...
Problems for Paulus, he pulls it off...
No time for Hansen...
Buddy Kofoid is quickest in the first group at 15.637 seconds...
Watt is not getting a time in...Crawley pulls in early...
Brian Brown sets quick time in the second groups at 15.883 seconds...
Heat races
Heats are 8 laps, they have a qualifying invert of 4 and take the top 3 to the feature. 4th through 9th go to the B's, and the remainder the C's...the top four qualifiers who make it through the heats make the Match races...
Heat one
Bogucki gets the jump on Haud early. Kofoid and Carson Macedo battel for the final transfer...Goodno rides fifth...Bogucki, Haud, Carson Macedo move on...
Heat two
Reutzel leads Macri, Dietrich, PIttman and Kahne...Pittman gets by Dietrich for the final transfer now...Reutzel wins it...what are the odds that 3 Posse members are in the same heat?
Heat three
Courtney spins on the front stretch as we get started...Courtney will retire...Hafertepe gets out early ahead of TMAC, Gio, Williamson and Day...Gio takes the cushion around TMAC to take over 2nd...Williamson has reeled in TMAC and is looking for a way around...Hafertepe, Gio, TMAC move on...
Heat four
Axsom leads Brown from fourth, PPM, Madsen and Henderson...Axsom Brown and PPM will move on...
Heat five
Sweet leads Abreu, Ball, Jeffrey and Thram...2 laps in, and yellow for a stopped Zearfoss...Peck to 5th...Abreu now surges past Sweet for the lead...Jeffrey reeling in Ball for the final transfer...Abreu, Sweet and Ball will move on...
Heat six
Hampton is penalized for jumping...Bayston leads A McCarl, Hampton, Schatz and Zomer...Hampton challenging McCarl for 2nd...now Schatz is trying to catch up to the final transfer...and he has the spot at the halfway point...Bayston, A McCarl and Schatz will move on...hold on, Pulkrabek has spun before we've gotten to the checkers...green, white, checker finish...Bayston wins it...
C mains, 8 laps, top 6 to B main 1...
Juhl leads C Martin, Eliason, Hahn, Sams and Moss...Eliason now up to 2nd...Eliason to the lead and will move on with Juhl., C Martin, hahn, Miller, Sams
C main two
Kinser leads Myers, Roberts, Jedrzejek, Light and Olson...Thomas spins with five to go, he will restart at tne tail...Jedrzejek surges up to 2nd...Thomas gets by a bobbling Olson who pulls off...Kinser wins this one...
Match race 1
Bogucki vs. Bayston...Bogucki gets the jump and wins it...
Match race 2
Schatz vs. Bogucki...Schatz chooses the low line and gets the early jump, Bogucki made a run, but Schatz beats him to the bottom of three and wins it!
Match race 3
Schatz vs. Carson Macedo...Macedo chooses the low side...Macedo gets the jump and wins this one...
Match race 4
Macedo vs. Abreu...Abreu has lane choice and chooses the low side...Rico gets the early advantage and the bottom is too good for him to lose this one!
Match race 5
Abreu vs. Scelzi....Scelzi chooses the low side...Scelzi on the low side, Rico is railing the top, but it won't be enough...
Match race 6
Scelzi vs. Brown...Brown also chooses the low side...Brown also shoots out on the low side, Gio tring to make the top work...Brown by three car lengths...
Match race 7
Brown vs. Pittman...Pittman will chose the low side...PIttman is strong on the bottom...PIttman will win the Pole Shuffle and $2,500!
B mains are 12 laps and take the top three to the A main...
B main one
C McCarl will not start...Schuerenberg out front early over Kofoid, Willaimson, Day and Gooodno...Now Day is challenging Williamson and has the third an final transfer...flat tire for McFadden with 9 to go...Schuerenberg leads Kofoid, Day, Williamson, Dietrich, Goodno, K Johnson, Kahne, Buak, Crouich, Randall, Windom, Eliason, Tasker, Co Macedo, Wise, Haase, Ch Martin, Juhl, Miller, Sams and Hahn...Williamson battle back by Day for third, but Day duels back and now Dietrich throws his hat in the game...Willliamson back to 4th now...Kofoid gaining on schuerenberg and he gets by for the lead...Kofoid, Schuerenberg and Day will move on to the dance...
B main two
Lynch will not start...Madsen lead Jeffrey, Hampton, Peck and Holmes...Jeffrey slows...10 to go...Madsen leads Hampton, peck, Holmes, Henderson, Hickle, Zomer, Thorson, Carney, Thram, Park, Reinhardt, Kinser, J Martin, Roberts, Light, Kaeding, Sawyer, Myers, Thomas, Marks...Holmes is challenging for the transfer and Henderson is right there too...Henderson takes 4th...Madsen sideways, into the wall and upside down! He is ok...6 to go...Zach Hampton leads Peck, Henderson, Holmes, Hickle, Zomer, Thram, Carney, Reinhardt, Thorson, Park, Kinser, J Martin, Kaeding, Roberts, Marks, Light, Myers, Sawyer, Thomas...Hickle by Holmes for 4th...now Holmes back by on the high side...Peck passes for the win on the last lap and Hampton and Henderson are also in...
A main, 25 laps, $13,000 to win, $2,500 to the Hard-charger...
Pittman leads early over Brown, Scelzi, Abreu and Carson Macedo...Abreu with a run in turn two and goes from fourth to second on lap two...Scelzi by Brown for third on lap 5...Macedo by Brown for 4th...Rico slides by Pittman to lead lap 8...Pittman back by Abreu on lap 9...Great battle, Rico gets a run in turn two and take the lead back with 15 to go...Scelzi by Pittman for 2nd in lapped traffic on lap 12...Pittman and Macedo trading third in a great battle...Rico is pulling away and wins it in a non-stopper!
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