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World of Outlaws
File:World of Outlaws Logo.jpg
SportSprint car racing
Jurisdiction United States
 Canada
AbbreviationWoO
Founded1978
Regional affiliationUnited States
HeadquartersConcord, North Carolina
PresidentBrian Carter
Official website
www.worldofoutlaws.com
United States
Canada

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 called the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. It later purchased a national tour of late model stockcars called the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. These dirt track racing series are owned and operated by World Racing Group.[1]

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
CategorySprint car racing
Country United States
 Canada
Inaugural season1978
Drivers393 (2013)
Tire suppliersHoosier Racing Tire
Drivers' championUnited States Donny Schatz
Teams' championTony Stewart Racing
Official websiteWorld of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
Steve Kinser's 2007 World of Outlaws sprint car at the King's Royal race
File:Schatz1.jpg
2014 WoO Sprint Champion Donny Schatz

The body sanctions a national tour of high power to weight, custom fabricated sprint cars called the World of Outlaws. The race cars 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 was founded in 1978 by Ted Johnson, a former midget racer from Madison, Wisconsin. At the time sprint car racing in the United States lacked a true national series. Johnson organized the World of Outlaws sanctioning body and established a national schedule, a set of rules and a points system to crown a champion of his series.[2] Today, the 2014 championship features 92 race nights at 52 different tracks across 24 states and three Canadian provinces.[3] Select events are broadcast on Dirt Vision, an online subscription based streaming service, while other select races are broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network.[4][5]

Sprint car specifications

A World of Outlaws Sprint Car is a purpose-built open-wheel race car that must weigh at least 1,400 pounds with the driver in the car. The 410-cubic inch engine is fueled by VP Racing Fuels methanol. The cars produce approximately 850 horsepower and transfer it to the ground through Hoosier Tires. The series' cars have a large top wing with sideboards that face opposite direction to help produce a great amount of downforce to plant the car on the track and help the car turn and maximize grip, both in the corners and on the straightaways. The cars also have smaller nose wings.[6]

Sprint Cars have a very distinct stance since they have two very different rear tires. The right rear tire on a sprint car is 105 inches in circumference. In contrast, the left rear tire is only between 90 and 98 inches in circumference, depending on the track size and conditions. The difference in the tire sizes is called stagger and the more stagger the car has, the more easily it turns into the corner, but at the expense of straight line speed.[6]

Sprint Cars do not have starters in them, so push trucks are used to fire the engines. Sprint Cars only have an in/out direct drive, no reverse gear and no clutch.[6]

Past champions

Source:[7]

Season Driver Team
2015 Donny Schatz[8] Tony Stewart Racing
2014 Donny Schatz Tony Stewart Racing
2013 Daryn Pittman[9] Kasey Kahne Racing
2012 Donny Schatz Tony Stewart Racing[10]
2011 Jason Meyers Elite Racing
2010 Jason Meyers Elite Racing
2009 Donny Schatz Tony Stewart Racing
2008 Donny Schatz Tony Stewart Racing
2007 Donny Schatz Donny Schatz Motorsports
2006 Donny Schatz Donny Schatz Motorsports
2005 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
2004 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
2003 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
2002 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
2001 Danny Lasoski Tony Stewart Racing
2000 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
1999 Mark Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1998 Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Racing
1997 Sammy Swindell Swindell Motorsports
1996 Mark Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1995 Dave Blaney Casey Luna Ford Racing
1994 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1993 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1992 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1991 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1990 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1989 Bobby Davis, Jr. Casey Luna Ford Racing
1988 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1987 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1986 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1985 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1984 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1983 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1982 Sammy Swindell Nance Speed Equipment
1981 Sammy Swindell Nance Speed Equipment
1980 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1979 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing
1978 Steve Kinser Karl Kinser Racing

Top 20 all-time A-Feature winners

Updated May4, 2016[11]

Driver Wins
1. Steve Kinser 577
2. Sammy Swindell 294
3. Donny Schatz 209
4. Mark Kinser 153
5. Doug Wolfgang 107
6. Joey Saldana 97
7. Danny Lasoski 90
8. Dave Blaney 70
Stevie Smith 70
10. Daryn Pittman 60
11. Craig Dollansky 59
12. Jason Myers 57
13. Jac Haudenschild 56
14. Bobby Davis Jr. 46
15. Jeff Swindell 30
Andy Hillenburg 30
17. Paul McMahan 26
18. Bobby Allen 25
19. Tim Kaeding 20
20. Kerry Madsen 17
Brad Sweet 17

Notable drivers who have raced in World of Outlaws Sprint Cars

Driver
Jac Haudenschild Wins the biggest race in Sprint Car history Mopar Million
Rick Ferkel founding member of WoO
Doug Wolfgang 107 career wins and 5-time Knoxville Nationals Champion
Erin Crocker First female driver to win a World of Outlaw preliminary event.
Steve Kinser 20 time series champion, 12 time Knoxville Nationals Champion, "'The King' of Sprint Car Racing"
Danny Lasoski 2001 Champion, 4-time Knoxville Nationals Champion, IROC race winner
Joey Saldana in 2009 won 20 feature events
Donny Schatz 7 time Series Champion 9-time Knoxville Nationals Champion
Sammy Swindell 1981–1982, 1997 champion
Ron Shuman National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member
Brad Doty former WoO driver, current race analyst and Doty Classic race promoter
Mark Kinser 1996 and 1999 Series Champion
Bobby Allen founding member of WoO, 1990 Knoxville Nationals Champion, WoO team owner
Dave Blaney 1995 Series Champion and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
Jeff Gordon NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
Kasey Kahne NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, WoO Team Owner
Tony Stewart NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, WoO Team Owner
Ken Schrader NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
Kyle Larson 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Johnny Herrera 1996 Eldora Speedway Kings Royal Winner
Greg Hodnett 4 time Central PA Champion
Keith Kauffman
Bobby Davis Jr. 1989 Series Champion
Lealand McSpadden
Christopher Bell NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver

Late Model Series

World of Outlaws late model

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

References

  1. ^ "WorldRacingGroup.com". Retrieved 12\9\13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "World of Outlaws History". woosprint.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Gibson, John (December 14, 2013). "World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Releases Ambitious 2014 Schedule". onedirt.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "CBS Sports Network To Air WoO, Super DIRT Action". Performance Racing Industry. October 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "World of Outlaws Sprint Cars". Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  6. ^ a b c World of Outlaws World Finals Official Program
  7. ^ "World of Outlaws History". woosprint.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  8. ^ http://woosprint.com/news/race-reports/445-2015-race-reports/3537-stevie-smith-scores-national-open-title
  9. ^ Wackerlin, Jeff (November 10, 2013). "Pittman Wins Closest Title Battle". Concord, North Carolina: Motor Racing Network. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "Donny Schatz wins fifth World of Outlaws championship". motorsport.com. November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "World of Outlaws Sprint Car All-Time Win List" at coracingworld.com