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As the 2022 race season approaches, teams please remember that RaceCeiver style (RE and others make also) radios are mandatory for all drivers competing at Wilmot Raceway, no matter the class. Also Wilmot requests teams own their own Westhold “yellow” transponders. Wilmot has a few transponders available for rent, though they are the team’s responsibility to own and charge and have ready for each event. The weather has not been very cooperative thus far in getting much work done out at the...more

Mother Nature wins opening night! While we hoped the week long forecast for wet stuff was gonna change for tomorrow, it unfortunately has not. So Wilmot Raceway is joining several other area and midwestern tracks by cancelling tomorrow night, April 30th. Our new opening night will be next Saturday May 7th featuring the AutoMeter / Brewington Electric Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Bandits. Tickets are just $15 on Saturday! And don't forget BIG upcoming May specials!!...more

Four new feature winners in 2022 highlighted Wilmot Raceway's Saturday, May 28 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Family Night. Allen Hafford of Beach Park, IL captured the 20-lap AutoMeter/Brewington Electric Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints main. Hafford overtook early race pace setter Tim Cox of Park City, IL six laps from the finish for the win. Cox came across second. Burlington's Mike Sullivan third. Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, IL fourth. Bristol's Chris Klemko fifth. Genoa City's Mike Simons...more

Two clean sweeps, two two-time 2022 feature winners, a new winner for this season and three track qualifying records in time trials highlighted the only race track in the Wisconsin area to hold a program on Saturday, June 11 at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. Genoa City's Mike Simons took the lead from early pacesetter Brad McGuire of New Berlin with 13 laps remaining in the 20-lap modified feature. A pair of late cautions kept erasing the 3-time Wilmot track champion's lead, but M. Simons was...more

Genoa City's Nick Simons kept the modified feature wins in the family scoring his second 20-lap main victory of the season to score a late race Father's Day Special Night victory Sunday, June 19 at Wilmot Raceway. John Cole of McHenry, IL chalked up his second 15-lap Bandit 4-Cylinder Stock Car feature win of the season, also in a late race victory. Keeping with the evening's theme, Tim Cox of Park City, IL became the third different 20-lap AutoMeter/Brewington Electric Wisconsin WingLESS...more

Tonight’s highly anticipated return of the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series has fallen victim to rain. Morning rain has saturated the facility with more wet stuff expected throughout the day. Wilmot Raceway returns to action this Tuesday night for Our 3rd annual Fireworks / Car Load night featuring the Wisconsin AutoMeter / Brewington Electric wingLESS Sprints, Modifieds, and Bandits. Come join us Tuesday….

For the fourth time in eight tries this 2022 season, Mother Nature was the only winner at Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, June 25. Morning rains saturated the facility and combined with additional rain along with potential storms forecasted throughout the remainder of the day, Raceway officials cancelled the highly anticipated return of the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series for the first time at Wisconsin's original home of sprint car racing in 10 years. The next events coming up for the...more

A pair of 2022 three-time winners and a first timer highlighted the 3rd Annual Wilmot Raceway Fireworks/Carload Special on Tuesday, June 28. Genoa City's Mike Simons scored his third 20-lap modified feature win of the season in a hotly contested battle with eventual runner-up Steve Mueller of Eagle. M. Simons, a 3-time Wilmot season champion, overtook Mueller three laps from the finish coming out of turn four after the pair battled side by side throughout the closing circuits. Union Grove's...more

Carson Macedo of Lemoore, CA capped off a memorable night before an overflow standing room only crowd by taking top honors in the Larry Hillerud Memorial Badger 40 for the national traveling NOS Energy World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Saturday, July 9 at Wilmot Raceway. "Larry was an incredible man. He had these race tracks on point every time we rolled into town and loved the sport so much.," said Macedo, who was joined by Larry Hillerud's widow, Sharon, and many of his family in victory...more

Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin's original home for sprint car racing, will host its 9th Annual Interstate Racing Association(IRA) Founders Night on Saturday, July 23. The annual IRA recognition event will follow Wilmot's sixth cancellation of the 2022 season as the scheduled Family Night on July 16 was lost to weather. Track officials reluctantly called the program when heavy rains the day prior coupled with high humidity, a lack of sun and wind, prevented the drying of the saturated track and...more