Jonathan Davenport has opened up a 2.742-second lead on the field, but Bobby Pierce is quickly up to P5. Dillon McCowan passes Hudson O'Neal for P3. Chad Simpson running P2.

Now Hudson O'Neal gets back yo second! And Bobby Pierce follows to third. Bug Davenport leads by 3.2

🟡 Caution is out with 10 to go. Boon Briggs spun on the frontstretch. He pulls into his stall. Matt Furman pulls in as well with some front fender damage.

Bobby Pierce gets by Hudson O'Neal for P2 with 10 to go. Pierce vs. Davenport out front.

🏁 DAVENPORT AT THE DUMP! Jonathan Davenport (Jonathan Davenport) brings the No. 49 to victory lane during Night 1 of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals! 🥈 Bobby Pierce 🥉 Hudson O’Neal 🅿️4️⃣ Devin Moran 🅿️5️⃣ tim mccreadie 🅿️6️⃣ Dillon McCowan 🅿️7️⃣ Tyler Erb 🅿️8️⃣ Ryan Gustin

Sprint Car ace Corey Day on what he learned in his Truck Series debut combined with his ARCA start today at Bristol

🍺 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦 🍺 with 2014 ARCA champion and West Des Moines native Mason Mitchell

Just a quote from JD. And we still appreciate him! x.com/AlwaysRaceDay/…

UDPB: Jonathan Davenport (Jonathan Davenport) took home the Knoxville Late Model Nationals prelim win at Knoxville Raceway tonight. He still thinks it's "a dump," but that's just what he calls it. Listen to hear what he wants to see the rest of the weekend.

I love seeing Knoxville lean into this. A guy doesn’t like a track. Who cares! We want drivers speaking their minds…until they speak their mind. At the end of the day all this has done is getting sprint car people paying attention to a race they never cared about. Win win.

Qualifying Groups are set for Night #2 of the 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by YourLifeIowa! #LucasLMNats

Engine change underway in Brad Sweet’s pit area.

We’ll be rolling right into the @FKRodEnds Dash, then the B-Main following USAC Racing Midget Heat Races. Here’s how they start at ELDORA SPEEDWAY:

Jimmy Owens and his crew check out the damage on the No. 20 car after he spun on the opening lap of heat 3.

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🚨 Friday’s A-Main lineup is set at ELDORA SPEEDWAY! The USAC Racing Midgets are out first then, then it’s showtime for @Kubota_USA High Limit Racing at the BeFour the Crowns Showdown. 📺 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗣 on FloRacing.com/HighLimit

They're going to take a break at Knoxville for track prep. Broadcast said it will last around 30 minutes. Stock car A-Main scheduled to run before the late models.

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