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Wisconsin racing fans get their first real taste of the 2026 season with a pair of significant super late model events in April before the dam breaks in May.
Below is a list of major auto racing events around Wisconsin in this stretch, weighted toward the Milwaukee area. (The farther away an event is, the bigger it has to be to crack the list.) Factors considered include history, prestige, scope and purse.
In addition to the asphalt openers at Dells Raceway Park, Slinger Speedway and Madison International Speedway – and by extension the ASA Midwest Tour – the schedule is highlighted by one of the most lucrative races of the season.
Granted, Mississippi Thunder Speedway is a lot closer to the Twin Cities than to Wisconsin’s population center, but the facility is a gem, and the $40,000 winner’s share ensures the World of Outlaws Late Model Series competitors will be at the top of their game May 2.
Sprint cars also take the green flag at premier tracks in southeast and south central Wisconsin. And Road America hosts vintage cars and motorcycles.
You can find a similar list for the entire season, plus winners of completed events, here.
April 11:Dells Raceway ParkIcebreaker 100, first super late model race of the season
April 26: Jerry Priesgen Memorial, ASA Midwest Tour and Slinger Speedway season opener
April 30-May 2:World of Outlaws Late Model Series Dairyland Showdown, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City. $40,000 to win Saturday (2025 winners: Friday –Tyler Erb; Saturday –Nick Hoffman)
May 2:IRA Sprints at Wilmot Raceway, first Wisconsin race of the season for the regional sprint car series
May 3: ASA Midwest Tour Joe Shear Classic, Madison International Speedway, Town of Rutland (2025 winner: Casey Johnson)
May 15-17: Spring Vintage Festival, Road America, Elkhart Lake
May 16:IRA Sprints at Plymouth Dirt track, first of the series' three races at the track
May 17:IRA Sprints at Angell Park Speedway, first of the series' three races at the track
May 29-31: MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road America, Elkhart Lake (Superbike winner: Josh Herrin both Saturday and Sunday)
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 2026 Wisconsin racing season opens with stock cars, sprints, vintage
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Below is a list of major auto racing events around Wisconsin in this stretch, weighted toward the Milwaukee area. (The farther away an event is, the bigger it has to be to crack the list.) Factors considered include history, prestige, scope and purse.
In addition to the asphalt openers at Dells Raceway Park, Slinger Speedway and Madison International Speedway – and by extension the ASA Midwest Tour – the schedule is highlighted by one of the most lucrative races of the season.
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Granted, Mississippi Thunder Speedway is a lot closer to the Twin Cities than to Wisconsin’s population center, but the facility is a gem, and the $40,000 winner’s share ensures the World of Outlaws Late Model Series competitors will be at the top of their game May 2.
Sprint cars also take the green flag at premier tracks in southeast and south central Wisconsin. And Road America hosts vintage cars and motorcycles.
You can find a similar list for the entire season, plus winners of completed events, here.
April 11:Dells Raceway ParkIcebreaker 100, first super late model race of the season
April 26: Jerry Priesgen Memorial, ASA Midwest Tour and Slinger Speedway season opener
April 30-May 2:World of Outlaws Late Model Series Dairyland Showdown, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City. $40,000 to win Saturday (2025 winners: Friday –Tyler Erb; Saturday –Nick Hoffman)
May 2:IRA Sprints at Wilmot Raceway, first Wisconsin race of the season for the regional sprint car series
May 3: ASA Midwest Tour Joe Shear Classic, Madison International Speedway, Town of Rutland (2025 winner: Casey Johnson)
May 15-17: Spring Vintage Festival, Road America, Elkhart Lake
May 16:IRA Sprints at Plymouth Dirt track, first of the series' three races at the track
May 17:IRA Sprints at Angell Park Speedway, first of the series' three races at the track
May 29-31: MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road America, Elkhart Lake (Superbike winner: Josh Herrin both Saturday and Sunday)
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 2026 Wisconsin racing season opens with stock cars, sprints, vintage
Continue reading...
