by Dodge County Media PR
The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series head to the half-mile Dodge County Fairgrounds this Friday night July 1st for the annual Rick Schmidt Memorial. The Dodge County Fair track is located just east of Beaver Dam, WI on Hwy 33. The venue lost both its' April scheduled IRA events to weather so this show will kick off the 2011 racing season at the popular highspeed facility. IRA will highlight the show by running 2 feature events this Friday night. A good field of Vintage Modifieds will entertain the crowd both on display and on the track throughout the night. A driver can take home $3500 Friday by virtue of winning the $2000 to win 24 car 20 lap first main event, and $1500 for the 20 car 15 lap follow up portion. Pits Open at 3, Grandstand Gates 5 pm, Hot Laps at 6, Opening Ceremonies at 7. Adults $18, children 6-12 yrs old $5, kids 5 & under are FREE.

by Joe Verdegan
Apparently Mother Nature is not as anxious as the racers and fans of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series to get the 2011 season underway. Due to an absolutely frustrating weather forecast for the weekend which includes cold, rain, and wind, the entire 3-days (April 15-17) at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway have been cancelled. The traditional opening weekend was to include a Friday practice, the IRA 410 & MSA 360 SPRINTACULAR on Saturday, and WDLMA Late Models with Mods & Grand Nationals Sunday.

by Joe Verdegan
The Dodge County Fairgrounds will play host to the Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association (WDLMA) season opening touring event Sunday, April 17 beginning at 5 p.m.

"I received an e-mail from Steve Sinclair of the IRA Sprint Car Series last night informing us that he would not be able to bring Mid-American in as a support division for the IRA Sprint Cars this Friday, Sept. 3 at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway.

Mid-American Stock Car Series PhotoMASCS Regulars Clash with Grand National Drivers in Series’ First Appearance on Dirt

by Matt Panure
Bill Prietzel and Don Sorce Jr. turned many circuits side-by-side at Hales Corner Speedway before going their separate ways. Friday night the two rekindled their rivalry presenting a stunning side-by-side display at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway with Prietzel winning his second consecutive Mid-American Stock Car Series event.

Just 12 days after winning at the four-mile course of Road America in the same Monte Carlo, Prietzel was happy to get back to his roots, and the roots of Mid-American, which spawned from the dirt grand nationals in 1992. The series has raced strictly on asphalt since 1993.

“It’s always fun to race on the dirt. I’ve enjoyed it, and to win tonight, is just unbelievable,” an exuberant Prietzel said in victory circle. “It was never in my dreams of happening. I was just hoping to be competitive.”

Prietzel and Sorce traded the lead in the final six circuits of the $1,500 to win Big Clay Clash for Cash, with Prietzel grabbing the top spot for the final time on lap 18. Sorce closed a three-car-length gap on the backstretch of the final circuit, but was edged out by less than a foot at the start/finish line.

At the drop of the flag, dirt grand national driver Kevin Rank seized the lead and crept away from the pack to a car-length lead over his teammate Steve Seitz. Seitz caught Rank on the second circuit and slid to the outside to garner credit for leading lap two.

A lap-three restart occured after Ryan Gutknecht looped his borrowed racer in turn four. The restart placed MASCS-regular Travis Rodewald in second and Prietzel in third. The two tar
cars sized up Seitz on the restart and wasted no time disposing of the dirt-track regular.

by Matt Panure
Davey Ray, the 2003 Badger Midget Auto Racing Association champion, will join the Mid-American Stock Car Series in Friday’s Big Clay Clash for Cash at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway.  The Loves Park, Ill., resident will pilot a machine owned by Gregg Schaal.
 
Competing in midget cars since 1997, Ray has stacked up an impressive résumé.  Along with multiple feature wins at venues such as Angell Park Speedway, Eagle (Neb.) Raceway and I-69 Raceway in Gas City, Ind., Ray boasts runner up finishes in the Belleville Midget Nationals and Hut 100.
 
Ray will join an array of experience with drivers from dirt and asphalt backgrounds in Mid-American cars and dirt grand nationals.
 
The Big Clay Clash for Cash is the first MASCS appearance on dirt since the series’ predecessor, the Midwest Grand National Series, ran a schedule of dirt and asphalt races in 1992.

Mid-American will join the IRA Sprint Cars and an open division of midget cars for the Sue Thiel Memorial.

Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway is located on High Point Road, just south of highway 33 in Beaver Dam, Wis. For more information visit www.dodgecountyfairgrounds.com/SpeedwayHome.htm .

For more information about the Mid-American Stock Car Series, including the full 2010 schedule, results, standings and driver information visit www.midamericanracing.com.