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The IRA's AutoMeter Wisconsoin wingLESS Sprints Series is proud to release their TENTATIVE 2020 schedule. While there may be a few add-ons we thought we'd give everyone something to look forward to as we close out what was a great 2019, and look forward to an even bigger 2020 for what has been the countries fastest growing sprint car series over the past few years. Averaging 35 cars per night in 2019, and with Wilmot Raceway as the anchor, and AutoMeter on board as the title sponsor for the...more

Milwaukee 11/23 The 52nd annual Interstate Racing Association Awards Banquet was held Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Garden Inn honoring the accomplishments of teams of the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, and IRA’s AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series. A full house of enthusiastic attendees filled the large room with forty-one teams reaping cash and contingency benefits for being an 80% participation driver, (and 80% participation owner too in 410 class). Bill...more

September 28th saw fans descend upon the Plymouth Dirt Track for the Wisconsin State Sprint Car Championships. A cold September night where fans would witness the crowning of 3 historical champions for the Interstate Racing Association. In 2017 the IRA took over the reigns of the Wisconsin Illinois Mini Sprints, and in 2019 the series was renamed the IRA Lightning Sprints. Mike Neau would win 2 features in 2019, the first at 141 Speedway and then a second on Badger 40 night for the World of...more

With Dodge County raining out on Friday night, championship weekend was cut to one night, for the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints were joined by the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, IRA Lightning Sprints and the MSA in crowning a champion on Saturday night at the Plymouth Dirt Track. 31 winged sprint cars were joined by 30 wingLESS cars. The wingLESS cars would run an abbreviated program, locking the top ten in points into the feature, and running two...more

With the Interstate Racing Association Bumper to Bumper Outlaw Sprint Series season rapidly approaching its end, teams traveled north to the land of 10,000 lakes and the Jackson Motorplex for the Casey’s General Store Open Wheel Nationals. The Winged 410 teams were joined by the Wisconsin wingLESS teams for the huge two day show. Night one saw 30 winged cars and 30 wingLESS cars take to the 2/5ths mile track. Bill Balog set fast time in the winged car while Greg Olson was fastest in the...more

On a beautiful September night in Wisconsin, 25 Bumper to Bumper winged outlaw sprints and 37 Wisconsin wingLESS teams entered the Beaver Dam Raceway for the Scott Semmelmann Memorial. Scotty Neitzel set quick time in front of his hometown crowd in the 410s while Tim Cox was fastest in the wingLESS. Winged heat races were won by Jake Blackhurst, Scotty Thiel and Paul Nienhiser. Wisconsin wingLESS heat race winners were Derek Crane, Jimmy Sivia, Brian Kristan and Mitchell Davis. Hunter Custer...more

Zach Raidart of Antioch, IL won his fourth 20-lap AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLess Sprint feature of the season. "Each one is that much harder but feels that much better to get," said Raidart. Salem's Jordan Paulsen took the early lead. Paulsen and Raidart made contact in turn four getting Paulsen completely airborne late in the first half of the feature. Paulsen was eliminated due to the damage. Raidart went on to the victory. Oconomowoc's Ryan Zielski was second. Burlington's Rusty Egan...more

"My dad, mom and grandmother who are in the stands, the entire team has supported me and I am glad I finally got a win here at Wilmot," said Zielski. Tim Cox of Park City, IL took the lead following an aborted feature start which realigned Cox to the front row. A late race stoppage with two laps remaining saw Cox go into turn one, spinning high in front of the field with a broken bolt on his right-front torsion bar ending his night. Zielski inherited the lead going on to the win. Zach...more

Trevor's Chris Dodd topped the 20-lap 2nd Annual Bill Grogan Memorial AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLess Sprint feature. "I was wondering if it was ever going to end," said Dodd, Wilmot's WingLess point leader following his second win of the season. "Bill Grogan was a special person and to win this race means a lot. I thank all of the sponsors who added money to the purse and especially Allen 'Taters" Hafford who put it all together." Numerous cautions kept the WingLess main from getting much...more

Greg Olsen of Round Lake Heights, IL held off a late charge from Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, IL to win his first ever feature in the 20-lap AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLess Sprint main. "I gunned it and was able to keep Jimmy (Sivia) behind me at the finish," said Olsen after his first feature win of any kind in his sophomore season of racing. "I have to thank my family who help in the pits or are backing me in the stands. This is awesome." Four cautions in the first half of the feature...more