Rain Soaks Track at 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals

Rain delayed opening night of the 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals. Drivers hit the track around 11 pm in Knoxville, Iowa. Chico, California’s Jonathan Allard put together a strong evening of competition when it was finally time to race. He finished the evening tied fourth in points after one night.

Two time King of California Jonathan Allard tied for fourth after first night at Knoxville Nationals
Two time King of California Jonathan Allard tied for fourth after first night at Knoxville Nationals
Allard started out by qualifying fifth out of 50 entrants aboard the Williams Motorsports K&N Filters No. 0 sprinter. The heavy rain left the track very fast and narrow for most of the night. Allard finished seventh in the heat race and was put in the B-Main. “I was fortunate,” said Allard. “The top 13 qualifiers failed to make the transfer out of the heat races.”
K&N supported racer Jonathan Allard hit the Iowa track for the first time at 11 pm after a night of rain
K&N supported racer Jonathan Allard hit the Iowa track for the first time at 11 pm after a night of rain

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The second group of qualifiers will hit the track at the 49th Knoxville Nationals to see where the overall points stack up

Allard lined up third in the B-Main and put the pressure on the other drivers. He transferred to the feature and started in 23rd place. The two-time King of California advanced to 14th place after 25 laps of racing.

After the first night three-time defending champion Donny Schatz is on top in points, followed by in order, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tim Shaffer, Paul McMahan tied with Jonathan Allard, Shane Stewart, Lucas Wolfe, Craig Dollansky, Jason Johnson and Greg Wilson.

"K&N is everywhere out here," said Allard. "K&N makes the best filter on the market. With K&N, I get more horsepower and excellent filtration."

The second batch of qualifiers will race tonight in the four day event. SPEED-TV will televise the action starting at 7pm PST on Saturday.

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