Updated 08/11/2017. A daily schedule will be posted each morning with the latest information.
Monday August 7, 2017
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
3:00 PM – Infield parking opens for the Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway
5:00 PM – Gates open for the Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway
Tuesday August 8, 2017
8:00 AM – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
7:00 PM – Comet Classic at Warren County Speedway in Indianola, Iowa
7:00 PM – Outlaw Dirt Kart Nationals at English Creek Speedway
7:00 PM – Knoxville Nationals Queen’s Contest in Dyer Hudson Hall
7:00 PM – Driven to Save Lives Night at Dingus Lounge. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Tim Clauson, Kyle Larson as guest bartenders plus other events to benefit Drive to Save Lives.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
8:00 AM – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
9:00 AM – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center
10:00 AM – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens
10:00 AM – Driver Apparel and Merchandise Village Opens
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Driver Autographs at the Bob Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
11:00 AM – Sammy Swindell Reunites for a Special Gathering with His Former Teammates – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
12:00 PM – “Meet Knoxville’s Saturday Night Drivers” with Bill Wright at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
1:00 PM – Weld Racing Go-Kart Spectacular at Slideways featuring Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
1:30 PM – “World of Outlaws – Life on the Road” with Johnny Gibson at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
2:00 PM – Pit Gates Open
3:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Jason Johnson
4:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Kraig Kinser
5:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Casey’s Pizza Party with Brian Brown
5:30 PM – Defending Champion Jason Johnson Media Event
5:30 PM – Grandstand Gates Open
6:00 PM – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Thursday, August 10, 2017
8:00 AM – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
9:00 AM – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center
10:00 AM – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens
10:00 AM – Driver Apparel + Merchandise Village Opens
10:00 AM “Sprint Car Racing on the International Stage” with David Mills at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Driver Autographs at the Bob Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
10:30 AM – KRCO “Bus Ride” Bar Crawl Departs Track
11:00 AM – “Members Only VIP Reception featuring Donny Schatz” with Dave Argabright at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Second Floor
12:00 PM – “Sprint Car Safety” with Greg Nicol from Speedway Motors at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
1:00 PM – Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tourn at the Fan Zone Stage
1:30 PM – “State of the Union in Sprint Car Racing” with Larry Boos from Eldora Speedway at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
2:00 PM – Pit Gates Open
3:00 PM – “Thunder Road” the book with author Tom Toutz at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
3:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Carson Macedo
4:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Sheldon Haudenschild
5:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Kone Korner Ice Cream Party with Shane Stewart5:30 PM – Grandstand Gates Open
6:00 PM – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Post Race – Punching Pandas band on Fan Zone Stage
Post Race – Annual Chicken Feed in Fan Zone
Friday, August 11, 2017
7:00 AM – United Trailers National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Golf Classic at the Knoxville Country Club
8:00 AM – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
9:00 AM – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center
10:00 AM – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens
10:00 AM – Driver Apparel and Merchandise Village Opens
11:00 AM – “Sprint Car History” with Gary Guehler at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
12:00 PM – Aaron Reutzel and Trey Starks signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
12:00 PM – “Meet the Women in Sprint Car Racing” with Lexi Mills at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
1:00 PM – Tony Stewart Foundation “Tony’s Flip it For Good” Event at Fan Zone Stage
1:00 PM – Fred Rahmer, Praker Price-Miller, and Carson Macedo signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
1:30 PM – Meet the Pennsylvania Posse” with Bruce Ellis at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
2:00 PM – Pit Gates Open
2:30 PM – A-Main Driver Autograph Session in West End of Dyer Hudson Hall (200 tickets distributed at 2:00 PM)
2:00 PM – Shane Stewart, Jacob Allen, and Tim Kaeding signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
3:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Kids Question & Answer Session with Tony Stewart and Donny Schatz
3:00 PM – Justin Henderson and Austin McCarl signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
3:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by David Gravel
3:30 PM – Australia Driver Q&A with David Mills and Wade Aunger on Fan Zone Stage
4:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone featuring free face painting
3:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Lucas Wolfe
4:00 PM – Punching Pandas band live on Fan Zone Stage
4:00 PM – JOe Beaver, Chase JOhnson, and Sammy Swindell signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
5:30 PM – Grandstand Gates Open
6:00 PM – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Post Race – CTRL+C LIVE from the Fan Zone Stage
Saturday, August 12, 2017
8:00 AM – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens
9:00 AM – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center
10:00 AM – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Parade in Downtown Knoxville
10:00 AM – Driver Apparel and Merchandise Village Opens
10:00 AM – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens
11:00 PM – Leroy Van Connett signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
12:00 PM – Knoxville Nationals Auction to benefit the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Second Floor
12:00 PM – Dustin Selvage, Keoni Texeira, and Robert Bell signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
1:00 PM – Randy Smith and R.J. Johnson signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
1:30 PM – Driven2SaveLives Question & Answer Session on the Fan Zone Stage
1:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Paige Polyak
1:00 PM – Wade Aunger, Skip Jackson, and Brooke Tatnell signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
2:00 PM – Driven2SaveLives Show Us Your Heart Driver Autograph Session at Fan Zone Stage
2:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Rico Abreu
2:00 PM – Pit Gates Open
2:00 PM – Wade Aunger, Skip Jackson, and Brooke Tatnell signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
2:30 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone appearance by Austin McCarl
3:00 PM – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone featuring Balloon Twisting Artist
3:00 PM – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Driver’s Meeting at the West End of Dyer-Hudson Hall – Open to the Public
3:00 PM – Rick Hunger and Kenny Jacobs signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
3:30 PM – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
4:00 PM – Steve Kinser, Casey Shuman, and Shane Carson signing autographs at the Trostle Garage inside the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on Fan Zone Stage
5:30 PM – Grandstand Gates Open
1:45 AM – Fan Finale Party presented by Tony Stewart Racing in Turns 3 & 4 Barn featuring Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on stage