Who Has Won The 360 Knoxville Nationals?

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — The 34th Xtream powered by Medicacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank hits Knoxville Raceway Thursday for the first of three nights of action.

Two days before the event begins, 107 entries have been posted for the $152,000 event. The two preliminary night features pay $3,000 to the winner, while Saturday’s main event will pay $20,000 to win, plus $500 per lap led, making it possible for the race winner to earn as much as $35,000.

A who’s who of sprint car drivers, including Sammy Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Terry McCarl, Kerry Madsen, James McFadden and two-time and reigning winner Brian Brown have won the event that was run for the first time at the Marion County Fairgrounds in 1991.

When it was first run, the event was known as the Limited Sprint Nationals and it was run the weekend following the Knoxville Nationals.

The inaugural event drew 58 cars — the same number as the first Supermodified Nationals (now known as the Knoxville Nationals) in 1961. A crowd estimated at 4,000 saw Knoxville regular David Hesmer come on strong during the second half of the 25-lap event and earn the victory and a $2,500 payday.

The event moved to May in 1992 and was run in September in 1993 when it was known as the Knoxville 360 Nationals for the first time. Garry Lee Maier won in ’92 and ’93.

Still, the 360 Nationals didn’t find its permanent home on the schedule for more than a decade. It was run at the end of August and mid-July and enjoyed a five-year stint in mid-June before it took it’s now-permanent date on the weekend prior to the Knoxville Nationals in 2004.

Knoxville 360 Nationals Winners

1991    David Hesmer

1992    Garry Lee Maier

1993    Garry Lee Maier

1994    Lee Nelson

1995    Danny Lasoski

1996    Terry McCarl

1997    David Hesmer

1998    Gary Wright

1999    Dennis Moore Jr.

2000    Wayne Johnson

2001    Terry McCarl

2002    Jeff Swindell

2003    Dennis Moore Jr.

2004    Billy Alley

2005    Billy Alley

2006    Jesse Giannetto

2007    Shane Stewart

2008    Wayne Johnson

2009    Terry McCarl

2010    Shane Stewart

2011    Shane Stewart

2012    Shane Stewart

2013    Shane Stewart

2014    Brian Brown

2015    Terry McCarl

2016    Sammy Swindell

2017    Clint Garner

2018    Terry McCarl

2019    James McFadden

2020    Kerry Madsen

2021    Giovanni Scelzi

2022    Aaron Reutzel

2023    Brian Brown