How to Use sprint car in a Sentence

sprint car

noun

• These days, though, Abreu is content to buckle into a sprint car or midget and sling dirt.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2021
• From his mismatched socks to the bright orange painted Hoosier Tires on his No. 04 sprint car, Burton stood out at the track.
  — Jonathan Streetman, Post-Tribune, 15 June 2018
• The sprint car series schedule is out, but the late model schedule has yet to be published.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2021
• Ward exited his sprint car and walked in the direction of Stewart’s car when he was struck and killed.
  — A.j. Perez, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
• He had been offered a ride with Leavine next year, but plans to spend his time with his young son, Tanner, and with his sprint car team.
  — Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
• The three-time Cup Series champion has been in New Zealand for the last week or so for a couple dirt sprint car races.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
• Not only to the sprint car and local racers, but also the modifieds (stock cars).
  — Michael Knight, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2021
• Pauch, an elite modified and sprint car pilot from back in the day, made the trip from his New Jersey home to pay tribute to Brown in person.
  — Allen M. Lloyd, baltimoresun.com, 22 July 2021
• But that has not dissuaded him from his dream of becoming a sprint car driver.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
• Ward, who crashed because of the contact, exited his sprint car and walked toward Stewart’s car when he was struck and killed.
  — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
• Johnson burst onto the national scene in 2016 by winning the Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, the biggest race of the year for winged sprint cars.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2018
• In 2013, Jason Leffler died following a crash at a New Jersey sprint car race.
  — Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2018
• Larson won the Knoxville Nationals sprint car race Saturday night and only slept for a few hours before the green flag Sunday.
  — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2021
• Because that winged sprint car series is off from racing this week, Courtney decided to try and challenge the Outlaws at one of his home tracks.
  — Christopher Deharde, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2021
• Bowman was sidelined three races while recovering from a back injury sustained during a rollover in a sprint car race.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 26 Aug. 2023
• His love of life and sprint car racing was only surpassed by his deep and authentic love for his family, friends, competitors and fans.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2018
• Saturday will be the latest installment of the dirt sprint car racing series’ long history at the venue, with the Texas Outlaw Nationals set to take place.
  — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
• He's considered one of the top sprint car racers in the country and in January finally won the prestigious Chili Bowl after 13 attempts.
  — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2020
• Larson had an unbelievable return, winning 10 times, the Cup Series title and the all-star race, all while also crisscrossing the country to run a sprint car in his spare time.
  — Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• But the irritation came and went, and given his athletic endeavors and the way a driver can get bounced around in a 900-horsepower sprint car, aches and pains are to be expected.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
• Brown, who long ago had retreated to a ranch near Santa Barbara to spend his days surfing, riding motorcycles and racing sprint cars, was 80.
  — Steve Marble, latimes.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• Puterbaugh is survived by his wife, Joyce, and sons, Russell and Billy, the later having followed in his father's footsteps as a sprint car driver.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2017
• But by last December – even after missing five weeks midseason with a broken back – Thiel was drawing up a budget for a full season on the World of Outlaws tour, the pinnacle of sprint car racing.
  — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022
• In his seventh season, Larson is considered one of the top sprint car racers in the country and in January finally won the prestigious Chili Bowl after 13 attempts.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2020
• Hodnett was a second generation sprint car racer, having followed his father Hoyette into the sport.
  — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2018
• Practice, practice Christopher Bell, who is more comfortable slinging dirt in a sprint car than road racing, led both Xfinity Series practice sessions with laps within 0.004 of a second of each other.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024