Knoxville Nationals Entry List 2025: See Who's Racing Here

A look at the entry list for the 2025 Knoxville Nationals that runs Aug. 6-9 at Iowa's Knoxville Raceway.

Jul 28, 2025 by Kyle McFadden

With the 64th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's nearly a week away, entries are being finalized for the Sprint Car racing's biggest event that runs Aug. 6-9 at Knoxville Raceway and Iowa's historic Marion County Fairgrounds.

As of July 28, there's 97 drivers registered for the Crown Jewel that boasts a purse of $1,181,155 between preliminary action and, of course, Saturday's 40-lap, $195,000-to-win main event. Split-field rosters for Aug. 6-7's qualifying nights should be released in the coming days and entries are open through Aug. 6's qualifying night.

Five past champions headline the driver roster: 11-time champ Donny Schatz, three-time and reigning winner Kyle Larson, David Gravel (2019), Brad Sweet (2018) and Sammy Swindell (1983).

Two drivers, Gio Scelzi and Justin Sanders, are in substitute roles at the Knoxville Nationals, with Scelzi filling in the Clauson-Marshall Racing No. 7BC for the injured Tyler Courtney and Sanders for the injured Aaron Reutzel in the Ridge & Sons Racing No. 87.

The top-10 winningest drivers in 410 Sprint Car racing are entered: Gravel (11 wins), Rico Abreu (11), Anthony Macri (10), Cap Henry (eight), Sanders (eight), Buddy Kofoid (eight), Ryan Timms (eight), Carson Macedo (seven), Danny Dietrich (seven) and Larson (seven).

Overall, 26 states are represented, with Iowa's 13 drivers leading the way. California and Pennsylvania are tied for second with seven drivers represented.

Fifteen event rookies are set to make their Knoxville Nationals debut: Jack Anderson, Henry Edward, Austyn Gossel, Jacob Hughes, Scotty Johnson, Cam Martin, Thomas Meseraull, Conner Morrell, Joel Myers Jr., Heath Nestrick, Daison Pursley, Brandon Spithaler, Ashton Torgerson, Justin Whittall and Brandon Worthington.

According to the track's website, World of Outlaws campaigner Chris Windom and Skylar Gee aren't officially entered for the Knoxville Nationals, but both are expected to compete.

2025 Knoxville Nationals Entry List Through July 28

Car No.	Driver	Hometown	State
1	Sammy Swindell	Germantown	TN
1A	Ashton Torgerson (R)	Glendale	AZ
1D	Thomas Meseraull (R)	San Jose	CA
1K	Kelby Watt	Adel	IA
1S	Logan Schuchart	Hanover	PA
2	David Gravel	Watertown	CT
2C	Cole Macedo	Lemoore	CA
2KS	Ian Madsen	St Marys	NSW
2M	J.J. Hickle	Quilcene	WA
3	Ayrton Gennetten	Gravois Mills	MO
3L	Daryn Pittman	Owasso	OK
3P	Sawyer Phillips	Pleasantville	IA
3Z	Brock Zearfoss	Jonestown	PA
4	Matt Wasmund	Jackson	MN
4C	Cam Martin (R)	Ankeny	IA
4W	Jamie Ball	Knoxville	IA
4X	Heath Nestrick (R)	Caddo Mills	TX
5	Brenham Crouch	Brownsburg	IN
5W	Lucas Wolfe	Mechanicsburg	PA
G5	Gage Pulkrabek	East Grand Forks	MN
6	Zach Hampton	Mooresville	IN
6B	Brandon Wimmer	Fairmount	IN
6K	Kaleb Johnson	Sioux Falls	SD
7BC	Giovanni Scelzi	Fresno	CA
7s	Chris Windom	Canton	IL
7TZ	Tasker Phillips	Pleasantville	IA
8H	Jacob Hughes (R)	Hartford	SD
09	Matt Juhl	Tea	SD
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw	WA
10	Ryan Timms	Wheatland	OK
10V	TBD
11N	Kasey Jedrzejek	Lagrange	OH
12X	Hank Davis	Sand Springs	OK
13	Daison Pursley (R)	Locust Grove	OK
14	Spencer Bayston	Lebanon	IN
14BC	Corey Day	Clovis	CA
15	Donny Schatz	Fargo	SD
15h	Sam Hafertepe Jr	Sunnyvale	TX
15J	Jack Potter	Lees Summit	MO
15JR	Cole Mincer	Burlington	IA
16g	Austyn Gossel (R)	Fort Collins	CO
17	Sheldon Haudenschild	Wooster	OH
17B	Bill Balog	North Pole	AK
17A	Jack Anderson (R)	Newton	IA
17GP	Tim Shaffer	Aliquippa	PA
18	Emerson Axsom	Franklin	IN
18T	Tanner Holmes	Jacksonville	OR
19	Brent Marks	Myerstown	PA
19H	Kevin Thomas Jr.	Cullman	AL
21	Brian Brown	Grain Valley	MO
21H	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow	OK
22	Riley Goodno	Knoxville	IA
23	Garet Williamson	Columbia	MO
23D	Chase Dietz	York	PA
23L	Jimmy Light	Pittsboro	IN
23W	Scott Winters	Butterfield	MN
24	Terry McCarl	Altoona	IA
24D	Danny Sams III	North Port	FL
24R	Rico Abreu	St. Helena	CA
24T	Christopher Thram	Sanborn	MN
25	Tim Kaeding	San Jose	CA
26	Justin Peck	Monrovia	IN
27	Carson McCarl	Altoona	IA
28M	Conner Morrell (R)	Brandenton	FL
32B	Brandon Spithaler (R)	Butler	PA
33W	Cap Henry	Republic	OH
36	Jason Martin	Liberal	KS
39	Lynton Jeffrey	Prairie City	IA
39M	Anthony Macri	Dillsburg	PA
40	Clint Garner	Sioux Falls	SD
41	Carson Macedo	Lemoore	CA
42	Sye Lynch	Cowansville	PA
44	Chris Martin	Ankeny	IA
44X	Scotty Johnson (R)	Melcher Dallas	IA
45C	Derek Hagar	Marion	AR
45X	Landon Crawley	Benton	AR
48	Danny Dietrich	Gettysburg	PA
49	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley	CA
49J	Josh Schneiderman	West Burlington	IA
51	Joel Myers Jr (R)	Santa Rosa	CA
55	Kerry Madsen	Knoxville	IA
57	Kyle Larson	Mooresville	NC
65	Jordan Goldesberry	Springfield	IL
67	Justin Whittall (R)	Vincetown	NJ
71	Brandon Worthington (R)	Indianola	IA
71P	Parker Price Miller	Kokomo	IN
74	Xavier Doney	Odessa	MO
78	Scott Bogucki	Mclaren Vale	SA
83	Michael Kofoid	Penngrove	CA
83H	Justin Henderson	Tea	SD
87	Justin Sanders	Aromas	CA
88	Austin McCarl	Altoona	IA
88T	Tanner Thorson	Broken Arrow	OK
95	Tyler Drueke	Eagle	NE
99	Skylar Gee	Leduc	AB
121	RJ Johnson	Tampa	FL
199	Henry Edward (R)	Mechanicsburg	PA