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13 cars made the trek north to 141 Speedway in support of the IRA 410 sprints. Brian Strane Jr. would once again edge out Nick Petska and Mike Neau for quick time honors and establishing a new qualifying track record there at 12.639. The top 3 were all under the previous record. In Allstar Performance Heat 1, front row starter Jacob Irwin would take the win while Mark Heinert would claim Rod End Supply Heat 2. A common theme with the IRA Lightning Sprints this year has been running green...more

The ILS visited Night 2 of the inaugural Fall Classic at Wilmot Raceway. Mike Neau set quick time of the night while John Kirk picked up Allstar Performance Heat 1 and Mark Heinert grabbed Rod End Supply Heat 2. The 6 car feature invert saw Mark Heinert lead the field to green only to spin in front of the field in turn 4 on the opening lap. Heinert would tag the tail and a complete restart would see Brian Strane Jr pull to an early lead with Nick Petska in tow. That would be short lived...more

The season concluded on Saturday, September 28th at the Plymouth Dirt Track as part of the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships where 5 champions were crowned across the IRA Lightning Sprints, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, IRA Bumper to Bumper Outlaw Sprints, and the MSA 360 Sprints. The ILS had 3 drivers within 15 points of each other for the series championship after back to back Wilmot Raceway DNF’s from leading feature winner, Brian Strane Jr. Mark Heinert held a 6 point margin over Strane...more

(Wilmot, WI)--Bristol's Chris Klemko, defending Wilmot Raceway wingless sprints champion, finally snapped a feature win drought of over a year scoring a hard fought victory in the 20-lap AutoMeter Wisconsin Wingless Sprints main on Dick Colburn Classic Night Saturday, May 3. It was not a easy win for the second generation and two-time Wilmot champion as three restarts with two laps or less remaining kept restacking the field behind Klemko. Veteran John Fahl took the initial lead with Klemko...more

(Waukegan, IL, May 4, 2025)--Jimmy Uttech Jr. of Kenosha took top honors receiving the Larry Roebuck Best Appearing Overall Award at the 45th Annual Let's Go Racing Motorsports & Custom Car Show Presented by Larry Roebuck. Uttech, a former dirt track racer on the MRA and IRA circuits including his home track Wilmot Raceway(formerly Kenosha County Speedway), brought his SC/RAMBLER to Waukegan Harbor Marina and Green Town On The Rocks ironically registering as the final entry. The finally...more

(Sycamore, IL, Saturday, May 10, 2025)--Another one of the "young guns" in the 11-75 Sports Park & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints captured his first career main victory as Chad Stouthamer of Big Bend, WI scored the 20-lap feature win Saturday, May 10 at Sycamore(IL) Speedway "This is amazing," said a jubilant Stouthamer who comes from a racing family. "I got caught by a lapped car which took me briefly out of my rhythm, but I was able to get it back. It was a fun race." "I have to thank all of...more

(Plymouth, WI, Saturday, May 17, 2025)--Waukesha's Mark Heinert went flag to flag to become the third different 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints Feature winner this season taking the checkered in the 20-lap main on Scott Semmelmann Memorial at the Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, May 17. "These are getting harder to come by, especially with all of these young guns and I am getting older," said Heinert, joined in victory lane by his 80-year-old Father Ed. "The car was set up...more

(Maribel/Francis Creek, Wis., Sunday, May 25, 2025)--Brian Strane Jr. of Paris decided to make Sunday Funday at 141 Speedway in Maribel/Francis Creek a highlight of his Memorial Day weekend winning his second 20-lap 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints feature in as many nights. Strane, who chalked up his first feature win of 2025 a night earlier at Wilmot Raceway, took the lead on lap 7 using the middle grove to work past the the 73-year-old veteran Ron Brannam of Barrington,...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, May 24, 2025)--Bristol's Chris Klemko weathered some late race cautions to score back to back 20-lap AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints feature wins part of IRA Founders Presented By Body Craft of Antioch, IL Bonus Night Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 24, at Wilmot Raceway. Brian Strane Jr. of Paris scored his first 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery 20-lap feature win of the season. Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rosa, CA scored the win in the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper IRA...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, June 14, 2025)--Waukesha's Mark Heinert led flag to flag in the 20-lap 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints Feature to score his second Wilmot Raceway win of the season on Father's Day Weekend Special. "We really thrashed on the car, but it was worth it as it ran anywhere I wanted to put it," said Heinert, dedicating the win to his Dad who was not at the track, and to other family members. "It will give us a nice Father's Day to celebrate." The main was...more