By IRA Media
The 2010 Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series will take its' first green flag of the season this Saturday night, April 17th, in the 11th annual Rick Schmidt Memorial contested on the high speed half-mile Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway located just east of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The US Army presented event is the first of thirty-three slated for the upper-Midwest's premier race series. Joining the IRA 410's will be the Midwest Sprintcar Association (MSA) 360's in a unique Sprint Car doubleheader. Warm-ups are slated for 4:45, with IRA qualifying to let loose at 5:30, and racing to begin just after 6 pm. A solid field in both groups is anticipated. A open practice will be held at the Dodge County facility on Friday night the 16th, from 5 til 9pm.
Two-time defending Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Champion Bill Balog will be looking to get off to a good start in what he hopes will be a three-peat season. Past two-time IRA Champion Scotty Neitzel, along with former series titlists John Haeni, and Donny Goeden are definite candidates for victory lane as are previous Dodge County winners Mike Reinke, Steve Meyer, Todd Hepfner, and Mike Kertscher. Scott Biertzer, Scott Uttech, Phillip Mock, Bill Wirth, Dave Uttech, Scott Young, Billy Hafemann, Tommy Sexton, Todd Daun, Brian Kristan, Bill Warren, Todd King, Andy Hunt, and Ty Bartz head up a list of definite contenders.
Former IRA Rookie of the Year turned MSA Champion Wayne Modjeski is back with the IRA for 2010 and has learned how to win. Kris Spitz, Nick Alden, Russel Borland, Matt Vandervere, Cainen Reimann, and Brandon Thome are all expected to step up their game as are many others. Michael Emme heads up those who have put their hat in the Rookie ring. And of course the unknown factor which has played such a significant role in IRA events the past several years as numerous top talent throughout the Sprint Car world has frequently dropped in unannounced. Central Illinois campaigners Ryan Bunton, and Kaley Gharst have indicated that opening night at Dodge are on their agendas.
IRA had 20 different feature winners in 29 contested 2009 events, the biggest ratio of winners of any significant Sprint series..... world wide!
Both IRA & MSA are known for their solid fields and competitive nature, and both groups are coming fully loaded with high expectations for the 2010 season. The 2010 Wisconsin Sprint Car season goes green in a big way, this Saturday night April 17th, with the 11th annual Rick Schmidt Memorial at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
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