

BillBalog
Nickname
The North Pole Nightmare
Hometown
North Pole, AK
Team
B Squared Motorsports
Bio
Bill Balog didn't exactly grow up in a Sprint Car hot bed. He called Alaska home in his youth. Dirt bikes and snowmobiles were his race cars of choice in his early years. But a passion was born for Sprint Cars when he climbed in one at age 20.
He eventually moved and began to construct a racing career in the lower 48 states. A career that's led him to being the most dominant driver in Interstate Racing Association (IRA) history. "The North Pole Nightmare" has racked up 140 IRA wins and 10 championships, both all-time highs. He also picked up a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car victory at Beaver Dam Raceway in 2016.
And now in 2024, Balog joined The Greatest Show on Dirt full-time for the first time. He took his personally-owned B2 Motorsports #17B on the road for the grueling schedule and pieced together a solid year with more than 20 top 10s. Balog is ready for more in 2025 as he returns for a sophomore season.
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2025 Stats
Date | Track | Start | Finish | # | Laps | Led | Money | Points | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025/02/06 | Volusia Speedway Park | 6th | 6th | 17B | 25 | 0 | $2,600 | 138 | Running |
2025/02/07 | Volusia Speedway Park | 13th | 7th | 17B | 25 | 0 | $2,400 | 136 | Running |
2025/02/08 | Volusia Speedway Park | 3rd | 27th | 17B | 1 | 0 | $1,500 | 102 | DNF |
Career Stats
Season | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Laps Led | QuickTimes | Heat Wins | Standings | AVG. Start | AVG. Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284th | - | - |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154th | - | - |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271st | - | - |
2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68th | - | - |
2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187th | - | - |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88th | - | - |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209th | - | - |
2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87th | - | - |
2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd | - | - |
2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 59th | - | - |
2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65th | - | - |
2016 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 38th | - | - |
2017 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 39th | - | - |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62nd | - | - |
2019 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27th | - | - |
2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | - | - |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101st | - | - |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106th | - | - |
2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34th | - | - |
2024 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8th | 12.33 | 11.78 |