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Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known simply as "big cars," distinguishing them from "midget cars," sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Thomas Paul Hinnershitz (April 6, 1912 – August 1, 1999) was an American racing driver. [1] Hinnershitz was active through the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s on dirt, asphalt and boards, driving "big cars" (later known as sprint cars) – at that time slightly smaller versions of Indianapolis cars that could be raced on half-mile dirt race tracks.
James Ernest Hurtubise [1] (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Championship Cars, sprint cars and stock cars.Hurtubise enjoyed much success in sprint cars, champ dirt cars, and stock cars, and was the winner of the 1966 Atlanta 500; however, he never achieved the success at the Indianapolis 500 which his rookie qualifying run promised, when he ...
Hewitt began his sprint car racing career in 1975 at Eldora Speedway, taking three wins in his inaugural season. He raced in the 1998 Indianapolis 500 , placing 12th. After his venture into Indycars he returned to sprint cars until he had a very serious crash in 2002 from which he was lucky to escape with his life.
Bryan Timothy Clauson (June 15, 1989 – August 7, 2016) [2] was an American professional auto racing driver, best known for his achievements in dirt track open-wheel racing, such as USAC Silver Crown, Midget and Sprint cars. Clauson was increasingly seen competing with the World of Outlaws (WoO) sprint cars in
Gordon also became interested in sprint car racing and attended local events, rooting for Steve Kinser. [59] [61] Gordon aspired to become a sprint car driver after reading a story about a young driver named Sport Allen. [62] [14] [59] [10] [61] In October 1984, Gordon competed in an event in Indianapolis, where he won both races.
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In 1990, Butler became the first four-time Sprint Car National Champion in the 34-year history of the United States Automobile Club. USAC [1] Butler won USAC sprint car races on pavement, dirt, and on dirt with wings. He is the only driver to win in all of these categories during a single USAC season.