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By Brian Walker, WOO Sprint Series PR (Wilmot, WI) -- Jason Johnson Racing's latest act is proof that you can't keep a good team down. Last week, the Albaugh #41 suffered their first DNF of the 2022 season when Carson Macedo went flipping wildly down the backstretch at Cedar Lake Speedway. It was a moment of frustration as they tumbled down the point standings at a crucial time of the season. This week, on the other side of Wisconsin, Macedo and the JJR #41 were untouchable. The car was...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 6, 2022 – Nearly two weeks after competing in their first-career NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-main event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team added another “first” by participating in their first Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event with a 410 motor under the hood at the Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis.,...more

By Alex Nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (Wilmot, WI) -- Carson Macedo admits he hasn’t been himself over the past few weeks. A frightening crash at Knoxville in early June left him rattled both physically and mentally. He and his Jason Johnson Racing team stayed dedicated. Macedo battled pain. A large supporting cast kept his spirits up. Since the incident, his finishes in the next nine races were solid with eight top 10s but not quite on the championship level he showed early in the...more

By Alex Nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (West Burlington, IA) -- The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car summer stretch rolls into another exciting doubleheader this weekend. After two nights in Wisconsin, The Greatest Show on Dirt is bound for West Burlington, IA’s 34 Raceway on Friday, July 7, before returning to “The Badger State” on Saturday, July 8, for a stop at Wilmot Raceway where the Federated Auto Parts Larry Hillerud Memorial Badger 40 will take place. The latter will be the...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 5, 2023 – Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing celebrated the Independence Day weekend with another smooth and steady effort to notch their eighth top-15 A-main showing of the 2023 campaign in the Scott Semmelmann Memorial Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 1. With 28 IRA 410 Sprint Cars on hand, Hartmann turned in the 14th fastest qualifying time with a...more

CROUCH CAPTURES FIRST IRA FEATURE WIN By: Gracie Cleveland Photo credits to Emily Schwanke 38 drivers from 9 different states checked in at Wilmot Raceway for The 10th Annual IRA Founders Night this past Saturday. Tim Estenson and Scotty Thiel would make up the front row of the 25 lap 24 car feature. When the green flag dropped Thiel took the early lead from Estenson coming out of turn 2. Going for the lead, Balog approaches turn 4 from the cushion, to then throw a slider at Estenson creating...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 26, 2023 – After rain washed out the scheduled Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, July 21, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team made a late decision to head east for a weekly 410 Sprint Car event Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, Mich. on Saturday, July 22, which paid off with an impressive top-10 A-main result for the Plymouth, Wis.-based team. In his first career...more

Sun Prairie, WI (July 20th, 2023) - With just 10 events left on the calendar for the Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midgets, it’s time to look back at the season so far. We’ll give a season run down, points update, and what to expect for the final 10 events. The season started in May at Kankakee County Speedway, co-sanctioned with the MARA Midgets, where Adam Taylor made it known, this year was his year, picking up the win in the season opener. The AFS Badger Midgets made their return to...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 19, 2023 – In their 16th year of competition, Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports team experienced something new, as they embarked on the first multi-state tripleheader racing weekend road trip of their rookie season with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series Thursday, July 13 at I-94 emr Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn. and Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks,...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 12, 2023 – In his final scheduled 2023 appearance with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Series, Austin Hartmann guided his 87A Hartmann Racing 410 Sprint Car to his third A-main start of the season with “The Greatest Show on Dirt” in the Badger 40/Larry Hillerud Memorial at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, July 8. With 32 410 Sprint Cars signed in for the night, Hartmann opened the program by ripping off the 18th fastest qualifying lap with a time...more