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The traditional green flag on the southeastern Wisconsin motorsports season is coming back to the town where it was born. The "Let's Go Racing Motorsports Show" presented by Babicz Auto Racing Services(BARS) will be held on Saturday, April 20 at the Waukegan Harbor Marina on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Waukegan, IL. The official joint announcement came from Mike Babicz of BARS and Robert Allan Kutzler of Waukegan Port District on a rainy Tuesday, September 19. The two used to work together...more

Please see our attached tentative schedule for 2024. There are some changes in the works and additions in the works as well with the plan to have the official schedule out by the 1st of the year. DATES: 4/20/2024 Open practice all divisions 4/27/2024 Open practice all divisions 5/4/2024 Opening night special. WingLESS Sprints, Lightning sprints, IMCA mods, Bandits 5/11/2024 Winged 604 Sprints, WingLESS Sprints, Street Stocks, IMCA Modifieds 5/15/2024 Open practice all divisions 5/18/2024...more

2023 Banquet This year, it will be held at 1175 on January 13th. Presale Banquet Tickets are available now through Christmas Eve, before prices rise. See details at the below link. 2024 Admission Update New this year will be the opportunity to purchase a general admission season pass! See details in the link below. Also new this year, Kids 12 and under will be FREE admission into the grandstands. https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1853/tickets

We have released our final schedule that is subject to change. See http://www.wilmotraceway.com/schedule/ for details and ticket prices for majority of events.

This Saturday 6/4/22 we are headed to Wilmot Raceway with hopes of getting the first 410 show at Wilmot in for the year. The All Star IRA Challenge was slated to be the first 410 show of the year at Wilmot Raceway but that even succumbed to rain after a second round of hot laps trying to make every effort to get the race night in. As we head into this weekend the biggest question will be if Scotty Neitzel can continue his moment from this past weekend at Rice Lake Speedway. Scotty was able to...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 1, 2022 – With just a handful of races to his credit in the seat of 410 Winged Sprint Car, 2022 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association rookie contender, Austin Hartman keyed into some considerable speed behind the wheel of his 87A Hartmann Racing machine, during an IRA Memorial Day weekend doubleheader at Rice Lake Speedway in Rice Lake, Wis. on Saturday, May 28 and 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Sunday, May 29. On Saturday, May 28, Hartmann and the...more

We regret to inform everyone the difficult and unwanted decision to cancel tonight's races at Wilmot Raceway has been made. The combination of poor weather outlook, already saturated grounds, cool temperatures, fuel prices and tire difficulties are the contributing factors to this decision. We hope to see everyone next week for the IRA / MOWA co-sanctioned show at Fairbury Speedway. This is truly one of the nicest and friendliest facilities in the country. This will be a big show for everyone...more

The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series has a trio of events coming up in early June beginning this Saturday June 4th with an open wheel special featuring 3 divisions of sprint cars at Wilmot Raceway. Saturday June 11th is a definite crown jewel on this year's schedule as the annual Bill Waite Jr Memorial moves to the Fairbury Speedway for the first time, with the $6000 to win - $600 to start event being co-sanctioned with IRA by MOWA. Then the next night, Sunday June 12th IRA invades...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 10, 2023 – After sitting idle for three weeks, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team returned to action in impressive fashion by racking up a career-best fifth place A-main finish in a non-sanctioned 410 Winged Sprint Car event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. With 24 410 Winged Sprint Cars checked in for the program, Hartmann turned in the fifth-fastest overall lap in his group qualifying session with a time of 13.248 seconds around...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 20, 2022 – Austin Hartmann and the members of the Plymouth, Wis.-based 87A Hartmann Racing team made the most of their 640-mile trek to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. for a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association (IRA) versus Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA) King of the Wings doubleheader weekend of action by gaining valuable A-main experience in both Winged 410 Sprint Car events on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July...more