From the World of Outlaws
Indianpolis, IN — (December 12, 2013) — The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series announced a huge 2014 schedule on Thursday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show at the Indiana Convention Center, highlighting the “Salute to the King” as the legendary Steve Kinser makes his final run at winning a 21st championship beginning in February at the DIRTcar Nationals.
The 2014 tour will feature 92 race nights at 52 different tracks across 24 states and three Canadian provinces.
It all gets underway Feb. 14-15-16, 2014, during the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park, where Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman won on opening night last season and held off Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz in November at the World Finals to win the championship by the narrowest margin in series history.
The Outlaws will then head west March 5-6 to the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the mid-week Sin City Showdown during the track’s NASCAR event week. From there the series will roll south to Arizona for the NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat Shootout at Tucson International Raceway before spending the next five weeks competing in California, including March 22 at the Stockton 99 Dirt Track and a special two-day event April 5-6 at scenic Calistoga Speedway.
A major new event to the schedule returns the series to its Texas roots. Following April 15 at El Paso Speedway Park, the April 18-19 Texas Outlaw Nationals brings the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars back to the place where it all began in 1978 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. It marks the first time in more than a decade since the Outlaws invaded the suburban Dallas city of Mesquite, where the World of Outlaws got their start nearly 37 years ago.
One of Kinser’s favorite venues is Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, where the Outlaws race five times in 2014 with the first two events on May 2-3. Following Eldora, which was one of the venues on the series’ original 1978 tour, the Outlaws will make their inaugural appearance at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on Wednesday, May 7. There are 14 events in May, many primarily in the east.
A 10-race June schedule includes a run through the Midwest that wraps up with a big three-day weekend when the Outlaws invade 34 Raceway on Friday, June 27, in Burlington, Iowa; Beaver Dam (Wis.) Raceway on Saturday, June 28; and Cedar Lake Speedway on June 29 in New Richmond, Wis.
Fans came out in droves last season to see the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., where the series returns on Wednesday, July 2, to kick off its busiest month of the year with 15 race nights. The storied Boot Hill Showdown on July 4-5 at Dodge City (Kan.) Raceway Park will give the Outlaws a chance to celebrate the Independence Day holiday in the Old West.
The Brad Doty Classic on July 9 at Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio, sets the stage for the proverbial “Month of Money” kickoff July 11-12 at Eldora Speedway with the Kings Royal weekend. A swing through Pennsylvania, including a second event at Lincoln Speedway, and the Northeast, with races in Quebec and Ontario, ramps up the intensity for the Ironman 55 on Aug. 1-2 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 before the sprint car world descends on Knoxville, Iowa, for the week-long FVP Knoxville Nationals, Aug. 6-9.
The championship picture will become more clear as the August tour through the Pacific Northwest, including Washington’s Skagit Speedway, gives way to September and shifts into California and the Gold Cup Race of Champions on Sept. 5-6 at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.
A run back through the Midwest, with a return to Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track for the first time since 2006, and the huge National Open at Williams Grove Speedway will lead to what’s quickly becoming the most anticipated event on the schedule, the Nov 6-7-8 World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, where Kinser’s Salute to the King will conclude with what he is no doubt hoping will be a remarkable 21st World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship.
The full schedule, which includes several events yet to be announced, is below:
2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Schedule (12-12-13, Subject to Change)
Date Day Track Location
14-Feb Friday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL
15-Feb Saturday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL
16-Feb Sunday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL
5-Mar Wednesday The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
6-Mar Thursday The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
8-Mar Saturday Tucson International Raceway Tucson, AZ
14-Mar Friday Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA
15-Mar Saturday Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA
22-Mar Saturday Stockton 99 Dirt Track Stockton, CA
28-Mar Friday Merced Speedway Merced, CA
29-Mar Saturday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
5-Apr Saturday Calistoga Speedway Calistoga, CA
6-Apr Sunday Calistoga Speedway Calistoga, CA
11-Apr Friday Kings Speedway Hanford, CA
12-Apr Saturday Perris Auto Speedway Perris, CA
15-Apr Tuesday El Paso Speedway Park El Paso, TX
18-Apr Friday Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, TX
19-Apr Saturday Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, TX
25-Apr Friday Salina Highbanks Speedway Salina, OK
26-Apr Saturday Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Pevely, MO
2-May Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
3-May Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
7-May Wednesday Jacksonville Speedway Jacksonville, IL
9-May Friday Wilmot Raceway Wilmot, WI
10-May Saturday Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, IN
14-May Wednesday Lincoln Speedway Abbottstown, PA
16-May Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
17-May Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
18-May Sunday Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown, NY
20-May Tuesday New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, NJ
23-May Friday The Dirt Track at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
26-May Monday Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, IN
30-May Friday Attica Raceway Park Attica, OH
31-May Saturday I-96 Raceway Lake Odessa, MI
4-Jun Wednesday Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, IN
6-Jun Friday I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE
7-Jun Saturday Lakeside Speedway Lakeside, KS
13-Jun Friday Jackson Speedway Jackson, MN
14-Jun Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
20-Jun Friday River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, ND
21-Jun Saturday I-94 Speedway Fergus Falls, MN
27-Jun Friday 34 Raceway Burlington, IA
28-Jun Saturday Beaver Dam Raceway Beaver Dam, WI
29-Jun Sunday Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, WI
2-Jul Wednesday Huset’s Speedway Brandon, SD
4-Jul Friday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS
5-Jul Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS
9-Jul Wednesday Limaland Motorsports Park Lima, OH
11-Jul Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
12-Jul Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
15-Jul Tuesday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA
17-Jul Thursday Lincoln Speedway Abbottstown, PA
18-Jul Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
19-Jul Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
20-Jul Sunday Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, NY
23-Jul Wednesday TBA
26-Jul Saturday Autodrome Drummond Drummondville, QUE
27-Jul Sunday TBA
29-Jul Tuesday Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, ONT
1-Aug Friday Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Pevely, MO
2-Aug Saturday Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Pevely, MO
6-Aug Wednesday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
7-Aug Thursday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
8-Aug Friday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
9-Aug Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
12-Aug Tuesday TBA
15-Aug Friday River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, ND
17-Aug Sunday Nodak Speedway Minot, ND
22-Aug Friday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, ALB
23-Aug Saturday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, ALB
29-Aug Friday Skagit Speedway Alger, WA
30-Aug Saturday Skagit Speedway Alger, WA
1-Sep Monday TBA
3-Sep Wednesday Southern Oregon Speedway Medford, OR
5-Sep Friday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
6-Sep Saturday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
7-Sep Sunday Antioch Speedway Antioch, CA
10-Sep Wednesday TBA
12-Sep Friday Clay County Fairgrounds Spencer, IA
13-Sep Saturday Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, MN
17-Sep Wednesday Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, IN
19-Sep Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
20-Sep Saturday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA
26-Sep Friday TBA
27-Sep Saturday TBA
3-Oct Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
4-Oct Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
11-Oct Saturday Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge, NY
18-Oct Saturday TBA
25-Oct Saturday TBA
6-Nov Thursday The Dirt Track at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
7-Nov Friday The Dirt Track at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
8-Nov Saturday The Dirt Track at Charlotte Charlotte, NC