There is something to a home-field advantage. Whether it’s the comfort of a hostile crowd rooting for you instead of against you, or the added insight a competitor has of the playing surface, being at home makes a difference. Rarely in motorsports is there such an advantage, but in the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series, there is one location where it’s a huge factor. […]
For 32 years, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series has crowned a champion following the final race of the season. In all but a handful of those seasons, the championship was locked up for the winning driver before he even took the green flag for that final race […]
In every season there are games that have just a little more juice. Whether it’s the NFL’s season opener pitting the defending Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints against the Brett Favre-led Minnesota Vikings, or Saturday’s contest between legendary college Football powers Penn State and Alabama, there’s added adrenaline in the air. In dirt-track racing, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series stars race 70 nights each season, but only a handful of races can generate that fevered atmosphere. The Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal, the Williams Grove National Open, and the Gold Cup Race of Champions annually stand out as the races every Sprint car driver wants to win.
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“You can’t win the race on the first lap, but you sure can lose it on the first lap.” It’s the adage often heard when something has gone wrong early in the race, and one that rings true in more ways than one. Sprint car racing is just what the name suggests […]
With a series named “World of Outlaws,” one might think the group regularly competes around the globe […]
With the dust settled from last week’s 50th annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz are ready to resume their pursuit of the 2010 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint car championship. […]
In most forums of competition, there is a signature event that outweighs all others […]
Just by definition, Ironman encourages thoughts of toughness. Triathletes who push their bodies to the limit chase the title […]
The schedule shows another three-race week for the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series. But everyone who follows and competes in the sport knows this week isn’t just another week. It’s the start of Sprint car racing’s annual “Month of Money,” and the stakes each night rise with extra money on the line. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz look at this point of the season as a time to get greedy. […]
After a gunslinging weekend of action in Dodge City, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series competitors have reloaded and are ready to continue their crusade through middle America. First, it’s a Wednesday-night stop in central Missouri for round three of the Showdown for the Bud Crown at State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, followed by a weekend doubleheader at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. […]
Any time the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint car series competes at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, it’s a big deal, and this weekend’s trip to central Iowa will be no different. The Outlaws, led by the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) combo of Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz, return to the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” for three nights of racing at the famed half-mile dirt oval beginning Thursday with the Mediacom Shootout, continuing Friday with the inaugural Hall of Fame Classic Presented by Mediacom, and concluding Saturday with the Mediacom Shootout finale.
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The old adage known as KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) is appropriate for most every endeavor. This week, it would seem to be the recommended approach for Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series teams. After a challenging few nights of competition last weekend, TSR’s Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz return to action with consecutive races in Ohio and Michigan this weekend. First, it’s back to the short tracks with Friday’s stop at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park, followed by another high-speed, half-mile dirt oval to conquer Saturday, when the traveling Outlaws take to I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich. […]
Racers want to race as much as they can. When Ted Johnson’s vision of corralling the top Sprint car racers came to fruition four decades ago, a culture of racing began that still thrives today. […]
After a weekend of mixing it up in California, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series schedule points to the state where everything is bigger for a pair of races in the second annual Texas Two-Step weekend. […]
Competitors love the challenge of beating the best. In the last few weeks, dozens of triumphant athletes left Vancouver with a gold medal draping around their neck. Those Olympians who left without the ultimate prize know it will take more work to achieve the goal of Olympic glory, and they’ll have to wait four years to try again. Fortunately for competitors in the rugged World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series, their schedule offers more than 80 nights of competition each year to showcase their talents in search of glory. […]
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