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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (St. Cloud, Minnesota) Motul lubricants, distributed in the Midwest by Hanco Corporation of Eagan, MN, is excited about becoming the official motor oil for Wissota! Motul offers a variety of great products that dirt racers will love! Engine oils in all viscosities including top of the line full synthetic and semi synthetic engine oils that are higher in zinc than other leading brands. Motul is widely known for its top of the line brake fluids and gear oils. Dirt racers...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) March 22, 2023 – After turning in a 10th place showing in their rookie season of Winged 410 Sprint Car action with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Sprint Car Series in 2022, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team are ready to embark on another full season of competition against the Upper Midwest’s top 410 Sprint Car drivers and teams during the upcoming 2023 IRA campaign. Hartmann’s five-and-a-half-month 2022 campaign racing...more

March 15 2023, Velocita USA in Lexington, NC announced its National partnership with WISSOTA Promoters Association, Inc. of Saint Cloud, MN. The national level sponsorship will include benefits such as member exclusive pricing, track and participating facilities product, and prizes throughout the 2023 season. Velocita USA, the industry’s leading safety equipment company, has entered into a partnership with WISSOTA Promoters Association, Inc. for 2023. Rod Lindquist and Brad Smith have been...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) March 8, 2023 – On the heels of back-to-back championship-winning seasons in the 360 Sprint Car ranks, Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. is gearing up to focus on 410 Sprint Car action with his Travis Arenz Motorsports team intending to hit the road to contend for Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series rookie of the year accolades, during the upcoming 2023 season. Arenz heads into his 16th season of racing action and his first full...more

(Daytona Beach, FL) February 11th, 2023 WISSOTA Promoters Association today announced that long time professional race car driver Kenny Wallace will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 WISSOTA National Banquet on Saturday evening November 11, 2023. Executive Director Rod Lindquist stated, “Kenny has a long time friendship and history racing with one of our WISSOTA members and, because of that relationship, we are fortunate to have been able to secure his appearance for our year end...more

St. Cloud, Minnesota - January 24, 2023 WISSOTA Promoters Association, Inc. announces longtime employee Callie Sullivan has been named Director of Operations, effective January 1, 2023. Sullivan, who hails from Dassel, Minnesota has been employed with WISSOTA since 2001, has served many roles within the organization, beginning with serving as the WISSOTA Midwest Modified Point Director in 2001 and later assuming the role of Sprint Car and Late Model Point Director as well. She then became...more

Lots of good things are in store in 2023 for both fans and competitors of the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series. A schedule loaded with both traditional events, plus some new ones too, has everyone excited. Co-sanctions are always ultra-competitive and we have several this year. The All Stars make two trips to Wisconsin this year with events at Wilmot, their first ever at Dodge County, and the big $26,000 to win Rayce Rudeen Foundation race at Plymouth. Plymouth will be the first track...more

Photo Credits: Emily Schwanke and Jerry Kulas While we’re still fine tuning some dates, and it should be known that a few of these dates are tentative, here is a peek at the 2023 schedules for all 3 IRA divisions. The schedule is loaded with successful traditional events, plus there are some new and exciting events too. And many great combo weekends. Let’s Go Racing! Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Apr 7-8 34 Raceway (IA) w/MOWA 15 Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) Wipperfurth Memorial,...more

Sixteen-year-old Kolby Reed, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada just capped off a tremendous rookie season behind the wheel of his #89 WISSOTA Midwest Modified, which lead to the teenager being crowned as the 2022 WISSOTA Midwest Modified Rookie of the Year for his year-long efforts. Reed, who has been around racing for his entire life, but had not competed in any type of race car until this past season, competed weekly at the new Thunder City Speedway in Thunder Bay, Ontario all season long...more

Superior, Wisconsin’s Jack Rivord made the jump from the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds into the WISSOTA Modifieds at the start of the 2022 racing season and ran off with the WISSOTA Modified Rookie of the Year title for his efforts on the year, becoming the youngest WISSOTA Modified Rookie of the Year in the nearly 40-year history of the sanctioning body in the process. Rivord is used to setting records as he not only just became the youngest WISSOTA Rookie at age 17 but back in 2019 he became the...more