At least 52 tracks in 24 states and three Canadian provinces will offer a ‘Salute to the King’ as Steve Kinser makes one more run at a 21st series championship

INDIANAPOLIS - 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.

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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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