2024 Knoxville Nationals Event Schedule for Thursday, August 8, 2024

(T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)
(T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)

Thursday, August 8, 2024 โ€“ Toyota Qualifying Night #2

8:00 AM: Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens
8:00 AM: National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Opens
8:00 AM-12:00 PM: All you can eat pancakes at the National Guard Armory
9:00 AM โ€“ 11:00 AM: Breakfast at Checkered Flag Concessions south window near the ticket office
9:00 AM: National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum General Meeting on the second floor
10:00 AM: Trade show opens in the Skate Pit Building
10:00 AM: Vendors open in the Fan Zone
10:00 AM: Knoxville Nationals trophies on display at the Main Grandstand Entrance
10:00 AM: Big Wheel Races for kids ages 10 & younger in the credentials building north of racetrack
10:00 AM: โ€œKnoxville Raceway Track Championsโ€ with host Mike Roberts, Shane Carson, Danny Lasoski, Randy Smith, and guests in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Second Floor Theater
10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Bryan Clauson Suite Tower Tours at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Friends of the Library Pop-Up Book Sale at the Knoxville Public Library 213 E. Mongomery Knoxville, Iowa 50148
11:00 AM-8:00 PM: Marion County Cattleman Stand Serving Food
11:00 AM: โ€œMembers Only VIP Receptionโ€ with host Dave Argabright and Rico Abreu at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum second floor theater
11:00 AM: Tony Stewart, Tanner Holmes, Garet Williamson, Blake Hahn, and Jack Hewitt signing autographs in the Trostle Garage at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
12:00 PM: Food vendors open
12:00 PM: Music at the Sage Fruit Stage
12:00 PM: World of Outlaws Racing with John Gibson and guests in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Theater
1:00 PM: Chase Randall, Kerry Madsen, Jamie Ball, and Anthony Macri signing autographs in the Trostle Garage at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
1:30 PM: โ€œSprint Car Racing State of the Unionโ€ with host Larry Boos with Mike Hess, Jason Reed, Steve Sinclair, and guest at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum second floor
2:00 PM: Pit gate opens
2:00 PM: 50/50 sales open
2:00 PM: Busch Light tent opens near the sage fruit stage
3:00 PM: Iowa Beer Bus opens near the Sage Fruit Stage
3:00 PM: Two-C Racing 2025 announcement with Wayne Johnson and guests at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Second Floor Theater
3:00 PM: Buddy Kofoid, Corey Day, Bryce Lucius, and Parker Price-Miller signing autographs in the Trostle Garage at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
4:00 PM: Fan contest on the Sage Fruit Stage for a pace truck ride for four
5:00 PM: Grandstands open
5:00 PM: Race Nights Live on 94.3/95.3 KNIA
5:00 PM: Sage Fruit Knoxville Nationals Live Pre-Race Show hosted by Tony Bockhoven on the Sage Fruit Stage
5:00 PM: Jersey Freeze Ice Cream Party in the Great Southern Bank Kid Zone inside of the Premier Chevy Dealers Fan Pavilion (Old to the public)
6:30 PM: DIRTvision broadcast begins
6:45 PM: Hot laps
7:00 PM: Live audio race coverage from 94.3/95.3 KNIA
Post Race: Driverโ€™s press conference in the Premier Chevy Dealers Fan Pavilion
Post Race – Live Music with the Punching Pandas on the Sage Fruit Stage
Post Race – 55th Annual Rubeโ€™s Chicken Feed outside the Pit Shack Sponsored by Bushโ€™s Chicken and the Marion County Fair Association