Kyle Larson led all 50 laps and held off a hard-charging David Gravel to win his second Knoxville Nationals, adding to his emotional breakthrough triumph from 2021. Donny Schatz, Gio Scelzi and Carson Macedo rounded out the top five.

The former NASCAR Cup champion led by as many as 3.7 seconds and maintained a blistering pace practically from start to finish in the $185,000-to-win Crown Jewel event. Larson's closest challenger down the stretch had been Gravel, who surged from the 22nd-starting spot to finish 0.713 seconds behind the two-time Nationals champion.

Gravel had actually shaved a 2.4-second deficit with nine laps remaining down to less than a second in those closing laps. The third-finishing Schatz, meanwhile, kept Larson honest in the first half of Saturday's Knoxville Nationals. Though he fell by 3.7 seconds behind just five laps in, he closed the gap to a second by lap 12 as Larson navigated slower traffic.

Schatz lost second to Rico Abreu on lap 14 in that transition through slower traffic, but on lap 15, Abreu suffered a right-rear tire and along with Chase Randall drew the race's first caution. Abreu eventually rallied from the tail to finish seventh.

Logan Schuchart made his way into second two laps after the halfway break, and ran there until his engine expired with 11 laps to go. 

Fifteen of the 24 starters finished on the lead lap in the feature that lasted 38 minutes. Chase Randall, 18, earned the Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year with his 13th-place finish. Corey Day, though younger at 17 and finishing a spot ahead in 12th, attempted his first Nationals last year and is therefore not an event rookie.

Sheldon Haudenschild was the second biggest mover behind Gravel, finishing 10th from the 20th-starting spot.

The Granddaddy Of Them All is in the books. Here's a look back at our blog-style notebook from the 62nd running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's.

Knoxville Nationals Primers

• 2023 Knoxville Nationals: Ranking The 10 Favorites To Win
• How To Watch The 2023 Knoxville Nationals At Knoxville Raceway
• 2023 Knoxville Nationals Paint Scheme Preview
• Breaking Down The Knoxville Nationals Format

Knoxville Nationals Qualifying Night Results

• Wednesday's Qualifying Night Results And Blog-Style Notebook
• Thursday's Qualifying Night Results And Blog-Style Notebook
• Kyle Larson Will Start First In The Knoxville Nationals
• Aaron Reutzel Wins Hard Knox; Gravel, Bogucki, Heskin Advance To Nationals

Knoxville Nationals Coverage

• Corey Day's Chase For Sprint Car Superstardom While 'Still Being A Kid'
• Buddy Kofoid Rising In Speed, Comfort Ahead Of Knoxville Nationals
• Donny Schatz Locks In On Steve Kinser's Knoxville Nationals Record
• Hunter Schuerenberg Emerges As Early Knoxville Nationals Feel-Good Story
• Is Rico Abreu 'The Guy To Beat' At Knoxville? Kyle Larson Thinks So
• Dusty Zomer Is Back & Competitive As Ever At The Knoxville Nationals
• Living His Happiest Life, Aaron Reutzel Doesn't Care What You Think Of Him

Knoxville Nationals Results

40 Down, 10 To Go

Heartbreak for second-running Logan Schuchart. He slows with a mechanical issue and heads to the pits. 

Kyle Larson continues to be untouchable. He's led all 40 laps. Donny Schatz is back into second, while David Gravel is up to third from 22nd, trying to become the deepest starter to win the Nationasls.

Halfway Break: 25 Down, 25 To Go

Kyle Larson dominant in the first half while Donny Schatz has lingered smoothly in second.

It's hard to tell how good Larson is through 25 laps and how much Schatz has been biding his time, watching Larson's every move while testing different parts of the track. Remember, last year Schatz came from sixth to win his 11th Knoxville Nationals.

Carson Macedo rides in third. Logan Schuchart and Kerry Madsen the top five. Rico Abreu has rallied from 11th after a flat right-rear knocked him out of second.

David Gravel is up seventh from 22nd. Brad Sweet eighth from 16th. Seventeen-year-old Corey Day is ninth.

15 laps Down, 35 To Go

It's been all Kyle Larson through 15 laps, who's led by nearly two seconds early.

But there's trouble for second-running Rico Abreu and Knoxville Nationals rookie Chase Randall. They both suffer flat right-rear tires with 10 laps left until the halfway open-red intermission. Deflating for Abreu, who Larson said Thursday is the "guy to beat" at the Nationals.

Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart and Gio Scelzi are the top five. David Gravel is up to eighth from 22nd.   https://twitter.com/ByKyleMcFadden/status/1690579104238538752?s=20for 

Opening Ceremonies

Opening ceremonies always a sight to take in at the Knoxville Nationals.

2024 presidential candidate @GovRonDeSantis and @DavidGravel chopping it up before the night gets busy.

Let’s gooo racing at @knoxvilleraces ‼️ pic.twitter.com/0EBIsm3mfy

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 13, 2023

Kyle Larson Will Start First At The Knoxville Nationals

The polesitter. @KyleLarsonRacin vying to become the eighth driver in history to win multiple Knoxville Nationals.

Donny Schatz
Danny Lasoski
Steve Kinser
Mark Kinser
Doug Wolfgang
Eddie Leavitt
Kenny Weld

That’s the list. 50 laps to go. pic.twitter.com/0LVGs36w5f

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 13, 2023

Prerace With Knoxville Regular Davey Heskin

Little bit of track prep going on & some downtime before the Knoxville Nationals championship event goes green.

Caught up with Davey Heskin, who shares what he’s looking for & how necessary it is to not get lapped early with Larson & Rico in hot pursuit. pic.twitter.com/jTMEXqwP5x

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 13, 2023 

Knoxville Nationals Saturday A-Main Lineup

Knoxville Nationals Saturday B-Main Results

1. Justin Peck
2. Parker Price-Miller
3. Brian Brown
4. Sheldon Haudenschild
5. Brent Marks
6. Garet Williamson
7. Kasey Kahne
8. Shane Stewart
9. Zeb Wise
10. Dustin Selvage
11. Ryan Timms
12. Cory Eliason
13. Tim Kaeding
14. Bill Balog
15. Brady Bacon
16. Austin McCarl
17. Justin Sanders
18. Lynton Jeffrey
19. Kaleb Johnson
20. Jamie Ball
21. Brandon Wimmer
22. Tasker Phillips
23. James McFadden
24. Justin Henderson

Chaos in what was a smooth-sailing LCS.

Leader James McFadden shreds a tire entering turn one, his Knoxville Nationals run comes to a crashing end. Then third-running Austin McCarl pulls off the track & into the work area.

Peck leads Brown, Sheldon & Williamson with 12 to go.

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 13, 2023

Justin Peck Ready To Lead The B-Main To Green

Quick word with @justin_peck5 before he leads the crucial B-main to green as the polesitter.

He’s got the @Pella_News threads all cleaned up and ready to put the @Buchsprint13 in the big show after the nasty wreck on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/9aHVWeE9mj

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 13, 2023

Knoxville Nationals Saturday B-Main Lineup

Knoxville Nationals C-Main Results

1. Lynton Jeffrey
2. Justin Sanders
3. Tim Kaeding
4. Bill Balog
5. Shane Golobic
6. Robbie Price
7. Tanner Holmes
8. Chris Windom
9. Kelby Watt
10. Blake Hahn
11. Jake Bubak
12. Ayrton Gennetten
13. Dylan Cisney
14. Lachlan McHugh
15. Clint Garner
16. Zach Hampton
17. Brock Zearfoss
18. Sawyer Phillips
19. Kade Higday
20. Kraig Kinser
21. Brenham Crouch
22. Sye Lynch
23. Christopher Thram
24. Mark Dobmeier

Knoxville Nationals C-Main Lineup

Knoxville Nationals D-Main Results

1. Lachlan McHugh
2. Zach Hampton
3. Kade Higday
4. Mark Dobmeier
5. Kraig Kinser
6. Cap Henry
7. Cole Macedo
8. Kalib Henry
9. Brooke Tatnell
10. Don Droud Jr.
11. Rusty Hickman
12. Terry McCarl
13. Kevin Thomas Jr.
14. Skylar Prochaska
15. McKenna Haase
16. Kevin Ingle
17. Chase Dietz
18. Harli White
19. Noah Gass
20. Matt Covington
21. Austin Bishop
22. A.J. Moeller
23. J.J. Hickle
24. Jordan Goldesberry

Knoxville Nationals D-Main Lineup

Knoxville Nationals E-Main Results

1. Brooke Tatnell
   
2. Skylar Prochaska
3. Kevin Thomas Jr.
4. Austin Bishop
5. Rusty Hickman
6. A.J. Moeller
7. Chase Dietz
8. Kevin Ingle
9. Jordan Goldesberry
10. Cole Mincer
11. R.J. Johnson
12. Landon Hansen
13. Matt Wasmund
14. Bill Rose
15. Bill Wagner
16. Frank Rodgers
17. Gage Pulkrabek
18. Cody Ihlen

Knoxville Nationals E-Main Lineup