The Short Track Nationals has long been a coveted crown of the southern Sprint Car scene. The race launched in 1988 at Little Rock, AR’s I-30 Speedway. The first podium featured a legendary trio, with Steve Kinser taking the win over Sammy Swindell and Bobby Davis Jr.
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is set to debut in a big way at Texarkana 67 Speedway. Two huge events are packed into one weekend (Oct. 23-24) as The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to debut at the dirt track built on the Arkansas side of the city that bridges Texas and Arkansas.
The natural state of a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car is when it’s sideways, slinging dirt and putting on an exhilarating show for the fans.
It seems fitting that the series heads to the Natural State of Arkansas this weekend, Friday-Saturday, September 6-7, for the Wingless Short Track Nationals at Texarkana 67 Speedway.
A new chapter will be added to Short Track Nationals lore this weekend. After becoming a staple at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway beginning in 1988 and evolving into a crown jewel event of winged 360-ci Sprint Car racing, the 36th edition of storied Short Track Nationals takes place this weekend for the first time at Texarkana 67 Speedway.
Winged 360-ci Sprint Cars have been a rare sighting at Texarkana 67 Speedway over the years. But with last year’s closure of I-30 Speedway, that changes in a big way next weekend as the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape shifts to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the first time.
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