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 dkallmann@journalsentinel.com.
April 11: Dells Raceway Park Icebreaker 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 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 Makers and Fixers 250 (Saturday) and Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 (Sunday), Milwaukee Mile (2025 single race winner: Christian Rasmussen)
Aug. 31: USAC Midgets, Firemen’s Nationals, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie (2025 winner: Gavin Miller)
Sept. 3-6: Crandon World Championship Off-Road Races and Crandon World Cup, Crandon International Raceway
Sept. 4: IRA Sprints Harry Neitzel Tribute at Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam
Sept. 18-20: VSCDA fall vintage weekend, Road America, Elkhart Lake
Sept. 26: IRA Sprints season finale, Plymouth Dirt Track
Oct. 3-5: SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Road America, Elkhart Lake
Oct. 8-11: Oktoberfest races, culminating with ASA Midwest Tour Oktoberfest 200 season finale, La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem (2025 winner: Ty Majeski)
2026 winners
Jan. 15-18: 63rd World Championship Snowmobile Derby, Eagle River (Winner: Zach Dewald)
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Key Wisconsin motor sports events for the 2026 racing season
Reporting by Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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