KNOXVILLE, Iowa — The 61st NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals kicks off Wednesday night at the historic Knoxville Raceway with a field of heavy hitters led by 10-time race winner Donny Schatz.
Schatz and the other 51 drivers scheduled for Wednesday’s program will be chasing points in the traditional and unique Knoxville Nationals points system that awards points each time a driver hits the track.
The top drivers in points through the two qualifying nights are locked into the front eight rows for Saturday’s 50-lap, $175,000-to-win main event.
Schatz, who drives the familiar Tony Stewart Racing No. 15, hasn’t won the Nationals since 2017. He finished second in Sunday’s Capitani Classic at the half-mile track.
David Gravel, who won the 2019 Knoxville Nationals is also scheduled to run Wednesday, aboard the Big Game Motorsports No. 2.
Pennsylvania traveler Brent Marks, who won the Kings Royal and Historical Big One at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway as well as a World of Outlaws feature at Knoxville earlier this year, is also in Wednesday’s field.
Logan Schuchart, who won the Capitani Classic and finished second in the 2019 Nationals, will be aboard the No. 1s Shark Racing entry, while Sheldon Haudenschild, a winner of eight World of Outlaws features, this season, will steer the familiar No. 17 Stenhouse Marshall Racing machine.
Other World of Outlaws regulars competing Wednesday include Brock Zearfoss, James McFadden and Robbie Price
Knoxville Raceway regulars Ian Madsen, Justin Henderson, 360 Nationals winner Aaron Reutzel, Terry McCarl are also scheduled for Wednesday, with All Star Circuit of Champions contenders Parker Price-Miller, Justin Peck, Cory Eliason and Hunter Schuerenberg also in action.
California invaders Gio Scelzi, Shane Golobic, Justin Sanders and Corey Day, four-time USAC sprint car champion Brady Bacon and ASCS champion Blake Hahn are also scheduled.
Wednesday’s main event pays $12,000 to win.
WEDNESDAY, AUG 10
1au      Marcus Dumesny    Sydney, Australia
1m       Don Droud Jr.        Lincoln, Neb.
1s        Logan Schuchart     Hanover, Pa.
1x        Jake Bubak          Arvada, Colo.
2          David Gravel        Watertown, Conn.
2c        Wayne Johnson          Tuttle, Okla.
2kk      Kevin Ingle          Huron, S.D.
2ks       Ian Madsen         St. Marys, Australia
2m       Davey Heskin        St. Michael, Minn.
3          Ayrton Gennetten    Gravois Mills, Mo.
3p        Sawyer Phillips            Pleasantville, Iowa
3z        Brock Zearfoss      Jonestown, Pa.
6b        Brandon Wimmer    Fairmount, Ind.
7          Justin Henderson        Tea, S.D.
7s        Robbie Price         Cobble Hill, British Columbia
7w       Dustin Selvage       Indianaola, Iowa
8          Aaron Reutzel       Clute, Texas
9jr        Derek Hagar        Marion, Ark.
10        Skylar Prochaska     Lakefield, Minn.
11        Roger Crockett       Broken Arrow, Okla.
11m     Parker Price-Miller    Kokomo, Ind.
13        Justin Peck          Monrovia, Ind.
13jt      Mark Dobmeier      Grand Forks, N.D.
14        Corey Day           Clovis, Calif.
14m     Cole Macedo        Lemoore, Calif.
15        Donny Schatz        Fargo, N.D.
16a      Colby Copeland           Rocklin, Calif.
17        Sheldon Haudenschild  Wooster, Ohio
17c      Carson Short        Marion, Ill.
17w     Shane Golobic       Rocklin, Calif.
18        Gio Scelzi           Fresno, Calif.
19        Brent Marks         Myerstown, Pa.
20        A.J. Moeller         Rockwell City, Iowa
21h      Brady Bacon         Winchester, Ind.
22        Riley Goodno        Knoxville, Iowa
24        Terry McCarl         Altoona, Iowa
24w     Garet Williamson     Kingdom City, Mo.
39        Justin Sanders       Aromas, Calif.
40        Clint Garner         Sioux Falls, S.D.
45        Rusty Hickman       Bendigo, Victoria
49j       Josh Schneiderman   W. Burlington, Iowa
52        Blake Hahn          Sapulpa, Okla.
55        Hunter Schuerenberg Avon, Ind.
55t       McKenna Haase      Des Moines, Iowa
55w     Mike Wagner         Harrisonville, Pa.
65        Jordan Goldesberry   Springfield, Ill.
71        Cory Eliason          Visalia, Calif.
73        Scotty Thiel          Sheboygan, Wis.
83        James McFadden        Warrnambool, Australia
84        Scott Bogucki        McLaren Vale, Australia
91        Kyle Reinhardt        Abbottstown, Pa.
101      Lachlan McHugh      Gold Coast, Australia
