David Gravel is on a bit of a roll at the Knoxville Raceway. After winning Sunday’s Capitani Classic, he made a late race pass on Justin Henderson and took the checkered flag on qualifying night one of the 60th Running of the Nos Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals on Wednesday. Last week’s 360 Nationals Winner Gio Scelzi was 2nd and Donny Schatz claimed his second podium in as many races at Knoxville with a 3rd place. Scelzi currently leads the points. Tonight the second half of the entrants will run on qualifying night two and after tonight’s racing the top 16 in points will be locked into the first eight rows of Saturday championship feature. Live coverage can be heard on 94.3 and 95.3 KNIA with Live Track Side at 5:00, followed by Motor Racing Network’s Winged Nation at 6:00, and then Race Nights Live at 7:00.
A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. David Gravel (6); 2. Gio Scelzi (8); 3. Donny Schatz (7); 4. Justin Henderson (2) / 5. Justin Peck (3); 6. Sheldon Haudenschild (12); 7. Logan Schuchart (21); 8. James McFadden (5); 9. Cory Eliason (10); 10. Spencer Bayston (9); 11. Josh Baughman (4); 12. Brooke Tatnell (22); 13. Ayrton Gennetten (13); 14. Davey Heskin (17); 15. Clint Garner (11); 16. Danny Dietrich (23); 17. Josh Schneiderman (14); 18. Jason Sides (18); 19. Skylar Gee (16); 20. Jake Bubak (20); 21. Kyle Reinhardt (15); 22. Don Droud Jr. (24); 23. Riley Goodno (19); 24. Zeb Wise (1). Lap Leaders: Wise 1, Henderson 2-21, Grave 22-25. Hard-charger: Schuchart.
Friday Point Totals
1 18 Gio Scelzi 487
2 15 Donny Schatz 477
3 2 David Gravel 475
4 1S Logan Schuchart 472
5 0 Brooke Tatnell 460
6 9 James McFadden 459
7 7 Justin Henderson 458
8 73 Justin Peck 458
9 48 Danny Dietrich 449
10 17X Josh Baughman 447
11 11M Spencer Bayston 435
12 26 Cory Eliason 433
13 17 Sheldon Haudenschild 428
14 1M Don Droud Jr. 426
15 11 Roger Crockett 422
16 3 Ayrton Gennetten 418
17 40 Clint Garner 414
18 5XX Zeb Wise 409
19 49J Josh Schneiderman 408
20 56N Davey Heskin 405
21 91 Kyle Reinhardt 398
22 07 Skylar Gee 394
23 2C Wayne Johnson 394
24 7S Jason Sides 393
25 39M Anthony Macri 392
26 55M McKenna Haase 387
27 1X Jake Bubak 386
28 24 Terry McCarl 386
29 21W Riley Goodno 382
30 28 Tim Shaffer 379
31 5W Lucas Wolfe 379
32 83T Tanner Carrick 374
33 25 Scott Bogucki 370
34 27 Carson McCarl 365
35 20 AJ Moeller 364
36 13 Mark Dobmeier 359
37 2KS Chad Kemenah 359
38 83A Austin Miller 323
39 18R Ryan Roberts 320
40 7TAZ Tasker Phillips 315
41 55K Robbie Kendall 315
42 65 Jordan Goldesberry 310
43 9JR Derek Hagar 303
44 7C John Carney II 298
45 2M Matt Moro 284
46 14K Tori Knutson 281
47 9G Ryan Giles 270
48 56 Joe Simbro 267
49 55 Hunter Schuerenberg 261