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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