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A starter class for striving sprint car enthusiasts. 250/270cc single-cylinder two-cycle and 600 cc are the most popular micro sprint classes. They run side-mounted 600 cc motorcycle engines developing around 140 hp and are chain driven. They have chassis and bodies styled like those of full-sized sprint cars or midgets.
The first weekly races were held at the Knoxville Raceway in 1954. After internal issues with the sanctioning body—the Southern Iowa Stock Car Racing Association—in 1956, Marion Robinson of Des Moines, Iowa was appointed as race promoter. During Robinson's tenure, the cars progressed from stock cars to modifieds to supermodifieds to sprint ...
IMCA Modified – Modified race cars with open wheels in the front and closed wheels in the back; IMCA Latemodel – full-bodied late model race cars; IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car – traditional 305 non-winged and winged sprint cars; IMCA Stock Car – full-bodied production stock cars; IMCA Hobby Stock – 8-cylinder rear wheel drive entry-level ...
Regular events include 410 cubic inch sprint cars, 305 cubic inch sprint cars, and dirt trucks. In 2024, the World of Outlaws sprint car series returns to the speedway for the first time since 2016. The speedway has previously hosted the All Star Circuit of Champions, National Sprint Tour, and United States Auto Club.
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Legends car racing, Bandolero Cars, Pure Stock, Modified, Late Models, Super Late Models, Trucks, Bombers, Sportsman, Demolition Derbies The Speedway At Willow Springs: California Rosamond: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Late Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, WRA Vintage Sprint Cars, Southwest Tour Truck Series, Skid Plate I-25 Speedway
The first recorded automobile race at the track was a three car battle on July 4, 1910. [1] Somewhere between 7000 and 10000 people watched the cars race 10 laps over 7 minutes and 10 seconds. [ 1 ] The initial track was a flat half mile track and it was reconfigured to a high banked half mile track in 1932.
In October 2007 American race car driver Russ Wicks set a speed record for stock cars in a 2007-season Dodge Charger built to NASCAR specifications by achieving a maximum speed of 244.9 mph (394.1 km/h) at Bonneville Speedway. [9] [10] For the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series, power output of the competing cars ranged from 750 to 800 hp (560 to 600 kW).