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Kerry Madsen did not find the runner first, but he finished 1st in the 410 A-Main Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway as heard live on KNIA. Madsen had to deal with Austin McCarl, Aaron Reutzel and Chase Randall before the track went rubber down the final ten laps and Madsen just had to hold his line for the win. Madsen told KNIA/KRLS Sports as Reutzel passed him about midway through the race, he noticed where he needed to run.

Madsen: “Just trying to make good decisions and let the race car do the work, and I had a good enough race car that I could still pass.”

In the 360 A-Main Reutzel took home a $3,000 bonus for winning both at Jackson and Knoxville during the weekend. He struggled to get up front after Tyler Gronenendyk took the early lead and was cruising until midway when Reutzel caught him. Reutzel had to endure a green, white, checkered finish after a late yellow. The most exciting race of the night started out a run away as J Kinder dominated the Pro Sprints race, but as Mike Mayberry started running a lane above Kinder, he shot by him in turn three of the final lap to collect his 6th career Pro Sprints win. Next week is a two night show as the USAC non-wing sprint cars make their return to the Knoxville Raceway.

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