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Bristol, WI – August 21, 2014. Bill Balog and the B2 Motorsports team had a triple-header on tap this past weekend which kicked off at the Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI for the Kenosha County Fair Races and the Roger Iles Memorial. Friday night started off with a 7th place qualifying effort of the thirty-nine cars on hand on a very heavy race track which set Bill up with a 5th place starting position in the third heat race. Bill would methodically make his way forward into the 2nd position...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) February 6, 2020 – Coming off one of the most successful seasons of his 14-year racing career while splitting time between the 360 and 410 Sprint Car ranks in 2019, Josh Walter is set to up the ante in a big way during the upcoming 2020 campaign. For his 15th season of competition, Walter has unveiled a highly ambitious 2020 schedule, which will see his Torque Racing team venture to storied 410 Sprint Car racing venues in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa, while mixing in 11...more

The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series is extremely proud to announce their enhanced 2020 Rookie of the Year program. Washington State based Sage Fruit which provides "An Exceptional Eating Experience" is also providing new IRA 410 racers, an exceptional rookie experience. IRA has been hungering to grow its rookie crop, and thanks to Sage Fruit, IRA can produce this tasty treat, The Sage Fruit Top Apple Rookie of the Year Award. IRA's 2020 Sage Fruit Top Apple Rookie of the Year will...more

25 Bumper to Bumper IRA sprint car teams entered the Wilmot Raceway on a chilly Friday night in August. The crowd was packed, many fans showed up just to watch 3 time NASCAR champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Tony Stewart. Preliminary action saw Bill Balog set quick time in Osborn and Son Trucking qualifications. Heat races were won by Scotty Neitzel, Dave Uttech, and Tony Stewart. With the field set it was time for 30 laps around the 3/8ths mile Wilmot Raceway. Tony Stewart jumped out...more

(Wilmot, Wis.)--The Bandit 4-Cylinder Stock Car 2019 Wilmot Raceway Season Champion will be crowned Saturday, August 24 as part of the Tommy Homan Memorial Street Stock Special along with Family Night. The Bandit Championship may come down to a sidelined defending champion as Milwaukee's Tony Barron had his car destroyed in a feature crash August 16 of the Fair. Salem's Ryan Johnson, who was second by 8 points heading into August 16, had mechanical woes but plans to be in action for the point...more

(Photo by Brendon Bauman Photos) Inside Line Promotions – WILMOT, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2019) – Kyle Schuett garnered a top-15 result during his first visit to Wilmot Raceway with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series on Saturday night. Schuett finished 14th after starting 19th in the 24-car A Main. “I moved up a bit and hung around 16th and 17th for a while before a couple of cars dropped out,” he said. “Our car was better than a 14th-place car. I could’ve pushed the issue with three or four...more

(Wilmot, Wis.)--WIlmot Raceway is gearing up for the traditional Kenosha County Fair running Wednesday, August 14 through Sunday, August 18. To prepare the facility there will be no racing the weekend of August 10. Persistent rains which hit the Raceway for two hours late in the afternoon cancelled the August 3 Founders Night and Bill Klein Tribute for the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association (IRA) Outlaw Winged Sprints. The cancellation marks the seventh race program lost to weather...more

(Wilmot, Wis.)--The original home of the Interstate Racing Association(IRA) Wilmot Raceway will host a doubleheader event Saturday, August 3. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints, which began 52 years ago at Wilmot, will be featured in the Bill Klein Tribute. The winner will have their name added to the IRA Founders Trophy recognizing the three men who originated the organization, Ray Toft, Whitey Harris and the late Junior Dodd. The trophy, sponsored by the Southeastern Wisconsin Racing...more

(Wilmot, Wis.)--The 2nd Annual Dennis Carlton Tribute for the street stocks at Wilmot Raceway is rescheduled for Saturday, July 27. Joining the street stocks on the five division program are the AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLess Sprints, IRA Lightning Sprints, Modifieds and Bandit 4-Cylinder Stock Cars. The originally scheduled special honoring the former Wilmot race car driver and sponsor was cancelled on Saturday, July 20 due to initially dangerously high temperatures and heat indexes which were...more

(Wilmot, Wis.)--Sheboygan's Scotty Thiel captured his first Wilmot Raceway 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association(IRA) feature highlighting Raymond Neeve Tribute Night Saturday, June 15. Beaver Dam's Jeremy Schultz behind the wheel of the Captain Jim’s Yacht Sales 10w would lead the early portion of the Raymond Neeve Memorial Feature. Thiel and Bill Balog of North Pole, Alaska charged through the field into second and third and began to chase down Schultz Bob Hood owned 10w. A...more