Wisconsin International Raceway originally opened as KK Sports Arena, a nod to its location on County Trunk Highway KK,[2] and opened its maiden season on May 30, 1964,[3] with a single quarter-mile oval dirt track.

[4] An automated timing and scoring system was set up for the 2007 season, and each race car carries a transponder.

The Fox River Racing Club began helping promote the weekly events in 1975.

[11] The track has hosted an annual Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series for super late models since 1972.

The Eve of Destruction is one of the biggest events hosted at track, as the 10,000 seat raceway is generally packed.

Ten school buses compete in a survival-of-the-fittest competition, where the last bus standing wins.

"[18] During the 2017 Eve of Destruction, a local driver died from injuries sustained in a figure-eight race.