When winter hits in the United States, its summer in Australia and New Zealand. That means the time is here for sprint car drivers to make the long flight Down Under to get in some off-season racing.

The 2019 Super DIRTcar Series is looking bigger and better than ever before. Just recently released, their 33-race schedule, has a few more upgrades added in to make for a premier season.

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Over 90 races dot the 2019 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series scheduled, which was released ahead of the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show this week. The “Greatest Show on Dirt” will visit 53 different tracks in 25 states from coast-to-coast, making it yet again the most grueling schedule in all of motorsports. The 2019 campaign will stretch from the season-opening DIRTcar Nationals in February in Florida to the season-ending World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in November. Along the way, a handful of the biggest events in the sport will again dot the calendar.

After a successful year where ‘Super’ Matt Sheppard picked up yet another Super DIRTcar Series Championship, many may wonder what exactly does the seven-time champ do once the checkered flag has been thrown on race season?

As the off-season continues to roll by, teams are hard at work, gearing up for the 2019 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season, which begins in less than 70 days at the renovated Volusia Speedway Park in Florida for the DIRTcar Nationals. The 2019 schedule continues to take shape and will be release in full, very soon. A couple of drivers have been doing some off-season racing and some major changes were recently announced for 10-time series champion Donny Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing team for which he drives. Catch up on the latest off-season happenings in this edition of the World of Outlaws Weekly Notebook.

While Mother Nature was the biggest winner in 2018, with over 20 rainouts, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series still was able to complete 71 main event race programs during their 40thanniversary season. Established veterans continue to show their dominance, while a handful of young drivers began to make their mark on the Outlaws trail, showing that the future of the sport is in very good hands.

Johan Kristoffersson completed a dominant run through the World Rallycross season, winning the finale in South Africa on Sunday for his 11th victory in 12 stops on tour.

With the drivers’ crown already clinched by Johan Kristofferson, all eyes will be on the battle for second place in the points standings this weekend when the FIA World Rallycross Championship heads to South Africa to conclude the 2018 season.

The new Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Northeast Director, Dean Reynolds, said one of his top priorities taking on the roll as the series director will be to help drivers and teams by raising the purse for the Super DIRTcar Series stars and cars.