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1/21/2022 (St. Cloud, MN) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The WISSOTA Board has received notice that Carson Becker-Gramm has resigned from the WISSOTA Executive Director position effective February 7th. The WISSOTA Board of Directors and Staff wish him the best in his future ventures. Below is a statement from Carson Becker-Gramm: “I am honored to have been a part of the WISSOTA Promoters Association and this incredible racing family for the past 4 years. The people of this association welcomed me with...more

February 7th, 2022 - (St. Cloud, MN) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The WISSOTA Promoters Association, Inc. Board of Directors and Staff are excited to announce the fulfillment of the Interim Executive Director position while we expand the search for a permanent holder of the position of WISSOTA Executive Director. The decision has been made by the WISSOTA Board of Directors after deliberation with promoters and staff to offer the position to Rod Lindquist of St. Cloud, Minnesota, which has been...more

(3/22/22 - St. Cloud, MN) We are excited to share with our promoters, drivers, and fans that we have extended our partnership with Speedway Motors. Speedway Motors has been an excellent partner with WISSOTA Auto Racing for 12 years and we appreciate their continued support of our organization. “This year marks our 70th Anniversary and we’re incredibly excited to continue our support of WISSOTA and continue the WISSOTA 100. Our roots are in racing and for 70 years we’ve helped auto enthusiasts...more

(April 14, 2022 - St. Cloud, Minnesota - Rod Lindquist, Executive Director, WISSOTA Promoters Association, Inc.) On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, I met with Scott Willis and Blake Follmer from Hoosier Tire North and, via conference call, Shanon Rush from Hoosier Corporate. The purpose of my meeting was to address the concerns, rumors, and gossip that is going around about tires this season and to get a clear picture of the status of the WISSOTA Tire Program for 2022. Hoosier Tire North, in...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (St. Cloud, MN 5/9/2022) Rod Lindquist, Executive Director of WISSOTA Auto Racing announces a new partnership with St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Garage Tech Extreme (GTX) Floor Coatings. GTX owner, Trevor Stewart, stated: “GTX is excited to be a part of the new energy at WISSOTA this year and we are looking forward to this season and what it has in store for everyone”. Garage Tech Extreme Floor Coatings is a full-service coating company that installs every type of coating to...more

ST. CLOUD, MN (SEPT. 12, 2022) – As the racing season is winding down, the WISSOTA Promoters Association is proud to announce the Allstar Performance State Champions for the 2022 racing season. Each state champion will receive a product certificate from Allstar Performance. All eight WISSOTA divisions were represented in the Minnesota State Championship standings. Danny Vang recorded three wins in his rookie season and that aided him winning the Late Model title. Shane Sabraski had a tight...more

Cory Jorgensen just wrapped up his 39th season behind the wheel of a race car during the 2021 campaign and the Duluth, Minnesota veteran capped off an 18-win season with his second WISSOTA Pure Stock National Championship at season’s end. Jorgensen, who won his first national title in 1999, entered 35 events during the 2021 season and raced to wins in 18 of those events, plus he was able to finish inside the top five in 32 of the 35 races he started, en route to edging 2021 National Champ Chad...more

Second-generation racer Jake Smith from St. Joseph, Minnesota raced to a career-best 21 feature wins during the 2022 season en route to the WISSOTA Midwest Modified National Championship for his efforts. Smith was able to outrun runner-up David Simpson by 75 points in the final national points tally. Jake, who won the 2019 WISSOTA Hornet National title the year after his sister Brittany won the WISSOTA Hornet National Championship in 2018, comes from a family of racers as his dad Bob had a...more

2021 WISSOTA Super Stock Champion Shane Sabraski set out on his 2022 season just like he does every year – race a lot, run well, hopefully win races and let the chips fall as they may as far as points are concerned, but it took about 2 weeks into this past season for Shane to know that he was going to be in the hunt for his second straight WISSOTA Super Stock National Championship after he won features in 8 of his first 10 starts and by the end of the 2022 season, he amassed a staggering 35...more

Aberdeen, South Dakota racer Chad Becker raced to his 3rd WISSOTA Late Model National Championship during the 2022 season after a 14-win season catapulted him to the top of the list and led to the title at season’s end. Chad, who’s nickname is the Hotshoe, proved to be just that as he raced to those 14 victories at five of WISSOTA’s top tracks, including the Brown County Speedway in his hometown of Aberdeen, plus he was able to race to victories at the Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD; at the...more