The 57TH Annual 5-HOUR ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores will begin Wednesday at the Knoxville Raceway.
Sprint car fans from all over the world will visit Knoxville for four days of racing. Events will be held throughout the week to welcome all the visitors attending the races. KNIA/KRLS will bring the action live on 95.3 and 1320 KNIA and kniakrls.com each night with Race Nights Live at 5 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
Wednesday – Saturday:
8am – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8am – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens with special fan forums each day.
9am – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center
10am – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens
10am – Driver Apparel + Merchandise Village Opens
2pm – Pit Gates Open
5:30pm – Grandstand Gates Open
Monday:
7pm – Outlaw Dirt Kart Nationals at English Creek Speedway
Tuesday:
7pm – Knoxville Nationals Queen’s Contest in Dyer Hudson Hall
7pm – Outlaw Dirt Kart Nationals at English Creek Speedway
Wednesday, BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night:
1pm – Weld Racing Go-Kart Spectacular at Slideways featuring Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Casey’s Pizza Party with Brian Brown
5:30pm – Defending Champion Jason Johnson Media Event
6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Thursday Toyota Qualifying Night:
10:30am – KRCO “Bus Ride” Bar Crawl Departs Track
11am – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Members Only VIP Reception with Donny Schatz
1pm – Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament at Fan Zone Stage
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Kone Korner Ice Cream Party with Shane Stewart
3pm – “Thunder Road” the book presentation and Q&A with author Tom Toutz at National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Post – Races: Punching Pandas band on Fan Zone Stage
Post – Races: Annual Chicken Feed in Fan Zone
Friday FVP Preliminary Night and Speed Sport Challenge:
8am – United Trailers National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Golf Classic- Knoxville Country Club
12noon – Tony Stewart Foundation “Tony’s Flip it For Good” Event at Fan Zone Stage
2:30pm – A-Main Driver Autograph Session in West End of Dyer Hudson Hall (200 tickets distributed at 2pm)
3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring free face painting
3pm – Tony Stewart and Donny Schatz Question & Answer Session at Great Southern Bank Kid Zone
3:30pm – Australia Driver Q&A with David Mills and Wade Aunger on Fan Zone Stage
4pm – Punching Pandas band live on Fan Zone Stage
6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Post – Races: CTRL+C LIVE from the Fan Zone Stage
Saturday, 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Finale:
10am – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Parade – Downtown Knoxville
Noon – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Charity Auction
1pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring Balloon Twisting Artist
1:30pm – Driven2SaveLives Question & Answer Session on the Fan Zone Stage
2pm – Driven2SaveLives Show Us Your Heart Driver Autograph Session at Fan Zone Stage
3pm – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Driver’s Meeting – West End of Dyer-Hudson Hall – Open to the Public
3:30pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
5pm – 6:30pm – Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on Fan Zone Stage
Sunday:
1:45am – Fan Finale Party presented by Tony Stewart Racing in Turns 3 & 4 Barn featuring Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on stage