Key Wisconsin motor sports events for the 2026 racing season

[ASFN Admin]

Here is a list of major auto racing events to be held around Wisconsin in 2026, weighted toward the Milwaukee area, as well as photo galleries and links to 2025 coverage. (The farther away an event is, the bigger it has to be to crack the list.) Factors considered include history, prestige, scope and purse.

Follow track and series links for additional information.

If you have ideas for events that should be considered for addition, email [email protected].

Jan. 15-18: 63rd World Championship Snowmobile Derby, Eagle River (2025 winner: Zach Dewald)

April 26: 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 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 29-31: MotoAmerica Superbike Series, Road America, Elkhart Lake (Superbike winner: Josh Herrin both Saturday and Sunday)

June 3:High Limit Racing sprint cars, Red Cedar Speedway, Menomonie (2025 winner: Rico Abreu)

June 4:High Limit Racing sprint cars, Gondik Law Speedway, Superior

June 5-7:SCCA June Sprints club sports-car racing, Road America, Elkhart Lake

June 6:World of Outlaws sprint cars Cheese Town Showdown, Plymouth Dirt Track (2025 winner: Rico Abreu)

June 7:World of Outlaws sprint cars Badger State Brawl, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, (2025 winner: Sheldon Haudenschild)

June 19-20:IMCA modifieds, Clash at the Creek XVIII, $10,000 to win, 141 Speedway, Maribel

June 19-20:World of Outlaws late models Maribel Late Model Showdown, $12,000 to win Friday, $25,000 to win Saturday, 141 Speedway, Maribel

June 19-21: NTT IndyCar Series XPEL Grand Prix, Road America, Elkhart Lake. (2025 winner: Alex Palou)

June 21:ASA STARS National Tour, Slinger Speedway (2025 winner: Cole Butcher)

June 23:ASA STARS National Tour, Madison International Speedway, Town of Rutland (2025 winner: Carson Brown)

June 26-27: World of Outlaws sprint cars Independence Spectacular, Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond (2025 inners: Friday, David Gravel; Saturday, Carson Macedo)

June 26-28:Trans Am Speed Tour Cheese Capital Cup, Road America (2025 winner: Chris Dyson)

July 10-11: World of Outlaws sprint cars Larry Hillerud Memorial, Wilmot Raceway, Kenosha County Fairgrounds (2025 winner: Buddy Kofoid).

July 14: Slinger Nationals, Slinger Speedway (Winner: Ty Majeski)

July 16-19: WeatherTech Vintage Weekend, Road America, Elkhart Lake

July 30-Aug. 1:World of Outlaws late models, Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, with $100,000-to-win USA Nationals feature Saturday (2025 winner: Ryan Gustin)

July 30-Aug. 2:IMSA sports cars, Road America (2025 winner: BMW M Team RLL, Dries Vanthoor and Phillipp Eng)

Aug. 4: ASA Midwest Tour, Gandrud Auto Group 250, Wisconsin International Raceway, Kaukauna (Winner: Luke Fenhaus)

Aug. 28-30: Fanatec GT World Challenge, Road America, Elkhart Lake

Aug. 28: ARCA Menards Series, Madison International Speedway, Town of Rutland (2025 winner: Max Reaves)

Aug. 28-30:IndyCar Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250, Milwaukee Mile (2025 single race winner: Christian Rasmussen)

Sept. 3-6: Crandon World Championship Off-Road Races and Crandon World Cup, Crandon International Raceway

Aug. 31:USAC Midgets, Firemen’s Nationals, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie (2025 winner: Gavin Miller)

Sept. 18-20: VSCDA fall vintage weekend, Road America, Elkhart Lake

Oct. 3-5:SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Road America, Elkhart Lake

Oct. 8-11: Oktoberfest races, culmiating with ASA Midwest Tour Oktoberfest 200 season finale, La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem (2025 winner: Ty Majeski)

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin racing in 2026 at Road America, Mile, Slinger, Outaws, more

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