Donny Schatz led 49 of the 50 laps to win his eighth Knoxville Nationals in nine years Saturday night. Schatz dominated the first half of the race leading by as much as a straightaway before the fuel stop at the halfway point. After the stop Schatz continued to lead but Brian Brown made things interesting when he passed Schatz lap 44 but Schatz told KNIA/KRLS he just gathered his emotions and retook the lead a lap later. Brown for the third straight year finished second to Schatz. Brown told KNIA/KRLS Sports he thought he had Schatz but then he came back even stronger. Brown says one day he will get Schatz. Kerry Madsen completed the podium and became the highest finishing Australia native in Knoxville Nationals history.

A main
1. 15, Donny Schatz
2. 21, Brian Brown
3. 29, Kerry Madsen
4. 7, Craig Dollansky
5. 1D, Justin Henderson
6. 51, Paul McMahan
7. 24, Terry McCarl
8. 13, Mark Dobmeier
9. 71m, Joey Saldana
10. 11K, Kraig Kinser
11. 51s, Stevie Smith
12. 4, Cody Darrah
13. Brad Sweet
14. 9, Daryn Pittman
15. 83, David Gravel
16. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr.
17. 82, Bryan Clauson
18. Clint Garner
19. 59, Tim Kaeding
20. Brooke Tatnell
21. Lee Jacobs
22. 2, Shane Stewart
23. 6R, Ryan Bunton
24. 45, Tim Shaffer
25. 1, Sammy Swindell

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