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T.J.’s Notebook: Previewing the Tuesday Prelminary Program at the
Looking ahead at the Tuesday preliminary for the 39th Chili Bowl Nationals… […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Kelby Watt’s Crazy Summer
The story of Kelby Watt this year could be billed as a young driver navigating their way through the sprint car ecosystem down an unexpected, winding road through the 2024 season using an extraordinary amount of persistence that led to unexpected opportunities. […]
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Seeding the 2024 Knoxville Nationals: The Results
Check out how everyone faired from the pre-race seeding for the 2024 Knoxville Nationals. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Lucky and Good is a Tough Combination to Beat
The theme of the Knoxville Nationals in 2024 could end up being, “I’d rather be lucky AND good”. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Giovanni Scelzi in Prime Position to Contend for Elusive Crown Jewel Victory
Giovanni Scelzi has put himself in position to be in contention for winning one of the biggest sprint car races in the sport. It’s a place Scelzi has been in before sitting on the pole for the Knoxville Nationals in 2021 and leading the Jokers Jackpot earlier this year at Eldora Speedway before crashing out of the feature. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Star Studded Field Competing in the 360 Knoxville Nationals This Week
The 2024 edition of the 360 Knoxville Nationals schedule to start Thursday at Knoxville Raceway appears to have drawn one of the stronger entry lists in recent memory for the event. Multiple factors in sprint car racing have created an opportunity to see some names competing we typically would not see until the 410 Nationals. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Cody Jacobs Collects Crown Jewel Win as Crew Chief in his Home State
Cody Jacobs spent a lot of time growing up around Eldora Speedway. Saturday night he stood atop the throne with his driver David Gravel in victory lane after winning the 41st Kings Royal. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Kraig Kinser Nets Strong Run Driving for Pete Grove at Tri-City
Kraig Kinser’s podium finish driving for Pete Grove, Zeb Wise’s thoughts on racing on front of the home crowd tonight, and a good local turnout despite storm damage throughout most of the area highlight this edition of T.J.’s Notebook. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Great Racing is the Best Cure for the Knoxville Hangover
The week after the Knoxville Nationals often can feel like a drag. Typically, I’m right back at the racetrack for a couple of nights following the Nationals, but this year I took a week off knowing the Kokomo Sprint Car Smack Down and All Star Circuit of Champions invasion of the Mitten were looming. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook From the 2023 Knoxville Nationals Opener: Randall Continues to Raise Profile with Second Place Finish
Chase Randall has been touted as one of the rising stars in the sport of sprint car racing. Spending the 2023 season competing at Knoxville Raceway made that spotlight a little brighter by leading the 360 Sprint Car point standings and being chosen by TKS Motorsports for the 410 sprint car entry in June. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking Down Point Performances at the Nationals
Every year at the Knoxville Nationals one of the debates that takes place during the event centers around the format. The point system used to determine the top 16 drivers locked into the Saturday night finale after a pair of preliminary nights is one of the most challenging in motorsports. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook from Eldora Million
Thursday night was the culmination of a long journey for Logan Schuchart to end up victorious in one of the majors in sprint car racing. It seems fitting after multiple second place finishes at the biggest races in our sport that Shark Racing found victory lane at a race with the highest winner’s purse in the sport’s history at $1,002,023. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Seeding the Eldora Million
Check out the seeding for every entry for the Eldora Million. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Silly Season Overdrive, Moles Impressive Performance, Three Sharks at Eldora
With the first night of the 4-Crown Nationals in the books, here are a few leftover notes from the “BeFour the Crowns” program before leaving the hotel for the second night of action at Eldora Speedway. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Five Reasons Every Sprint Car Fan Should Experience the World 100
In 2018 I had the opportunity to cover the World 100 thanks to weather pushing it back to October. I had the World 100 on my list of events I wanted to cover for a considerable amount of time. […]