BUMPER TO BUMPER IRA OUTLAW SPRINTS RELEASE 06 SCHEDULE
By Paul Pittman
McHenry, IL The 2006 version of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints schedule consists of 34 dates at 18 different speedways in 4 different states. IRA is extremely proud to have Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts & Service Centers as series title sponsor for the 6th consecutive year. Long time IRA supporter, United Trailers will also be back again as associate series sponsor. IRA additionally welcomes O'Reilly/Bumper to Bumper as a new sponsor for the events contested in the St. Paul Minnesota marketplace.
The schedule for the winged/410 group is filled with many of the familiar stops that have become so popular with both IRA fans and teams. Traditional events like Cedar Lake Speedway's Masters & Jerry Richert Memorial, Dodge County's Rick Schmidt Memorial & Dick Witt Checkered Classic, Knoxville Raceway's IRA/Knoxville Challenge & Summer Classic, Wilmot Speedway's King of Wisconsin, Superior Speedway's Northern Nationals, and Sheboygan County Fair Park's Frank Filskov Memorial Fall Classic are all back just to name a few.
A trio of events slated for The Raceway @ Powercom Park that are sure to thrill all open wheel fans will be the three race Triple Crown Series featuring IRA competing in conjunction with the popular Badger Midgets.
IRA mixes it up with the Late Models too on ocassion. Cedar Lake's Masters was a huge hit with this inaugural combination last year as the NARA & WDRL stocks shared the billing. The Oshkosh Speedzone and Sheboygan Co. Fair Park venues will host IRA with the WDLMA on pair of seperate visits. IRA will cobine with the USMTS touring mod series for the Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge at the Deer CreeK Speedway creating an outstanding open-wheel double-bill.
IRA is extremely excited to have the extremely popular Summer Sizzler at the Langlade County Speedway grow into what will now be a two-day event. The standing room only crowds which have supported IRA's lone annual visit the past two years, will have an entire weekend to celebrate with the teams this year as the city of Antigo plans on combining several community events including a golf tournament
inconjunction with the race.
Everyone was thrilled when IRA was selected to headline Kenosha County Fair at Wilmot last year, so based on the tremendous response from last year, IRA will proudly headline the Friday night of this year's fair, and will also make their debut at the Hancock County Speedway by headlining Friday of the their fair too.
In addition to the above mentioned event at the Hancock Co. Speedway in Iowa, IRA will make other first time visits at Wisconsin's Rice Lake and Eagle Valley Speedway's, plus Lincoln Speedway in Illinois.
Of course IRA will be stopping in at three long standing supporting venues for traditional appearances, as Iowa's Echo Valley and Cresco Speedway's, plus Wisconsin's Red Cedar Speedway all host single dates. The IRA returns to the ultrafast Jackson Speedway in Minnesota after a years absence.
IRA will provide car support to World of Outlaws Sprint Series events June 14th at Powercom Park, July 28-29 at Minnesota's Princeton National, and September 23rd at what should be the biggest event ever at the Wilmot Speedway. Both Princeton and Wilmot are televised events on The Outdoor Channel. The IRA ofcourse is a big supporter of sprint car racing's crown jewel, The Knoxville Nationals. While some use the week to prepare for the grueling IRA season stretch run, several IRA teams have become popular fixtures at The Nationals.
Two-time defending Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Champion Scotty Neitzel will be back aiming for a three-peat, over the likes of what traditionally is highest car count per event in all of winged/410 racing.
IRA also is proud to have long standing sponsors TW Metals, McCroskey Chevrolet/Pontiac, and All American Caps N' Liners back again in 06, plus Stevie B's Landscaping.
The sseason begins Saturday April 22nd at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway half-mile, and continues a week later just down the street at Beaver Dam Wisconsin's other track, The Raceway @ Powrcom Park for the first of three IRA Sprint /Badger Midget combination events April 29th.
For information regarding the IRA, please contact series President Steve Sinclair at 815-759-9269, or check out the web at irasprints.com and irasprints.org
2006 Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints Schedule
April 22 Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam WI
Rick Schmidt Memorial, (raindate July 7)
April 29 Raceway @ Powercom Park, Beaver Dam, WI
Triple Crown Round I w/Badger Midgets, (raindate May 6)
May 13 Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville IA
IRA/Knoxville 410 Challenge
May 20 Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot WI
Wayne Daun Memorial
May 26 Superior Speedway, Superior WI
May 27 Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
Southern MN Spring Challenge w/USMTS Mods
June 3 Raceway @ Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI
Triple Crown Round II w/Badger Midgets
June 9 Oshkosh Speedzone, Oshkosh WI
June 10 Lincoln Speedway, Lincoln IL
June 14 Raceway@ Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI
World of Outlaws (non-points)
June 16-17 Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond WI
Masters w/NARA & WDRL Late Models
June 25 Eagle Valley Speedeway, Jim Falls WI
July 1 Sheboygan Co. Fair Park, Plymouth WI
July 8 Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot WI
King of Wisconsin
July 15 Raceway @ Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI
Triple Crown Round III w/Badger Midgets
July 21 Hancock Co. Speedway, Britt IA
Hancock Co. Fair
July 22 Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville IA
Summer Classic
July 28-29 Princeton Speedway, Princeton, MN
World of Outlaws (non-points) TV
August 4-5 Langlade Co. Speedway, Antigo WI
Summer Sizzler
August 18 Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot WI
Kenosha Co. Fair
August 19 Echo Valley Speedway, West Union IA
August 25 Red Cedar Speedway, Menomonie WI
August 26 Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake WI
September 2 Oshkosh Speedzone, Oshkosh WI
w/WDLMA stocks
September 3 Jackson Speedway, Jackson MN
September 4 Cresco Speedway, Cresco IA
September 8 Superior Speedway, Superior WI
Northern Nationals
September 9 Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond WI
Jerry Richert Memorial
September 16 Dodge Co. Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam WI
Dick Witt Checkered Classic
September 23 Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot WI
World of Outlaws (non-points) TV
September 30 Sheboygan Co. Fair Park, Plymouth WI
Frank Filskov Memorial IRA Championship
Note, this schedule is being released in good faith that dates included are accurate. However IRA reserves the right to alter or change this schedule due to any unforeseen changes in speedway management, and/or sponsor obligations.