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(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 26, 2024 – There were highs, there were lows and a little bit of everything in between as Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team tackled an ultra-challenging four-race ‘Maverick Mayhem’ weekend of 410 Sprint Car racing action co-sanctioned by the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association and Honest Abe Roofing Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series contested at four different Indiana speed plants on four consecutive nights running Thursday,...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 3, 2024 – After bringing the first half of their 2024 season to a close with a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, June 28, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team are looking forward to meeting up with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series before taking on the remainder of the IRA schedule during the month of July. Hartmann opened IRA...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 24, 2024 – After sitting on the sidelines for nearly six weeks with motor issues, Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsport Team got back in the saddle again for the three-race Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Northern Outlaw Sprint Association swing through Minnesota and North Dakota Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20. In his first appearance at Norman County...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 24, 2024 - Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing crew made a long 621-mile one-way trek for a challenging three-race swing through Minnesota and North Dakota pay off with a career-best showing at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on Friday, July 19 to highlight the team’s entry in the third annual Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series - Northern Outlaw Sprint Association. Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings Mini...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 31, 2024 – A doubleheader weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26 and The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27 presented Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team crew with a steady procession of mechanical maladies to untangle. However, undaunted, the young team showed its resiliency in putting a car on the track...more

PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 31, 2024 – With a total of 37 A-main victories covering four diverse racing divisions and a total of three track titles to his credit during his 17-year racing career, The Plymouth Dirt Track is a special place for Travis Arenz. Considering his resume at the third-mile clay oval, strong performances at his home track shouldn’t come as a surprise. The latest show-stopping fete of Arenz’s impressive accomplishment-filled career came on Saturday, July 27 when “Mr....more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 21, 2024 – As one of the most frequented tracks on the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series circuit, negotiating the nuances of Wilmot Raceway has been an ongoing work in progress for Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team during the past three seasons of IRA competition at the tricky three-eighths-mile semi-banked clay oval nestled in the tiny community of Wilmot, Wis. Hartmann, who posted a strong fifth place A-main...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 21, 2024 – Although going about it in two different ways the end result was the same for Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports team in Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, Aug. 18. With a Kenosha County Fair Night crowd looking on, Arenz’s night at Wilmot got off to a slow start with a late...more

Hartmann charges ahead, banks top 10 at The Hill (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 4, 2024 – Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team completed a two-race weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars competition with both speed and consistency tucked firmly in their back pocket after a pair of forward-moving showings at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 31 and The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 1. With a large...more

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 4, 2024 – After claiming his first and, so far, only Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory last season at a track he knows better than any other, Travis Arenz came oh so close to racking 410 main event victory No. 2 with a large Sheboygan County Fair crowd on hand to spur on the home track driver Saturday, Aug. 31 at The Plymouth Dirt Track. Arenz opened the night by qualifying 14th in the 27-car IRA field with a...more