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4 days ago
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18-year-old Ryan Timms earns impressive win in the Knoxville Nationals
Ryan Timms started on pole for the 64th running of the Knoxville Nationals on Saturday night, and proceeded to lead every single lap on his way to a dominant race win. In doing so, he became the 28th different driver to win the prestigious event, and the second-youngest in history. 'Just so much excitement, so much disbelief,' said Timms. 'This is awesome. I never thought I'd be standing here for the Knoxville Nationals. This is so awesome. I don't even know what to say. It's so awesome. I want to thank all the fans. I've never been able to win in front of a crowd like this. To be given this opportunity is amazing. There're so many great people that got me here. I wouldn't be standing here without Shane Liebig. He's my crew chief and car owner. He's coached me through this whole thing. My dad, my mom, the whole family. There's a whole list. I know I'm forgetting some people, but we won the Knoxville Nationals! 'I've just been surrounded by great people. That's what it comes down to. You can be a really good race car driver, have a really good car, but there're so many pieces that come together that make things like this happen. It's been a journey. To click such a crown jewel race, the biggest Sprint Car race in the world so soon, I really can't even believe I'm standing here. I never would've imagined it. It's just amazing.' Rico Abreu finished second, David Gravel rounded out the podium in third, Carson Macedo was fourth, and Logan Schuchart fifth. NASCAR Cup star Kyle Larson was hoping to earn his third consecutive win in the Knoxville Nationals, but he ended up back in 19th when he blew a right-rear tire late in the race. Read Also: Connor Zilisch suffers broken collarbone in shocking fall while celebrating win Austin Hill triggers vicious track-breaking crash at Watkins Glen Shane van Gisbergen wrecks out of the lead after contact with teammate Winner Connor Zilisch leaves on a stretcher in scary Victory Lane fall Ryan Blaney beats Shane van Gisbergen by 0.033s for Watkins Glen pole position To read more articles visit our website.
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11-06-2025
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Timms, Lloyd and Chaney win at Huset's Sunday
BRANDON, S.D. (Inside Line Promotions) — Ryan Timms, Aydin Lloyd and Mike Chaney constructed race-winning performances at Huset's Speedway on Sunday during Metro Construction Night. Timms topped a stout battle with Chase Randell to score his second straight Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars main event triumph. 'This race car is so fast,' Timms said. 'We need to get a little better earlier in the night, but it's always pretty close to perfect come A Main time. Hopefully me and Chase put on a pretty good show. It was a lot of fun racing with him.' Randall led the first half of the 25-lap main event before Timms executed a slide job in turns three and four to lead Lap 13. A bobble by Timms in traffic in turn four on Lap 19 allowed Randall to reclaim the lead, but Timms charged back in the same corner on the ensuing lap to escape in first after the two nearly made contact sliding up the track. 'I was really fortunate to have a good starting position,' Timms said. 'The outside lane was the preferred lane for the start and I was able to follow Chase through there. We were pretty even in clean air. I was able to find that diamond line in (turns) one and two. That seemed to help me out quite a bit.' Randall stayed close for the final handful of laps before finishing second by 0.598 seconds. 'It was a great battle,' he said. 'The track turned out really racy. Through lapped traffic it was pretty tough. I feel like we made good gains on the car and I'm really proud of our finish. I'm pretty excited with how we're doing now and ready to get rolling.' Points leader Kaleb Johnson rounded out the podium for his fifth straight top five to start the season at the high-banked track. 'I didn't get the greatest start there and fell to seventh,' he said. 'I felt I could have contended with those two. I just made a few situational mistakes behind the No. 16 car. I was a little too patient. We have a big couple of weeks coming up here so we're heading into the right direction.' Riley Goodno placed fourth and Jy Corbet was fifth. Johnson was quickest overall in qualifying with Koby Werkmeister, Christopher Thram and Corbet also timing in quickest in their groups. Randall, Timms, Tyler Drueke and Goodno were the heat race winners. Sam Henderson claimed the B Main. Lloyd earned his first career victory at Huset's Speedway with a late-race pass during the 20-lap Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Car Series main event. He also became the fifth different driver to win in the division – the only one without a repeat winner – this season. Levi Hinck was patient out front throughout the first 17 laps, but Lloyd was on a mission after starting 10th. Lloyd put his car on the cushion and it propelled him to the lead on Lap 18. He pulled away in the final two laps to win by 0.757 seconds. 'They just kind of left it open for me,' he said. 'I was focusing on keeping my tires under me. I made sure to stay patient and clean. I rounded him in (turn) two and made sure to protect into (turn) three. 'I've been coming here since I was a kid. Heck yeah, I'm on the frontstretch at Huset's! This is what I live for. This is all I want. I do all this stuff myself. This one is for my dad. Man, this is friggin' cool. I wish he could be here to see this.' Hinck recorded a second-place finish with Tye Wilke charging from 12th to third, Zach Patterson from 15th to fourth and Brady Donnohue from 19th to fifth. Laney Moore, Hinck and Wilke won the heat races. Chaney became the first repeat winner in the Nordstrom's Automotive Late Model Street Stocks division this year. It marked his fourth career victory at the track, including his third in the division. Nick Janssen paced the field for the first 11 laps before he pushed up in turn two. Chaney filled the opening on the bottom lane and powered down the backstretch into the lead on Lap 12. He then held off Matt Steuerwald, who advanced into the runner-up position on the ensuing lap, to win by 0.819 seconds. 'I just saw him pushing,' Chaney said of Janssen. 'He had a fast car. He was pushing coming out of the corners. I just got underneath him. It was a good race.' Chris Ellingson hustled from 10th to third place with J.J. Zebell finishing fourth. Janssen rounded out the top five. The heat races were won by Cory Yeigh and Tracy Halouska. Next Sunday is Goodin Company Night featuring the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Car Series and the Nordstrom's Automotive Late Model Street Stocks. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
