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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

NexGen Pumps and IRA Motorsports have come to an agreement that will have the Silver Lake based company taking over Hoosier Race Tire sales for Wilmot Raceway focusing primarily on WI wingLESS Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Modifieds, and Steet Stock tires. While IRA Motorsports will continue to service all IRA Outlaw Sprint events. While separate, the two entities will work together to make sure a sufficient inventory is maintained. NexGen Pumps will start immediately with an inventory of H...more

A new era at Wilmot Raceway on the Kenosha County Fairgrounds survived some weather scares as the entire 2023 opening night race program was completed on Saturday, May 6. The facility received numerous upgrades during the off-season including a completely new grandstand with aluminum seats with backs and a new scoring tower. The feature winners got to be the first ones in the new Wilmot Raceway Victory Lane powered by Twisted Cuisine. Bill Balog of Hartford, WI captured the 25-lap Wilmot...more

Photo Credits: Jerry Kulas Ty Courtney of Indianapolis, IN worked his way slicing through the field to score the 30-lap feature win of the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions/Bumper to Bumper Interstates Racing Association(IRA) Sprint Car Challenge at the IRA's home track of Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, May 13. Courtney, current All Star pointleader, captured his third All Star win of the season and first at Wilmot.. Courtney overtook early race leader Hunter Schuerenberg of Sikeston, MO on lap...more

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

Oconomowoc's Ryan Zielski scored a back to back 20-lap CK Contractors/AutoMeter Wisconsin Wingless Sprints feature win in a hotly contested battle Saturday, June 10. Zielski took the lead with two laps to go after a caution flew three laps from the finish. Zielski overtook Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, IL who had held the point from the opening green flag including a caution at the halfway point. At the checkered, Zielski shot high coming out of turn four with Rossmann sticking to the low...more

Father's Day Weekend Family Night at Wilmot Raceway proved special for five main event winners on Saturday, June 17. Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, IL captured his third 20-lap CK Contractors/AutoMeter Wisconsin Wingless Sprints feature win this season at Wilmot. Rossmann held the lead from the drop of the green through a red flag when Bryce Andrews of Kenosha got upside down in turn three. Rossmann and Kansasville's Ryan Marhsall, along with Zach Raidart of Gurnee, IL, were in a three-way...more

Three new 2023 feature winners went into Wilmot Raceway's victory lane on Saturday, June 24. Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK captured his 49th career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series main event win becoming the fourth different victor for the series at Wilmot. Bacon battled Emerson Axsom of Franklin, IN back and forth until Bacon jumped out in front for the final time nine laps from the finish. A caution for s spin three laps from the checkered closed the ranks one last time, but Bacon...more

One new feature winner and three duplicate main winners highlighted the Wilmot Raceway traditional Car Load & Fireworks Independence Day Holiday Spectacular Night on Saturday, July 1. Genoa City's Nick Simons scored his first 20-lap Modified feature win of the season. N. Simons overtook early race leader Joel Seegert of Sheboygan nine laps from the finish in the non-stop main. N. Simons was able to work some lapped traffic and pulled away to the win. Genoa City's Mike Simons, Nick's younger...more

"My team has never given up on me," said Macedo, who became a back to back winner at Wilmot. "I am really grateful to be standing up here in victory lane." Donny Schatz of Fargo, ND took the initial lead in front of the 24-car field, but it was short lived as the red flag flew on the initial green flag lap when Hunter Schuerenberg of Sikeston, MO flipped in turn two. Schatz took the lead on the restart until Macedo shot in front with 25 laps to go. Local favorite Bill Balog of Hartford, WI,...more