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The closest finish of the night came in the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprint feature. Sifting through lapped traffic coming for the checkered flag, Oak Creek's Mark Heinert nipped C.J. Malueg of Johnsburg, IL by less than one foot at the checkered flag. For the second Wilmot main win in a row, it was Heinert the winner and Malueg second. Ion Stear of Hebron, IL was third. Nick Petska of Spring Grove, IL fourth. Pleasant Prarie's Mike Neau fifth. "The scoreboard said the same thing this week as it...more

The IRA Lightning Sprints made their first appearance of the season to Sycamore Speedway on Independence Day Weekend where we saw just 14 cars make the tow down on a hot Saturday afternoon. Qualifying was led by Ron Brannam in the 01 with quick time and then followed by Tim Brannam in the 74 and Mike Neau in the 16 rounded out the top 3. In heat race action, the 18 of Nick Petska continued his winning ways as he led all 8 laps in Heat 1 and would go on to win his series leading 5th heat race...more

Nick Petska of Spring Grove, IL won his second 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints feature of the season at Wilmot. Petska overtook early race leader Nick Sheridan of Fox Lake, IL on the restart following a caution with 11 laps to go. Pleasant Prarie's Mike Neau, starting tenth, came on strong at the finish to take runner-up. Ron Brannam of Barrington, IL was third. C.J. Malleug of Johnsburg, IL fourth. Oak Creek's Mark Heinert fifth. "Nick (Sheridan) was strong in his first night out," said...more

Memorial Day Weekend has been called one of racing’s greatest weekends and with a huge slate of big races, 2021 was no different. But come Sunday night, all eyes were on 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wisconsin. All three IRA divisions were in the house on what turned out to be a thrilling night. In the Lightning Sprints Nick Petska was the class of the field as he won his heat race before claiming victory in the A main. CJ Malueg and Mark Heinert rounded out the podium. The Wisconsin...more

Memorial weekend is a busy one for IRA's 3-divisions. Friday has the winged 410 Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam. Saturday the AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints will be at Wilmot Raceway. Sunday has all 3 of IRA's divisions at the 141 Speedway as the winged 410's, wingLESS, and IRA Lightning Sprints are all on the card. This past Saturday May 22nd had Mike Reinke topping a 26 car Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series field, while...more

Oak Creek's Mark Heinert led start to finish in the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprint Feature, his first main win of the year. "I have to thank my main mechanic, my family and everyone who supports me," said Heinert. Lightning Sprints 19 Entries A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:09:17.236 55H-Mark Heinert[1]; 2. 19-Ion Stear[7]; 3. 18-Nick Petska[5]; 4. 16-Mike Neau[6]; 5. 13-CJ Malueg[4]; 6. 6-Jeff Schmidt[3]; 7. 42-Adam Schroeder[8]; 8. 87R-Josh Rehberg[10]; 9. 67-Kevin Frederiksen[2]; 10. 59-John...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, May 1, 2021) C.J. Malueg of Johnsburg, IL scored the IRA Lightning Sprints season opening 15-lap feature win. Oak Creek's Mark Heinert was second. Ion Stear of Hebron, IL third. "I wasn't sure what would happen to the track when they watered it just before the feature," Malueg admitted. "It turned out fine as we had the perfect set up on the car for it." Wilmot Raceway hosts "Saturday Night Thunder" on May 8 featuring wingless sprints, lightning sprints, modifieds...more

This Saturday night, May 1st is OPENING NIGHT for Wilmot Raceway and we are starting off with a BIG show. We are kicking things off with the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series as they bring their 900 horsepower thunder to the third-mile clay oval located on the Kenosha County Fairgrounds. Joining the IRA Outlaws will be the AutoMeter / Brewington Electric Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, the IRA Lightning Sprints, and Modifieds. Over 100 cars are expected! Pit gates open at 2, spectator...more

2/27/21 Memberships, for all 3 IRA Divisions for the 2021 season are available now, and discounted if purchased by the end of March. Membership forms can be found on each respective division’s website under Rules and/or Driver Info…. www.irasprints.com, www.wisconsinwingless.com, and www.iralightningsprints.com. All drivers running for points MUST purchase the GOLD Membership. This includes a $100,000 Excess Medical Insurance Policy thru K&K Insurance. If a OWNER who uses multiple drivers,...more

Here is the IRA Lightning Sprints 2021 Schedule! 16 races across 5 tracks. We are privileged to call Wilmot Raceway our home track as well as getting to support the World of Outlaws, All Star Circuit of Champions, Dirt Kings Late Models, and as always the IRA 410 Sprints and Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints throughout the majority of these shows.