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- ↑ "Crowning Presentation: World of Outlaws Champion Brad Sweet, Fellow Drivers Honored at 2019 Banquet". World of Outlaws . November 11, 2019.
- ↑ "2019 World of Outlaws Schedule". woosprint.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Final Night for Sprint Cars Rained Out". World of Outlaws . February 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Texas Gets Shakedown from Mother Nature". World of Outlaws . February 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Rain Forces Cancellation of Friday's Event at Thunderbowl". World of Outlaws . March 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Rain Cancels Ocean and Placerville Events". TJ Slideways. March 20, 2019.
- ↑ "DIRTcar Nationals - Night 1 Recap". World of Outlaws . February 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Keller Auto Speedway Recap". World of Outlaws . March 29, 2019.