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I have looked to see who is leading the Iowa Speedweek challenge, can't remember what it's called, but Cox Design sponsors it normally. I thought I used to see quite a bit of talk about it keeping up with who is contesting it and who the leader is. Just curious.

I was figuring Brady Bacon, but just curious mostly.

With a 1st and a 3rd last night I'm guessing, just guessing it may be Mr. Larson, especially if he has another big night tonite.....

AFTER SEVEN MAINS IN FIVE NIGHTS, KYLE LARSON TAKES LEAD

IN THE COX DESIGN IOWA SPEED WEEK POINTS

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 7, 2012) - Following seven mains in five nights, versatile and talented Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, California, has taken the lead in the 2012 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week points. Kyle won Monday night's United States Auto Club (USAC) Ultimate Challenge preliminary main for non-winged sprint cars and finished third in the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) Front Row Challenge for winged 410-cubic-inch sprint cars at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Night number six of ten straight nights of sprint car racing is Tuesday night at Oskaloosa with the USAC Ultimate Challenge and a full program for the winged '305' sprint cars.

The unofficial top sixteen in the 2012 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after seven mains in five nights is as follows: 1., Kyle Larson, 187 points; 2., Brian Brown, 185 points; 3., Tim Kaeding, 183 points; 4., Brady Bacon, 167 points; 5., Brad Sweet, 152 points; 6., Tim Shaffer, 141 points; 7., Danny Lasoski, 136 points; 8., Shane Stewart, 135 points; 9., Jason Johnson, 124 points; 10., Kaley Gharst, 121 points; 11., Brooke Tatnell, 120 points; 12., Paul McMahan, 119 points; 13., Wayne Johnson, 114 points; 14., Daryn Pittman, 110 points; 15., Rager Phillips, 109 points; 16., Kevin Swindell, 107 points.

The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speedweek includes ten straight nights of sprint car racing between Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett "Mr. Sprint Car" titlist. Past "Mr. Sprint Car" titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, '04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, '08) of Oklahoma, Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa, and Sammy Swindell (2010, '11) of Tennessee.

BINGO.....Be tough to catch also with a big night tonite....

I'd like to see Bacon have a good night tonight as well. Both Bacon and Larson race like Hockett did. Winged,non winged whatever.......And did well at both.

Brown has participated in one less event and is only 2 points back. Even with Larson getting another event tonight that Brown won't participate in, my sense is the speed week results will ultimately come down to performance in the big show later this week.

Kyle won last night AND last year at Osky and if he does the same tonite will likely be uncatchable no matter what happens later this week. Now if he has a brutal Nationals and Brownie wins (he can win I think) that might change but as a betting man, Kyle is chalk!

I didn't know if Brady ran the winged race last night.

I agree that Brown could win the Nationals this year. He has the experience at the track and looks like a great motor package this year. Luck will be the key for him otherwise.

My eyes were deceiving me earlier today,I thought I had seen Bacon's name in both categories!! Just the non winged last night though...

Either way,he'll mix it up against both wings and non wings....just like Hockett used to. And if someone is going to wint the Jesse Hockett "Mr Sprint Car" Title,it would be good to see someone win it thats willing to race with and without wings,just like he did.

Dont think Kyle Larson can lose it after last night.

What happened to this being the "Jesse Hockett Mr. SprintCar Award"?

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 9, 2012) - Following his win in Wednesday night’s Goodyear Knoxville Nationals preliminary main at the Knoxville Raceway, Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, California, has apparently clinched the Cox Design Iowa Speed Week point championship, which awards $2,500 and the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” title. According to Tom Schmeh, who maintains the points at the National Sprint Car Museum, “I don’t think anyone can mathematically beat Kyle’s current 287 point total, even if they win Thursday’s preliminary main, the Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge on Friday AND the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on Saturday. What Kyle Larson has already accomplished here this week is unprecedented in the history of the ten-night Iowa Speed Week between the Knoxville and Oskaloosa tracks.”

Night number eight of ten straight nights of sprint car racing is Thursday night back at Knoxville Raceway with the second preliminary night of the Knoxville Nationals for the winged ‘410’ sprint cars.

The unofficial top fifteen in the 2012 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after ten mains in seven nights is as follows: 1., Kyle Larson, 287 points; 2., Brady Bacon, 211 points; 3., Brian Brown, 185 points; 4., Tim Kaeding, 183 points; 5., Shane Stewart, 179 points; 6., Brooke Tatnell, 165 points; 7., Brad Sweet, 162 points; 8., Paul McMahan, 156 points; 9., Tim Shaffer, 141 points; 10., Danny Lasoski, 136 points; 11., Jason Johnson, 124 points; 12., Jeff Swindell, 123 points; 13., Kaley Gharst, 121 points; 14., Rager Phillips, 119 points; 15., Kevin Swindell, 117 points.

The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speedweek includes ten straight nights of sprint car racing between Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Past “Mr. Sprint Car” titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, ’04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, ‘08) of Oklahoma, Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa, and Sammy Swindell (2010, ‘11) of Tennessee.