Sprint Car Racing

Open-wheel dirt-track racing on short ovals with 900 hp cars and large overhead wings.

👥1 per team🌤outdoor
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What is Sprint Car Racing?

Sprint cars are small open-wheel machines with 900+ hp methanol-fuelled engines and huge overhead wings for downforce, racing on 400–800 m clay ovals in North America and Australia. The World of Outlaws is the top touring series; the annual Knoxville Nationals in Iowa is the sport's biggest race.

Quick facts

Category

Motor Sports

Type

Individual

Players

1 per team

Where played

outdoor

Country of origin

🇺🇸 United States

Estimated origin

Early 1900s American oval racing; World of Outlaws founded 1978

Olympic

No

Popularity

regional

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-20.verified