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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

Ion Stear of Hebron, IL won his second 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints feature of the season at Wilmot. Stear overtook early race leader Tim Brannam of Holiday Hills, IL at the halfway point. Stear went on to the victory. Pleasant Prarie's Mike Neau finished second. Nick Petska of Sprint Grove, IL third. C.J. Malueg of Johnsburg, IL fourth. Oak Creek's Mark Heinert fifth. "This win is special because my dad set the car up for me," said an emotional Stear in victory lane. "It was perfect. We...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

(Sycamore, IL, Saturday, May 31, 2025)--"It's not the way I wanted to win, but I guess we'll take it," said Brian Strane Jr. of Paris following his third consecutive 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints main in a row after taking top honors in the 20-lap feature at Sycamore(IL) Speedway Saturday, May 31, 2025. "Jordan(Funderburk) is a really good friend of mine, and he deserved to win it," said the 15-year-old Strane. "He went low and hard into turn three and just clipped the...more

(Antioch, IL)--Interstate Racing Association and Wilmot Raceway were well represented at various Independence Day holiday parades throughout the southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Body Craft Interstate Racing Association Pace Truck with Mike Babicz and Body Craft M3 Custom Creations Wilmot Raceway with Ricky Nelson participated in Antioch Parade. Larry Neau and Dream Chaser Racing along with Nick Petska representing 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints and Dennis...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

(Wilmot, Wis., Saturday, May 20, 2023)--Four new winners made their way to the Wilmot Raceway victory lane for the first time in the 2023 on Armed Forces Night Saturday, May 20. Oconomowoc's Ryan Zielski took the lead on a restart three laps into the CK Contractors/AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints 20-lap main event. Zielski, who overtook early race leader Chris Dodd of Trevor, went on to the victory. Dodd ended up second. Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, IL, who won the first two wingLESS...more

This Saturday, September 18th, 2021 Pit Gate opens at 3pm Grandstands open at 5pm Hot Laps 545pm with Racing around 645pm