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August 28th, 2010 - Tony enjoyed a strong showing on Saturday night as he entered another Weekly Racing Series Event at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia. Knowles began the night by setting fast time around the oval, and then proceeded to lead every lap of the feature to claim his fifth win of 2010!

August 21st, 2010 - Tony made the short trip to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georiga on Saturday for a Weekly Racing Series Event. The night would get off to a rough start as a broken water pump would prevent Knowles from participating in qualifying. As a result, he started at the back of the feature grid and would advance to a sixth place finish by the time that the checkered flag dropped.

August 14th, 2010 - After seeing the event scheduled for Senoia Raceway rained out for Saturday night, the team traveled to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia for a Weekly Racing Series Event. It would prove to be a good decision as Tony set fast time in qualifications, and went on to lead the entire feature en route to the win, which was his fourth of the 2010 campaign!

August 7th, 2010 - Tony made the short trip to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia for a Weekly Racing Series Event on Saturday night. Knowles would start the night by setting fast time in qualifications. However, shortly after time trials, the program would be nixed by heavy rain.

July 31st, 2010 - On Saturday night the team traveled to Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama for the $5,400 to win, Michael Head Jr. Memorial. With 29 Super Late Models on hand, Tony qualified for the feature via a b-main event and would go on to battle through the pack to an 11th place finish in the final rundown.

July 30th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports made the trip to Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, Alabama on Friday night for a $3,000 to win event. After mechanical issues in his qualifier, Tony started 22nd on the grid in the feature, and would ultimately retire early from the event to a 21st place finish.

July 24th, 2010 - Tony wrapped up the 2010 Southern Nationals on Saturday night at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee. The night would get off to a decent start for the team as Knowles won his b-main event to lock into the 12th starting position for the feature. However, early in the feature, he would experience mechanical issues and would retire to a 24th place finish. Tony finished third in the final Southern Nationals point's standings, which was won by Jonathan Davenport with Vic Hill finishing second.

July 23rd, 2010 - Tony traveled to Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee on Friday night for the $5,300 to win, Southern Nationals event. Thirty-four Super Late Models entered the event, and after finishing second in his b-main, Knowles earned the 14th starting spot for the main event. He would race around the middle of the pack for the entire event before ultimately finishing in the 14th position.

July 22nd, 2010 - The Southern Nationals invaded Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, Tennessee on Thursday night. The night started well as Tony qualified fourth fastest overall to earn the fourth starting spot for the 35 lap event. Knowles would run in the top five for the first half of the event before fading to a seventh place finish at the checkered flag.

July 21st, 2010 - On Wednesday night the Southern Nationals tour returned to Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, Georgia for the $5,300 to win event, which was rescheduled after a rain out on Friday night. Tony battled mechanical issues early in the night, which left him starting 19th in the feature event. Despite starting at the back, Knowles mounted a great run in the feature. During the course of the 53 lap event, he would work his up to a sixth place finish behind event winner, Bub McCool, Chesley Dixon, Jonathan Davenport, Mike Collins, and Clint Smith. He would earn Hard Charger of the Race honors for his efforts.

July 20th, 2010 - Tony entered the $3,500 to win, Southern Nationals event on Tuesday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama. After finishing fourth in his b-main, Knowles started 18th in the feature event. He would race his way through the pack to a 13th place finish.

July 18th, 2010 - On Sunday night, TKR Motorsports invaded Rome Speedway in Rome, Georgia for another $5,300 to win, Southern Nationals event. After finishing sixth in his b-main, Tony started 21st on the grid for the $5,300 to win feature event. He would go on to race his way through the pack to a 13th place finish.

July 17th, 2010 - After having the event at Swainsboro Racedway (Swainsboro, Georgia) postponed from Friday night to next Wednesday night due to rain during time trials, Tony returned to action on Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia with the Southern Nationals. Via time trials, Tony locked into the 9th starting position for the $5,300 to win feature event. He would compete in the top ten for the entire event before ultimately pick up an 8th place finish.

July 15th, 2010 - Southern Nationals action resumed on Thursday night at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina with a $3,500 to win event, which drew a field of 31 Super Late Models. After finishing second in his b-main, Tony started 14th in the 35 lap feature, and would battle his way to a 9th place finish in the final rundown.

July 13th, 2010 - With the opening round of the Southern Nationals rained out at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia on Monday night, the tour finally got underway on Tuesday night at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, North Carolina. tony got behind the eight ball early in the night as he struggled in time trials, which left him starting deep in a b-main. He would pick up a fifth place finish in the b-main, which gave him the 22nd starting spot for the feature. Despite starting deep in the field, Tony would mount a great charge through the field to record a fifth place finish behind event winner, Dennis Franklin, Austin Dillon, Jonathan Davenport, and Mike Gault. For his efforts he would receive Hard Charger of the Race honors.

July 10th, 2010 - The team took their #26 Rocket to a Weekly Racing Series Event at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday night to shake the car down as they prepare for the upcoming Ray Cook Southern Nationals. Tony set the fastest time in qualifications, but an invert of four was drawn for the main event, and as a result he had to start fourth on the grid. On a track, where passing was difficult, Knowles would only be able to advance to a third place finish.

July 4th, 2010 - Tony competed in the Volunteer Racing Series Event at Green Valley Speedway in Glenceo, Alabama on Sunday night. Twenty-seven Super Late Models entered the event, and after starting 15th on the grid, Tony would advance to a 9th place finish in the $3,444 to win event.

He also was in action in a Weekly Racing Series Event at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Friday night, where he recorded a 2nd place finish.

June 25th, 2010 - Tony entered the Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina on Friday. An extremely dry and dusty surface resulted in one groove racing, and Tony would only be able to race his way to a 12th place finish in a feature event where passing came at a premium.

June 19th, 2010 - The team was in action at Dixie Speedway on Saturday night, and Tony started the night off strong by qualifying on the pole for the feature. However, early in the main event the rear-end on his car would break bringing his night to a disappointing end.

June 17th, 2010 - Tony entered the $10,000 to win, Lucas Oil Late Model Series event on Thursday night at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, Tennessee. Forty-four Super Late Models entered the event, and Tony raced his way into the feature via heat race action, where he finished in the fourth spot. In the main event he would start 13th, but would ultimately retire early from the event to a 22nd place finish.

June 13th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports made the long trip to the 16th Annual Dream 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio over the weekend. The mega-event drew a field of 104 Super Late Models from across the country, and Tony qualified 53rd fastest in time trials to earn the 9th starting spot for a heat race. He would advance to a 6th place finish to earn a starting spot in the b-main event. However, before the b-main could be run on Saturday night, heavy rains set in forcing the balance of the program to be moved to Sunday. On Sunday, when action resumed, Tony would only manage a 14th place finish in the b-main, which left him short of a transfer to the finale.

June 6th, 2010 - Tony traveled to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday night for the Bill Ingram Memorial, which paid $3,000 to win for the 35 lap event. Knowles qualified in the third starting spot for the feature, and would challenge his teammate, Shane Clanton, for the lead for much of the event before slipping to a third place finish at the checkered flag behind winner, Clanton, and Frank Ingram.

May 30th, 2010 - Tony set out to enter two events over the Memorial Day weekend. However, Mother Nature would claim the $2,000 to win, Season Opener at Rome Speedway in Rome, Georgia on Sunday night. As a result, Tony entered a single event over the weekend as he was in action with the Volunteer Racing Series at North Georgia Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia on Friday night. Twenty-nine Super Late Models entered the event and Knowles raced his way to a 4th place finish behind event winner, Ronnie Johnson, Randy Weaver, and Billy Ogle Jr.

May 22nd, 2010 - Tony entered a single event over the weekend as he went to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia for a Weekly Racing Series Event. Knowles was running third in the feature event, when disaster struck as his motor caught on fire, bringing his night to an early end.

May 15th, 2010 - This weekend Tony traveled to Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama for the 1st Annual Red Farmer Classic. Thirty-one Super Late Models entered the $9,700 to win event, and Tony finished third in his heat race to earn the 7th starting spot in Saturday night's 97 lap feature. Tony would run in the top ten during the early stages of the event before the handling on his car began to fade during the event. He would ultimately finish in the 13th position. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com .

May 8th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports entered a sole event over the weekend as they traveled to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia for a $5,000 to win, Southern All Star Super Late Model event. After struggling in time trials, Tony spent much of the night behind the eight ball. He would start 17th in the feature and raced his way to a 14th place finish in the final rundown. Complete results can be found at www.SouthernAllStarsRacingSeries.com.

May 2nd, 2010 - Tony entered a pair of events over the weekend. On Friday, the team was in action at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, Alabama in a Weekly Racing Series Event. With twenty-two Super Late Models on hand, Knowles tried a new setup that just didn't seem to work, and he would ultimately retire from the feature.

On Saturday night Tony entered a Weekly Racing Series Event at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia, where he would find his luck much better. After setting fast time, Knowles set on the pole for the feature event and went on to lead the entire feature to take the win, which was his third of the year!

April 24th, 2010 - Tony traveled to Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama for a pair of events over the weekend. On Friday night, a $2,000 to win Super Late Model event was scheduled, and Knowles locked into the 24th starting spot for the feature event via the b-main event. However, before the feature event could be run, heavy rains set in nixing the program. Saturday night's event was also rained out.

April 17th, 2010 - On Saturday night, Knowles was in action in a Weekly Racing Series Event at North Georgia Speedway in Chattsworth, Georgia. Tony's night got off to a great start by setting fast time with a 12.31 second lap in time trials, which was only 0.02 seconds off of the track record. After setting fast time, Tony started on the pole for the feature event and went on to take the dominating win, which was his first of the 2010 season!

April 16th, 2010 - The team returned to action on Friday night at Boyd's Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia as the newly formed, Volunteer Racing Series hosted their inaugural event. With twenty-eight Super Late Models on hand, Tony would qualify for the $3,000 to win feature before retiring early from the event to a 17th place finish.

April 10th, 2010 - Tony was in action at Toccoa Speedway in Toccoa, Georgia on Saturday night in the $5,000 to win, Southern All Star Super Late Model event. Twenty-two Super Late Models entered the event, and Tony qualified 11th fastest to lock into the main event. He would go on to race his way to an 8th place finish in the feature event. Complete results can be found at www.southernallstarsracingseries.com.

April 3rd, 2010 - TKR Motorsports entered an event in their home state on Saturday night as they traveled to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia for a $3,000 to win, Southern Regional Racing Series Super Late Model event. Thirty-five Super Late Models entered the event, and Tony began the night by locking into the feature event by setting third fast time in his group. He would start 8th in the feature and went on to battle his way to a sixth place finish. Complete results are available at www.SouthernRegionalRacingSeries.com.

March 27th, 2010 - Tony entered the second leg of the World of Outlaw Late Model Series double header on Saturday night at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas in a night where "12" would be a recurring number. Once again, thirty-three Super Late Models entered the event, and Tony started the night by qualifying 12th fastest to earn the fourth starting spot for a heat race. He would go on to finish fourth in his heat race to lock into the 12th starting position for the feature event. In the feature, he would go on to race his way to a 12th place finish in the $10,000 to win main event.

March 26th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports made the trip to Texas for a pair of World of Outlaw Super Late Model events over the weekend. The first event was held on Friday night at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas. Thirty-three Super Late Models entered the $10,000 to win event, and Tony qualified 11th fastest and went on to finish fourth in his heat race to earn the 15th starting spot in the main event. During the course of the main event, he would race his way to a 17th place finish.

March 20th, 2010 - Tony entered another World of Outlaw Super Late Model event on Saturday at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia. The night got off to a good start as Knowles qualified 5th fastest of the 33 entries on hand, and he went on to finish 3rd in his heat race to earn the 9th starting position in the feature. Tony had a strong run going in the $10,000 to win feature event before mechanical woes relegated him to a 17th place finish.

March 19th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports made the trek to Ocala Speedway in Ocala, Florida on Friday for a $10,000 to win World of Outlaw Late Model Series event. Tony started the night by qualifying 19th fastest, which resulted in him starting 7th in a heat race. During the course of the heat race, he advanced one spot to a 6th place finish to earn the 14th starting spot for the main event. During the course of the event, Knowles raced his way to a 16th place finish.

February 14th, 2010 - Tony made the last minute decision to enter the season opener at Talladega Short Track, which was moved by Mother Nature from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon. A stout field of 31 Super Late Models entered the opener. Tony turned in the fourth fastest lap in time trials to pick up the fourth starting spot for the feature event. He would battle throughout the top five during the course of the event before claiming a fourth place finish behind event winner, Stacey Holmes, Ronnie Johnson, and Tim Busha.

February 13th, 2010 - Once again the luck would not be on Tony's side tonight in World of Outlaw Late Model Series action at Volusia Motorsports Park. Knowles would struggle in time trials as he qualified 48th fastest of the 68 entries on hand, which left him starting deep in a heat race. After starting 12th, Tony advanced to a sixth place finish. With only the top three cars transferring to the feature, Tony went to a b-main event, where he failed to transfer to the main event.

February 12th, 2010 - TKR Motorsports traveled to the Sunshine State on Thursday for the $10,000 to win, World of Outlaw Super Late Model Series Season Opener. The event drew 68 Super Late Models, and Tony qualified 39th fastest to earn the 7th starting position for his heat race. Tony would run into difficulties in his heat race, forcing him pitside. He started at the back of a b-main event and powered his way to a 7th place finish, but wiht only the top two cars transfeering to the feature, Tony's night came to an early end.

Friday night's, $10,000 to win UMP DIRTCar event was nixed by heavy rains. The Speedweeks will wrap up with a $10,000 to win, World of Outlaw Super Late Model Series Event on Saturday night.

January 23rd, 2010 - Tony entered his second event of the 2010 season on Saturday afternoon as he traveled to Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi for the 10th Annual Winter Classic. After locking into the fifth starting spot for the 40 lap, $3,000 to win feature via time trials, Tony raced his way as high as the fourth position early in the event before slipping to an 8th place finish by the time that the checkered flag dropped.

January 10th, 2010 - After originally planning to just spectate at the 19th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama over the weekend, Tony made the last minute decision to pilot Barney Mayfield's #102 in the Limited Late Model division. With over 60 entries on hand in the division, Tony won his heat race to earn the third starting position for the finale on Sunday. Tony would race his way into the lead early on, and would go on to pick up the Limited Late Model feature win!