Well we certainly had a fascinating night of racing on May 22 at the Knoxville Raceway. While the car count may have been down a little, the racing action sure did not disappoint.
Love him or hate him, Sammy Swindell is so incredible as he continues to amaze us with his driving talent. The way he came from near the back of the field to win the feature event in the 410 class was a driving clinic according to many observers. And the drama went all the way down to the end as a tire on his machine exploded right after he took the checkered flags.
The start of the A-main was one of those odd mysteries of Knoxville lore, as half the field of cars got tangled in a melee and amazingly no one flipped.
It was unfortunate that Shane Stewart was in our house and could not turn some laps due to motor issues. It's always fun to watch Shane. It was also unfortunate that Dusty Zomer took such a nasty ride down in turn one.
Brian Brown tried as many slide jobs as he could muster on Swindell during a late-race restart. Brownie gave it all he had, just came up short to a master of our sport.
In the 360 division, drivers are continuing to get used to new formats, with group time trials and the experimental passing point changes.
The main event really belonged to Chad Humston until he approached the penultimate corner and rode over the wheel of a dramatically slowing Jonathan Cornell. The contact launched Humston into a violent flip and his night ended far differently than it seemed it would.
Johnny Anderson was the benefactor of Humston's misfortune, but that wasn't all luck. Anderson is such a great driver and had himself in position to take advantage of any mistake throughout the race.
Jon Agan had a fantastic night with a convincing run in his heat race against strong competitor Clint Garner and a run from 12th starting spot to fourth in the main event. He really showed a lot of driving prowess.
The contact between Ricky Logan and Chad Heimbaugh was unfortunate to say the least, but Logan noted later in the night that he would be helping Heimbaugh with some donated parts to get his car back together after the flip. And that brought a cheer from the crowd for Logan's great gesture.
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