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(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 ILS banquet will be Saturday, December 6th at series sponsor 1175 Sports Park and Eatery in Kansasville, WI at 6:30pm. Tickets are $35 each. Please send checks payable to IRA to Mike Neau by November 19th. You can reach out to Mike via email at mneau@wi.rr.com or ira.lightning.sprints@gmail.com for mailing address. Thanks and see you there!

Once again, longtime supporter and Series sponsor, 1175 Sports Park and Eatery hosted the IRA Lightning Sprint Banquet, marking the completion of year 35 for the club. The evening was emceed by series competitor Tim Brannam and featured awards and door prizes from several series sponsors and supporters like Hoosier Racing Tire, Hepfner Racing Products, CSI Shocks, Hyper Racing, Allstar Performance, Bell Helmets, Wilwood Engineering, Triple X Race Components, Slade Shocks, Force 1 Performance...more

The IRA Lightning Sprints have released their preliminary 2026 Schedule. Still looking at filling one more date, but currently we see 16 races across 4 tracks. Wilmot Raceway will continue to be our base with 9 dates. Sycamore Speedway sees 4 dates and including their season opener with all 3 IRA classes as well as the 4th annual John Smith Memorial. A Sunday Funday event with the IRA Sprints at 141 Speedway on Memorial day weekend and 2 dates at Plymouth Dirt Track including the season...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

The last time the IRA 410 Sprint cars took to the Wilmot Raceway in August Mike Reinke not only set a new track record in qualifying, but he shattered the old one in the process! With the late summer sun going down even earlier will the 4 week old record be broken again… only time will tell.. Also competing are the wingLESS sprints, Lightning Sprints, and the Bandits.. Pit Gate opens at 3pm Grandstands open at 5pm Hot Laps 545pm with Racing around 645pm