6/6/2023
Travis Arenz
Arenz turns valuable A-main laps in All Star-IRA doubleheader test against nation’s best
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 6, 2023 – Competing as rookie with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car has brought a whole new set of nightly challenges for two-time Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports during the 2023 season.
Nine races into his first full-time season of 410 Sprint Car competition, Arenz faced his toughest competition yet as the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions brought its national touring 410 Sprint Car Series to the area for a lucrative doubleheader weekend of action kicking off with the inaugural $8,000-to-win Gib Wiser Classic the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, June 2 in conjunction with the IRA Sprints and concluding on Saturday, June 3 with the $26,000-to-win Rayce Rudeen Foundation event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.
Arenz qualified 24th in the 33-car field with a lap of 17.800 seconds at the Dodge County Fairgrounds “horsepower half mile” on Friday, June 2.
The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver lined up seventh in the fourth eight-lap All Star-IRA heat race and moved past All Stars regular Conner Morrell to take sixth on lap 2, which is where he finished the race, one spot out of an A-main transfer spot.
Arenz started fourth in the 12-lap All Star-IRA B main needing to finish fourth or better to transfer in the 24-car A main field. Fighting an ill-handling race car, Arenz slipped back to fifth as former IRA champion Scotty Neitzel worked past in the early going of the race.
In the latter stages of the race, Arenz moved to within striking distance of the fourth place car of Jack Vanderboom. However, he was unable to pull off the pass and finished one spot out of an A-main transfer position with a fifth place showing.
Arenz returned the familiar surroundings of the Travis Arenz Motorsports team’s home track for the $26,000-to-win Rayce Rudeen Foundation All Star-IRA event at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 3.
Arenz qualified 32nd in the 41-car field with a lap of 12.552 seconds around the third-mile clay oval. He then rolled off sixth and finished seventh in the eight-lap fifth heat race.
After starting ninth in the 12-lap B main, Arenz worked his way up to fifth to fall just one spot short of an automatic A main berth. However, Arenz was added to the A main field when Hunter Custer was forced to scratch from the event.
In the 35-lap Rayce Rudeen Foundation main event, Arenz started 24th and maneuvered his way up to finish 20th among one of the deepest and most talented Winged 410 Sprint Car A main fields ever assembled at The Plymouth Dirt Track.
“With knowing who was going to compete in this weekend’s All-Star shows, my goals were to qualify good and make the show,” Arenz said. “The car did not feel good at Dodge. I couldn’t keep the front end on the ground and it would get tight in the middle of the corner. I was fighting the car all night.
“We regrouped for Saturday at Plymouth and started fresh,” he said. “I still didn’t qualify where I would like to be to set us up for a heat race position to get in a dash. I was also unable to transfer to the A main through the B main, but there was a scratch that put us in the show. We scrambled to get the set up changed and rolled out 24th and finished 20th.”
The Travis Arenz Motorsports Team will return to action with another doubleheader weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car action kicking off with the team’s first visit to Sycamore Speedway in Maple Grove, Ill. on Saturday, June 10 with IRA Lightning Sprints and Badger Midgets also on the card.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m., spectator gates are set to open at 6 p.m. with hot laps and qualifying at 6:30 p.m. and opening ceremonies slated for 7:30 p.m.
The team will wrap up the weekend with the IRA’s second appearance of the 2023 season at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. for the Norm Nelson Classic also featuring the Badger Midgets on Sunday, June 11.
Pit gates open at 1:30 p.m., followed by spectator gates at 4 p.m. with hot laps and qualifying at 5 p.m. and opening ceremonies at 6 p.m.
All 2023 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events will be streamed live on FloRacing.
The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation, Inc, Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Pallet Works, DW Fence, Little Bears Tree Service LLC, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Myhre Construction LLC, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen Sales and Humphrey’s Turner Hall Bar & Grill, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Amy Bruechert Reality, Cornwell Tools-Paul Epping, Advanced Engine Concepts, Inc., Duehring's Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, HRP Wings and Behling Racing Equipment.
The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Greg Piedot, Jerrod Gamb, Emily Stadler, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli and Trevor Hittman (public relations).
Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – PalletWorks LLC
Travis Arenz Motorsports is pleased to have PalletWorks LLC on board as a sponsorship partner for the team’s rookie season of competition with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series.
Located at N5826 County Road M in Plymouth, Wis., PalletWorks LLC is a wood container and pallet manufacturing company, specializing in packing and crating materials.
To contact PalletWorks LLC, call 920-467-2600.
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Travis Arenz Motorsports
Upcoming 2023 Schedule
Saturday, June 10 – Sycamore Speedway, Maple Park, Ill. (IRA)
Saturday, June 11 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, June 24 – Fairbury Speedway, Fairbury, Ill. (IRA)
Travis Arenz Motorsports
410 Sprint Car
2023 Season
By The Numbers
Total Events – 11
IRA Events – 10
All Star Events – 3
A Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 3
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 5
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 6
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 7
Heat Race Victories – 2
B Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 1
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Travis Arenz Motorsports
360 Sprint Car
2023 Season
By The Numbers
Total MSA-PDTR Events – 1
A Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Heat Race Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Article Credit: Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions
Submitted By: Jeff Pederson
