7/2/2025
Travis Arenz
Arenz grabs mixed bag at IRA Bloomington, Butler jaunt
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 2, 2025 – It was a tale of two nights for Travis Arenz and the Travis Arenz Motorsports team during a doubleheader weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action at Bloomington Speedway in Indiana on Friday, June 27 and Butler Motor Speedway in Michigan on Saturday, June 28.
Arenz’s first visit to the quarter-mile high-banked Bloomington Speedway red clay oval in Bloomington, Ind. was one to forget. After struggling to muster the 28th fastest lap in the 29-car field, the 18th-year racer moved from 10th to seventh in the first eight-lap heat race to finish one spot out of an A-main transfer spot.
He then placed third in the IRA B main to gain the 24th starting position in the 30-lap A main. However, Arenz pulled off early on, resulting in a 24th-place showing.
“I thought Bloomington was a neat place,” Arenz said. “I would be curious to see how things would have gone if the track didn’t get as much rain and the surface wasn’t crap. With having to start at the tail of the feature and already slicing two new tires, we decided to be smart, save our equipment and keep a few laps off our motor. Considering those factors, I chose to pull off in the early laps of the feature.”
One night later, at Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, Mich., proved to be an improvement as Arenz opened the night by securing fast qualifier honors in the 37-car field with a lap of 13.382 seconds around the three-eighths-mile high-banked dirt oval.
After placing second in the first heat race and third in IRA dash 1, the Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver started the 30-lap main event from the fifth starting position.
He wavered between fourth and seventh place throughout the event before coming home with a strong fifth-place showing to mark his fifth top-five finish of the 2025 campaign.
“I liked racing at Butler,” Arenz said. “It was sort of a combination of a few tracks we run frequently. I enjoy competing at new tracks to test my skills.”
With the IRA off until the end of July, Arenz is unsure if he will enter any races in the coming weeks.
The IRA season will resume with a tripleheader weekend starting Friday, July 26 at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., moving on to Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, July 27 and ending up at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, July 28.
“As for the plans in the next few weeks, it’s up in the air as of now,” Arenz said. “If I can, I would like to race a time or two to keep my skills sharp.”
The 2025 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation Inc., Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Wittkopp Funeral and Cremation Services, Pfeffer Trucking, Carbliss, Oostburg State Bank, PalletWorks LLC, Jensen Sales and Service, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Sonntag Plumbing Inc., Amy Bruechert Realty, Lake Auto Glass, Fastenal, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Arenz Auto Detailing and Duehring’s Tax Service.
All 2025 IRA events are streamed live on floracing.com.
Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (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 2025 campaign 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
2025 Upcoming Schedule
Friday, July 26 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, July 27 – Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (IRA)
Sunday, July 28 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis. (IRA)
Travis Arenz Motorsports
2025 Statistics
Total Events – 13
IRA Events – 10
World of Outlaws Events – 2
High Limit Events – 1
A-Main Victories – 2
Podium Finishes – 3
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 5
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 7
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 8
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 9
Heat Race Victories – 3
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 8
Dash Victories – 2
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1
Submitted By: Jeff Pederson
