The first big weekend of racing at the Knoxville Raceway begins Friday night with the first of two nights of World of Outlaws competition. It will be the series’ only appearance at the track prior to the Knoxville Nationals in August.

That’s race director John McCoy who says this weekend’s schedule will draw cars from across the country.

McCoy says coming out of the pandemic the car counts have been high despite the skyrocketing cost of fuel.