June 7, 2011
The Wilmot Raceway is back in action this Saturday night with a 5-Division program.
Adult Grandstand Admission is just $10. Wilmot Raceway currenty boasts some of the best Modified and Street Stock fields in the state. And ofcourse Wilmot Raceway is the Wisconsin home of the 1200cc Mini-Sprints. Joining the card this week will be both Fearless & Pro 4's, plus a special appearance of the Illinois based Illini Midget Series. The Illini Midgets are a "Sportsman based" Midget series who provided a very competitive show in their only 2010 Wilmot appearance.
And get ready for Saturday night June 18th as that night certainly has something for everybody. As in addition to a 5 Division program headlined by 410 Winged Sprint Cars, we have Paul Stenders Jet Powered machines putting on some thrilling exhibitions. Plus it's Antioch Night too! Sprints, Mods, Streets, Mini-Sprints, F4 & Pro 4, plus Paul Standers Jet Car Thrill Show.... all for just $15.
June 2, 2011
AMA Flat Track Motorcycle legend Chris Carr (www.chriscarr.com) will be signing autographs this Saturday June 4th at Racine Harley Davidson from 10:00AM - 11:30AM, and at Uke's Harley Davidson from Noon til 1:30PM. Then Chris is off to Wilmot Raceway as the National AMA All-Star Flat Track Series competes at Wilmot later that night. Grandstand gates open at 5pm with practice beginning about the same time. Racing starts at 7PM. Some $5.00 off coupons remain at both Harley dealerships......
The AMA All-Star Flat Track Series at the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway this Saturday night..... Be There!!!!!!!!
KERTSCHER, HYERDALL, AND MAULE TAKE WILMOT CHECKERDS
5/28 Wilmot, WI For the second consecutive week gloomy skies welcomed both racers and fans to the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway, however as like the week prior the skies cleared as the night went on and everyone was treated to some outstanding racing action. On a near perfect track, Mike Kertscher topped Mike Reinke, Bill Balog, Billy Hafemann, and Donny Goeden in the 30 lap Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series headline event. Thirty-one regional touring teams signed in for the IRA portion with Kertscher going home $2200 richer.
Jason Hyerdall topped a charging Chris Carlson to pick up the Sevcik Motorsports hardware in the Don's Auto Parts & Machine Modified feature event. Joel Crowbridge, Mike Simons, and Brad Norgaard completed a very competitive top five. A very nice field of twenty-five Mods signed in.
Rob Maule captured a well deserved win in the RA Adams Enterprises Street Stock division. Rob topped Pat Rossman, Dustin Richards, Joe Brenner, and defending track champion AJ Hedges. Twenty-four Street Stocks were on hand.
Eighty cars and nice crowd came out to Wilmot Raceway Saturday night despite another gloomy May day, and a poor weather forecast. Conditions were right however to produce a very fast clay oval and fans were treated to some extremely fast Wilmot speeds.
This coming Saturday June 4th, Wilmot Raceway hosts the AMA All-Star Flat Track Series. This National circuit stops at Wilmot for Night #2 of a 3-day Wisconsin tour which also has the two-wheelers competing in Plymouth on Friday, and Sun Prairie on Sunday. The legendary Chris Carr is entered for all three Wisconsin events. See www.wilmotraceway.com for updated point standings and information.
May 24, 2011
The Wilmot Raceway will host their first special event of the 2011 season this coming Saturday night May 28th, as the earth shaking, ground pounding, high horsepower thunder of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series roar into town. See the best of the upper-Midwest as 3-time and defending IRA champ Bill Balog heads a solid field including 2-time IRA champ Scotty Neitzel, 2010 Wilmot Raceway Sprint champ Tommy Sexton, 2002 IRA king John Haeni, 1999 IRA & multi-time EWSC champ Donny Goeden, 2008 MSA champ Wayne Modjeski, 2009 MSA champ TJ Luedke, current IRA point leader and past Knoxville track record holder Mike Reinke, multi-time Wilmot IRA winner Mike Kertscher, plus the Uttech cousins Dave & Scott, the father and son duo of Dennis & Kris Spitz, 3rd generation racer Scott Biertzer, 2nd generation IRA star Phillip Mock, past Wilmot IRA winner Bill Warren, plus Bill Wirth, Russel Borland, Matt Vandervere, Brandon Thone, Jereme Schroeder, and many, many more. Joining IRA on this Memorial Day Weekend will be the Don's Auto Parts & Machine Modifieds, and the RA Adams Enterprises Street Stocks. Pit gates open at 3pm, Grandstand gates at 5pm. Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 5:15, with warmups set for 5:45, IRA Qualifying at 6:30, and racing at 7:15. Adult tickets are $20, Children 8-11 are just $5, and kids 7 & under are FREE.
Then don't miss AMA Motorcycle Racing Legend Chris Carr as he heads the AMA All-Star Flat Track Series to Wilmot Raceway on Saturday night June 4th.
May 22, 2011
WILMOT RACEWAY HAS SUCCESSFUL OPENER DESPITE WEATHER
Wilmot, WI 5/21 What started out as yet another rainy day in Wisconsin turned out to be a great night for racing as despite contrary predictions the skies cleared and the Wilmot Raceway got their 2011 season underway. Seventy-five cars representing four divisions took season opening green flags on a very racy Wilmot Raceway surface. When the final checkered flags had waved Wilmot Raceway had Andrew Kiedrowski (Mini-Sprint), Brandon Riedner (Street Stock), Eriik Grosch (Pro-4), and Chris Carlson (Modifieds) visit their Miller Lite Victory Lane, as these drivers were the first to taste victory in 2011 Wilmot Raceway competition.
Kiedrowski overtook early leader Adam Schroeder in a very fleet Fec's Place Mini-Sprint main event. Kiedrowski opened a commanding lead by the midway point, though defending track champion Todd Lehr was running down the leader when his winning bid went up in smoke courtesy of a blown engine. Ron Brannam, John Kirk, Randy Reed, and Schroeder.
Brandon Riedner had one of the longer tows to Wilmot Raceway, however the visitor from the north made his efforts pay off as he was victorious in a very competitive RA Adams Enterprises Street Stock feature event. Riedner was able to keep a two car length advantage all race long over the three wide racing trio of Justin Brown, Robert Maule, and Pat Rossman. Maule would get trapped behind a lapped car allowing Rossman to get by.
Riedner would take the win over Brown, a charging Rossman, Maule, and Joe Brenner.
Defending division champion Erik Grosch picked up where he left off by taking the victory in the Hawg Heaven Fearless 4 main event. New to 2011 is the addition of the Pro-4 class which compete together on the track the traditional F4 class. Grosch representing the Pro 4 class topped fellow P4 drivers Tom Happ, and Evan Townsend. Taylor Dawson came home fourth overall and first in the F4 class, however Dawson was later disqualified. Scott Reddin came home fifth.
A great looking field turned out in the Don's Auto & Machine Modified division providing a spectacular headliner that would conclude the evening. A great 20 lap dual for the win between Mike Bodendorfer and Chris Carlson entertained the crowd as this heavy weight battle went the distance. Bodendorfer would hold off the repeated challanges by Carlson for the bulk of the event, however Carlson eventually prevailed in the late stages and was able to claim the win and the Sevcik Motorsports trophy. Bodendorfer came home an impressive second over charging Andrew Araco. Joel Crowbridge edged Jimmy Morrison for fourth in this ultra-competitive event. Ryan Marshall entered the main event as high point man following earlier preliminary action and decided to take the Tony Jenkins Bonus Challenge and trade in his eighth place starting position for 20th and last on the starting grid. Marshall would pass several cars early only to experience handling woes and settle for a 9th place finish in the end.
Wilmot Raceway will host the touring Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series this coming Saturday, May 28th. This will be the 2011 410 winged sprint car debut a Wilmot Raceway. Joining the 900 horsepower IRA rockets will be the Don's Auto & Machine Modifieds, and RA Adams Enterprises Street Stocks in a Memorial Day Weekend must see event.
Then on Saturday June 4th, see the legendary Chris Carr as he rides on his farewell tour as part of the AMA All-Star Flat Track Motorcycle Special. Check out www.wilmotraceway.com for information on all the highspeed action coming to the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway. |
May 16, 2011
The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway offers FAMILY NIGHT this Saturday night May 21st. Adult grandstand admission is just $10, and kids 11 & under are FREE. Wilmot Raceway has some of the best weekly competition in the midwest as the Don's Auto & Machine Modifieds, RA Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, Hawg Heaven Fearless 4's, and the Massive Speed Pro 4's take on Wilmot's third-mile clay oval.
Pit Gates open at 2pm this week, with Grandstand gates opening at 5pm. Driver's meeting is set for 5:15.
For those who have yet to tech, it is urged you get to the track early on Saturday, we're opening the pits up at 2 specifically for tech purposes. Remember Raceiver radio's are a Wilmot Raceway (and most other area tracks) rule.
Next Saturday May 28th will mark the first visit of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints to Wilmot Raceway.
And don't forget to see Motorcycle racing legend Chris Carr and the AMA All-Star Flat Track Series on Saturday night June 4th.
Best wishes go out to Wilmot Raceway's Mel Mattner following his recent surgery.
Opening Night at Wilmot Raceway is THIS Saturday night featuring Mods, Streets, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless & Pro 4's. |
May 13, 2011
Attention racers.... tech will be open as soon as the pit gates fly open on opening night, so we ask those who have yet to be teched to please arrive early. If weather allows, we'll try and open the pit gates at 2 to get that process started. We've put in some much needed work on the track and have high hopes for this weekend, now we just need some cooperation from Mother Nature. We may tech cars rain or shine Saturday, info will be on track phone Saturday after 12. Driver's meeting is being moved up for this Saturday and we'll gather everyone at 5:15. We have extremely high expectations this year and look forward to many great night's of racing in all our divisions. Pit passes will remain at $25 for 2011. Adult tickets for this Saturday May 14th are $15, kids 8-11 are $5, and children under 7 are Free. Next Saturday May 21 is Family Night, Adults $10 and all kids 11 and under are FREE. The first special of the year is the May 28th appearance of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints.
May 8, 2011
WILMOT RACEWAY OPENS NEW SEASON MAY 14th
The first green flag of the 2011 racing season at the Wilmot Raceway waves on Saturday Night May 14th. The third-mile clay oval located at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds in Wilmot has had a long tradition of Saturday night racing, and the tradition continues every Saturday night thru September. Over one hundred race cars are expected to compete in the five division program opening night, as 900 horsepower Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, 1200cc Mini-Sprints, and a 4 cylinder stock car class all participate.
All five of last year's Wilmot Raceway track champions are expected back to defend their titles over some of the best competition the region has to offer. Tommy Sexton - Sprints, Scott Kuxhouse - Modifieds, AJ Hedges - Steeet Stocks, Todd Lehr - Mini-Sprints, and Eric Grosch - Fearless 4's are the defending Wilmot Raceway track champions. Wilmot Raceway is certainly going to be the home of dirt track racing for many this season, as the track is the only oval track located near the I-94 corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago.
In addition to the weekly Saturday night racing divisions, several special events are planned that will draw both regional and national attention. The upper-Midwest's premier racing series, The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series headlines May 28, July 23, August 20, and September 24. The American Motorcycle Association's National All-Star Flat Track Series is scheduled for June 4, A big regional Midget Car showdown featuring the Badger/Powri/Illini groups is scheduled for July 16, The Open Wheel Extravaganza featuring Sprints plus Midgets and Modifieds is August 13, The Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association bring the best in high quality regional stock car racing to Wilmot September 17. And we haven't forgot where we've come from as there are a trio of dates for the Vintage Modifieds too. And ofcourse the Kenosha County Fair August 17-21 as Motorsport events are scheduled throughout the five day gathering, including Truck & Tractor Pulls plus the very popular Combine Demo Derby on Wednesday & Thursday, A 3-Division Race Program Friday, The IRA Outlaw Sprints headline Saturday, plus the Kenosha County Fair Demolition Derby Sunday afternoon & evening.
For more information on the Wilmot Raceway, checkout www.wilmotraceway.com and the race day hotline 262-862-2090. Pit gates open at 3pm, Grandstand gates at 5pm with on-track action beginning at 6pm weekly.
May 5, 2011
Sat May 7th The track will be open for practice at around 4:00. The gates will open at 12:00 for anyone who needs there car teched, all cars must be teched prior to taking the track for practice. Also Sat is the lets go racing motor sports and custom car show from 10:00 till 2:00 at Lynch Chevy on hwy 36 And W in Burlington WI. The show is Free if anyone is interested in showing their car.
April 28, 2011
Wilmot Raceway Practice Update
Tech On, Practice Off for Sunday May 1st. Mother Nature has not been kind to many this Spring, and Wilmot Raceway like many other Midwest and upper-Midwest tracks have been hit with too much rain. So while Sunday's weather forecast is good, the conditions at the track itself are simply that it is too wet to get any, or enough prep work done. However we need to start teching cars, so we will have tech from 12 NOON this Sunday May 1st, til atleast 3PM, and later if demand warrants it. DRIVERS BRING YOUR SAFETY GEAR. We can do on paved roads near Fair buildings OR inside a building need be so rain or shine Sunday. We ask that if you are ready, to please take advantage of this and get your car teched as weather uncertainty may hamper practice next Saturday May 7th too, we just don't know. Cars MUST BE teched in the Mod/SS/F4/& Mini-Sprint divisions prior to racing. Rules are on the website. Sprint Cars, your rules are same as IRA other than you can still run a dished top wing on non-IRA nights, see www.irasprints.com for rules. You too will have your safety equipment checked prior to racing. We will tech on May 7th also, rain or shine. TRACK WORKERS, we will have a meeting THIS Sunday at the track prior to tech, so we ask that you report to the track by 10:45 if possible. No matter what, we will make every attempt to get our next scheduled practice in, or even add a week night prior to our first race to try and get everyone interested a little seat time before our first race night. Don't forget RaCeiver radios are mandatory. THANK YOU |
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April 25, 2011
With some MUCH needed cooperation from Mother Nature, Wilmot Raceway does have a planned tech and test tune practice day scheduled for this Sunday May 1st. Wilmot, like many other tracks in the region have had more than their share of precipitation the past month. We all need some consecutive days of sun to help dry things out, though we remain hopeful for Sunday. We will update this site and the Wilmot Raceway Facebook page with updates this week and all season long. We do plan on doing some tech this Sunday, rain or shine. We will have a Fair building to use and need to get started as Modifieds, Street Stocks, and F4 cars MUST go thru tech prior to participating in a race night. Drivers bring your helmets and safety gear too! Please do not plan on simply showing up at 5 o'clock on opening race night May 14th as you possibly may not race. We'll have tech this Sunday, and next Saturday May 7th. With any luck things will go as planned as we'll get some laps in too. The initial plan is for the pits to open at Noon Sunday with tech to get underway immediately. We hope to have the track open for practice from 3 or so til about 7. Additionally we plan on having a staff (workers) meeting Sunday morning also, prior to the pits opening.
Pit Passes will be $15 for Practice. Remember Wilmot Raceway requires RaCeiver Radios. If you do NOT have one, they can be prepaid and ordered on tech days and have ready for pick-up when you sign in opening night. Or contact Steve at siraprez@sbcglobal.net (815-759-9269) on how to pre-order yours now. They are a track rule. Howie Gleason will have Hoosier Mod/SS/MS tires and Goodyear Sprint tires on hand, he can be contacted at tiretruck@gmail.com
March 29, 2011
Things are progressing well as we look forward to the 2011 racing season, now we just need some cooperation from Mother Nature.
Like to thank all those who attended the recent Mod meeting. 2011 rules will be up soon, though it should be noted that in regards to Hoosier Mod tires, we will be mandating the IMCA plated G60. Tony Jenkins has been announced as the new Mod Division Tech Inspector and will work in conjunction with Joe Roe in regards to implementing and enforcing the rules package.
We're extremely excited to have the majority of our teams returning, and very pleased with the number of calls we've received from many new teams that will be making Wilmot their home track in 2011.
We are looking for a couple of teams who are willing to put their cars on display Saturday April 2nd from 6pm til ??? at Port O'Blarney (Fox Lake/Antioch area) where we will be handing out schedules prior to Raceway favorite Miss Behavin' taking the stage at 9pm. Contact Joe or Steve via e-mail if your car is available.
Thanks |
March 16, 2011
Thanks to everyone who attended the Sunday March 13th inforational meetings for the Street Stocks and F4's. We had a good turn-out and were very pleased with the positive feedback.
Next up is the Mod meeting set up for THIS Sunday March 20th at Hawg Heaven. We are going to do it in conjunction with the popular NASCAR Bristol race. Hawg Heaven will have pizza/lunch specials and of course the race will be TV there. We're looking at beginning around 12:30 or so.
In regards to schedule, it is up on website though it appears extremely likely we"ll be adding Championship Nights on Sept 17 & Sept 24. The WDLMA Late Models will run on the 17th with Mod, SS, & F4's Championships decided..... while the IRA & MSA Sprints and Mini-Sprints will go on Sept 24th. This will be Sprint & Mini-Sprint point championship night. Additionally we may add a Special Race format, if sponsors can be found, to have a Top 10 shootout for all our classes.
Note to Sprints... Goodyear REAR tires are mandatory. In regards to wings, dish wings will still be allowed on NON-IRA nights, but Flat Top (top wing) is required to compete in IRA shows. Wilmot Sprint points include ALL sprint events at the Raceway. |
March 4, 2011
F4 Teams, both F4 and F4PRO. Divisional meeting set for Sunday March 13th at 4pm at Hawg Heaven, located on Rt. 83 in Salem just north of Hwy C.
Modifieds.... your meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sunday March 20th also at Hawg Heaven and will be held in conjuction with NASCAR Bristol race on TV that afternoon.
Details and exact time forthcoming..... note new IMCA body rules will be allowed in addition to our 2010 Wilmot track body rules.
March 3, 2011
Attention Street Stocks.....
Divisional Meeting is set for Sunday, March 13th at 2pm at Lumpy's in Salem, WI (same location as last year). Rt 83 between Hwy 50 & Hwy C on the east side of 83.
Steve, Joe, & Jim |
February 28, 2011
F4's will have both stock class (same as last year with corrected rules posting wheelbase up to 108"), PLUS "new" F4PRO class....rules on F4PRO to be posted soon. Both classes compete on schedule under F4. Formats for both will be determined by car count, points and pay will be separate.....Looking to have tech/practice for ALL divisions as soon as weather allows, first target date is Sunday May 1, then followed by Sat May 7. Opening night is planned for Sat May 14...... Plan is to have a few more shows in Sept, additions forthcoming......Locations and times for pre-season Division Meetings will be posted soon. Also, still looking for additional scoring help.
Wilmot Raceway would like to thank Karl Trudy, Ron Brannam, and Jeff Fischer for representing the Raceway at the Feb 26-27 Race Performance Expo in St. Charles, IL. A massive crowd turned out both days and show far exceeded our expectations.
Things are definitely progressing and we are very pleased with the "buzz" regarding the 2011 season. We are definitely getting excited! A new Tech Barn has been built near the pit entrance as improvements continue. Please remember to thank OUR series sponsors when you have the chance.....
Steve & Joe
February 6, 2011
Wilmot Raceway Video is available on DVD for $15 which includes shipping. Please e-mail Jeff Fischer/Grandstand Video at jffry_fischer@comcast.net to order yours. Makes for a great sponsorship proposal for your race team.....
If anyone has their 2011 Wilmot car painted and show worthy, we are looking for someone to represent the Raceway at the 2-day Motorsports Show Feb 26-27 show at the beautiful Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. Please contact Steve at 815-260-2558 or siraprez@sbcglobal.net if interested.
January 31, 2011
The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway hosted their 2nd annual post season Awards Party on Saturday night January 29th, this year's location was the Bristol Oaks Country Club which proved to be an outstanding location. We were overwhelmed with the extremely large and supportive turn out, it far surpassed our expectations. Thanks to all 200 plus that attended!
$9,500 in point-fund awards were distributed. All point-fund money came directly from the individual class title sponsors. The Top 5 in each division received trophies and point fund dollars. The Champion's also received nice 8x10 photos of their Championship winning car courtesy of Kathy & Doug McKay, plus ASA Championship certificates and flags. Sprint, Street Stock, and F4 Champs also received Championship jackets courtesy of their respective tire companies, Goodyear & Hoosier.
19 teams in the Goodyear Sprint division were recognized with point-fund checks. The top 5 also received hardware. Champion Tommy Sexton took home the lion's share of the substantial Goodyear Tire cash. The top 5 in all the other division's received point checks and hardweare. Eric Grosch was crowned Champ in the Hawg Heaven F4 class, AJ Hedges in the RA Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, Todd Lehr in Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, and Scott Kuxhouse in the Don's Auto & Machine/Bassett Hound Modifieds. All point-fund earning teams were all allowed their opportunity at the microphone, an opportunity which at times proved to be very entertaining!
Some other "Special Awards" were presented by Wilmot Raceway co-Race Directors Joe Roe and Steve Sinclair. Wilmot Raceway's 2010 "Best Appearing Car Award" went to the #47 Modified of Jason Hyerdall. Wilmot Raceway's 2010 "Rookie of the Year Award" went to second generation Wilmot Modified campaigner Cameron Kuxhouse, with the criteria for the award being competition level combined with participation requirements and point standing finish. Sprint driver Chris Dodd received well deserved Honorable Mention in the Rookie catagory. Veteran Modified racer Lee Tibbits and his wife Pat were honored with the Wilmot Raceway "Team of the Year" honors for their outstanding dedication, sportsmanship, attitude, and performance during the 2010 season. The Kuxhouse Family, including Scott and his wife Darlene, son Cameron, and Father-In-Law Bob Johnson were honored with a "Dedication Award" as the family fields a pair of car's, plus Darlene and Bob work as the track's Ambulance Crew.... and have for many, many years. Sinclair thanked the efforts of the Kenosha County Fair and their support of Joe and himself, local racing in general, and for the many recent improvements to the facility and continued purchasing of additional track equipment. Lastly, he announced what many came to hear, that Wilmot Raceway will be returning to weekly Saturday Night racing in 2011, with a rotation of divisions and multiple special events.... though the bulk of Saturday's will feature 4-5 of Wilmot's core classes.
Ray Underwood did his usual "exciting, comical, and informative" job behind the microphone as he emceed the festive event. While his popular high energy theme kept the large and enthusiastic crowd entertained while he recognized the accomplishments of so many, he also acknowledged Sinclair's recent accomplishment of being named the recipient of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame's most notable annual honor as winner of the Sprint Car's 2010 "Outstanding Contribution To The Sport" Award.
Numerous door prizes were raffled off including tools, apparrel, tear-offs, fuel, etc... Special thanks to Greg Sevcik, Lane Automotive, and Force One for their door prize donations.
The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway would like to thank their sponsors; CJW Distributing/Miller Beer, Carriage Auto Body, J&J Powdercoating, Callahan Motorsports, Line X of Kenosha, Nielsen Enterprises, Goodyear, Don's Auto & Machine, The Bassett Hound, RA Adams Enterprises, Fec's Place of Kenosha, Hawg Heaven, Jensen Towing, and Twin Lakes Marine.
PLEASE support those that support you when at all possible..... need trailer or truck accessories, give RA Adams Enterprises of McHenry a call..... need some auto body work then call Ken at Carriage Auto Body.... want to stop for a beer and a bite then visit Mike Frost's Hawg Heaven in Salem, or The Bassett Hound in Bassett, or Fec's Place in Kenosha. AND PLEASE SAY THANKS for supporting the Wilmot Raceway! You get the drift.....
Stay tuned for information regarding upcoming individual divisional meetings..... and F4 racer's don't panic, we have a place for both F4 and F4Plus cars.
Test Tune (TECH) days will begin as soon as the weather breaks in late April or early May. Opening Night with all 5 of our base divisions goes trackside May 14th!
Lastly, Wilmot Raceway is looking for additional scoring help. Please contact Steve Sinclair, 815-759-9269..... and we're looking for sponsors too.... race night, division, billboard, etc.. we can build a program for you.
January 8, 2011
The Wilmot Raceway invites everyone to their Awards Party on Saturday, January 29th at Bristol Oaks (just west of 94 on 50) beginning at 7pm. Various Appetizers will be served. There will be a full cash bar. Music/DJ (and of course Ray), plus raffles and door prizes. We’ll celebrate the accomplishments of 2010 and announce some of the 2011 plans, which include the return to Saturday night racing.
There is a $10 donation required per person at the door to help covers costs. Advance tickets are not necessary.
Point-fund checks will be distributed based upon individual division sponsorship. The Top 5 in the Don’s Auto & Machine Modifieds, R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, Fec’s Place Mini-Sprints, and Hawg Heaven Fearless 4’s will receive hardware and checks.
Based on the substantial Goodyear tire agreement, 19 teams will be included in the Goodyear Sprints point-fund with the top 5 receiving hardware. The eligible Sprint teams based on participation include the following; 83d, 5, 68, 4k, 8a, 43, 5h, 10v, 79, 11d, 2b1, 22, 3k, 0, 00, 94, 01, 71
There will be some other special awards too such as Team of the Year, Best Appearing Car, etc….
On behalf of the Kenosha County Fair’s Wilmot Raceway, Joe Roe, Steve Sinclair, and the entire Raceway staff we certainly welcome the opportunity to celebrate with you the outstanding achievements of many of our teams. Whether you finished in the money or not, or whether you are fan, sponsor, crew member, future competitor, whatever…. We certainly invite you to join us. This isn’t the typical banquet, but more of a party. We truly hope you can attend. Please spread the word to your fellow competitors.
Thank You,
Joe, & Steve
November 11, 2010:
Wilmot Raceway Awards Party is scheduled for Saturday Night, January 29th at Bristol Oaks just west of 94 on Hwy 50. Celebrating the accomplishments of 2010 and looking forward to our upcoming 2011 season. More details to follow....
Thanks,
Joe, Steve, The Wilmot Raceway staff, and Kenosha County Fair |
The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway in conjunction with Joe Roe & Steve Sinclair move towards the 2011 season with the first of a series of division meetings. Todd Booker who is a valuable staff member and quite knowledgeable on the Fearless 4 class will host an informational meeting open to all current, past, and future Fearless 4 racers. The meeting will be held on Saturday November 6th at Noon at Massive Speed located at 2304 Spring Ridge Dr in Spring Grove, IL. You can e-mail Todd for further info at ibnemt4u@yahoo.com
An announcement regarding date & location of Wilmot Raceway's 2010 Post Season Awards Party will be announced too.
Plans are moving forward regarding the 2011 season that will see Wilmot Raceway primarily competing on Saturday nights.
Wilmot Raceway has concluded the 2010 Racing Season. We want to thank everyone for the tremendous support received throughout the year. Car count has been extremely strong, especially in the Mod class. With the point season over and Champions having been determined over a month ago, and because of the uncertainty of car support for this final non-points race, we have decided to cancel the Oct 9 event and instead take advantage of the weekend and get some work done and prepare for winter. We will be announcing a location and date for a Wilmot Raceway post season party and will distribute point fund checks to those that earned them at that time. We will be choosing a location and date soon. Again, on behalf of the Kenosha County Fair and Wilmot Raceway we want to sincerely thank everyone for their support. We had some incredible racing this season. We look forward to an even better 2011.
109 race cars competed in Wilmot Raceway's Fall Festival of Speed September 24th & 25th. Winners in the respective divisions were; Mike Kertscher (Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints), Mike Sandholm (Don's Auto & Machine/Bassett Hound Modifieds), Tim Haddy (MSA Sprints), Todd Lehr (Fec's Place Mini-Sprints), and John Jansen (R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks). Thanks to all those that participated and attended.
Congratulations 2010 Wilmot Raceway Champions.....
Goodyear 410 Sprint - Tommy Sexton
Don's Auto Parts & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds - Scott Kuxhouse
R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks - AJ Hedges
Fec's Place Mini-Sprints - Todd Lehr
Wilmot Raceway Fearless 4's - Eric Grosch
Additional thanks to Carriage Auto Body, J&J Powdercoating, & Callahan Motorsports
October 23, 2010
The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway in conjunction with Joe Roe and Steve Sinclair are in the planning stages for the 2011 season. The new schedule will consist of a more steady Saturday's . We will again be having offseason meetings with our individual divisions, the first one will be for the Fearless 4 class and be conducted by Todd Booker. Todd is former front runner in that division (2nd in 2009 points, and a feature winner in his only 2010 appearance) and and as Wilmot Raceway F4 class director his knowledge regarding future growth in the F4 class is extremely appreciated. The meeting is scheduled for Nov 7th with time & location to be announced very shortly.
Additionally an announcement is forthcoming regarding Wilmot Raceway's 2010 Post Season Party.
Congratulations to our own Joe Roe for his induction to the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame (Lake County) and thanks to Mike Babicz for nominating Joe for this special honor. Joe will be eligible for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame next year and we need to begin our push on that as this area is deserving of recognition and Joe's credentials ere more than worthy.
Again, on behalf of Joe, Steve, & their staff.... thanks for the support in 2010 and we look forward to 2011. We have all ready begun working on what we hope should be a great upcoming season.
Wilmot Raceway hosts the Fall Festival of Speed this Friday & Saturday, Sept 24-25.
Friday night consists of full Street Stock & F4 programs, plus Heats & B-Mains for the Mods and Mini-Sprints. Then Saturday it is the Fall Festival Open Wheel Sprintacular featuring full programs of both Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw 410 Sprints & MSA 360 Sprints, plus A-mains only for the Mini-Sprints and Modifieds. Over 100 open wheel cars are expected! Pit Gates open at 3pm, Grandstands at 5pm, Hot Laps 6pm, with Racing to Follow.
Big Doubleheader Sept 24-25
The Wilmot Raceway proudly presents the Fall Festival of Speed this Friday & Saturday, September 24th & 25th. Saturday night features the biggest Sprint Car Show of the year as the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints bring their 900 horsepower thunder plus joining IRA will be the Midwest SprintCar Association 360's and the Wisconsin/Illinois Mini-Sprints in a 3 division Sprintacular! Plus a Modified All-Star A-main. Friday features $500 to win Street Stocks, Fearless 4's plus Mini-Sprints and Modified prelims highlighted by a post race race party featuring the music of Miss Behavin'.
The Fall Festival of Speed at Wilmot Raceway this Friday & Saturday. We've saved the best for last......Come Feel The Thunder!
$10 adult admoission Friday, $20 Saturday
Children 7-11 are always only $5, with kids 6 & under FREE
Midwest Enduro Series Season 2010 Finale Set For Wilmot Raceway September 18
With $500 to Win Street Stock Open Invitational Special Event
Waterford, WI, September 10 – The Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series is set to conclude its 2010 season on Saturday September 18 at the Wilmot Raceway (Wilmot, WI). The “95 WIIL ROCK / RALPH FOGEL MEMORIAL 150” main event will be held in honor of the late Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series veteran driver who passed away late in 2009. The show is the rescheduled July 24 race event that was rained out due to heavy rains.
The race program will begin starting at 6:30 featuring 10-lap heat races for the “Street Stock” division. Immediately following will be the “95 WIIL ROCK / RALPH FOGEL MEMORIAL 75” enduro for the Midwest Enduro Small Car and V-6 Series cars. The Hawg Heaven sponsored 30-lap “Street Stock” will follow. The final racing event for the day will feature the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series “95 WIIL ROCK / RALPH FOGEL MEMORIAL 150” starting at 8:30.
There is a special attraction added to the final enduro events of the season. An open invitational for area “STREET STOCK” division cars is part of the evening’s program with a top prize of $500 going to the winner of the 30-lap main event. The Wilmot street stock tire and wheel rule, wheelbase and safety rules will apply with all other rules open. Fans will be able to see wings, sideboards and more horsepower added to this class of drivers who normally are restricted to class rules but will be able to show their creativity on this special night. Early entry list includes 1993 Lake Geneva Street Stock Champion Bob Moeller and Tom Homan.
A guaranteed first prize will be awarded to both the “A” and “B” class winners for the Stock Car division and the winner of the Small Car Series if 40 cars are entered in each division. A first place prize of $1000 to the winner of the “A” class, $400 to the “B” class winner and $500 for the Small Car Series winner respectively. The winner of the “V-6” division will receive $250 based on 15 entries. Each class pays the top 15 positions and will be adjusted accordingly to car count and attendance.
The top five finishing drivers in each enduro event will receive plaque awards courtesy of the Don Lunsford Racing of Oak Creek. Don campaigns the #69 Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series entry. The overall winner in each enduro race event will receive a large trophy.
Hawg Heaven of Salem is the sponsor of the winner’s trophy for the “Street Stock” open feature winner. Luisa’s Pizza of Wheatland is the sponsor of the Wilmot Raceway “Fearless Four” division winner. In addition, the “Fearless Four” drivers have the option of actually competing in two events at the same time. The “Fearless Four” drivers will compete in the 75-lap enduro event scheduled for the Midwest Enduro Small Car & V-6 Series. Any “Fearless Four” drivers who campaigned in 2010 will be eligible to compete in their own class without any additional entry fees. If they elect to compete with the Series drivers, they will be eligible to compete for the additional enduro purse, which includes the $500 top prize and large trophy for the win but will have to pay the additional entry fee. The “Fearless Four” purse will depend on car count with $100 going to the winner. All drivers will need a scorer including the “Fearless Four” drivers.
Currently Mark Fogel is the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series point leader going into the final event. Fogel has been victorious in all five Series events in 2010. Fogel is in front of Tom Ruh by 39 points followed by 2009 “rookie of the year” driver Mike Watson, Darryl Traber and Erich Iversen jr. Traber is a five-time Series champion with Ruh, Watson and Iversen jr. seeking their first.
Currently Dan Chapman is the Midwest Enduro Small Car Series point leader going into the final event. Chapman was the 2009 Midwest Enduro Small Car Series “Rookie of the Year”. Chapman is followed by Zach Weisbacher, Mark Johler, Matt Skarzynski and Jasper Drengler. Johler has one title, the rest are seeking their first in the division.
Currently 2010 “rookie of the year” driver Keith Kunze is the Midwest Enduro V-6 Series point leader going into the final event. 2009 Midwest Enduro V-6 Series champion Brad Nelson is in second behind the leader by 72 points.
The pit gate will open at 3:00 pm. The grandstands will open at 5:00 pm. Track packing at 5:30 for street stock drivers, Scorers / drivers meeting at 6:00, Street Stock Heat races at 6:30, “95 WIIL ROCK / RALPH FOGEL MEMORIAL 75” at 7:00, Street Stock Feature at 8:00 and the “95 WIIL ROCK / RALPH FOGEL MEMORIAL 150” main event at 8:30.
Look for the up to date announcements on the Series website at www.midwestenduro.com. Call (262) 895-6682 for further questions or e-mail at enduro4@wi.rr.com
Coming to Wilmot Raceway this Saturday is the First Annual Roger Iiles Tribute - Wilmot Invitational. It will feature a full night of Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series action, plus a streamlined night of action for all Wilmot Raceway's other base classes (Don's Auto / Bassett Hound Mods, R.A. Adams Street Stocks, Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, and Wilmot's own F4 class). IRA will compete with it's regular format highlighted by a special 36 lap $2500 to win, $275 to start A-main, with the purse increase courtesy of Ken Iiles of Carriage Auto Body in honor of his late Father Roger. Roger was a long time supporter of both Wilmot Raceway and local racing in general.
The Mods, Streets, Mini-Sprints, and F4's will compete in a "NASCAR type All-Star format". The top 10 in current points (that sign-in) in each class will be locked in by points and will make up the top 5 rows of their A-main with the current point leader pulling the A-main invert pill at the Driver's Meeting. The other cars in each division will draw as normal and compete in a Qualifying race with the finish of that race setting the starting positions 11-20 of their respective A-main, straight up based on finish of qualifier. The A-main finish will go towards season championship points, with non-transferring cars from the Qualifier (if any, depending on car count) getting B-main non-transfer points. What's cool about this format is that first in points will start next to second, third to fourth, and so on within the top ten. With Wilmot Raceway ASA Championship weekend just 1 week away, this format should create plenty of drama and be a great lead in to September 5th! With over 100 cars expected in the pit area for this BIG Aug. 28th event, we will request cooperation in pit area parking and will be pit parking based on size of truck/trailer. It should be a great night of racing.
The Kenosha County Fair races were typical in regards to weather, unfortunately as what seems to be the case we lost Friday Night, though a valiant effort was put in by all on hand to try and get the show in. Ironically the shower that finally ended the night hit just as the first heat race of the night was heading trackside. Saturday's Fair race drew a massive crowd. Bill Balog was King of the Fair and dominated the IRA Outlaw Sprint portion. Balog topped Brian Kristan, Mike Kertscher, Tommy Sexton, and Bill Warren in a very entertaining IRA Sprint headliner. Ron Brannam picked up the victory in the Fec's Place Mini-Sprint division, while Shawn Kasten and Eric Grosch each won a F4 feature. Scott Kuxhouse picked up the 15 lap all green Mod Match race, topping Jason Hyerdall, and Mike Simons Jr.
BALOG IS IRA KENOSHA COUNTY FAIR KING
8/21 Wilmot, WI Two-time defending Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Champion and current point leader Bill Balog turned in a dominating performance in front of a massive Kenosha County Fair crowd capturing the IRA's annual King of the Fair event at Wilmot Raceway. Thirty-six cars signed in for the popular show which consisted of four very entertaining heats, a pair of twin B-mains, and a 30 lap IRA headliner. Sixth starting Balog took command early and never looked back picking up his fourth IRA win in the last six events. Balog piloted the Gaerte powered Buesser Concrete #17b Maxim to victory.
The A-main got off to rough start as front row outside starter John Haeni was forced off the track on the initial start sustaining race ending damage. Donny Goeden wrestled the lead from pole sitter Darrell Dodd early with Balog, Tommy Sexton, and Brian Kristan in tow. Goeden led a handful of laps before Balog would roar by and never look back. A tacky but somewhat rough track created some outstanding battles throughout the field much to the large crowds enjoyment. With Balog pulling away the race behind became intense with Goeden, Sexton, Kristan, and Dave Uttech waging war within the top five, with Mike
Kertscher leading the side by side tandem of Scotty Neitzel, and Mike Reinke. Neitzel and Reinke would run nearly the entire race that way. Fifteenth starting Bill Warren, 20th starting Billy Hafemann, and 19th starting Jim Moughan were charging through the field. Scott Biertzer and Scott Young yellows plus a Jimmy Sivia red slowed the action, however the last several laps went non-stop with action behind the leader extremely intense. Sexton slid Goeden which allowed both Kristan and Kertscher to get by the early leader too. Then Sexton and Kristan ran side by side for numerous laps with Kertscher gaining on them both. Meanwhile Warren quitely ran the bottom to perfection and joined the Neitzel - Reinke fray. Kristan eventually cleared the always aggressive Sexton but the rim-riding Balog was checked out. Kertscher slipped past Sexton and began to run down Kristan. Meanwhile Warren drove under both Reinke and then Neitzel. There was definitely action-a-plenty. At the checkers it was Balog by a straight-a-way over Kristan, Kertscher, Sexton, and Warren. A persistant Neitzel nipped Goeden for sixth, with Reinke, Hafemann, and Moughan rounding out a very fleet top ten.
Heat wins went to Dave Uttech, Goeden, Dodd, and Haeni. Biertzer and Moughan each won a B. Reinke set quick time over the large field, while Hafemann earned Hard Charger honors.
This week IRA competes at the Oshkosh SpeedZone Friday before heading back to Wilmot for the rescheduled Roger Iisles Tribute on Saturday.
IRA is supported by Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts & Service Centers, The U.S. Army, Osborn & Son Trucking, Bar's Leaks, Rislone, TW Metals, Onan, Carriage Auto Body, Nielsen Enterprises, DNA Energy Drink & Snacks, and Goodyear.
8/21 Wilmot A-Main Finish; 1. Bill Balog, Brian Kristan, Mike Kertscher, Tommy Sexton, Bill Warren, Scotty Neitzel, Donny Goeden, Mike Reinke, Billy Hafemann, Jim Moughan, Scott Uttech, Dave Uttech, Bill Wirth, Scott Biertzer, Russel Borland, Wayne Modjeski, Darrell Dodd, Nick Alden, Scott Young, Kris Spitz, Jimmy Sivia, John Haeni
Reinke - Osborn & Son Trucking Fast Time Award
D. Uttech - Weld Wheels Heat Winner
Goeden - Lane Automotive Heat Winner
Dodd - DMI Heat Winner
Haeni - King Race Products Heat Winner
Biertzer & Young - Behling Race Equipment B-Main Winners
Hafemann - HRP Hard Charger |
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Saturday Night August 28th's WILMOT RACEWAY INVITATIONAL just got bigger. The Carriage Auto Body - Roger Iiles Tribute featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints which was previously washed out back on July 31st has been added to this night. Special formats will be announced for the Modifieds and Street Stocks to streamline the program, but at the same time reward those who have supported the Raceway and sit in the top X in points. Racing will also include the Mini-Sprints and F4's as all 5 divisions will compete.
ATTENTION SPRINTERS, beginning FAIR week Aug 20-21 you MUST now run Goodyear LR tires too as part of our sponsor agreement, thus rear axle must be Goodyear. Howie Gleason will be on hand both nights.
It's KENOSHA COUNTY FAIR week! Lots of cool stuff going on at the raceway. Line X of Kenosha presents Truck/Tractor Pulls and the popular Combine Demo Derby on Wednesday & Thursday Aug 18-19. Friday features 3 of the regular competing Wilmot Raceway divisions including the Goodyear 410 Sprints, Don's Auto Parts & Machine / Bassett Hound Moidifieds, and the R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks. Saturday brings in the Upper-Midwest's premier touring series as the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints headline with support from the Fec's Place Mini-Sprints and Wilmot Raceway's own Fearless 4's. Then Sunday afternoon and evening it's the big Kenosha County Fair Demolition Derby. Come on out to the FAIR and enjoy some great Motorsports entertainment.
Saturday Night August 14th produced some great racing on a perfectly prepared track.
Brian Kristan topped Mike Kertcher, Tommy Sexton, Bill Balog, and Dave Uttech in a very entertaining Goodyear Sprint feature. Allan Gillis won a extremely competitive Illini Racing Series Midget race. Todd Lehr topped Bob Reichert and Jessica Brannam in the Fec's Place Mini-Sprint headliner. Ronnie Mink picked up his first R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stock main as he benefitted from the Jason Condrad - Tommy Homan double spin coming off the final corner. Mink edged AJ Hedges and Rob Maule for the win as race long leader Ed Devall slowed with mechanical woes just 2 laps from the end. A tremendous Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modified race featured multi-car battles throughout the field. Jason Hyerdall appeared to be headed to victory only to lose a fuel pump belt on the final lap, leaving Scott Kuxhouse, Ryan Marshall, and Jimmy Morrison to battle for the win, with Kuxhouse winning by a nose.
This week, Saturday August 14th the Wilmot Raceway has a very big night planned. Open Wheel fans will see the Goodyear 410 Winged Sprints, the Illini Midget Series, Fec's Place Mini-Sprnts, Don's Auto & Machine Modifieds, and that foursome will be joined by the R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks.
Congratulations to the August 6th winners; Tommy Sexton (Sprints), Andy Gross (Street Stocks),
Mike Sandholm (Modifieds), and Erik Grosch (F4's)
Upcoming Kenosha County Fair events include;
Wed Aug 18 Truck/Tractor Pull & Combine Demo Derby presented by Line X of Kenosha
Thurs Aug 19 Truck/Tractor Pull & Combine Demo Derby presented by Line X of Kenosha
Fri Aug 20 410 Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks
Sat Aug 21 Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints, Mini-Sprints, Fearless 4's
Sun Aug 22 Demo Derby
August 1, 2010
Regretfully the originally scheduled Carriage Auto Body - Roger Iisles Tribute was lost at Wilmot July 31st. 1 3/4 inches of rain fell at the track over night. The grounds were saturated. Initially the track prep crew thought they could get the track ready, however the skies remained overcast and despite the efforts, the track only seemed to get worse, even to the point where the grader was unable to move the heavy wet stuff at all. We tried to catch most of you before you traveled too far. We apologize to those racers and fans who made it to the track without notice. We cancelled around 2:40 when it became evident we were not making progress. It was tough to lose this event as we knew it was going to a big one.Even tougher when the sun popped out after 4, however the damage was done. Record amounts of rainfall have fallen on the border area in both June & July. The Fox River is extremely high thus water table at Fairgrounds extremely high too. The race will be rescheduled.
Wilmot Raceway will host 410 Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and F4's this Friday Aug. 6th.
Monday, July 26
The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series takes to the Wilmot Raceway this coming Saturday July 31st for the First Annual Carriage Auto Body - Roger Iiles Tribute. Mr. Iisles was one of IRA's charter members and his son Ken has helped orchestrate this first time event. Roger and Ken have operated Carriage Auto Body for numerous years as well as the #36 Wilmot/IRA Sprinter driven by Todd Daun. Ken has added to the purse for this event plus put together a mini-point fund for the Top 3 in points over the 5 scheduled IRA races at Wilmot Raceway this season. The $2500 to win, 36 lap IRA headliner, in honor of the late Roger Iiles, will be teamed up with the popular Vintage Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, and Modifieds this Saturday night. Bill Balog leads Scotty Neitzel, Mike Reinke, John Haeni, and Kris Spitz in the current IRA title chase. IRA is supported by Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts & Service Centers, The U.S. Army, Osborn & Son Trucking, Bar's Leaks, Rislone, TW Metals, Cummins Onan, DNA Engergy Drink & Snacks, Carriage Auto Body, Nielsen Enterprises, and Goodyear.
In other news.... Congratulations to Scott Kuxhouse on picking up a $1000 payday by capturing Sevcik Motorsports & Race Engines Night in the Don's Auto & Machine Modified headliner July 17. Also kudos to Pat Rossman (R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks), Todd Lehr (Fec's Place Mini-Sprints), and Eric Groelsch (Wilmot Raceway F4's) on their recent wins. Also, please note the change in divisions scheduled for Aug 14th, Winged 410 Sprints have been added. Due to the unfortunate current state of area Midget racing Wilmot Raceway regretfully has removed the Badger Midget portion on Aug 14, but will go forward with the Illini Midget portion.
This Saturday Night, July 17th will be the Sevcik Motorsports & Race Engines $1000 to Win Special for the Don's Auto Parts & Machine Modifieds. Joining the FUN will be the Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, and Wilmnot Raceway Fearless 4's. Adult admission to the Grandstands is ONLY $10.
Last week (July 9th) Brian Kristan topped a charging Jereme Schroeder in the Goodyear 410 Sprint headliner. Scott Uttech came home third over Tommy Sexton who thrilled fans with his charge from the back after a early yellow. Nick Alden came home 5th. Jason Hyerdall topped Scott Kuxhouse and Jim Morrison in a great 3-way battle to claim the Don's Auto / Bassett Hound Modified feature. Jason Condrad, Pat Rossman, and Marty Meehan ran solid upfront and survived a caution filled R.A. Enterprises Street Stock main with Condrad edging Rossman at the line in a near photo finish. Erik Grossch topped Karl Truty and Dan Collins in the "fire" shortened Fearless 4 main event.
Saturday July 24th features the Midwest Enduro Series, plus point events for Wilmot Raceway's Street Stocks and Fearless 4's. The IRA Outlaw Sprints return to headline July 31st.
Sprint Cars will likely be added Aug 14 & 28, details to be announced soon.
The month of July concludes with the rescheduled $1000 to win Mod show on July 17th, also including Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. July 24th has our Street Stocks and Fearless 4's running in addition to the Midwest Enduro Series. Then July 31st brings a very special night as it's the Carriage Auto Body - Roger Iiles Tribute featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints, Vintage Modifieds (on display and on the track), Mini-Sprints, and Modifieds.
The month of June provided the WI / IL border area the most rainfall in recorded history.
Despite the sun popping out on this past Saturday, June 26th, the damage was done from the 1" of rain received about 3am overnight. The Sevcik Motorsports $1000 to Win Mod Race will be rescheduled for July 17th.
This Saturday Night, July 3rd will be headlined by IRA's annual Wayne Daun / Al & Marie Winker Memorial. A solid field of Sprint Cars is fully expected. IRA has a great point battle going on between the trio of Bill Balog, Scotty Neitzel, and Mike Reinke. Add May Wilmot IRA Winner Tommy Sexton, plus Wilmot Raceway stars Todd Daun, and Brian Kristan to the mix and this show has all the makings for a great one.
Wilmot Raceway will run a 4 division program on Friday Night July 9th, featuring 410 Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's. Friday was chosen as to not conflict with both NASCAR Sprint Cup at nearby Joliet, and the World of Outlaws (and our Mini-Sprints) at Beaver Dam who both run Saturday. Wilmot Raceway ran the same Friday in 2009 for the same reasons and had a outstanding night, we hope for the same this year.
Thanks to all the supported our first UMP Late Model Summer Nationals event. Quite the hardware in the pit area, wow! 31 touring Late Models, 36 Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds, & 25 R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks. Rodney Melvin won a very entertaining Late Model show with Jared Siefert capturing the Mod portion, while Steve Hertz was a popular winner capturing his first ever Street Stock main.
A very sincere thanks to all those who attended. Also special thanks to Jim & Jay at Nielsen Enterprises for the extra winner's cash they put in the Mod & SS features.
This Saturday Night, June 26th is $10 Adult Night. The night features a $1000 Modified race for the Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds coutesy of Greg Sevcik and Sevcik Motorsports & Race Engines. A full show of R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's also share the card. Pits open at 3, Grandstands 5, with Racing action starting at 7.
Don't forget to make plans to attend the Wayne Daun / Al & Marie Winker Memorial featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints on Saturday Night July 3rd. Joining IRA will be the Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's.
The BIGGEST Stock Car race in Wilmot's long history goes trackside this Sunday (Father's Day Night) June 20th as the UMP DirtCar Late Model Summer Nationals Hell Tour comes to Wilmot. Check out www.thehelltour.com for the grueling 29 races in 32 days schedule. Shannon Babb, Dennis Erb Jr, and Jason Feger are just a few of the countries top Late Model drivers expected to compete the entire tour. Joining the Late Models will be Wilmot's own R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks and Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds. Adult Tickets are only $20, (definitely on the low side in comparison to all the other tracks on the tour) for this $5000 to win, $500 to win Summer Nationals event. Children 8-11 are just $5, and kids under 7 are always FREE at Wilmot Raceway. This is the richest Stock Car Race EVER at Wilmot. So bring your Dad out on Father's Day and be a part of Wilmot history. There is a waiting list just to get on this schedule! The UMP Late Model Summer Nationals Hell Tour, THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, June 20th.....Happy Father's Day!
Saturday Night June 26th is $10 Adult Night at Wilmot Raceway featuring a big $1000 To Win Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modified race, plus Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's.
Saturday July 3rd has the upper-Midwest's premier racing series, The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints returning for the annual running of the Wayne Daun / Al & Marie Winker Memorial. Joing the IRA Outlaws (presented by The U.S. Army) will be the Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds, Fec's Place Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's.
The above great trio of events coming soon to the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway....COME FEEL THE THUNDER!!!!!
The highly anticipated AMA All-Star Flat Track Motorcycle event scheduled for tonight, June 12th, has unfortunately fallen victim to weather. Late morning showers with the strong forecasted probability of more tonight have forced the KCF, Wilmot Raceway, and AMA All-Star officials to cancel tonight's race. "We've got riders coming from several hours away and we're looking at their travel expense as any more rain is gonna take the track over the edge as in regards to getting the show in" stated series promoter Steve Nace. "We like this place and the track was gonna be awesome but the odds were not in our favor today. We hope to find another date to come back this year, though we're definitely all ready looking forward to next year".
NEXT UP is another big special event as Wilmot Raceway will host the biggest Late Model show in their history. The UMP Late Model Nationals Hell Tour comes to Wilmot on Father's Day Night, June 20th. The Hell Tour has the traveling Late Models racing 29 nights in a 32 day period. Wilmot is stop number 5. Billy Moyer, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Justin Feger, Wendall Wallace, Dennis Erb Jr, Kevin Weaver, and many, many more of the nation's top late model stars are expected. Joing the Late Models will be Wilmot Raceway's R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks and Don's Auto & Machine / Bassett Hound Modifieds. You're not gonna want to miss this one.....
$5000 to win, $500 to start Late Model purse!
The month of June concludes with $10 Adult Night on Saturday Night June 26th highlighted by a $1000 to win Modified feature. Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's join the fun...
Our next 410 Sprint Show is Saturday July 3rd featuring the region's premier open wheel series, The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints as they compete in the annual Wayne Daun / Al & Marie Winker Memorial. Joing the IRA will be the Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's.
June 6, 2010
BIG EVENTS COMING!!!! The AMA All-Star National Flat Track Motorcycle Series is coming to Wilmot Raceway THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, June 12th.
** REGARDING JUNE 20th UMP SummerNationals Late Model Special, we are adding the Modified division, plus the Street Stocks as support classes this event. It is a point race.
Then on Father's Day Night, Sunday June 20th it's the UMP Late Model SummerNationals bringing in a long tradition and adding Wilmot to it. The series which annually marches across the Midwest running an incredible 26 nights in 30 days will stop at Wilmot for the first time ever! Top touring Late Model stars from across the country will be making their first ever appearance at Wilmot. Several top guns for WI based WDLMA such as Russ Scheffler will stop in and take aim at the big $5000 to win, $500 to start show.
Be a part of history and support Wilmot Raceway these next 2 weekends as we hope to bring more national events to our area.
Saturday June 26th is $10 Night for adult fans at Wilmot, featuring a Mod special plus Streets, Mini-Sprints, and F4's in full programs.
Saturday July 3rd welcomes back the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series.
Eighty-one cars and a good crowd were on hand to watch the first of 5 IRA Outlaw Sprint shows. Joining the IRA were the Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's. The Local Lap was doing a LIVE taping of the event, and our Military were saluted as they should always be especially on Memorial weekend. Tommy Sexton is the man at Wilmot in the Sprint division currently and he topped a 36 car IRA field. Austin Archdale grabbed a dominating Fek's Place Mini-sprint win as did Cody Potter in the R.A. Adams Enterprises Street Stocks. Trevor Kroll capped a very competitive F4 main for his first Wilmot win.
This Friday will feature 4 divisions, the Sprints, Streets, Mods, and F4's. Pits open at 3, Grandstands 5, Drivers Meeting 5:45, followed by Hot Laps, with racing to begin at 7.
Adult tickets for Friday are $15, children 8-11 are $5, with kids 7 & under FREE.
Don't forget about our 2 big upcoming specials as the AMA All-Star Flat Track Motorcycles come to Wilmot on Saturday Night June 12th, and then the big UMP Late Model SummerNationals tour comes in on Father's Day Night Sunday June 20th.
THE LOCAL LAP Motorsports TV Program At Wilmot Raceway This Saturday
IRA Sprint Car Stars, Mini-Sprints Racing Action Featured on Show to Air on FOX Sports Net
Milwaukee, Wis. (May 26, 2010) – Weekly racing heroes from around the Midwest will be featured on The Local Lap, a high-quality weekly motorsports television show that will begin airing in June on FOX Sports North and FOX Sports Wisconsin.
This Saturday at Wilmot Raceway, The Local Lap will be gathering race footage and interviews that will showcase the resurgence of the southern Wisconsin clay oval track during the North vs. South Sprint Shootout events, featuring the potent Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, Mini-Sprints and Street Stocks.
The pit gates at Wilmot Raceway will open at 2:00 p.m., with grandstand gates opening at 4:00 p.m. this Saturday. Fans are encouraged to participate in the on-stage portion of The Local Lap production beginning as soon as 2:00 p.m. outside the main grandstand gates, at The Local Lap stage. There will be driver interviews, audience participation and other activities from The Local Lap stage.
Extensive coverage of the personalities and racing action from this Saturday’s events at Wilmot Raceway are scheduled for inclusion on The Local Lap motorsports TV program scheduled to air at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 26th.
“The Local Lap motto is, ‘where the racers and fans stay connected,’ and we’re dedicated to bringing the great racing action into the living rooms of diehard race fans, and expose new fans to great racing like we’ll capture this Saturday at Wilmot Raceway,” The Local Lap creator Mike Davis said. “We appreciate all that Joe Roe and Steve Sinclair have put into Wilmot Raceway, and we’ll be there to cover all the action.”
On each 30-minute episode, The Local Lap will showcase and interview drivers of all disciplines, head to the track to provide racing highlights and capture the rich racing traditions on the local level, where great race car drivers have developed their talents.
The Local Lap will air at a set time - Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. CST - beginning Saturday, June 19 on FOX Sports North, which reaches more than 2.5 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota, and on FOX Sports Wisconsin, which reaches more than 1.5 million homes throughout Wisconsin.
Among The Local Lap contributors will be experienced motorsports broadcasters and announcers Jim Tretow, Bill Holland, Dean Strom and Jeff Wesell. The intent of each program is to involve and cover a wide variety of weekly racing events with excitement and passion.
From kart racing, dirt tracks, paved ovals, drag racing and more, The Local Lap is where the racers and fans stay connected!
Wilmot Raceway is located on the Kenosha County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit www.wilmotraceway.com.
For up-to-date happenings of the travelling Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, visit www.irasprints.com.
For detailed information about The Local Lap motorsports TV program, please visit www.thelocallap.com.
The Local Lap is a copyright-protected program, created by Mike Davis and produced by The Local Lap, LLC. Each 30-minute episode will go trackside to cover the action, will showcase and interview drivers of all disciplines, and capture the rich racing traditions on the local level, where great race car drivers have developed their talents. The Local Lap is dedicated to bringing the great racing action into the living rooms of diehard race fans, and expose new fans to many great racing facilities. The Local Lap motto is, “Where the racers and fans stay connected!” For more information: www.thelocallap.com.
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(May 24) Ninety-four cars filled the pit area for Sunday's five division event. Winners were Tommy Sexton in the Goodyear Winged Sprints, Dave Moulis - Fek's Place Mini-Sprints, Scott Kuxhouse - Don's Auto & Machine/Bassett Hound Modifieds, Joe Brenner - R.A. Adams Ent. Street Stocks, and Eric Grosch in the F4's.
Our next event is this Saturday May 29th and features the first of 5 appearances of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints. A big field of 410's is fully expected as it's the 2nd annual North-South Sprint Shootout. This should prove to draw one of the highest single day 410 sprint car counts of the year, anywhere! Joining IRA will be the Street Stocks, 1200cc Mini-Sprints, and a Fearless 4 (F4 A-main only). Pit gates open at 2, with Grandstand gates at 4. Warm-ups are slated for 5:30 with IRA qualifying to follow. Racing starts at 7. Adult tickets are $20, children 8-11 $5, and kids 7 and under are FREE. Active Military receive a $5 discount.
June is a big month at the Wilmot Raceway. It kicks off with a Winged Sprint, Modified, Street Stock, Fearless 4 event on FRIDAY night June 4th. Then Saturday night June 12th it's the AMA All-Star Flat Track MOTORCYCLES in a very special event. Next up is the big UMP Late Model SummerNationals tour coming to the Wilmot Raceway. Joining the Late Models in this special June 20th Father's Day Sunday Night show are the Street Stocks and a class yet to be determined. Completing the month will be a $10 Adult Ticket Night on Saturday June 26th with a discount show featuring Mods, Streets, Mini-Sprints, and F4's.
WILMOT OPENS IT'S 2010 SEASON WITH 7 WINNERS
The Wilmot Raceway opened its' 2010 season with a weekend doubleheader May 15-16.
A great turnout of both fans and competitors turned out for the Open Wheel Extravaganza on Saturday. 91 cars filled the pit area. A colder than expected night greeted everyone and heavy midweek rains combined with new clay made for a extremely fast, but tricky track.
Arizona driver Jerry Coons Jr driving the famous Wilke #11 bested Brad Loyett and Mike Hess in the Badger Midget main event. Donny Goeden topped Tommy Sexton, Brian Kristan, Patrick Haynes, and Dave Uttech in a very entertaining Goodyear/Sprint headliner. Bob Reichert captured a very fast Fek's Place/Mini-Sprint feature with Tom Brown coming home a very solid second. Austin Archadale roared through the pack after spinning early to come home third over Nick Petska, and Tim Brannam. Defending Modified track champion Scott Kuxhouse picked up where he left off by winning a ultra-competitive Don's Auto & Machine presented by Bassett Hound Mod main. Nick Simons, Jim Morrison, Mike Conn from the back, and Mike Sandholm rounded out the top five.
Day 2 brought in the Mods for their second consecutive night of racing, plus Street Stocks and Fearless 4's. 55 cars signed in on another cool night. Strong winds added to all the other intangibles the track prep crew dealt with, though despite less than perfect conditions, the racing action was both competitive and exciting. All the divisions ran super clean, wheel to wheel racing and left everyone in attendance knowing a very competitive season lies ahead. Eric Grosch topped the first Fearless 4 A-main of the new year with Brian Strane, Trevor Krul, Jake Eufinger, and Jimmy Strane completing the top five. Brad Norgard edged Tom Homan Jr by half a car length to win a very entertaining R.A. Adams Ent/Street Stock race. The top several cars ran multi-wide "under a blanket" for the entire 20 lap distance. Jason Condrad, mid-race leader Andy Gross, and Pat Rossman were the top five in this very entertaining race. The Don's Auto / Bassett Hound Mod feature got off to a scary start with a multi-car wreck in the first corner eliminating a few cars but involving half the field. As racing resumed, the action picked up immediately. There was action-a-plenty throughout a obviously improved Mod division. Nick Simons & Jim Morrison put on a great duel before leader Simons spun himself out of contention. Morrison would then hold off veteran Lee Tibbits for the win, with Mike Sandholm, Mitch McGrath, and a charging Scott Kuxhouse following close behind.
Wilmot Raceway will host a 5 division program this coming Sunday May 23rd, featuring Sprints, Mods, Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's. Pits open at 2, Grandstands 4, with on-track action beginning at 5. Driver's meeting will be at 4:30. This will be the last Sunday show until the big UMP SummerNationals Late Model special thunders in on Father's Day Night June 20th. Other upcoming major events include the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints/Street Stock/Mini-Sprint/Fearless 4 North-South Shootout on May 29th.
Lastly, we'll continue to work the new clay feverishly in hopes of providing the best conditions possible. A sincere thanks to all who participated this weekend, the racing you provided was outstanding.
Goeden, Coons Jr., Kuxhouse and Reichert Open Wilmot
By High Groove Media Service
On a cool May evening the Wilmot Raceway opened its gates on the 2010 season. In sprint car action it was Kewaskum, WI leadfoot Donny Goeden taking his first victory of 2010. Brian Kristan lead the A-main for the first 10 laps eventually yielding to Goeden on lap 10. Once out front Goeden was on cruise control riding comfortably out front. Tommy Sexton Jr. was on a mission of his own moving up to challenge Goeden in the closing lap, Sexton could only get within a car length of the high flying Goeden who went on to victory. Sexton Jr. finished second, followed by early leader Kristan, Patrick Haynes Jr. and Dave Uttech Jr.
Badger midgets were also in action. Phoenix, AZ pilot Jerry Coons Jr. scored victory in his first visit to the Wilmot Raceway. Coons Jr. took off from the pole and was never headed, he led all 30 laps to collect the checkered flag. Brad Loyet finished second followed by Mike Hess, Travis Berryhill and David Gough.
Scott Kuxhouse proved why he is the defending modified champion. Kuxhouse came up through the pack to the front at the races mid-point. His job was not over however. Kuxhouse received heavy pressure from Nick Simons and Jim Morrison. Several restarts gave the Kuxhouse attackers several chances to beat the champ. Kuxhouse was up to the challenge and drove away from all challengers. Following Kuxhouse to the checkered flag was Nick Simons, Morrison, Mike Wittenburg and Mike Sandholm.
In Mini-Sprint action Bob Reichert survived to score his first win for 2010. The race got off on the wrong foot with Rich Corso ending upside down. Corso was uninjured. Reichert worked his way to point and withstood several attempts to take away his front running spot. Reichert drove to victory over Tom Brown, Austin Archdale, Nick Petska and Tim Brannam.
May 10, 2010
The Wilmot Raceway will wave the first green flag of the season this Saturday Night May 15th. It's the First annual Open Wheel Extravaganza featuring a special appearance by the Badger Midgets, plus Winged 410 Sprints, Mododifieds, and Mini-Sprints. Pits are scheduled to open at 2pm, Grandstands at 4, Driver's Meeting will be just before 5 pm with Hot Laps to follow. The Midgets will qualify, with Opening Ceremonies to begin at 6:15 with racing to follow. We did put down new clay this winter, it appeared to hold up well at our preseason practice and hopefully will do so again on race night. For Saturday pits are $25, Adults Grandstands $20, kids 8-11 $5, 7 and under FREE.
Attn: Sprint Cars, Goodyear or Hoosier SC is ok on RR, open on LR.
Regarding Sunday, figuring on Saturday getting in, we'll have Modifieds in a full show again plus Street Stocks and Fearless 4's. We still have lots of Streets & F4's to tech, so the pits will open at 2, grandstands 4. The 3 division show should not take all that long, so in trying to keep the track the best it can be, we'll do driver's meeting at 4:45, Hot Laps to follow, and with nobody qualifying we should be able to race just after 5:30 with hopes of being done between 8 & 9. There is a $100 bonus for high point man in Mod division over both night's with complete shows both days, Sat has no bearing on Sun. Streets pay $300 to win. Pits as always will be $25, Adults on Sunday are just $10, kids 8-11 $5, 7 & under FREE.
In fact, entire May schedule will be as follows.... pits 2, & grandstands 4. Sunday & Monday driver's meeting's 4:45.
May 4, 2010
The Wilmot Raceway staff would like to thank those who came out for the test/tune session on Sunday. Was really pleased with the quality of equipment that was on hand and the positive attitudes and enthusiasm displayed by everyone. It appeared most we just happy to be at the race track. While day racing and dirt is a tough combination, we were very pleased with how the track stayed together despite the constant hot lap sessions. It gave us a good idea of where we're at. I'm really pleased to state that we will have misting capabilities soon which will make life much easier on the prep crew. Also pleased to see that despite the track getting quite dry by the end that tire wear was not a factor.
We initially planned on having a second practice though at this time I do not believe that will be the case. We have other projects to work on prior to May 15-16 Opening Weekend, not to mention that the long range forecast for Saturday has it extremely cool.
Stay tuned for announcements regarding another practice but as of this writing it does not appear we are doing one this weekend, especially with Mother's Day on Sunday and all.
Street Stocks, there is a big $600 to win show for you at Beaver Dam Raceway Saturday May 8, Check out www.wismotorsports.net for details.
For those of you who wait til the last minute, this is last call for radio orders prior to opening night. Anything not rec'd by Thurs of this week will likely not be received by opening weekend. Checks for $75 w/o ear piece or $90 with need to be made out to Kenosha Co. Fair and mailed to Wilmot Raceway/Steve Sinclair 706 N. Green St Mchenry, IL 60050.
For those who have not teched, we'lll let you know what dates will be added if any for that, or what time the pits will open on opening day. Stay tuned....
Series sponsors have come on board to oprovide point funds in 3 classes to date, Sprints - Goodyear, Street Stocks - R.A. Adams Ent, Modifieds - Don's Auto & Machine. We are speaking with a likely candidate on the Mini-Sprints and are confident we'll have something for the Fearless 4's too. Additional announcements forthcoming. Also thanks to the Bassett Hound we have trophies all year in the Mod division.
FOR PRACTICE NIGHTS AT THE TRACK:
PRACTICE NIGHT - GRANDSTANDS FREE - PITS $15
April 27, 2010
The Wilmot Raceway is proud to announce that R.A. Adams Enterprises has come aboard as the title sponsor of the Street Stock Division. R.A. Adams has been supplying the Midwest with trailers and truck equipment of all kinds for over fifty years at their 15 acre McHenry, IL facility. R.A. Adams will gladly help all Wilmot Raceway competitors and fans with their trailer sales and service needs. R.A. Adams Enterprises is providing a point fund for the Top 5 in the final Street Stock point standings.
There is a tech / practice day scheduled at Wilmot for THIS SUNDAY, May 2. Tech will be held beginning at 11AM for Mod, Street Stock, and Fearless 4 divisions. Cars in those classes must go thru tech before participating in the on-track practice scheduled for later Sunday afternoon. Tech is scheduled, rain or shine. On - Track activities are slated for 3pm. An informational meeting is scheduled for the Fearless 4 division at 1pm, again
rain or shine, at the track. Practice is open to all short-track dirt classes. Grandstand admission will be FREE, though a minimal pit pass fee will be charged to cover insurance and prep expenses. Also, May 2nd will be about last chance to order your RaCeiver radio's and have them in time for opening day. Those of you you ordered initially will be able to pick your radios up on this Sunday. The first 2 orders have come in. The third order has not been received as of yet. Radios must be prepaid prior to ordering and are mandatory for the 2010 season. Ordering instructions are posted on previous site releases.
It's full speed ahead for Opening Weekend May 15-16. The Open Wheelers kick-off the season on Saturday the 15th featuring the Badger Midgets, 410 Winged Sprints, Modifieds, and Mini-Sprints. Sunday will feature a $300 to win Street Stock show plus Fearless 4's, and another full show of Modifieds. The Modifieds will have complete shows both nights, with a bonus being paid to the high point Mod driver over the 2 nights.
Sunday is also being utilized as a raindate for the 410 Sprint Division.
Stay tuned for additional news updates..... |
April 25, 2010
Attention Race Teams..... Gleason Equipment has received a shipment of tires and is stocked and ready to go. Hoosier Modified, Street Stock, and Mini-Sprint tires, plus Goodyear Sprint Car tires are in stock. Gleason is the official tire distributor of the Wilmot Raceway. Contact Howie at 262-642-4223 or e-mail him at tiretruck@gmail.comGleason is located in East Troy, WI
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April 20, 2010
The sound and smell of race cars at Wilmot is not far away. We are aiming for a rain or shine tech day of Sunday May 2nd as we have a fair building available to us which would allow us to tech inside need be. We will open the track for practice later in the afternoon-evening, though you must go through tech before hitting the track. Looking at opening tech around 10:30 AM with the track opening for practice around 2 or so.
Also RaCeiver radio's are mandatory. Appreciate the orders we've received to date, however those of you waiting too long may find yourself in trouble opening night if you don't have one. They MUST be pre-ordered and are mandatory.
Work is in full swing at the track. A new and safer flagstand is being created and some fencing in that area being replaced. The new clay on the track is being worked. Restroom updates are in progress too.
We hope to begin with a May 2 tech/practice day and follow it up with a few more prior to our big May 15-16 opening weekend. We plan on having another most likely Sat May 8, and if need be an early in the week one prior to opening night.
Additionally we'll have a F4 meeting announced for 1 day NEXT week too. Details forthcoming.
Attention Street Stocks..... Beaver Dam Raceway (formerly Charter) is having a $600 to win SS race on Saturday Night May 8. And ofcourse Dodge County has SS & Mods scheduled for this Sunday April 25th.
We look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday May 2nd as we prepare for what should be an outstanding season at the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway.
Stay tuned for further updates and news....
RADIO reminder..... they are mandatory and part of the rules package. Radio's must be pre-ordered. Do not wait til opening night.
In regards to tech/practice days.... we want to start as soon as possible. We are constructing a new flagstand and making some repairs on front stretch wall and fencing.
Track has been graded and compacted and we will continue to do more compacting.
We hope to begin practicing yet this month..... though for sure on Sun May 2 we'll give it a go.
For those interested in racing or practicing prior to then. The Dodge County Fairgrounds half-mile is having a Open Practice on Friday Night April 16th, followed by an IRA Sprint show on the 17th. Then on April 24-25 at Dodge it's the 2-day First annual Wisconsin Spring Dirt Track Championships featuring IRA & MSA Sprints plus Grand Nationals on Saturday, and WDLMA Late Models plus Modifieds and Street Stocks Sunday (twi-light).
Mods & Streets MUST BE Wilmot, Beaver Dam, or Oshkosh legal.
We will keep you up to date on upcoming Wilmot news and get tech/practices going as soon as front stretch work is completed, hoping for April yet....
Sprint Cars.... We will allow Goodyears, or Hoosier SC tires on RR on May 15 & May 23.
However May 29 IRA Show will require Goodyears on both RR & LR. IF WE get the two May non-IRA shows in, then beginning June 4 Wilmot will mandate the Goodyear RR.
At some point around mid-season Goodyear LR will become mandatory for non-IRA Wilmot shows too. Goodyear will be providing a point fund for the Wilmot Sprint division.
Modifieds.... Thanks to those who attended the March meeting. Special thanks to the Bassett Hound for hosting the meeting, and for being the nightly 2010 Trophy Sponsor for the entire Wilmot Modified season.
Tires.... Howie Gleason of Gleason Equipment (East Troy, WI) will be the Official tire dealer at Wilmot. Howie will carry Goodyear Sprint tires, plus Hoosier Mod, Street Stock, and Mini-Sprint Tires. Howie can be contacted at tiretruck@gmail.com
Modified rules are being updated and posted. The spoiler should be easy to understand, and air pressure is same as 2009 at 12 pounds.
SS stock carb rules are already posted & very clear, we allow more carbs than other tracks but nobody including us allow any alterations to the carb other than removing the choke from the carb. The choke is removed by removing two screws from the choke plate & sliding the rod out... NOT BY PUTTING IN A MILL OR BAN SAW & CUTTING THE [AIR HORN] TOP OF CARBURETOR OFF. We are going to be teching this area with much more detail. Also 368 ci is max and that DOES INCLUDE any tolerance our pump may have. A 368.1 reading when pumped will deem you ILLEGAL.
Don't forget to purchase, or order your RACEIVER radio's if you don't have one.
Thank You
Regarding RACEIVER radio's.... they must be pre-ordered if purchasing through us. (See below). Upon arrival we will have them ready for you to pick-up at practice days or opening night. Please do not expect to simply show up on opening night and try to buy one then, we are not stocking any quantity. Would like to send another order in first week of April.
Update....
Reminder... RACEIVER RADIO's are mandatory for all classes at Wilmot Raceway. For those that don't have them, you can purchase them anywhere, or if you want to order from us you can do so by making out check to... Kenosha County Fair Assoc. ($90 for complete unit, or $75 for radio only without ear piece). Checks should include your car number and division in memo portion. SEND to... Wilmot Raceway/Sinclair 706 N. Green St McHenry, IL 60050. We will have them available for you at preseason practice / tech days and ofcourse opening night. DO NOT wait til the week of opening night to order!
Steve, Joe, and Wayne would like to thank the Modified teams that attended their informational meeting. It was great to see the enthusiasm and want to reconfirm that we are all in this together and our combined group effort will make this a successful endeavor. Special thanks to the large number of Street Stock teams that attended their meeting too. We know many of you have been conversing with division director Jim. It's been great to see such a positive atmosphere at both meetings directed towards the future of Wilmot Raceway. WE ARE all in this together abd certainly look forward to working with all of you in achieving the common goal of putting on great entertainment for our fans, and having fun while doing it. And being as consistant as possible with our competitors.
As soon as the weather breaks we'll get going with tech/practice days. Opening weekend is full speed ahead for May 15-16.
We will post meeting times and locations (early April) for the remaining divisions. Please stay tuned for additional announcements and rule clarifications from questions brought up at meetings.
Thank You,
Wilmot Raceway Staff
Wilmot Raceway update....
WE have an informational meeting scheduled for any interested Modified teams scheduled for Thursday, March 18th, at the Bassett Hound Bar & Grill in Bassett Wisconsin, just a short drive from the Raceway. Hope to get things started at approx 7:30. From the track, go North on Hwy W to Hwy F (Bassett Rd). Go West on F approx 4 miles, the location will be on your right. Location phone is 262-877-9088. We will be taking orders for RaCeiver radios at that time also as they are required in all classes this year. We had a really good meeting with the Street Stock guys and hopefully this will go well too.
I do want to clarify a few things at this time in hopes of everybody having a slightly better understanding of the 2010 schedule. First off, please note it is TENTATIVE. Some events are still being negotiated at this time. Please know that May 16, 23, and 31 are scheduled as twilight events. We have no intention of those being late nights. Additionally May 31 was added to simply offer racers another race day. If that day doesn't work for many of you, we have no problem removing it. The few Friday's that appear are there for a reason as we feel in those few instances we have a better chance to succeed those weeks on Friday more so than Saturday, especially July 9 as the NASCAR Sprint Cup run at Joliet that night and the World of Outlaw Sprints (and our Mini-Sprints) are in Beaver Dam that Saturday too. We ran that same Friday last year with much success. Also regarding the Sunday LM Show, it simply wasn't available to us any other day as that tour runs 30 consecuive days. Actuallly we're quite pleased with a Sunday as several tracks have M, T, W, & TH events. We were asked constantly last year to get a LM show and we feel we got a good one. We are adding to our staff and purchased some additional equipment, and if all goes well we hope to change another date or two to Saturday's, possibly June 27 can move forward as an example. Time will tell. Lastly, regarding Championship weekend set for Labor Day Sunday & Monday. As like 2009, the grounds are used on Saturday for a non-racing activity and are unavailable to us. We ran on Sunday last year and drew our biggest car count of the year (and a real good crowd too). We can do many things with Monday..... start a little earlier obviously... but it can be regular race night, or we can change it up that day by running different formats, or run Powder Puff & Mechanics races, or simply utilize as raindate for Sunday. Again, just wanting to give our core classes another night of racing. Lastly regarding the Fair, we simply can't fit everybody in on Sat, and will rotate the other classes in with the Sprints in future years, this year it's the Fearless 4's and Mini-Sprints who get Saturday. We're quite pleased with our Friday line-up though too! Should be a great Fair..... Lastly, we truly did try and rotate classes with our specials, and think we were pretty equal with it. Actually still have to decide upon additional classes for a few shows yet. Hope that helps explain things a little better for now. We truly look forward to a great year and thank all of you for your tremendous support through the first part of our transition last year. We've got plenty to do prior to opening our gates for 2010, we've got new clay that needs to be worked, and our restrooms upgraded. We'll have some practice/tech days before our opening weekend too. Please don't hesitate to contact Steve Sinclair at 815-759-9269 or stevesinclair@wilmotraceway.com or Joe Roe at joeroe@wilmotraceway.com
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WILMOT ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE 2010 SCHEDULE
March 8, 2010 The Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway is proud to release their tentative 2010 schedule. Without question, this schedule offers something for everyone.
It's obviously a much bigger schedule than last year and it provides a good balance of specials combined with plenty of race nights for the tracks base classes too. The schedule has many highlights and appearances by some of the countries premier regional touring series, plus we have some national flair too. "It's a definite balancing act putting schedules together now days," states 3-time National Sprint Car Promoter of the Year Steve Sinclair. "We've got to make events special and shake things up a bit, we're in the entertainment business. Tracks can't survive anymore by just relying on their base fans and competitors, the same old thing every week doesn't cut it anymore. We're trying some different things and based on the success we had last year and what I've seen the IRA series achieve over the years, I've realized that IRA's entire schedule is based upon tracks simply wanting to shake it up and give their fans something different. So we're gonna do that, but at the same time we're not forgetting our core divisions either as all classes have far more dates than they had in 09. Problem is you can't run everybody all the time, so you rotate the best you can and we've actually added some non-typical nights to the schedule so we can give all our core classes a full schedule. Some weeks Saturdays are best based on other activities, and sometimes it's Friday or Sunday that give you the best opportunity that week. NASCAR doesn't always race on Sunday anymore, nor does the NFL just play 1 night a week either. Seems like everybody wants to race at Wilmot this year, we're doing our best to make it all work successfully."
Highlights kick-off with a big 2-day opening weekend with Saturday May 15th being billed as an Open Wheel Extravaganza featuring 410 winged Sprints, the Badger Midgets, 1200cc Mini-Sprints, and Modifieds. A Sunday twilight show follows the next day with Modifieds competing again in another complete program with the Street Stocks and Fearless 4's joining in on the fun.
The Bumper to Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints highlight 5 of the 15 races that appear on the schedule for the 410 sprinters. May 29th will be the 2nd annual North - South Sprint Car Shootout, July 3rd the annual Wayne Daun / Al & Marie Winker Memorial, July 31st is the $2500 to win 36 lap Carriage Auto Body Roger Illes Tribute event, August 21st has IRA headlining the Kenosha County Fair races that night, with the series also headlining the Saturday portion of the Fall Festival of Speed on September 25th.
Speaking of the Kenosha County Fair, Truck/Tractor Pulls and the ever popular Combine Demo Derby is set for Wed-Thurs August 18-19. On Friday August 20th it's 410 Winged Sprints plus Modifieds and Street Stocks. Saturday August 21 has the touring IRA Outlaw Sprint Series plus Mini-Sprints and Fearless 4s, with the annual FAIR Demo Derby running 2 shows on Sunday August 22nd.
The UMP Late Model SummerNationals visit Wilmot in a rare area appearance on Fathers Day NIGHT June 20th. The tour stop is the 5th in 30 consecutive nights of racing for the touring pros. Helping out will be the WDLMA creating a nice Late Model match up, plus Wilmot's own Street Stocks demonstrating why they are the best SS division in the region.
For Open Wheel fans, in addition to all the Sprint Car action Wilmot Raceway will be providing in 2010, the track hosts the Badger Midgets twice, May 15 & August 14, with the Illini Midgets joining the action on the latter date. Vintage Mods will be part of the program on July 31st.
For 2-wheel fans we have the AMA All-Star Flat Track Dirt Series making an extremely rare area appearance on Saturday Night June 12th.
The Midwest Enduro Series will have our own Street Stocks and Fearless 4's added to the card this year, this event goes trackside on Saturday July 24th.
We have specials planned for all our core divisions. We're extremely proud of the group of racers we have and we're gonna showcase them. Each has respective nights where it will be there turn to shine. We also realize that we must have price points for our fans too, so with our schedule rotation there will be cost changes to the fan. You can't run specials every week, especially in this economy. Even our core divisions need a break as it's their families in the stands too. So we'll have some $10 (non-Sprint) grandstand nights which will help offset the Sprint nights which require tickets to range range from $15, $18, and up to $20 on some nights for adults. Kids under 7 are FREE and children over 8 will always have at least a 50% savings versus the cost of an adult ticket.
Following a Dog Show scheduled on the grounds for Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, Wilmot Raceway will host a September 5-6 (Sunday & Monday) 2-day Season Championship weekend. WE go twice Memorial Weekend too, Saturday & Monday. Another multi-day weekend is planned for Sept. 24-26 with numerous divisions going trackside in Wilmot's Fall Festival of Speed. Details of those weekends will be announced at a later time. We'll try a October Saturday too in hopes of one last nice day with the race season concluding Oct. 9th.
Lastly, we included dates like Memorial Day Monday as simply just another date for our teams to race. If it is unpopular among our teams we have no problem removing it. In regards to July 9-10, we picked Fri because of the NASCAR & WoO conflicts. Both Sprints & Mini-Sprints are scheduled for Beaver Dam on 10th, thus we picked Friday the 9th as that date worked last year. We are open to discussion if Mods, Streets, and F4 would rather not run Friday. Lastly, if Sept 5 gets in, we can utilize Monday as reg race day or change it up and have powder puff or mechanics races.... again our ears are open to suggestion. It's impossible to make everyone happy, however we certainly intend to try.
We definitely have something for everyone. We appreciate the tremendous support we received last year, and also realize we need to step up our game too. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sinclair or Joe Roe. Rumors are NOT a good thing, feel free to contact Steve at 815-759-9269 or Joe at the info provided elsewhere on this website.
We're glad to have Jim back directing the Streets, Wayne with the Mods, and are proud to announce that Todd Booker is coming on to oversee the F4 class. We've got a GREAT team and look forward to a GREAT 2010.
Things are beginning to take shape regarding the 2010 season at the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway. The schedule is coming together and there is certainly something for every type of fan. There will be activity at Wilmot Raceway nearly every week throughout the season. Ofcourse the main focus will be on Wilmot's own 5 base classes, Sprints, Street Stocks, Mods, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. In addition to several specials which will be based around those divisions, Wilmot is proud to host a date on the popular UMP Late Model SummerNationals schedule, as Father's Day NIGHT Sunday June 20th brings the touring series in on leg #5 of their month long circuit. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will visit 5 times, and the AMA American All-Star Flat Track Motorcycle Series will also ride into town for a special appearance. The Badger Midgets, Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association, MSA Sprints, and Midwest Enduro Series will also have appearances and we're hoping to add a few more surprises yet too.The schedule hopefully will be ready for release following Florida Speedweeks in late February. Wilmot Raceway will operate nearly every week, though actual days of the week will vary, depending upon the events of that weekend. So racing could be Saturday, Friday, or even a few Sunday nights on occasion. And we have a few 2-day shows planned too. We hope to have a couple of test/tune inspection days prior to kicking off the actual racing season in Mid-May. We are truly excited about 2010 and hope to keep the momentum moving forward that we began last year. There are definitely more race dates this year than in 2009. We will try and have individual division informational meetings following Speedweeks and will announce dates and locations soon. On the Sprint side, Goodyear has come on board, so Wilmot will follow the rest of the 410 world in regards to tire rules, though there will be a run-off period (on non-IRA shows) prior to enforcing the exclusive drive axle rule, which does bring $$ into the sprint division. We are not raising pit pass costs, selling memberships, or anything..... but we do want teams to purchase Raceiver Radios and those will become mandatory in 2010. You can get them anywhere you'd like (some large speedshops/warehouses carry them), or pre-order (prepay) them from us at your respective preseason meeting. We do not raise up the price on these, and will sell them at our actual cost. Please do not wait til opening race night to do this. This will be a rule, and will be enforced. Look forward to seeing everyone soon.....
Thanks,
Steve Sinclair, Joe Roe, & Wilmot Raceway Staff
Thanks to those who have contacted us in regards to working on The Raceway staff, we will be in contact soon and will have a meeting shortly following.
Also, if anyone has interest in becoming a track or division sponsor, or even would like to advertise at the track, please contact Steve, Joe, Karrie, or a fairboard member and we'll put together a package based upon your needs.
Sprint Teams, Goodyear will put $$ into a point fund for your division. Additionally they will award some FREE tires to Wilmot Raceway supporting teams throughout the season. There are bonus incentives to kick off the program also, and the top 3 teams in 09 Wilmot Raceway points will be pleased to know Goodyear has something planned for you too. We will have a adequate run-off period, details will be announced.... however IRA is not having a run-off period and those wanting to participate in the IRA shows MUST have Goodyears across the rear. Howie Gleason will be the Sprint tire dealer. Details on the program will be announced soon.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - CONTACT: BOB BAKER; (641) 842-6176
DONNY SCHATZ NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 410 SPRINT CAR POLL "DRIVER OF THE YEAR"
FOR 2009
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 14, 2010) - For the fourth consecutive year,
Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota, was voted the "Driver of the Year" by
the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members,
promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers. However, unlike the
previous two years, it was not a unanimous decision this time. The 2009
World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series point champion and the '09
Knoxville Nationals winner earned twenty-two (22) of the thirty (30)
first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.
Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are WoO regulars
Joey Saldana of Indiana, Jason Meyers of California, 14-time "Driver of the
Year" and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kinser of Indiana,
and All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) titlist Tim Shaffer of
Pennsylvania. Rounding out the 'top ten' for the season are Speed Dawg
Central Pennsylvania Point Series champion Greg Hodnett, Danny Lasoski,
Jason Sides, Stevie Smith and Terry McCarl, respectively. Joey Saldana and
Jason Meyers captured seven (7) and one (1) first-place votes, respectively.
Interestingly, it was NASCAR's Kasey Kahne of Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) that
earned the winged 410-cubic-inch sprint car "Team of the Year" award for his
first-time ever. A three-time "Wild Card Award" recipient from the North
American Sprint Car Poll himself, car owner Kahne utilized drivers Joey
Saldana, Craig Dollansky, Brad Sweet and Cody Darrah in his winged machines
in 2009.
Adam Wilt, the top rookie at both of the Lincoln and Williams Grove dirt
tracks on the tough Central Pennsylvania circuit in 2009, has also earned
the "Rookie of the Year" award in the '410' division of the North American
Sprint Car Poll. Following a tie in the voting, Steve Beitler of Skagit
Speedway in the state of Washington and Steve Sinclair of the Interstate
Racing Association (IRA) will share the "Promoter of the Year" honors.
Sinclair is a three-time winner of this award, while Beitler will be a
first-time recipient. Jack Elam of J&J Chassis, a 2009 inductee into the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, earned the "Builder/Manufacturer of the
Year" plaque for the '410' poll.
Joey Saldana, the leading feature winner on the ultra-tough WoO tour, was
named the recipient of the "Wild Card Award" for his exciting '410' sprint
car performances. The "Media Member of the Year" honors will again be
shared, due to a tie in the voting, this year between two past recipients,
Tony Veneziano of the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series and Justin
Zoch of FlatOut magazine.
The North American 410 Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. All awards will be distributed
in the spring of 2010 at tracks throughout North America. The awards were
announced on the third day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Final 2009 North American 410 Sprint Car Poll
rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state/province, points
1., Donny Schatz (22), Fargo, ND, 2560
2., Joey Saldana (7), Brownsburg, IN, 1785
3., Jason Meyers (1), Clovis, CA, 1163
4., Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN, 603
5., Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 504
6., Greg Hodnett, Memphis, TN, 437
7., Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO, 286
tie, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN, 286
9., Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA, 241
10., Terry McCarl, Pleasant Hill, PA, 239
11., Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH, 227
12., Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, CA, 181
13., Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 174
14., Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 143
15., Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA, 130
16., Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA, 120
17., Todd Shaffer, Millerstown, PA, 100
18., Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 94
19., Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 60
20., Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 58
21., Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, PA, 31
22., Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA, 20
23., Brent Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 17
24., Ed Lynch, Jr., Apollo, PA, 15
25., Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 14
tie, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 14
Also receiving multiple votes: Billy Balog, Brian Brown, Lance Dewease, Rod
George, Brock Mayes, Craig Mintz, Greg Wilson.
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Congratulations to 2009 Wilmot Raceway Street Stock Champion Andy Gross as he is the Young Racers Club feature story in the March 2010 isue of Circle Track Magazine. Andy is featured on page 90 of the latest issue which is on newstands now.
The planning stages are in full force regarding the 2010 racing season at Wilmot Raceway. After a very successful inaugural year under the leadership of the Kenosha County Fairboard, an increased number of dates at the racy third-mile are on the agenda. Wilmot is unquestionably the home of 410 sprint car racing in Wisconsin and that will be emphasized with "atleast" a dozen sprint shows, five of which will be Saturday nights featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, including the Aug. 21 Fair headliner. Wilmot built a great base in all their other classes too which include Modifieds, 1200cc Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's. The Street Stock division may be the best in the state. All of which will have an increased schedule over 2009, with each division having highlighted specials of their own. A tremendous variety will be offered in 2010 including a June 20th date featuring a Late Model stop on the UMP SummerNationals Tour. The Badger Midgets, AMA Motorcycles, Midwest Enduro Series, Tractor Pulls, a Demo Derby, and more yet to be announced will all be part of the 2010 season. On behalf of the Kenosha County Fair's Wilmot Raceway we wish everyone a Happy New Year and we look forward to sharing with you a tremendous 2010 season.
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Just a reminder, The Wilmot Raceway post-season party is scheduled for this Friday night, November 6th at McHenry VFW Post #4600 located at 3002 W. Rt. 120 between Chapel Hill Rd and the river. Look for the big American Flag. This is a bar party, not intended to be your typical racing banquet. The facility has a large bar area perfect for some good bench racing. There will be a $5 cover. We will have food and ofcourse Wilmot Raceway track announcer Ray Underwood's band "Retroactive" will be performing also. It is a cash bar. Any time after 8pm is fine, food will be put out, and videos from past season played. At 10pm the other side of the hall opens up including a 2nd bar and Ray's band will perform, and from what we hear it's quite the show! Ofcourse the main bar area will remain open too. We'll honor our respective division champions, plus hand out a few other special awards too. There is loads of parking including around the numerous baseball fields, both front and back, which surround the facility. Plans are full speed ahead for 2010 and hopefully we can answer questions and get feedback too. Work on the 2010 schedule has already begun and it definitely includes more race dates, and yes we are still looking for more people interested in working as part of the track staff on race nights, including scoring. We hope to see many of you, so come on out and share a night out with the Wilmot racing community. It should be a good time.
Wilmot Raceway will be hosting a post season party on Friday night, November 6th.
The location will be the McHenry (IL) VFW Hall located on Rt. 120. It's an easy 20 minute drive from the track, simply take Wilmot Rd into IL and cross Rt. 12, Wilmot Rd turns into Johnsburg Rd at that point. Take Johnsburg Rd into Johnsburg and make a left on Chapel Hill Rd. Take Chapel Hill Rd to 120, make a Rt and the VFW is about a block up on right side. Can't miss the big American Flag! There is a large bar and ample parking. Our 5 division champs will be honored, plus a few other awards presented too. Wilmot Raceway announcer Ray Underwood's band, "Retroactive" will provide the entertainment. This is not intended to be a typical banquet type setting, but more like a bar party. There will be food provided. A $5 "cover" per person at the door takes care of the band and food. No advance tickets required. Just show up, have a drink, grab some food when you feel hungry, honor our award recipients, do some bench racing, watch race videos from this past season, and enjoy the music. Pretty simple..... and we're more than confident that Ray will keep the place energized. Time frame is 8pm til close, no specific start time, any time 8 or after is fine. The other half of the Hall is open to us at 10pm for those that want to spread out for quieter conversation. We'll hand our awards out in between band sets. It should be a good time.......
In other news, the Kenosha County Fair Board has voted to continue to operate the track in 2010 with Steve & Joe continuing to lead the way. A larger schedule will be contested and work on the 2010 schedule has all ready begun. We are looking for additional race night staff help, if interested please contact Joe or Steve. The schedule will be based on the 5 main classes; 410 winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's and each division will have more dates than in 2009. We'll have several specials, and plan on having the Midgets back, adding a Late Model show or two, plus some non-typical motorsports entertainment as well. Ofcourse IRA will be back too. Wilmot's 2010 Fall Festival of Speed will be October 1-2. We hope to work in cooperation with a few tracks to our north, in regards to supporting each others specials to the benefit of the entire racing community.
We want to again say thanks to everyone who supported the Wilmot Raceway in this new endeavor in 2009. The support was actually overwhelming. Thanks to the teams, fans, officials, ASA, and numerous volunteers for their enthusiasm and dedication. Our two division leaders, Jim & Wayne, did an outstanding job with their respective divisions and are a big part of our success. Special thanks to the sponsors who came on board initially, especially CJW (Miller Beer) Distributors, and 95 WIIL Rock. We are creating sponsor packets for those interested; including basic signage, race night sponsorships, group packages, and even division title sponsorships. We can customize a package to fit anyone.
Congratulations to our respective 2009 Wilmot Raceway Track Champions; Scott Kuxhouse-Modifieds, Andy Gross -Street Stocks, Tom Brown-Mini-Sprints, Ryan Andrews-Fearless 4's, & Todd Daun-410 Sprints.
Released: October 10, 2009
Unfortunately Mother Nature has put an end to the 2009 racing season at Wilmot. The grounds and especially track are totally saturated, and with the cold temps and lack of sun, the drying process is nonexistant. We thank everyone fo their support, and we will announce a new "party" date and location in the next few days. Wilmot Raceway looks forward to bringing additional dates and events to the 2010 schedule.
Thank You
Released: October 3, 2009
OCTOBER 3RD WASHED OUT, WE'LL TRY AGAIN ON THE 10TH....
The highly anticipated October 3rd first annual Fall Festival of Speed (Part I) has fallen victim to wet weather, but we will definitely try it again next Saturday October 10th.
To be clear, the classes scheduled to participate are 410 Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. Cars must fit into the basic rules of these regular Wilmot classes, if you are a non-regular competitor at Wilmot and are unsure if your car is legal, please contact Joe or Steve and find out.
In regards to the 10th, as of today the long range weather forecast does look promising, and with the Packers & Bears both scheduled for a bye week, we may look at utilizing late in the day Sunday for a raindate, just in case we lose Saturday the 10th. Additionally, we'll confirm the time and place for our post season (informal) party later this week so stay tuned later in the week for details. We certainly want to recognize the respective division champions.
Additionally we are moving forward and are working on a 2010 schedule which will most definitely include more race dates. This year far exceeded initial expectations and we enthusiastically look forward to a bigger 2010. We are looking for additional scoring, and line-up staging help. If anyone is interested please contact Steve at 815-759-9269.
Thanks and we hope to see everyone on October 10th.
Released: October 1, 2009
The First annual Fall Festival of Speed is slated for this Saturday October 3rd, we'll do it again on Saturday October 10th too... Shows will feature 410 Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. Note, EARLY START time. Drivers Meeting will be at 4:45, with warm-ups and Hot Laps slated to follow with RACING to begin at 6.
Also, we are planning on having a Wilmot Raceway post-season PARTY, date and location to be announced soon.
We are looking forward to 2010 and do plan on running more dates. We are looking for additional scoring help, anyone interested please contact Steve Sinclair at 815-759-9269.
Thank You
Released: September 13, 2009
Plans are moving forward that will increase the number of dates at Wilmot Raceway in 2010. Great strides were made in 09 and we plan to take that momentum and keep moving forward. Mods, Streets, Mini-Sprints, Frearless 4's, and 410 winged Sprints will be the main classes making up the bulk of the schedule, with other classes appearing in special events. Ofcourse the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will be among the planned specials.
Don't forget Saturday October 3rd, The First Annual Fall Festival of Speed, early start time with pits opening at 2, Grandstand 4, Drivers Meeting 4:30, Hot Laps 5, and Racing at 6 featuring 410 Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's.
Congratulations 2009 Track Champions, Scott Kuxhouse (Mods), Andy Gross (Streets),
Ryan Andrews (F4's), and Tom Brown (Mini-Sprints). We will be crowning a Winged Sprint Champ too basing points on the all sprint events contested at Wilmot this year (including the IRA Shows) and the upcoming October dates. Wilmot Raceway plans on running on Oct. 10th too with Fall Festival of Speed (Part II) including the same classes as October 3rd's (Part I).
Released: September 8, 2009
A season high 128 cars among 5 divisions turned out for Coors Light Championship Night on Sunday, Sept 6th. The racing in all 5 classes was outstanding and the fans were certainly treated to an extremely competitive night on a very well prepared track. Thanks to all who supported Wilmot Raceway on its' first championship night.....
Scott Kuxhouse (Mods), and Andy Gross (Streets) capped off their championship seasons with an exclamation point by capturing their respective season finale A-mains. Ryan Andrews edged Todd Booker to claim the Fearless 4 crown in a race that finished 5 wide (yes, 5 wide) with Charles Greensley picking up the exciting win. Austin Archdale edged Nick Petska, and Tom Brown in the Mini-Sprints, while Brian Kristan and Tommy Sexton put on quite a show in the 410 Sprints, with Kristan edging Todd Daun and Sexton at the finish.
Wilmot Raceway certainly wants to extend a sincere thank you to all that supported it thus far, but does want to remind everyone of the Saturday Night October 3rd Fall Festival of Speed. It will feature the same 5 classes that competed on Championship Night, and maybe even more. We do plan on running October 10th if weather permits. We have been tracking "TRACK" points in the 410 Sprints & Mini-Sprints and are including the October shows and will crown track champions in those 2 classes. Start times and details will be announced soon....
ALSO, there will be a party celebrating Wilmot Raceway's first year and also recognizing the respective division champions. The date & place will be announced soon. Everyone is invited....
Special thanks to CJW Distributors (Miller Beer) for their tremendous support.
Also thanks to Carraige Auto Body, Hawg Heaven, Jensen Towing, Roe Automotive,
Neilsen Enterprises, and everyone who helped make this inaugural season a success. Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate and we can have a few more races yet this year.
Released: September 1, 2009
The Wilmot Raceway will be back in action this SUNDAY NIGHT, September 6th with Coors Light Championship Night. The big Labor Day Weekend Sunday Night Special features the track's four base classes of Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's, PLUS winged 410 Sprints have been added.Over 100 total cars are expected. Track Champions in the base classes will be determined this weekend as a raindate of Monday, September 7th has been secured. Additionally, Wilmot Raceway proudly announces their first ever Fall Festival of Speed for the first 2 weekends of October, details regarding classes will be announced soon. Wilmot Raceway, Wisconin's Clay Center of Speed.
Released: August 31, 2009
Wilmot Raceway would like to thank the many teams that have supported the new venture thus far in 2009. While Mother Nature hasn't cooperated as much as we'd all like, we certainly want to thank all of you for your tremendous cooperation throughout the season. This Labor Day Weekend, Sunday Sept 6th, with a raindate of Monday Sept 7th if needed, will conclude the point events at Wilmot for 2009, however we will be extending our racing season with the non-points Fall Festival of Speed the first two weekends in October, weather permitting. Ofcourse all Wilmot's base classes will be involved, plus some others too. Details on Wilmot Raceway's Fall Festival of Speed will be announced soon....
Scott Kuxhouse (Modifieds), Andy Gross (Street Stocks), Ryan Andrews (F4's), and Tom Brown (Mini-Sprints) lead the track point standings in their respective divisions leading into Sunday's Coors Light Championship Night. Kuxhouse leads a talented group as Mike Conn, Mike Sullivan, BG Wood, and Mike Wittenburg round out the current top 5 in the Modified class. 49 different Mod drivers have earned points in 2009. Gross who makes one of the longer tows each week heads the Street Stock class over what has become Wilmot's biggest weekly class with the highest per night car count. The Steets have provided many thrilling moments for the fans. Tom Homan, Brad Norgard, Nate Gross, and Cody Potter chase Andy, however all have performed spectacularly as this class has certainly raised the bar. 48 drivers have earned points in the SS division. The tightest point race is in the Fearless 4 class as Ryan Andrews leads Todd Booker by a mere 2 points. 25 different drivers have earned points and this division has certainly become more professional with each outing. Tim Jendrycki, Shawn Kaster, and Carl Behrens complete the current top five leading into Sunday. Tom Brown heads the Mini-Sprints which have have provided some truly great racing this season. Updated track points are being figured, however Brown leads Nick Petska, Tim Brannam, Jessica Brannam, and John Kirk in the WIMS points. |
Released: August 23, 2009
DAUN GRABS IRA KENOSHA CO. FAIR WIN
Wilmot, WI 8/22 Veteran Todd Daun scored the biggest win of his career by capturing the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints Kenosha County Fair headliner at the Wilmot Raceway. Daun, the 2008 Wilmot track champion, piloted the Carriage Auto Body Maxim
to a well earned win in front of a huge County Fair crowd. Fourth starting Daun took the lead on lap five from initial leader Steve Meyer, then swapped the lead numerous times with IRA point leader Billy Balog over much of the thirty lap affair. Daun, a past IRA Rookie of the Year and and perennial top IRA points runner a decade ago, drove an outstanding race countering the pressuring Balog's every move.
Visiting Wayne Johnson moved up from his tenth starting position and challanged Balog for second in the closing laps, and despite a solid hit with the back straight wall ended up third. The next eight cars crossed the line under a large blanket several wide thrilling the packed house as 16th starting hard-charger John Haeni edged Meyer, polesitter Scott Uttech, 11th starting Todd Hepfner, Donny Goeden, Mike Reinke, 20th starting Scott Biertzer, and Brian Kristan. The Wilmot surface, though too wet early, widened out great and provided outstanding racing action.
Two (2) time series champion and current points runner-up entering the night Scotty Neitzel had yet another strong performance end in heartbreaking fashion, running as high as second and in the top three for nearly the entire event had what appeared to be ignition failure with just three laps to go ending his solid drive.
Traveler Ricky Logan rode out a series of nasty flips after contact with Mike Kertscher while battling for a transfer position in the fourth heat. Logan was transported to the hospital with a likely leg injury.
Johnson set fast time over the 40 car field, just over track record time. Heat wins went to Neitzel, Meyer, S. Uttech, and Kertscher. Joe Symoens won a B-main thriller over Dave Uttech, while Hepfner captured the second B-main.
A-Main Summary: 1. Todd Daun, Billy Balog, Wayne Johnson, John Haeni, Steve Meyer, Scott Uttech, Todd Hepfner, Donny Goeden, Mike Reinke, Scott Biertzer, Brian Kristan,
Bill Warren, Kris Spitz, Bill Wirth, Darrell Dodd, Joe Symoens, Phillip Mock, Scotty Neitzel, Mike Kertscher, Dave Uttech, Billy Hafemann, Patrick Haynes.
IRA is a ASA ffiliated series with support from Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts, United Trailers, Osborn & Son Trucking, Bar's Leaks, Rislone, The U.S. Army, TW Metals,
BRP/Can-Am, and Mechanix Wear. Nightly race sponsors include Osborn & Son Trucking, Lane Automotive, VMAC Racing, DMI, Wesmar Engines, The Joie of Seating, HRP, and Behling Race Equipment.
IRA has a pair of Wisconsin events this coming weekend Aug 28-29, Friday in Oshkosh and Saturday in Rice Lake.
Released: August 19, 2009
Congratulations to Brian Kristan, Andy Gross, Scott Kuxhouse, and Ryan Andrews on their wins at Wilmot Raceway August 15th... In regards to the FAIR races this weekend, it's only a $5 Grandstand entry with the purchase of a $8 FAIR admission. In regards to pit passes, if you arrive early prior to the pit gate being open and want to attend the FAIR, purchase the $8 Fair ticket and then show that ticket at the pit gate later and that $8 will be deducted from your $25 pit pass, thus you just pay $17 at the pit gate. If you show up and go directly to the pit gate, your $25 pit pass will get you into the FAIR later.... thus no additional charge for competitors and crews to attend Fair. FRIDAY it's a full IRA show plus prelims and feature for Streets, while the Mods will run just a B & A. For Mods, top 10 in points will lock in to first five rows with point leader pulling redraw pill. 11-16 are also locked in. 17 on back will run a B lined straight up by points, 4 cars will transfer from B.
Saturday will be another complete IRA show plus complete mini-sprint program. Vintage Mods will run, plus we're adding a non-points Fearless 4 A-main ONLY lined up by virtue of points leader pill draw.
Planned order of events; Friday
Sprint Hot laps, Street Hot laps
Sprint Qualifying
Sprint Heats, Street Heats
Mod Hot Laps
IRA B's
Mod B if needed
Street B
IRA A
Mod A
Street A
Saturday:
Sprint Hot Laps, Vintage Hot Laps, Mini-Sprint Hot Laps
Sprint Qualifying
Vintage Heat, Sprint Heats, Mini-Sprint Heats
F4 Hot Laps
Sprint B's
Vintage A
Sprint A
Mini-Sprint A
F4 A
(note, if Combine Demo should be rained out either Wed or Thur, it may be added to either Fri or Sat following race program. Order of events may be altered if this is the case to save time)
Released: August 15, 2009
Any car competing in base Wilmot classes of Mods, Streets, & F4's that fails to draw by beginning of 5:30 scheduled driver's meeting, will start last and not get any heat points.
Too many cars are coming late, in what we believe, is an attempt to beat the passing point system by purposely starting last. By not earning any heat points, those coming late will have to start B on tail in hopes of racing their way to transfer position to qualify for tail of A.
If no B-main in that class, they will start A-main from tail. We apologize to those who are late for good reason, however we had to do something to counter growing problem. This rule was put into affect on 8/15.
Released: August 3, 2009
The Wilmot Raceway is back in action this Friday bnight August 7th, as 95 WIIL ROCK presents $10 night... that's right just $10 buys an adult admission to Wisconsin's Clay Center of Speed this Friday night! Open wheel Modifieds, 1200 cc Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's will all be in action on the banked third-mile clay. Wilmot Raceway... bringing you the best in dirt track racing. Come feel the thunder.....
Released: July 28, 2009
We're gettin' down and dirty at the Wilmot Raceway this Saturday Night, August 1st, as the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series bring their 900 horsepower thunder to town for the annual Al & Marie Winker / Wayne Daun Memorial. Dirt track racing's fastest and wildest cars on Wilmot's third-mile banked clay oval. This is Wilmot's biggest race night of the year! The IRA OUTLAW SPRINT CARS, plus Modifieds and 1200cc Mini-Sprints.
It's an all open wheel show! Pits open at 3, Grandstands at 5. Warm-ups are slated for 6 with racing to begin at 7:30. It's the IRA OUTLAWS at Wilmot THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. Come Feel The Thunder!!!!
Released: July 20, 2009
PAST WILMOT RACEWAY CHAMPION TODD DAUN CAPTURES W.O.S. SERIES WIN
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[KENOSHA, WIS.]-July 20, 2009- On Friday evening July 17th, the Wilmot Raceway (Kenosha County Fairgrounds) run by IRA President Steve Sinclair and 9-time IRA Outlaw Sprint Champion, Joe Roe among many others, hosted a winged 410 Sprint Car show. The rain clouds that lingered around the raceway did not hold-off the 21 cars from making the journey to the Wilmot Raceway (Kenosha County Fairgrounds). Each team was trying to capture the $1,000 A-main winnings. As each driver entered the raceway, they would pick a pill number that would dictate how they would line-up for the night’s 10-lap heat races. The teams would not qualify but receive passing points from their heat races and those points would help set the field for the night’s 25-lap A-main event.
The first heat race rolled onto the raceway and starter Jim Stout waved the green flag and the #83D driven by Tommy Sexton would jump to an early lead with the front wheels in the air ahead of the #10V of Matt Vandevere. Behind the leader, there was a three car battle with the #43 of Jereme Schroeder, #3D of Dave Boyd and the #11 of Darrell Dodd. Dodd took over the 4th position and would maintain that spot until the checkered waved on lap 10. The #10V running second was soon being chased by the #5H of Patrick Haynes. Behind the leaders, the #33 of Kirk Fehrman would pass the #3D of Dave Boyd on lap 5 and the #43 of Schroeder would pass Boyd on the low-line of the race track on lap 6 and he would soon be chasing the #33 of Fehrman for the 5th spot. Haynes driving the #5H would continue to chase Vandevere for the second-spot, but would come up short and finish third as the checkered waved. Sexton led the entire race by more than a straight away over the rest of the 11 car field and would be starting 5th in the night’s A-main event. (Finish: 83D, 10V, 5H, 11D, 33, 43, 3D, 14, 42 (79 & 72-DNS)
As Sexton captured his checkered flag, the second heat race pushed off and the #4K of Kris Spitz set the pace for the 10 car heat race. Stout dropped the green flag and Spitz drove hard into turn 1 and captured the lead from the #64 of Aaron Shaver. The cars all bunched up on the front stretch and among those were the #52B of Craig Loger, #36 of Todd Daun, #22 of Mark Wernes and the #2B of Jimmy Sivia. Sivia ended up laying the #2B on its side on lap 3 on the front stretch. He climbed from his damaged 410 and was unharmed, but he was unable to re-start. As the green flag dropped once again, Spitz maintained his lead, and Daun would pass Shaver coming out of turn two for the second spot. The #8A of Nick Alden would battle Shaver for the 3rd spot and would capture that position out of turn 4. Adam “Ace” Miller driving the #24M working the low-line would move around Wernes, however, the #5 of Brian Kristan who was in his 360 sprint car for the evening would move around Miller on the high-line and capture the 4th spot. As the checkers waved, Spitz would capture the heat race victory and the 4th starting position in the night’s 25-lap A-main event. Coming home second was last year’s Wilmot Raceway Champion, Todd Daun (#36) followed by the #8A of Nick Alden, #5 Brian Kristan and rounding out the top 5 would be Adam Miller in the #24M. (Finish: 4K, 36, 8A, 5, 24M, 99S, 22, 52B, 64, 2B)
The night air and sunset settled in and the teams worked diligently on pre-paring their cars for the 25-lap A-main event. The starting line-up: 10V, 33, 5, 4K, 83D, 36, 24M, 11, 8A, 5H, 99S, 3D, 43, 22, 42, 14, 52B, 2B, 64, 79 and the 72 of Dave Maynard was unable to start.
As the teams pushed their respective cars up to the line, each driver was had the $1,000 in sight. The drivers waved to the cheering fans that lined the grand stands on the front stretch and received the one to green sign from Steve Sinclair. Starter Jim Stout waved the green flag and the #36 of Daun wasted no time finding his preferred line and starting picking up positions. On the front stretch the #83D piloted by Tommy Sexton was spinning out from his 5th place starting spot and would bring out a caution. He was unable to re-start and the inside row of cars moved up one position. As the cars began to choose their preferred lines, after the green flag dropped once again, the #11D of Dodd would move around the #24M of Miller on the high-line for the 4th spot but would soon bobble and the #5H of Haynes would catch him and they would be side-by-side for the 4th and 5th positions. Haynes and Miller worked the low-line of the race track as Dodd continued to work the high-line. As the #4K got a bit out of shape in turn 4, Dodd moved around him on the high-line and moved into the lead as they began to hit lap traffic. At the half-way point, red flag conditions halted the sprint cars as the #64 of Shaver flipped down the back stretch in front of the lead cars. He climbed from the car unharmed but was unable to re-start as was the #10V of Vandevere.
There were nine cars on the lead lap as the field started racing once again at the start cone. With 11 laps to go, Daun was busy working the high-line and had a half a track lead on the second place car of Spitz (#4K). On lap 23 the #5 of Kristan captured the 3rd position from Haynes and the #99S of Scott Lenz would capture the 5th spot from Miller in the #24M. The checkered waved and Daun would capture the victory and would be $1,000 richer and climbed from the cock-pit in victory lane and stated, “Thank you for coming out to the races tonight. We had a great car, and I hope in a few weeks when it is the Wayne Daun/Al & Marie Winker Memorial here, I would be standing in the same spot. That is a special race for me, but this win is special too. I want to thank my daughter Hailey and all of my sponsors and fans for their continued support. What a great night!”
The final running order: 36, 4K, 5, 5H, 99S, 24M, 43, 8A, 52B, 11D, 14, 22, 42, 64, 2B, 33, 10V, 3D, 83D (79, 72, DNS).
The midwest's premier race series, the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will be back in action at Wilmot Raceway on August 1st for the Wayne Daun/Al & Marie Winker Memorial Race. For more information visit: www.wilmotraceway.com, or www.irasprints.com
Released: July 13, 2009
The Kenosha County Fair & Wilmot Raceway would like to thank all the competitors and fans that supported the racing this past weekend. The action and support that was provided was truly outstanding. However the KCF would like to apologize to everyone for the sub-par track conditions this past weekend. While the on-track action was ultra-competitive and a tribute to the drivers and teams who competed, despite the unacceptable conditions, the KCF wants everyone to know that they will be making sure every effort will be made to improve the conditions of the past week and additional equipment will be provided so that failures can be overcome and better racing conditions provided on a regular basis. The track crew has worked extremely hard, but needs the tools to accomplish their task. The KCF is encouraged by the rising car counts in all the base classes and looks forward to a great second half of the season, beginning with this weekend as 410 winged Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's are in action this Friday July 17th, and the Midwest Enduro Series goes trackside for the 95 WIIL ROCK 200 on Saturday the 18th. We then look forward to the return of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints headlined event on August 1 and hope to give those teams the track they deserve. Thanks to all those who have provided great support to OUR new endeavor in the racing business, and we want everyone to know that we will make every effort to keep that support.
Thank You,
KCF
Released: July 1, 2009
The Wilmot Raceway is gonna rock, that's WIIL ROCK, July 10th & 11th with SUMMER THUNDER, 2 big nights of dirt track action at Wisconsin's Clay Center of Speed. Friday July 10th, Miller Lite presents the 900 horsepower North / South Sprint Car Showdown featuring our Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints and their southern counterpart The O'Reilly Midwest All-Stars. This is Wilmot's biggest sprint car race of the year with drivers from several states already entered. Joing the Friday fun will be 1200cc Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's.... Then Saturday night July 11th it's the Southeast Wisconsin Modified Shootout featuring the best Modifieds in the region racing to determine area superiority. Joining the Mods will be Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's. Join us at the Wilmot Raceway Friday & Saturday July 10th & 11th for SUMMER THUNDER, IRA & All-Star Sprint Cars headline Friday, while Modifieds go fo the glory Saturday. Wilmot Raceway, Come Feel The Thunder.....
Released: June 22, 2009
Wilmot Raceway will be running a Thursday Night Thunder special this Thursday June 25th. A $700 to win, 25 lap Modified special highlights the evening with 1200cc Mini-Sprints, Street Stocks, and Fearless 4's also on the card. Adult grandstand admission is just $10. Pit passes are $25. Driver's meeting scheduled for 5:45, with Hot Laps slated for 6:15 and racing to begin by 7pm sharp.
Released: June 19, 2009
Wilmot Raceway is pleased to announce that some additional race nights are being added to the schedule. With the solid car counts in the base divisions and the positive feedback received thus far, it was determined to increase the nights of racing offered to both competitors and fans. Also a note to the racers, we are extremely pleased with the on-track racing you've provided thus far, it's been real competitive and extremely clean, keep it up. We are extremely pleased with how things have gone thus far and appreciate the tremendous support the competitors have provided.
The schedule changes are as follows. We have added Friday July 17th and it will include 410 Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. Now however Saturday July 18th will just include the Midwest Enduro Series, period. We've also added Friday Night August 7th for Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's. We've moved Monday September 7th forward a day to Sunday September 6th.
Again we appreciate everyone's support in this transition year. Thank you all very much.
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Released: June 9, 2009
The Wilmot Raceway is proud to announce the rescheduling of the North / South Sprint Shootout to Friday Night July 10th. The originally scheduled date of June 6th was postponed by inclement weather. The addition of the Friday July 10th race to the schedule creates a big 2-day weekend at Wilmot Raceway as the Southern Wisconsin Modified Shootout is scheduled for Saturday Night July 11th. So now Wilmot Raceway will be the site of the 2-day July 10-11 Summer Shootout featuring the winged 410 sprints of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints & O'Reilly Midwest All-Stars headlining on Friday, and the Modifieds headlining Saturday. For the Street Stocks, 1200cc Mini-Sprints, and Fearless 4's it creates a great complete 2-day show for all those classes. With a limited schedule and tremendous interest, and what appears to be growing numbers in the base Wilmot Raceway classes, it was obvious we needed to reschedule and keep the interest in Wilmot Raceway strong. The availability of IRA was limited, and all concerned wanted to stay away from the 4th of July holiday, so this was the best day available. Not to mention the track needed a marquee event in July. This creates a great mid-Summer weekend for both the fans and competitors..... and certainly for Wilmot Raceway.
Released: June 7, 2009
The highly anticipated North - South Sprint Shootout featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints & O'Reilly Midwest All-Stars fell victim to Mother Nature Saturday afternoon. With the phone ringing all day from racers throughout the Midwest enroute to Wilmot questioning the weather and stating it was raining where they were, it appeared that Wilmot was the only place that had escaped the rain for much of the day. However three separate showers hit the facility just prior to the scheduled opening of the pit gate, that combined with a negative forecast and falling temps factored into the decision to postpone the event and turn the racers around, the overwhelming majority of which had not arrived yet or were held up an hour or two away waiting on a decision. We thank everyone for their interest in the event and we are attempting to reschedule.
Released: June 1, 2009
This Saturday, June 6th, history will be made at the Wilmot Raceway as for the first time ever the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will co-sanction an event with their southern counter-parts, the O'Reilly Midwest All-Stars. Over 40 thundering 410 winged sprints are expected with pre-entries having been received from 5 states. Billy Balog edged Jim Moughan, and Mike Reinke at the Wilmot opener back on May 23rd, and much of that same intensity is expected this Saturday. Track crews have been working hard to provide a multiple lane venue.
In addition to this very special Sprint Car event, 1200 cc WMSA Mini-Sprints, and Street Stocks will be on hand with each running a 2-heat plus A-main support series role. Fearless 4's will run a A-main only. Several VINTAGE Modifieds will be on display throughout the grandstand area with several names from the past on hand to talk to and answer questions.
Pit gates open at 3, with Grandstand gates at 5. Engine warm-ups are slated for 6 with qualifying and racing to follow. |
