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Tickets On Sale Now BIG NEWS JUST ANNOUNCED REGARDING THE IRA & WILMOT RACEWAY!!! The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints have been a racing fixture for years during the Kenosha County Fair at Wilmot Raceway. While there won't be a Fair this year due to COVID, racing has proved that it can still go on in safe manner, so racing at Wilmot will go on as it has since opening in June. And what would have been the Kenosha County Fair races, will go on, and in a very exciting way. Wilmot Raceway and...more

The meeting is only open to Owners/Drivers and Staff. There will be a sign in sheet at the entry. The IRA’s Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series will hold a membership meeting on Monday night, December 5th at the Brat Stop, 7:00. Will discuss this past season and what’s on the horizon for 2023. See ya there…. Please keep in mind that we always welcome criticism and wish to improve things but being constructive in how criticism is given is more important than anything!! We need criticism with...more

Jordan Mattson, in typical 141 tradition, jumped into the pond in 141’s infield, after dominating the Auto Meter Wisconsin wingLESS series presented by the IRA A main feature action. 28 wingLESS cars attempted to qualify at the high banked 1/4th mile speedway. Saturday night’s feature winner Jimmy Sivia set quicktime over Nathan Crane and Jake Kouba. Veteran drivers Doug Schenck and Jimmy Kouba rounded out the top 5. Heat race one would be dominated by a pair of veterans as Tim Cox would win...more

Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois captured his first 20-lap AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car feature ever highlighting Wilmot Raceway's Memorial Day Special Saturday, May 26. "This is a family affair and it is great to finally be able to have them all in victory lane," said Sivia. "It was a lot of fun battling Ryan Zielski the last 10 laps and especially the final three. It was great." Sivia took the point from early race leader Scott Grissom, holding top spot until a caution...more

The Auto Meter Wisconsin wingLESS series presented by the IRA once again had 30 cars sign in for action. Nathan Crane set quick time over former series champion Doug Schenck and Ryan Zielski. Last Saturday’s Feature winner Allen Hafford would pick up the win in heat race number one over Nathan Crane and Chris Dodd. Heat Race two saw a pair of veterans battle as Doug Schenck won over Tom Cox, Matt Vandervere would finish in 3rd. The third and final heat race saw Jimmy Sivia take home the...more

Matt Vandervere behind the wheel of the Dan Wade owned 15v utilized the high side of the high banked Beaver Dam Raceway to lead all 20 laps in route to victory with the Auto Meter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints presented by the IRA. Qualifying saw Jimmy Sivia set quick time over Nick Petska. Nathan Crane would qualify in 3rd with Chris Dodd in 4th and Ryan Zelski in 5th. Heat 1 saw Sivia keep his hopes of sweeping the night stay alive as he picked up the heat win over Scott Grissom. Chris Dodd...more

Hafford Nabs Wilmot Opener On Last Lap Tim Cox lead the first 19 laps of an action packed Auto Meter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints Presented by the IRA, but Allen Hafford capitalized on a late race mistake and stole the victory. 30 wingLESS teams signed in for action on the cold April night at Wilmot Raceway. Qualifying saw Derek Crane set quick time around the 3/8ths mile clay oval. Minnesotan Jimmy Kuba would qualify in 2nd over Nick Petska, Allen Hafford, and James Walldan. Heat Race 1 action...more

Jordan Mattson begins Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series title defense this weekend BEAVER DAM, Wisc. — April 26, 2018 — The way Jordan Mattson sees it, there is no pressure entering the 2018 season as the defending champion of the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series presented by AutoMeter. He is treating the opening pair of races this weekend the same way he treats every other race, whether it’s the first, last or any other over the course of the season. Mattson will begin his Wisconsin wingLESS...more

It's LAST CALL for discounted 2018 IRA memberships. Don't delay, prices go up April 1st. Membership forms can be found on respective series websites. Also, please note any driver running for series points in either the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints, Wisconsin wiingLESS Sprint Series presented by AutoMeter, and the WIMS Mini Sprints is required to purchase the IRA GOLD membership. The GOLD membership includes an additional member excess insurance policy, and other benefits. Standard...more

IRA's Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series presented by AutoMeter is unquestionably one of open wheel racing's biggest success stories over the past couple years. And the 4th year group just received an added boost. Gandrud Chevrolet (Green Bay, WI) has come on board as IRA's official Chevrolet Performance Headquarters. The series is based on two engine options, a build your own spec engine or the GM604 crate engine. IRA has a different take on the crate compared to most others as IRA allows them...more