KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Brett Moffitt, an Iowa native and the 2010 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, won his first Pro Sprints feature in his first start Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.
Moffitt, who drove the Allen Racing No. 17 to victory previously won a Sport Mod race at the legendary half-mile track in 2007.
Moffitt had not entered a Pro Sprints event before Saturday, but it didn’t look like it, as the Mooresville, North Carolina driver set quick time and led all 15 laps of the feature. Veteran J Kinder stayed on his tail for much of the event, with Matthew Stelzer in tow.
The win was not without its challenges. Moffitt narrowly missed a slowing lapped car on lap seven. With four laps to go, Toby Mosher got into a lapper and shot into the turn three wall, taking a wild ride.
Moffitt held off Kinder, who made a bid for the lead late to take his maiden sprint car win. Stelzer, Rob Kubli and Tyler Thompason followed the lead pair.
“I definitely have a lot of learning left to do,” said Moffitt. “We got the pill draw on our side, and I tried not to make mistakes. The bottom here is super-technical. Luckily, we were able to hold them off. I saw (Kinder) with two to go, and I knew I had to pick up the pace a little bit. It was a super fun night, and thank you to Matt Allen for letting me drive it.”
Ryan Timms claimed the 410 feature and Clint Garner was the 360 ace.
