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16 cars signed in to the 2024 season opener at Sycamore Speedway in support of the IRA Sprint Cars and the Badger Midgets. 2 rookies, Chad Stouthamer and Nate Kirchner made their series debut as they will battle for Rookie of the Year honors along a few others who weren’t in attendance for the season opener. Quick time was set by the #18 machine of Nick Petska who is returning full time in 2024 for Dream Chaser Racing. In heat race action, Petska was able to drive from 4th and capture...more

After opening night rained out earlier this month, the IRA Lightning Sprints returned to Wilmot Raceway with a healthy field of 23 cars along with the Wisconsin wingless and IRA 410 sprints. In an effort to speed the show up the ILS ran only two heat races as opposed to a three heat format per our rules for 21-30 cars. Josh Rehberg was victorious in Allstar Performance Heat 1 and Nick Petska would capture Rod End Supply Heat 2. The feature invert would put previous feature winner Brian...more

18 cars signed in to the Plymouth Dirt Track for race #3 of the 2024 season. Quick time honors were captured by the #16 of Mike Neau. In heat race action, Max Brannam held of an early charge from Neau and brought home the victory in Allstar Performance Heat #1. Josh Rehberg, after returning from a nasty last lap wreck in the previous outing at Wilmot Raceway, was able to lead early but could not hold off the blue and orange machine of Nick Petska as Petska would claim Rod End Supply Heat #3...more

19 cars came to tackle the small track at Sycamore speedway for the first time since 2021. Jeff Schmidt edged out Mike Neau for quick time honors while Mark Heinert picked up All Star Performance Heat 1 and Tim Brannam snagged Rod End Supply Heat 2. Heinert would lead the feature to green and protect the bottom on a slick racing surface, however 10th starting Brian Strane Jr. used the extreme top of 1-2 to power to the front unchallenged and inherit the lead on lap 15 and never look back. ...more

22 cars signed in at Wilmot Raceway and it was series point leader Brian Strane Jr capturing his first ever Quick Time award. Strane would then go on to win Allstar Performance Heat 1 from the 4th starting spot. Nick Petska would capture Rod End Supply heat 2 – also from the 4th starting spot and then Mark Heinert would grab Weld Racing Heat 3 – again from the 4th starting spot. The number 3 pill was drawn for the feature invert putting the K9 of Andrew Kiedroski on the pole. After some...more

15 cars signed in to the Plymouth Dirt Track for race #6 of the 2024 season. Quick time honors were captured by the #16 of Mike Neau. In heat race action, Mark Heinert and Mike Neau pulled away for a 2 car battle but then tangled on the last lap. Both were able to drive away and maintain their 1-2 running spots but the yellow was thrown and they were both moved to the tail for a GWC finish. In the end, 3rd starting Tim Brannam brought home the victory in Allstar Performance Heat #1. Nick...more

The IRA lightning Sprints again were represented at the Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Nationals this year 8/8/24 – 8/11/24 as Brian Strane Jr. made the trek to western Minnesota/Eastern North Dakota for the 4 day event. Attendance was down this year as the event drew 29 drivers vs. the 42 from last year, but there still were 7 states represented as drivers from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan attended the event. Opening night was at Norman County...more

22 cars were in attendance for an all IR show at the Wilmot Raceway during the Kenosha County Fair. Nick Petska went quick time and established a new qualifying track record at 14.288 as well as winning Allstar Performance Heat 1. Petska’s teammate, Mike Neau – who was 2nd quick on the night, would claim Rod End Supply Heat 2 and 3rd quick Brian Strane Jr. would claim Weld Racing Heat 3. An 8 car invert for the feature saw Max Brannam and Mark Heinert lead the field to green which would...more

20 cars were in attendance for the 2nd annual John Smith Memorial race at Sycamore Speedway back on the big track. Brian Strane Jr. would set quick time while Mark Heinert would claim Allstar Performance Heat 1 and Nick Petska would grab Rod End Supply Heat 2. Rookie of the Year contender Chad Stouthamer would lead the field to green with Mike Neau in tow. Stouthammer would maintain the lead for 11 laps until Neau would use lapped traffic to get under him in turn 3 and take the point. It...more

23 cars signed in for championship night for the Wilmot Raceway lightning sprint track points. Brian Strane Jr. took a 6 point lead over Mark Heinert and an 8 point lead over Nick Petska into the night. After qualifying, it was Nick Petska setting quick time and leapfrogging Heinert for 2nd place. Heinert and Petska would both be in heat 1, starting 3rd and 4th respectively but it would be Jordan Funderburk claiming Allstar Performance Heat 1 followed by Petska and then Heinert. Rod End...more