McHENRY, Ill. -- The 2004 edition of the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series has the popular upper-midwestern winged/410 tour appearing at twenty-four facilities within a five state region. The thirty-eight race schedule kicks off April 10th with IRAs' first ever visit to Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, before their traditional Wisconsin home opener at the Dodge Co. Fairgrounds a week later on April 17th with the annual Rick Schmidt Memorial.

Wisconsin hosts twenty-one events, while Iowa lays claim to nine. Minnesota brings in the IRA four times, while Illinois and Michigan hold two events each. Several traditional events return to the schedule including the May 15th IRA/Knoxville 410 Shootout at the famed Knoxville Raceway, Memorial Day weekend's triple header May 29-31 with events at Jackson (MN) Speedway, Echo Valley (IA) Speedway, and Wisconsin's Raceway @ Powercom Park. Wilmot hosts the annual King of Wisconsin/Wayne Daun Memorial June 19th, Hartford (MI) Speedway Park holds the Battle of Lake Michigan July 16th, with IRA returning to Knoxville for The Summer Classic July 23-24. August 28th is the Return of the Triple Crown at Powercom, Labor Day Weekend's annual Border Wars is Sept. 4-5 with shows at Grant Co. (WI) Speedway and Cresco (IA) Speedway. Superior (WI) Speedway is the home for the Northern Nationals Sept. 10th, with Cedar Lake (WI) Speedways' Jerry Richert Memorial Sept. 11th. IRA concludes it's ambitious schedule with the Frank Filskov Memorial Fall Classic October 2nd at the Sheboygan Co. (WI) Fair Park.

In addition to Oskaloosa, Vermilion Co. (IL) Speedway, and Princeton (MN) Speedway are new to the schedule, while IRA hopes to have Mother Nature cooperate to get in their first Dubuque (IA) Fairgrounds Speedway event in after being snowed out twice previously. Back on the schedule after long absences are Iowa's Davenport and Farley Speedway's, and Illinois' Kankakee Speedway. For open wheel lovers, IRA shares the card with the Badger Midgets July 3rd at Davenport, Aug. 21st at Farley, and Aug. 28th at Powercom Park. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will also support four televised World of Outlaw events, these non-IRA point nights will be May 21-22 at Princeton, June 12th and Sept. 25th at The Raceway @ Powercom Park, and July 31st at Sheboygan Co. Fair Park.

In addition to Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts, United Trailers, J&L Oil, and Midwest Underground are the major series sponsors.

2004 BUMPER TO BUMPER IRA OUTLAW SPRINT SERIES SCHEDULE:

April

10 - Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa IA

17 - Dodge Co. Speedway, Beaver Dam WI

May

1 - Dodge Co. Speedway, Beaver Dam WI

15 - Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville IA

16 - Dubuque Fair Speedway, Dubuque IA

21-22 - Princeton Speedway, Princeton MN

29 - Jackson Speedway, Jackson MN

30 - Echo Valley Speedway, West Union IA

31 - Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI

June

4 - Superior Speedway, Superior WI

5 - Cedar Lake Speedway, Somerset WI

12 - Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI *

18 - Kankakee Speedway, Kankakee IL

19 - Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot WI

26 - Dodge Co. Speedway, Beaver Dam WI

29 - Powercom SpeedZone, Oshkosh WI

July

3 - Davenport Speedway, Davenport IA

10 - Sheboygan Co Fair Park, Plymouth WI

16 - Hartford Speedway Park, Hartford MI

17 - Vermilion Co. Speedway, Danville IL

TBA - Butler Battlegrounds, Quincy MI

23-24 - Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville IA

31 - Sheboygan Co Fair Park, Plymouth WI

August

TBA - Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia WI

7 - Langlade Co. Speedway, Antigo WI

8 - Manitowoc Expo Raceway, Manitowoc WI

21 - Farley Speedway, Farley IA

26 - Princeton Speedway, Princeton MN

27 - Red Cedar Speedway, Menomonie WI

28 - Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI

September

4 - Grant Co. Speedway, Lancaster WI

5 - Cresco Speedway, Cresco IA

10 - Superior Speedway, Superior WI

11 - Cedar Lake Speedway, Somerset WI

18 - Dodge Co. Speedway, Beaver Dam WI

25 - Powercom Park, Beaver Dam WI

October

2 - Sheboygan Co Fair Park, Plymouth WI

For information regarding the 2004 campaign, contact IRA President Steve Sinclair at (815) 759-9269, or check out their websites at www.irasprints.com & www.irasprints.org.