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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

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

St Cloud, MN (November 19, 2021) – For immediate release. The WISSOTA Promoters Association Inc Annual Meeting wrapped up 2 days of deliberations among member promoters. The following car rules were passed by the promoters by a minimum of 2/3rds vote of those present. These rules are a summary. Exact wording will be in the 2022 WISSOTA Rules and Procedures. All WISSOTA Divisions: • Helmet update to SNELL 2015 or SFI 311 or newer. • Top of helmet must be below the top of the halo with driver...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions Huron, South Dakota Late Model Rookie Cole Searing, not only raced to the 2021 WISSOTA Late Model National Rookie of the Year title this past season but impressively, he also claimed the 2021 WISSOTA Late Model National Championship for his season-long efforts as well. Searing, the 2019 WISSOTA Midwest Modified National Champion, made the jump into the Late Model division at the start of the 2020 season and competed in nineteen events in the COVID-19 shortened...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions It should be no surprise to anyone that Rice, Minnesota’s Shane Sabraski was in the National Championship conversation during the 2021 racing season, as he is one of the all-time winningest drivers in the country and was able to race to his 3rd WISSOTA Super Stock National title at season’s end. He was also in the hunt for his second straight Modified national title, but came up just one single point short and settled for second after a season-long fight with Tyler...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions Marion, North Dakota’s Lucas Rodin has been racing in the WISSOTA Modified division for the past ten seasons and has always dreamed of winning a National Championship and at the conclusion of the 2021 season, he was able to realize that dream after a self-described ‘dream’ season capped off with 25 wins en route to his first-ever national title. Rodin, who has competed in IMCA Modifieds and Pure Stocks/Bombers as well throughout his career, has had a solid career,...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions Hickson, North Dakota’s Tyler Peterson claimed the 2021 WISSOTA Modified National Championship in thrilling fashion, by only one single point, for his season-long efforts after competing in nearly 70 WISSOTA-sanctioned events across four states and amassing 20 sanctioned victories along the way. Along with the 69 WISSOTA events, he also competed in a dozen Open and USRA-sanctioned Modified events, picking up a win to kick start his 2021 season in Arizona back in...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions A battle for second in the WISSOTA Hornet national point standings as the season was winding down quickly turned into a battle for a national championship after the early season national point leader was disqualified at the WISSOTA 100 mid-September, putting Travis Olafson in the driver’s seat literally and figuratively heading into the final month of the season. Olafson, who had amassed a solid season up until that point suddenly found himself leading the national...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions Chad Finckbone has been a household name in auto racing on Minnesota’s Iron Range for many years, but no prior season has compared to the 2021 campaign the Grand Rapids, Minnesota racer just completed, which lead to his first-ever National Championship. Chad, who competed in twenty-five events at his two local tracks, the Grand Rapids Speedway in Grand Rapids, MN and the Hibbing Raceway in Hibbing, MN, raced to twenty-one victories on his way to being crowned as the...more

FYE Motorsports Promotions Clear Lake, Minnesota’s Tommy Bawden charged to the 2021 WISSOTA Mod Four National Championship after a 31-win season bested the other 89 Mod Four drivers in the final national point standings. Midland, South Dakota’s Clint Jensen finished with runner-up honors twenty-eight points behind Bawden at the season’s end. Bawden entered 55 events, won 31 of them, with 17 of those wins being clean sweeps, and was able to finish inside the top ten in 47 of the 55 events he...more