Tyler Courtney won night #2 of the 360 Nationals ahead of Brady Bacon (L) and Ryan Timms (R) (Paul Arch Photo) (Video Highlights from DirtVision.com)
Ryan Timms On the Pole for Saturday’s Championship
by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 7, 2026) – Tyler Courtney passed Brady Bacon at the midway point and drove to a $3,000 win on night #2 of the 36th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday. The win was an emotional one for the Clauson-Marshall #7BC team on the tenth anniversary of the passing of Bryan Clauson. Ryan Timms earned the pole for Saturday’s $20,000 to win championship, as he will start beside Aaron Reutzel in the 25-lapper (complete tentative lineups below results).
Before a lap could be completed, a three-car incident saw Whit Gastineau get upside down. Joe Beaver and Matt Covington involved, and all three retired.
The 20-lapper went non-stop from there, with Bacon leading Courtney, Anthony Macri, Brian Brown and Timms early. The lead five separated themselves a bit before Timms used the high side of turn two on lap seven to pass Brown for fourth.
Bacon approached lapped traffic at the halfway point, and Courtney closed the gap. On lap 11, he used a diamond move entering turn four high and coming down on the low side to shoot by Bacon for the point.
At that point, a blanket could be thrown over the top four. Timms reeled in Macri and passed him for third with four to go. As lapped traffic got hairy, Timms began to gain on the lead pair. A move between lappers, however, saw Courtney extend his lead, and Bacon chase him through the gap.
Courtney’s win was his second here, and first since winning the 2024 360 Knoxville Nationals. Bacon finished second, ahead of Timms, Macri and Brown. Hard-charger Tasker Phillips, Austin Wood, Terry McCarl, JJ Hickle and Levi Hillier rounded out the top ten.
Sam Hafertepe Jr. set quick time over the 55- car field, and Courtney, Timms, Phillips, Clint Garner and Evan Semerad were the heat winners. Kasey Kahne won the C main, and Rico Abreu took the B. Sammy Swindell and Garrett Benson were B main flip victims. Both were o.k.
“This morning, I started looking on Facebook and everything and thinking about what a special person he was,” said Courtney of his friend, Bryan Clauson. “He was great mentor for me. I feel like if there was a night to win, it was tonight…especially here at Knoxville, and especially today. I just wish he was here to see it. You have nothing to lose when you’re running second. You can go search around, and see what works and what doesn’t work. I feel like I got to move around right before we got to lapped traffic. I found something that worked for me, and we just had a really good car tonight.”
“I knew we were good on the bottom,” said Bacon. “It was tough to know what to do when we got to traffic. You can only get so close to them and it slows you down. I got by some and then I saw (Courtney) on the screen running a higher line than me. I moved up to the middle and gave him an opportunity to get by me. I should have just stuck to my guns, and known I was going to get faster back in open traffic and made him drive around me. I made the mistake in one corner and let him get around me.”
“It was good to go home (last week) and reset,” said Timms. “We did well. It was good, but I’m feeling good heading into tomorrow. I definitely wanted to win them tonight, but you can’t win them all. I feel like I gave it my best effort. I have to thank my team for giving me such a fast car. I’m really fortunate to be able to drive for them.”
Join us for the finale of the 36th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank is Saturday, August 8! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
36th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night #2 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Sunnyvale, TX, 16.352 (2); 2. 10, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 16.359 (30); 3. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 16.361 (5); 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 16.511 (12); 5. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 16.529 (1); 6. 4, Cameron Martin, Ankeny, IA, 16.564 (13); 7. 45X, Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS, 16.591 (10); 8. 14TSR, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 16.619 (24); 9. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 16.628 (27); 10. 2A, Austin Wood, Sacramento, CA, 16.675 (33); 11. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN, 16.677 (53); 12. 1S, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 16.711 (15); 13. 31, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 16.746 (32); 14. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.750 (4); 15. 7G, Jackson Gray, Ankeny, IA, 16.756 (3); 16. 63, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 16.764 (20); 17. 26R, Levi Hillier, Burlington, WA, 16.777 (41); 18. 71P, Parker Price Miller, Kokomo, IN, 16.795 (52); 19. 1M, Sean McClelland, Tulsa, OK, 16.813 (8); 20. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.826 (48); 21. 15K, Creed Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 16.853 (9); 22. 19, Joel Myers Jr, Santa Rosa, CA, 16.881 (38); 23. 2, Whit Gastineau, Moore, OK, 16.887 (55); 24. 44X, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 16.893 (34); 25. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 16.894 (42); 26. 7T, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA, 16.904 (23); 27. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL, 16.906 (36); 28. 1TZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.933 (19); 29. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.957 (50); 30. 59, Evan Semerad, Malcolm, NE, 16.970 (26); 31. 4K, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 16.971 (49); 32. 2M, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 16.978 (21); 33. 3, Cole Schroeder, Bozeman, MT, 16.981 (6); 34. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK, 16.987 (29); 35. 45, Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 16.994 (7); 36. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can., 17.007 (43); 37. 11T, Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL, 17.021 (11); 38. 9B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 17.041 (37); 39. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA, 17.041 (14); 40. 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden, Papillion, NE, 17.082 (17); 41. 27B, Garrett Benson, Concordia, MO, 17.103 (47); 42. 88, Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK, 17.111 (51); 43. 26Y, Chase Young, Altoona, IA, 17.113 (46); 44. 25, Jy Corbet, Gympie, QLD, Aust., 17.128 (45); 45. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA, 17.133 (44); 46. 0D, DJ Christie, Beachville, ONT, Can., 17.151 (54); 47. 16G, Austyn Gossel, Fort Collins, CO, 17.230 (22); 48. 88R, Ryder Laplante, Calera, OK, 17.246 (28); 49. 0, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 17.300 (40); 50. 8, Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 17.308 (39) / 51. 52D, Skyler Daly, Hallsville, MO, 17.348 (31); 52. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.441 (25); 53. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 17.455 (18); 54. DQ (Tire) 157, Cam Sorrels, Hallsville, MO, 16.920 (16); 55. DQ (No Report to Scales) 14J, Jason Wilson, 17.580 (35)
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:51.0: 1. 7BC, Tyler Courtney (4); 2. 7T, Tyler Lee (1); 3. 63, JJ Hickle (3); 4. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr (6) / 5. 77X, Alex Hill (8); 6. 4, Cameron Martin (5); 7. 0D, DJ Christie (10); 8. 15K, Creed Kemenah (2) / 9. 4K, Kasey Kahne (7); 10. 27B, Garrett Benson (9)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:40.4: 1. 10, Ryan Timms (6); 2. 19, Joel Myers Jr (2); 3. 26R, Levi Hillier (3); 4. 45X, Kyler Johnson (5) / 5. 1S, Sammy Swindell (4); 6. 83, Kurt Mueller (1); 7. 2M, Davey Heskin (7); 8. 11T, Trey Meredith (8) / 9. 16G, Austyn Gossel (10); 10. 88, Terry Easum (9)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:52.7: 1. 1TZ, Tasker Phillips (1); 2. 31, Brady Bacon (4); 3. 21, Brian Brown (6); 4. 2, Whit Gastineau (2) / 5. 71P, Parker Price Miller (3); 6. 14TSR, Rico Abreu (5); 7. 9B, Jake Bubak (8); 8. 26Y, Chase Young (9) / 9. 88R, Ryder Laplante (10); 10. 3, Cole Schroeder (7)
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:53.3: 1. 40, Clint Garner (1); 2. 24, Terry McCarl (4); 3. 39M, Anthony Macri (5); 4. 44X, Scott Bogucki (2) / 5. 55, Kerry Madsen (6); 6. 1M, Sean McClelland (3); 7. 25, Jy Corbet (9); 8. 52, Blake Hahn (7) / 9. 0, Lynton Jeffrey (10); 10. 71, Brandon Worthington (8)
Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.7: 1. 59, Evan Semerad (1); 2. 95, Matt Covington (2); 3. 2A, Austin Wood (5); 4. 53, Joe Beaver (3) / 5. 5A, Alex Vande Voort (9); 6. 45, Derek Hagar (7); 7. 49, Josh Schneiderman (6); 8. 7G, Jackson Gray (4) / 9. 8, Jacob Hughes (10); 10. (DNF) 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden (8)
C main (started), 10 Laps, 3:04.9: 1. 4K, Kasey Kahne (1); 2. 27B, Garrett Benson (5); 3. 3, Cole Schroeder (2); 4. 88R, Ryder Laplante (6) / 5. 88, Terry Easum (4); 6. 0, Lynton Jeffrey (9); 7. 71, Brandon Worthington (3); 8. 14T, Brooke Tatnell (12); 9. 8, Jacob Hughes (8); 10. 16G, Austyn Gossel (7); 11. 14, Aidan Zoutte (10); 12. 52D, Skyler Daly (11); 13. 14J, Jason Wilson (13) DNS - 14. 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden; 15. 157, Cam Sorrels
B main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 14TSR, Rico Abreu (4); 2. 55, Kerry Madsen (1); 3. 4, Cameron Martin (3); 4. 71P, Parker Price Miller (7) / 5. 49, Josh Schneiderman (2); 6. 15K, Creed Kemenah (9); 7. 4K, Kasey Kahne (21); 8. 2M, Davey Heskin (11); 9. 25, Jy Corbet (18); 10. 52, Blake Hahn (12); 11. 7G, Jackson Gray (6); 12. 1M, Sean McClelland (8); 13. 9B, Jake Bubak (16); 14. 5A, Alex Vande Voort (19); 15. 77X, Alex Hill (14); 16. 0D, DJ Christie (20); 17. 26Y, Chase Young (17); 18. 3, Cole Schroeder (23); 19. 45, Derek Hagar (13); 20. 88R, Ryder Laplante (24); 21. 83, Kurt Mueller (10); 22. 1S, Sammy Swindell (5); 23. 11T, Trey Meredith (15); 24. 27B, Garrett Benson (22)
A main (started), 20 Laps, 6:07.3: 1. 7BC, Tyler Courtney (2); 2. 31, Brady Bacon (1); 3. 10, Ryan Timms (7); 4. 39M, Anthony Macri (4); 5. 21, Brian Brown (6); 6. 1TZ, Tasker Phillips (18); 7. 2A, Austin Wood (3); 8. 24, Terry McCarl (9); 9. 63, JJ Hickle (10); 10. 26R, Levi Hillier (11); 11. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr (8); 12. 71P, Parker Price Miller (24); 13. 14TSR, Rico Abreu (21); 14. 55, Kerry Madsen (22); 15. 44X, Scott Bogucki (15); 16. 45X, Kyler Johnson (5); 17. 4, Cameron Martin (23); 18. 59, Evan Semerad (20); 19. 19, Joel Myers Jr (13); 20. 40, Clint Garner (19); 21. 7T, Tyler Lee (17); 22. 53, Joe Beaver (12); 23. 2, Whit Gastineau (14); 24. 95, Matt Covington (16). Lap Leaders: Bacon 1-10, Courtney 11-20. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.
Saturday 36th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Presented by Great Southern Bank Lineups
A main (25 laps)
1. 10, Ryan Timms 494
2. 87, Aaron Reutzel 492
3. 21, Brian Brown 482
4. 21T, James McFadden 482
5. 7BC, Tyler Courtney 480
6. 11, Justin Henderson 478
7. 57, Kyle Larson 477
8. 77, Giovanni Scelzi 473
9. 39m, Anthony Macri 472
10. 31, Brady Bacon 471
11. 9, Chase Randall 471
12. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr. 471
13. 2A, Austin Wood 464
14. 9P, Daison Pursley 464
15. 22x, Riley Goodno 462
16. 14, Corey Day 459
17. 24, Terry McCarl 457
18. 4J, Ryan Leavitt 457
19. 55, Kerry Madsen 456
20. 45x, Kyler Johnson 449
B main (18 laps)
1. 26, Justin Peck 448
2. 63, JJ Hickle 448
3. 14TSR, Rico Abreu 447
4. 44, Chris Martin 445
5. 26R, Levi Hillier 444
6. 4, Cam Martin 443
7. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss 439
8. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips 436
9. 64, Kaleb Johnson 433
10. 71P, Parker Price-Miller 432
11. 4c, Cale Thomas 431
12. 88w, Austin McCarl 430
13. 13, Tanner Holmes 430
14. 09, Matt Juhl 420
15. G2, Tony Rost 420
16. 19, Joel Myers Jr. 419
17. 44x, Scott Bogucki 417
18. 49, Josh Schneiderman 416
19. 8c, John Carney II 412
20. 53, Joe Beaver 411
C main (12 laps)
1. 59, Evan Semerad 408
2. 7s, Sawyer Phillips 408
3. 01, Carson McCarl 407
4. 7T, Tyler Lee 407
5. 40, Clint Garner 406
6. 86, Timothy Smith 405
7. 2, Whit Gastineau 403
8. 95, Matt Covington 403
9. 71B, Brady Baker 399
10. 11N, Darin Naida 398
11. 8M, Kade Morton 396
12. 28, Jace Park 394
13. 7G, Jackson Gray 381
14. 15K, Creed Kemenah 379
15. 71T, Christopher Townsend 377
16. 1M, Sean McClelland 377
17. 1s, Sammy Swindell 374
18. 55B, Chase Brown 370
19. 23D, Devon Dobie 366
20. 2m, Davey Heskin 356
D main (10 laps)
1. 4w, Jamie Ball 356
2. 4K, Kasey Kahne 354
3. 24H, Kade Higday 349
4. 52, Blake Hahn 345
5. 83, Kurt Mueller 343
6. 23, Chase Dietz 342
7. 77x, Alex Hill 340
8. 9L, Laney Moore 339
9. 9B, Jake Bubak 334
10. 22P, Jesse Pate 332
11. 45, Derek Hagar 331
12. 25, Jy Corbet 330
13. 938, Bradley Fezard 327
14. 23B, Seth Bergman 325
15. 3, Cole Schroeder 325
16. 5A, Alex Vande Voort 324
17. 7B, Ben Brown 319
18. 26Y, Chase Young 313
19. 11T, Trey Meredith 313
20. 0D, DJ Christie 312
E main (8 laps)
1. 63W, Josh Weller 310
2. T4, Tyler Graves 305
3. 7, Dustin Selvage 300
4. 35, Skylar Prochaska 300
5. 6, Logan Moore 297
6. 27B, Garrett Benson, 297
7. 63T, Jack Thomas 297
8. 88R, Ryder Laplante 294
9. 47, Tony Shilling 289
10. 71, Brandon Worthington 285
11. 88, Terry Easum 283
12. 56, Johnn Cressman 283
13. 1A, John Anderson 282
14. 20I, Kelsey Ivy 273
15. 0, Lynton Jeffrey 270
16. 3z, Cole Vanderheiden 269
17. 39JR, Brayden Mount 266
18. 16G, Austyn Gossel 266
19. 8, Jacob Hughes 262
20. 48, Nick Tucker 261
21. 33, Alan Zoutte 236
22. 52D, Skyler Daly 228
23. 11R, Rodney Huband 227
24. 14T, Brooke Tatnell 226
25. 14, Aidan Zoutte 225
26. 81, Kelly Miller 216
27. 157, Cam Sorrels 207
28. 14J, Jason Wilson 206