Schedule of Events Unveiled for 57th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Wednesday - Saturday: 8am – Knoxville Raceway Ticket Office Opens 8am - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Opens with special fan forums each day. 9am – 15th Annual Mini Nationals at Slideways Karting Center 10am – Trade Show in Grand Show Barn at Knoxville Raceway Opens 10am – Driver Apparel + Merchandise Village Opens 2pm – Pit Gates Open 5:30pm – Grandstand Gates Open
Monday: 7pm – Outlaw Dirt Kart Nationals at English Creek Speedway
Tuesday: 7pm – Knoxville Nationals Queen’s Contest in Dyer Hudson Hall 7pm – Outlaw Dirt Kart Nationals at English Creek Speedway
Wednesday, BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night: 1pm – Weld Racing Go-Kart Spectacular at Slideways featuring Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Casey’s Pizza Party with Brian Brown 3pm - Hoosier Adrenaline Series Kart Racing at the Dirt Track at Slideways 5:30pm – Defending Champion Jason Johnson Media Event 6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage
Thursday Toyota Qualifying Night: 10:30am – KRCO “Bus Ride” Bar Crawl Departs Track 11am – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Members Only VIP Reception with Donny Schatz 1pm – Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament at Fan Zone Stage 3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring a Kone Korner Ice Cream Party with Shane Stewart 3pm – “Thunder Road” the book presentation and Q&A with author Tom Toutz at National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage Post – Races: Punching Pandas band on Fan Zone Stage Post – Races: Annual Chicken Feed in Fan Zone
Friday FVP Preliminary Night and Speed Sport Challenge: 8am – United Trailers National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Golf Classic- Knoxville Country Club 12noon – Tony Stewart Foundation “Tony’s Flip it For Good” Event at Fan Zone Stage 2:30pm – A-Main Driver Autograph Session in West End of Dyer Hudson Hall (200 tickets distributed at 2pm) 3pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring free face painting 3pm – Tony Stewart and Donny Schatz Question & Answer Session at Great Southern Bank Kid Zone 3:30pm – Australia Driver Q&A with David Mills and Wade Aunger on Fan Zone Stage 4pm – Punching Pandas band live on Fan Zone Stage 6pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage Post – Races: CTRL+C LIVE from the Fan Zone Stage
Saturday, 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Finale: 10am – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Parade – Downtown Knoxville Noon – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Charity Auction 1pm – Great Southern Bank Kid Zone Opens featuring Balloon Twisting Artist 1:30pm – Driven2SaveLives Question & Answer Session on the Fan Zone Stage 2pm – Driven2SaveLives Show Us Your Heart Driver Autograph Session at Fan Zone Stage 3pm – 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Driver’s Meeting – West End of Dyer-Hudson Hall – Open to the Public 3:30pm – Arctic Cat Winged Nation presented by Sage Fruit on Fan Zone Stage 5pm – 6:30pm – Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on Fan Zone Stage
Sunday: 1:45am – Fan Finale Party presented by Tony Stewart Racing in Turns 3 & 4 Barn featuring Nashville Country Artist Pat Cooper live on stage
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