Sprint cars can be a very difficult beast to tame as their horsepower to weight ratio is better than a Formula One car except on dirt which can be just as difficult at times.  Winged sprint cars have the extra downforce from their huge top wing and nose wing that helps propel them around a dirt track at ridiculous speeds.  However a non-wing sprint car can be even more difficult to pilot as their lack of downforce can make them even more unpredictable than their winged counterparts.  This video demonstrates just how hard it can be for a driver to keep the front tires of a non-wing sprint car on the ground around a tacky racetrack. 

Chase Stockon in His #32 Sprint Car (Photo Source: Chase Stockon Racing)

Chase Stockon starts from 5th place in USAC National Sprint Car Series feature at Bubba Raceway Park and has to work hard to keep the front end on the ground when exiting a corner.  He has to slowly roll into the gas and even then he still manages to pull some good wheel-stands.  The remainder of the video shows the great battle for the lead between Bryan Clauson and Dave Darland during that same Thursday night feature. 

The young gun Clauson and veteran Darland put on a show for the Florida fans with Clauson eventually getting the best of Darland for the win.  It is also good to have a different view of sprints as they race right at the edge of what the machines can handle.  The left front tire spends very little time on the ground and they are not far from a wheel-stand either.  Check out two great camera views of just how hard it is to drive a non-wing sprint car.