by Jeffrey Sachse

May 12, 2012; Wilmot, WI -  The intensity of the 2012 Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint season ramped up as fans were treated to some frenzied late race action in the 30 lap A-main.   During the final eight laps of the contest a pair of restarts would showcase a classic duel between four-time and defending IRA Sprint champion Bill Balog and Mike Kertscher who was seeking his first feature win of 2012.

Swapping the lead back in forth in while performing classic cross-over moves, Balog and Kertscher would exchange the lead several times a lap until Balog got the upper hand in the closing laps and pulled away.

May 10, 2012; Wilmot, WI -  The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Car Series is looking forward to resuming its season after several weeks off as the series heads to Wilmot Raceway’s 1/3 mile clay oval located at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds. The event held this Saturday Night May 12th is the first of five appearances for the series at the track in 2012.

The 900 horsepower winged  410 sprints should be turning out in solid numbers as Wilmot Raceway’s own 410 Sprints are set to take on the touring stars of the IRA Series.  

By Jeffrey Sachse 

April 28, 2012; Beaver Dam, WI - An unexpected cold snap accompanied by early morning rains put the damper on the second event of the 2012 season for the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series. Rains which arrived during the early morning hours prompted officials to postpone the Jim Wipperfurth Memorial race until September 22nd.

By Jeffrey Sachse

April 21, 2012; Francis Creek, WI -  Four-time and defending Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint champion Billy Balog of EauClaire, WI served notice to the competition that his sights are firmly set on title number five as he took advantage of an outside front row feature starting position and ran away from the field enroute to a convincing victory. 

Last season’s point runner-up Mike Reinke of Howards Grove, WI was the only driver close to matching Balog’s pace.  Reinke however who had started in the fourth position was never able to dispose of lapped traffic quickly enough to have a clear shot at running down Balog who always managed to keep lapped cars between himself and Reinke to the checkered flag.  Third place runner Jeremy Schultz turned in a solid performance this evening with the IRA Sprints.  Schultz a regular competitor on the 360 circuit turned in the evening’s second quickest qualifying lap and then proceeded to stay near the front of the pack the entire feature distance claiming third place.

(Winged Warriors season opener at the third-mile, clay oval)
 
(Francis Creek, WI) March 29, 2012 -.The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series brings their 900 horsepower thunder to the picturesque 141 Speedway in Francis Creek on Saturday night April 21st. The date marks the area’s 2012 Sprint Car season opener. The IRA is the upper-Midwest’s premier Sprint Car series. The winged/410 cubic inch open wheel rockets are the fastest type of machines in dirt track racing, and the IRA teams have taken well to the tricky 141 oval.