Top Story thecushion cushion
Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville Opener Live on the Cushion

After another long, cold, Iowa winter, race fans can rejoice on Saturday night as the 2017 Knoxville Raceway season comes to life, and for the eighth consecutive season fans can view all of the action from ‘The Mecca of Mud’ LIVE on TheCushion.Com. […]

Knoxville Nationals

Speed Sport World Challenge Expands for 2017

The SPEED SPORT Challenge has been a long-standing tradition at the annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, uniting the world’s greatest sprint car drivers during the sport’s biggest week of the year. […]

Knoxville Raceway

Over $250,000 in Cash and Contingencies Handed Out at Knoxville Banquet

Over $250,000 in cash and contingencies were handed out Saturday night, November 19 at the 2016 Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series Banquet! The event, held at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa again played host to over 500 attendees. Tony Bokhoven and Kris Krug presided as Masters of Ceremonies. […]

_Top Stories

Three Champions, Three Winners at Knoxville Raceway

Three 2016 Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series champions proved why they are on top of the heap, making history Saturday at Pizza Hut Season Championship Night at the Knoxville Raceway! 410 champion, Danny Lasoski, 360 champ, Clint Garner, and 305 titlist Christian Bowman emerged victorious not only in the season point standings, but on the racetrack. It was the first time that season champions had swept the feature events on the final night of the season. […]

Knoxville Raceway Top Story Logo
_Front Page News

KRCO Partners With MSEF to Provide Advanced Safety Technology to Drivers and Officials

The Knoxville Racing Charitable Organization (KRCO) has partnered with Motorsports Safety Education Foundation (MSEF), to provide Lifesquare, an advanced technological safety application, for all weekly Knoxville Raceway drivers and those who participated in the Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and in the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. KRCO has covered the cost of the application for all drivers, as well as all Knoxville Raceway officials. […]

_Front Page News

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. […]

Knoxville Nationals Top Story 2016
_Front Page News

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.
[…]

_Front Page News

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.” […]

_Front Page News

Stewart Goes Back to Back in the Capitani Classic

Shane Stewart bested a 62 car field to win the Kustom Concrete Pumping Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Sunday night at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Stewart had to overcome three attempts to start the race and pressure mid-race from Kerry Madsen before pulling away over the final 9 laps for his second Capitani Classic victory in a row. […]