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####With Heavy Hearts We Write: All of us at Beaver Dam Raceway & the greater South Eastern Wisconsin racing scene are extremely saddened to hear the news of the tragic loss of our long time Competition Director and friend, Jerry Priesgen. His contributions and dedication, not only to our raceway, but the sport of racing as a whole will be forever appreciated and very much missed. Jerry started working with the raceway back in 2004 as a tech official and later became our competition director....more

##Reminder All drivers, teams/crew, and fans who want to purchase their 2023 IRA Memberships before the discount deadline need to have them post marked by 4/1/23 Please keep in mind and remember that these memberships help you as driver, teams/crew and fans. With our membership you will never pay more than $25 for a pit pass per available membership. 2023 Gold Level Memberships are $275 with a $50 discount till 4/1/23 making them $225 (Required for a driver to be eligible for points and...more

All Bandit drivers and crews: There are a few rule changes for this year. Just to clarify, racing seats are required. Securely mounted with four 3/8” dimeter grade 8 bolts. We are allowing steel racing wheels as long as they are the same offset as the stock wheel and do not alter the track width of the car. All tires must be inside the body lines of the car. You will be allowed 1 degree +/- camber in any wheel. This will be checked on the concrete pad at the tech barn. All suspension...more

The Kenosha County Fair’s Wilmot Raceway will have a new look to go with their exciting schedule. The third-mile clay oval will have completed a major offseason project when the gates open on opening night May 6th, as new aluminum bleachers will have been installed. The new bleachers were constructed in a manner that has the entire bleacher elevated on risers, and the entire bleacher comes with seat backs. The schedule itself has a great mix of specials, and is the only track in the region...more

The 9th Annual IRA (Interstate Racing Association) Founders Night Open Wheel Spectacular saw three first time winners end up in victory lane along with a first time Wilmot Raceway season champion. The 25-lap Founders Night IRA Feature victory went to Gibson's Danny Schlafer. "I've been coming to Wilmot a long time with my dad and now driving a 410 winged sprint car myself, and finally I put it in victory lane," said D. Schlafer, a second generation driver who was joined by his dad Al, and the...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) March 22, 2023 – After turning in a 10th place showing in their rookie season of Winged 410 Sprint Car action with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Sprint Car Series in 2022, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team are ready to embark on another full season of competition against the Upper Midwest’s top 410 Sprint Car drivers and teams during the upcoming 2023 IRA campaign. Hartmann’s five-and-a-half-month 2022 campaign racing...more

Lots of good things are in store in 2023 for both fans and competitors of the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series. A schedule loaded with both traditional events, plus some new ones too, has everyone excited. Co-sanctions are always ultra-competitive and we have several this year. The All Stars make two trips to Wisconsin this year with events at Wilmot, their first ever at Dodge County, and the big $26,000 to win Rayce Rudeen Foundation race at Plymouth. Plymouth will be the first track...more

(Sun Prairie, WI - January 7, 2023) – The 2023 Badger Midget Auto Racing Association schedule has been released and includes a diverse list of seven different racing venues. The season will consist of 23 events on tracks from one-sixth mile to a three-eighths mile in size and will take place in two different states including Wisconsin and Illinois. The Badger Midgets will open their 2023 campaign at the one-third mile Kankakee Speedway in Kankakee, IL on Friday, May 5th in a co-sanctioned...more

Photo Credits: Emily Schwanke and Jerry Kulas While we’re still fine tuning some dates, and it should be known that a few of these dates are tentative, here is a peek at the 2023 schedules for all 3 IRA divisions. The schedule is loaded with successful traditional events, plus there are some new and exciting events too. And many great combo weekends. Let’s Go Racing! Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Apr 7-8 34 Raceway (IA) w/MOWA 15 Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) Wipperfurth Memorial,...more

The meeting is only open to Owners/Drivers and Staff. There will be a sign in sheet at the entry. The IRA’s Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series will hold a membership meeting on Monday night, December 5th at the Brat Stop, 7:00. Will discuss this past season and what’s on the horizon for 2023. See ya there…. Please keep in mind that we always welcome criticism and wish to improve things but being constructive in how criticism is given is more important than anything!! We need criticism with...more