Dirt Track Racing

Dirt track racing is a type of motorsport that is distinguished from paved track racing and is performed on oval tracks. Dirt track racing is extremely popular and widespread in the United States as well as some other English-speaking countries like Canada and Australia. There are a great many regional and national governing bodies and organizers of dirt track races, each with the jurisdiction and power to specify the dimensions and characteristics of the automobiles in its races as well as other, similar regulations. There are many different car types used in dirt track racing, including different classes of open wheel cars, stock cars (see also “Stock Car Racing” above), as well as modified cars, all according to the standards and specifications of the respective governing body.

Besides dirt track car racing, motorcycle racing on dirt tracks is also widespread. The practice of restoring old dirt track race cars to their former glory and using them in vintage car races is becoming quite popular. Like other types of auto racing, dirt track racing events have a general structure that they tend to follow, which includes qualifying sessions, heat races, semi-feature, and feature or main feature races.

There are many dirt track racing championships, particularly in the United States, where NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) sponsors and approves the dirt tracks. There is a plethora of information about dirt track auto racing online as well, including resources like DIRT Motorsports, Dirt Track Digest, or the website of NASCAR. For more information about auto racing and motor sports in general, check out the other relevant tabs above!