sprint car
noun
: a rugged racing automobile that is midway in size between midget racers and ordinary racers, has about the same horsepower as the larger racers, and is usually raced on a dirt track
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Kyle Larson has established himself as a versatile driver, with a successful career across various racing formats, including stock car, dirt sprint car, late model, and IndyCar racing.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
After his retirement from Indy car racing, Jones turned to the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-Am sedan series, won a championship there to go with his previous USAC midget, sprint car and stock car titles, and formed, with the late Vel Miletich, his longtime business partner, an Indy car team.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The show will be featured throughout the weekend at various times including Friday at 3:30 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
On Saturday, Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s 410 sprint car tour will debut at Texas Motor Speedway.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Bowman had missed four races early last season after suffering a fractured vertebra in a sprint car race at a dirt track in Iowa.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
After his retirement from Indy car racing, Jones turned to the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-Am sedan series, won a championship there to go with his previous USAC midget, sprint car and stock car titles, and formed, with the late Vel Miletich, his longtime business partner, an Indy car team.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The show will be featured throughout the weekend at various times including Friday at 3:30 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
On Saturday, Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s 410 sprint car tour will debut at Texas Motor Speedway.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Bowman had missed four races early last season after suffering a fractured vertebra in a sprint car race at a dirt track in Iowa.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Sprint car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint%20car. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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