9/18/2021
Chase Junghans
Chase Junghans attends Knoxville Nationals
On Thursday afternoon, Chase Junghans visited Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) to compete in preliminary action for the 17th annual Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt. Drawing 48 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) competitors, Junghans timed in 13th fastest in his group before picking up a 12-lap heat race win. Starting the $7,000-to-win preliminary feature in 15th, Chase gained one spot in the 25-lapper to finish 14th. (Heath Lawson photos)
For another $7,000-to-win preliminary feature on Friday night, Chase followed up a fourth-place finish in his heat with a runner-up spot in his B-Main. Coming one spot shy of a Top-10 finish in the feature, Junghans passed 10 cars in the 25-lap affair to register an 11th-place finish.
With preliminary results from Thursday and Friday placing Junghans 13th on the starting grid for the $50,000-to-win Knoxville Nationals, Chase lost two spots in the 100-lapper to cross the line in 15th.
For more results from these events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com.