EVAN KNOLL ENTERS MARTIN TF
Evan Knoll
intends to put his game face on this weekend when the IHRA Torco Race Fuels
Northern Nationals kicks off at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.
However, this time the intensity won’t be as a drag racing fan or a major
sponsor. Knoll is suiting up as a Top Fuel driver this time.
Knoll has unfinished
business when it comes to Top Fuel and
IHRA rules stipulate that
a licensing driver must make two short runs before a full quarter-mile pass.
This weekend, he plans to make three full pulls and earn a position in his
first-ever qualified field.
“It has been a tough road for the last few years,” Knoll said. “It’s nice supporting the sport and watching everyone else race but there comes a time when you like to play the game. I got into this sport because I love it. I just love to play the game and that’s what I plan to do.”
Evan Knoll
intends to put his game face on this weekend when the IHRA Torco Race Fuels
Northern Nationals kicks off at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.
However, this time the intensity won’t be as a drag racing fan or a major
sponsor. Knoll is suiting up as a Top Fuel driver this time.
Knoll has unfinished
business when it comes to Top Fuel and
IHRA rules stipulate that
a licensing driver must make two short runs before a full quarter-mile pass.
This weekend, he plans to make three full pulls and earn a position in his
first-ever qualified field.
“It has been a tough road
for the last few years,” Knoll said. “It’s nice supporting the sport and
watching everyone else race but there comes a time when you like to play the
game. I got into this sport because I love it. I just love to play the game and
that’s what I plan to do.”
Knoll was an accomplished
NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Dragster driver before making the jump to Top Fuel
in a car tuned by Jimmy Walsh. His career was put on hold after pair of
non-racing accidents sidelined him.
Knoll had all but made an
incredible recovery from a separated shoulder from a motocross accident when an
automobile accident left him with a concussion.
In the midst of a
miraculous recovery period, Knoll’s General Sales & Service propane and
refinery business encountered remarkable gains as well as every one of his
related businesses.
“You have to put your
priorities in line,” Knoll said. “I love racing but you have to feed what makes
it all possible. In the industry I’m in, it demands your time and focus. If you
lose that – you can lose a lot. I don’t take losing lightly.
“I have a great staff of
people that surround me but when it comes down to it, I have to make the final
decisions on some things. That means I have to be there.”
Knoll’s Top Fueler will be
a clone to the one Scotty Cannon drove to the winner’s circle in
“It felt real good,” Knoll
said. “Just getting that sensation of speed was something I needed to
experience again. I feel pretty positive about coming out there. We have some
tough competition coming to town this weekend. That’s fine. Just let them know
the bossman is ready to mix it up.”