Highlights | 2026 USAC Corn Belt Clash Friday at Knoxville Raceway
The wings come off at the Sprint Car Capital of the World as Knoxville Raceway hosts opening night of the USAC Corn Belt Clash.
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25 trips around the Knoxville Raceway because race fans, this is what you saved your lunch money for.
To the green on night number one here at Knoxville.
Field gonna pace its way into turns one and two.
Who's gonna have the advantage onto the back straightaway, side by side, the drag race inside line, it will be Gavin Miller in his Knoxville Raceway debut.
He's gonna jump up to the top spot, not the first time the 21 AZ has led the way, as he'll come around and he will lead lap number one.
Gavin Miller third to first in the opening lap.
Cummins in the 3P working down around the bottom side of the speedway, trying to get second away from Leary.
Now the 53 gonna get that right rear wound up on the cushion and try to close the gap here as they work onto the far side of the speedway.
Now he'll swap lines, he'll drop to the deck over in turns three and four.
Enters low side of three, lets it swing wide to the exit to number four, advantage still to the 21 AZ.
Snake Enterprise number 5T rolling bottom side.
Once again, challenge for the lead.
Gavin Miller with the bottle through turns three and four.
Saves it, brings it across the racetrack, blocks the charge of CJ Leary.
Leary gonna take it back up to the cushion over turns three and four.
Miller down around the bottom, side by side for the top spot onto the back straightaway.
Who will have the advantage by a half a car?
It's the 53 of CJ Leary.
Leary takes over the lead for a moment.
Gavin Miller back to his inside, trying to hold on as they come off of turn number four.
Lap number five in the books, and you've got a new leader.
CJ Leary takes over in 53.
Bacon in seven, Swanson, Mitchell Moles up into the top five as we check on your leader.
Oh, we got one flipping wildly.
That's the 5T.
Jake Swanson with a massive flip over into turn number three.
Car comes to a rest, we go into red.
And here we go, working into turn three, and the right front just leaves.
Right about the same spot once again, brings him off of the high side.
Cummins with a great restart, right on his back bumper.
He's gonna dive to the inside of turn number one.
Slide job challenge for the race lead.
Can he get it?
He does.
CJ Leary says not so fast.
He's gonna look to the inside, but it's gonna be Cummins.
He's got the right rear up on the cushion, and he has got the advantage, but look to the inside line for Brady Bacon.
Bacon in the 20, trying to march his way forward as Kyle Cummins on the restart, masterful into turns one and two, comes around.
He will lead the way with 17 laps in the books.
Justin Grant now with a good run to the inside up across the nose of the 53.
Those two gonna duke it out for some silver on the back straightaway.
Leary not gonna give an inch here as they work into turns three and four.
He continues to work the bottom side, the four.
Justin Grant with the momentum up around the high side of the speedway as they work around to the near side of the Knoxville Raceway.
As they battle it out, Kyle Cummins right now getting the rubber band wound up, and he is running away as Brady Bacon throws the slide for the third spot.
He's gonna go back up to the cushion this time as he'll come around, and he's gonna find the white flag flying.
One to go on night number one here at Knoxville.
His last four starts, a win, a second, a sixth, and a third place finish as he works onto the back straightaway, and this is one he has wanted for so long, and tonight, he will finally add the Knoxville Raceway to the resume.
Night number one of the Avante Windows and Doors Corbel Clash belongs to Kyle Cummins.
Justin Grant in second, Brady Bacon in third.
