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Rico Abreu Reaps $34,000, Winning His First Ever 360 Knoxville Nationals!

Rico Abreu Reaps $34,000, Winning His First Ever 360 Knoxville Nationals!
By Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 2, 2025) – Rico Abreu stayed hot at Knoxville Raceway by winning the 35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank on Saturday night. After lap money, the St. Helena, California native banked $34,000 for his triumph. Kyle Larson was Rico’s closest competition (earning $11,000 for second), and Parker Price-Miller finished third ($5,000). The win was Abreu’s second of the weekend and his career in the 360, and his fifth overall at Knoxville Raceway this season.

Before a lap could be completed in the 30-lapper, Sawyer Phillips flipped in turn three. He walked away from the crash. Abreu led on the complete restart, ahead of Price-Miller, Carson McCarl, Larson and Justin Peck. Ryan Timms quickly moved into the top five, and then took fourth from McCarl on lap three.

Abreu was lapping traffic on the tenth circuit. McCarl got Timms back for fourth on lap 11. Larson tracked down Price-Miller on lap 14 and took over the runner-up spot. With 11 laps to go, Tanner Holmes turned over in turn two (he walked away), setting up a restart that saw Abreu leading Larson, Price-Miller, McCarl and Peck. Peck garnered fourth when that green flag fell, but only three more laps were in the books, before Kerry Madsen stopped in turn two.

Abreu again had Larson on his tail, followed by Price-Miller, Peck and McCarl. Abreu bobbled at the bottom of turn two, and Larson pounced on the high side taking the point. Then, on lap 24, Chris Martin suffered a flat tire and stopped on the backstretch.

It was Abreu’s turn to make a move and he slid by Larson in turns one and two to retake the lead and pull away the last six laps. Larson was second, followed by Price-Miller, Timms, who made a move above the cushion to jet from sixth to fourth with three to go and Peck. Carson McCarl, Austin McCarl, Hard-charger Gio Scelzi, James McFadden and Brian Brown rounded out the top ten.

Daison Pursley was the Jetco Rookie of the Year ($500). Ryan Leavitt won the DGRD Best Appearing Car ($360) for his livery paying tribute to his grandfather Eddie Leavitt’s 1975 Knoxville Nationals win. Scelzi earned a steering wheel from MPI for being the feature hard-charger.

Ryan Bickett won the 10-lap D main, Blake Hahn claimed the 12-lap C main and Pursley took the 18-lap B main. Tasker Phillips was a flip victim while battling inside the top four in the B main event. He was uninjured.

“It’s such a surreal feeling,” said Abreu in Victory Lane. “Those restarts, you have to hit your marks, and I kept getting a little tighter and tighter on the bottom of turn two. I missed it that one time and allowed the 57 car to get by me on the outside. These cars are so momentum based, so it’s so crucial to make sure you’re up to speed on those first few laps. I’m just thankful for my guys. I’m just thankful, man. I dream of these opportunities and I try to work really hard to put myself in these positions. You line up there with eight laps to go with the best sprint car driver in the world, and you know you have to hit your marks. I was thinking of ways to beat him into turn one, and he kind of opened the door up. I just ran it wide open there.”

“I was able to finally time the start as good as I could when I got the lead,” said Larson. “I was hopeful to stay green, because I knew if we had a caution, I would be in trouble. We wouldn’t take off. Maybe if I slid myself into turn one, maybe I give myself a little bit better of a shot. I was hoping to get wound up, but it is what it is. We had fun this weekend. I wish we could have been one spot better. I’m proud of the team, and proud of how we did. I was happy with my car, but Rico was a good car out there in clean air. He’s led a ton of laps here this year. He knows how to lead and pick his way through traffic. He’s going to be hard to beat.”

“Rico’s car must take off good at high RPM,” said Price-Miller afterwards. “We set a pretty fast pace coming to green, and I spun my tires the first time. I knew he was probably going to get the jump. The middle was slick and the bottom had good grip. I was worried about getting through one and two. He had a better pace. We were pretty good on the bottom, on the top we were a little free. It was still a really good car. Running third to those guys is a win, but obviously, we’d like a little more.”

Join us tomorrow night, Sunday, August 3, for the 14th Annual Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank! For tickets or more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Results

D main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. 17B-Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD [2]; 2. 23W-Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN [5]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel, Fort Collins, CO [6]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton, Quinter, KS [8]; 5. 91-Preston Lattomus, Lewes, DE [12]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS [14]; 7. 33-Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA [10]; 8. 39JR-Brayden Mount, Rapid City, SD [7]; 9. 83-Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL [9]; 10. 29-Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK [13]; 11. 13V-Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE [15] / 12. 31-McCain Richards, Burlington, IA [16]; 13. 1M-Sean McClelland, Tulsa, OK [20]; 14. 7W-Justin Zimmerman, Athens, TX [17]; 15. 14-Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA [19]; 16. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ [11]; 17. 7B-Ben Brown, Marshall, MO [4]; 18. T4-Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA [18]; 19. 3R-Russell Potter, Boonville, MO [1]; 20. 38-Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA [3] DNS – 88R, Ryder LaPlante, Calera, OK; 88T, Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK; 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA; 11B, Kaylee Bryson, Muskogee, OK; 2N, Shad Petersen, Casper, WY; 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA

C main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 52-Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK [1]; 2. 23-Chase Dietz, York, PA [6]; 3. 55B-Chase Brown, Yutan, NE [7]; 4. 7-Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA [4]; 5. 86-Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO [3]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. [9]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS [10]; 8. 71-Brady Baker, Alexander, AR [11]; 9. 157-Cam Sorrels, Hallsville, MO [5]; 10. 5A-Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA [12]; 11. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek, Lagrange, OH [13]; 12. 23W-Scott Winters [15]; 13. 13M-Brett Moffitt, Mooresville, NC [8]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett [14]; 15. 29-Emilio Hoover [23]; 16. 7C-Chris Morgan [19]; 17. 2J-Zach Blurton [17]; 18. 16G-Austyn Gossel [16]; 19. 91-Preston Lattomus [18]; 20. 39JR-Brayden Mount [21]; 21. 83-Kurt Mueller [22]; 22. 33-Alan Zoutte [20]; 23. 35-Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN [2]; 24. 13V-Seth Brahmer [24] DNS – 3, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK; 5, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX; 17A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA; 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA; 11x, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK; 10L, Landon Britt, Memphis, TN

B main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. 13-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK [1]; 2. 55-Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. [2]; 3. 6-Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA [6]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO [5]; 5. 2M-Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA [3]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX [15]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA [11]; 8. 01-Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA [13]; 9. 03-Jack Dover, Springfield, NE [14]; 10. 09-Matt Juhl, Tea, SD [12]; 11. 2JR-Kelly Miller, Coaldale, ALB, Can. [4]; 12. 36-Jason Martin, Lincoln, NE [7]; 13. 23-Chase Dietz [19]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn [18]; 15. 7-Tyler Lee [21]; 16. 99-Tony Rost, Utica, NE [9]; 17. 77X-Alex Hill [23]; 18. 14T-Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. [16]; 19. 55B-Chase Brown [20]; 20. 3F-Derek Hagar, Marion, AR [17]; 21. 86-Timothy Smith [22]; 22. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA [8]; 23. 45X-Kyler Johnson [24]; 24. 24H-Kade Higday, Knoxville, IA [10] DNS – 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 25, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA; 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA

A main (started), 30 Laps, NT: 1. 24R-Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA [4]; 3. 71P-Parker Price Miller, Kokomo, IN [2]; 4. 10-Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK [5]; 5. 26-Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN [6]; 6. 27-Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA [3]; 7. 88-Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA [11]; 8. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, CA [17]; 9. 21T-James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. [9]; 10. 21-Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO [16]; 11. 87-Justin Sanders, Aromas, CA [8]; 12. 9R-Chase Randall, Waco TX [13]; 13. 40G-Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD [10]; 14. 55-Kerry Madsen [22]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA [15]; 16. 4-Cameron Martin, Ankeny, IA [12]; 17. 13-Daison Pursley [21]; 18. 63-JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA [14]; 19. 6-Dustin Selvage [23]; 20. 27B-Jake Bubak [24]; 21. 40-Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA [19]; 22. 44-Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA [7]; 23. 18T-Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR [20]; 24. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA [18]. Lap Leaders: Abreu 1-22, Larson 23-24, Abreu 25-30. MPI Hard-charger: Scelzi.

Rico Abreu Wins Feature, Earns Pole For Saturday’s 360 Knoxville Nationals Championship!

Rico Abreu Wins Feature, Earns Pole For Saturday’s 360 Knoxville Nationals Championship!
By Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 1, 2025) –Rico Abreu of St. Helena, California, made a late pass of Ryan Timms to claim the feature on Friday’s Night #2 of the 35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The $3,000 win garnered the driver of the Rico Abreu Racing #24R enough points to start on the pole of Saturday’s $20,000 to win finale beside Parker Price-Miller, who finished third in Friday’s feature. Carson McCarl and Kyle Larson, Thursday’s high point getter will make up row two, and Timms and Justin Peck will comprise row three (full lineups below).

Cam Martin led the 20-lap main event early over Terry McCarl, Ryan Timms, Clint Garner and Abreu. Timms used the low side of turn three to pass McCarl for second, and Abreu followed him into third a lap later.

Timms used the high side of turn four to pass Martin for the point on lap five. Abreu shot by Martin on the backstretch on lap 8 to take second, before Blake Hahn slowed to bring out a caution. Timms led Abreu, Martin, McCarl and Garner back to green.

Abreu used the middle of turns one and two to make a pass for the lead on the restart. Parker Price-Miller moved into the top five on lap 10. Up front, Timms reeled Abreu back in and passed him to retake the point on lap 11. Price-Miller also passed McCarl for fourth.

Timms was in lapped traffic on lap 16. Abreu slid across Timm’s nose on lap 17, with Timms reeling after contact with Abreu’s right rear. He kept the car righted and maintained second before Tim Kaeding spun in turn four to bring the final caution with three to go.

Abreu went on to his first career 360 feature here, ahead of Timms, Price-Miller, Cam Martin and Carson McCarl, who gained fifth from Terry on the white flag lap. Brian Brown, Garner, Gio Scelz and Jake Bubak rounded out the top ten. Carson McCarl set quick time over the 44-car field, while Jack Dover, Bubak, Cam Sorrels, Tyler Lee and Chase Dietz won the heats. Scelzi claimed the B main.

“The hat tip to my team,” said Abreu in Victory Lane. “They just worked really hard on this thing. They do an amazing job. These cars (360’s) are momentum based, and you really have to keep these engines up on the pipe. I kept telling (crew chief) Ricky, I need a little bit more ‘stick.’ They got the car unbelievable for me.”

“I kind of figured it was going to be me and Rico up there at the front,” said Timms beside the Leibig Racing #10. “The first few laps I got my speed built around the top. I was able to get underneath Terry and by Martin there. The caution came out, and I saw Rico behind me. The car didn’t take off great, and I had a bad restart. Rico got underneath me, and I was able to get back by him. I don’t know what he was doing to catch me, but he showed me a nose in three and four. I tried to get down under him as soon as possible, but just did it too soon. I got into his right rear and got myself all jacked up after that. It was a great night overall, and I’m super-happy with the speed.”

“The heat race (in which he was penalized on the start) definitely lit a fire,” said Price-Miller. “I was really happy with our car. I think we tied Rico in points, so we’ll be starting beside him tomorrow. I can’t thank the (Indy Race Parts #71P) team enough. I was super-happy with our car. Hopefully, we can build it up for tomorrow.”

Join us tomorrow night, Saturday, August 2, for the finale of the 35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! For tickets or more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night #2 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 27-Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 00:16.020[42] ($500 from Cedar Rapids Winpump); 2. 71P-Parker Price Miller, Kokomo, IN, 00:16.154[1]; 3. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 00:16.170[40]; 4. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 00:16.180[2]; 5. 40G-Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 00:16.186[38]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 00:16.244[24]; 7. 24R-Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 00:16.292[33]; 8. 10-Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 00:16.314[26]; 9. 3-Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 00:16.327[15]; 10. 2JR-Kelly Miller, Coaldale, ALB, Can., 00:16.339[27]; 11. 24-Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 00:16.345[8]; 12. 4-Cameron Martin, Ankeny, IA, 00:16.391[18]; 13. 21-Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 00:16.421[21]; 14. 36-Jason Martin, Lincoln, NE, 00:16.421[23]; 15. 17-Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 00:16.432[20]; 16. 77X-Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can., 00:16.471[22]; 17. 5-Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX, 00:16.494[3]; 18. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 00:16.502[13]; 19. 25-Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 00:16.517[36]; 20. 71-Brady Baker, Alexander, AR, 00:16.522[5]; 21. 52-Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK, 00:16.548[31]; 22. 27B-Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 00:16.568[6]; 23. 9-Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 00:16.617[12]; 24. 14T-Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 00:16.674[41]; 25. 01-Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA, 00:16.734[37]; 26. 03-Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 00:16.784[32]; 27. 10L-Landon Britt, Memphis, TN, 00:16.798[39]; 28. 157-Cam Sorrels, Hallsville, MO, 00:16.823[16]; 29. 7-Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA, 00:16.856[4]; 30. 23-Chase Dietz, York, PA, 00:16.875[25]; 31. 16G-Austyn Gossel, Fort Collins, CO, 00:16.918[44]; 32. 3R-Russell Potter, Boonville, MO, 00:16.920[7]; 33. 17B-Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 00:16.953[19]; 34. 23W-Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 00:16.987[11]; 35. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ, 00:17.025[17]; 36. 31-McCain Richards, Burlington, IA, 00:17.177[10]; 37. 29-Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK, 00:17.258[29]; 38. 88T-Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK, 00:17.344[35]; 39. 91-Preston Lattomus, Lewes, DE, 00:17.403[14]; 40. 13V-Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE, 00:17.458[28]; 41. 14-Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 00:17.460[43]; 42. 7W-Justin Zimmerman, Athens, TX, 00:17.481[30]; 43. 49-Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, [34]; 44. 1M-Sean McClelland, Owasso, OK, NT (9).

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.1: 1. 03-Jack Dover[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 4. 27-Carson McCarl[6] / 5. 22-Riley Goodno[5]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill[3]; 7. 16G-Austyn Gossel[7]; 8. 14-Aidan Zoutte[9]; 9. 31-McCain Richards[8]

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:43.3: 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[2]; 2. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 3. 4-Cameron Martin[4]; 4. 71P-Parker Price Miller[6] . 5. 5-Brenham Crouch[3]; 6. 10L-Landon Britt[1]; 7. 3R-Russell Potter[7]; 8. 7W-Justin Zimmerman[9]; 9. 29-Emilio Hoover[8]

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. 157-Cam Sorrels[1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[4]; 3. 10-Ryan Timms[5]; 4. 9-Kasey Kahne[2] / 5. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[3]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]; 7. 88T-Terry Easum[8]; 8. (DNF) 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[6]; 9. DNS - 49-Brad Sweet

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:29.9: 1. 7-Tyler Lee[1]; 2. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 25-Tim Kaeding[3] / 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]; 6. 3-Daryn Pittman[5]; 7. 23W-Scott Winters[7]; 8. 91-Preston Lattomus[8]; 9. DNS - 1M-Sean McClelland

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:57.1: 1. 23-Chase Dietz[1]; 2. 01-Colby Copeland[2]; 3. 40G-Clint Garner[6]; 4. 2JR-Kelly Miller[5] / 5. 71-Brady Baker[3]; 6. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[7]; 7. 13V-Seth Brahmer[8]; 8. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[4]

B main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[3]; 3. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[2]; 4. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[8] / 5. 5-Brenham Crouch[7]; 6. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[5]; 7. 3-Daryn Pittman[4]; 8. 77X-Alex Hill[6]; 9. 71-Brady Baker[9]; 10. 10L-Landon Britt[10]; 11. 3R-Russell Potter[12]; 12. 23W-Scott Winters[14]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[13]; 14. 91-Preston Lattomus[19]; 15. 88T-Terry Easum[18]; 16. 29-Emilio Hoover[17]; 17. 7W-Justin Zimmerman[22]; 18. 16G-Austyn Gossel[11]; 19. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[15]; 20. 13V-Seth Brahmer[20]; 21. 31-McCain Richards[16]; 22. 14-Aidan Zoutte[21]; DNS - 23. 49-Brad Sweet; 24. 1M-Sean McClelland

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 2. 10-Ryan Timms[4]; 3. 71P-Parker Price Miller[7]; 4. 4-Cameron Martin[1]; 5. 27-Carson McCarl[8]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl[2]; 7. 21-Brian Brown[9]; 8. 40G-Clint Garner[6]; 9. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[21]; 10. 27B-Jake Bubak[13]; 11. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[24]; 12. 01-Colby Copeland[16]; 13. 03-Jack Dover[17]; 14. 9-Kasey Kahne[14]; 15. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[23]; 16. 2JR-Kelly Miller[3]; 17. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 18. 25-Tim Kaeding[11]; 19. 7-Tyler Lee[19]; 20. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[15]; 21. 23-Chase Dietz[20]; 22. 157-Cam Sorrels[18]; 23. 22-Riley Goodno[22]; 24. 52-Blake Hahn[12]. Lap Leaders: Cam Martin 1-4, Timms 5-8, Abreu 9-10, Timms 11-16, Abreu 17-20. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.

Saturday’s Lineups for the 35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank

A main (30 laps)

  1. 24R Rico Abreu - 485 Points
  2. 71P Parker Price Miller - 485 Points
  3. 27 Carson McCarl - 483 Points
  4. 57 Kyle Larson - 478 Points
  5. 10 Ryan Timms - 478 Points
  6. 26 Justin Peck - 477 Points
  7. 44 Chris Martin - 476 Points
  8. 87 Justin Sanders - 473 Points
  9. 21T James McFadden - 472 Points
  10. 40G Clint Garner - 472 Points
  11. 88 Austin McCarl - 471 Points
  12. 4 Cameron Martin - 466 Points
  13. 9R Chase Randall - 465 Points
  14. 63 J.J. Hickle - 465 Points
  15. 24 Terry McCarl - 464 Points
  16. 21 Brian Brown - 461 Points
  17. 7BC Giovanni Scelzi - 459 Points
  18. 3P Sawyer Phillips - 454 Points
  19. 40 Ryan Leavitt - 453 Points
  20. 18T Tanner Holmes - 451 Points

B main (18 laps)

  1. 13 Daison Pursley - 449 Points
  2. 55 Kerry Madsen - 445 Points
  3. 2M Ryan Giles - 445 Points
  4. 2JR Kelly Miller - 443 Points
  5. 27B Jake Bubak - 440 Points
  6. 6 Dustin Selvage - 440 Points
  7. 36 Jason Martin - 436 Points
  8. 1TZ Tasker Phillips - 434 Points
  9. 99 Tony Rost - 434 Points
  10. 24H Kade Higday - 434 Points
  11. 22 Riley Goodno - 434 Points
  12. 09 Matt Juhl - 430 Points
  13. 01 Colby Copeland - 427 Points
  14. 03 Jack Dover - 426 Points
  15. 15H Sam Hafertepe - 426 Points
  16. 9 Kasey Kahne - 421 Points
  17. 25 Tim Kaeding - 421 Points
  18. 4W Jamie Ball - 416 Points
  19. 14T Brooke Tatnell - 413 Points
  20. 3F Derek Hagar - 411 Points

C main (12 laps)

  1. 52 Blake Hahn - 411 Points
  2. 35 Skylar Prochaska - 409 Points
  3. 86 Timothy Smith - 409 Points
  4. 7 Tyler Lee - 408 Points
  5. 3 Daryn Pittman - 407 Points
  6. 95 Matt Covington - 406 Points
  7. 157 Cam Sorrels - 404 Points
  8. 23 Chase Dietz - 402 Points
  9. 55B Chase Brown - 398 Points
  10. 13M Brett Moffitt - 398 Points
  11. 5 Brenham Crouch - 398 Points
  12. 17A Jack Anderson - 396 Points
  13. 17 Tyler Groenendyk - 391 Points
  14. 77X Alex Hill - 391 Points
  15. 45X Kyler Johnson - 388 Points
  16. 71 Brady Baker - 384 Points
  17. 5A Alex Vande Voort - 382 Points
  18. 11N Kasey Jedrzejek - 377 Points
  19. 11X Hank Davis - 370 Points
  20. 10L Landon Britt - 365 Points

D main (10 laps)

  1. 3R Russell Potter - 350 Points
  2. 17B Ryan Bickett - 347 Points
  3. 38 Logan Alexander - 346 Points
  4. 88R Ryder Laplante - 345 Points
  5. 7B Ben Brown - 344 Points
  6. 23W Scott Winters - 344 Points
  7. 16G Austyn Gossel - 338 Points
  8. 39JR Brayden Mount - 337 Points
  9. 2J Zach Blurton - 335 Points
  10. 83 Kurt Mueller - 335 Points
  11. 33 Alan Zoutte - 335 Points
  12. 4C Tuesday Calderwood - 331 Points
  13. 88T Terry Easum - 330 Points
  14. 1A John Anderson - 330 Points
  15. 91 Preston Lattomus - 327 Points
  16. 29 Emilio Hoover - 324 Points
  17. 7C Chris Morgan - 322 Points
  18. 11B Kaylee Bryson - 316 Points
  19. 13V Seth Brahmer - 316 Points
  20. 31 McCain Richards - 316 Points
  21. 7W Justin Zimmerman - 315 Points
  22. T4 Tyler Graves - 315 Points
  23. 14 Aidan Zoutte - 307 Points
  24. 2N Shad Petersen - 304 Points
  25. 49 Brad Sweet - 298 Points
  26. 1M Sean McClelland - 294 Points

    Austin McCarl Wins Three-Way Battle for the Win on Opening Night of Knoxville 360 Nationals!

    Austin McCarl Wins Three-Way Battle for the Win on Opening Night of 360 Knoxville Nationals!
    By Bill Wright

    KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 31, 2025) – Austin McCarl sits atop the 410 point standings at Knoxville Raceway, but Thursday night, he won a three-way battle to take the win on Night #1 of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The win earned the Altoona, Iowa driver $3,000 and gave him enough points to rank sixth overall on the night in the Country Builders Construction #88. Kyle Larson, who finished second in the feature, was the top point man, followed by Justin Peck, Chris Martin, Justin Sanders and third place James McFadden (full points below). The other half of the event field will qualify Friday night.

    Chase Randall led the 20-lap non-stop main event early, followed by McCarl, McFadden, JJ Hickle and Peck. Larson entered the top five by lap two, took fourth from Hickle on lap four, and claimed third from McFadden by lap seven.

    Randall entered traffic at the halfway mark, as McCarl and Larson drew closer. On lap 14, McCarl slipped by Randall in heavy lapped traffic, with Larson a close third. Randall worked back by McCarl on the following circuit to retake the lead. On lap 16, surrounded by heavy lapped traffic, both McCarl and Larson moved by Randall into first and second.

    With two to go, Randall worked back by Larson for the runner-up spot, but McFadden was charging as well. Coming fo the white flag, Larson and McFadden moved by Randall into second and third.

    McCarl held them off for his third career 360 win here, ahead of Larson, McFadden, Peck and Randall. Hickle, Martin, Kerry Madsen, Sanders and Ryan Leavitt rounded out the top ten. Sam Hafertepe Jr. set quick time over the 42-car field, but ran out of fuel on the white flag lap, while leading the B main. Tanner Holmes, who was the hard-charger in the feature, grabbed the B main win. Dustin Selvage, Jamie Ball, Matt Juhl, Tony Rost and Matt Covington won the heats.

    “I think I saw Kyle at least two or three times underneath me,” said a happy McCarl in Victory Lane. “Traffic got amazing! I had to make the right decisions in traffic there. Things went my way, and didn’t go my way at times. I just had to be smart and kind of really watch ahead. I thought of my Dad (Terry). You’ve got to be good in traffic, especially on a racetrack like that. I haven’t felt real comfortable tonight, but these guys kept working on it. That was a fun race, a fun non-stop deal.”

    “It was a lot of fun,” said Larson. “I got to third maybe a little bit quicker than I thought I could. I felt like I could bide my time a little bit, and traffic just got busier than I thought. I made some bad decisions and had some holes plug up at the wrong time, but Austin did a great job through traffic. That was a lot of fun with him and Chase and James at the end. My car felt really good. I feel like we gained a fair amount of points. Hopefully, we’ll line up well for Saturday.”

    “I was just trying to search and find something different,” said McFadden. “It was a really busy race, and the track kind of moved around a lot. I kind of tried to be where everyone else wasn’t and keep the momentum up. It’s a lot different driving a 360. You can bog them down easily. That’s what I was doing at the start of the race. It was a solid night for us. We should be pretty good. My lack of seat time on the half-miles probably hurt me, but all in all it was a good night.”

    Join us tomorrow night, Friday, August 1, as the 35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank continues with Night #2. For tickets or more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

    35th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night #1 Results

    Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, Sunnyvale, TX, 00:16.002 (1) ($500 from Cedar Rapids Winpump); 2. 87-Justin Sanders, Aromas, CA, 00:16.132 (7); 3. 13-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 00:16.230 (13); 4. 44-Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 00:16.281 (17); 5. 26-Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 00:16.348 (19); 6. 18T-Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR, 00:16.415 (9); 7. 86-Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO, 00:16.446 (16); 8. 57-Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 00:16.471 (38); 9. 24H-Kade Higday, Knoxville, IA, 00:16.487 (10); 10. 21T-James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 00:16.542 (39); 11. 88-Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 00:16.548 (15); 12. 63-JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 00:16.608 (24); 13. 9R-Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 00:16.634 (8); 14. 40-Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA, 00:16.660 (41); 15. 11X-Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK, 00:16.661 (33); 16. 2M-Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA, 00:16.682 (28); 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS, 00:16.724 (2); 18. 17A-Jack Anderson, Newton, IA, 00:16.764 (6); 19. 99-Tony Rost, Utica, NE, 00:16.783 (12); 20. 55-Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 00:16.786 (37); 21. 6-Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 00:16.816 (23); 22. 4W-Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 00:16.860 (34); 23. 09-Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 00:16.886 (29); 24. 3F-Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 00:16.902 (11); 25. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek, Lagrange, OH, 00:16.996 (21); 26. 13M-Brett Moffitt, Mooresville, NC, 00:17.020 (4); 27. 55B-Chase Brown, Utica, NE, 00:17.054 (32); 28. 35-Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 00:17.068 (26); 29. 88R-Ryder Laplante, Calera, OK, 00:17.131 (20); 30. 95-Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 00:17.210 (40); 31. 5A-Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA, 00:17.265 (36); 32. 39JR-Brayden Mount, Rapid City, SD, 00:17.375 (18); 33. 38-Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA, 00:17.390 (31); 34. 1A-John Anderson, Des Moines, IA, 00:17.397 (5); 35. 33-Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 00:17.455 (14); 36. 83-Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL, 00:17.484 (22); 37. 7B-Ben Brown, Marshall, MO, 00:17.500 (30); 38. 2J-Zach Blurton, Quinter, KS, 00:17.531 (35); 39. T4-Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA, 00:17.680 (27); 40. 7C-Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS, 00:18.087 (42); 41. 2N-Shad Petersen, Casper, WY, NT; 42. DQ (Light at the Scales) 11B-Kaylee Bryson, Muskogee, OK (3)

    Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:17.2: 1. 6-Dustin Selvage (2); 2. 2M-Ryan Giles (3); 3. 13M-Brett Moffitt (1); 4. 88-Austin McCarl (4) / 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (6); 6. 18T-Tanner Holmes (5); 7. 5A-Alex Vande Voort (7); 8. 83-Kurt Mueller (8); 9. (DNS) 2N-Shad Petersen

    Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:40.2: 1. 4W-Jamie Ball (2); 2. 63-JJ Hickle (4); 3. 55B-Chase Brown (1); 4. 87-Justin Sanders (6) / 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson (3); 6. 86-Timothy Smith (5); 7. 7B-Ben Brown (8); 8. 39JR-Brayden Mount (7); 9. 11B-Kaylee Bryson (9)

    Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:29.0: 1. 09-Matt Juhl (2); 2. 9R-Chase Randall (4); 3. 57-Kyle Larson (5); 4. 35-Skylar Prochaska (1) / 5. 17A-Jack Anderson (3); 6. 13-Daison Pursley (6); 7. 38-Logan Alexander (7); 8. 2J-Zach Blurton (8)

    Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:35.9: 1. 99-Tony Rost (3); 2. 40-Ryan Leavitt (4); 3. 44-Chris Martin (6); 4. 3F-Derek Hagar (2) / 5. 24H-Kade Higday (5); 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 7. 1A-John Anderson (7); 8. T4-Tyler Graves (8)

    Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:54.7: 1. 95-Matt Covington (1); 2. 55-Kerry Madsen (3); 3. 21T-James McFadden (5); 4. 26-Justin Peck (6) / 5. 11X-Hank Davis (4); 6. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek (2); 7. 7C-Chris Morgan (8); 8. 33-Alan Zoutte (7)

    B main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 18T-Tanner Holmes (3); 2. 13-Daison Pursley (2); 3. 24H-Kade Higday (5); 4. 5A-Alex Vande Voort (11) / 5. 17A-Jack Anderson (8); 6. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek (9); 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (1); 8. 86-Timothy Smith (4); 9. 7B-Ben Brown (17); 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson (7); 11. 2J-Zach Blurton (18); 12. 38-Logan Alexander (13); 13. 83-Kurt Mueller (16); 14. 33-Alan Zoutte (15); 15. 11B-Kaylee Bryson (21); 16. 39JR-Brayden Mount (12); 17. 7C-Chris Morgan (20); 18. 88R-Ryder Laplante (10); 19. 1A-John Anderson (14); 20. T4-Tyler Graves (19); 21. 11X-Hank Davis (6); DNS - 22. 2N-Shad Petersen

    A main (started), 20 Laps, 6:13.6: 1. 88-Austin McCarl (3); 2. 57-Kyle Larson (5); 3. 21T-James McFadden (4); 4. 26-Justin Peck (6); 5. 9R-Chase Randall (1); 6. 63-JJ Hickle (2); 7. 44-Chris Martin (7); 8. 55-Kerry Madsen (12); 9. 87-Justin Sanders (8); 10. 40-Ryan Leavitt (9); 11. 6-Dustin Selvage (13); 12. 2M-Ryan Giles (10); 13. 18T-Tanner Holmes (21); 14. 09-Matt Juhl (15); 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska (19); 16. 99-Tony Rost (11); 17. 13-Daison Pursley (22); 18. 3F-Derek Hagar (16); 19. 95-Matt Covington (20); 20. 24H-Kade Higday (23); 21. 5A-Alex Vande Voort (24); 22. 4W-Jamie Ball (14); 23. 55B-Chase Brown (18); 24. 13M-Brett Moffitt (17). Lap Leaders: Randall 1-13, A. McCarl 14, Randall 15, A. McCarl 16-20. Hard-charger: Holmes.

    Thursday Points

    1. 57 Kyle Larson - 478
    2. 26 Justin Peck - 477
    3. 44 Chris Martin - 476
    4. 87 Justin Sanders - 473
    5. 21T James McFadden - 472
    6. 88 Austin McCarl - 471
    7. 9R Chase Randall - 465
    8. 63 J.J. Hickle - 465
    9. 40 Ryan Leavitt - 453
    10. 18T Tanner Holmes - 451
    11. 13 Daison Pursley - 449
    12. 55 Kerry Madsen - 445
    13. 2M Ryan Giles - 445
    14. 6 Dustin Selvage - 440
    15. 24H Kade Higday - 434
    16. 99 Tony Rost - 434
    17. 09 Matt Juhl - 430
    18. 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr - 426
    19. 4W Jamie Ball - 416
    20. 3F Derek Hagar - 411
    21. 35 Skylar Prochaska - 409
    22. 86 Timothy Smith - 409
    23. 95 Matt Covington - 406
    24. 55B Chase Brown - 398
    25. 13M Brett Moffitt - 398
    26. 17A Jack Anderson - 396
    27. 45X Kyler Johnson - 388
    28. 5A Alex Vande Voort - 382
    29. 11N Kasey Jedrzejek - 377
    30. 11X Hank Davis - 370
    31. 38 Logan Alexander - 346
    32. 88R Ryder Laplante - 345
    33. 7B Ben Brown - 344
    34. 39JR Brayden Mount - 337
    35. 33 Alan Zoutte - 335
    36. 2J Zach Blurton - 335
    37. 83 Kurt Mueller - 335
    38. 1A John Anderson - 330
    39. 7C Chris Morgan - 322
    40. 11B Kaylee Bryson - 316
    41. T4 Tyler Graves - 315
    42. 2N Shad Petersen - 304

     
       

 

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