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The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning a national tour of sprint cars
Sprint car racing

Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt track racing or paved tracks....
. It later purchased a national tour of late model stockcars called the World of Outlaws Late Model Series
World of Outlaws Late Model Series

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is a racing championship series for late model stock car racing currently owned by World Racing Group. It competes on a national tour of the United States and Canada on dirt ovals....
. These dirt track racing
Dirt track racing

----Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on Oval racing. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s....
 series are owned and operated by World Racing Group.

Sprint car series
The body sanctions a national tour of high power to weight, custom fabricated sprint cars called the "World of Outlaws Series." The racecars feature large adjustable wings on the top and large rear tires that transfer their power to the dirt tracks they race on.






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The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning a national tour of sprint cars
Sprint car racing

Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt track racing or paved tracks....
. It later purchased a national tour of late model stockcars called the World of Outlaws Late Model Series
World of Outlaws Late Model Series

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is a racing championship series for late model stock car racing currently owned by World Racing Group. It competes on a national tour of the United States and Canada on dirt ovals....
. These dirt track racing
Dirt track racing

----Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on Oval racing. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s....
 series are owned and operated by World Racing Group.

Sprint car series


The body sanctions a national tour of high power to weight, custom fabricated sprint cars called the "World of Outlaws Series." The racecars feature large adjustable wings on the top and large rear tires that transfer their power to the dirt tracks they race on. The series travels primarily the United States, but has sanctioned races in Canada, Mexico and Australia.

The series began in 1978 by Ted Johnson. The 2007 championship features 84 points-paying races. Events are broadcast weekly on SPEED Channel
SPEED Channel

Speed, sometimes still referred to as the Speed Channel, is a cable television and satellite television television channel broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States....
 and ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
.

Specifications

  • Engine Displacement: 410in³ (6.3L) Pushrod V8
    V8 engine

    A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinder s mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
  • Transmission: Direct Drive (In/Out Box or Slider)
  • Weight: 1200lbs
    Pound (mass)

    The pound or pound-mass is a Units of measurement of massused in the Imperial unit, United States customary units and other systems of measurement....
    . (545.5kg
    Kilogram

    The kilogram or kilogrammeThe spelling kilogram is used by the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the U.S....
    )
  • Power Output: 800 hp (597kw
    WATT

    WATT is a radio station broadcasting a News radio-Talk radio-Sports radio format. Licensed to Cadillac, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1945....
    )
  • Fuel: Methanol
    Methanol

    Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical compound with chemical formula carbonhydrogen3oxygenhydrogen ....
  • Fuel Capacity: 30 U.S. Gallons (118.5 Liters)
  • Fuel Delivery: Fuel injection
    Fuel injection

    Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in gasoline Automobile engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
  • Compression Ratio: 17:1
  • Aspiration: Naturally aspirated
    Naturally-aspirated engine

    A naturally-aspirated engine is a piston engine internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to draw in combustion air....
  • Wheelbase: 84in (2.1m)


Notable drivers who have raced in World of Outlaws sprint cars

  • Dave Blaney
    Dave Blaney

    David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently pilots the #66 Toyota Camry for Prism Motorsports. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing driver before he started racing in NASCAR....
     - 1995 Series Champion
  • Erin Crocker
    Erin Crocker

    Erin Mary Crocker is an United States race car driver. She drove the #98 Gillett Evernham Motorsports owned Dodge Charger in the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
     - First female driver to win a World of Outlaw main event.
  • Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Johnny Herrera
  • Andy Hillenburg
  • Steve Kinser
    Steve Kinser

    Steve Kinser , is a professional Sprint car racing racer. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws series, and currently drives the #11 Quaker State car....
     - 20 time series champion
  • Danny Lasoski
    Danny Lasoski

    Danny "The Dude" Lasoski is a race car driver from Dover, Missouri, Missouri.Most of his experience is in the World of Outlaws series, winning the WoO championship in 2001, and finishing second four times, in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004....
  • Joey Saldana
  • Donny Schatz
    Donny Schatz

    Donny Schatz is a World of Outlaws Sprint car racing driver. He was the 2006 World of Outlaws sprint car champion. He also won the 2006 Knoxville Nationals....
  • Ken Schrader
    Ken Schrader

    Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
  • Jeff Swindell
  • Sammy Swindell
    Sammy Swindell

    Sammy Swindell is a three time World of Outlaws champion, winning the title in 1981, 1982, and 1997, with hundreds of A-main victories to his credit....
  • Doug Wolfgang
  • Ron Shuman
    Ron Shuman

    Ron Shuman is an United States racecar driver from Tempe, Arizona. A champion sprint car racing Shuman won the Turkey Night Grand Prix sprint car race four consecutive times from 1979 to 1982 and eight times in total and the Knoxville Nationals in 1979....
  • Kasey Kahne
    Kasey Kahne

    Kasey Kenneth Kahne is a Auto racing driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. For the 2009 season, he drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports with teammates Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, and AJ Allmendinger....
  • Jac Haudenchild
  • Mark Kinser
    Mark Kinser

    Mark Kinser is an United States sprint car racing driver. He hails from Oolitic, Indiana.Cousin to Steve Kinser, Mark won the 1996 and 1999 World of Outlaws championship and the 1996, 1999, and 2000 Knoxville Nationals....
     - 1996 and 1999 Series Champion
  • Bobby Davis Jr.
  • Lealand McSpadden
    Lealand McSpadden

    Lealand McSpadden is a former dirt track racing driver who competed mostly in sprint car racing and midget car racing cars. He was nicknamed "The Tempe Tornado"....
  • Bobby Allen
    Bobby Allen

    Bobby Allen is an United States professional ice hockey Defenceman playing for the Boston Bruins.Allen was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He played for Boston College, from which he was selected fifty-second in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins....
  • Phil Gressman


Past Champions

SeasonDriver
2006-2008Donny Schatz
Donny Schatz

Donny Schatz is a World of Outlaws Sprint car racing driver. He was the 2006 World of Outlaws sprint car champion. He also won the 2006 Knoxville Nationals....
2002-2005Steve Kinser
Steve Kinser

Steve Kinser , is a professional Sprint car racing racer. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws series, and currently drives the #11 Quaker State car....
2001Danny Lasoski
Danny Lasoski

Danny "The Dude" Lasoski is a race car driver from Dover, Missouri, Missouri.Most of his experience is in the World of Outlaws series, winning the WoO championship in 2001, and finishing second four times, in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004....
2000Steve Kinser
1999Mark Kinser
Mark Kinser

Mark Kinser is an United States sprint car racing driver. He hails from Oolitic, Indiana.Cousin to Steve Kinser, Mark won the 1996 and 1999 World of Outlaws championship and the 1996, 1999, and 2000 Knoxville Nationals....
1998Steve Kinser
1997Sammy Swindell
Sammy Swindell

Sammy Swindell is a three time World of Outlaws champion, winning the title in 1981, 1982, and 1997, with hundreds of A-main victories to his credit....
1996Mark Kinser
1995Dave Blaney
Dave Blaney

David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently pilots the #66 Toyota Camry for Prism Motorsports. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing driver before he started racing in NASCAR....
1990-1994Steve Kinser
1989Bobby Davis, Jr.
1983-1988Steve Kinser
1981-1982Sammy Swindell
1978-1980Steve Kinser


Top 25 All Time A-Feature winners (through June 6, 2008)


Driver-Wins
  • Steve Kinser 550
  • Sammy Swindell 268
  • Mark Kinser 153
  • Doug Wolfgang 107
  • Danny Lasoski 81
  • Donny Schatz- 73
  • Dave Blaney 70
  • Stevie Smith 66
  • Bobby Davis Jr. 46
  • Jac Haudenschild 46
  • Joey Saldana 34
  • Jeff Swindell 32
  • Andy Hillenburg 30
  • Bobby Allen 25
  • Daryn Pittman 25
  • Craig Dollansky 23
  • Jason Meyers 23
  • Rick Ferkel 18
  • Ron Shuman 13
  • Johnny Herrera 12
  • Brad Doty 11
  • Tim Shaffer 11
  • Don Kreitz Jr. 10
  • Tim Green 9
  • Joe Gaerte 8


Late Model Series

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Operating since 2004, the Late Model Series is a racing championship series for late model stock cars.

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