The large influx of people for RAGBRAI’s overnight stop in Knoxville has moved on, but crowds will continue as the Knoxville Nationals are on the horizon.

Thousands of RAGBRAI riders from all over the world left Knoxville on Thursday morning after an overnight stay on Wednesday. Now that the event has passed, the Knoxville community now prepares for even more people coming to the city over the next two weeks for the Knoxville Nationals. The 360 Knoxville Nationals will start on Thursday and the 410 Knoxville Nationals will start on Wednesday, August 7th. 

The Knoxville Nationals is the largest sprint car event in the world and brings tens of thousands of race fans from all over to the community.