sprint car
noun
: a rugged racing automobile that is midway in size between midget racers and ordinary racers, has about the same horsepower as the larger racers, and is usually raced on a dirt track
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Dave Kallmann shares the story of a sprint car racer whose multiple myeloma diagnosis hasn't stopped him yet.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
Bilicki also competes in dirt sprint cars, dirt midgets, and road racing cars, often returning to his roots in shifter karts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Larson is arguably the top driver in NASCAR, sprint cars and midgets all at the same time.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
Bilicki also competes in dirt sprint cars, dirt midgets, and road racing cars, often returning to his roots in shifter karts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Larson is arguably the top driver in NASCAR, sprint cars and midgets all at the same time.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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“Sprint car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint%20car. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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