

Everyone is aching for some sense of normalcy, and we are thrilled to bring all our efforts full circle with a ground-breaking 3-day July 4th weekend event at Cedar Lake Speedway, LIVE on CBS Sports Network for the very first time.”ĭuring the two-month hiatus from real-life racing - with star-studded World of Outlaws iRacing Invitationals filling the sports-world void - the World of Outlaws worked with government, medical and motorsports specialists behind the scenes to pave the road back to the dirt track with its best-in-class COVID-19 Resource Center containing safety guidelines and procedures.
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“We are grateful to our drivers for their flexibility and commitment, to our fans for their continued loyalty and support, to our tracks for their hard work and to CBS for providing a platform to bring dirt racing, both virtual and real-world, to fans far and wide. “This has been a difficult year for us, for the sport, and for all sports,” said World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter. Full details on the Cedar Lake Speedway event will be announced on Monday, June 15. Capping off the three-week run, the Sprint Cars and Late Models - which typically only cross paths for the first and final events of the season - will come together for a historic Independence Day battle on the high banks of Cedar Lake Speedway, in beautiful New Richmond, WI - the first major full-crowd sporting event in the United States. Second, from the 4/10-mile Lernerville Speedway, just North of Pittsburgh, will be the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models for this year’s rendition of the legendary Firecracker 100. The one-hour special, titled World of Outlaws: The Greatest Show on Dirt, will set the stage for a trio of real-world LIVE World of Outlaws feature racing on the sister CBS Sports Network each Saturday night from June 20 to July 4.įirst on deck will be the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars at the high-banked, southern Indiana 1/4-mile oval Tri-State Speedway, where drivers pull wheelies and do battle in close quarters, short-track style. For the second time in its 42-year history - first since 1995 - the World of Outlaws will be broadcast nationally on CBS and across local CBS stations as the Eye Network celebrates the ‘Return to Racing’ on Saturday, June 20, with a documentary-style COVID-era special on the world’s premier 410 Winged Sprint Car and Dirt Late Model racing series.
