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Hartford’s Bill Balog put the bookend on his second regular season Wilmot Raceway 410 Championship by scoring a thrilling victory in the Roger Iles Tribute for the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association(IRA) 30-lap feature at the Kenosha County Fair on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Balog’s last Wilmot title came in 2020. Balog, known as the North Pole Nightmare as he is originally from Anchorage, AK, took the lead on a slide move to overtake Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rosa, CA. on a restart...more

Wilmot Raceway crowned a five-time Street Stock Champion in Rob Maule of Hebron, IL. Four-time Pfeiffer Trailer Sales IRA Lightning Sprints Champion is Mark Heinert of Waukesha The 2022 IRA Wingless Series Champion and 2021 Wilmot and IRA Rookie of the Year Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, IL, 2021 Wilmot Rookie of the Year at age 15, took his first CK Contractors/AutoMeter Powered By Gandrud Performance Parts Wisconsin Wingless Sprints Championship at Wisconsin's home for sprint car...more

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.

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

On behalf of everyone from the IRA Sprint Car Series, we'd love to extend our congratulations to Dave Olson and Mike Babicz for their induction into the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame. Pictured in order: Mike Babicz is truly one of the best in the business when it comes to knowledge of our sport here in Wisconsin and announcing. Dave Olson's photos and other contributions to the Wisconsin racing scene are unmatched and known by many. Dick Colburn (inaugural class of 2009) is a...more

The biggest Wisconsin sprint car weekend of the year is fast approaching, May 20-22, as the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series welcomes the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions for a traditional co-sanctioned tripleheader sprintacular. Advance tickets are available now for all three events, Friday May 20th at Wilmot Raceway, Saturday May 21st at Sheboygan Fair Park's Plymouth Dirt Track, and Sunday May 22nd at historic Angell Park Speedway. This is an ALL open wheel weekend, a a true...more

The IRA began 53 years ago at the Wilmot Raceway, so this Saturday night, Aug 8th is IRA Founders Night at Wilmot Raceway featuring the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series. Joining the 410 winged rockets will be IRA’s AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints presented by Brewington Electric, the IRA Lightning Sprints, and Modifieds too. Warmups are at 5:45 followed by 410 qualifying, with racing to follow.