The Midwest Sprintcar Association continues to grow and is again contending to be the largest sprint car group in Wisconsin. The 2005 season concluded with an average appearance of 36 cars as 56 different drivers took on the 28 event schedule.

The group was founded in 1996 by Gary Schlafer, owner of Beaver Dam Raceway. Gary created a Sprint Car class using hi-performance and durable 360 cubic inch motors that would be competitive, exciting, and affordable for a driver wanting to experience the thrill of sprint car racing. The series was named the USA 360 Division with about 18 cars at the end of the first year.

In 1999, with the selling of Beaver Dam Raceway, the USA 360 class organized itself as the Midwest Sprintcar Association with about 25 regular drivers. A partnership was formed with The Raceway at Powercom Park for the 2001 and 2002 season. The MSA looks forward to the 2003 season as a touring club, with at least 11 different venues on the schedule.

The MSA has frequently filled the stands to capacity with appearances at a total of fourteen different tracks all around Wisconsin. With the club rules focusing on driver ability and car setup, the MSA has been an attractive option for drivers looking for fun racing at a reasonable cost. The competivness has proved to be excellent, five MSA events for last year fielded 40 or more cars, with a new club record of 44 cars at one event. Ten different drivers notched feature wins, 29 different drivers picked up the checkers for heat races.

An excellent mix of both experienced 410 class sprint car drivers, desiring to reduce costs, and first time drivers looking to take on the thrill of competing in a sprint car have joined the club. Car registration has increased every year since 1996, with the current car count at about 60 cars looking to take on the 2006 season.