Nearly 50 tracks committed to WISSOTA
ideals and membership for the 2007 season
COKATO, MN - On the heels of the dramatic announcement that AMSOIL, Inc. recently signed on as the title sponsor of all WISSOTA auto racing starting in 2007 to help create the new AMSOIL Dirt Track Series, many of the region’s speedway promoters have expressed their continued support and dedication to the ideals of WISSOTA by sanctioning with the area’s leading and established racing organization. These promoters recognize and believe strongly in the strength of unity and enjoy working together with other race tracks for the betterment of the entire auto racing industry.
That is why WISSOTA was begun in 1981 and why it continues to be a successful, steady, member-driven organization more than 25 years later.
In WISSOTA, promoters feel honored to belong to an organization in which they have a voice, as well as the right to vote on rule changes and organizational policies annually. They recognize WISSOTA is a nonprofit organization which gives all profits to the drivers point funds every single year. WISSOTA’s member promoters understand the essential relationship between a good business, being a good neighbor and maintaining a good relationship with the competitors.
In spite of other options available to them, WISSOTA’s promoters clearly recognize the health of the industry is largely in their hands and they choose to take a leadership role in remaining strongly united. By remaining under the WISSOTA banner, they give the drivers of our region the most consistent and convenient choice to enjoy their favorite sport.
The following tracks will be proudly flying the banners of WISSOTA and their respective sponsors in 2007, and others are expected to join as well:
• ABC Raceway - Ashland, Wisconsin
• Arlington Raceway - Arlington, Minnesota
• Bemidji Speedway - Bemidji, Minnesota
• BMP Speedway - Billings, Montana
• Brown County Speedway - Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Buffalo River Speedway - Glyndon, Minnesota
• Canby Speedway - Canby, Minnesota
• Casino Speedway - Watertown, South Dakota
• Casper Speedway - Casper, Wyoming
• Chateau Raceway - Lansing, Minnesota
• Dacotah Speedway - Mandan, North Dakota
• Dakota State Fair Speedway - Huron, South Dakota
• Deer Creek Speedway - Spring Valley, Minnesota
• Eagle Valley Speedway - Jim Falls, Wisconsin
• Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, Montana
• Emo Speedway - Emo, Ontario
• Fiesta City Speedway - Montevideo, Minnesota
• Fox Ridge Speedway - Arcadia, Wisconsin
• Gallatin Speedway - Bozeman, Montana
• Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette, Wyoming
• Golden Spike Speedway - Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
• Grand Rapids Speedway - Grand Rapids, Minnesota
• Greenbush Race Park - Greenbush, Minnesota
• Hibbing Raceway - Hibbing, Minnesota
• I-90 Speedway - Hartford, South Dakota
• Jamestown Speedway - Jamestown, North Dakota
• Kopellah Speedway - St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
• KRA Speedway - Willmar, Minnesota
• Langlade County Speedway - Antigo, Wisconsin
• Madison Speedway - Madison, Minnesota
• Miller Speedway - Miller, South Dakota
• Montana Late Model Association - Billings, Montana
• Norman County Raceway - Ada, Minnesota
• North Central Speedway - Brainerd, Minnesota
• Princeton Speedway - Princeton, Minnesota
• Proctor Speedway - Proctor, Minnesota
• Red Cedar Speedway - Menomonie, Wisconsin
• Red River Coop Speedway - Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Red River Valley Speedway - West Fargo, North Dakota
• Redwood Speedway - Redwood Falls, Minnesota
• Rice Lake Speedway - Rice Lake, Wisconsin
• Riverside Raceway - Eagle River, Wisconsin
• Shawano Speedway - Shawano, Wisconsin
• Sheyenne River Speedway - Lisbon, North Dakota
• Sweetwater Speedway - Rock Springs, Wyoming
• TNT Speedway - Three Lakes, Wisconsin
• Tri-Oval Speedway - Fountain City, Wisconsin
• Viking Speedway - Alexandria, Minnesota
Their reasons for being WISSOTA members are clearly voiced and include:
• Pride in the organization which they created and have steered for more than two decades. Member-driven management.
• Established 20 plus year history of success, stability and increasing national recognition as a model to follow.
• Drivers demand for the most convenience and consistency in traveling from track to track, including common rules with the overwhelming majority of the region’s tracks.
• The promotional power of All The Dirt! Racing News, the official newspaper of WISSOTA.
• A pool of talented drivers that includes nearly 3,000 competitors in six established divisions.
• A system created by drivers to ensure competitors’ opinions are shared with promoters throughout the rules- and policy-making process.
• Driver point funds for all member tracks.
• National point fund that gives drivers an opportunity for additional earnings and exposure.
• Established, consistent policies regarding scheduling.
• Technical training opportunities.
• Camaraderie and learning experiences from fellow member promoters.
WISSOTA is, at its heart, an organization of approximately 50 race track operators who have found cooperation and mutual respect a tremendous advantage in running their facilities. WISSOTA’s voting membership includes individuals who own or lease tracks, corporately owned facilities and club-run facilities who all share the common goal of keeping the industry strong while succeeding in their own unique business endeavors.
WISSOTA promoters are stewards of the industry and recognize that the decisions they make today will impact the sport of tomorrow. They don’t give up their long-term plans for short-term gains that hurt the industry.
They take their role seriously as “keepers of the flame” within the racing industry. The promoters who choose WISSOTA to be their organization share a passion for the sport of dirt track racing and a vision for their organization which will serve them well in the future.
Beginning in 2007, every race under the WISSOTA banner will be a part of the AMSOIL Dirt Track Series. AMSOIL, Inc., the worldwide leader in synthetic lubricants, is now the title sponsor of the entire racing organization.
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