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The PRA Big Car can best be described as 1,500 pounds of “stand on the pedal, wheel-to-wheel” excitement which utilize a front-end power plant, and provides fans with over 700 horsepower of pure oval-racing adrenaline.
Photo courtesy of Norm Marx Described as the world’s most competitive major racing series by Auto Racing Analysis, the Big Cars continue to thrill fans nationwide. Previous champions include Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Jason Leffler, Kenny Schrader, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser Sr.
The Big Cars
are 1500 pound, traditionally styled, front engine cars that were originally
intended for the dirt surfaces of the famous one-mile dirt tracks such as the
Indiana State Fairgrounds, along with the Springfield and DuQuoin fairgrounds in
Illinois. Until these cars were given their own series in 1971, they competed
as part of the National Championship Trail, which included the Indianapolis 500.
Today these cars put on exciting shows at paved tracks across the nation in
addition to the traditional dirt miles that are so integral to the history of
open-wheel racing. Versatility is the key to success in this series as we
regular appearances at 1/2-mile dirt and 5/8-mile paved tracks to 1-mile dirt
and 1.25-mile paved tracks. |
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