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Travis Arenz, a 33-year-old diesel technician, races sprint cars as a hobby against top professional racers.

Arenz competed in a High Limit Racing event at 141 Speedway against NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and other racing stars.

He surprisingly won the race, earning a $26,000 prize and boosting his confidence significantly.

MARIBEL – It’s 4 o’clock on a sunny weekday afternoon, and Travis Arenz is being quizzed on why he’s doing what he’s about to do.

Because really, it’s hard for a lot of people to understand.

He’s a diesel technician from Sheboygan Falls who works 50-plus hours a week, and he has more money than he’d care to count tied up in a sprint car and the equipment it takes to race it. Arenz intends to compete about three dozen times in 2025, so racing is

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