By T.J. Buffenbarger
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2023) — Aaron Reutzel capped off his feature winning performance on opening night of the 33rd Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank by earning the point lead after one night of competition.
Reutzel was the fifth fastest driver in qualifications and secured the final transfer position in the fifth heat race prior to winning the 20-lap preliminary feature.
Kelby Watt dropped back to ninth from fifth starting position in the feature but was strong enough with the fourth fastest qualifying time and third place in the fourth heat race to secure the second position. Ryan Timms, fast qualifier Kaleb Johnson, and Tanner Holmes rounded out the top five.
Jason Martin, Jamie Ball, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Colby Copeland, and Chase Randall rounded out the top five.
11th place point driver Scott Bogucki was disqualified after post race inspection.
33rd Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank – Night #1
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, Iowa
Thursday, August 3, 2023
1. Aaron Reutzel 486
2. Kelby Watt 474
3. Ryan Timms 472
4. Kaleb Johnson 472
5. Tanner Holmes 469
6. Jason Martin 466
7. Jamie Ball 463
8. Sam Hafertepe Jr. 460
9. Colby Copeland 459
10. Chase Randall 451
11. Austin McCarl 442
12. Ryan Leavitt 442
13. Rico Abreu 438
14. Kade Higday 434
15. Justin Peck 433
16. Brenham Crouch 432
17. Kade Morton 425
18. Tasker Phillips 424
19. Justin Henderson 419
20. Chris Martin 417
21. Tanner Carrick 411
22. Tyler Groenendyk 410
23. Tony Rost 403
24. JJ Hickle 402
25. Timothy Smith 401
26. Colton Hardy 401
27. Blake Hahn 365
28. Jack Anderson 362
29. Dustin Selvage 360
30. Calvin Landis 359
31. Jacob Hughes 359
32. Chance Morton 358
33. JT Imperial 347
34. Ryan Roberts 339
35. Sammy Swindell 332
36. Ayrton Gennetten 331
37. Kelly Miller 327
38. Cody Ledger 326
39. Liam Martin 320
40. Brandon Anderson 317
41. Alan Zoutte 308
42. Howard Moore 302
43. Kyler Johnson 301
44. Christopher Townsend 286
45. Tuesday Calderwood 285
46. Gage Pulkrabek 284
47. Cody Ihlen 274
48. Aaron Werner 265
49. Tyler Graves 263
50. Scott Bogucki 0