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(Wilmot, Wis., Wednesday, August 14, 2024)--Opening night of the Kenosha County Fair saw a horse-drawn hitch lead the National Anthem ceremonial lap and a driver nicknamed "Tiny Horse" capture the final race of the evening as sprinkles began to fall at Wilmot Raceway on Wednesday, August 14. Ryan "Tiny Horse" Johnson of Salem won his second 20-lap feature for the B&L Office Furniture powered by American Tire & Auto Repair of Kenosha and Lindenhurst Bandit 4-cylinder stock cars this season. Oak...more

A hot summer's night began with a victory lane wedding at Wilmot Raceway. Rhonda Bell and Tommy "Mr. Excitement" Sexton of Twin Lakes in a pre-race afternoon event. Sexton has won several championships in various classes at Wilmot. Bell is a member of the Kenosha County Fair Board. Family reunions combined with three firsts for the season plus a duplicate winner highlighting the hotly contested on track features. Parker Jones of Mt. Pleasant shot out front from his second row starting spot,...more

Labor Day Weekend Wilmot Raceway action saw a variety of 2024 Season accomplishments. Waukesha's Mark Heinert scored his fifth Wilmot 11-75 Sports Complex IRA Lightning Sprints championship due to a bizarre series of events in the closing laps of the 25-lap feature. Pleasant Prairie's Mike Neau took the initial lead, holding the top spot until the closing laps. Brian Strane Jr., 15-year-old who held the point lead going into the night, appeared headed toward his story book ending taking the...more

Kenosha's Blake Kreuser put an exclamation point on the 2024 Wilmot Raceway Unified Street Stock Championship season by winning the 20-lap feature securing his first ever title. "It's been a long time coming," said Kreuser, joined by family, sponsors and crew in victory lane after his third feature win of the season, coincidentally coming from seventh starting spot to win on September 7. "We're worked hard and really wanted it. It's such a relief to finally win it, and to do it winning the...more

The final night of the Inaugural Fall Classic for Wilmot Raceway had a little bit of everything as the facility on the Kenosha County Fairgrounds wrapped up its 74th season on Saturday, September 21. Blake Nimee of Yorkville, IL earned his first ever 410 Winged Outlaw Sprint Car Championship by capping the Wilmot series off with a victory in the 25-lap feature which was completed in a light shower. "This is very special," said Nimee, noting he had been racing sprint cars for about 16 years,...more

Wilmot Raceway's 75th Anniversary Season will have a special highlight on Founder's Night scheduled for Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 24 with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association(IRA) at its original home. The winner of the first feature ever held in 1973 at the track's current location, Jim "King of the Cushion" Moulis of Fox Lake, IL, will have his familiar Fox Lake Harbor #30, on hand and plans to make a few laps. "The engine will be in it and it's all ready to go," said...more

Blake Kreuser, Kenosha, WI #8 7 Features – 3 Wins, 6 top 5s, 7 top 10s, 5 Heat wins 9th Season of Racing Wife – Summer Crew – Summer, Corey, Craig Birthday June 16 Sponsors – Camosy Construction, Performance Motorsports, Eric Ricco-Dent Wizard, K&J Painting, Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill, Top Tier Mechanical, Lake County Pipe, Crystal Valley Landscape & Lawn Care, Dairy Queen-Kenosha, American Erecting Blake’s racing history started with four-wheelers at age 8, progressing to four-cylinder stock...more

Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (May 2, 2019) – An astounding 30 races are set to be covered under the Speed Shift TV VIP subscription during the month of May. Winged sprint cars, midgets, non-wing sprint cars, micro sprints, stock cars and many other types of race cars will be showcased throughout the month. The VIP subscription is only $40 per month and encompasses nearly all live broadcasts as well as all On-Demand content. The action begins this Friday at Marshalltown Speedway in...more