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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The final race listed on the track calendar for this season is its premier event, the 35th annual Comp Cams Short Track Nationals, one of the nation's most prestigious sprint car races. 
Steve Rogers, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 After going through several owners, Joe Clay -- who won several championships at the track as a sprint car driver -- purchased the track in 1987 with two partners, brothers Ron and Odus Pack. Steve Rogers, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 Brickyard 400 winner Ryan Newman and 10-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz are among more than 40 entries for the event, as are two-time USAC national champ Tyler Courtney and top sprint car rookie Emerson Axsom. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2022 But the irritation came and went, and given his athletic endeavors and the way a driver can get bounced around in a 900-horsepower sprint car, aches and pains are to be expected. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022 Grant leads the sprint car standings 872-858 over Seavy. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2022 But by last December – even after missing five weeks midseason with a broken back – Thiel was drawing up a budget for a full season on the World of Outlaws tour, the pinnacle of sprint car racing. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022 The sprint car series schedule is out, but the late model schedule has yet to be published. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2021 Larson had an unbelievable return, winning 10 times, the Cup Series title and the all-star race, all while also crisscrossing the country to run a sprint car in his spare time. Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2022 See More
Steve Rogers, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 After going through several owners, Joe Clay -- who won several championships at the track as a sprint car driver -- purchased the track in 1987 with two partners, brothers Ron and Odus Pack. Steve Rogers, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 Brickyard 400 winner Ryan Newman and 10-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz are among more than 40 entries for the event, as are two-time USAC national champ Tyler Courtney and top sprint car rookie Emerson Axsom. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2022 But the irritation came and went, and given his athletic endeavors and the way a driver can get bounced around in a 900-horsepower sprint car, aches and pains are to be expected. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022 Grant leads the sprint car standings 872-858 over Seavy. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2022 But by last December – even after missing five weeks midseason with a broken back – Thiel was drawing up a budget for a full season on the World of Outlaws tour, the pinnacle of sprint car racing. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022 The sprint car series schedule is out, but the late model schedule has yet to be published. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2021 Larson had an unbelievable return, winning 10 times, the Cup Series title and the all-star race, all while also crisscrossing the country to run a sprint car in his spare time. Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above