CUP: Stewart And Kahne Run Sprint Cars On Dirt At CMS

Sprint Cup

CUP: Stewart And Kahne Run Sprint Cars On Dirt At CMS

Tony Stewart has run 14 sprint car — not Sprint Cup — races already this season...

Tom Jensen | Posted May 25, 2012 Charlotte, NC

NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Tony Stewart (Left) and Kasey Kahne (Right) will be competing in the World of Outlaws sprint car race at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne will be among those competing in tonight’s World of Outlaws sprint car race at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The race starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised live on SPEED.

Asked if it helps his driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Stewart said, “It’s not hurting anything. Last year, when I ran Loudon (N.H., the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup), I ran the King’s Royal sprint car race the night before. That’s not a short flight back to Loudon. I got 2 1/2 hours of sleep.” And then Stewart won the Cup race.

Stewart raced about 25 sprint car races last year, when he won his first career World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, in July.

Like Stewart, Kahne loves racing sprint cars when he has the chance.

“Charlotte the dirt track can be really good or it can be really bad they have proved that over the years,” said Kahne, who will field four cars tonight. “You never know what you are going to get. When it is right it is a lot of fun to race on. Hopefully, they prepare the track nicely this time and we can put on a good show over there. But you never know what you are going to get when you go to that track.”

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tom Jensen

MORE BY THIS AUTHOR

CUP: 2014 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class A Family Affair
Dale Jarrett will join his father Ned in the NASCAR Hall of Fame...…
CUP: Tim Flock, Maurice Petty Lead 2014 Hall Class
Tim Flock and Maurice Petty were two of five legends voted into the…
CUP: Voting Day At NASCAR Hall Of Fame
The next five members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be voted in…