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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 ...
The speedway has become a pioneer in dirt track racing over the years. It was one of the first tracks in the nation to run the now popular 305 sprint car division. In 2000, Jim Ford created the dirt truck division as an affordable entry level into dirt track racing. [4] Similar divisions have since spread across the nation.
Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval, 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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
As of 2020, the track hosts Modifieds, 305 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, and Street Stock. The track is located on and a part of the Ontario County Fairgrounds. The track was the site where on August 9, 2014, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart collided with Kevin Ward, Jr., who was standing on track. Ward died from injuries sustained from the collision.
POWRi (Performance Open Wheeled Racing, inc.) is a dirt track racing sanctioning body based in the United States, founded by promoter Kenny Brown. [1] [2]It organizes the POWRi National Midget Series, a midget car racing series rival to the USAC National Midget Series, as well as the POWRi West Midget Series and POWRi Outlaw Midget Series feeder series.