It’s Bristol Dirt, baby, and it’s featuring the World of Outlaws Late Models and Sprint Car tours in April.
The series announced today that both of the series will be headed to Bristol Motor Speedway after the track is covered in dirt for the NASCAR Cup Series race there in March.
“We’re thrilled to again partner with Bristol Motor Speedway to provide four exciting nights of racing with the best Sprint Car, Late Model, Big Block Modified and UMP Modified drivers in the world,” DIRTcar and World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter said in a release. “The Bristol World of Outlaws events from the early 2000s have remained fan favorites to this day and we’re sure fans will once again be enthralled with what each series will have to offer around Thunder Valley in 2021.”
Both tours will take to the track after NASCAR has had its way with it in March.
The Late Models will make their appearance from Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10 with a practice day preceding two nights of racing.
Friday’s show will be rounded out with a 40-lap main event for the late models with Saturday’s finale running 50 laps.
It will look relatively similar on the sprint car side of things as the series goes for two 25-lap features on Friday and Saturday after practicing on Thursday.
“It’s simply been too long since Bristol Motor Speedway has featured the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars,” said Jerry Caldwell, executive vice president and general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway. “It’s the perfect time for their return during our 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, and we can’t wait for the World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown and the World of Outlaws Bristol Bash to hit the dirt high banks at Thunder Valley in April. Both weekends of racing are going to be thrilling and certainly something no true dirt racing fan is going to want to miss.”
The World of Outlaws Late Models will kick off their season on January 13 from Volusia Speedway Park.
Below is a replay of one of the Sprint Car tours’ races from Bristol from 2001:
