World Series Sprintcars is a Dirt track racing

Dirt track racing

Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated—open wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South...

 series held in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 for Sprintcars

Sprint car racing

Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa....

. It is the richest and best known Speedway series in Australia.

The series was conceived by Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 based Grand National

Late model

A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in "The officer was driving an unmarked, late model sedan."There is no precise...

 driver John Hughes in late 1986 as an Australian version of the famous World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws

The World of Outlaws is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning a national tour of sprint cars. It later purchased a national tour of late model stockcars called the World of Outlaws Late Model Series...

 (WoO) series run in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The WSS is separate from the single meeting Australian Sprintcar Championship

Australian Sprintcar Championship

The Australian Sprintcar Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion. The single championship meeting runs in either late January or early February and has been held year after year since 1963...

 and is currently run over at 17 rounds during the Australian Speedway season (as of 2010–11). The championship is open to drivers of any nationality.

The first ever World Series Sprintcars (WSS) meeting was held in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 at the now defunct Claremont Speedway

Claremont Showgrounds

The Claremont Showgrounds were built in 1905 in the Perth suburb of Claremont. The Showgrounds are home to the annual Perth Royal Show. They were also the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval....

. The 2011–12 season will see the 25th running of World Series Sprintcars. Each meeting is run over two nights with Time Trials, heat races and a Preliminary B then A main on the first night with more heats, three qualifying Top eight shootout races (bronze, silver and gold), the C Main, B Main and then the A Main (final) in a similar format to the World of Outlaws.

Like the Australian Sprintcar Championship, the WSS has been dominated by drivers from New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. Of the 24 series held since 1987, 16 drivers from NSW have won. Victorian

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 driver Max Dumesny

Max Dumesny

Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...

 with seven series wins and WoO regular Darryn Pitman from the USA with one win are the only non-NSW drivers to win the series, although Dumesny has been based in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 since the mid 1990s. Darryn Pitman's win in 2002/03 is the only win by an American driver and the only time anyone other than an Australian has won the series. South Australian Trevor Green is the only driver not from NSW, Victoria or the USA to place in the series when he finished third in 1997–98.

Sydney driver Brooke Tatnell has won a record eight series since first contesting races in the inaugural series run in 1987. Brooke is also part of the only father and son combination to ever win the series with his father, the late George Tatnell, winning the first two series run in 1987/88 and 1988/89.

Winners since 1987

Year	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1987/88	George Tatnell (NSW)	Brett Lacey (Vic)	Garry Rush (NSW)
1988/89	George Tatnell (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Brett Lacey (Vic)
1989/90	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	George Tatnell (NSW)	Garry Rush (NSW)
1990/91	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt , is a former driver and two-time champion in the USAC Silver Crown Series.- Racing career :He raced in the 1998 Indianapolis 500, placing 12th...  ( )	Danny Smith ( )
Year	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1991/92	Brad Heywood (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt , is a former driver and two-time champion in the USAC Silver Crown Series.- Racing career :He raced in the 1998 Indianapolis 500, placing 12th...  ( )
1992/93	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Garry Brazier (NSW)	David Anderson (Vic/NSW)
1993/94	Garry Brazier (NSW)	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Garry Rush (NSW)
1994/95	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Danny Smith ( )	Garry Rush (NSW)
1995/96	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Joey Saldana Joey Saldana Joey Saldana , known as the "Brownsburg Bullet", is an American sprint car racing driver. He is the son of former driver Joe Saldana....  ( )	Peter Murphy (NSW)
1996/97	Skip Jackson (NSW)	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Danny Smith ( )
1997/98	Skip Jackson (NSW)	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Trevor Green (SA)
1998/99	Skip Jackson (NSW)	Randy Hannagan ( )	Garry Brazier (NSW)
1999/2000	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Donny Schatz Donny Schatz Donny Schatz is a World of Outlaws sprint car driver. He was the 2006 World of Outlaws sprint car champion. He also won the 2006 Knoxville Nationals. In 2007 he won The King's Royal at Eldora Speedway, as well as the 2007 Knoxville Nationals for the second time...  ( )	Skip Jackson (NSW)
2000/01	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Skip Jackson (NSW)
Year	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
2001/02	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Donny Schatz Donny Schatz Donny Schatz is a World of Outlaws sprint car driver. He was the 2006 World of Outlaws sprint car champion. He also won the 2006 Knoxville Nationals. In 2007 he won The King's Royal at Eldora Speedway, as well as the 2007 Knoxville Nationals for the second time...  ( )	Brad Furr ( )
2002/03	Darryn Pitman ( )	Robbie Farr (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)
2003/04	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Jason Johnson ( )	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)
2004/05	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Robbie Farr (NSW)	Shane Stewart ( )
2005/06	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Jason Johnson ( )
2006/07	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)	Jason Johnson ( )	David Murcott (Vic)
2007/08	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Robbie Farr (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)
2008/09	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Robbie Farr (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when...  (Vic)
2009/10	Brooke Tatnell (NSW)	Robbie Farr (NSW)	Max Dumesny Max Dumesny Max Dumesny is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumsney was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the number V5 that he has used throughout his career, although he has changed that to Australia 1 when... (Vic)
2010/11	Robbie Farr (NSW)	David Murcott (Vic)	Jason Johnson ( )
2011/12	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

• World Series Sprintcars Honour Roll