Knoxville Raceway
Thursday points totals at Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 26) — Thursday’s points totals from the 10th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. Drivers get a chance to improve their totals in Friday’s program (point totals aren’t combined). The top 24 in points following Friday’s program are locked into Saturday’s $40,000-to-win main event:
Pos. Driver, hometown, points
1. Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, Ga., 491
2. Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky., 485
3. Jason Feger, Bloomington, Ill., 484
4. Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va., 483
5. Don O'Neal, Martinsville, Ind., 471
6. John Blankenship, Williamson, W.Va., 469
7. Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark., 466
8. Bub McCool, Vicksburg, Miss., 460
9. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill., 459
10. Eddie Carrier Jr., Salt Rock, W.Va., 459
11. Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 456
12. Jared Landers, Batesville, Ark., 455
13. Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 452
14. Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky., 450
15. Frank Heckenast, Jr., Frankfort, Ill., 448
16. Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn., 446
17. Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, Iowa, 442
18. Morgan Bagley, Tyler, Texas, 438
19. Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn., 434
20. Tony Jackson, Jr., Lebanon, Mo., 432
21. Austin Hubbard, Seaford, Del., 428
22. Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, Ill., 425
23. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 418
24. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa, 411
25. Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis., 411
26. Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., 405
27. Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill., 404
28. Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 400
29. Jason McBride, Carbondale, Ill., 397
30. Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn., 394
31. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 388
32. Brian Shirley, Chatham, Ill., 388
33. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, Wis., 385
34. Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, Ark., 375
35. Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, Ill., 370
36. Kent Robinson, Bloomington, Ind., 365
37. Dave Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 365
38. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 357
39. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, Iowa, 349
40. Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa, 348
41. Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., 339
42. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 336
43. Tim Lance, Brimfield, Ill., 328
44. Chris Simpson, Oxford, Iowa, 322
45. Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa, 321
46. Ray Guss, Jr., Milan, Ill., 315
47. Travis Dickes, Madison, Neb., 311
48. Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, 309
49. Matt Furman, Columbus, Ohio, 304
50. Tim Isenberg, Marshfield, Wis., 302
51. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa, 298
52. Ricky Weiss, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 296
53. AJ Diemel, Elk Mound, Wis., 295
54. Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo., 290
55. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa
56. Michael Smith, Vienna, W.Va., 286
57. Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y., 282
58. Jonathan Brauns, Muscatine, Iowa, 280
59. Dustin Walker, Peculiar, Mo., 274
60. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 272
61. Rich Bell, Sheffield, Ill., 259
62. Skip Frey, Ely, Iowa, 257
63. Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa, 251
64. Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, Ill., 247
65. Ray Sveeggen, Beresford, S.D.
66. Dennis Vandermeersch, Springfield, Ill., 240
67. Mike Fryer, Freeport, Ill., 237
68. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 234
69. Stew Hayward, Calgary, Alberta, 233
70. Greg Kimmons, Pleasant Plains, Ill., 223
71. Jason Jaggers, Wyanet, Ill., 219
72. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 213
Point system
Points system used for Thursday and Friday’s program; a driver’s best total from a single night (not combined points) determines lineups for Saturday (top 24 in points locked into A-main; next 18 in B-Main, next 18 in C-main, others to D-main):
Time trials: 200 points for quick time, 198 for second, etc.
Heat races: 100 points for winner, 97 for second, etc.
D-main: 42 points for first non-transfer (fifth), then 40 points for sixth, etc.
C-main: 92 points for first non-transfer (fifth), then 90 points for sixth, etc.
B-main: 138 points for first non-transfer (fifth), then 136 points for sixth, etc.
A-main: 200 points for winner, 198 for second, etc.
