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50 of the best late model drivers are entered in the 16th running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals that starts tonight at the Knoxville Raceway. Six past champions are entered including defending champion Jimmy Owens. Also on the entry list are past winners Brian Birkhoffer, Brian Shirley, Mike Marlar, Billy Moyer ,and coming back after being injured for much of the season Scott Bloomquist. The format is similar to the Knoxville sprint car Nationals in August. Where drivers will time trial, run heat races and then be slotted into a C, B…and an A-Main. All drivers have the option of racing both tonight and Friday night and the highest point total will go towards gridding them into a C ,B ,or the championship A-Main on Saturday. Tonight and tomorrow night pays $7,000 to win and Saturday’s championship 100 lap race pays $40,000 to win and $2,500 to start. Time trials are set to get underway at 6:30 with racing at around eight.

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