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(Beaver Dam, Wis., Saturday, August 30, 2025)--Nick Petska of Spring Grove, IL possibly closed out the 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery's final appearance ever at Beaver Dam Raceway by scoring the victory in the Harry Nietzel/Jim Wipperfurth Memorial Tribute 20-lap feature Saturday, August 30, 2025. "It's kind of nice if this turns out the lights on the lightning sprints here at Beaver Dam Raceway, but it's sad, too, that it could be going away," Petska commented following his sixth feature win...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, September 6, 2025)--Big Bend's Chad Stouthamer used a lot of knowledge learned from Waukesha's Mark Heinert to pick up the 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints Wilmot Raceway 75th Season Championship Saturday, September 6, 2025. "I learned a lot from Mark and he helped me quite a bit when I was first getting started in lightning sprints," admitted Stouthamer following a runner-up finish in the 20-lap feature. "I would have rather had Mark right behind...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, September 13, 2025)--In a battle of the young guns, 16-year-old Brian Strane Jr. of Paris edged out 13-year-old Colin Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, IL by .032 seconds to score the win in the 20-lap 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints main on night two of the Wilmot Raceway 75th Anniversary 2nd Annual Fall Classic. on Saturday, September 13. "It was a hard win but a fun battle with Colin," said Strane following his sixth main event win of the season...more

(Plymouth, Wis., Saturday, September 20, 2025)--Wisconsin Sprints Championship Night is next up for Plymouth Dirt Track on Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. Despite valiant efforts by Nick Simons, promoter, and along with his fellow track prep crew the 8th Annual Jim "Wildman" Watson Classic on Saturday, September 20 at Plymouth was cancelled after a second heavy rain hit the facility just as the Bandit 4-Cylinder Stock Cars first heat was taking to the track. After an earlier...more

(Plymouth, Wis., Saturday, September 27, 2025)-- For Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie, the 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints season finale was somewhat of a repeat as he scored the feature win for the second year in a row, part of the Wisconsin Sprint Championships at Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, September 27. "Last year when I won, I didn't know if I was going to retire or not," admitted Neau, who ran a limited schedule this season. "Winning here again, coming out of...more

The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints completed a successful Wisconsin doubleheader this past Memorial Day weekend May 28-29, going from northwest to northeast as they kicked off their weekend at the banked wide third-mile Rice Lake Speedway. IRA hadn't competed at Rice Lake since 2013. The cars ran 3-wide early and a nice crowd came out and welcomed the IRA 410's back. Russ Borland set quick time over the 20 car field- and raced his way to the lead early in the 30 lap A-main by overtaking...more

We regret to inform everyone the difficult and unwanted decision to cancel tonight's races at Wilmot Raceway has been made. The combination of poor weather outlook, already saturated grounds, cool temperatures, fuel prices and tire difficulties are the contributing factors to this decision. We hope to see everyone next week for the IRA / MOWA co-sanctioned show at Fairbury Speedway. This is truly one of the nicest and friendliest facilities in the country. This will be a big show for everyone...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Sunday, June 2, 2024)--The unofficial start of summer has begun with Wilmot Raceway's 74th Season getting into full swing. A sun drenched crowd was treated to an outstanding performance by the Monster Truck Throwdown special event on a reset Sunday afternoon, June 2, after rains washed out the originally planned event on June 1. Action on the 3/8-mile banked oval resumes on Saturday, June 8 with Family Night Checkered Flag Giveaway featuring 11-75 IRA Lightning Sprints, Auto...more

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, May 25, 2024)--Beaver Dam's Scotty Neitzel captured his second Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association (IRA) Founders Night 30-lap feature highlighting the 11th Annual program Presented by Body Craft at IRA's original home track Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, May 25. Neitzel broke a dry spell during his IRA starts thus far this season with a victory at a track which, admittedly, was not initially one of his favorites. "I had my first sprint car start here at...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