David Gravel and Jaxx Johnson. (Frank Smith photo)
David Gravel and Jaxx Johnson. (Frank Smith photo)

Reutzel & Gravel To Share Nationals Front Row

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Aaron Reutzel and David Gravel will share the front row for Saturday night’s 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals feature.

Reutzel was high point man on Wednesday night with 487 points and he’ll start from the pole with Thursday night winner and top point earner for the night David Gravel alongside. Reutzel finished fourth last year.

Driving for the Ohio-based Neumeister Racing team, Joey Saldana, who had a steady performance all night on Thursday, will start third. Tim Shaffer, who won the Knoxville Nationals in 2011, starts fourth.

The third row features Parker Price-Miller and defending Nationals winner Brad Sweet.

Tim Kaeding and Paul McMahan, who will become the seventh driver to start 20 Knoxville Nationals features will start from row three.

The remaining 10 drivers locked into Saturday night’s feature are Brent Marks, Daryn Pittman, Wednesday night winner Trey Starks, Matt Juhl, Cory Eliason, Ian Madsen, Sheldon Haudenschild and Lance Dewease.

James McFadden, Gio Scelzi, Rico Abreu and Donny Schatz ranked 17ththrough 20thin the standings and will fill the first two rows of Saturday night’s B main.

The points:

1          87        Aaron Reutzel 487

2          41        David Gravel  481

3          12N     Joey Saldana   479

4          49X     Tim Shaffer     474

5          71P      Parker Price-Miller     473

6          49        Brad Sweet     470

7          7S        Tim Kaeding   466

8          13X     Paul McMahan           465

9          19        Brent Marks    464

10        83        Daryn Pittman 464

11        44S      Trey Starks      463

12        09        Matt Juhl         457

13        26        Cory Eliason   455

14        18        Ian Madsen     455

15        17        Sheldon Haudenschild            453

16        69K     Lance Dewease           451

B main

17        9          James McFadden        450

18        71        Gio Scelzi       449

19        24        Rico Abreu      447

20        15        Donny Schatz 447

21        13        Mark Dobmeier          444

22        28        Scott Bogucki 442

23        88        Tanner Thorson          440

24        2          Carson Macedo           435

25        70        Brock Zearfoss            430

26        1A       Jacob Allen     427

 

Remaining Drivers

 

27        18S      Jason Solwold 426

28        3H       Jac Haudenschild        424

29        19P      Paige Polyak   423

30        48        Danny Dietrich           421

31        40        Clint Garner    417

32        55        Brooke Tatnell            416

33        99        Brady Bacon   416

34        21        Brian Brown   412

35        7TAZ  Tasker Phillips            410

36        2C       Wayne Johnson           410

37        70X     Justin Peck      410

38        5J        Jamie Ball       410

39        21K     Thomas Kennedy        409

40        7JS      Jason Sides      408

41        57        Kyle Larson    406

42        4          Terry McCarl  405

43        11K     Kraig Kinser   404

44        92        Sye Lynch       402

45        83J      Lynton Jeffrey 401

46        2KS     Austin McCarl 399

47        27        Carson McCarl           397

48        17B     Josh Baughman          396

49        2M       Kerry Madsen 396

50        33M     Mason Daniel 390

51        15H     Sam Hafertepe Jr.       390

52        7X       Justin Henderson        390

53        71BC   Tyler Courtney           386

54        91        Cale Thomas   386

55        5H       Spencer Bayston         385

56        17WX Harli White     384

57        41S      Dominic Scelzi           384

58        1S        Logan Schuchart         384

59        99X     Skylar Gee      380

60        7SW    Jeff Swindell   377

61        64        Scotty Thiel    377

62        39M     Anthony Macri           371

63        17BX   Bill Balog       364

64        68        Chase Johnson 364

65        35P      Skylar Prochaska        363

66        3C       Cale Conley    359

67        39        Sammy Swindell         359

68        1          Travis Rilat     356

69        5          Shane Stewart 355

70        14M     Marcus Dumesny        353

71        20        AJ Moeller      341

72        18R     Ryan Roberts  337

73        11T      TJ Stutts          337

74        11C     Roger Crockett           329

75        11        Hunter Schuerenberg  329

76        19T      Kevin Thomas Jr.       322

77        17W    Shane Golobic 319

78        7          Craig Dollansky          317

79        K4       Chad Kemenah           313

80        29        Willie Croft     312

81        W20    Greg Wilson   310

82        85        Chase Wanner 309

83        53        Jack Dover      308

84        18M     Lance Moss     307

85        45        Rusty Hickman           305

86        51        Freddie Rahmer          302

87        44        Chris Martin   298

88        2AU    Andrew Scheuerle      297

89        49J      Josh Schneiderman     296

90        9X       Jake Bubak     294

91        1X       Don Droud Jr. 294

92        9JR      Derek Hagar   279

93        74        Brodie Tulloch            277

94        3P        Sawyer Phillips           273

95        56        Joe Simbro      270

96        15M     Bobby Mincer 270

97        J4        John Garvin    269

98        73AF   Joey Moughan 267

99        28P      Brian Paulus    260

100      56N     Davey Heskin 258

101      2MM   Matt Moro       256

102      21P      Robbie Price   237

103      84        Tom Harris      236

104      35        Zach Hampton 227

105      75        Glen Saville    226

106      2K       Kevin Ingle     224

107      10        RJ Johnson      209

108      83C     Adam Cruea    202

109      17XL   Caleb Helms   195

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