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R.J. Johnson Wins Freedom Tour Opener at Lawton

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT (Special Event) RACE RESULTS: August 17, 2016 – Lawton, Oklahoma – Lawton Speedway – “Freedom Tour” FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jordon Mallett (#14 Mallett), 2. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 3. Charles […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Upset or Not Johnson’s Knoxville Victory is One for the Ages

By T.J. Buffenbarger I have lucky been witness to a lot of great sprint car moments in person during my 39 years on the planet. Among those moments are upsets and outstanding performances. This year […]

Keneric Racing Closes Up American Operations

Keneric Racing has closed the doors on their American operation the day after the completion of the Knoxville Nationals

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Donny Dominates McCool Juntion

From Tony Veneziano MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (August 16, 2016) – Entering the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series event at Junction Motor Speedway on Tuesday night, Donny Schatz had never finished off the podium […]

Photo Gallery: Saturday Night at the 2016 Knoxville Nationals

Images from Saturday night at the 2016 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store at Knoxville Raceway.

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Jason Johnson Wins the 2016 Knoxville Nationals

Jason Johnson won the 2016 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. Johnson exchanged the lead with 9-time Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz back and forth before taking the lead for with six laps to go and holding of Schatz’s last lap surge for the victory.

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Larson Wins the B-Main at Knoxville

Kyle Larson used the time off from his day job with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to win the B-Main during the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store. Larson took the lead with two laps to go for the victory.

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Heskin Wins C-Main at the Nationals

Davey Heskin used the bottom of the race track to perfection in route to winning the C-Main during the 2016 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.

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Austin McCarl Wins Wild D-Main at Knoxville

Austin McCarl won a wild D-Main event during the 2016 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals at the Knoxville Raceway. McCarl inherited the lead when Danny Holtgraver’s car experienced a mechanical problem just before the white flag.

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Agan Dominates the E-Main at the 2016 Knoxville Nationals

Jon Agan started off the final night of the 2016 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store by winning the E-Main event.

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On Location: Saturday at the 2016 Knoxville Nationals

We are on location for the final night of the 2016 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. You can follow along with our updates via our Twitter account (@tjslideways) and Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/tjslidewaysdotcom). The […]

TJ’s Notebook: Knoxville Friday Format Produces Great Stories and Great Racing

Years ago I would attend the press conference following Friday night’s feature at the Knoxville Nationals see a most morose feature winner I would interview all season. Once in a while you would get someone that was relatively happy about winning a feature at Knoxville Raceway, but most of the time the mood was what you would expect of someone that was essentially being told, “Congratulations for winning, your reward is starting mid-pack in the C-Main.”

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