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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 ...
It sanctions traditional 305 non-winged and winged sprint cars under the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car class. In Australia, sprint car racing is controlled by the Sprintcar Control Council of Australia (SCCA) who sanction the Australian Championships and the World Series Sprintcar series as well as the various state championships and other meetings ...
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.
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 .
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
He raced in the American Sprint Car Series before moving to full-time competition in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starting in 1999. [1] After two years in the series, Pittman made a late decision to pursue the World of Outlaws Gumout Racing Series championship in 2001, after a poor start on the national tour; [ 2 ] he wound up winning ...
Late Models, Sprint Cars, Fever 4's, Street Stocks, Modifieds, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Meridian Speedway (Idaho) Idaho Meridian: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Late Models, Sprint Cars, Hornets, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Legends, Thunder Dogs, Super Stocks, Pro 4's, Mini Stocks, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Rockford Speedway [44] Illinois Rockford
Sprint Cars are powered by a naturally-aspirated, methanol-injected overhead valve V-8 engines; with a displacement of 410 cubic inches (6.7L) and capable of engine speeds approaching 9000 rpm. [3] A lower-budget and very popular class of sprint cars uses 360-cubic-inch (5.9L) engines that produce approximately 700 horsepower (520 kW). [4] [5 ...