2013-12-12

At least 52 tracks in 24 states and three Canadian provinces will offer a ‘Salute to the King’ as Steve Kinser makes one more run at a 21st series championship



INDIANAPOLIS - Dec. 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.

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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

February 14

Friday

Volusia Speedway Park

Barberville, FL

February 15

Saturday

Volusia Speedway Park

Barberville, FL

February 16

Sunday

Volusia Speedway Park

Barberville, FL

March 5

Wednesday

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

March 6

Thursday

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

March 8

Saturday

Tucson International Raceway

Tucson, AZ

March 14

Friday

Thunderbowl Raceway

Tulare, CA

March 15

Saturday

Thunderbowl Raceway

Tulare, CA

March 22

Saturday

Stockton 99 Dirt Track

Stockton, CA

March 28

Friday

Merced Speedway

Merced, CA

March 29

Saturday

Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA

April 5

Saturday

Calistoga Speedway

Calistoga, CA

April 6

Sunday

Calistoga Speedway

Calistoga, CA

April 11

Friday

Kings Speedway

Hanford, CA

April 12

Saturday

Perris Auto Speedway

Perris, CA

April 15

Tuesday

El Paso Speedway Park

El Paso, TX

April 18

Friday

Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Mesquite, TX

April 19

Saturday

Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Mesquite, TX

April 25

Friday

Salina Highbanks

Salina, OK

April 26

Saturday

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

Pevely, MO

May 2

Friday

Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH

May 3

Saturday

Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH

May 7

Wednesday

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

May 9

Friday

Wilmot Raceway

Wilmot, WI

May 10

Saturday

Tri-State Speedway

Haubstadt, IN

May 14

Wednesday

Lincoln Speedway

Abbottstown, PA

May 16

Friday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

May 17

Saturday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

May 18

Sunday

Orange County Fair Speedway

Middletown, NY

May 20

Tuesday

New Egypt Speedway

New Egypt, NJ

May 23

Friday

The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

May 26

Monday

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Lawrenceburg, IN

May 30

Friday

Attica Raceway Park

Attica, OH

May 31

Saturday

I-96 Raceway

Lake Odessa, MI

June 4

Wednesday

Kokomo Speedway

Kokomo, IN

June 6

Friday

I-80 Speedway

Greenwood, NE

June 7

Saturday

Lakeside Speedway

Lakeside, KS

June 13

Friday

Jackson Speedway

Jackson, MN

June 14

Saturday

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, IA

June 20

Friday

River Cities Speedway

Grand Forks, ND

June 21

Saturday

I-94 Speedway

Fergus Falls, MN

June 27

Friday

34 Raceway

Burlington, IA

June 28

Saturday

Beaver Dam Raceway

Beaver Dam, WI

June 29

Sunday

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, WI

July 2

Wednesday

Huset’s Speedway

Brandon, SD

July 4

Friday

Dodge City Raceway Park

Dodge City, KS

July 5

Saturday

Dodge City Raceway Park

Dodge City, KS

July 9

Wednesday

Limaland Motorsports Park

Lima, OH

July 11

Friday

Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH

July 12

Saturday

Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH

July 15

Tuesday

Lernerville Speedway

Sarver, PA

July 17

Thursday

Lincoln Speedway

Abbottstown, PA

July 18

Friday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

July 19

Saturday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

July 20

Sunday

Lebanon Valley Speedway

West Lebanon, NY

July 23

Wednesday

TBA

July 26

Saturday

Autodrome Drummond

Drummondville, QUE

July 27

Sunday

TBA

July 29

Tuesday

Ohsweken Speedway

Ohsweken, ONT

August 1

Friday

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

Pevely, MO

August 2

Saturday

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

Pevely, MO

August 6

Wednesday

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, IA

August 7

Thursday

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, IA

August 8

Friday

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, IA

August 9

Saturday

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, IA

August 12

Tuesday

TBA

August 15

Friday

River Cities Speedway

Grand Forks, ND

August 17

Sunday

Nodak Speedway

Minot, ND

August 22

Friday

Castrol Raceway

Edmonton, ALB

August 23

Saturday

Castrol Raceway

Edmonton, ALB

August 29

Friday

Skagit Speedway

Alger, WA

August 30

Saturday

Skagit Speedway

Alger, WA

September 1

Monday

TBA

September 3

Wednesday

Southern Oregon Speedway

Medford, OR

September 5

Friday

Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA

September 6

Saturday

Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA

September 7

Sunday

Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA

September 10

Wednesday

TBA

September 12

Friday

Clay County Fairgrounds

Spencer, IA

September 13

Saturday

Deer Creek Speedway

Spring Valley, MN

September 17

Wednesday

Terre Haute Action Track

Terre Haute, IN

September 19

Friday

Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH

September 20

Saturday

Lernerville Speedway

Sarver, PA

September 26

Friday

TBA

September 27

Saturday

TBA

October 3

Friday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

October 4

Saturday

Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA

October 11

Saturday

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park

Elbridge, NY

October 18

Saturday

TBA

October 25

Saturday

TBA

November 6

Thursday

The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

November 7

Friday

The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

November 8

Saturday

The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

 

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: American Racing Custom Wheels (Official Custom Wheel), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), KMC (Official Custom Truck Wheel), University of Northwestern Ohio, VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel), Vicci (Official Apparel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Bruce High Performance Transporters, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignitions, Penske Shocks and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: ButlerBuilt, Fuel Safe, Intercomp, J&J Auto Racing, Jake’s Carts, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo, TNT Rescue and Winters Performance.

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