KNOXVILLE, Iowa — For the second year in a row, the World of Outlaws used the Knoxville Nationals to release the series’s schedule for the coming season.
The schedule currently boasts 80 events and another 12 races that are listed as TBA (To Be Announced).
The season opens at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida, Feb. 8-10, and concludes for the second-consecutive season with the Fall Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
“It is very important for us to get our schedule released this early so that our fans and our promoters can make plans,” said DIRT Vice President Ben Geisler. “Releasing it earlier allows us to push our television partners and gives us time to recruit new sponsors.”
The series will visit three facilities where it has never raced before — Virginia Motor Speedway (May 24), Gillette Thunder Speedway in Wyoming (Aug. 14) and Lucas Oil Speedway (Sept. 14) in Wheatland, Mo.
Traditional events including the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway on July 12, the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 4-6 and the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Sept. 26-27 also return to the schedule.
Knoxville Raceway will host three World of Outlaws events, but the 48th Knoxville Nationals will not be sanctioned. “We are not going to schedule against the Knoxville Nationals,” Geisler said. “We will support the event and hope to play a larger role in it during the coming years.”
The schedule:
Feb. 8-10, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.; Feb. 15, Pike County Speedway, Magnolia, Miss.; Feb. 16, Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas; Feb. 22, TBA; Feb. 23, Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, Ariz.; Feb. 29-March 1, Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, Calif.; March 7-8, TBA; March 14-15, Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tenn.; April 4, TBA, TBA; April 5, I-55 Raceway, Pevely, Mo.; April 11-12, Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio; April 18, Attica Raceway Park, Attica, Ohio; April 19, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind.; April 25, Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, S.D.; April 26, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa; May 2, US Raceway, Cameron, Mo.; May 3, Lake Ozark Speedway, Lake Ozark, Mo.; May 9, Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, Ill.; May 10, Paducah Int’l Raceway, Paducah, Ky.; May 13, Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, Pa.; May 15-16, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; May 17, Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, N.Y.; May 20, Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, Pa.; May 23, The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.; May 24, Virginia Motor Speedway, Saluda, Va.; May 26, Rolling Wheels Raceway, Elbridge, N.Y.; May 30, Sharon Speedway, Hartford, Ohio; May 31, Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio; June 3, Missouri State Fair Speedway, Sedalia, Mo.; June 6-7, Knoxville Raceway; June 13, Huset’s Speedway; June 14, Eagle Raceway, Eagle, Neb.; June 20-21, Dodge City Raceway Park, Dodge City, Kan.; June 27, River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, N.D.; June 28, Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D.; June 30, Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis.; July 3-4, TBA; July 5, I-55 Raceway, Pevely, Mo.; July 9, Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima, Ohio; July 11-12, Eldora Speedway; July 15, Lernerville Speedway; July 17-19, Williams Grove Speedway; July 20, Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, N.Y.; July 22-23, Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ontario; July 25, I-96 Speedway, Odessa, Mich.; July 26, K-C Raceway, Chillicothe, Ohio; Aug. 1, TBA; Aug. 2, Charter Raceway Park, Beaver Dam, Wis.; Aug. 14, Gillette Thunder Speedway, Gillette, Wyo.; Aug. 16, TBA; Aug. 17, Nodak Speedway, Minot, N.D.; Aug. 19, TBA; Aug. 22-23, Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta; Aug. 29-30, Skagit Speedway, Alger, Wash.; Sept. 1, Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, Wash.; Sept. 2, Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, Ore.; Sept. 4-6, Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, Calif.; Sept. 12, Spencer Speedway, Spencer, Iowa; Sept. 13, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan.; Sept. 14, Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.; Sept. 19, Eldora Speedway; Sept. 26-27, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Oct. 3-4, Princeton Speedway, Princeton, Minn.; Oct. 11-12, TBA; Oct. 17, Ocean Speedway, Watsonville, Calif.; Oct. 18, Thunderbowl Speedway; Oct. 24, TBA; Oct. 25, Manzanita Speedway; Oct. 30-Nov. 1, The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.