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Knuckles holds off Hall for win

“Mr. Showtime” Dakotah Knuckles used the luck of the invert draw to score his second win in a row at Tazewell Speedway in front of a large crowd on a beautiful Saturday night. In time trials Jason Trammell of Knoxville would turn in the fastest lap of 11.678 seconds with fellow Knoxvillian Brad Hall turning the second quickest lap of 11.875 seconds. Trammell would draw a three on the invert draw giving Knuckles the pole position for the thirty lap feature alongside Hall.

From the drop of the green Knuckles seized the lead trailed by Hall, Josh Collins of Powell, Trammell and Matthew Holt of Thorn Hill. Collins and Trammell would battle side by side in the early going for the third spot. On lap eleven Collins would pull pit side with smoke trailing from behind his car

Meanwhile up front Knuckles distanced himself from Hall and would lead every lap of the feature for his second win in a row and third overall season victory in the Hickory Star Resort & Marina, Marcum Oil, Jovida Enterprises, Florida Vet Cardiology, Fast Lane Sign & Graphics, Vic Hill Racing Engine powered Rocket Race Car.

Limited Late Models1. 21K Dakotah Knuckles2. 47 Brad Hall3. 90J Jason Trammell4. 17 Brian Shockley5. 22 Matthew Holt6. 1 David Clark7. 54 Mitchell Burke8. 63 Josh CollinsDNS 18 Josh Lee

David Clark of Tazewell also used the invert draw to his advantage to notch his second win of the season in a stout Sportsman feature field. Current Sportsman points leader Clyde Overholt was fastest in qualifying with a lap of 12.167 seconds with Clark turning in the second quickest time of 12.204 seconds. Overholt would draw the two on the invert which gave the pole position to Clark.
Bringing the field to the green Clark quickly jumped into the lead with Overholt, Tazewell natives Jonathan Miracle and Anthony Arnwine and Morristown's Gary Blanken battling for the top five spots. Phillip Shockley would bring out the caution on lap three as he spun coming off of turn four. On the restart Arnwine would retire with a broken driveshaft.
By lap eight Clark had opened up a six car length lead over Overholt. The final caution would fly on lap twelve for debris on the track. Overholt would mount a challenge for the lead on the restart yet it was Clark's night as he would lead every lap of the feature for his second win of the season. Clark’s Custom Race Engine powered Rayburn Race Car is sponsored by Slim & Trim Weight Loss Center, Wallace Auto Sales, Kiddie Land Day Care Center, 1st Class Towing & Recovery, Shorty's Shock Service, Allen Lester and Round Top Farms.

Sportsman1. David Clark2. 4 Clyde Overholt3. 50 Jonathan Miracle4. 05 Gary Blanken5. XXX Josh Chesney6. 21 Brian Howerton7. 144 Chris Barton8. 50 Rick Welch9. 24 Andy Wilder10. 25 Eric Webber11. 11 Cody Smith12. J2 Randy Davis13. 111 Anthony Arnwine14. 92T Travis Crosby15. 34 Phillip Shockley16. 14 Kurt owensDNS 53 Floyd BranhamDNS G7 Billy Gordon

Kurt Owens of Newport lead every lap of the Super Stock feature for his second win in a row. Owens would start on the outside of the front row alongside Super Stock points leader Brad Davis of Tazewell. The duo would pull away from the rest of the field in the early going. By lap twelve they would encounter lap traffic. Owens sliced his way through the lap cars while Davis had to hold off a hard charging Robbie Buchanan in the late laps.

Super Stock1. 14 Kurt Owens2. 88 Brad Davis3. P21 Robbie Buchanan4. 1 Jamie Whitt5. 56 Tony Horton6. 33 Phillip Nichols7. 3 Austin Neely8. 12 JJ Green9. 55 Brad Sturgill10. 38 Cody Thompson11. 46 Clynnis PhillipsDNS 14 Logan Seals

Phillip Thompson of Knoxville continued his dominance of the Classic Car division by scoring his thirteen win of the season at Tazewell Speedway and his fifteenth overall win in the Skyline Transportation ,Vyve Broadband ,Crockett Creek Beef Jerky, Hooker Harness, Filmax Filtration, Eagle Race Engine powered Radioactive Race Car . Josh Chesney of Maynardville would win the six lap heat race that determined the starting spots for the feature.

Classic Car1. 24 Philip Thompson2. 3 Jason Beeler3. XXX Josh Chesney4. 7 John Stevens5. 2 Sawyer WaltonDNS C7 Hayston CollettDNS 28 Denver Tharp

Points leader Chuck McMahan of Dandridge lead every lap of the 4 Cylinder feature for his sixth win of the season in the Original Mr. Freezo, Lowes Auto Parts, Round Boy Motorsports Ford Mustang.

4 Cylinder1. 99 Chuck McMahan2. 44 Jeromy Collins3. 7 Bubby Braden4. 72 Rufus Collett5. 17 Scott Haynes

This Friday night August 21st Limited Late Models will be racing for $1550 to win. Also in action will be our Sportsman, Super Stocks, Classic Cars and 4 Cylinders.

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