BEAVER DAM, Wis. – The tentative IRA Bumper to Bumper Outlaw Sprint Series schedule, featuring 35 races from April through September, was revealed to the public Monday night.
Contained within the Midwestern gamut are stops to multiple longstanding series venues and traditional crown jewel events, as well as two premier facilities outside the state of Wisconsin.
Kicking off April 10-11, one of the opening weekend races for the IRA sprints will be a showdown with the Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series, a Saturday event at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa.
The biggest stop in the month of May will see the stars of IRA headline the Great Lakes Shootout at Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex on May 15 before tentatively heading up to the Marion County Fairgrounds and legendary Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway to join Xtream Night powered by Mediacom on May 16 at the black dirt half-mile.
IRA will close the month of May with a tripleheader of action alongside the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions, set May 29-31 at Wilmot Raceway, Plymouth Dirt Track and Angell Park Speedway, respectively.
Angell Park’s traditional Corn Fest marquee special will be held Aug. 23 for the IRA sprint cars, while the tour’s 2020 season will close with the Wisconsin Championships at Plymouth Dirt Track on Sept. 26.
A second date is also tentative on the schedule as of press time, the Aug. 10 Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway, while four dates – April 10, April 25, Aug. 29 and Sept. 4 – will be announced at a later date.
Bill Balog, from North Pole, Alaska, is the defending IRA Outlaw Sprint Series champion.
Balog, the driver of the familiar No. 17b, picked up his record-tying ninth series championship in 2019 on the strength of nine victories for car owner Mike Urner.
The full 2020 IRA Outlaw Sprint Series tentative calendar can be found below.
Tentative 2020 IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Schedule (as of Dec. 23)
Date – Venue – Location
April 10 – TBA – TBA
April 11 – 34 Raceway – West Burlington, Iowa (co-sanction with MOWA)
April 18 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, Wis.
April 25 – TBA – TBA
May 1 – Outagamie Speedway – Seymour, Wis.
May 2 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Cedar Lake, Wis.
May 9 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, Wis.
May 15 – Jackson Speedway – Jackson, Minn.
May 16 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa (T)
May 23 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, Wis.
May 24 – 141 Speedway – Maribel, Wis.
May 29 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, Wis. (co-sanction with ASCoC)
May 30 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Plymouth, Wis. (co-sanction with ASCoC)
May 31 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wis. (co-sanction with ASCoC)
June 6 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Ill. (co-sanction with MOWA)
June 13 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, Wis.
June 28 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wis.
July 3 – Dodge County Fairgrounds – Beaver Dam, Wis.
July 5 – 141 Speedway – Maribel, Wis.
July 25 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, Wis.
July 31 – Langlade Co Speedway – Antigo, Wis.
Aug. 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Plymouth, Wis.
Aug. 8 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, Wis.
Aug. 10 – Southern Iowa Speedway – Oskaloosa, Iowa (T)
Aug. 22 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, Wis.
Aug. 23 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wis.
Aug. 29 – TBA – TBA
Aug. 30 – The Dirt Oval at Route 66 – Joliet, Ill. (co-sanction with MOWA)
Sept. 4 – TBA – TBA
Sept. 5 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Plymouth, Wis.
Sept. 6 – 141 Speedway – Maribel, Wis.
Sept. 12 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Cedar Lake, Wis.
Sept. 19 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, Wis.
Sept. 25 – Dodge County Fairgrounds – Beaver Dam, Wis.
Sept. 26 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Plymouth, Wis.