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Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Releases 2005 Schedule
McHenry, IL 2/13 The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series are
proud to release their schedule for the 2005 racing season, marking the 46th
year of sanctioning for the all dirt winged/410's of the Interstate Racing
Association. Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts & Service Centers will again be
the series title sponsor, while United Trailers is back on as an associate
series sponsor. Thirty-four race dates at twenty-one upper midwestern venues
within a five state region appear. Wisconsin's Dodge County Fairgrounds,
Cedar Lake Speedway, and Wilmot Speedway host the most point shows with
three each, while Iowa's Knoxville Raceway also appears with three.
While much is the same for 2005, IRA is extremely excited to have added some
new events to this years campaign. Cedar Lake Speedway has added sprint cars
for the first time to its' high-profile Masters event, and IRA is honored to
be the host sanction for June 17-18 affair. IRA will also make their
first appearance ever at Minnesota's Deer Creek Speedway June 24th. Deer Creek
was named The Wissota Track of the Year in 2004. IRA will be going back to
its' original roots on August 19th by headlining the Kenosha (WI) County Fair
at Wilmot Speedway. Wilmot was IRA's home track throughout the 70's and 80's.
Also new to the schedule will be The Dick Witt Checkered Classic September
17th at the Dodge Co. Fairgrounds, held in memory of the groups' long time
official starter who was taken by cancer after a decade long fight. IRA
is proud to be returning to the Freeport (IL) Raceway Park after a five year
absence, and to Wisconsin's Luxemburg Speedway after being gone last year.
The schedule is filled with numerous traditional events and dates, including
The Rick Schmidt Memorial at Dodge Co. to open the point season April 30th,
The Battle of Lake Michigan June 3-4, with shows at Michigan's Hartford
Speedway Park, and an all sprint affair the following night at the Butler
Battlegrounds as IRA shares the card with the SOD 360's. The popular IRA
Sprint/Badger Midget combo event, The Raceway @ Powercom Park's Triple Crown
is set for July 16th, while IRA travels to Knoxville one week later for the
July 22-23 Summer Classic. Labor Day Weekend Border Wars is back again
September 3-4 with shows at Grant Co. (WI) Speedway, and Cresco (IA) Speedway.
September 9th has IRA headlining Superior Speedway's Northern Nationals,
followed the next night September 10th, with the Jerry Richert Memorial
IRA/Knoxville/NOSA Challenge at Cedar Lake. IRA then closes its' season as
always with the Frank Filskov Memorial Fall Classic at Sheboygan Co. (WI) Fair
Park October 1st. The IRA will also be supporting five separate events
in a non-points role, including four with the World of Outlaws.
The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series has long been known for its'
competitive style and format, but mostly for its' unprecedented car count as
the group traditionally provides the largest member supported car count per
event of any traveling sprint series. Current champ Scotty Neitzel will be
back in hopes of defending his crown, while past series champions' Joe Roe,
Kim Mock, and John Haeni all hope to regain the IRA throne as a record point
fund awaits.
For information regarding the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series,
checkout the web at www.irasprints.com
& www.irasprints.org
2005 BUMPER TO BUMPER IRA OUTLAW SPRINTS Schedule
April 16 Southern Iowa Speedway
Oskaloosa, IA * non-points
April 30 Dodge Co. Fairgrounds
Beaver Dam, WI
May 14 Knoxville
Raceway Knoxville, IA
May 21 Wilmot
Speedway Wilmot,
WI
May 28 Echo Valley,
IA West Union, IA
TBA Eagle Valley
Raceway Jim Falls, WI
June 3 Hartford Speedway
Park Hartford, MI
June 4 Butler
Battlegrounds Quincy, MI
June 11 Sheboygan Co. Fair Park
Plymouth, WI * non-points WoO
June17-18 Cedar Lake
Speedway New Richmond, WI
June 24 Superior
Speedway Superior, WI
June 25 Deer Creek
Speedway Spring Valley, MN
July 2 Sheboygan Co. Fair Park
Plymouth, WI
July 3 Luxemburg
Speedway Luxemburg, WI
July 6 Raceway @ Powercom Park
Beaver Dam, WI * non-points WoO
July 9 Wilmot
Speedway Wilmot,
WI
July 16 Raceway @ Powercom Park
Beaver Dam, WI
July 22-23 Knoxville
Raceway Knoxville, IA
July 29-30 Princeton
Speedway Princeton,
MN * non-points WoO
Aug. 5 Dodge Co.
Fairgrounds Beaver Dam, WI
Aug. 6 Langlade Co. Fairgrounds
Antigo, WI
Aug. 19 Wilmot
Speedway Wilmot,
WI
Aug. 20 Freeport Raceway
Park Freeport, IL
Aug. 26 Red Cedar
Speedway Menomonie, WI
Aug. 30 Powercom SpeedZone
Oshkosh, WI
Sept 3 Grant Co.
Speedway Lancaster, WI
Sept 4 Cresco
Speedway Cresco,
IA
Sept 9 Superior
Speedway Superior, WI
Sept 10 Cedar Lake
Speedway New Richmond, WI
Sept 17 Dodge Co.
Fairgrounds Beaver Dam, WI
Sept 24 Raceway @ Powercom Park
Beaver Dam, WI * non-points WoO
October 1 Sheboygan Co. Fair Park Plymouth, WI
Please Note, * means non-points race
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