INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 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.
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
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