Bobby took the lead on the second lap from his outside front row starting position and built up an over three second advantage until he reached the back of the field. He briefly lost the top spot on lap 17 but regained it a lap later and stayed in control for the rest of the 25-lap distance, picking up the $7,000 Lucas Knoxville Nationals prelim victory on Friday night at Knoxville (IA) Raceway.
“I was a little tight even on the top; the car was laid over a little bit, so I really couldn’t get around there quite like I wanted to. But I can’t thank my guys enough for all their hard work and support, and all of these fans for coming out and watching us,” Bobby said. “We wanted to play that invert all night after yesterday. My one goal was to start up front and not in row four. We got lucky with the qualifying and the heat race, too. What an awesome night for us.”