By Bob Baker
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 10, 2013) – After the tenth and final night, when Donny Schatz of North Dakota won the 53rd FVP Knoxville Nationals, Kevin Swindell of Tennessee is officially the 2013 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week point champion and the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Brian Brown of Missouri and defending “Mr. Sprint Car” Kyle Larson of California finished second and third in the 2013 final standings, respectively.
The official top ten in the 2013 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after ten nights is as follows: 1., Kevin Swindell, 312 points; 2., Brian Brown, 288 points; 3., Kyle Larson, 285 points; 4., Shane Stewart, 268 points; 5., Jason Johnson, 250 points; 6., Justin Henderson, 227 points; 7., Brad Sweet, 222 points; 8., Danny Lasoski, 218 points; 9., Terry McCarl, 207 points; 10., Wayne Johnson, 192 points.
The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speedweek includes ten straight nights of sprint car racing between Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Past “Mr. Sprint Car” titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, ’04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, ‘08) of Oklahoma, Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa, Sammy Swindell (2010, ‘11) of Tennessee, and Kyle Larson (2012) of California.