Submitted: Brian Walker
(KNSI) – Professional racing returns to Central Minnesota next month.
The Sprint Car Series competes on more than 80 race tracks across the nation and is known as the Greatest Show on Dirt.
2021 will be the fifth time the Granite City Speedway has hosted the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.
In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, races were also held at the 3/8th-mile track in Sauk Rapids.
Donny Schatz is the winningest driver at Granite City, with breakthroughs in 2015 and 2017 during his championship campaigns.
The only other victors at the Minnesota facility are Shane Stewart in 2016 and Brad Sweet during the last visit in 2019.
Kyle Larson headlines field for World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown
Published Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, 12:40 pm
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No driver has had more fun with the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway than Kyle Larson. The self-confessed dirt-obsessed racer is heading to Thunder Valley this weekend for the World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown chasing another victory in the high-speed World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, April 22-24.
Larson drove a Super Late Model to a pair of second place finishes in the Bristol Dirt Nationals in mid-March, then shifted gears by driving his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in the historic Food City Dirt Race, the first time the NASCAR Cup Series had raced on dirt in more than 50 years. Larson also competed in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt in a Chevy