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Local racing legends poised for Plymouth Racing Class of 2024 Wall of Fame induction

By Jeff Pederson – Peda Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) December 11, 2023 – A new group of eight drivers, three track workers and one racing family will join an esteemed list of dirt track racing standouts enshrined on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 induction ceremony Saturday, July 13, 2024 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In recognition of the spirit of competition and outstanding achievements at the Plymouth racing facility over the past 74 years, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Committee formed in late 2021 with a goal of recognizing individuals who have exemplified dirt track racing at the highest level since The Plymouth Dirt Track’s inception in 1950.

The members of the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 will be recognized during a special induction ceremony at intermission of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 includes the following eight drivers.

Fuzzy Fassbender

FUZZY FASSBENDER – Nicknamed “The Hound,” the Rubicon, Wis. driver began his highly successful racing career in 1949 comparing primarily at tracks throughout the Milwaukee area, while topping the Milwaukee Stock Car circuit point standings in 1962. Fassbender began racing at Plymouth in 1975 finishing third in the final Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Modified point standings in 1975 and 1976, while winning four feature races in 1976. Fassbender piloted purple cars throughout his career, including a well-known Gremlin model.

Donny Goeden

DONNY GOEDEN – The Kewaskum, Wis. driver began racing in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Modified division in 1985 and won two feature races in 1987. Goeden earned back-to-back EWSC Winged Modified titles in 1992 and 1993, while collecting two feature wins in 1992 and four main event victories in 1993. Goeden collected four feature wins in 1994 before turning his attention to the Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series. Goeden later returned to compete regularly at Plymouth in the 360 Sprint Car division winning three straight track championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and tallying a total of 21 career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories.

Dave Haag

DAVE HAAG – The Plymouth, Wis. driver opened his racing career in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1980, earning feature victories during the 1980 and 1982 seasons. After finishing second in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1982, Haag was crowned as the Hobby Stock track champion at Plymouth in 1983, while capturing four feature victories. He went on to compete for a number of years in the EWSC Sportsman division.

Steve Hoffmann

STEVE HOFFMANN – The Plymouth, Wis. competitor began racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1981 before capturing three straight Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Limited Late Model championships at Plymouth in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Hoffmann’s three straight track titles ties him with Gary Laack and Donny Goeden for the third most consecutive championships in track history.

Randy Markwardt

RANDY MARKWARDT – Hailing from Sheboygan, Wis., “The Mighty” Markwardt, who began his racing career in 1977, won the EWSC Sportsman title at Plymouth in 1993 and captured an EWSC Limited Late Model crown in 1999. A fan favorite throughout his lengthy racing career, Markwardt placed sixth in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model division in 2017. To promote his Markwardt Sales & Service family business, Markwardt carried a Mighty Mouse with wheels holding a wrench logo on some of his race cars.

Pete Ostrowski

PETE OSTROWSKI – After competing in Sprint Cars and Modifieds primarily at Wilmot Raceway in the early portion of his racing career, the Milwaukee, Wis. driver started racing full time at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1991, claiming one fast time and one feature victory in his debut season. Utilizing an aggressive, cushion-pounding driving style, Ostrowski went on to become one of the most accomplished EWSC Winged Super Modified drivers in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track. He captured a total of four track championships at Plymouth in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2001 and won four main events in 2003 before claiming his 50^th career feature victory in 2004.

Steve Schad

STEVE SCHAD – Racing out of Cleveland, Wis., Schad placed second in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1983, while racking up seven feature race victories. He then won back-to-back Hobby Stock track titles at Plymouth in 1984 and 1985, while tallying a total of 14 main event wins over the course of both championship seasons.

K.J. Skelton

K. J. SKELTON – The Cascade, Wis. driver began his career in the EWSC Winged Super Modified division as a teenager in 1987. His hard charging nature netted him runner-up showings in the highly competitive Winged Super Modified division at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1991, 1992 and 1993, while claiming two feature victories and eight fast qualifier awards during the 1993 campaign. Skelton finally broke through to capture the 1995 EWSC Winged Super Modified track title on the strength of five feature victories and three fast qualifier awards. His final EWSC Winged Super Modified feature victory came in 1996 before moving on to compete in the 360 and 410 Sprint Car ranks.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category include longtime flagman Bill Krueger, who also served as a pit crew member and car sponsor, along with track workers Lee Glomski and John Laack.

McMullen Family

In addition, the McMullen family, which features three generations of racers (Jerry, Tim and Brandon) will be inducted as part of the Plymouth Wall of Fame Class of 2024 in the Racing Families category. After Jerry forged the way for the McMullen family as a competitor in the early days of racing at the Plymouth Dirt Track, Tim was a top competitor in the EWSC Winged Super Modified division from 1993 through the mid-2000s. In recent years, Tim’s son, Brandon, has been a force in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car division, earning three track titles in 2017, 2020 and 2023, while claiming a division record 33 PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories.

The names of each Class of 2024 inductee will be permanently etched on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, located underneath the grandstand at The Plymouth Dirt Track racing facility.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Night event is scheduled to include a driver meet-and-greet and autograph session prior to the racing program, as well as photo and memorabilia displays showcasing the racing careers and accomplishments of the Class of 2024 Wall of Fame honorees.

In addition, past Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees are invited to take part in the evening’s festivities, including the meet-and-greet autograph session. In the event of inclement weather on Saturday, July 13, a make-up date for the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony has been set for Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Family members of 2024 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees and past Class of 2022 and Class of 2023 Wall of Fame inductees are encouraged to attend the induction event at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Family members of Class of 2024 inductees and past Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees wishing to attend are asked to contact Ken Schulz in advance of the Class of 2024 Wall of Fame Induction Night event at kenschulz91@gmail.com.

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December 11, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Thiel returns to Plymouth 360 Sprint Car roots with A-main victory, McMullen nails down third PDTR 360 Sprint Car crown

Balog, Sivia, Heinert post A-main triumphs in Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan racked up his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the 25-lap Fuzzy Fassbender Tribute main event, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 30, 2023 – In one of his infrequent starts behind the wheel of an Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car, Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan outdueled newly crowned three-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh to capture the 25-lap Fuzzy Fassbender Tribute A-main, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships Presented by A-Main Apparel at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Despite falling just short in his A-main victory bid, Brandon McMullen celebrated his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car title by wrapping up the 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car championship to go along with the titles he captured in 2020 and 2017.

Ten-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series champion Bill Balog of Hartland notched a flag-to-flag victory in the 30-lap Rick Schmidt Memorial IRA 410 Sprint Car main event, while rookie Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas closed out his first career IRA 410 Sprint Car Series championship.

Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. recorded his first career victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A main as Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill. racked up his second career Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series title.

Mark Heinert of Waukesha earned the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A-main triumph to wrap up his first career IRA Lightning Sprints championship.

On the initial start of the 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event, contact in turn two resulted in the machine of Brandon Berth of Cascade flipping in turn two.

Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh secured his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car championship by wrapping up the 2023 season title, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Following a complete restart, Bill Taylor of Boltonville grabbed the lead from the pole with outside front row starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend following in second. On lap 5, Pokorski made contact with the back stretch wall, which brought out the second caution flag of the event and ended the fourth-year 360 Sprint Car driver’s night.

When the race resumed, Taylor again bolted in the lead, while 2011 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth moved into second after starting fifth and ninth starter Scotty Thiel vaulted in third on lap 6.

Two laps later, the high riding Thiel bolted around Schmidt to advance into the runner-up spot before the now five-time Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen worked his way past Schmidt to seize third on lap 9.

One lap later, Thiel closed to within striking distance of Taylor for the top spot before surging into the top spot along the high groove in turn one on lap 12.

Thiel, who launched his Sprint Car career by earning the PDTR 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award in 2008, caught lapped traffic on lap 13, which allowed McMullen to gradually reel in the leader. After following in Thiel’s tire tracks for several laps, McMullen utilizing the inside groove to briefly surge into the top spot exiting turn four on lap 24.

In his first PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car start of the 2023 season, Thiel was not to be denied as he powered Randy Sippel’s 39s car back around McMullen in turn two on the final lap en route to his third career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 13^th career MSA 360 Sprint Car main event triumph.

With the victory in the 24^th and final event of the 2023 MSA season, Thiel became the eighth driver to post an MSA A-main triumph this season.

“I felt comfortable in the car and I thought we were getting through lapped traffic pretty good,” Thiel said in victory lane. “I was kind of falling out of the seat there near the end of the race, but then I saw [Brandon McMullen] pass me on the second-from-last lap and I had to get up on the wheel. It was a pretty fun night with the 360 Sprint Car. I have to thank Randy Sippel for everything he does to get this 39s 360 car on the track and providing me with a fast car all night.”

McMullen had to settle for second, Schmidt placed third, Taylor wound up fourth and eighth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend rounded out the top five.

Ten-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series champion Bill Balog of Hartland collected his sixth IRA main event triumph of the 2023 season, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Bill Balog grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A-main from the pole, while outside front row starter Austin McCarl of Altoona, Iowa followed in second.

On lap 3, the first of two caution flags appeared when debris was spotted on the track. When the race resumed, sixth starter Scotty Thiel worked past J.J. Hickle of Quilcene, Wash., who started third, to take over third in turn three on lap 4.

Balog caught the rear of the field on lap 7. However, he did not let the traffic slow his momentum as he maintained a strong half-lap lead over McCarl, who had Hickle and Thiel hot on his heels.

On lap 14, the second caution flag appeared when Tyler Tischendorf of Waupaca flipped in turn four following a multi-car incident in turn four, which prompted the second place car of Austin McCarl to retire from the event.

Following the restart, Thiel charged into second and quickly set his sights on the lead. With Balog mired in thick lapped traffic, Thiel reduced the gap on lap 18. However, Balog again worked expertly through a maze of lapped machines to maintain the lead, while Brenham Crouch, who started fifth, slipped past Thiel to grab second on lap 29.

Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas notched his first career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series championship, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Balog went on to notch his seventh A-main win in his last 11 IRA 410 Sprint Car Series starts at The Plymouth Dirt Track, along with his sixth IRA A-main victory of the 2023 season and series-best 140^th overall career IRA main event triumph.

Crouch placed second, Thiel was third, Hickle took fourth and fourth starter Mike Reinke of Howards Grove finished fifth.

Polesitter Rusty Egan of Round Lakes Heights, Ill. took the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A main with third starter Chris Klemko of Bristol falling into second. On lap 2, fifth starter Allen Hafford of Beach Park, Ill. moved into third before surrendering the spot to Jimmy Sivia, who started sixth, on lap 5.

One lap later Klemko pulled in to pressure Egan for the top position before the top five cars of Egan, Klemko, Sivia, Hafford and Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc ran in tight nose-to-tail formation along the low groove starting on lap 12.

Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. earned his fourth Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A-main victory of the 2023 season, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Three laps later, Sivia rode the high line into second, before taking advantage of lapped traffic to cut the lead gap on Egan significantly. On lap 18, Egan drifted high in turn one, which allowed Sivia to pounce and grab the lead in turn two. Meanwhile, fourth starter Ryan Marshall of Kansasville powered into second on the second-to-last circuit of the race.

Sivia went on to claim his first career victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track and fourth A-main triumph of the 2023 Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car season in the caution-free race.

Marshall placed second, Klemko was third, Egan wound up fourth and Hafford rounded out the top five.

In the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A main, polesitter Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie took the early lead before newly crowned 2023 IRA Lightning Sprints champion Mark Heinert, who started fourth, slipped past Neu to take the lead on lap 10.

Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill. was honored with his second Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series championship, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Heinert then pulled away to notch his eighth IRA Lightning Sprints A-main triumph of the 2023 season, while putting a ribbon on the 2023 IRA Lightning Sprints championship.

Neu finished second, Brian Strane Jr., who started sixth, placed third, Nick Petska of Spring Grove, Ill. finished fourth after starting third and Tim Brannam of Holiday Hills, Ill. finished fifth after starting fifth.

Mark Heinert of Waukesha collected his eighth IRA Lightning Sprints A-main victory of the 2023 season, while racking up his first career IRA Lightning Sprints championship, during the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Justin Erickson of Plymouth won the 15-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car B main.

Jake Neumann of New Berlin, Ill. captured the 10-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car B Main.

Trinity Uttech of New Berlin won the 10-lap Wisconsin wingLESS B main.

J.J. Hickle earned fast qualifier honors in the Bumper to Bumper IRA 410 Sprint Car division with a lap of 11.249 seconds.

Kevin Karnitz of West Bend recorded the fastest lap in the Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car division by touring the third-mile clay oval in 12.194 seconds.

Mark Heinert turned in a lap of 14.517 seconds to claim the IRA Lightning Sprints fast qualifier award.

The 18^th and final event of the 2023 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales & Service, drew a season-high total of 117 cars, including a season-high 33 Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, 38 Bumper to Bumper IRA 410 Sprint Cars, 28 Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and 18 IRA Lightning Sprints.

The 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Awards presentation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Racers Hall in Plymouth, Wis. starting at 7 p.m. The top three finishers and special award winners in the 360 Sprint Car, Grand National, B Mod and Late Model divisions will be honored during the event.

The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds is located at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth, Wis. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 39S-Scotty Thiel [9]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [5]; 4. 69-Bill Taylo r[1]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [8]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 7. 85J-Logan Julien [13]; 8. 2-Chris Clayton [15]; 9. 16-Anthony Knierim [6]; 10. 10V-Matt VanderVere [10]; 11. 3-Justin Erickson [16]; 12. 44-Hayden Johnson [17]; 13. 51-Chris Larson [19]; 14. 11-Tony Wondra [11]; 15. 21H-TJ Haddy [14]; 16. 30-Doug Wondra [21]; 17. 66-Nick Daywalt [20]; 18. 52-Cody Schlafer [22]; 19. 6K-Kurt Davis [3]; 20. 12P-JJ Pagel [18]; 21. 4-Alex Pokorski [2]; 22. (DNF) 22B-Brandon Berth [12]

B Main (15 Laps): 1. 3-Justin Erickson [1]; 2. 44-Hayden Johnson [5]; 3. 12P-JJ Pagel [2]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [4]; 5. 66-Nick Daywalt [3]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra [6]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [9]; 8. 66T-Tristan Koenings [10]; 9. 53A-Spyder Akright [14]; 10. 54-Randy Post [8]; 11. 22-Greg Alt [7]; 12. 38-Ben Doak [11]; 13. (DNF) 7-Kristian Wagner [13]; 14. (DNF) 25-Kasey Schlafer [12]; 15. (DNS) 29J-Ralph Johnson; 16. (DNS) 26-Al Schlafer; 17. (DNS) 55S-Ryan Sawusch

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 16-Anthony Knierim [1]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis [2]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy [3]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra [6]; 7. 54-Randy Post [8]; 8. 7-Kristian Wagner [7]; 9. (DNS) 26-Al Schlafer

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 4. 44-Hayden Johnson [1]; 5. 66-Nick Daywalt [5]; 6. 52-Cody Schlafer [8]; 7. (DNF) 66T-Tristan Koenings [4]; 8. (DNF) 55S-Ryan Sawusch [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 39S-Scotty Thiel [4]; 2. 53A-Paul Pokorski [1]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [3]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton [5]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 8. 38-Ben Doak [7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 3. 10V-Matt VanderVere [3]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel [5]; 6. 22-Greg Alt [6]; 7. 25-Kasey Schlafer [8]; 8. (DNS) 29J-Ralph Johnson

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.238 [1]; 2. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.249 [8]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.269 [7]; 4. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.326 [3]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.557 [5]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra, 12.740 [4]; 7. 7-Kristian Wagner, 13.203 [9]; 8. 54-Randy Post, 13.511 [2]; 9. 26-Al Schlafer, 14.590 [6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 12.296 [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.334 [3]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.376 [7]; 4. 44-Hayden Johnson, 12.506 [2]; 5. 66-Nick Daywalt, 12.602 [6]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.704 [4]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer, 15.020 [8]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 15.043 [5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 39S-Scotty Thiel, 12.218 [3]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.275 [7]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.361 [5]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 12.484 [6]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.507 [2]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.560 [4]; 7. 38-Ben Doak, 13.204 [8]; 8. (DNS) 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.204

Qualifying 4: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.194 [3]; 2. 10V-Matt VanderVere, 12.447 [6]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 12.528 [1]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.791 [7]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.010 [5]; 6. 22-Greg Alt, 13.065 [4]; 7. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 13.386 [2]; 8. 25-Kasey Schlafer, 16.515 [8]

BUMPER TO BUMPER 410 SPRINT CARS

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [5]; 3. 73-Scotty Thiel [6]; 4. 50-JJ Hickle [3]; 5. 10W-Mike Reinke [4]; 6. 25-Danny Schlafer [14]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [7]; 8. 2W-Scott Neitzel [8]; 9. 16C-Tylar Rankin [13]; 10. U2-Jack Vanderboom [15]; 11. 49-Josh Schneiderman [12]; 12. 21-Will Gerrits [16]; 13. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [19]; 14. 9K-Kyle Schuett [10]; 15. 23-Russel Borland [18]; 16. 47-Todd King [24]; 17. 3N-Jake Neuman [21]; 18. 13-Van Gurley Jr [23]; 19. 85M-Steve Meyer [22]; 20. 87A-Austin Hartmann [20]; 21. 16-Anthony Knierim [9]; 22. (DNF) 79-Blake Nimee [17]; 23. (DNF) 88M-Austin McCarl [2]; 24. (DNF) 26-Tyler Tischendorf [11]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 3N-Jake Neuman [4]; 2. 85M-Steve Meyer [1]; 3. 13-Van Gurley Jr [3]; 4. 47-Todd King [5]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien [12]; 6. 4K-Kris Spitz [10]; 7. 25T-Travis Arenz [18]; 8. 99-Tyler Brabant [6]; 9. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [9]; 10. 43-Jereme Schroeder [14]; 11. 7A-Will Armitage [8]; 12. 24-Scott Conger [16]; 13. 88-Chris Flick [13]; 14. 38-Allen Hafford [11]; 15. 17W-Dylan Winkel [15]; 16. 39V-William Huck [17]; 17. (DNF) 19CW-Ion Stear [7]; 18. (DNF) 68-Dave Uttech [2]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 50-JJ Hickle [2]; 3. 1-Brenham Crouch [3]; 4. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [4]; 5. 16-Anthony Knierim [5]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 88M-Austin McCarl [2]; 2. 10W-Mike Reinke [1]; 3. 73-Scotty Thiel [4]; 4. 2W-Scott Neitzel [3]; 5. 9K-Kyle Schuett [5]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch [1]; 2. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [2]; 3. 50-JJ Hickle [4]; 4. 16-Anthony Knierim [3]; 5. 79-Blake Nimee [5]; 6. 13-Van Gurley Jr [7]; 7. 47-Todd King [6]; 8. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [8]; 9. 88-Chris Flick [9]; 10. 39V-William Huck [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 3. 16C-Tylar Rankin [3]; 4. U2-Jack Vanderboom [2]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [7]; 6. 85M-Steve Meyer [5]; 7. 19CW-Ion Stear [6]; 8. 38-Allen Hafford [8]; 9. 17W-Dylan Winkel [9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88M-Austin McCarl [3]; 2. 49-Josh Schneiderman [2]; 3. 21-Will Gerrits [5]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [6]; 5. 10W-Mike Reinke [4]; 6. 3N-Jake Neuman [7]; 7. 4K-Kris Spitz [8]; 8. 43-Jereme Schroeder [9]; 9. 25T-Travis Arenz [10]; 10. (DNS) 68-Dave Uttech

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 2. 25-Danny Schlafer [2]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel [4]; 4. 9K-Kyle Schuett [3]; 5. 87A-Austin Hartmann [6]; 6. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 7. 7A-Will Armitage [5]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [8]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [9]

Qualifying A: 1. 50-JJ Hickle, 11.249 [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.261 [4]; 3. 16-Anthony Knierim, 11.364 [10]; 4. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 11.396 [6]; 5. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 11.471 [18]; 6. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 11.474 [13]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch, 11.475 [5]; 8. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.511 [14]; 9. 79-Blake Nimee, 11.513 [16]; 10. 85M-Steve Meyer, 11.553 [8]; 11. 47-Todd King, 11.589 [7]; 12. 19CW-Ion Stear, 11.685 [17]; 13. 13-Van Gurley Jr, 11.690 [15]; 14. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.08 0[9]; 15. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 12.106 [11]; 16. 38-Allen Hafford, 12.180 [3]; 17. 88-Chris Flick, 12.369 [19]; 18. 17W-Dylan Winkel, 12.464 [12]; 19. 39V-William Huck, 12.471 [2]

Qualifying B: 1. 10W-Mike Reinke, 11.251 [15]; 2. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 11.286 [19]; 3. 88M-Austin McCarl, 11.351 [18]; 4. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.375 [5]; 5. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 11.396 [11]; 6. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.408 [10]; 7. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.460 [7]; 8. 73-Scotty Thiel, 11.540 [2]; 9. 21-Will Gerrits, 11.616 [17]; 10. 7A-Will Armitage, 11.640 [14]; 11. 23-Russel Borland, 11.648 [12]; 12. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 11.696 [8]; 13. 3N-Jake Neuman, 11.717 [6]; 14. 99-Tyler Brabant, 11.762 [13]; 15. 4K-Kris Spitz, 11.812 [4]; 16. 85J-Logan Julien, 11.823 [9]; 17. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.024 [1]; 18. 24-Scott Conger, 12.166 [16]; 19. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.269 [3]

Hot Laps: 1. 88M-Austin McCarl, 11.596 [37]; 2. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 11.661 [30]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 11.724 [38]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke, 11.740 [34]; 5. 23-Russel Borland, 11.744 [31]; 6. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.984 [24]; 7. 7A-Will Armitage, 12.010 [33]; 8. 73-Scotty Thiel, 12.061 [21]; 9. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 12.115 [14]; 10. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.213 [29]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.235 [5]; 12. 13-Van Gurley Jr, 12.328 [15]; 13. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.400 [20]; 14. 50-JJ Hickle, 12.419 [1]; 15. 19CW-Ion Stear, 12.506 [17]; 16. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.517 [13]; 17. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.563 [36]; 18. 24-Scott Conger, 12.656 [35]; 19. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.682 [4]; 20. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.693 [26]; 21. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 12.751 [18]; 22. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.773 [27]; 23. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.775 [32]; 24. 38-Allen Hafford, 12.913 [3]; 25. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 12.935 [6]; 26. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.997 [16]; 27. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.078 [28]; 28. 47-Todd King, 13.118 [7]; 29. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.147 [9]; 30. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.149 [10]; 31. 3N-Jake Neuman, 13.211 [25]; 32. 25T-Travis Arenz, 13.239 [22]; 33. 88-Chris Flick, 13.302 [19]; 34. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 13.323 [11]; 35. 85M-Steve Meyer, 13.368 [8]; 36. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.426 [23]; 37. 39V-William Huck, 14.171 [2]; 38. 17W-Dylan Winkel, 14.863 [12]

WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 91-Jimmy Sivia [6]; 2. 7X-Ryan Marshall [4]; 3. 70-Chris Klemko [3]; 4. 50-Rusty Egan [1]; 5. 38-Allen Hafford [5]; 6. 24-Eric Wilke [9]; 7. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [7]; 8. 09-Clayton Rossmann [8]; 9. 40-Tim Cox [2]; 10. 0-John Fahl [10]; 11. 11D-Zach Raidart [15]; 12. 14AJ-Derek Crane [18]; 13. 57F-Tristan Furseth [13]; 14. 11-Austin Hansen [16]; 15. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [14]; 16. 24J-Ralph Johnson [11]; 17. 17-Bryce Andrews [12]; 18. 41-Dennis Spitz [22]; 19. 4-Jordan Paulsen [24]; 20. 12-Shawn Swim [19]; 21. 29OG-Tom Eller [17]; 22. 7D-Josh Davidson [23]; 23. 99J-Seth Johnson [20]; 24. 7-Trinity Uttech [21]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 7-Trinity Uttech [2]; 2. 41-Dennis Spitz [3]; 3. 7D-Josh Davidson [1]; 4. 4-Jordan Paulsen [8]; 5. 22-Greg Alt [7]; 6. 4G-George Gaertner III [4]; 7. 66-Will Lynn [5]; 8. (DNS) 4L-Lance Thompson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24J-Ralph Johnson [2]; 2. 57F-Tristan Furseth [3]; 3. 11D-Zach Raidart [7]; 4. 29OG-Tom Eller [5]; 5. 12-Shawn Swim [8]; 6. 7D-Josh Davidson [4]; 7. 41-Dennis Spitz [6]; 8. 66-Will Lynn [9]; 9. (DNF) 22-Greg Alt [1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Bryce Andrews [2]; 2. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [6]; 3. 11-Austin Hansen [4]; 4. 14AJ-Derek Crane [5]; 5. 99J-Seth Johnson [1]; 6. 7-Trinity Uttech [3]; 7. 4G-George Gaertner III [7]; 8. 4L-Lance Thompson [8]; 9. 4-Jordan Paulsen [9]

A-Feature Lock In Hot Laps: 1. 91-Jimmy Sivia, 13.738 [3]; 2. 14Z-Ryan Zielski, 13.796 [2]; 3. 24-Eric Wilke, 13.850 [9]; 4. 70-Chris Klemko, 13.889 [6]; 5. 50-Rusty Egan, 13.889 [8]; 6. 40-Tim Cox, 13.959 [7]; 7. 0-John Fahl, 14.030 [10]; 8. 38-Allen Hafford, 14.698 [4]; 9. (DNS) 09-Clayton Rossmann; 10. (DNS) 7X-Ryan Marshall

All Other Hot Laps: 1. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse, 14.249 [11]; 2. 17-Bryce Andrews, 14.303 [2]; 3. 7-Trinity Uttech, 14.376 [18]; 4. 14AJ-Derek Crane, 14.447 [3]; 5. 4L-Lance Thompson, 14.514 [17]; 6. 99J-Seth Johnson, 14.544 [10]; 7. 11-Austin Hansen, 14.794 [8]; 8. 11D-Zach Raidart, 14.884 [14]; 9. 4G-George Gaertner III, 14.999 [7]; 10. 57F-Tristan Furseth, 15.040 [6]; 11. 4-Jordan Paulsen, 15.393 [13]; 12. 29OG-Tom Eller, 15.789 [5]; 13. 24J-Ralph Johnson, 15.996 [9]; 14. 41-Dennis Spitz, 16.013 [15]; 15. 12-Shawn Swim, 16.278 [16]; 16. 7D-Josh Davidson, 16.334 [4]; 17. 22-Greg Alt, 16.355 [1]; 18. 66-Will Lynn, 16.391 [12]

IRA LIGHTNING SPRINTS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 55H-Mark Heinert [4]; 2. 16-Mike Neau [1]; 3. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [6]; 4. 18-Nick Petska [3]; 5. 74-Tim Brannam [5]; 6. 74M-Max Brannam [2]; 7. 87R-Josh Rehberg [12]; 8. 9-John Kirk [10]; 9. 63-Jacob Irwin [9]; 10. 17-Jordan Funderburk [16]; 11. 01-Ron Brannam [14]; 12. 0-Grant Harvey [13]; 13. 55X-Xander York [8]; 14. 23-Dominick Swierad [15]; 15. 33-Dakota Duncanson [17]; 16. (DNF) 18Q-Chris Quillman [7]; 17. (DNF) 6-Jeff Schmidt [11]; 18. (DNF) 7-Carl Stur t[18]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55H-Mark Heinert [4]; 2. 74-Tim Brannam [2]; 3. 74M-Max Brannam [3]; 4. 18Q-Chris Quillman [1]; 5. 63-Jacob Irwin [6]; 6. 0-Grant Harvey [8]; 7. 6-Jeff Schmidt [5]; 8. 23-Dominick Swierad [7]; 9. 33-Dakota Duncanson [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [2]; 2. 18-Nick Petska [4]; 3. 16-Mike Neau [3]; 4. 9-John Kirk [6]; 5. 55X-Xander York [1]; 6. 87R-Josh Rehberg [5]; 7. 01-Ron Brannam [7]; 8. 17-Jordan Funderburk [8]; 9. (DNF) 7-Carl Sturt [9]

Qualifying: 1. 55H-Mark Heinert, 14.517 [18]; 2. 18-Nick Petska, 14.681 [13]; 3. 74M-Max Brannam, 14.903 [5]; 4. 16-Mike Neau, 15.236 [12]; 5. 74-Tim Brannam, 15.383 [7]; 6. 22S-Brian Strane Jr, 15.396 [6]; 7. 18Q-Chris Quillman, 15.438 [10]; 8. 55X-Xander York, 15.636 [17]; 9. 6-Jeff Schmidt, 15.701 [14]; 10. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 15.710 [15]; 11. 63-Jacob Irwin, 15.760 [3]; 12. 9-John Kirk, 15.892 [4]; 13. 23-Dominick Swierad, 16.208 [2]; 14. 01-Ron Brannam, 16.382 [8]; 15. 0-Grant Harvey, 16.547 [9]; 16. 17-Jordan Funderburk, 17.316 [1]; 17. 33-Dakota Duncanson, 24.124 [11]; 18. (DNS) 7-Carl Sturt

October 1, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Anvelink sews up Dirt Kings title with Plymouth Wildman Watson Classic triumph

Zielke, Schmidt, Eisel notch Plymouth A-main victories

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Nick Anvelink of Bonduel secured his second career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main victory, while nailing down his sixth WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour championship, during the sixth annual Jim Wildman Watson Classic at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis on Saturday, Sept. 23. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 23, 2023 – Nick Anvelink of Bonduel outdueled 2014 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha to collect the 30-lap Jim Wildman Watson Classic Presented by Galloping Ghost Motorsports and Transportation main event victory and wrap up his sixth career WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour championship at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc turned back a late challenge from Zach Raidart of Gurnee, Ill. to post a victory in the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A main.

Jayden Schmidt of Seymour rode the high groove to victory lane in the 20-lap A Modified main event and Jason Eisel of Rhinelander was victorious in the 20-lap Street Stock A main.

In the sixth annual Jim Wildman Watson Classic Dirt Kings Late Model Tour A main, outside front row starter Mitch McGrath jumped into the lead in turn two on the opening lap with polesitter Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls settling into second.

The first of six caution flags appeared on lap 3 for debris. When the race resumed, third starter Nick Anvelink worked past Specht to take over second with fourth starter Jordan Yaggy of Rochester, Minn. in tow.

The second caution flag was displayed on lap 4 when Paul Niznik of Medford and five-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake spun in turn two. On the restart, Yaggy slipped past Anvelink to assume the runner-up spot on lap 5 before Anvelink battled back to regain second from Yaggy on lap 7.

A two-car incident involving Niznik and Chris Engels of Green Bay in turn three brought out the third caution flag of the race on lap 8. McGrath bolted away from Anvelink on the ensuing restart as he held his 74M machine tight to the inside lane of the smooth, wide and multi-groove third-mile clay oval racing surface. Meanwhile, sixth starter Kyle Raddant of Shawano used the high groove to power around fifth starter Justin Ritchie of New London into fourth on lap 14.

Three laps later, McGrath caught the rear of the field and began to work his way through lapped traffic as Anvelink cut into the lead gap. On lap 23, Raddant spun along the cushion in turn three to bring out the fourth caution flag.

After choosing to restart the race in the outside lane, Anvelink worked the high and middle grooves to pull off what proved to be the winning move as he charged past McGrath coming to the start-finish line to begin lap 24.

The fifth caution flag was displayed on lap 25 for the slowing car of Joel Bennett Hortonville. McGrath restarted in the outside lane and attempted to use the outside groove to challenge Anvelink for the top spot. However, Anvelink pulled away from McGrath along the inside lane before the sixth and final caution period on lap 26 for an incident involving Justin Ritchie and Jayden Schmidt in turn two.

Anvelink controlled the final restart to pull away from McGrath over the final four laps en route to his second career Late Model A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track, which was worth $2,500.

“I knew it was going to be a tough race with Mitch [McGrath] starting in front of us,” Anvelink said. “Mitch was really good on the bottom in the early part of the race. I had a really good restart after finding something in the middle of the track and everything played to our favor to get the lead.”

McGrath had to settle for second, Yaggy took third, Bill Edler of Howards Grove charged from the 19^th starting spot to place fourth and 16^th starter Brett Swedberg of Shawano rounded out the top five.

Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc notched his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victory in the 20-lap Jim Wildman Watson Classic Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 23. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

In the 20-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A main, Bryce Andrews of Kenosha jumped into the lead from the pole before outside front row starter Ryan Zielski rode the high grove into the lead in turn two on lap 2.

As Zielski bolted out to a commanding lead, eighth starter Zach Raidart worked the high line to move into fourth on lap before pulling off a nifty two-for-one move to sweep past both Andrews and fifth starter Clayton Rossman of Wadsworth, Ill. and take over second in the running order.

On lap 14, Zielski was negotiating his way through dense lapped traffic when the lone caution of race appeared for the stalled car of Greg Alt of Watertown in turn two.

Following the restart, Raidart powered in to challenge Zielski for the top spot along the high groove on lap 15. Two laps later, Raidart pulled even with Zielski exiting turn two before pulling off a slide job entering turn three to take over the lead briefly in turn four.

However, Zielski battled back by turning under Raidart and regained the top spot heading down the front stretch on lap 18. As Zielski again powered away from the rest of the field, seventh starter Ryan Marshall of Kansasville worked his way into third along the high line.

Zielski cruised over the final two circuits to notch his third career Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track and fifth A-main victory of the 2023 Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series campaign, while collecting the $1,200 first-place prize.

Raidart placed second, Marshall finished third, Rossmann wound up fourth and fourth starter Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. placed fifth after starting fourth.

Jayden Schmidt of Seymour notched his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victory in the 20-lap Jim Wildman Watson A Modified main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 23. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Polesitter Joel Seegert of Sheboygan grabbed the lead of the 20-lap A Modified main event before the first of three caution flags appeared before one official lap could be completed when Mike Simons of Genoa City hit the front stretch wall.

Following a complete restart, Seegert again seized the top spot with third starter Jeff Steenbergen of Johnson Creek following in second. On lap 5, the second caution flag of the race was displayed when Steve Mueller of Eagle spun along the backstretch.

When the race resumed, fourth starter Jayden Schmidt used the high groove to move around Steenbergen into second. Two laps later, Schmidt, Steenbergen and Seegert went three wide in turn four with Schmidt emerging on top heading down the front stretch.

After dueling side by side over the next two laps, Steenbergen surged past Seegert into second on lap 10. The third and final caution flag appeared later on lap 10 when Steve Lorier of Sheboygan spun in turn four and Joel Crowbridge of Union Grove stalled in turn two.

Schmidt flexed his muscle following the final restart and pulled away from the field during the second half of the race to pocket $1,100 for his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the A Modified division.

Steenbergen came home second, Seegert took third, Joe Huenefeld of Freeport, Ill. moved up from the ninth starting spot to place fourth and three-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone rounded out the top five after starting fifth.

Polesitter James Fletcher of Beaver Dam led the opening lap of the 20-lap Street Stock A main before outside front row starter Jason Eisel used the outside line to take over the top spot in turn four on the second circuit.

Jason Eisel of Rhinelander picked up his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Street Stock A-main triumph in the 20-lap Jim Wildman Watson Classic main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 23. – JW’s Car and Raccing photo

With Eisel riding comfortably at the front of the field, sixth starter Jon Schultz of Waunakee moved into third place by passing fourth starter Kelly Brown of Beaver Dam on lap 8.

On lap 17, Eisel found himself negotiating voluminous lapped traffic as Schultz worked his way into second in turn three on lap 18 before Fletcher struck back to regain second in turn four on lap 19.

Eisel went on to pocket $700 for his first career Street Stock A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the caution-free event.

Fletcher placed second, Schultz placed third, fourth starter Kelly Brown of Beaver Dam wound up fourth and Jesse Krahn of Beaver Dam moved up from the seventh starting spot to complete the top five.

Eric Wilke won the 10-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car B main and Brad McGuire of New Berlin earned the victory in the 10-lap A Modified B main.

Mitch McGrath earned top overall WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour qualifying honors with a fast lap of 14.172 seconds.

Chris Klemko claimed the fast qualifier award in the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car division with a lap of 14.302 seconds.

Jayden Schmidt was the top qualifier in the A Modified division with a lap of 15.480 seconds.

Kelly Brown earned fast qualifier accolades in the Street Stock division with a time of 16.777 seconds.

The 17^th event of the 2023 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track drew a total of 110 cars, including 23 Dirt Kings Late Model Tour cars, 28 Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series cars, 36 A Modifieds and 23 Street Stocks.

The 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season will conclude with the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30 featuring the 2023 season finales for the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 4:30 p.m. and on-track action at 4:45 p.m., followed by hot laps, qualifying and racing.

The 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing awards presentation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Racers Hall in Plymouth, Wis. starting at 7 p.m. The top three finishers and special award winners in the 360 Sprint Car, Grand National, B Mod and Late Model divisions will be honored during the event.

WABAM DIRT KINGS LATE MODEL TOUR

Galloping Ghost Motorsports Transportation 6th Annual Watson Classic (30 Laps): 1. 15-Nick Anvelink [3]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath [2]; 3. 77Y-Jordan Yaggy [4]; 4. 77-Bill Edler [19]; 5. 3-Brett Swedberg [16]; 6. 10P-Paul Parker [8]; 7. 66-Ron Berna [9]; 8. 81-Troy Springborn [22]; 9. 22-Charlie Schmidt [7]; 10. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [11]; 11. 99-Sawyer Specht [1]; 12. 55-Joe Bongiorno [13]; 13. 24-Turk Letizia [14]; 14. (DNF) 70-Justin Ritchie [5]; 15. (DNF) 24S-Jayden Schmidt [20]; 16. (DNF) 7-Joel Bennett [10]; 17. (DNF) 03-Kyle Raddant [6]; 18. (DNF) 5-Lukas Postl [15]; 19. (DNF) 14-Travis Jellum [18]; 20. (DNF) 89-Brad Mueller [21]; 21. (DNF) 33E-Chris Engels [12]; 22. (DNF) 42N-Paul Niznik [17]; 23. (DNS) 29-Spencer Diercks

Klink Equipment Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Nick Anvelink [1]; 2. 70-Justin Ritchie [2]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt [3]; 4. 66-Ron Berna [5]; 5. 33E-Chris Engels [6]; 6. 5-Lukas Postl [4]; 7. 14-Travis Jellum [7]; 8. (DNS) 89-Brad Mueller

Ken’s Sports Inc. Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [1]; 2. 77Y-Jordan Yaggy [2]; 3. 29-Spencer Diercks [3]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett [4]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno [5]; 6. 3-Brett Swedberg [6]; 7. 77-Bill Edler [8]; 8. 81-Troy Springborn [7]

Wehrs Machine Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 99-Sawyer Specht [1]; 2. 03-Kyle Raddant [2]; 3. 10P-Paul Parker [3]; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [4]; 5. 24-Turk Letizia [5]; 6. 42N-Paul Niznik [6]; 7. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [7]

Klink Equipment Qualifying 1: 1. 15-Nick Anvelink, 14.205 [8]; 2. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.692 [6]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.794 [7]; 4. 5-Lukas Postl, 14.822 [2]; 5. 66-Ron Berna, 14.867 [5]; 6. 33E-Chris Engels, 15.159 [4]; 7. 14-Travis Jellum, 15.559 [3]; 8. (DNF) 89-Brad Mueller, 15.559 [1]

Ken’s Sports Inc Qualifying 2: 1. 74-Mitch McGrath, 14.172 [6]; 2. 77Y-Jordan Yaggy, 14.346 [3]; 3. 29-Spencer Diercks, 14.401 [1]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett, 14.510 [7]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 14.646 [2]; 6. 3-Brett Swedberg, 14.837 [8]; 7. 81-Troy Springborn, 14.857 [4]; 8. 77-Bill Edler, 15.050 [5]

Wehrs Machine Qualifying 3: 1. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.367 [6]; 2. 03-Kyle Raddant, 14.451 [3]; 3. 10P-Paul Parker, 14.667 [1]; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.689 [5]; 5. 24-Turk Letizia, 14.775 [7]; 6. 42N-Paul Niznik, 14.835 [4]; 7. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.840 [2]

WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [2]; 2. 11D-Zach Raidart [8]; 3. 7X-Ryan Marshall [7]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann [5]; 5. 91-Jimmy Sivia [4]; 6. 14AJ-Derek Crane [10]; 7. 17-Bryce Andrews [1]; 8. 40-Tim Cox [11]; 9. 38-Allen Hafford [3]; 10. 70-Chris Klemko [6]; 11. 11-Austin Hansen [13]; 12. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [9]; 13. 24-Eric Wilke [19]; 14. 7D-Josh Davidson [15]; 15. 50-Rusty Egan [14]; 16. 66-Nathan Crane [12]; 17. 29OG-Tom Eller [17]; 18. 12-Shawn Swim [20]; 19. 24J-Ralph Johnson [18]; 20. 71-Andy Dei [22]; 21. 57F-Tristan Furseth [23]; 22. 7-Trinity Uttech [21]; 23. 00-Jason Young [24]; 24. (DNF) 22-Greg Alt [16]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 24-Eric Wilke [3]; 2. 12-Shawn Swim [1]; 3. 7-Trinity Uttech [4]; 4. 71-Andy Dei [7]; 5. 57F-Tristan Furseth [9]; 6. 00-Jason Young [8]; 7. 99J-Seth Johnson [5]; 8. 4L-Lance Thompson [2]; 9. 4G-George Gaertner III [10]; 10. 52-Craig Lager [6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11D-Zach Raidart [1]; 2. 7X-Ryan Marshall [2]; 3. 38-Allen Hafford [3]; 4. 70-Chris Klemko [4]; 5. 50-Rusty Egan [5]; 6. 24J-Ralph Johnson [8]; 7. 24-Eric Wilke [7]; 8. 12-Shawn Swim [6]; 9. 57F-Tristan Furseth [10]; 10. 4G-George Gaertner III [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [1]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann [4]; 3. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [3]; 4. 40-Tim Cox [2]; 5. 7D-Josh Davidson [5]; 6. 22-Greg Alt [6]; 7. 7-Trinity Uttech [8]; 8. 71-Andy Dei [9]; 9. 00-Jason Young [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14AJ-Derek Crane [1]; 2. 91-Jimmy Sivia [4]; 3. 17-Bryce Andrews [3]; 4. 66-Nathan Crane [5]; 5. 11-Austin Hansen [2]; 6. 29OG-Tom Elle r[7]; 7. 99J-Seth Johnson [9]; 8. 52-Craig Lager [8]; 9. 4L-Lance Thompson [6]

Qualifying: 1. 70-Chris Klemko, 14.302 [25]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 14.375 [24]; 3. 91-Jimmy Sivia, 14.415 [23]; 4. 38-Allen Hafford, 14.439 [21]; 5. 14Z-Ryan Zielski, 14.459 [12]; 6. 17-Bryce Andrews, 14.479 [20]; 7. 7X-Ryan Marshall, 14.593 [19]; 8. 40-Tim Cox, 14.605 [17]; 9. 11-Austin Hansen, 14.691 [7]; 10. 11D-Zach Raidart, 14.695 [26]; 11. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse, 14.705 [9]; 12. 14AJ-Derek Crane, 14.784 [13]; 13. 50-Rusty Egan, 14.943 [1]; 14. 7D-Josh Davidson, 14.956 [4]; 15. 66-Nathan Crane, 14.980 [16]; 16. 12-Shawn Swim, 14.989 [28]; 17. 22-Greg Alt, 15.006 [3]; 18. 4L-Lance Thompson, 15.072 [10]; 19. 24-Eric Wilke, 15.081 [15]; 20. 00-Jason Young, 15.107 [18]; 21. 29OG-Tom Eller, 15.150 [6]; 22. 24J-Ralph Johnson, 15.174 [14]; 23. 7-Trinity Uttech, 15.222 [22]; 24. 52-Craig Lager, 15.230 [8]; 25. 4G-George Gaertner III, 15.649 [5]; 26. 71-Andy Dei, 15.683 [11]; 27. (DNF) 99J-Seth Johnson[2]; 28. (DNS) 57F-Tristan Furseth

A MODIFIEDS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 24-Jayden Schmidt [4]; 2. 62S-Jeff Steenbergen [3]; 3. 3S-Joel Seegert [1]; 4. 33J-Joe Huenefeld [9]; 5. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 6. 17-Mike Klenz [6]; 7. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr. [2]; 8. 18-Matt Klenz [11]; 9. 47G-Ben Godlewski [10]; 10. 15S-Don Scheffler [15]; 11. 11-Bart Sievert [13]; 12. 52M-Brad McGuire [17]; 13. 10G-RJ Gerber [19]; 14. 66-Steve Lorier [16]; 15. 2J-Jason Wirth [14]; 16. 26-David Paskiewicz [20]; 17. (DNF) 28C-Joel Crowbridge [12]; 18. (DNF) 17W-Mitch Webber [7]; 19. (DNF) 2M-Steve Mueller [18]; 20. (DNF) 25-Mike Simons [8]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 52M-Brad McGuire [1]; 2. 2M-Steve Mueller [3]; 3. 10G-RJ Gerber [5]; 4. 26-David Paskiewicz [7]; 5. 13-Don Paskiewicz [6]; 6. 17B-Scott Barnharst [2]; 7. 68-Tom Neubauer [10]; 8. 19-Gary Glander [4]; 9. 29P-Chris Pigeon [17]; 10. 28-AJ Izzo [15]; 11. 11B-Brad Buchman [16]; 12. 51J-Dustin Jackson [14]; 13. 6W-David Wirth [12]; 14. 21T-Mark Mikos JR [18]; 15. 64-Cory Lightfield [9]; 16. 117-Tom Barnharst [13]; 17. 22M-Barry Maas [8]; 18. A11-Ashley Stevens [11]; 19. (DNS) 88J-Jeremy Johnson; 20. (DNS) 30-John Dost

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Mitch Webber [1]; 2. 24-Jayden Schmidt [4]; 3. 3S-Joel Seegert [3]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [6]; 5. 10G-RJ Gerber [9]; 6. 17B-Scott Barnharst [2]; 7. 68-Tom Neubauer [7]; 8. 51J-Dustin Jackson [8]; 9. 29P-Chris Pigeon [5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Mike Simons [1]; 2. 62S-Jeff Steenbergen [4]; 3. 03W-Tim Warner [3]; 4. 15S-Don Scheffler [5]; 5. 2M-Steve Mueller [2]; 6. 13-Don Paskiewicz [6]; 7. 6W-David Wirth [8]; 8. 117-Tom Barnharst [7]; 9. 88J-Jeremy Johnson [9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33J-Joe Huenefeld [1]; 2. 17-Mike Klenz [3]; 3. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr. [4]; 4. 11-Bart Sievert [2]; 5. 19-Gary Glander [5]; 6. 22M-Barry Maas [7]; 7. 64-Cory Lightfield [6]; 8. 28-AJ Izzo [8]; 9. (DNS) 30-John Dost

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 47G-Ben Godlewski [1]; 2. 18-Matt Klenz [3]; 3. 28C-Joel Crowbridge [5]; 4. 2J-Jason Wirth [2]; 5. 52M-Brad McGuire [4]; 6. 26-David Paskiewicz [6]; 7. A11-Ashley Stevens [7]; 8. 11B-Brad Buchman [9]; 9. 21T-Mark Mikos JR [8]

Qualifying: 1. 24-Jayden Schmidt, 15.480 [2]; 2. 62S-Jeff Steenbergen, 15.720 [34]; 3. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr, 15.835 [27]; 4. 52M-Brad McGuire, 15.845 [16]; 5. 3S-Joel Seegert, 15.930 [23]; 6. 03W-Tim Warner, 15.949 [29]; 7. 17-Mike Klenz, 15.972 [20]; 8. 18-Matt Klenz, 15.999 [9]; 9. 17B-Scott Barnharst, 16.037 [19]; 10. 2M-Steve Mueller, 16.061 [18]; 11. 11-Bart Sievert, 16.094 [4]; 12. 2J-Jason Wirth, 16.097 [14]; 13. 17W-Mitch Webber, 16.134 [32]; 14. 25-Mike Simons, 16.152 [7]; 15. 33J-Joe Huenefeld, 16.214 [8]; 16. 47G-Ben Godlewski, 16.281 [33]; 17. 29P-Chris Pigeon, 16.366 [3]; 18. 15S-Don Scheffler, 16.383 [15]; 19. 19-Gary Glander, 16.576 [17]; 20. 28C-Joel Crowbridge, 16.619 [30]; 21. 66-Steve Lorier, 16.717 [25]; 22. 13-Don Paskiewicz, 16.762 [1]; 23. 64-Cory Lightfield, 16.861 [22]; 24. 26-David Paskiewicz, 16.874 [13]; 25. 68-Tom Neubauer, 16.884 [5]; 26. 117-Tom Barnharst, 16.889 [6]; 27. 22M-Barry Maas, 16.982 [36]; 28. A11-Ashley Stevens, 16.994 [10]; 29. 51J-Dustin Jackson, 17.056 [26]; 30. 6W-David Wirth, 17.090 [28]; 31. 28-AJ Izzo, 17.149 [11]; 32. 11B-Brad Buchman, 17.553 [35]; 33. 21T-Mark Mikos JR, 18.330 [12]; 34. 10G-RJ Gerber, 39.377 [24]; 35. (DNF) 88J-Jeremy Johnson, 39.377 [31]; 36. (DNS) 30-John Dost, 39.377

STREET STOCKS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 838-Jason Eisel [2]; 2. 75-James Fletcher [1]; 3. 11X-Jon Schultz [6]; 4. 44B-Kelly Brown [4]; 5. 55K-Jesse Krahn [7]; 6. 71-Edward Anschutz [5]; 7. 24S-Austin Steinke [3]; 8. 8M-Mike Meier [9]; 9. 95-Robby Olson [10]; 10. 99-Rob Maule [8]; 11. 1X-Nate Gross [14]; 12. 64Z-Mike Zitzer [11]; 13. 87-Parker Derks [17]; 14. 5-Todd Berzowski [13]; 15. 21S-John Sidesky [19]; 16. 65-Mark Baker [16]; 17. 55-Keith Stich [21]; 18. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr. [20]; 19. 52-Ernie Herlt [15]; 20. 14-Benjamin Mccoy [18]; 21. (DNF) 46A-Courtney Atkinson [22]; 22. (DNF) 83-Roman Blank [12]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11X-Jon Schultz [2]; 2. 99-Rob Maule [1]; 3. 838-Jason Eisel [3]; 4. 44B-Kelly Brown [4]; 5. 5-Todd Berzowsk i[5]; 6. 87-Parker Derks [7]; 7. 21S-John Sidesky [6]; 8. 55-Keith Stich [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55K-Jesse Krahn [2]; 2. 8M-Mike Meier [1]; 3. 75-James Fletcher [3]; 4. 83-Roman Blank [5]; 5. 52-Ernie Herlt [7]; 6. 14-Benjamin Mccoy [8]; 7. (DNF) 46A-Courtney Atkinson [4]; 8. (DNF) 52W-Jack Wiroll [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Edward Anschutz [3]; 2. 64Z-Mike Zitzer [6]; 3. 24S-Austin Steinke [4]; 4. 95-Robby Olson [1]; 5. 1X-Nate Gross [5]; 6. 65-Mark Baker [2]; 7. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr [7]

Qualifying: 1. 44B-Kelly Brown, 16.777 [13]; 2. 46A-Courtney Atkinson, 16.812 [20]; 3. 24S-Austin Steinke, 16.815 [23]; 4. 838-Jason Eisel, 16.895 [4]; 5. 75-James Fletcher, 16.912 [9]; 6. 71-Edward Anschutz, 17.080 [8]; 7. 11X-Jon Schultz, 17.091 [1]; 8. 55K-Jesse Krahn, 17.124 [11]; 9. 65-Mark Baker, 17.156 [7]; 10. 99-Rob Maule, 17.190 [10]; 11. 8M-Mike Meier, 17.380 [3]; 12. 95-Robby Olson, 17.398 [12]; 13. 5-Todd Berzowski, 17.399 [19]; 14. 83-Roman Blank, 17.440 [14]; 15. 1X-Nate Gross, 17.524 [18]; 16. 21S-John Sidesky, 17.589 [6]; 17. 52W-Jack Wiroll, 17.617 [5]; 18. 64Z-Mike Zitzer, 17.628 [22]; 19. 87-Parker Derks, 17.644 [2]; 20. 52-Ernie Herlt, 17.651 [21]; 21. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr, 17.654 [15]; 22. 55-Keith Stich, 17.776 [17]; 23. 14-Benjamin Mccoy, 18.402 [16]

September 24, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Sorce, Gilles crowned PDTR Grand National co-champs, Warner seizes B Mod title

McMullen, Schumacher, Koenig capture PDTR A-main wins

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Will Sorce of Franklin finished the 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season as a first-time co-champion in the Grand National division, during the final points program of the season on Friday, Aug. 25 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 25, 2023 – After finishing in a season-ending points deadlock, Will Sorce of Franklin and 2010 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth wrapped up the 2023 season as co-champions in the PDTR Grand National division, while two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone erased a 20-point deficit in the final points event of the season to add a third division title to his collection, during an eventful 2023 PDTR Grand National and B Mod championship night racing program Friday, Aug. 25 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Brian Gilles of Plymouth wrapped up the 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National co-championship to claim his second career PDTR Grand National title and seventh overall division championship at Plymouth on Friday, Aug. 25 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh nailed down his third straight and fifth overall Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main victory of the 2023 campaign to remain on top of the division point standings by 14 points over 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth with two events remaining in the season.

In the 20-lap Oostburg Automotive Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National main event, Nick Schumacher of Eagle collected his first A-main victory of the 2023 season.

Elijah Koenig of Fox Lake notched his initial triumph of the 2023 campaign in the Next Step Insurance 20

Tim Warner of Malone captured his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod championship at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

-lap B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign.

The scheduled 30-lap WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour A main was cancelled due to rain.

The initial start of the Akright Auto PDTR – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A main was aborted when Katelyn Krebsbach of Cascade spun in turn two. Following a complete restart, outside front row starter Chris Larson of Franksville jumped into the lead in turn two on the opening lap with polesitter Brandon McMullen following in second.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh racked up his division-leading 32nd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

On lap 2, McMullen dove low to secure the top spot exiting turn four. With McMullen in control at the front of the field, Ben Schmidt worked his way up from the seventh starting position to take third from fourth starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend on lap 9.

One lap later, Schmidt shot past Larson to gain the runner-up spot as McMullen began to work his way through slower traffic. Schmidt cut into McMullen’s lead as the laps wound down and was within sight of the top spot when the second and final caution flag of the race was displayed on lap 24 after Chris Clayton of Waldo spun in turn three.

Following a single-file restart, McMullen held off Schmidt’s challenge over the final two laps en route to his division-topping 32nd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 44th career MSA 360 Sprint main event triumph, along with his third consecutive and fifth overall PDTR A-main victory of the 2023 season.

Schmidt had to settle for second, Pokorski pulled off a final corner pass to finish third, Larson earned a career-best fourth place showing and rookie Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne, who started third, claimed a career-best fifth place finish.

Nick Schumacher of Eagle notched his first career PDTR Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Outside front row starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap PDTR Grand National A main with 2019 PDTR Grand National champ Tyler Kulow Plymouth, who started fourth, settling into second.

The first of three caution flags appeared on lap 2 when Vince Bartolotta of Muskego spun in turn two. On the restart, Tyler Kulow rode the high groove to sweep into the lead on lap 3 before the second caution flag flew when Seth Westimayer of Horicon spun in turn two.

Following the restart, Donny Kulow and 2008 PDTR Grand National champion Matt Yancey of Sheboygan, who started on the pole, waged a spirited duel for the top spot.

On lap 5, the third and final caution flag appeared when Bartolotta spun in turn four. When the race resumed Donny Kulow remained in the lead while Yancey, Tyler Kulow and Nick Schumacher, who started 10th, dueled in three-wide fashion for second.

Schumacher emerged in second place on lap 7 and quickly set his sights on the lead. On lap 9, Schumacher ventured up to the high groove to pressure Donny Kulow before taking control of the top spot in turn one on lap 10.

Eighth starter Justin Pearson of Horicon moved into second on lap 11 and worked the high line to cut the gap on Schumacher in the closing laps. Six laps later, Pearson moved in to pressure Schumacher for the lead starting on lap 17.

However, Schumacher successfully fended off Pearson’s challenge on the way to his second career PDTR Grand National A-main victory and first main event win of the 2023 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Pearson wound up second, Will Sorce of Franklin moved up from the ninth starting spot to place third, Donny Kulow finished fourth and Brian Gilles, who started seventh, placed fifth.

Sorce and Gilles closed out the final Grand National points race program of the 2023 PDTR season tied at the top of the point standings with 855 points apiece to end up as division co-champions. It marked the first PDTR Grand National championship of Sorce’s career. Gilles claimed his second PDTR Grand National title and seventh overall Plymouth track championship (five Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Super Stock, two PDTR Grand National) to move into second on the track’s all-time track championship list behind Gary Laack, who has nine Plymouth track titles to his credit.

It is the first time two drivers have secured co-championship honors at The Plymouth Dirt Track since the 1995 season when Rick Hed and Tim Thompson shared the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Hobby Stock track title.

Elijah Koenig of Beaver Dam collected his fourth career PDTR B Mod A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Outside front row starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan Falls grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap PDTR B Mod main event with fourth starter Elijah Koenig trailing in second.

After a spirited duel with Lorier, Koenig used the outside groove to power into the top spot in turn two on lap 5. On lap 8, with his eyes set firmly on securing another B Mod track title, Tim Warner, who started sixth, moved past Lorier into second in turn two on lap 8.

While Warner gradually reeled in Koenig during the second half of the race, seventh starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth moved in to take third on lap 17. Warner cut the gap significantly on the final lap. However, Koenig held on to rack up his fourth career PDTR B Mod A-main victory and first main event triumph of the 2023 campaign at Plymouth.

Warner secured his third PDTR B Mod championship with a second place finish, Schmidt placed third, Lorier wound up fourth and eight starter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls placed fifth.

After entering a car in 10 of the 11 PDTR Mod events held during the 2023 campaign, Warner came into the night 20 points behind PDTR B Mod points leader Barry Maas of Cascade. Warner used a heat race victory and a second place finish in the A main to edge Travis Schmidt by two points (863-861) in the chase for the 2023 title. Maas encountered a mechanical issue in heat race action, which prevented him from starting the A main and competing for a B Mod championship.

Brett Swedberg of Shawano was the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour fast qualifier with a lap of 13.691 seconds.

Brandon McMullen earned the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division fast qualifier award with a lap of 12.783 seconds.

The 15^th event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Kriete Truck Center, drew a total of 78 cars, including 25 WABAM Dirt Kings Tour Late Models, 21 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 19 Grand Nationals and 13 B Mods.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program will take place during the 2023 Sheboygan County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 2, featuring an all-Sprint Car event with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars.

On-track action is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

WABAM DIRT KINGS LATE MODEL TOUR

Klink Equipment Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Brett Swedberg [1]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath [3]; 3. 81-Troy Springborn [2]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [6]; 5. 22-Charlie Schmidt [4]; 6. 55-Joe Bongiorno [5]; 7. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [7]; 8. 03-Kyle Raddant [9]; 9. 5-Lukas Postl [8]

Ken’s Sports Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 99M-Mike Mullen [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [1]; 3. 33E-Chris Engels [4]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht [6]; 5. 21M-Shawn Miller [3]; 6. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [5]; 7. (DNS) 9Z-Jayme Zidar; 8. (DNS) 7-Joel Bennett

Wehrs Machine Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Nick Anvelink [1]; 2. 42-Terry Casey [2]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie [3]; 4. 24-Turk Letizia [4]; 5. 25-Jared Siefert [6]; 6. 77-Bill Edler [5]; 7. (DNF) 66-Ron Berna [7]; 8. (DNF) 19J-Justin Green [8]

Klink Equipment Qualifying 1: 1. 3-Brett Swedberg, 13.691 [2]; 2. 81-Troy Springborn, 13.917 [3]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.950 [8]; 4. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 13.972 [6]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 14.195 [4]; 6. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 14.227 [9]; 7. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.430 [5]; 8. 5-Lukas Postl, 14.810 [7]; 9. (DQ) 03-Kyle Raddant, 14.141 [1]

Ken’s Sports Qualifying 2: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.912 [3]; 2. 99M-Mike Mullen, 14.153 [6]; 3. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.206 [4]; 4. 33E-Chris Engels, 14.400 [7]; 5. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.459 [1]; 6. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.529 [5]; 7. (DNS) 9Z-Jayme Zidar; 8. (DNS) 7-Joel Bennett

Wehrs Machine Qualifying 3: 1. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.708 [7]; 2. 42-Terry Casey, 14.014 [4]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.120 [2]; 4. 24-Turk Letizia, 14.194 [5]; 5. 77-Bill Edler, 14.195 [8]; 6. 25-Jared Siefert, 14.421 [6]; 7. (DQ) 66-Ron Berna, 14.541 [1]; 8. (DQ) 19J-Justin Green, 17.107 [3]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [7]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [3]; 6. 7-Lance Fassbender [8]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith [5]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [9]; 9. 22B-Brandon Berth [12]; 10. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [13]; 11. 11-Tony Wondra [11]; 12. 3-Justin Erickson [20]; 13. 53A-Paul Pokorski [14]; 14. 12P-JJ Pagel [16]; 15. 66-Nick Daywalt [18]; 16. 54-Randy Post [15]; 17. 69-Bill Taylor [17]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 19. 38-Jeffrey Neubert [21]; 20. 2-Chris Clayton [10]; 21. 21H-TJ Haddy [19]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski [1]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [7]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski [2]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra [5]; 5. 66-Nick Daywalt [1]; 6. 54-Randy Post [6]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 66T-Tristan Koenings [2]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien [3]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton [5]; 5. 38-Jeffrey Neubert [7]; 6. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson [1]; 7. (DNF) 21H-TJ Haddy [6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.861 [4]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.866 [1]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 12.932 [6]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.004[5]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.042 [7]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.045 [3]; 7. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.106 [2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.783 [2]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.914 [1]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.002 [3]; 4. 66-Nick Daywalt, 13.013 [4]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.277 [6]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 13.323 [5]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.474 [7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.923 [6]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.050 [3]; 3. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.306 [5]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.308 [4]; 5. 38-Jeffrey Neubert, 13.523 [7]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.565 [2]; 7. (DNS) 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.565

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 47-Nick Schumacher [10]; 2. E85-Justin Pearson [8]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [9]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [2]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [7]; 6. 80-Luke Scholten [3]; 7. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 8. 54-Matt Yancey [1]; 9. 23-Matt Loehr [12]; 10. 38S-Aaron Streblow [13]; 11. 34-Steven Weber [6]; 12. 14-Seth Westimayer [5]; 13. 87-Eric Lingford [18]; 14. 3-Jim Wirtz [11]; 15. 6-Dick Hed [16]; 16. 67-Jeff Storm [17]; 17. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [14]; 18. (DNS) 70JR-Jason Schilling; 19. (DNS) 70W-Steven Wirtz

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. E85-Justin Pearson [3]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten [1]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 5. 23-Matt Loehr [2]; 6. 3-Jim Wirtz [6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 14-Seth Westimayer [1]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [5]; 3. 54-Matt Yancey [2]; 4. 47-Nick Schumacher [3]; 5. 14X-Will Sorce [6]; 6. 38S-Aaron Streblow [4]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 2. 87-Eric Lingford [6]; 3. 67-Jeff Storm [7]; 4. 70JR-Jason Schilling [5]; 5. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [1]; 6. (DNF) 70W-Steven Wirtz [3]; 7. (DNF) 6-Dick Hed [4]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 1K-Elijah Koenig [4]; 2. 03W-Tim Warner [6]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt [7]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [2]; 5. 17S-Shane Long [8]; 6. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 7. 73-Rory Welch [9]; 8. 59S-Spencer Long [11]; 9. 25-Jim Fischer [1]; 10. 19-Parker Glander [3]; 11. 117-Tom Barnharst [10]; 12. 54-Michael Strean [13]; 13. (DNS) 22M-Barry Maas

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [4]; 2. 66-Steve Lorier [2]; 3. 1K-Elijah Koenig [7]; 4. 17S-Shane Long [3]; 5. 3-Travis Schmidt [6]; 6. 73-Rory Welch [5]; 7. 117-Tom Barnharst [1]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 17-Brandon Knepprath [2]; 2. 19-Parker Glander [3]; 3. 25-Jim Fischer [1]; 4. (DNF) 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 5. (DNF) 22M-Barry Maas [6]; 6. (DNF) 54-Michael Strean [5]

August 26, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Points leader McMullen motors to fourth 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph

Weber, Warner, Zellmer bag PDTR main event victories

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh collected his fourth PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 19. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 19, 2023 – Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion and current division points leader Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh kept himself in the driver’s seat for another title by claiming his fourth 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event victory of the 2023 season Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Steven Weber of Plymouth secured his first A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in a hotly contested 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National main event.

Two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone notched his fifth Next Step Insurance 25-lap B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign.

Adam Zellmer of Horicon captured his second 20-lap 106.5 The Buzz Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A main of the 2023 season in the Legends’ third and final 2023 appearance at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Outside front row starter Lance Fassbender of Burnett outpowered polesitter Paul Pokorski of West Bend to grab the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car headliner.

Meanwhile, fourth starter and Plymouth native Brandon McMullen moved past both Justin Erickson of Plymouth and Pokorski to secure second in turn two of the opening lap. On lap 6, Fassbender, who captured the 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car championship, caught the back of the field and began to maneuver his way through lapped traffic.

Three laps later, McMullen moved in to challenge Fassbender for the top spot along the low groove of the fast and challenging track surface. On lap 10, McMullen used the outside line to vault into the lead exiting turn four.

Five laps later, McMullen found himself boxed in behind side-by-side lapped traffic, which allowed Fassbender to reduce the lead gap. On lap 16, the lone caution flag of the race appeared when rookie Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne stopped along the apron of the frontstretch exiting turn four.

Following the restart, 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started ninth, moved past Pokorski to assume third on lap 17. With McMullen holding down a comfortable lead as the laps wound down, Schmidt moved in to pressure Fassbender for the runner-up spot.

Schmidt then executed a low move to clear Fassbender in turn three on the white flag lap and gain second place, while McMullen notched his all-time division-leading 31^st career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 43^rd career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main triumph, along with his fourth PDTR and fifth MSA main event win of the 2023 season.

Schmidt placed second, Fassbender wound up third, Justin Erickson came home fourth and 10^th starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend placed fifth.

“It was pretty tough to pass in turns one and two, but it was pretty good in turns three and four,” McMullen said. “I like tracks like this that have a little bit of character. I have to give props to my guys. The car was really good all night.”

Heading into the final three events of the 2023 PDTR season, McMullen leads Schmidt by nine points in the chase for the PDTR 360 Sprint Car title with Karnitz 89 points behind in third.

Three-time PDTR Grand National champion Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis, who started second, grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National main event as fourth starter Steven Weber powered into second with Nick Schumacher of Eagle, who started third, settling into third. On lap 7, Schumacher and Weber dueled side by side for second with Weber retaining the spot one lap later.

Steven Weber of Plymouth earned his fourth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 19. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

When Sorce Jr. bobbled slightly on the 11^th circuit, Weber pounced as he charged in to seize the top spot from Sorce Jr. in turn three, while Schumacher followed into the runner-up spot. Two laps later, six-time Plymouth Super Stock and Grand National champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth, who started sixth, moved into third.

Schumacher cut the gap significantly on lap 17 as Weber dealt with lapped traffic, while Gilles, eighth starter Will Sorce of Franklin and fifth starter Justin Pearson of Horicon ran in close quarters formation at the front of the field.

While the top five competitors ran with a blanket over them, Weber continued to fend off Schumacher’s challenges, while Sorce ducked under Gilles to take over third on lap 22.

Weber successfully held off the fast train of cars immediately behind him to claim his fourth career PDTR Grand National A-main victory and first main event triumph of the 2023 campaign.

Schumacher placed second, Sorce was third. Gilles wound up fourth and Pearson finished fifth.

Sorce heads into the final points race of the 2023 PDTR Grand National season on Friday, Aug. 25 with a two-point lead over Gilles, who collected the 2010 PDTR Grand National title, and a 35-point cushion over 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth in the battle for the 2023 championship.

Outside front row starter Barry Maas of Cascade led the opening lap before polesitter Dan Melton of Rhinelander battled back to seize the lead on lap 2 of the 25-lap PDTR B Mod main event.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone notched his fifth PDTR B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 season on Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

On lap 3, Tim Warner moved up from the fourth starting spot to slip past Maas into second with a low move in turn four. Two laps later, Warner began to hound Melton for the lead.

Warner stayed patient over the next 10 laps as he worked the high, low and middle grooves before finally diving low to gain the lead in turn three when Melton drifted high in turn two on lap 15.

Over the final 10 laps, Melton, third starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth, Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan, who started seventh, and Maas sliced and diced for the remaining top-five spots.

Warner cruised to his division-leading 12^th career PDTR B Mod A-main victory and fifth A-main triumph of the 2023 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Melton wound up second, Schmidt was third, Baumann took fourth and Maas rounded out the top five.

Maas holds a 12-point lead over Schmidt with one race remaining in the 2023 PDTR B Mod season on Friday, Aug. 25. Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls stands 14 points behind in third and Warner sits fourth 20 points in back of the leader with one night left in the 2023 PDTR B Mod campaign.

After starting on the outside of the third row, Adam Zellmer flexed his muscle early to emerge from a three-wide duel with second starter Hunter Cardinal of Richfield and fourth starter Dallas Ross of Sussex to commandeer the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series main event.

Zellmer then pulled away from Ross and maintained a solid lead cushion throughout the remainder of the race. Behind Zellmer and Ross, ninth starter Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam, eighth starter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie, Cardinal and Ryan Sullivan of Waupun, who started seventh, engaged in a spirited duel for third starting on lap 15.

Fellmer built up a full-straightaway lead over Ross on lap 18 before a red flag appeared on lap 19 when Ryan Sullivan flipped in turn two.

Following the restart, Fellmer held strong to secure his second 2023 Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A-main at Plymouth and third overall Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series main event win of the season.

Adam Zellmer of Horicon earned his second 2023 Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series main event victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 19. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Ross placed second, Blumer was third, Schmuhl placed fourth and 10^th starter Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls rounded out the top five.

Alex Pokorski of West Bend claimed his second fast qualifier award of the 2023 season in the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.534 seconds.

The 14^th event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Schwaller’s Painting & Staining, drew a total of 65 cars, including 21 Grand Nationals, 20 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 13 B Mods and 11 Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series cars.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Friday, Aug. 25 will feature the lone WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour appearance of the 2023 racing season at The Plymouth Dirt Track for a $2,000-to-win event presented by Galloping Ghost Motorsports & Transport.

PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars will also be on the card, along with the final points events of the 2023 season for the PDTR Grand Nationals and B Mods with championships crowned in both divisions.

Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. with qualifying at 6 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [9]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson [3]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [10]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 7. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [12]; 9. 53A-Paul Pokorski [1]; 10. 4-Alex Pokorski [16]; 11. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 12. 69-Bill Taylor [6]; 13. 51-Chris Larson [17]; 14. 21H-TJ Haddy [18]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [11]; 16. 30-Doug Wondra [19]; 17. 66T-Tristan Koenings [13]; 18. 12P-JJ Pagel [15]; 19. 11-Tony Wondra [14]; 20. 54-Randy Post [20]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra [3]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien [6]; 6. 21H-TJ Haddy [5]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [7]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis [2]; 2. 53A-Paul Pokorski [1]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 7. 54-Randy Post [6]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [6]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.182 [2]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.221 [6]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.241 [1]; 4. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.387 [5]; 5. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.410 [7]; 6. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.458 [4]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.704 [3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.534 [5]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.611 [7]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.743 [4]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 12.782 [2]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.819 [6]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 13.163 [1]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel [3]

Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.672 [4]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.677 [2]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.750 [1]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.913 [5]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 12.950 [3]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.025 [6]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 34-Steven Weber [4]; 2. 47-Nick Schumacher [3]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [8]; 4. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 5. E85-Justin Pearson [5]; 6. 80-Luke Scholten [9]; 7. 16-Will Schumacher [7]; 8. 53W-Dustin Weiss [11]; 9. 6-Dick Hed [1]; 10. 95-Donny Kulow [10]; 11. 99-Donald Sorce Jr. [2]; 12. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [13]; 13. 54-Matt Yancey [12]; 14. 24K-Tyler Kulow [16]; 15. 5R-Nate Ruh [14]; 16. 23-Scott Kafka [17]; 17. 5-Nick Wunrow [15]; 18. 55-Don Singer [18]; 19. 41-Mark Haskins [20]; 20. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [19]; 21. 93-Mavrick Ruh [21]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 16-Will Schumacher [1]; 2. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 3. 99-Don Sorce Jr. [4]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 5. 54-Matt Yancey [7]; 6. 23-Matt Loehr [6]; 7. 41-Mark Haskins [3]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Brian Gilles [1]; 2. 47-Nick Schumacher [2]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten [3]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 5. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 6. 5-Nick Wunrow [7]; 7. 55-Don Singer [6]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [2]; 2. 6-Dick Hed [1]; 3. E85-Justin Pearson [5]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [4]; 5. 5R-Nate Ruh [6]; 6. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [3]; 7. (DNF) 93-Mavrick Ruh [7]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [4]; 2. 81-Dan Melton [1]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 4. 70-Jonathon Baumann [7]; 5. 22M-Barry Maas [2]; 6. 17S-Shane Long [6]; 7. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 8. 73-Rory Welch [9]; 9. 84-Mark Hoeppner [10]; 10. 59S-Spencer Long [8]; 11. 19-Parker Glander [11]; 12. 17-Brandon Knepprath [12]; 13. 19H-Riley Hull [13]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [2]; 2. 66-Steve Lorier [3]; 3. 22M-Barry Maas [6]; 4. 70-Jonathon Baumann [5]; 5. 19-Parker Glander [1]; 6. 19H-Riley Hull [7]; 7. 17-Brandon Knepprath [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [3]; 3. 81-Dan Melton [6]; 4. 59S-Spencer Long [2]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 6. 84-Mark Hoeppner [5]

106.5 THE BUZZ WISCONSIN LEGENDS RACING DIRT SERIES

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 117-Adam Zellmer [6]; 2. 87-Dallas Ross [4]; 3. 6E-Eric Blumer [8]; 4. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [9]; 5. 88-Austin Winkel [10]; 6. 45C-Hunter Cardinal [2]; 7. 51-Tim Franz [11]; 8. 5G-Matt Gritt [5]; 9. 95M-Mike Mueller [3]; 10. 54W-Nate Werner [1]; 11. 20-Ryan Sullivan [7]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 117-Adam Zellmer [4]; 2. 45C-Hunter Cardinal [2]; 3. 88-Austin Winkel [6]; 4. 87-Dallas Ross [3]; 5. 6E-Eric Blumer [5]; 6. 51-Tim Franz [1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 20-Ryan Sullivan [4]; 2. 95M-Mike Mueller [2]; 3. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [5]; 4. 5G-Matt Gritt [3]; 5. 54W-Nate Werner [1]

August 20, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Schmidt soars to sixth 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car triumph

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

Wilson nips Crouch to claim Road America Challenge IRA 410 Sprint Car win

2011 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth racked up his 39th career PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A main victory in the 25-lap Road America Challenge headliner at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, July 29. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 28, 2023 – Former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth continued his season-long stranglehold over the competition by notching his sixth Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main event victory of the 2023 campaign during the third annual 25-lap Road America Challenge A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, July 28.

In the 30-lap Road America Challenge Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car main event, two-time All Star Circuit of Champions titlist Greg Wilson of Benton Ridge, Ohio held off points leader Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas in photo-finish fashion to claim his second career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory by 26 one thousands of a second.

In the Akright Auto PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association 25-lap Road America Challenge main event, polesitter Kevin Karnitz of West jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag with rookie T.J. Haddy of Waupun, who started second, and 2011 PDTR and MSA champ Ben Schmidt, who started fourth, following in second and third, respectively.

On lap 3, Schmidt worked his way past Haddy to assume the runner-up spot before Karnitz caught the back of the field on lap 6. Schmidt hounded Karnitz through thick lapped traffic over the next two laps before surging ahead exiting turn four on lap 8.

As Schmidt skillfully sliced his way through lapped traffic on the lightning fast track surface, two-time PDTR and four-time MSA champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh maneuvered his way into third before working past Karnitz to assume second on lap 20.

Two laps later, Devan Myers of Bringhurst, Ind. spun in turn four to bring out the lone caution flag of the race on lap 22. Following the single-file restart, Schmidt pulled away while McMullen moved up to the high line in an attempt to wrestle the lead away from the 24-year racing veteran, who captured the 2011 PDTR and MSA championships.

McMullen’s late bid for the top spot fell short as Schmidt claimed his sixth PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season, fifth main event victory in the last six main PDTR 360 Sprint Car events, 21^st career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory, seventh MSA A-main win of 2023 and 39^th career MSA main event win.

McMullen had to settle for second, Karnitz was third, fifth starter Chris Clayton of Waldo finished fourth and 10^th starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend rounded out the top five.

In his debut appearance at The Plymouth Dirt Track, Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rosa, Calif. bolted into the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap Road America Challenge IRA A-main with Brenham Crouch, who started third, sliding into second.

Two-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion Greg Wilson of Benton Ridge, Ohio earned his second career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in the 30-lap Road America Challenge event Friday, July 28 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

On lap 6, Myers began to work his way through lapped traffic, which allowed Crouch to pull to within striking distance over the next three laps before the rookie IRA driver wrestled the lead away from Myers Jr. with a low move in turn four on lap 9.

Meanwhile, 10-time IRA champion Bill Balog of Hartland disposed of Crouch lap 12 to seize second. Balog, who won the previous two additions of the Road America Challenge event in 2021 and 2022, stalked Crouch for the ensuing 16 laps as the leaders wound their way through slower traffic.

On lap 28, Balog made his move as he dove low in turn three to rip off a well-executed slide job and assume the lead. However, Crouch battled back to regain the lead with a slide job in turn four on lap 29 before the caution flag flew when Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan spun in turn two.

The ensuing restart saw former World of Outlaws Series regular competitor Greg Wilson, who started sixth, flex his muscle by diving low in turn two to move from fourth on the restart to take over the top spot on lap 29. Crouch battled back to pull even with Wilson heading to the checkered flag. However, the veteran Wilson edged out the young up-and-coming racer in a drag race to the finish line by just 26 thousands of a second to collect the $5,000 first-place check.

It was Wilson’s second career IRA A-main victory to go along with 25 career All Star Circuit of Champions main event triumphs and two World of Outlaws Series A-main wins.

“It’s been a hell of a few weeks,” Wilson said. “I have my wife and my two girls here helping me tonight with no other crew. It feels great to come to one of my favorite tracks in the county and get a win on the last lap.

“I knew when that caution came out that the middle would be good, especially if the leaders got to sliding each other and messing around, especially if no one blocked me,” he said. “This is unbelievable. I’m a blessed dude to be able to race cars across the country with my own team at 47 years old.”

Crouch wound up second, Myers Jr. placed third, Balog ended up fourth and two-time PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls charged up from the 12^th starting spot to finish fifth.

Jack Vanderboom of Dousman won the 10-lap IRA B main.

Tylar Rankin of Coldwater, Mich. earned IRA 410 Sprint Car Series fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.289 seconds.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville registered top qualifying honors in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division in 13.567 seconds.

The 11^th event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Road America, drew a total of 52 Sprint Cars, including 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and 27 Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints 410 Sprint Cars.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, Aug. 5 will feature a special appearance from the IRA Lightning Sprints, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

The event will also feature a kids coin and candy drop provided courtesy of PDTR and VanDerVart Concrete Products.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

A Main (30 Laps): 1. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [3]; 3. 46-Joel Myers Jr. [2]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz [12]; 6. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [1]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [14]; 8. 47-Todd King [4]; 9. 3N-Jake Neuman [11]; 10. 16C-Tylar Rankin [8]; 11. 73-Scotty Thiel [5]; 12. 68-Dave Uttech [10]; 13. 4K-Kris Spitz [9]; 14. 9K-Kyle Schuett [16]; 15. 99-Tyler Brabant [24]; 16. 23-Russel Borland [13]; 17. 79-Blake Nimee [15]; 18. 25-Danny Schlafer [20]; 19. 21-Will Gerrits [18]; 20. 49-Josh Schneiderman [17]; 21. U2-Jack Vanderboom [19]; 22. 87A-Austin Hartmann [22]; 23. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [21]; 24. 19CW-Ion Stear [23]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. U2-Jack Vanderboom [3]; 2. 25-Danny Schlafer [1]; 3. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [2]; 4. 87A-Austin Hartmann [4]; 5. 19CW-Ion Stear [6]; 6. 99-Tyler Brabant [5]; 7. 43-Jereme Schroeder [7]; 8. 24-Scott Conger [8]; 9. 6X-Jake Reif [9]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 2W-Scott Neitzel [1]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [2]; 3. 73-Scotty Thiel (3]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 5. 4K-Kris Spitz [4]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 46-Joel Myers Jr. [1]; 2. 47-Todd King [2]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [4]; 4. 16C-Tylar Rankin [5]; 5. 68-Dave Uttech [3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch [2]; 2. 16C-Tylar Rankin [4]; 3. 68-Dave Uttech [1]; 4. 47-Todd King [3]; 5. 79-Blake Nimee [7]; 6. 9K-Kyle Schuett [5]; 7. 87A-Austin Hartmann [8]; 8. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [6]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 2. 3N-Jake Neuman [6]; 3. 4K-Kris Spitz [2]; 4. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [5]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 6. 21-Will Gerrits [7]; 7. 99-Tyler Brabant [8]; 8. 43-Jereme Schroeder [9]; 9. (DNF) 25-Danny Schlafer [4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 2. 46-Joel Myers Jr. [2]; 3. 25T-Travis Arenz [6]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [1]; 5. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 6. 49-Josh Schneiderman [5]; 7. U2-Jack Vanderboom [7]; 8. 19CW-Ion Stear [8]; 9. 6X-Jake Reif [9]

Qualifying : 1. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 13.289 [1]; 2. 25-Danny Schlafer, 13.435 [7]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.474 [4]; 4. 47-Todd King, 13.663 [6]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.733 [8]; 6. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.773 [12]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch, 13.912 [23]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.986 [17]; 9. 46-Joel Myers Jr, 13.999 [20]; 10. 68-Dave Uttech, 14.070 [2]; 11. 73-Scotty Thiel, 14.085 [25]; 12. 23-Russel Borland, 14.089 [3]; 13. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 14.134 [19]; 14. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 14.151 [14]; 15. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 14.183 [16]; 16. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 14.233 [5]; 17. 3N-Jake Neuman, 14.245 [21]; 18. 25T-Travis Arenz, 14.265 [9]; 19. 79-Blake Nimee, 14.279 [18]; 20. 21-Will Gerrits, 14.329 [13]; 21. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 14.458 [10]; 22. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 14.477 [11]; 23. 99-Tyler Brabant, 14.639 [22]; 24. 19CW-Ion Stear, 14.649 [24]; 25. 24-Scott Conger, 14.741 [15]; 26. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 15.253 [27]; 27. 6X-Jake Reif, 15.259 [26]

Hot Laps: 1. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 13.380 [14]; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.409 [12]; 3. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 13.431 [16]; 4. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 13.593 [19]; 5. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.670 [17]; 6. 21-Will Gerrits, 13.796 [13]; 7. 79-Blake Nimee, 13.845 [18]; 8. 25-Danny Schlafer, 13.850 [7]; 9. 46-Joel Myers Jr, 13.902 [20]; 10. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.923 [4]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch, 13.928 [23]; 12. 47-Todd King, 13.937 [6]; 13. 25T-Travis Arenz, 14.146 [9]; 14. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.203 [8]; 15. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 14.215 [1]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech, 14.229 [2]; 17. 3N-Jake Neuman, 14.306 [21]; 18. 19CW-Ion Stear, 14.360 [24]; 19. 99-Tyler Brabant, 14.486 [22]; 20. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 14.580 [10]; 21. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 14.661 [27]; 22. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 14.669 [5]; 23. 23-Russel Borland, 14.974 [3]; 24. 6X-Jake Reif, 15.048 [26]; 25. 24-Scott Conger, 15.346 [15]; 26. (DNS) 87A-Austin Hartmann, 15.346; 27. 73-Scotty Thiel, 15.346

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [6]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton [5]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [10]; 6. 21H-TJ Haddy [2]; 7. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 8. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [9]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [7]; 10. 22B-Brandon Berth [12]; 11. 69S-TJ Smith [8]; 12. 6K-Kurt Davis [22]; 13. 53-Shane Wenninger [15]; 14. 51-Chris Larson [11]; 15. 38-Josh Bilicki [16]; 16. 11-Tony Wondra [14]; 17. 69-Bill Taylor [24]; 18. 53A-Paul Pokorski [17]; 19. 66T-Tristan Koenings [13]; 20. 88-Chris Flick [20]; 21. 85J-Logan Julien [21]; 22. 39-Michael Decker [19]; 23. 66-Nick Daywalt [23]; 24. 12P-JJ Pagel [18]; 25. 7R-Devan Myers [25]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [2]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger [5]; 6. 38-Josh Bilicki [7]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski [9]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel [8]; 9. (DNF) 69-Bill Taylor [4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [4]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 6. 6K-Kurt Davis [1]; 7. 7R-Devan Myers [8]; 8. 88-Chris Flick [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 2. 2-Chris Clayton [6]; 3. 51-Chris Larson [3]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy [8]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [7]; 6. 85J-Logan Julien [1]; 7. 39-Michael Decker [5]; 8. (DNF) 66-Nick Daywalt [2]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.567 [7]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.612 [6]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.738 [1]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.747 [4]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.760 [2]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 14.077 [3]; 7. 38-Josh Bilicki, 14.140 [8]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel, 14.210 [5]; 9. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 14.392 [9]

Qualifying 2: 1. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.979 [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.985 [6]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.991 [2]; 4. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.999 [8]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 14.075 [4]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.082 [3]; 7. 7R-Devan Myers, 14.353 [5]; 8. 88-Chris Flick, 14.452 [7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen, 14.276 [3]; 2. 51-Chris Larson, 14.561 [8]; 3. 66-Nick Daywalt, 14.584 [7]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien, 14.737 [2]; 5. 39-Michael Decker, 14.858 [1]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 14.966 [4]; 7. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 15.032 [5]; 8. 21H-TJ Haddy, 15.032 [6]

July 29, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 to be inducted July 15

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 26, 2023 – Eleven drivers, five track workers, car owners and mechanics, along with three racing families will be inducted into the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, during the Class of 2023 induction ceremony, during the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 15.

In recognition of the spirit of competition and outstanding achievements taking place at the Plymouth racing facility over the past 73 years, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Committee is dedicated to recognizing those individuals that have exemplified dirt track racing at the highest level since the track’s inception in 1950.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 will be recognized during an induction ceremony at intermission of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 15, which will feature 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and a special appearance from the Vintage Modifieds.

The list 11 drivers set to be inducted with the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 includes Steve Edler, Frankie Heimerl, Woody Klug, Hal Kulow, Gary Laack, Ron Luedtke, John and Rodney Michaels, Ken Painter, Jim Pitzen and Scott Vollbrecht.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category are track workers Donna Bader, Beth and Tom Breher and Evie Robel, along with car owner and mechanic Glenn Haddy.

In addition, the Akright, Ruh and Wondra families will be inducted to the Plymouth Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023 in the Racing Families category.

The names of each Class of 2023 inductee will be permanently etched on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, located underneath the grandstands at The Plymouth Dirt Track racing facility.

In the event of inclement weather on Saturday, July 15, a make-up date for the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 Induction Ceremony has been set for Saturday, July 22.

Family members of 2023 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees are encouraged to attend the induction event at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 15. Those wishing to attend are asked to contact Ken Schulz in advance at kenschulz91@gmail.com.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with Late Model and 360 Sprint Car qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 15.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame is made possible through the generous support of Goeden Auto Body of Kewaskum, Advanced Dental of Plymouth, Meyer Motors of Plymouth and Competition Specialists of Campbellsport.

To make a financial donation, contributions designated for “Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame” can be sent to Sheboygan County Fair Office; 229 Fairview Drive; Plymouth, WI 53073.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970.

June 26, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Schmidt, Sorce, Warner, Winkel excel as PDTR honors the late Cole Possi

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Former champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his 18th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory Saturday, June 24 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 24, 2023 – On a night dedicated to reflecting on the life of late 360 Sprint driver Cole Possi, three repeat A-main winners returned to victory lane and a new name joined the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event victory list Saturday, June 24 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Prior to the start of the racing program, the members of the Possi Racing team, including family and friends, who for many years traveled regularly from Upper Michigan to compete in the 360 Sprint Car division at The Plymouth Dirt Track, gathered in front of the grandstand to remember Cole, who passed away in March, with Cole’s Last Lap ceremony. In addition, Cole’s father Earl, who notched six PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories during his racing career, strapped into the seat of Cole’s No. 39 car to compete in the 360 Sprint Car portion of the racing program in his memory.

2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his second straight Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event.

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event, Will Sorce of Franklin collected his second A-main victory of the 2023 campaign.

Two-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone executed a thrilling last lap, final corner pass to notch his third PDTR Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the 25-lap A main.

Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls racked up his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Wisconsin Racing Legends Dirt Series headliner

In the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, rookie T.J. Haddy of Waupun used his outside front row starting position to vault past polesitter Alex Pokorski of West Bend and grab the lead on the opening lap.

On lap 2, the first of four caution flags appeared when rookie Ryan Sawusch of Lake Villa, Ill. spun in turn four. Following the restart Ben Schmidt, who started third, vaulted past Pokorski into second in turn two before using the low groove to seize the top spot from Haddy exiting turn four.

Pokorski ducked low to work his way past Haddy into second in turn one on lap 4 before the caution flag appeared on lap 5 when Haddy spun into the turn four wall to bring out the second caution of the race.

On lap 6, fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade used the high line to power past the low riding Pokorski into second. One lap later, the third caution flag was displayed to the field when Chris Larson of Franksville collided with the turn four wall.

The restart saw Pokorski work the high groove to vault his way into second as Schmidt pulled away to build a solid lead cushion. The 24-year veteran was closing in on the rear of the field when the fourth caution flag came out on lap 11 for Sawusch’s second spin of the race in turn three.

A large contingent of Possi Racing team members, family and supporters gathered at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. for Cole’s Last Lap event held in memory of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car driver Cole Possi of Rock, Mich., who passed away in March. Cole’s father Earl competed in Cole’s No. 39 PDTR 360 Sprint Car during the racing program on Saturday, June 24. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Berth used the preferred outer lane to take second from Pokorski in turn two as Schmidt again bolted away from his pursuers. The 2011 Midwest Sprint Car Association champion caught slower traffic on lap 15 and two laps later Pokorski regained second when Berth washed up high along the undulating cushion.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started ninth, moved into third on lap 18. Pokorski began to reel in Schmidt as the leader wound their way through lapped traffic.

However, the fourth-year driver fell just short at the finish line as Schmidt collected his second straight and third overall PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and fourth MSA main event triumph of the 2023 season, along with his 18^th career PDTR and 36^th career MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main win.

“I raced against Earl [Possi] for a lot of years and I raced with Cole [Possi] for several years too,” Schmidt said. “This wins means a lot. I want to thank the Possi Family for coming and doing this event tonight in Cole’s memory, the fans for coming out to support us, the sponsors on this car and my crew for giving me a great car every night.”

Pokorski placed second, McMullen was third, rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started fifth, placed fourth and Berth rounded out the top five.

As an extra Cole’s Last Lap event bonus, third place A-main finisher Brandon McMullen and ninth place finisher Justin Erickson of Plymouth each picked up $139 dollars courtesy of Goeden Auto Body. Also, rookie Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne collected $339 courtesy of Shufflebotham Tree Service in Cole Possi’s memory.

In the 25-lap Grand National main event, outside front row starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap with 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Sheboygan, who started fourth, moving into second.

Will Sorce of Franklin collected his sixth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 24. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Tyler Kulow moved in to challenge Donny Kulow for the lead on lap 3 before seizing the top spot along the high groove in turn two on lap 4. Meanwhile, Will Sorce, who started third, moved past Donny Kulow into second lap 8 and quickly set his sights on the lead.

After racing in close quarters with Tyler Kulow for the top spot for several laps, Sorce swept into the lead with a high move in turn one on lap 12. As Sorce pulled away from Tyler Kulow, the lone caution flag of the event appeared on lap 19 when Don Singer of Waldo and Dick Hed of Plymouth collided and spun in turn four.

Sorce controlled the restart and maintained the top spot over the final six laps en route to his sixth career PDTR Grand National A-main triumph.

Tyler Kulow placed second, fifth starter Steven Weber of Plymouth took third, Donny Kulow wound up fourth and six-time overall Plymouth Dirt Track Super Stock and Grand National champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth placed fifth after starting 12^th.

Hunter Larson of Oshkosh jumped into the lead of the 25-lap B Mod A main from the pole position with outside front row starter Jesse Cullen of Chilton in tow. On lap five, Tim Warner, who started fifth, worked the high groove to pass third starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan for third in turn three.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone notched his division-leading 10th career PDTR B Mod A-main win Saturday, June 24 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

Three laps later, Cullen closed in to pressure Larson for the lead before Warner worked his way in to make it a three-way battle for the top spot on lap 16. As the leaders encountered lapped traffic, Cullen attempted a high move to pull even with Larson on lap 19. However, Larson fended off the challenge to retain the top spot.

On lap 21, Warner seized second from Cullen before pounding the cushion to challenge Larson on lap 23. During the final lap, Warner unleashed a big run along the outer groove, while Larson was stuck behind slower traffic down low, to steal the victory in turn four and nip Larson at the checkered flag.

The crowd-pleasing final corner victory in the caution-free race was Warner’s division-leading 10^th career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

Larson had to settle for second, Lorier took third, Cascade’s Barry Maas, who started third, finished fourth and sixth starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth wound up fifth.

Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls racked up his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victory in the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 24. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Polesitter Kim Clover of Waupun led the opening lap of the 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series before the first of two caution flags came out on lap 2 for a spin involving Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam.

On the restart, Austin Winkel moved into second along the outside line. Winkel quickly closed in on Clover before shooting past Clover into the lead with a low move in turn three on lap 5.

Winkel then built up a half-lap lead over eighth starter Ryan Sullivan of Waupun on lap 12. The second and final caution slowed the pace on lap 14 when Matt Gritt of Plymouth spun in turn four.

Winkel again bolted away from the field on the way to his first career Legends A-main triumph in the second Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A main to ever be contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Sullivan finished second, Dallas Ross of Reeseville, who started third, placed third, Mike Mueller of Waupun took fourth after starting fourth and seventh starter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie rounded out the top five.

Logan Julien earned fast qualifier accolades in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a top lap of 12.853 seconds.

The seventh event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Mayer Automotive, drew a total of 76 cars, including 22 360 Sprint Cars, 19 B Mods, 19 Wisconsin Dirt Racing Legends Series cars and 16 Grand Nationals.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 1 will feature an all-open wheel event, including the third 2023 appearance of the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are set at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying and racing to follow.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [9]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [16]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [7]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [11]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [8]; 10. 7-Lance Fassbender [6]; 11. 66T-Tristan Koenings [14]; 12. 20-Robbie Pribnow [12]; 13. 12P-JJ Pagel [19]; 14. 53A-Paul Pokorski [10]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [17]; 16. 54-Randy Post [20]; 17. 21H-TJ Haddy [2]; 18. 38-Jordan Miklas [21]; 19. 53-Shane Wenninger [13]; 20. 39-Earl Possi [18]; 21. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [22]; 22. 51-Chris Larson [15]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [3]; 5. 51-Chris Larson [5]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski [4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [7]; 7. 54-Randy Post [5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 2. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien[4]; 4. 20-Robbie Pribnow [3]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [5]; 6. 39-Earl Possi [6]; 7. 38-Jordan Miklas [7]

Qualifying 1 (5 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.294 [6]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.345 [3]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.370 [7]; 4. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.424 [4]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 13.509 [5]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.528 [2]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.918 [1]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.918 [8]

Qualifying 2 (5 Laps): 1. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 12.913 [5]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.060 [1]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.105 [7]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.132 [6]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.526 [2]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.528 [3]; 7. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.579 [4]

Qualifying 3 (5 Laps): 1. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.853 [5]; 2. 20-Robbie Pribnow 12.896 [2]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.910 [6]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.973 [4]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.163 [1]; 6. 39-Earl Possi, 13.257 [3]; 7. 38-Jordan Miklas, 14.947 [7]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 14X-Will Sorce [3]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [5]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [2]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [12]; 6. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 7. 53W-Dustin Weiss [10]; 8. 7A-Todd Ascherien [8]; 9. 54-Matt Yancey [13]; 10. 14-Seth Westimayer [7]; 11. 6-Dick Hed [11]; 12. 23-Scott Kafka [9]; 13. 55-Don Singer [1]; 14. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [14]; 15. 03-Timothy Warner [16]; 16. (DNS) E85-Justin Pearson

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 72E-Chad Espen [2]; 2. 14X-Will Sorce [1]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [3]; 5. 7A-Todd Ascherien [6]; 6. 89-Brian Gilles [5]; 7. 54-Matt Yancey [7]; 8. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 2. 95-Donny Kulow [1]; 3. 55-Don Singer [3]; 4. 14-Seth Westimayer [4]; 5. 23-Scott Kafka [6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed [7]; 7. 03-Timothy Warner [8]; 8. (DNF) E85-Justin Pearson [5]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main: 1. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 2. 9L-Hunter Larson [1]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 4. 22M-Barry Maas [3]; 5. 3-Travis Schmidt [6]; 6. 17S-Shane Long [7]; 7. 73-Rory Welch [13]; 8. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 9. 84-Mark Hoeppner [14]; 10. 9R-Matthew Roehl [11]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [10]; 12. 19-Parker Glander [15]; 13. 59S-Spencer Long [8]; 14. 8-Jesse Cullen [2]; 15. 54-Michael Strean [16]; 16. 70JR-Jason Schilling [12]; 17. 19B-Jimmy Berkevich [18]; 18. (DNS) 25-Jim Fischer; 19. (DNS) 62-James Rautmann

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long [3]; 4. 29S-Tim Sheppard [4]; 5. 9R-Matthew Roehl [6]; 6. 54-Michael Strean [2]; 7. (DNS) 62-James Rautmann

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 19B-Jimmy Berkevich [2]; 2. 22M-Barry Maas [4]; 3. 17-Brandon Knepprath [1]; 4. 17S-Shane Long [6]; 5. 70JR-Jason Schilling [5]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [3]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 66-Steve Lorier [2]; 2. 8-Jesse Cullen [3]; 3. 9L-Hunter Larson [4]; 4. 84-Mark Hoeppner [1]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [5]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [6]

106.5 THE BUZZ WISCONSIN LEGENDS RACING DIRT SERIES

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Winkel [6]; 2. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [8]; 3. 87-Dallas Ross [3]; 4. 95M-Mike Mueller [4]; 5. 6E-Eric Blumer [7]; 6. 5G-Matt Gritt [11]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 8. 117-Adam Zellmer [5]; 9. 51-Tim Franz [14]; 10. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [12]; 11. 27B-Brandon Breitkreutz [16]; 12. 7A-Brady Ascherien [17]; 13. 1K-Kim Clover [1]; 14. 76W-Mark Wellman [13]; 15. 44M-Jordan Miklas [15]; 16. 52K-Kacey Korsmo [10]; 17. (DNS) 8W-Michael Weber; 18. (DNS) 64M-Griffin McGrath; 19. (DQ) 19J-Nick Johnson [9]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6E-Eric Blumer [6]; 2. 52K-Kacey Korsmo [5]; 3. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [3]; 4. 87-Dallas Ross [4]; 5. 5G-Matt Gritt [1]; 6. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [2]; 7. 27B-Brandon Breitkreutz [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Winkel [4]; 2. 8W-Michael Weber [6]; 3. 1K-Kim Clover [3]; 4. 7A-Brady Ascherien [1]; 5. 64M-Griffin McGrath [5]; 6. 51-Tim Franz [2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 2. 95M-Mike Mueller [3]; 3. 117-Adam Zellmer [4]; 4. 19J-Nick Johnson [6]; 5. 76W-Mark Wellman [1]; 6. 44M-Jordan Miklas [5]

June 25, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Schmidt, Waelti, Pearson, Warner claim PDTR A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth collected his 17th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the 25-lap A main at The Plymouth Dirt in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 17. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 17, 2023 – Two former track champions joined two first-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing winners in victory lane in PDTR A-main competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 17.

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who claimed the 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car championship, secured his second Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event.

Sun Prairie’s Brandon Waelti racked up his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Badger Midget headliner

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive 25-lap Grand National main event, Justin Pearson of Horicon posted his first career PDTR A-main triumph.

Two-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone nailed down his second PDTR Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the 25-lap A main.

In the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, outside front row starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend bolted into the lead along the high groove with 2021 and 2022 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls, who started on the pole, settling into second.

The first of four caution flags appeared on lap 2 when rookie Hayden Johnson of Campbellsport stopped in turn four.

On the ensuing restart, the second caution flag flew when Spyder Akright of Sheboygan Falls, Tommy Colburn of New Berlin and Bill Taylor of Boltonville spun in turn two.

Another caution flag was displayed to the field on the next restart when Arenz and Pokorski collided in turn two after Arenz attempted a slide job, which resulted in Arenz’s car spinning to a stop before Campbellsport’s Tony Wondra, who had been running third, was collected in the incident.

After the third restart of the race, Ben Schmidt, who started sixth, pulled off a slide job to slip past rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started fifth, and assumed the runner-up spot as Pokorski held down the lead.

The fourth and final caution flag of the event appeared on lap 5 when Colburn stopped in turn four.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt wrestled the top spot away from Pokorski with a low move in turn four on lap 6. Meanwhile, Pokorski began to feel pressure from two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen, who started 10^th beginning on lap 8.

The cushion-pounding Pokorski and the low-riding McMullen dueled side by side and back and forth over the next 10 laps as the leaders weaved their way through slower traffic.

On lap 18, McMullen finally surged into the runner-up spot along the low groove. Schmidt skillfully worked his way through lapped traffic over the final seven laps to secure his 17^th career PDTR, 35^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association and third overall MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph of the 2023 season.

“It is awesome to get this win,” Schmidt said. “This car is a dream to drive and I can’t thank my crew enough for what they do.”

McMullen finished second, Pokorski wound up third, Julien took fourth and PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car rookie T.J. Smith of Greenville placed fifth after starting ninth.

Polesitter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie outpowered Matt Recheck of Beaver Dam to surge into the lead on the drop of the green flag from his outside front row starting spot in the 25-lap Badger Midget A main.

Brandon Waelti of Sun Prairie earned his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap Badger Midgets A main on Saturday, June 17. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

On lap 3, Adam Taylor of Wheatefield, Ind., who started eighth, used the outside groove to take over second. One lap later, Taylor bolted past Blumer into the lead along the front stretch.

As Taylor extended his lead at the front of the field, ninth starter Brandon Waelti of Sun Prairie worked his way into second on lap 9 along the high groove in turn two.

By lap 13, Taylor had built up a full straightaway cushion over Waelti as the leaders maneuvered their way through the rear of the field. The lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 22 when Parker Jones of Blue Mounds stopped in turn four and Jace Sparks of Crystal Lake, Ill. stalled along the back stretch.

Following the restart, Waelti unreeled off a slide job to take over the top spot in turn two before Taylor attempted to regain the lead with a slide job of his own in turn four. However, Waelti was able to execute a crossover move to maintain the lead.

Waelti held on over the final two laps to secure his third Badger Midget A-main victory of the 2023 season and his first career main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

“The track was really racy,” Waelti said. “I’ve only been here a couple of times, but it was a lot of fun tonight. Adam Taylor got a really good job and was way ahead, so that caution near the end really helped us. Hopefully, the fans had a great time watching the race tonight.”

Taylor finished second, Todd Kluever of Sun Prairie finished third after starting 10^th, 11^th starter Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie placed fourth and Blumer rounded out the top five.

Justin Pearson of Horicon notched his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 25-lap Grand National main event victory on Saturday, June 17 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

In the 25-lap PDTR Grand National A main, 83-year-old Dick Hed of Plymouth, who started on the pole, grabbed the lead on the opening lap. The first of three caution flags was displayed on lap 4 when Don Singer of Waldo spun in turn two.

On the restart, the second caution flag came out when Noah Wachowiacz of West Allis spun in turn two. Following a single file restart, third starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge ducked under Hed to assume the lead in turn one.

After the third and final caution flag appeared on lap 13 for an incident involving Josh Pierce of Fredonia and Scott Kafka of Cleveland, Weiss maintained the lead while eighth starter Justin Pearson began to mount his charge to the front along the high line.

Two laps after seventh starter Nick Schumacher of Eagle seized second, Pearson powered into third on lap 19 before surging past Schumacher into second on lap 20. Following a brief side-by-side duel with Weiss, Pearson grabbed the lead with a high move in turn two on lap 23.

Pearson went on to post his first career PDTR Grand National A-main victory, Schumacher finished second, Weiss was third, Hed wound up fourth and fourth starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod main event before two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner, who started fourth, moved in second in turn four.

On lap 7, second starter Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan worked the outside lane to challenge Warner for second. One lap later, Warner charged along the inside groove to power past Schmidt into the lead in turn two with Baumann following into second.

The first of five caution flags appeared on lap 13 when Colten Van Hierden of Waupun spun in turn four. Another caution appeared on the next two restart attempts when Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn two and Hunter Larson of Oshkosh and Jim Fischer collided in turn three.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone earned his division leading ninth career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 17. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Following the restart, Warner pulled out to a half-straightaway cushion over Baumann on lap 15. Two laps later, sixth starter Jeff Steenbergen of Johnson Creek inched past Baumann into second.

The fourth caution flag appeared on lap 19 when Rory Welch of Grafton spun in turn two on lap 19. The fifth caution came out two laps later when Spencer Long spun in turn four.

Steenbergen hounded Warner over the final four laps but was unable to unseat Warner from the top spot. Warner went on to claim his second PDTR B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 season, while moving to sole possession of the top spot on the all-time PDTR B Mod main event victory list with his ninth career A main triumph.

Steenbergen finished second, Baumann placed third, third starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan finished fourth and Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls, who started eighth, placed fifth.

Katelyn Krebsbach of Cascade was the top qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a fast lap of 12.943 seconds.

Todd Kluever earned Badger Midgets fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.665 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

The sixth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by JosFo Electric, drew a total of 85 cars, including 25 360 Sprint Cars, 20 Badger Midgets, 20 Grand Nationals and 20 B Mods.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 24 will feature the first 2023 appearance from the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying set at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [10]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [2]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [9]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra [14]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 8. 54-Randy Post [11]; 9. 2-Chris Clayton [20]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [18]; 11. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [21]; 12. 7-Lance Fassbender [23]; 13. 66T-Tristan Koenings [13]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 15. 54G-Scott Grissom [16]; 16. 12P-JJ Page l[22]; 17. 21H-TJ Haddy [19]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [17]; 19. 53-Shane Wenninger [8]; 20. 1-Tommy Colburn [15]; 21. 25T-Travis Arenz [1]; 22. 11-Tony Wondra [4]; 23. 53A-Spyder Akright [12]; 24. 44-Hayden Johnson [24]; 25. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 3. 25T-Travis Arenz [5]; 4. 54-Randy Post [6]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson [9]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 7. 54G-Scott Grissom [7]; 8. 21H-TJ Haddy [8]; 9. (DNF) 7-Lance Fassbender [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 4. 98-Brandon McMullen [6]; 5. 1-Tommy Colburn [3]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [1]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [8]; 8. 2-Chris Clayton [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 3. 53A-Spyder Akright [1]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [7]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 7. 51-Chris Larson [6]; 8. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson

Qualifying 1 (5 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.706 [8]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.811 [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 14.005 [4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 14.263 [3]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz, 14.294 [2]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 14.342 [7]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson, 14.442 [9]; 8. 54G-Scott Grissom, 14.645 [5]; 9. 21H-TJ Haddy, 14.833 [6]

Qualifying 2 (5 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.389 [7]; 2. 1-Tommy Colburn, 13.430 [4]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.569 [2]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.573 [6]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.612 [3]; 6. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.616 [5]; 7. 2-Christopher Clayton, 13.834 [1]; 8. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.848 [8]

Qualifying 3 (5 Laps): 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.943 [4]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.114 [3]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.225 [2]; 4. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.231 [1]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.250 [8]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.524 [5]; 7. 51-Chris Larson, 13.536 [6]; 8. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson, 13.892 [7]

106.5 THE BUZZ BADGER MIDGET SERIES

Advance Fastening Supply A Main (25 Laps): 1. 3W-Brandon Waelti [9]; 2. 5X-Adam Taylor [8]; 3. 55-Todd Kluever [10]; 4. 20-Cody Weisensel [11]; 5. 68-Eric Blumer [1]; 6. 38-Matt Rechek [2]; 7. 19E-Daltyn England [12]; 8. 15C-RJ Corson [5]; 9. 29-Harrison Kleven [14]; 10. 9S-Mike Stroik [7]; 11. 59-Kyle Koch [3]; 12. 98-Jordan Nelson [4]; 13. 45-Trey Weishoff [19]; 14. 53M-Miles Doherty [16]; 15. 28-Jim Fuerst [18]; 16. 17-Nick Kilian [20]; 17. 41-Parker Jones [6]; 18. 40-Jace Sparks [17]; 19. 2-Kyle Stark [15]; 20. 1W-Robby Wirth [13]

Simpson Race Products Simpson Race Products Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Adam Taylor [7]; 2. 41-Parker Jones [5]; 3. 38-Matt Rechek [1]; 4. 55-Todd Kluever [8]; 5. 15C-RJ Corson [3]; 6. 19E-Daltyn England [6]; 7. 29-Harrison Kleven [2]; 8. 53M-Miles Doherty [4]; 9. 28-Jim Fuerst [9]; 10. 17-Nick Kilian [10]

Auto Meter Auto Meter Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3W-Brandon Waelti [8]; 2. 68-Eric Blumer [1]; 3. 59-Kyle Koch [2]; 4. 9S-Mike Stroik [7]; 5. 98-Jordan Nelson [3]; 6. 20-Cody Weisensel [5]; 7. 1W-Robby Wirth [9]; 8. 2-Kyle Stark [6]; 9. (DNF) 40-Jace Sparks [4]; 10. (DNS) 45-Trey Weishoff

Schoenfeld Headers Schoenfeld Headers Qualifying (3 Laps): 1. 55-Todd Kluever, 13.665 [5]; 2. 3W-Brandon Waelti, 13.833 [13]; 3. 5X-Adam Taylor, 13.899 [18]; 4. 9S-Mike Stroik, 14.064 [6]; 5. 19E-Daltyn England, 14.075 [9]; 6. 2-Kyle Stark, 14.115 [14]; 7. 41-Parker Jones, 14.237 [4]; 8. 20-Cody Weisensel, 14.318 [8]; 9. 53M-Miles Doherty, 14.369 [17]; 10. 40-Jace Sparks, 14.527 [7]; 11. 15C-RJ Corson, 14.532 [11]; 12. 98-Jordan Nelson, 14.543 [20]; 13. 29-Harrison Kleven, 14.644 [12]; 14. 59-Kyle Koch, 14.767 [10]; 15. 38-Matt Rechek, 14.782 [19]; 16. 68-Eric Blumer, 15.191 [3]; 17. 1W-Robby Wirth, 15.193 [1]; 18. 28-Jim Fuerst, 15.595 [16]; 19. 45-Trey Weishoff, 15.976 [2]; 20. 17-Nick Kilian, 16.445 [15]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. E85-Justin Pearson [8]; 2. 47-Nick Schumacher [7]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [3]; 4. 6-Dick Hed [1]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 6. 89-Brian Gilles [14]; 7. 24K-Tyler Kulow [11]; 8. 54-Matt Yancey [2]; 9. 80-Luke Scholten [10]; 10. 16-Will Schumacher [9]; 11. 72E-Chad Espen [13]; 12. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [16]; 13. 55-Don Singer [17]; 14. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [19]; 15. 23-Scott Kafka [15]; 16. 22-Randy Dent [18]; 17. 34-Steven Weber [5]; 18. 13-Josh Pierce [6]; 19. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [12]; 20. (DNS) 14X-Will Sorce

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 47-Nick Schumacher [1]; 2. 54-Matt Yancey [2]; 3. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 4. 80-Luke Scholten [7]; 5. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 6. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [3]; 7. 55-Don Singer [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Josh Pierce [1]; 2. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [7]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 6. 14X-Will Sorce [4]; 7. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [3]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. E85-Justin Pearson [3]; 2. 16-Will Schumacher [2]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [6]; 4. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [4]; 5. 23-Scott Kafka [5]; 6. 22-Randy Dent [1]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [4]; 2. 62-Jeff Steenbergen [6]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [2]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [3]; 5. 17S-Shane Long [8]; 6. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 7. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 8. 22M-Barry Maas [12]; 9. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [14]; 10. 17-Brandon Knepprath [13]; 11. 73-Rory Welch [11]; 12. 84-Mark Hoeppner [10]; 13. 19-Parker Glander [18]; 14. 12D-Chris Gilson [20]; 15. 59S-Spencer Long [15]; 16. 28-Rob Szemborski [19]; 17. 9L-Hunter Larson [5]; 18. 25-Jim Fischer [16]; 19. 12T-Tim Thrun [17]; 20. (DQ) 1K-Elijah Koenig [7]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 9L-Hunter Larson [1]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [6]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath [2]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 6. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [7]; 7. 12T-Tim Thrun [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [1]; 2. 1K-Elijah Koenig [2]; 3. 29S-Tim Sheppard [3]; 4. 84-Mark Hoeppner [4]; 5. 22M-Barry Maas [6]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [5]; 7. 12D-Chris Gilson [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 62-Jeff Steenbergen [3]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [1]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [6]; 4. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 5. (DNF) 28-Rob Szemborski [2]; 6. (DNF) 19-Parker Glander [5]

June 18, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

McGrath outduels Casey to capture Plymouth Super Six Late Model Series thriller

Wondra captures PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event triumph in 31^stseason

Former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha earned his 14th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victory in the 25-lap Super Six Late Model Series main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 10. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 10, 2023 – With a light mist falling on the multi-groove racing surface, 2014 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha emerged from a heated duel with Terry Casey of New London to notch his first main event triumph of the 2023 season in the rain-shortened 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model Series A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 10.

In the non-stop 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association main event, 31-year racing veteran Tony Wondra of Campbellsport collected his first A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in flag-to-flag fashion.

The Grand National and B Mod A-main events were cancelled due to rain.

After a spin by Bill Edler of Howards Grove drew a caution flag on the initial start, Terry Casey jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the scheduled 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series headliner with third starter Justin Ritchie of New London moving into second along the inside groove.

On lap three the second caution of the event appeared when five-time defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland slowed along the back stretch.

Utilizing the outside lane Mitch McGrath, who started second, moved around Ritchie in turn four on lap 3 to take over second. Five laps later, four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake ducked low to work past Ritchie into third, while sixth starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha assumed fourth one lap later.

As the high riding Casey approached the rear of the field, McGrath cut the gap along the inside line of the third-mile clay oval. With Casey mired in dense lapped traffic, McGrath used the low groove to pull even for the lead on lap 18.

The two highly successful veteran drivers mounted an intense battle over the next six laps, exchanging lanes multiple times in the closing laps. On lap 23, McGrath used a big run along the back stretch to move ahead of Casey in turn three.

However, Casey battled back to attempt a slide job in turns one and two, which saw him push high on the increasing wet track surface. As Casey moved up the track in turn two, McGrath ducked low to regain the top spot entering the back stretch.

McGrath held the top spot over the next two circuits until the third yellow flag was displayed on lap 26 when Andy Jones of Princeton, Minn. spun on the back stretch.

With the light rain shower making the racing surface too wet to resume the race, the yellow and checkered flags were displayed simultaneously to give McGrath his 14^th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory worth $1,500, as he became the third different driver to claim a 2023 Super Six Late Model Series A-main victory in as many races.

Casey had to settle for second, Mueller placed third, Scheffler wound up fourth and seventh starter Jayme Zidar of Hales Corners finished fifth.

With the only Ford engine in the field, Tony Wondra outpowered polesitter Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne to grab the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event as fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade moved into second and outside third row starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend used a strong start to catapult into third along the cushion.

Tony Wondra of Campbellsport notched his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victory in the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 10. – RC Custom Design photo

On lap 10, Wondra began to work his way through thick lapped traffic, which allowed Berth to cut into the lead. Nine laps later, Berth used the inside groove to briefly go side-by-side with the cushion-riding Wondra.

However, Wondra quickly pulled away to regain a solid lead, while Karnitz charged in to wrestle second place away from Berth with a well-executed slide job in turn four on lap 23 with two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started 10^th, taking over third on lap 24.

Wondra, who began his racing career in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified division at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1993, went on to notch his third career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory, eighth overall Midwest Sprint Car Association main event triumph and his first MSA A-main win since Sept. 18, 2021 at Gravity Park Speedway in Chilton, Wis.

Karnitz placed second, McMullen finished third, Berth was fourth and 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who start seventh, rounded out the top five.

Turk Letizia of Milwaukee won the 12-lap Late Model B main.

Brad Mueller earned Late Model fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.202 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

Ben Schmidt was the top qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.336 seconds.

The fifth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Pit Stop Pizza, drew a total of 82 cars, including 24 Late Models, 22 Grand Nationals, 19 360 Sprint Cars and 17 B Mods.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 17 will feature the second 2023 appearance from the Badger Midgets, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with 360 Sprint Car and Badger Midgets qualifying set at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

106.5 THE BUZZ SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [2]; 2. 42-Terry Casey [1]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller [5]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [6]; 5. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [7]; 6. 70-Justin Ritchie [3]; 7. 22-Charlie Schmidt [12]; 8. 8R-Billy Rezutek [9]; 9. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [19]; 10. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [16]; 11. 173-Andy Jones [8]; 12. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [10]; 13. 24-Turk Letizia [17]; 14. 77-Bill Edler [11]; 15. 42N-Paul Niznik [18]; 16. 19J-Justin Green [14]; 17. 99-Sawyer Specht [15]; 18. 99M-Mike Mullen [4]; 19. 97-Justin Schmidt [13]; 20. 57M-Eric Michaels [20]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 24-Turk Letizia [1]; 2. 42N-Paul Niznik [4]; 3. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [3]; 4. 57M-Eric Michaels [2]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry [7]; 6. 5X-Chad Ludwigson [6]; 7. 44-Wayne Freimund [5]; 8. (DNS) 3-Brett Swedberg

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [1]; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [2]; 3. 77-Bill Edler [3]; 4. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [6]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht [4]; 6. 19J-Justin Green [7]; 7. 44-Wayne Freimund [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Justin Ritchie [1]; 2. 99M-Mike Mullen [3]; 3. 173-Andy Jones [4]; 4. 8R-Billy Rezutek [6]; 5. 24-Turk Letizia [2]; 6. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [5]; 7. (DNF) 5X-Chad Ludwigson [7]; 8. (DNS) 3-Brett Swedberg

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 42-Terry Casey [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [3]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt [1]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [8]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt [5]; 6. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [4]; 7. 42N-Paul Niznik [6]; 8. 57M-Eric Michaels [9]; 9. (DNF) 54-Kevin Baldry [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 77-Bill Edler, 14.182 [6]; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.207 [5]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath, 14.332 [1]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.344 [3]; 5. 44-Wayne Freimund, 15.264 [8]; 6. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 15.383 [4]; 7. 70-Justin Ritchie, 36.986; 8. 54-Kevin Baldry, 37.404; 9. 3-Brett Swedberg, 37.404 [2]; 10. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 37.404 [7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.633 [5]; 2. 24-Turk Letizia, 13.662 [4]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie, 13.761 [1]; 4. 173-Andy Jones, 13.860 [8]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.071 [7]; 6. 8R-Billy Rezutek, 14.435 [3]; 7. 19J-Justin Green, 14.504 [6]; 8. 54-Kevin Baldry, 14.509 [2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.202 [5]; 2. 42-Terry Casey, 13.498 [7]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 13.559 [2]; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 13.781 [4]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.858 [6]; 6. 42N-Paul Niznik, 13.930 [8]; 7. 5X-Chad Ludwigson, 14.095 [3]; 8. 57M-Eric Michaels, 14.821 [1]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [10]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 35-Ben Schmidt [7]; 6. 7-Lance Fassbender [8]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [12]; 9. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 10. 66T-Tristan Koenings [1]; 11. 53-Shane Wenninger [13]; 12. 51-Chris Larson [14]; 13. 16-Anthony Knierim [9]; 14. 30-Doug Wondra [18]; 15. 69-Bill Taylor [15]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [11]; 17. 44-Hayden Johnson [19]; 18. 53A-Spyder Akright [16]; 19. 54-Randy Post [17]

Heat 1: 1. 16-Anthony Knierim [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [2]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson [7]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright [5]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [6]

Heat 2: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [5]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger [6]

Heat 3: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [3]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [4]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [6]; 6. 54-Randy Post [5]

Qualifying 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.467 [6]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.498 [5]; 3. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.579 [1]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.590 [2]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson, 12.689 [7]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.027 [4]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.195 [3]

Qualifying 2 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.336 [5]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.561 [1]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.566 [3]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.590 [6]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.816 [4]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger, 12.944 [2]

Qualifying 3 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.623 [6]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.709 [3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.808 [2]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 13.005 [4]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.281 [5]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.443 [1]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): Rained Out

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [3]; 2. 13-Joshua Pierce [7]; 3. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [1]; 4. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 5. 47-Nick Schumacher [5]; 6. 67-Jeff Storm [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Matt Loehr [1]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten [3]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 5. 19S-Aaron Stolp; 6. 55-Don Singer [6]; 7. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [5]; 8. 55X-Dylan Sveom [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 24K-Tyler Kulow [2]; 2. 72E-Chad Espen [4]; 3. 54-Matt Yancey [3]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 5. 23-Matt Loehr [1]; 6. 41-Mark Haskins [6]; 7. 22-Randy Dent [7]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): Rained Out

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 22M-Barry Maas [2]; 2. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [3]; 4. 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath [1]; 6. 54-Michael Strean [6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 2. 9L-Hunter Larson [5]; 3. 84-Mark Hoeppner [4]; 4. 19-Parker Glander [6]; 5. 25-Jim Fischer [2]; 6. (DNF) 29S-Tim Sheppard [1]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 17S-Shane Long [1]; 2. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [4]; 4. 89R-Kolton Roehl [5]; 5. (DNF) 28-Rob Szemborski [2]

June 11, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

McMullen proves advantageous in securing second 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car victory

Abreu collects first All Stars-IRA Rayce Rudeen Foundation 410 Sprint Car race win

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh and members of the McMullen Racing Enterprises crew earned their all-time division-leading 29th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 3, 2023 – Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh benefitted from race leader Justin Erickson’s late-race misfortune to earn his second Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event Saturday, June 3 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In the fifth annual Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobile 1 – Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series Rayce Rudeen Foundation A-main, Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. pocketed the $26,000-to-win first place prize in leading all 35 laps of the richest 410 Sprint Car race in the state of Wisconsin in 2023.

Polesitter Brandon McMullen jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag of the 25-lap PDTR – Midwest Sprint Car Association main event with outside front row starter Justin Erickson of Plymouth in tow.

On lap 3, Erickson moved in to pressure McMullen for the top spot as the leaders began to catch the rear of the field. Two laps later, Erickson bolted underneath McMullen in heavy lapped traffic to assume the top spot in turn three on lap 5.

Erickson continued to set a torrid pace at the front of the field as he sliced his way through dense lapped traffic over the next 18 laps. On lap 17, fifth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend moved in to slip past McMullen to take over second along the preferred low groove.

As Karnitz and McMullen engaged in a heated back-and-forth duel for the runner-up spot, Erickson built up a half lap lead on lap 20. One lap later, McMullen regained the runner-up spot with a low move in turn two.

Two laps later, disaster struck for Erickson when contact with a lapped car sent him flipping on the frontstretch, which brought out a red flag on lap 23. Erickson’s misfortune saw McMullen regain the lead on the ensuing single-file restart.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh earned his second PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event Saturday, June 3 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

McMullen held tight to the inside line with Karnitz trailing as the field took the white flag. However, a caution flag flew when 360 Sprint Car rookies Tristan Koenig of Van Dyne and T.J. Smith of Greenville made contact in turn four.

After a single-file green-white-checkered flag restart, McMullen maintained the top spot en route to his all-time division-leading 29^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph, 41^st career Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event victory and second PDTR and third overall MSA 360 Sprint main event win of the 2023 season.

“Justin [Erickson] had a great car tonight,” McMullen said. “He was better than us. I’m not sure what happened to him, but it ended up working to our benefit. It was a challenging night and the feature was a pretty crazy race for us, but we’ll take it.”

Karnitz had to settle for second, Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum charged up from the ninth starting spot to finish third, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett placed fourth after starting third and Alex Pokorski of West Bend, who started seventh, rounded out the top five.

In the 35-lap All Star-IRA Rayce Rudeen Foundation 410 Sprint Car main event, Rico Abreu jumped into the lead from the pole with outside front row starter Brent Marks of Myerstown, Pa. emerging from an early-race duel with third starter Lachlan McHugh of Gold Coast Queensland, Australia to gain control of second on lap 4.

On lap 6, two-time defending Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions champion Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis, Ind., who started fourth, vaulted into third. Two laps later, the high-riding Abreu caught the back of the field and continued to ride the high groove through lapped traffic.

Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. collected his 12th career Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in the 35-lap Rayce Rudeen Foundation main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Abreu pasted his machine primarily to the extremely high cushion, which was just off of the outside retaining wall, over the next 18 laps before a red flag was displayed when 2022 IRA champion Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. flipped on the frontstretch, after making contact with J.J. Hickle of Quilcene, Wash.

On the restart, Anthony Macri of Dillsburg, Pa., who started sixth, ducked under Marks to assume second as two of the leading members of the famed Pennsylvania Posse waged an intense battle for second with contact made between the two in turn two on slide job attempts from both drivers on consecutive laps.

Marks eventually emerged with the second spot. In the closing laps, Abreu adjusted his line to run the bottom of the track in turns one and two and the top in turns three and four, which proved to seal the victory as he went on to notch his 12^th career Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions A-main triumph, fifth overall victory of the 2023 season and first Rayce Rudeen Foundation event win.

“The track was really technical,” Abreu said in victory lane. “We struggled at the beginning of the night and we just got better as we went. We had a lot of the best drivers in the country racing here tonight, so it was definitely tough. I tried to make consistent laps in the A main. I moved to the bottom a few times in traffic, but the pace was so slow down low that I felt I had to get back up to the top.

“Later on in the race, I went to running low in one and two and high in three and four and I think doing that is what won us the race,” he said. “I have to thank the Rudeen family for putting this event on and everyone for coming out and supporting it. Some of the best race fans in the country are right here in Wisconsin. I always enjoy coming back here to race.”

Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. notched his first Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Rayce Rudeen Foundation A-main win in the 35-lap 410 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Marks finished second, former USAC Sprint Car, Midget and Silver Crown champion Chris Windom of Canton, Ill. moved up from the fifth starting spot to finish third, Macri placed fourth and Courtney rounded out the top five.

Jordan Goldesberry won the 12-lap All Star-IRA B main.

Tyler Courtney earned All Star-IRA 410 Sprint Car fast qualifier honors with a lap of 11.660 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

Two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee was the fastest qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.693 seconds.

The fourth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign drew a total of 66 cars, including 41 All Star-IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 10 will feature the third race in the 2023 PDTR Super Six Late Model Series, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with Late Model and 360 Sprint Car qualifying set at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [1]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 3. 53-Shane Wenninger [9]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [7]; 6. 20-Robbie Pribnow [4]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra [11]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [13]; 9. 53A-Paul Pokorski [14]; 10. 66-Nick Daywalt [6]; 11. 22B-Brandon Berth [12]; 12. 2-Christopher Clayton [10]; 13. 6K-Kurt Davis [16]; 14. 51-Chris Larson [25]; 15. 69S-TJ Smith [22]; 16. 54-Randy Post [24]; 17. 30-Doug Wondra [21]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [17]; 19. 21H-TJ Haddy [19]; 20. 66T-Tristan Koenings [20]; 21. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 22. 35-Ben Schmidt [8]; 23. 12P-JJ Pagel [15]; 24. 69-Bill Taylor [18]; 25. 92-Kevin Seidler [23]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 20-Robbie Pribnow [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [2]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 4. 2-Christopher Clayton [5]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [6]; 8. 66T-Tristan Koenings [9]; 9. 51-Chris Larson [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [5]; 5. 6K-Kurt Davis [4]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]; 8. 54-Randy Post [8]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 66-Nick Daywalt [1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 6. 53A-Paul Pokorski [7]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 8. 92-Kevin Seidler [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.907 [7]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.034 [4]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.118 [6]; 4. 20-Robbie Pribnow, 13.149 [8]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.263 [9]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.564 [3]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.659 [5]; 8. 51-Chris Larson, 13.892 [1]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 14.118 [2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.693 [1]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.976 [2]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.194 [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.225 [7]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.265 [4]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.441 [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.686 [5]; 8. 54-Randy Post [8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.735 [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.842 [8]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.897 [2]; 4. 66-Nick Daywalt, 12.957 [3]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.317 [7]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.471 [6]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.689 [4]; 8. 92-Kevin Seidler, 14.112 [5]

TEZOS ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS – BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

Tezos A Main (35 Laps): 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [2]; 3. 4-Chris Windom [5]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [6]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 6. 69K-Lance Dewease [15]; 7. 71-Buddy Kofoid [11]; 8. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [3]; 9. 26-Zeb Wise [16]; 10. 11-Cory Eliason [13]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch [10]; 12. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [12]; 13. 45-Tim Shaffer [7]; 14. 70-Scotty Thiel [17]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [9]; 16. 23-Russel Borland [19]; 17. 97-JJ Hickle [18]; 18. 49-Josh Schneiderman [8]; 19. 9P-Parker Price Miller [14]; 20. 25T-Travis Arenz [24]; 21. 10W-Mike Reinke [23]; 22. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [22]; 23. U2-Jack Vanderboom [20]; 24. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [21]; 25. 87A-Austin Hartmann [25]

Classic Ink USA B Main (12 Laps): 1. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 2. 29C-Hunter Custer [3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [4]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke [5]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz [9]; 6. 87A-Austin Hartmann [11]; 7. 26R-Preston Ruh [14]; 8. 28M-Conner Morrell [7]; 9. 4K-Kris Spitz [6]; 10. 24-Scott Conger [15]; 11. 2W-Scott Neitzel [13]; 12. 21-Will Gerrits [18]; 13. 10V-Kurt Davis [10]; 14. 99-Tyler Brabant [17]; 15. 16-Anthony Knierim [16]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech [2]; 17. 29-Sye Lynch [8]; 18. 39V-William Huck [20]; 19. 88-Christopher Flick [19]; 20. (DNS) 79-Blake Nimee; 21. (DNS) 25-Danny Schlafer

Elliotts Custom Trailers and Carts Dash (6 Laps): 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [3]; 3. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [4]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [7]; 5. 4-Chris Windom [9]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [8]; 7. 45-Tim Shaffer [6]; 8. 49-Josh Schneiderman [2]; 9. 17B-Bill Balog [5]

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Josh Schneiderman [3]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [1]; 3. 45-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 97-JJ Hickle [6]; 5. 68-Dave Uttech [2]; 6. 28M-Conner Morrell [5]; 7. 26R-Preston Ruh [8]; 8. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 9. 39V-William Huck [9]

CSI Shocks Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 2. 11-Cory Eliason [5]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [2]; 4. U2-Jack Vanderboom [7]; 5. 29C-Hunter Custer [3]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 7. 87A-Austin Hartmann [6]; 8. 21-Will Gerrits [8]

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [1]; 2. 71-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [4]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [3]; 5. 4K-Kris Spitz [5]; 6. 10V-Kurt Davis [6]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [7]; 8. 88-Christopher Flick [8]

Kistler Racing Products Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Chris Windom [3]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise [1]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [4]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [5]; 6. 29-Sye Lynch [6]; 7. 79-Blake Nimee [7]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [8]

Mobile 1 Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 9P-Parker Price Miller [2]; 3. 70-Scotty Thiel [3]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [4]; 5. 10W-Mike Reinke [5]; 6. 25T-Travis Arenz [6]; 7. 2W-Scott Neitzel [7]; 8. (DNS) 25-Danny Schlafer

Hercules Tire Qualifying: 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 11.660 [15]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer, 11.732 [1]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 11.762 [19]; 4. 25M-Lachlan McHugh, 11.909 [22]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 11.910 [30]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch, 11.924 [2]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.940 [10]; 8. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.948 [4]; 9. 69K-Lance Dewease, 11.959 [13]; 10. 26-Zeb Wise, 11.961 [29]; 11. 71-Buddy Kofoid, 11.967 [25]; 12. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.976 [28]; 13. 24R-Rico Abreu, 11.978 [34]; 14. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 11.990 [3]; 15. 4-Chris Windom, 11.998 [31]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.000 [37]; 17. 29C-Hunter Custer, 12.012 [17]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell, 12.026 [5]; 19. 97-JJ Hickle, 12.048 [8]; 20. 11-Cory Eliason, 12.110 [12]; 21. 23-Russel Borland, 12.126 [18]; 22. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 12.168 [36]; 23. 70-Scotty Thiel, 12.194 [40]; 24. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.195 [16]; 25. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.236 [33]; 26. 29-Sye Lynch, 12.246 [32]; 27. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.288 [39]; 28. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.350 [26]; 29. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.364 [27]; 30. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.367 [23]; 31. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.430 [11]; 32. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.552 [35]; 33. 10V-Kurt Davis, 12.617 [20]; 34. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.668 [9]; 35. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 12.680 [41]; 36. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.708 [6]; 37. 24-Scott Conger, 12.769 [21]; 38. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.849 [14]; 39. 88-Christopher Flick, 13.020 [24]; 40. 39V-William Huck, 13.991 [7]; 41. 25-Danny Schlafer, 59.999 [38]

June 4, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Fassbender goes flag to flag to bag PDTR 360 Sprint A main triumph

Goldesberry, Sparks claim open wheel night A-main victories

Lance Fassbender of Burnett, who owns the 2008 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and 2005 Midwest Sprint Car Association championships, earned his eighth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 20. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 20, 2023 – On a night when nothing but open wheel race cars took to The Plymouth Dirt Track third-mile clay oval in Plymouth, Wis., 31-year racing veteran Lance Fassbender of Burnett led all 25 laps on the way to his first Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory of the 2023 season Saturday, May 20.

In the 30-lap Frank Filskov Memorial Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A main, 2022 IRA champion Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. emerged from a thrilling late-race duel with 10-time IRA champ Bill Balog of Hartland and two-time IRA champion Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, Ill. to claim his second IRA A-main victory of the 2023 season.

Jace Sparks of Crystal Lake, Ill. led every lap of the 25-lap main event to notch his first career Badger Midgets A-main victory.

After starting on the pole of the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A main, 2008 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and 2005 Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag utilizing the preferred low groove, followed by 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started third, in second.

On lap 3, fifth starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend slipped past the high-riding machine of two-time PDTR and five-time MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee, who started second, to move into third.

As Fassbender built up a solid lead in the early going, the first of third caution flags in the event appeared on lap six when two-time PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls spun to a stop in turn two.

Following the restart, Pokorski maneuvered past Schmidt to assume second on lap 7. Fassbender caught the rear of the field on lap 12, which allowed Pokorski to cut the gap. While closing in on Fassbender for the lead, a potential career-best finish for Pokorski was derailed when he was collected after rookie T.J. Haddy of Waupun and Chris Larson of Franksville made contact in turn four.

Fassbender controlled the lead after the ensuing restart and built up a half-straight away cushion over Schmidt by lap 22. As the leaders closed in on slower traffic, the third and final caution flew when Kurt Davis hit the backstretch wall on lap 28.

Fassbender was not to be denied on the final restart as he cruised to his eighth career PDTR 360 Sprint A-main victory and 22^nd career MSA 360 Sprint Car main event triumph.

Schmidt placed second, seventh starter Chris Clayton of Waldo finished a strong third, fourth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend took fourth and two-time PDTR and four-time MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh moved up from the eighth starting spot to round out the top five.

“I was actually glad to see that final caution come out because those lapped cars were going to be really hard to get around at the end,” Fassbender said.

Polesitter Jake Blackhurst raced into the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car Frank Filskov Memorial A main. On lap five, fourth starter Bill Balog used the outside groove to power into the lead in turn one.

Defending Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association champion Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. claimed his ninth career IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in the 30-lap Frank Filskov Memorial at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

The first of two caution flags appeared on lap six when Josh Schneiderman of West Burlington, Iowa spun in turn four. Following the restart, Jordan Goldesberry, who started fifth, used a low move to slip past Blackhurst into second.

As the cushion-pounding Balog caught lapped traffic on lap 13, Goldesberry closed considerably along the low line. The second and final caution flag of the race then appeared on the following lap as Tyler Tischendorf of Waupaca and Ion Stear of Hebron, Ill. make contact in turn third.

Goldesberry continued to hound Balog for the lead over the next six laps before surging ahead in turn four on lap 19. However, Balog battled back to regain the lead on lap 21 in turn two.

On the next lap, Blackhurst reentered the lead battle as Balog, Goldesberry and Blackhurst went into turn three three-wide with Blackhurst emerging in the lead exiting turn four.

As the leaders weaved their way through slower traffic, Balog regained the top spot in turn two as he continued to stick with the high line. Goldesberry remained patient along the low line to move back into the lead exiting turn four on lap 29.

On the final lap, Balog attempted to make one final bid for the lead, but he spun into the wall along the far outside portion of the track in turn four as Goldesberry crossed the finish line at the head of the pack to secure his ninth career IRA Sprint Car Series A-main victory.

“I didn’t have an idea we were going to be that good in the A main,” Goldesberry said. “As the race went on, I knew lapped traffic would be a problem running down low. I didn’t know if we would be as fast the guys running the top, but luckily it turned out in our favor.”

Russel Borland, who started eighth, charged up to finish a career-best second, IRA rookie Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas, started and finished third, two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam placed fourth after starting eighth and Blackhurst placed fifth.

Polesitter Jace Sparks assumed the top spot on the opening lap of the 25-lap Badger Midget A main as fifth starter Brandon Waelti of Sun Prairie used a strong start to move into second.

Jace Sparks of Crystal Lake, Ill. collected his first career Badger Midgets A-main victory in the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

The lone caution of the race appeared on lap five when Tommy Colburn of New Berlin spun in turn four on lap 5. Three laps later, Waelti closed in to challenge the low-riding Sparks along the low line.

The leaders remained in lock-step order along the inside groove until Sparks caught the rear of the field on lap 21. Waelti then drifted out of the preferred low line on lap 22 which allowed the third place car of Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie, who started fourth, to move into second.

Sparks held on over the final three laps to secure his first career Badger Midgets A-main victory. Weisensel placed second, sixth starter Todd Kluever of Sun Prairie placed third, Daltyn England of Springfield, Ill., who started ninth, placed fourth and seventh starter Kyle Stark of Marshall rounded out the top five.

Travis Arenz (PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars), Anthony Knierim of Franksville (IRA 410 Sprint Cars) and R.J. Corson of Markham, Ill. (Badger Midgets) each claimed B-main victories.

Ben Schmidt earned top PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car qualifying honors with a lap of 13.331 seconds.

Mike Reinke of Howards Grove was the top IRA 410 Sprint Series qualifier with a fast lap of 11.695 seconds.

Todd Kluever collected Badger Midgets fast qualifier accolades with a lap of 14.017 seconds.

The third event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Hopf Farms, drew a total of 89 cars, including 27 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 31 IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 31 Badger Midgets

After taking the Memorial Day weekend off, The Plymouth Dirt Track will host the Rayce Rudeen Foundation $26,000-to-win Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions-Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event on Saturday, June 3. The PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars will also be on the card for the all-Sprint Car event.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m., followed by grandstand gates at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5:30 p.m.

Advance tickets for the Rayce Rudeen Foundation event are available on My Race Pass.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 3. 2-Chris Clayton [7]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]; 5. 98-Brandon McMullen [8]; 6. 11-Tim Haddy [10]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [6]; 8. 66-Nick Daywalt [11]; 9. 53-Shane Wenninger [17]; 10. 22B-Brandon Berth [9]; 11. 69S-TJ Smith [18]; 12. 69-Bill Taylor [21]; 13. 85J-Logan Julien [13]; 14. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [19]; 16. 51-Chris Larson [20]; 17. 54G-Scott Grissom [14]; 18. 53A-Paul Pokorski [15]; 19. 6K-Kurt Davis [2]; 20. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson [12]; 21. (DNF) 21H-TJ Haddy [22]; 22. (DNF) 25T-Travis Arenz [16]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 25T-Travis Arenz [10]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger [6]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 5. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor [8]; 7. 1-Tommy Colburn [9]; 8. 5-Kevin Seidler [4]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings [7]; 10. 54-Randy Post [5]; 11. (DNS) 12P-JJ Pagel

Heat 1: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 4. 11-Tim Haddy [5]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [7]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger [2]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith [8]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor [6]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings [9]

Heat 2: 1. 30-Doug Wondra [1]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [4]; 5. 66-Nick Daywalt [7]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [6]; 7. 5-Kevin Seidler [8]; 8. 1-Tommy Colburn [5]; 9. (DNS) 25T-Travis Arenz

Heat 3: 1. 2-Chris Clayton [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [4]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski [2]; 5. 54G-Scott Grissom [5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [9]; 8. 54-Randy Post [8]; 9. (DNF) 12P-JJ Pagel [7]

Qualifying 1 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.331 [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.376 [7]; 3. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.780 [4]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.789 [5]; 5. 11-Tim Haddy, 13.813 [8]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.847 [3]; 7. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.879 [9]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith, 14.641 [6]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 14.733 [2]

Qualifying 2 (10 Laps): 1. 25T-Travis Arenz, 13.343 [6]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.527 [5]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.630 [1]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.678 [7]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.795 [3]; 6. 1-Tommy Colburn, 13.955 [8]; 7. 51-Chris Larson, 14.088 [4]; 8. 66-Nick Daywalt, 14.417 [2]; 9. 5-Kevin Seidler, 14.672 [9]

Qualifying 3 (10 Laps): 1. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.349 [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.540 [5]; 3. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.992 [7]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton, 14.378 [4]; 5. 54G-Scott Grissom, 14.385 [8]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.431 [3]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy, 14.790 [9]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel, 14.793 [2]; 9. 54-Randy Post, 14.901 [6]

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [5]; 2. 23-Russel Borland [8]; 3. 1-Brenham Crouch [3]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst [1]; 5. 2W-Scott Neitzel [6]; 6. 35-Zach Hampton [2]; 7. 3N-Jake Neuman [13]; 8. 87A-Austin Hartmann [9]; 9. 10W-Mike Reinke [7]; 10. 79-Blake Nimee [12]; 11. 10V-Kurt Davis [17]; 12. 9K-Kyle Schuett [16]; 13. U2-Jack Vanderboom [10]; 14. 4K-Kris Spitz [14]; 15. 21-Will Gerrits [18]; 16. 88-Christopher Flick [20]; 17. 16-Anthony Knierim [19]; 18. 29-Hunter Custer [24]; 19. 68-Dave Uttech [22]; 20. 25-Danny Schlafer [15]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 22. 19CW-Ion Stear [23]; 23. 49-Josh Schneiderman [11]; 24. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [21]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 16-Anthony Knierim [1]; 2. 88-Christopher Flick [4]; 3. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [5]; 4. 68-Dave Uttech [3]; 5. 19CW-Ion Stear [10]; 6. 29-Hunter Custer [2]; 7. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 8. 3B-Shelby Bosie [13]; 9. 25T-Travis Arenz [12]; 10. 26R-Preston Ruh [6]; 11. 24-Scott Conger [8]; 12. 39V-William Huck [9]; 13. (DNS) 47-Todd King

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 96-Jake Blackhurst [1]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [3]; 3. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [5]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke [2]; 5. 87A-Austin Hartmann [4]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 35-Zach Hampton [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel [4]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [3]; 5. U2-Jack Vanderboom [5]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch [2]; 2. 96-Jake Blackhurst [3]; 3. 10W-Mike Reinke [4]; 4. 25-Danny Schlafer [6]; 5. 9K-Kyle Schuett [9]; 6. 10V-Kurt Davis [7]; 7. 16-Anthony Knierim [1]; 8. 29-Hunter Custer [5]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [8]; 10. 19CW-Ion Stear [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 2. 49-Josh Schneiderman [1]; 3. 79-Blake Nimee [6]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman [5]; 5. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [3]; 6. 35-Zach Hampton [4]; 7. 68-Dave Uttech [7]; 8. 26R-Preston Ruh [8]; 9. 39V-William Huck [9]; 10. (DNF) 47-Todd King [10]; 11. (DNS) 3B-Shelby Bosie

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Russel Borland [1]; 2. U2-Jack Vanderboom [3]; 3. 87A-Austin Hartmann [2]; 4. 4K-Kris Spitz [5]; 5. 2W-Scott Neitzel [4]; 6. 21-Will Gerrits [7]; 7. 88-Christopher Flick [9]; 8. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [8]; 9. (DNF) 25T-Travis Arenz [10]; 10. (DNF) 99-Tyler Brabant [6]

Qualifying: 1. 10W-Mike Reinke, 11.695 [3]; 2. 35-Zach Hampton, 11.791 [6]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 11.879 [1]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 11.944 [5]; 5. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.948 [19]; 6. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.058 [10]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.123 [4]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.135 [29]; 9. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.140 [9]; 10. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.216 [14]; 11. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 12.234 [16]; 12. 23-Russel Borland, 12.287 [7]; 13. 29-Hunter Custer, 12.320 [2]; 14. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.357 [15]; 15. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.367 [25]; 16. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.417 [24]; 17. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.486 [27]; 18. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.528 [13]; 19. 10V-Kurt Davis, 12.529 [11]; 20. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.562 [22]; 21. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.689 [12]; 22. 24-Scott Conger, 12.767 [17]; 23. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 12.840 [8]; 24. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 12.842 [28]; 25. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 13.011 [26]; 26. 26R-Preston Ruh, 13.182 [18]; 27. 88-Christopher Flick, 13.224 [23]; 28. 19CW-Ion Stear, 13.367 [21]; 29. 39V-William Huck, 14.031 [31]; 30. 25T-Travis Arenz [20]; 31. 47-Todd King [30]

Hot Laps: 1. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.771 [29]; 2. 35-Zach Hampton, 12.031 [6]; 3. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.074 [26]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 12.094 [5]; 5. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 12.123 [16]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch, 00:12.151 [4]; 7. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 12.304 [1]; 8. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.376 [9]; 9. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 12.377 [19]; 10. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 12.434 [8]; 11. 23-Russel Borland, 12.527 [7]; 12. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.533 [3]; 13. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.571 [15]; 14. 47-Todd King, 12.581 [30]; 15. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.606 [14]; 16. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 12.617 [28]; 17. 19CW-Ion Stear, 12.637 [21]; 18. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.740 [27]; 19. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.752 [25]; 20. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.759 [24]; 21. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.761 [22]; 22. 10V-Kurt Davis, 12.811 [11]; 23. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.847 [10]; 24. 99-Tyler Brabant, 13.031 [13]; 25. 29-Hunter Custer, 13.068 [2]; 26. 24-Scott Conger, 13.096 [17]; 27. 21-Will Gerrits, 13.236 [12]; 28. 26R-Preston Ruh, 13.330 [18]; 29. 88-Christopher Flick, 13.478 [23]; 30. 39V-William Huck, 13.789 [31]; 31. 25T-Travis Arenz, 13.789 [20]

BADGER MIDGETS

Advanced Fastening Supply AFS A Main (25 Laps): 1. 40-Jace Sparks [1]; 2. 20-Cody Weisensel [4]; 3. 55-Todd Kluever [6]; 4. 19E-Daltyn England [9]; 5. 2-Kyle Stark [7]; 6. 9S-Mike Stroik [2]; 7. 57-Daniel Robinson [3]; 8. 3W-Brandon Waelti [5]; 9. 36-Chris Baue [17]; 10. 5K-Kevin Douglas [8]; 11. 15C-RJ Corson (16]; 12. 28-Jim Fuerst [22]; 13. 29-Harrison Kleven [19]; 14. 7-Brian Peterson [13]; 15. 87-Jake Dohner [18]; 16. 10A-Tommy Colburn [11]; 17. 68-Eric Blumer [21]; 18. 8-Jake Goeglein [15]; 19. 53M-Miles Doherty [20]; 20. 59-Kyle Koch [12]; 21. (DNF) 56-Charles Rufi [10]; 22. (DNF) 40JR-Dave Collins Jr. [14]

High Performance Lubricants B Main (12 Laps): 1. 15C-RJ Corson [3]; 2. 36-Chris Baue [5]; 3. 87-Jake Dohner [4]; 4. 29-Harrison Kleven [7]; 5. 53M-Miles Doherty [9]; 6. 68-Eric Blumer [11]; 7. 28-Jim Fuerst [6]; 8. 31-Shay Sassano [1]; 9. 1W-Robby Wirth [13]; 10. 45-Trey Weishoff [2]; 11. 10-Denny Smith [8]; 12. 17-Nick Kilian [10]; 13. (DNF) 41-Parker Jones [12]

Behlings Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Todd Kluever [8]; 2. 19E-Daltyn England [3]; 3. 40-Jace Sparks [5]; 4. 7-Brian Peterson [1]; 5. 10A-Tommy Colburn [2]; 6. 31-Shay Sassano [4]; 7. (DNF) 5X-Adam Taylor [6]; 8. (DNS) 38-Matt Rechek

Simpson Race Products Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Kyle Stark [4]; 2. 57-Daniel Robinson [5]; 3. 3W-Brandon Waelti [7]; 4. 40JR-Dave Collins Jr [1]; 5. 59-Kyle Koch [2]; 6. 53M-Miles Doherty [8]; 7. 15C-RJ Corson [3]; 8. (DNF) 6B-Mitchell Davis [6]

Auto Meter Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5K-Kevin Douglas [5]; 2. 20-Cody Weisensel [7]; 3. 9S-Mike Stroik [6]; 4. 56-Charles Rufi [3]; 5. 8-Jake Goeglein [1]; 6. 45-Trey Weishoff [2]; 7. (DNS) 87-Jake Dohner; 8. (DQ) 36-Chris Baue [8]

FiveOne Motorsports Fast Time Qualifying (25 Laps): 1. 55-Todd Kluever, 14.017 [14]; 2. 3W-Brandon Waelti, 14.061 [15]; 3. 36-Chris Baue, 14.191 [9]; 4. 38-Matt Rechek, 14.218 [18]; 5. 6B-Mitchell Davis, 14.289 [28]; 6. 20-Cody Weisensel, 14.460 [17]; 7. 5X-Adam Taylor, 14.536 [4]; 8. 57-Daniel Robinson, 14.560 [21]; 9. 9S-Mike Stroik, 14.628 [23]; 10. 40-Jace Sparks, 14.913 [30]; 11. 2-Kyle Stark, 14.920 [5]; 12. 5K-Kevin Douglas, 14.999 [25]; 13. 31-Shay Sassano, 15.048 [13]; 14. 53M-Miles Doherty, 15.133 [20]; 15. 87-Jake Dohner, 15.138 [6]; 16. 19E-Daltyn England, 15.190 [11]; 17. 15C-RJ Corson, 15.225 [2]; 18. 56-Charles Rufi, 15.250 [12]; 19. 10A-Tommy Colburn, 15.251 [19]; 20. 59-Kyle Koch, 15.261 [16]; 21. 45-Trey Weishoff, 15.308 [31]; 22. 7-Brian Peterson, 15.338 [22]; 23. 40JR-Dave Collins Jr, 15.649 [1]; 24. 8-Jake Goeglein, 15.776 [29]; 25. 10-Denny Smith, 15.856 [24]; 26. 29-Harrison Kleven, 15.860 [3]; 27. 28-Jim Fuerst, 15.894 [26]; 28. 41-Parker Jones, 15.982 [7]; 29. 1W-Robby Wirth, 16.472 [27]; 30. 68-Eric Blumer, 16.857 [8]; 31. (DNS) 17-Nick Kilian, 16.857

Madison Extinguisher Service Non Qualifier (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jim Fuerst [1]; 2. 68-Eric Blumer [5]; 3. 41-Parker Jones [6]; 4. 29-Harrison Kleven [2]; 5. 10-Denny Smith [3]; 6. 1W-Robby Wirth [4]; 7. 17-Nick Kilian [7]

May 21, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Scheffler secures PDTR Super Six Late Model Series main event victory

McMullen, Sorce, Sheppard notch A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 13, 2023 – One week after leading all but the final two laps of the inaugural Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Super Six Late Model Series main event, Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha was not to be denied in the second Super Six Late Model Series A main of the 2023 season, as he led all 30 laps en route to victory on Saturday, May 13 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh utilized a start strong and an impressive finish in heavy lapped traffic to claim his first 25-lap Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season.

Will Sorce of Franklin successfully worked the middle and outside groove of the wide, smooth and slick track surface to punch his first ticket to Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event victory lane in 2023 in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A main.

2018 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam led flag-to-flag on the way to his initial main event triumph of the 2023 campaign in the 25-lap Next Step Insurance B Mod A main.

For the second week in a row, Taylor Scheffler started on the pole of the 30-lap 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model Series A main and bolted into lead on the drop of the green flag with five-time defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland sliding into second from his fourth starting spot on lap 2.

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha claimed his seventh career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main victory in the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 13. – RC Custom Design photo

On lap 5, Scheffler caught the rear of the field and began to slice his way through lapped traffic along the outside groove of the historic third-mile clay oval. Five laps later, Scheffler had built up a full straightaway cushion over Schmidt.

On lap 17, Scheffler was briefly slowed by the lapped car of Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls, which allowed Schmidt to cut the gap considerably. After Scheffler slid underneath Green on lap 14, four-time PDTR Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake moved in from his sixth starting position to pressure third starter Justin Ritchie of New London for third.

Mueller and Ritchie then engaged in three laps of heated back-and-forth dueling for the third spot until the first caution flag was displayed on lap 19 when Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove and the second-place machine of Justin Schmidt collided in turn four.

On the restart, Mueller worked past Ritchie into second and attempted to close the gap on the high-riding Scheffler along the outside line. The second caution flag of the race was displayed on lap 24 when Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls spun into the turn four wall.

Following a green-white-checkered single-file restart, Scheffler held off Mueller over the final two laps en route to his seventh career PDTR Late Model A-main victory.

“It felt good to get this win tonight, especially after how the race ended last week,” Scheffler said. “I hit my marks and didn’t mess up tonight.”

Mueller, who edged Scheffler to claim the inaugural Super Six Late Model Series main event victory on May 6, had to settle for second. Ritchie took third, ninth starter Jim Schmidt of Sheboygan Falls took fourth and Bill Edler of Howards Grove, who started second, placed fifth.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh notched his division leading 28th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph in the 25-lapa main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 13. – RC Custom Design photo

In the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main, outside front row starter Brandon McMullen got a huge jump on the drop of the green flag from his outside second row starting spot and powered his way into the lead in turn four on the opening lap as 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started third, took second in turn two on lap two.

One lap later, Chris Clayton of Waldo spun into the infield in turn three to bring out the first of two caution flags. On the restart, Schmidt attempted to slide his way past McMullen entering turn two, but the four-time Midwest Sprint Car Association champion fended off the challenge to maintain the lead.

On lap 4, 10^th starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend used the high line to pass sixth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend to claim fifth in the running order before working around polesitter Tony Wondra of Campbellsport to grab fourth.

Meanwhile, McMullen built up a full straight away lead over Schmidt by lap 7. One lap later, McMullen caught the rear of the field and began to negotiate slower traffic, which allowed Schmidt to cut the gap.

Schmidt worked the high line to reel in McMullen on lap 13 before the second and final caution flag appeared when Chris Larson of Franksville spun into the infield in turn three.

On the restart, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Lance Fassbender of Burnett, who started seventh, ducked under Schmidt to assume second before Pokorski moved past Schmidt on lap 15 to take over third.

Over the final 10 laps, McMullen weaved his way through dense lapped traffic with Fassbender and Pokorski following close behind as the groove moved to the bottom of the track as rubber built up on the racing surface.

McMullen successfully negotiated the slower cars on the way to his division-leading 28^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car and 39^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main triumph.

“We normally don’t start the year too well, so it feels good to get one out of the gate,” McMullen said. “I saw Lance [Fassbender] on the restart and knew I had to get going. The crew always gives me a great car and I couldn’t do this without them.”

McMullen dedicated the victory to late PDTR 360 Sprint Car competitor Cole Possi of Rock, Mich., who passed away in March.

“This win is for Cole Possi,” he said. “It’s terrible what happened to him. I wish he were here tonight racing with us tonight.”

Fassbender placed second, Pokorski finished a career-best third, Tyler Brabant of Waupun placed fourth after starting 12^th and eighth starter Will Gerrits of Waupun rounded out the top five.

Will Sorce of Franklin notched his fifth career 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 13. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Polesitter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge and second starter Brad Weiss of Cascade waged a heated side-by-side battle with the top spot for the first five laps of the 25-lap Grand National main event.

Dustin Weiss finally surged ahead in turn four on lap six before 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Sheboygan, who started eighth, sixth starter Will Sorce and Weiss went three wide for second with Sorce grabbing the runner-up spot on lap 10.

Two laps later, Sorce worked the high groove to surge past Weiss into the lead, while seventh starter Justin Pearson of Horicon followed Sorce along the outside lane to take second on lap 13.

As Sorce settled into the middle groove of the third-mile clay oval, Pearson used a slightly higher line to try to reel in the leader. Pearson closed the gap momentarily on lap 20 before Sorce used some nifty moves in lapped traffic to pull away en route to his fifth career PDTR A-main triumph in the caution-free race.

Pearson took second, Donny Kulow of Plymouth, who started third, placed third, Dustin Weiss placed fourth and Brad Weiss completed the top five.

Polesitter Tim Sheppard bolted into the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod main event as outside front row starter Marcus Hoeppner of Rubicon settled into second.

Former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam racked up his second career 25-lap PDTR B Mod A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 13. – RC Custom Design photo

On lap five, 2022 PDTR B Mod champ Andy Welter of Cedarburg, who started fourth dueled with third starter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls for third. By lap 8, Sheppard had built up a half-lap lead over Hoeppner.

Sheppard caught the rear of the field on lap 11 as ninth starter Barry Maas of Cascade worked his way into third on lap 14 using the high groove.

Over the final 11 laps, Sheppard continued to pull away from the field on the way to his second career PDTR B Mod A-main victory in the non-stop event.

Hoeppner finished second, seventh starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth placed third, Long finished fourth and Steve Lorier of Sheboygan worked his way up from the 10^th starting spot to finish fifth.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville won the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

Mitch McGrath of Waukesha was the top qualifier in the Late Model group qualifying session with a lap of 13.596 seconds.

Brandon McMullen turned the fastest overall lap in 360 Sprint Car group qualifying with a lap of 12.907 seconds.

The second event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by the city of Sheboygan Falls Fire Department, drew a total of 81 cars, including 17 Late Models, 28 360 Sprint Cars, 18 Grand Nationals and 18 B Mods.

The Plymouth Dirt Track will host an all-open wheel event on Saturday, May 20, featuring the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and Badger Midgets.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m., followed by grandstand gates at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5:30 p.m.

106.5 THE BUZZ SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [6]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie [3]; 4. 79-Jim Schmidt [9]; 5. 77-Bill Edler [2]; 6. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [11]; 7. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [7]; 8. 24-Turk Letizia [5]; 9. 54-Kevin Baldry [17]; 10. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [14]; 11. 57M-Eric Michaels [10]; 12. 99-Sawyer Specht [12]; 13. 19J-Justin Green [8]; 14. 97-Justin Schmidt [4]; 15. 22-Charlie Schmidt [13]; 16. 74-Mitch McGrath [16]; 17. (DNS) 5X-Chad Ludwigson

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [2]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt [4]; 4. 22-Charlie Schmidt [1]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry [6]; 6. (DNF) 55B-Joe Bongiorno [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 77-Bill Edler [1]; 2. 24-Turk Letizia [3]; 3. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [4]; 4. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [2]; 5. 57M-Eric Michaels [5]; 6. (DNS) 5X-Chad Ludwigson

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Justin Ritchie [1]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt [3]; 3. 19J-Justin Green [4]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht [2]; 5. (DNS) 74-Mitch McGrath

Qualifying 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.813; 2. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.919; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 13.988; 4. 79-Jim Schmidt, 14.172; 5. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.377; 6. 54-Kevin Baldry, 14.724

Qualifying 2: 1. 24-Turk Letizia, 13.692; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 13.828; 3. 77-Bill Edler, 13.908; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.054; 5. 57M-Eric Michaels, 14.768; 6. 5X-Chad Ludwigson, 14.768

Qualifying 3: 1. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.596; 2. 99-Sawyer Specht, 13.825; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie, 13.899; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.006; 5. 19J-Justin Green, 14.455

AKRIGHT AUTO 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender [7]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [10]; 4. 99B-Tyler Brabant [12]; 5. 21-Will Gerrits [8]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra [1]; 7. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 8. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 9. 53-Shane Wenninger [5]; 10. 69-Bill Taylor [18]; 11. 3-Justin Erickson [19]; 12. 1-Tommy Colburn [13]; 13. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [11]; 14. 2-Chris Clayton [2]; 15. 85J-Logan Julien [22]; 16. 53A-Spyder Akright [16]; 17. 69S-TJ Smith [15]; 18. 51-Chris Larson [9]; 19. 30-Doug Wondra [14]; 20. 54G-Scott Grissom [17]; 21. 12P-JJ Pagel [21]; 22. 22B-Brandon Berth [23]; 23. 66T-Tristan Koenings [20]

B Main: 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [4]; 3. 66T-Tristan Koenings [3]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel [6]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien [10]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 7. 54G-Scott Grissom [1]; 8. 54-Randy Post [5]; 9. 21H-TJ Haddy [12]; 10. 5-Kevin Seidler [9]; 11. 38-Michael Klein [11]; 12. 39-Michael Decker [8]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Shane Wenninger [2]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [4]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [5]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [1]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [6]; 7. 39-Michael Decker [7]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 21-Will Gerrits [4]; 2. 2-Chris Clayton [3]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 4. 53A-Spyder Akright [2]; 5. 54G-Scott Grissom [1]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings [7]; 7. 5-Kevin Seidler [5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [3]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 3. 30-Doug Wondra [2]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [5]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 6. 85J-Logan Julien [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]

Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra [1]; 3. 1-Tommy Colburn [1]; 4. 99B-Tyler Brabant [5]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 6. 54-Randy Post [6]; 7. 38-Michael Klein [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.907; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.930; 3. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.284; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.394; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.529; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.576; 7. 39-Michael Decker, 13.617

Qualifying 2: 1. 21-Will Gerrits, 13.516; 2. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.566; 3. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.669; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.704; 5. 54G-Scott Grissom, 14.055; 6. 5-Kevin Seidler, 14.279; 7. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 14.280

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.307; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.438; 3. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.856; 4. 30-Doug Wondra, 14.032; 5. 69-Bill Taylor, 14.251; 6. 51-Chris Larson, 14.291; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy, 14.398

Qualifying 4: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.401; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.755; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.806; 4. 1-Tommy Colburn, 13.836; 5. 99B-Tyler Brabant, 14.101; 6. 54-Randy Post, 14.372; 7. 38-Michael Klein, 15.931

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [6]; 2. E85-Justin Pearson [5]; 3. 95-Donny Kulow [3]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [1]; 5. 53B-Brad Weiss [2]; 6. 34-Steven Weber [4]; 7. 24K-Tyler Kulow [8]; 8. 89-Brian Gilles [7]; 9. 6-Dick Hed [11]; 10. 80-Luke Scholten [17]; 11. 23-Matt Loehr [15]; 12. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [9]; 13. 72E-Chad Espen [12]; 14. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [10]; 15. 8-Nick Goeman [14]; 16. 55-Don Singer [16]; 17. 42S-Jackson Specht [18]; 18. 15-Derek Kaat [13]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 34-Steven Weber [1]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [2]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 4. 6-Dick Hed [4]; 5. 15-Derek Kaat [6]; 6. (DNF) 80-Luke Scholten [3]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [4]; 2. E85-Justin Pearson [6]; 3. 72E-Chad Espen [1]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [5]; 5. 23-Matt Loehr [3]; 6. 55-Don Singer [2]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 95-Donny Kulow [1]; 2. 53B-Brad Weiss [3]; 3. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [2]; 4. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [5]; 5. 8-Nick Goeman [4]; 6. 42S-Jackson Specht [6]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard [1]; 2. 84-Mark Hoeppner [2]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt [7]; 4. 17S-Shane Long [3]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [10]; 6. 22M-Barry Maas [9]; 7. 32Z-Andy Welter [4]; 8. 9L-Hunter Larson [6]; 9. 25-Jim Fischer [5]; 10. 29M-Ryan Mech [12]; 11. 59S-Spencer Long [16]; 12. 17-Brandon Knepprath [11]; 13. 5X-Tony Gates [15]; 14. 73-Rory Welch [14]; 15. 28-Rob Szemborski [13]; 16. 19-Parker Glander [18]; 17. 62-James Rautmann [8]; 18. (DNS) 54-Michael Stean

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 84-Mark Hoeppner [1]; 2. 9L-Hunter Larson [2]; 3. 25-Jim Fischer [5]; 4. 62-James Rautmann [6]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 6. 5X-Tony Gates [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard [1]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [2]; 3. 22M-Barry Maas [3]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 5. 28-Rob Szemborski [4]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [6]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 32Z-Andy Welter [3]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [4]; 3. 29M-Ryan Mech [2]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long [1]; 6. (DNS) 54-Michael Stean

May 14, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Late heroics propel Mueller to first Super Six Late Model Series A-main triumph in 2023 PDTR lid lifter

Schmidt, Espen, Warner earn opening night main event wins

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

Brad Mueller (89, Late Model), Ben Schmidt (35, 360 Sprint Car), Chad Espen (72, Grand National) and Tim Warner (03W, B Mod) each picked up A-main victories during the 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season opener at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 6, 2023 – While the air temperature was leaning on the cold side, the on-track action was anything but, as Plymouth Dirt Track Racing kicked off the 2023 season with a full slate of hotly contested season-opening A-main events Saturday, May 6 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In the debut event of the Super Six Late Model Series, four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake outdueled Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha in the closing laps to notch a thrilling season-opening victory in the 30-lap Sheboygan’s Country B93 Late Model headliner.

The PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main featured a heated battle among three former track champions as 2011 champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth outbattled 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett in the early going and fended off a spirited late charge from two-time track champ Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh on the final lap to secure a hard-earned victory in the 25-lap Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car A main.

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A main, Chad Espen of West Bend outclassed the field on the way to victory lane, while two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone opened the 2023 PDTR campaign on a strong note by claiming victory in the 25-lap Next Step Insurance B Mod main event.

Taylor Scheffler used his pole position starting spot to seize the lead on the drop of the green flag of the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series main event. By lap 5, Scheffler had built up a half straight away cushion over third starter Justin Ritchie of New London and on lap 10 his lead grew to a full straight away.

Four-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake notched his 24th career A-main victory in the inaugural 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

One lap later, Scheffler began to negotiate lapped traffic, which allowed Ritchie to gradually reel in the leader. As the laps wound down, Ritchie cut the gap to a quarter straightaway on lap 23.

Scheffler then found himself boxed in behind a lapped car along the low groove starting on lap 25, which allowed Ritchie and fourth starter Brad Mueller to pull in to challenge for the lead. On lap 28, Mueller ventured up to the high groove to bolt past Ritchie into second place before powering past Scheffler for the lead exiting turn four on the white flag lap.

Mueller went on to nail down his 24^th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory and claim the $1,500 winner’s check in the non-stop event.

Ritchie snuck past Scheffler on the final lap to take second, Scheffler wound up third, Jim Schmidt of Cleveland, who started seventh, placed fourth and Late Model rookie Jayden Schmidt of Seymour, who started 10^th, moved up to finish fifth in his debut appearance in a Late Model at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

“What a way to start the year!” Mueller exclaimed in victory lane. “I tried running the outside a little bit during the race in turns one and two, but the groove was way out there in turns three and four. I wasn’t too sure how it was going to go out there, but I had to try it. I got it to work just enough to get by Taylor at the end. I want to thank the fans for coming out to watch us. I know it’s probably not a lot of fun when it’s this cold, but we appreciate the support.”

Polesitter Lance Fassbender and outside front row starter Ben Schmidt waged an epic side-by-side duel during the first 10 laps of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main with Fassbender edging ahead of the high-riding Schmidt along the low groove on lap 2.

The two former PDTR and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champions dueled back and forth throughout the initial stages of the race until Schmidt ducked low on lap 11 to steal the lead away from Fassbender in turn four.

Former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his 16th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the season-opening 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Three laps later, third starter Brandon McMullen worked his way past Fassbender in thick lapped traffic to take over second and set his sights on the leader. On lap 18, McMullen closed to within striking distance of Schmidt as the leaders weaved their way through heavy lapped traffic on the wide, smooth and slick third-mile clay oval track surface.

On the final circuit, McMullen made a bold move around the outside of Schmidt to briefly surge into the lead in turn three. However, Schmidt battled back to regain the lead exiting turn four en route to his 16^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car and 33^rd career MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the caution-free race.

McMullen had to settle for second, Fassbender was third, fourth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend wound up fourth and Alex Pokorski of West Bend finished fifth after starting fifth to equal his career-best 360 Sprint Car A-main showing at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Polesitter Don Singer of Waldo and outside front row starter Chad Espen raced side-by-side for the lead during the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National A main before Espen rode the high line to take over the top spot in turn four on lap 2.

On lap 5, 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Sheboygan, who started fifth, moved into third, while Espen built up a half straight away lead over Singer on lap 8.

Chad Espen of West Bend claimed his second career 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Two laps later, Kulow continued his charge to the front by moving underneath Singer to assume second in turn three. Espen got caught up behind a lapped car on lap 19, which allowed Kulow to close the gap considerably before the lone caution of the race appeared on lap 22 when Nick Goeman of Rubicon and Seth Westimayer of Horicon collided exiting turn four.

Following the single-file restart, Espen pulled away to notch his second career PDTR Grand National A-main victory. Kulow placed second, eighth starter Justin Pearson of Horicon finished third, Will Sorce of Franklin finished fourth after starting ninth and Singer rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan led the opening circuit of the 25-lap B Mod main event before second starter Mark Hoeppner of Rubicon and fifth starter Tim Warner executed a high-low three-wide move to sweep around the sandwiched car of Baumann with Warner emerging with the lead along the low groove in turn three.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone collected his eighth career PDTR B Mod A-main victory in the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Warner wasted little time building up a solid lead before four consecutive caution flags for multi-car spins and collisions slowed the pace starting on lap 9. When the race finally resumed, fourth starter Barry Maas of Cascade rode the high line to take over second.

By lap 17, Warner held a full straightaway cushion over Maas before Cory Kemkes of Appleton, who started ninth, swept past Maas for second with a high move in turn three on lap 22.

However, Warner would not be headed as he pulled away over the final three laps to post his eighth career PDTR B Mod A main victory and move into a tie with Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls for the top spot on the all-time PDTR B Mod main event victory list.

Kemkes finished second, Maas was third, Baumann finished fourth and 2018 PDTR B Mod champ Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam placed fifth after starting third.

Steven Weber of Plymouth won the 12-lap Grand National B main.

Brad Mueller was the top qualifier in the Late Model division group qualifying session with a lap of 13.525 seconds.

Lance Fassbender turned the fastest lap in 360 Sprint Car group qualifying with a lap of 12.713 seconds.

The 2023 PDTR season opener drew 90 cars, including 18 Late Models, 22 360 Sprint Cars, 27 Grand Nationals and 23 B Mods.

The second event of the six-race 2023 Super Six Late Model Series is scheduled to headline the next PDTR racing program on Saturday, May 13, along with the PDTR 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

The May 13^th PDTR racing program will also be You’re Our Heroes Night with all military, police fire and EMS personnel admitted free with valid identification.

Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. with Late Model and Sprint Car qualifying at 4:30 p.m. and racing at 5 p.m.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTRY B93 SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller [4]; 2. 70-Justin Ritchie [3]; 3. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [1]; 4. 79-Jim Schmidt [7]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [10]; 6. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [2]; 7. 97-Justin Schmidt [8]; 8. 19J-Justin Green [5]; 9. 77-Bill Edler [6]; 10. 22-Charlie Schmidt [12]; 11. 74-Mitch McGrath [11]; 12. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [13]; 13. 24-Turk Letizia [14]; 14. 87-Adam Janke [9]; 15. 57M-Eric Michaels [15]; 16. 99M-Mike Mullen [16]; 17. (DNS) 5X-Chad Ludwigson; 18. (DNS) 99-Sawyer Specht

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 2. 79-Jim Schmidt [1]; 3. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [2]; 4. 87-Adam Janke [5]; 5. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [4]; 6. 57M-Eric Michaels [6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [1]; 2. 77-Bill Edler [2]; 3. 19J-Justin Green [5]; 4. 22-Charlie Schmidt [4]; 5. (DNF) 99M-Mike Mullen [3]; 6. (DNS) 5X-Chad Ludwigson

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Justin Ritchie [1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [3]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath [2]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt [6]; 5. 24-Turk Letizia [4]; 6. (DNF) 99-Sawyer Specht [5]

Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.546 [2]; 2. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 13.794 [3]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt, 14.373 [5]; 4. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.461 [1]; 5. 87-Adam Janke, 14.879 [4]; 6. 57M-Eric Michaels, 14.942 [6]

Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.650 [5]; 2. 77-Bill Edler, 13.686[4]; 3. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.047 [1]; 4. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.291 [6]; 5. 19J-Justin Green, 14.600 [3]; 6. 5X-Chad Ludwigson, 14.838 [2]

Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller 13.525 [6]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.705 [4]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie, 13.806 [1]; 4. 24-Turk Letizia, 14.054 [2]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.231 [3]; 6. (DNF) 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.231 [5]

AKRIGHT AUTO 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger [7]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [8]; 8. 30-Doug Wondra [12]; 9. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [14]; 11. 3-Justin Erickson [15]; 12. 21H-Tim Haddy [11]; 13. 85J-Logan Julien [18]; 14. 12P-JJ Pagel [10]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [9]; 16. 69S-TJ Smith [19]; 17. 53A-Spyder Akright [13]; 18. 54-Randy Post [16]; 19. (DNF) 22B-Brandon Berth [17]; 20. (DNS) 66-Nick Daywalt; 21. (DNS) 66T-Tristan Koenings; 22. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [3]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [8]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 6. (DNF) 66T-Tristan Koenings [6]; 7. (DNF) 66-Nick Daywalt [5]; 8. (DNF) 5-Kevin Seidler [7]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger [5]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [2]; 4. 21H-Tim Haddy [4]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright [6]; 7. (DNF) 22B-Brandon Berth [1]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra [2]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [5]; 7. 54-Randy Post [6]

Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.713 [4]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.079 [6]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.081 [1]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.101 [5]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.211 [8]; 6. 66-Nick Daywalt, 13.429 [3]; 7. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.773 [2]; 8. 5-Kevin Seidler, 13.789 [7]

Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 21H-Tim Haddy, 13.197 [5]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.210 [3]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.350 [6]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.386 [2]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.545 [4]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.724 [1]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.751 [7]

Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.881 [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.899 [6]; 3. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.473 [4]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.572 [7]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.627 [3]; 6. 51-Chris Larson, 13.857 [5]; 7. 54-Randy Post, 13.931 [2]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 72E-Chad Espen [2]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [5]; 3. E85-Justin Pearson [8]; 4. 14X-Will Sorce [9]; 5. 55-Don Singer [1]; 6. 53W-Dustin Weiss [7]; 7. 34-Steven Weber [16]; 8. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [13]; 9. 53B-Brad Weiss [11]; 10. 24-Donny Kulow [14]; 11. 6-Dick Hed [15]; 12. 89-Brian Gilles [4]; 13. 5-Collin Skindzeleski [19]; 14. 80-Luke Scholten [6]; 15. 14-Seth Westimayer [17]; 16. 8-Nick Goeman [18]; 17. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [12]; 18. 13-Josh Pierce [3]; 19. 23-Matt Loehr [10]; 20. 47-Nick Schumacher [20]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 34-Steven Weber [3]; 2. 14-Seth Westimayer [2]; 3. 8-Nick Goeman [4]; 4. 5-Collin Skindzeleski [1]; 5. 42FJB-Jason Schilling [6]; 6. 44T-Paul Tod [7]; 7. 93-Mavrick Ruh [8]; 8. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [11]; 9. 41-Mark Haskins [5]; 10. 82H-Bristol Hitsman [10]; 11. (DNS) 22-Randy Dent

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 80-Luke Scholten [1]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss [3]; 3. 47-Nick Schumacher [5]; 4. 23-Matt Loehr [6]; 5. 53B-Brad Weiss [8]; 6. 42FJB-Jason Schilling [2]; 7. 44T-Paul Tod [4]; 8. 14-Seth Westimayer [9]; 9. 93-Mavrick Ruh [7]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 55-Don Singer [1]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [8]; 3. E85-Justin Pearson [4]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [3]; 5. 24-Donny Kulow [5]; 6. 6-Dick Hed [7]; 7. 8-Nick Goeman [6]; 8. 34-Steven Weber [9]; 9. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [2]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 24K-Tyler Kulow [1]; 2. 13-Josh Pierce [5]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [4]; 4. 72E-Chad Espen [9]; 5. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [7]; 6. 41-Mark Haskins [2]; 7. 5-Collin Skindzeleski [8]; 8. 82H-Bristol Hitsman [3]; 9. 22-Randy Dent [6]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 2. 07-Cory Kemkes [9]; 3. 22M-Barry Maas [4]; 4. 70-Jonathon Baumann [1]; 5. 29S-Tim Sheppard [3]; 6. 84-Mark Hoeppner [2]; 7. 3-Travis Schmidt [12]; 8. 17S-Shane Long [8]; 9. 29-Colton See [14]; 10. 32Z-Andy Welter [15]; 11. 9-Hunter Larson [17]; 12. 66-Steve Lorier [13]; 13. 117-Tony Fletcher [10]; 14. 73-Rory Welch [19]; 15. 25-Jim Fischer [21]; 16. 59S-Spencer Long [7]; 17. 89R-Kolton Roehl [11]; 18. 70JR-Jason Schilling [16]; 19. 96-Brian Konitzer [6]; 20. 19-Parker Glander [22]; 21. 62-James Rautmann [18]; 22. 26JK-Joey Krentz [23]; 23. 28-Rob Szemborski [20]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Jonathon Baumann [1]; 2. 96-Brian Konitzer [2]; 3. 07-Cory Kemkes [3]; 4. 17S-Shane Long [6]; 5. 29-Colton See [4]; 6. 66-Steve Lorier [7]; 7. 26JK-Joey Krentz [8]; 8. (DNF) 28-Rob Szemborski [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 22M-Barry Maas [2]; 2. 29S-Tim Sheppard [4]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 4. 59S-Spencer Long [7]; 5. 9-Hunter Larson [3]; 6. 32Z-Andy Welter [6]; 7. 19-Parker Glander [8]; 8. 62-James Rautmann [5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [1]; 2. 84-Mark Hoeppner [4]; 3. 89R-Kolton Roehl [2]; 4. 117-Tony Fletcher [5]; 5. 25-Jim Fischer [7]; 6. 70JR-Jason Schilling [6]; 7. (DNF) 73-Rory Welch [3]

May 7, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame to honor Class of 2023 inductees Saturday, July 15

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023, which features 11 drivers, five dedicated to racing honorees and three racing families, will be inducted during intermission of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 15 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) March 13, 2023 – After enshrining 18 drivers, track workers and racing families among the inaugural Class of 2022, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame will add a new set of 19 names to the list of esteemed honorees as part of the Class of 2023 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, July 15.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023, which includes 11 drivers, five track workers and three families, will be recognized during a short induction ceremony at intermission of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 15, which will feature 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and Vintage Modifieds.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 includes the following 11 drivers.

Steve Edler

Steve Edler – The Sheboygan, Wis. driver earned three EWSC Sportsman championships in 1973, 1974 and 1976. Edler piled up 12 feature wins and 12 clean sweeps with 19 fast times in 1973. In 1974, Edler captured nine features, seven fast times, as well as three clean sweeps. In 1976, he had seven feature wins, two clean sweeps and 19 fast times.

Frankie Heimerl

Frankie Heimerl – The West Bend, Wis. driver won six Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Modified features and took five fast times at Plymouth in 1981. Heimerl earned the EWSC Modified championship in 1983 and set a new track record in qualifying on July 9, 1983. He claimed his second EWSC Modified championship in 1990, capturing one feature victory and posting seven fast time honors along the way. Heimerl, who also competed on the Milwaukee Stock Car Club Modified circuit during his career, retired after the 1993 season.

Woody Klug

Woody Klug – The Cascade, Wis. driver began racing Modifieds in 1965 and won his first Modified feature that year. Woody placed second in points in 1966 and 1971. Klug was the EWSC Modified champion in 1970, winning a feature at 141 Speedway on June 7 and capturing another feature victory at Plymouth on June 13. Klug, who carried a Woody Woodpecker emblem on his car, notched three feature wins in 1971 before retiring.

Hal Kulow

Hal Kulow – A resident of Plymouth, Wis., Kulow set his first EWSC Modified fast time at Plymouth in 1958. In 1959, Kulow won 15 races, including eight features and six fast time honors. Kulow placed second in the EWSC Modified point standings in 1967, while setting three fast times, including a new track record of 14.61 seconds. He retired after the 1967 season.

Gary Laack

Gary Laack – Racing out of Glenbeulah, Wis., Laack enjoyed success at the Plymouth track in all three of the original EWSC divisions, posting multiple feature race victories in Modified, Sportsman and Hobby Stock competition and earning a grand title of nine championships. Laack was the 1976 EWSC Hobby Stock champion before claiming eight EWSC Sportsman titles in 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1992. Laack moved to the EWSC Modified division in 1994, winning one feature race and posting two fast times, while placing ninth in the Modified point standings. He also finished second in the EWSC Modified standings in 1999 and 2004.

Ron Luedtke

Ron Luedtke – A resident of Lomira, Luedtke won his first Modified feature in 1979. Luedtke won the EWSC Modified crown in 1982 by winning six features, including a sweep at 141 Speedway on August 18, to go along with four fast times. He took second in the EWSC Modified point standings in 1983. Luedtke, who was known as the “Flying Farmer,” retired from racing in 1986.

Michaels Brothers

John and Rodney Michaels – The Michaels Brothers racing team began competing in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1971. In 1977 and 1978, John and Rodney earned Hobby Stock championships, while winning seven Hobby Stock features in 1977. The Michaels Brothers won eight Hobby Stock features in 1978 before retiring in 1982.

Ken Painter

Ken Painter – Known as a fan-favorite throughout his career, Painter began racing in 1964. He took second in the Modified points race in 1969 before earning the 1971 Modified title aided by three fast times. Painter, who displayed a dinosaur on his cars, retired after the 1971 season. On Aug. 18, 1982, Painter won an Old Timer’s Race at 141 Speedway, while driving a Sportsman car.

Jim Pitzen

Jim Pitzen – The Plymouth, Wis. driver, who was commonly referenced in racing circles as “The Boomer,” began his racing career at Plymouth in 1985 and placed second in the EWSC Sportsman point standings in 1986, 1987 and 1992. Pitzen captured a total of four EWSC Sportsman titles in 1988, 1989, 1994 and 1995. He won four feature races and had nine fast times in 1988, while racking up a total of 32 feature EWSC Sportsman feature race victories during his career. He retired after the 1995 season before returning to compete in the Limited Late Model division at Plymouth in 2003 and 2004.

Scott Vollbrecht

Scott Vollbrecht – The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. competitor began racing in 1977. Vollbrecht secured EWSC Sportsman championships in 1982 and 1984. In 1982, he recorded five feature victories and had three fast times, while setting a Sportsman track record of 15.63 seconds. In 1984, Vollbrecht captured two feature victories and 11 fast times, along with one clean sweep.

Donna Bader

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category include track workers Donna Bader, Beth and Tom Breher and Evie Robel, along with car owner and mechanic Glenn Haddy.

In addition, the Akright, Ruh and Wondra families will be inducted to the Plymouth Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023 in the Racing Families category.

The names of each Class of 2023 inductee will be permanently etched on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, located underneath the grandstands at The Plymouth Dirt Track racing facility.

Ruh Family

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Committee intends to honor a new group of inductees on an annual basis, during future racing seasons at The Plymouth Dirt Track facility.

In the event of inclement weather on Saturday, July 15, a make-up date for the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 induction ceremony has been set for Saturday, July 22.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970.

March 12, 2023 / by Jeff Pederson

Thiel, McMullen stand tall in Sprint Car Fair Night main events at Plymouth Dirt Track

Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan, Wis. earned his series-leading fourth Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory of the 2022 season, during the 30-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 3, 2022 – On an unseasonably cool early September evening, two of the hottest drivers in their respective Sprint Car racing disciplines continued to excel at a fever pitch, during an all-Sprint Car event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. held during the 2022 Sheboygan County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 3.

In the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event, Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan racked up his series-leading fourth main event victory of the 2022 IRA season in the 30-lap headliner.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh recorded his fourth straight Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory in the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasant View Realty PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event.

Polesitter Kyle Schuett of Philo, Ill., who won the most recent IRA A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track on July 30, jumped into the lead in turn one of the opening lap before Scotty Thiel, who started second, pulled off a slide job to seize the top spot in turn four on the opening lap.

On lap 2, fourth starter Zach Hampton of Mooresville, Ind., who was making his debut appearance at The Plymouth Dirt Track, ducked low to briefly challenge Thiel for the top spot.

However, Thiel fended off Hampton’s challenge and pulled away to build up a sizable lead as the leaders began to catch the rear of the field on lap 6. One lap later, the red flag was displayed when IRA point leader and top rookie of the year contender Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill., flipped his machine in turn two.

Scotty Thiel (73) of Sheboygan, Wis. duels with Zach Hampton (35) of Mooresville, Ind. for the lead in close quarters, during the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Two laps later, another caution flag appeared when Kris Spitz of Salem stopped in turn two after losing his right rear tire. When the race resumed, Thiel pulled away from Hampton as the leaders began to work their way through lapped traffic on lap 14.

By lap 20, Thiel had built up a full-straightaway lead over Hampton on the lightning-fast, yet slide-job-receptive, track surface. Three laps later, a caution flag appeared when Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn two.

On the restart, Hampton took a shot at the lead as he executed a slide job in turn two to surge ahead before Thiel battled back to regain the top spot in turn three. One lap later, the red flag came out when Austin Hartmann of Plymouth flipped into the turn one catch fence, following contact with Schuett along the front stretch on lap 24.

Over the final six laps, the Thiel-Hampton duel escalated substantially, as Hampton ripped off a slide job in turn two on lap 25 to vault his away into the lead before Thiel came back to return the slide-job favor in turn four to maintain the top spot.

Undaunted, Hampton battled back to surge ahead in turn two and assume the lead on lap 26. However, Thiel unreeled yet another slide job to pull off what proved to be the winning move in turn two on lap 27. Meanwhile, third starter Steve Meyer of Sheboygan Falls came to life along the low groove to move past Hampton and into the runner-up spot on lap 28.

Thiel held off Meyer’s late charge over the final two laps to secure his fourth A-main victory of the 2022 IRA campaign, first IRA main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track since the 2018 season and 23^rd career IRA A-main win.

“It’s great to get a win here tonight,” Thiel said in victory lane. “I have to thank the crew for everything they do. Everyone on his team really does a great job to help put us in the position to win these races.

“During the last couple of restarts, I didn’t know what to do or the right way to go to keep the 35 car [Zach Hampton] behind me,” he said. “On the last restart, I decided to just let him go and see where he went and then adjust to what he did. That’s how it played out and luckily everything worked out in our favor over the final few laps.”

Meyer posted a strong second-place finish, Hampton finished third in his third career IRA appearance, seventh starter Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. finished fourth and two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam placed fifth after starting sixth.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh collected his fourth straight Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association main-event victory in the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

In the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasant View Realty PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event, outside front row starter Brandon McMullen outpowered polesitter Tyler Davis of Franklin to surge into the lead along the backstretch on the opening lap. On lap 2, 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started third, worked his way around Davis to take second.

Two laps later, defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current point leader Travis Arenz, who started fourth, moved his way into third along the high groove.

The lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 13 when 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Justin Miller of Plymouth stopped in turn two and Tyler Brabant of Waupun stalled in turn four.

When the race resumed, Arenz worked the high line to power past Schmidt and secure second in the running order. However, Arenz was unable to track down McMullen, who pulled away to build up a full straightaway lead by lap 20 en route to his third straight PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track and fourth consecutive overall main event triumph in his last four Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association starts. McMullen’s win was worth an extra $250 courtesy of The Gravel Pit Sports Bar & Grill of Kiel, while 15th-place finisher Chris Clayton of Waldo also pocketed an extra $250 from The Gravel Pit Sports Bar & Grill.

The win was also McMullen’s all-time division-leading 27^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph and 38^th career Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association main event victory.

“The car has really been working well over the past few weeks,” McMullen said. “Tonight, we were able to run the top, bottom and even the middle at times. Having a car that handles that well in all parts of the track is a testament to the crew. For most of the season, we haven’t been as fast as we wanted to be, but we’ve hit on something lately and the results have shown it.”

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champ Brandon McMullen (98) of Oshkosh battles with defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current point leader Travis Arenz (25T) of Sheboygan Falls, during the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 3. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Arenz finished second, Schmidt placed third, Davis wound up fourth and 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett finished fifth after starting fifth.

Arenz heads into the final event of the 2022 PDTR 360 Sprint Car season on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a commanding 73-point lead over Ben Schmidt at the top of the standings, as he looks to secure his second straight PDTR 360 Sprint Car crown.

Arenz also leads Schmidt by 17 points with two races remaining in the 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association season.

Travis Arenz earned PDTR 360 Sprint Car overall fast qualifier honors with a lap of 12.701 seconds.

IRA rookie Austin Hartmann of Plymouth collected his first-career IRA fast qualifier award by topping the 31-car field with a lap of 11.461 seconds.

Jereme Schroeder of Lake Villa, Ill. won the 12-lap IRA B main.

The 12^th full PDTR racing program of the 2022 season, which was sponsored by JDL Automotive & Detailing, drew 55 Sprint Cars, including 31 IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 24 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars.

The 2022 PDTR season will conclude on Saturday, Sept. 24 with the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships, featuring the final points race of the PDTR and Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car season, as well as the 2022 curtain closer for Bumper to Bumper IRA 410 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

The new book “Racing Recollections – Plymouth Racetrack Fans & Drivers 1950-2021” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan, George Baumann of Waupun and Verla Peichl of Sheboygan Falls will be available for purchase at every race during the 2022 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SP11RINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Austin Hartmann 11.461 2, Jake Blackhurst 11.494 3, Zach Hampton 11.596 4, Jordan Goldesberry 11.598 5, Kyle Schuett 11.648 6, Travis Arenz 11.683 7, Scotty Thiel 11.746 8, Danny Schlafer 11.752 9, Scotty Neitzel 11.799 10, Blake Nimee 11.806 11, Tyler Tischendorf 11.819 12, Steve Meyer 11.832 13, Preston Ruh 11.836 14, Scott Biertzer 11.837 15, Chris Martin 11.837 16, Dave Uttech 11.873 17, Ryan Bunton 11.895 18, Jake Neuman 11.895 19, Jack Vanderboom 11.922 20, Jereme Schroeder 12.059 21, Todd Daun 12.069 22, Kris Spitz 12.091 23, Hunter Custer 12.114 24, Jeremy Schultz 12.125 25, Scott Conger 12.194 26, Russel Borland 12.331 27, Alan Gilbertson 12.435 28, Ion Stear 12.445 29, Jason Johnson 12.746 30, Jett Mann 13.225 31, Zach Hansen 13.281.

HEAT 1

1, Scotty Neitzel 2, Preston Ruh 3, Kyle Schuett 4, Ryan Bunton 5, Austin Hartmann 6, Todd Daun 7, Scott Conger 8, Jason Johnson.

HEAT 2

1, Blake Nimee 2, Travis Arenz 3, Jake Blackhurst 4, Jake Neuman 5, Kris Spitz 6, Russel Borland 7, Jett Mann 8, Scott Biertzer.

HEAT 3

1, Scotty Thiel 2, Tyler Tischendorf 3, Zach Hampton 4, Chris Martin 5, Hunter Custer 6, Jack Vanderboom 7, Alan Gilbertson 8, Zach Hansen.

DASH 1

1, Kyle Schuett 2, Steve Meyer 3, Austin Hartmann 4, Jordan Goldesberry 5, Blake Nimee.

DASH 2

1, Scotty Thiel 2, Zach Hampton 3, Scotty Neitzel 4, Jake Blackhurst 5, Travis Arenz.

B MAIN

1, Jereme Schroeder 2, Todd Daun 3, Jack Vanderboom 4, Russel Borland 5, Ion Stear 6, Jett Mann 7, Zach Hansen 8, Jason Johnson 9, Scott Conger 10, Alan Gilbertson 11, Scott Biertzer.

A MAIN

1, Scotty Thiel 2, Steve Meyer 3, Zach Hampton 4, Jordan Goldesberry 5, Scotty Neitzel 6, Jake Blackhurst 7, Kyle Schuett 8, Tyler Tischendorf 9, Preston Ruh 10, Travis Arenz 11, Ryan Bunton 12, Chris Martin 13, Russel Borland 14, Jeremy Schultz 15, Danny Schlafer 16, Dave Uttech 17, Blake Nimee 18, Jeremy Schroeder 19, Jack Vanderboom 20, Hunter Custer 21, Todd Daun 22, Austin Hartmann 23, Kris Spitz 24, Jake Neuman.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANT VIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Travis Arenz 12.701 2, Brandon Berth 12.964 3, Lance Fassbender 12.977 4, Brandon McMullen 12.986 5, Tony Wondra 13.000 6, Bill Taylor 13.017 7, Ben Schmidt 13.149 8, Tyler Davis 13.173 9, Anthony Knierim 13.175 10, Justin Miller 13.177 11, Blake Wondra 13.201 12, Kurt Davis 13.204 13, Chris Larson 13.226, 14, Justin Erickson 13.233 15, Tyler Brabant 13.285 16, Dylan Winkel 13.295 17, Alex Pokorski 13.411 18, Chris Clayton 13.458 19, Doug Wondra 13.465 20, Katelyn Krebsbach 13.474 21, Kevin Seidler 13.520 22, Randy Post 13.525 23, Tim Haddy 13.545 24, J.J. Pagel 13.620.

HEAT 1

1, Tyler Davis 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Bill Taylor 4, Kurt Davis 5, Brandon Berth 6, Dylan Winkel 7, Chris Clayton 8, Kevin Seidler.

HEAT 2

1, Ben Schmidt 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Justin Miller 4, Anthony Knierim 5, Chris Larson 6, Alex Pokorski 7, Doug Wondra 8, Katelyn Krebsbach.

HEAT 3

1, Travis Arenz 2, Justin Erickson 3, Tony Wondra 4, Blake Wondra 5, Tyler Brabant 6, J.J. Pagel 7, Randy Post 9, Tim Haddy (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Travis Arenz 3, Ben Schmidt 4, Tyler Davis 5, Lance Fassbender 6, Bill Taylor 7, Kurt Davis 8, Tony Wondra 9, Justin Erickson 10, Anthony Knierim 11, Chris Larson 12, Brandon Berth 13, Blake Wondra 14, Katelyn Krebsbach 15, Chris Clayton 16, Justin Miller 17, Alex Pokorski 18, Dylan Winkel 19, Randy Post 20, Kevin Seidler 21, Doug Wondra 22, Tyler Brabant 23, J.J. Pagel 24, Tim Haddy.

September 4, 2022 / by Jeff Pederson

Letizia, McMullen Koenig, Kulow, Blumer triumph at Plymouth Dirt Track

Turk Letizia of Milwaukee earned his first career Dirt Kings Late Model Tour A-main victory and fifth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 26. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 26, 2022 – It was a night filled with firsts at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 26 as veteran Milwaukee racer Turk Letizia notched his first career WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour A-main victory on his home track, two-time track champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh moved into sole possession of first place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory list and Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie captured the first-ever Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A main contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track to highlight a full five-division racing program.

In other main event action, Elijah Koenig of Beaver Dam pocketed $1,700 for taking the victory 25-lap Next Step Insurance A main featuring an increased payout courtesy of Thomas Ott and Travis Schmidt Racing, while 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth claimed the victory in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A main.

After lining up on the outside of the front row, A main, Turk Letizia outpowered polesitter Justin Ritchie of New London to lead the opening lap of the 30-lap WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour A main.

As Letizia went about setting a blistering pace at the front the field on the lightning fast, yet treacherous track surface, fifth starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha worked his way into third on lap 5, while perennial Dirt Kings champion and current points leader Nick Anvelink of Navarino moved up from his fifth starting spot to take fourth on lap 7.

On lap 10, the first of six caution flags was displayed when Ron Berna of Abrams spun along the front stretch. The restart produced an incident in turn two involving Brett Swedberg of Shawano and Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls to bring out the second caution period.

After switching to single-file restarts for the remainder of the race, Scheffler bolted in to sweep past Ritchie into second on lap 11 before the third caution flag was displayed when four-time PDTR Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake stopped in turn one on lap 12.

On lap 15, Scheffler ducked low to pull even with Letizia for the lead. However, Letizia fended off Scheffler’s challenge to retain the top spot, as Anvelink worked around Ritchie along the high groove to take over third.

Two more caution flags came out on lap 20 when five-time track champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland spun in turn three after contact with Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls in turn three and when Bill Edler of Howards slowed along the backstretch on lap 21.

After the restart, Scheffler surged ahead of Letizia along the low line on lap 23. However, the move was erased when the sixth and final caution flag of the race was displayed later in the lap when Lukas Postl of Shawano spun in turn four.

On the restart, Letizia maintained the top spot and pulled away from Scheffler, while ninth starter Charlie Schmidt of Oostburg flexed his muscle to move into fourth on lap 24. On the final circuit, Anvelink surged past Scheffler into second. However, Letizia could not be headed as he went on to post his first career Dirt Kings Late Model tour A-main victory and his fifth career PDTR Late Model A-main triumph in his new No. 24 car, which features a throwback tribute design in memory of his late father “Diamond” Jim Letizia.

Anvelink was second, Scheffler took third, Schmidt wound up fourth and Ritchie rounded out the top five.

“I saw Taylor there a few times, but thankfully the car held on and I held on to get this victory,” Letizia said. “I’ve been trying to win one of these Dirt Kings races since 2017 and it feels good to finally get one. It was a great race. I’m so proud to put this car in victory lane with this car in my dad’s memory.”

In the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car A main, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett grabbed the lead on the opening lap from the pole position as outside front row starter Brandon McMullen settled into second.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh moved into sole possession of first place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory list by notching his 26th career triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 26. – RC Custom Design photo

By lap 6, the leaders caught the rear of the field and began to weave their way through lapped traffic. On lap 8, McMullen worked lapped traffic to his advantage to bolt underneath Fassbender, who was held up behind a slower car, exiting turn two.

Once again, McMullen set a blistering pace was he skillfully maneuvered his way through thick lapped traffic throughout the remainder of the race, even going three-wide to pass a group of slower cars on one occasion.

As the laps wound down, McMullen built up a full-straightaway lead over Fassbender en route to his second straight PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main to vault into sole possession of first place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint A-main victory list with his 26^th career A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track. The win was also McMullen’s 36^th career A-main victory in Midwest Sprint Car Association competition.

Fassbender placed second, fourth starter Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum came home third, third starter Tim Haddy of Waupun placed fourth and defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan charged from the 14^th starting spot to place fifth in the caution-free race.

Outside front row starter Nick Schultz of Beaver Dam led the opening lap of 25-lap B Mod A main as fourth starter Elijah Koenig bolted into second from his fourth starting spot.

On lap 4, 2022 PDTR B Mod champion Andy Welter of Hartford, who started sixth, used a low move to pass third starter Geoff Jeche of Juneau. On lap 10, Koenig moved in to challenge Schultz for the top spot along the cushion as Welter slipped past Schultz to take second.

Elijah Koenig of Beaver Dam collected his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main victory, which was worth $1,700, Friday, Aug. 26 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

The lone caution flag appeared on lap 22 when Jason Schilling of Milwaukee stopped along the backstretch.

When the race resumed, Welter was pushing hard to pressure Koenig for the big-money victory when he spun in turn two on the second -to -last lap. Koenig held on over the final circuit to collect his third career PDTR B Mod victory, which was worth a healthy payout of $1,700.

Schultz placed second, Jeche took third, two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone took fourth after starting ninth and eighth starter Travis Schmidt of Waldo wound up fifth.

In the 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Dirt Racing Series A main, polesitter Hunter Cardinal of Richfield led the opening two laps before spinning in turn two and collecting eighth starter Parker Jones to bring out the lone caution flag of the race on lap 3.

Eric Blumer, who started sixth, inherited the lead on the restart while Mike Mueller of Waupun, who started third, and Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam, who started fifth, dueled side by side for second with Schmuhl taking the spot on lap 7.

On lap 9, Schmuhl got sideways in turn two, which allowed 12^th starter Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls and Hartland’s Jordan Miklas, who started 13^th, to sneak by before engaging in a heated duel for the runner-up spot.

Miklas finally surged past Winkel into second on lap 12, while Jones charged into third on lap 17, after restarting at the rear of the field on lap 3.

Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie was the winner of the first-ever 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A-main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 26. – JW’s Car and Racing photos

Blumer cruised over the final three laps to score the victory in the first Wisconsin Legends Dirt Racing Series A-main ever contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Miklas finished second, Jones placed third, Michael Weber of Marion, Iowa, who started ninth, finished fourth and seventh starter Ryan Sullivan of Waupun placed fifth.

Outside front row starter Tyler Kulow grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National A main with polesitter Steven Weber of Plymouth following in second before fourth starter Chad Espen of West Bend swept past Weber to assume the second spot on lap 6.

The first of four caution flags flew on lap 7 when Scott Kafka of Kiel spun in turn two. Following the restart, Espen moved in to challenge Kulow for the lead with 2022 PDTR Grand National champion Luke Scholten of Oostburg, who started third, trailing in third on lap 10.

Three laps later, Scholten spun in turn four to bring out the second caution flag. One lap later, Kafka spun again along the backstretch to prompt the third caution flag of the race.

When the race resumed, sixth starter Nick Schumacher of Eagle made his presence felt as he rode the high groove to challenge the low-riding Espen for second place starting on lap 15.

2019 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth earned his 11th career 25-lap PDTR Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 26. – RC Custom Design photo

The fourth and final caution flag was then displayed on lap 18 when Scholten spun in turn two. Schumacher again worked the high groove on the restart and briefly pulled even with Kulow over the final two laps.

However, Kulow proved to be too strong as he rolled to his 12^th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory. Schumacher had to settle for second, Espen placed third, 2018 PDTR Grand National champ Matt Loehr of Dotyville finished fourth after starting eighth and Weber rounded out the top five.

Colton See of Chilton won the 12-lap B Mod B main.

Lance Fassbender earned PDTR 360 Sprint Car overall fast qualifier honors with a lap of 12.542 seconds.

The 11^th full PDTR racing program of the 2022 season, which was sponsored by Hidden Dreams Livestock, drew a season-high 103 cars, including 21 Dirt Kings Tour Late Models, 24 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars, 26 B Mods. 18 Legends and 14 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action resumes Saturday, Sept. 3 during the 2022 Sheboygan County Fair with an all-Sprint Car program featuring the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars and PDTR 360 Sprint Cars with on-track action slated to start at 5 p.m.

WABAM DIRT KINGS TOUR LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Taylor Scheffler 2, Ron Berna 3, Charlie Schmidt 4, Brett Swedberg 5, Jayme Zidar 6, Justin Schmidt 7, Jim Schmidt.

HEAT 2

1, Joel Bennett 2, Nick Anvelink 3, Brad Mueller 4, Sawyer Specht 5, Joe Bongiorno 6, Lukas Postl 7, Mike Mullen (DNS).

HEAT 3

1, Turk Letizia 2, Justin Ritchie 3, Kyle Raddant 4, Troy Springborn 5, Justin Green 6, Bill Edler 7, Mike Kline.

A MAIN

1, Turk Letizia 2, Nick Anvelink 3, Taylor Scheffler 4, Charlie Schmidt 5, Justin Ritchie 6, Troy Springborn 7, Joel Bennett 8, Jayme Zidar 9, Joe Bongiorno 10, Lukas Postl 11, Jim Schmidt 12, Kyle Raddant 13, Justin Schmidt 14, Mike Kline 15, Bill Edler 16, Ron Berna 17, Brad Mueller 18, Brett Swedberg 19, Justin Green 20, Sawyer Specht 21, Mike Muller (DNS).

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANT VIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Lance Fassbender 12.542 2, Katelyn Krebsbach 12.554 3, Shane Wenninger 12.584 4, Brandon McMullen 12.689 5, Justin Miller 12.697 6, Bill Taylor 12.737 7, Blake Wondra 12.871 8, Tim Haddy 12.873 9, Nick Daywalt 12.875 10, Tony Wondra 12.962 11, Mike Decker 13.024 12, Cole Possi 13.041 13, Ben Schmidt 13.046 14, Travis Arenz 13.251 15, Will Gerrits 13.288 16, Chris Larson 13.387 17, Chris Clayton 13.395 18, Randy Post 13.404 19, Eric Wilke 13.465 20, Doug Wondra 13.717 21, Justin Erickson 13.763 22, Alex Pokorski 13.841 23, J.J. Pagel 13.934 24, Brandon Berth no time.

HEAT 1

1, Will Gerrits 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Chris Clayton 4, Travis Arenz 5, Justin Erickson 6, Alex Pokorski 7, Doug Wondra 8, J.J. Pagel.

HEAT 2

1, Nick Daywalt 2, Tim Haddy 3, Brandon McMullen 4, Tony Wondra 5, Blake Wondra 6, Cole Possi 7, Chris Larson 8, Randy Post.

HEAT 3

1, Justin Miller 2, Shane Wenninger 3, Lance Fassbender 4, Bill Taylor 5, Katelyn Krebsbach 6, Brandon Berth 7, Mike Decker 8, Eric Wilke.

A MAIN

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Shane Wenninger 4, Tim Haddy 5, Travis Arenz 6, Nick Daywalt 7, Ben Schmidt 8, Justin Miller 9, Bill Taylor 10, Will Gerrits 11, Cole Possi 12, Brandon Berth 13, Justin Erickson 14, Chris Clayton 15, Tony Wondra 16, Alex Pokorski 17, Blake Wondra 18, Chris Larson 19, Katelyn Krebsbach 20, Mike Decker 21, J.J. Pagel 22, Eric Wilke 23, Randy Post 24, Doug Wondra.

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

HEAT 1

1, Nick Schultz 2, Elijah Koenig 3, Travis Schmidt 4, Jason Schilling 5, Steve Lorier 6, Jonathan Hitsman 7, Colton See 8, Patrick Hanson 9, Will Garceau.

HEAT 2

1, Shane Long 2, Kyle Odekirk 3, Tim Warner 4, Geoff Jeche 5, Gary Glander 6, Ryan Mech 7, Rory Welch 8, Brandon Knepprath 9, Spencer Long (DNS).

HEAT 3

1, Andy Welter 2, Colton Roehl 3, Aaron Butterbrodt 4, James Rautmann 5, Michael Strean 6, Jonathon Baumann 7, Jeff Steenbergen 8, Skyler Woods.

B MAIN

1, Colton See 2, Ryan Mech 3, Jonathon Baumann 4, Rory Welch 5, Spencer Long 6, Brandon Knepprath 7, Patrick Hanson 8, Will Garceau (DNS) 9, Jeff Steenbergen (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Elijah Koenig 2, Nick Schultz 3, Geoff Jeche 4, Tim Warner 5, Travis Schmidt 6, Shane Long 7, Jonathan Hitsman 8, Aaron Butterbrodt 9, Jonathon Baumann 10, James Rautmann 11, Colton Roehl 12, Colton See 13, Gary Glander 14, Spencer Long 15, Rory Welch 16, Steve Lorier 17, Andy Welter 18, Jason Schilling 19, Kyle Odekirk 20, Michael Strean 21, Ryan Mech (DNS).

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT 1

1, Chad Espen 2, Tyler Kulow 3, Josh Pierce 4, Matt Loehr 5, Donny Kulow 6, Josh Borden 7, Scott Kafka.

HEAT 2

1, Luke Scholten 2, Steven Weber 3, Mavrick Ruh 4, Nick Schumacher 5, Matt Yancey 6, Derek Kaat 7, Jack Wiroll.

A MAIN

1, Tyler Kulow 2, Nick Schumacher 3, Chad Espen 4, Matt Loehr 5, Steven Weber 6, Mavrick Ruh 7, Josh Pierce 8, Donny Kulow 9, Matt Yancey 10, Jack Wiroll 11, Derek Kaat 12, Luke Scholten 13, Scott Kafka 14, Josh Borden.

WISCONSIN LEGENDS RACING DIRT SERIES

HEAT 1

1, Ryan Mech 2, Parker Jones 3, Jordan Miklas 4, Hayden Schmuhl 5, Adam Zellmer 6, Brady Ascherien.

HEAT 2

1, Michael Weber 2, Eric Blumer 3, Mike Mueller 4, Hunter Cardinal 5, Dallas Ross 6, Matt Gritt.

HEAT 3

1, Griffin McGrath 2, Austin Winkel 3, Ryan Sullivan 4, Eric Barth 5, Tim Franz 6, Nick Johnson.

A MAIN

1, Eric Blumer 2, Jordan Miklas 3, Parker Jones 4, Michael Weber 5, Ryan Sullivan 6, Hayden Schmuhl 7, Ryan Mech 8, Griffin McGrath 9, Nick Johnson 10, Mike Mueller 11, Adam Zellmer 12, Dallas Ross 13, Eric Barth 14, Matt Gritt 15, Austin Winkel 16, Brady Ascherien 17, Tim Franz 18, Hunter Cardinal.

August 27, 2022 / by Jeff Pederson

Schmidt, Scholten, Welter secure Plymouth Dirt Track Racing titles as championship night rains out

Justin Schmidt of Cleveland collected a Plymouth Dirt Track record fifth consecutive track championship in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model division during the 2022 season. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 20, 2022 – Steady rain showers produced an anti-climactic conclusion to the 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing points season in the Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions as the PDTR championship night program for all three divisions at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. was cancelled due to wet grounds on Saturday, Aug. 20.

Justin Schmidt of Cleveland earned a Plymouth Dirt Track record fifth-consecutive track title in the PDTR Late Model division. Schmidt’s fifth overall track championship moved him into a tie with former Winged Super Modified and 360 Sprint Car champion Donny Goeden of Kewaskum for third place on the all-time track championships list, one behind Ken Markwardt and Brian Gilles, who each have six track championships, and four in back of Gary Laack, who stands at the top of the list with nine track titles.

Veteran competitor Luke Scholten of Oostburg notched his first career track championship by winning the 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National division title. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Longtime Plymouth Dirt Track competitor Luke Scholten of Oostburg collected his first career track championship in the Grand National division.

In his first full season of competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track, Andy Welter of Hartford claimed his first PDTR track championship in the B Mod division.

PDTR action resumes Friday, Aug. 26 with the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour highlighting the five-division program with a full points program for the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division and a guest appearance from the Wisconsin Dirt Racing Legends. The Grand National and B Mods will also be on the card competing in a non-points event, with the B Mod event featuring an extra payout courtesy of the Travis Schmidt Racing Team and several other area businesses, including $1,600 to win the A main.

Racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Andy Welter of Hartford posted his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod championship during the 2022 season. – RC Custom Design photo

August 21, 2022 / by Jeff Pederson

McMullen, Ritchie, Scholten, Schmidt add to PDTR A-main triumph tallies, inaugural Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2022 honored

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh moved into a tie for first place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main win list by notching his 25th career 25-lap main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 6, 2022 – A fast, yet intricate racing surface drew the cream of the crop to the top as four distinguished Plymouth Dirt Track Racing veterans paid visits to victory lane in A-main competition, during the inaugural Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night and Autograph Night program at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 6.

In the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasant View Realty 360 Sprint Car A main, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh went flag to flag to notch his first main event triumph of the 2022 campaign.

Justin Ritchie of New London claimed his second 25-lap PDTR Sheboygan’s Country B93.7 Late Model A-main victory of the 2022 season.

Current PDTR Grand National point leader Luke Scholten of Oostburg notched his second 2022 25-lap Oostburg Automotive A-main triumph.

Travis Schmidt of Waldo used a late-race pass to collect his second 25-lap PDTR Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory of 2022.

After starting on the outside of the front row, Brandon McMullen outpowered polesitter Tony Wondra of Campbellsport to lead the opening lap of the 25-lap 360 Sprint A main as third starter Tyler Brabant of Waupun ducked underneath Wondra to take second, followed by 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started fifth, in third.

On lap 8, McMullen caught the rear of the field on the lightning fast and tricky third-mile clay oval track surface. Two laps later, Schmidt worked his way past Brabant to assume second in the running order.

The first of three caution periods appeared on lap 12 when Tyler Davis of Franklin spun in turn four. On the restart, Brabant got caught along the treacherous cushion and flipped his machine in turn two to bring out a red flag.

Following the restart, McMullen bolted away from the field with Schmidt chasing in second and fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade following in third. On lap 14, the third and final caution flag appeared when Doug Wondra of Oakfield bicycled on the cushion and came to a stop in turn two.

McMullen again controlled the final restart as defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current points leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan, who started 13^th, moved into fifth on lap 19.

On lap 20, the leaders began to work their way through slower traffic, which allowed Schmidt to cut the gap on McMullen. However, McMullen held strong over the final five laps to fend off Schmidt’s advances in thick lapped traffic en route to his 25^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory, which moved him into a tie for first place on the all-time main event win list with two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee. The race also marked McMullen’s 35^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event victory, which ranks him third on the all-time MSA A-main victory list.

Schmidt had to settle for second, Berth placed third, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett placed fourth after starting seventh and Arenz wound up fifth.

Four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake outdueled polesitter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee to lead the opening lap of the 25-lap Late Model main event.

Justin Ritchie of New London earned his sixth career 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

On lap 2, fourth starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha used a low move to take over second before the first of six caution flags appeared on lap 3 after Letizia turned sideways in turn two to trigger a four-car pile-up.

On lap 9, Scheffler used the high groove to close the gap on the low-riding Mueller before the second caution was displayed when Jim Schmidt of Cleveland slowed in turn two on lap 11.

On the restart, Scheffler hounded Mueller for the lead, while Justin Ritchie, who started 12^th, worked his way into third. After Mueller drifted high in turn two on lap 13, Scheffler pulled off a slide job to briefly sweep past Mueller and into the lead before spinning in turn four to bring out the third caution of the race.

When the race resumed, Mueller felt pressure from Ritchie, who worked the low groove, while Mueller moved up to the cushion, while four-time defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland, who started seventh, moved into third.

On lap 15, the fourth caution flag appeared when Charlie Schmidt of Oostburg spun in turn four before first-time Plymouth Dirt Track visitor Bobby Gash of Tinley Park, Ill. brought out the fifth caution period after spinning in turn four.

Ritchie flexed his muscle on the restart to duck underneath Mueller and into the lead in turn four on lap 17 just before Mueller exited the race with a rear-end failure, which gave second place to Justin Schmidt, who was racing with a broken left ankle suffered in an accident at The Plymouth Dirt Track on July 16.

After Turk Letizia brought out the sixth and final caution following a spin in turn two on lap 21, Ritchie held on over the final four laps to collect his sixth career PDTR Late Model A-main win.

Justin Schmidt placed second, PDTR Late Model rookie Bill Edler of Howards Grove, who started second, placed third, eighth starter Joe Bongiorno of Milwaukee finished fourth and Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls, who started ninth, placed fifth.

In the 25-lap Grand National main event, 2019 PDTR Grand National champ Tyler Kulow of Plymouth, who started third, outpowered polesitter Steven Weber of Plymouth to lead the opening lap.

After the first of four caution flags was displayed on lap 7 when Vince Bartolotta of West Allis spun in turn three, Weber spun in turn two while running second to bring out the second caution flag of the race,

Luke Scholten of Oostburg notched his 17th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Following the restart, Scholten used the high line to power his way around Weber to take over the top spot in turn two. After Vince Bartolotta and Scott Kafka of Kiel spun in turn three to bring out the third caution, Scholten pulled away from Kulow to build up a full straightaway lead on lap 20.

The fourth and final caution appeared on lap 22 when 2010 PDTR Grand National champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth made contact with the turn two wall.

Following a single-file restart, Scholten bolted away to notch his 17^th career PDTR Grand National A-main triumph. Weber worked his way past Kulow with a low move on the final lap to secure second. Kulow placed third, second starter Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake finished fourth and Kafka rounded out the top five.

After an incident on the initial start involving Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls, Andy Welter of Hartford and Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan in turn one, polesitter Brian Konitzer of Sheboygan grabbed the lead on the opening lap with outside front row starter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls trailing in second.

On lap 5, two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone, who started sixth, steered Jonathan Hitsman’s 7H car to third just before Brandon Knepprath of Boltonville spun in turn four. On the restart, Warner used the high groove to power around Long into second before moving in to challenge Konitzer for the lead on lap 8.

After the caution flag appeared on lap 11 for debris in turn two, fourth starter Travis Schmidt, who started fourth, worked his way in third on lap 12. Three laps later, Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls spun on turn two to bring out the third caution of the race.

Travis Schmidt of Waldo racked his seventh career 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 6. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

When the race resumed Schmidt and Warner waged a side-by-side duel before Schmidt surged into second and quickly closed in on Konitzer. On lap 19, Schmidt swept past Konitzer and into the top spot.

The fourth and final caution period came on lap 20, but Schmidt was not to be denied as he cruised over the final five laps on the way to his seventh career PDTR B Mod A-main victory.

Warner placed second, Konitzer finished third, Jonathon Baumann, who started 13^th, placed fourth and current PDTR B Mod points leader Andy Welter, who started 11^th, finished fifth.

2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Justin Miller of Plymouth won the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

Ben Schmidt earned PDTR 360 Sprint Car overall fast qualifier honors with a lap of 12.883 seconds.

The 10^th full PDTR racing program of the 2022 season drew 63 cars, including 30 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars, 13 Late Models, seven Grand Nationals and 13 B Mods.

A total of 18 drivers, track workers and racing families were inducted into the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame as part of the inaugural Class of 2022, during the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program Saturday, Aug. 6 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. – Pedal Down Promotions photo

The Autograph Night program was sponsored by Hopf Farms and the inaugural Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2022 induction ceremony took place at intermission with drivers Dick Berth, Etchie Biertzer, Buck Carman, Willie Goeden, Wayne Goetsch, Dick Hed, Carl Kulow, Bill Johnson II, Ken Markwardt and Ken Steffen, track workers (dedication to racing) Eddie Foy, Bill Hoftiezer, Happy Laack, Karen and Donny Ruh and the Goetsch, Laack and Schulz racing families earning inaugural induction accolades.

PDTR action resumes next Saturday, Aug. 13 with Kids Fan Appreciation Night, featuring special prizes, giveaways and activities for kids and competition in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions with the program sponsored by JDL Automotive and Detailing.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with 360 Sprint Car hot laps/group qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing to begin at 6 p.m.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANT VIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Ben Schmidt 12.883 2, Will Gerrits 13.033 3, Jason Johnson 13.227 4, Tyler Davis 13.351 5, Shane Wenninger 13.356 6, Chris Larson 13.368 7, Brandon Berth 13.422 8, Tyler Brabant 13.433 9, Doug Wondra 13.487 10, Justin Miller 13.489 11, Blake Wondra 13.569 12, Donny Goeden 13.571 13, Katelyn Krebsbach 13.719 14, Chris Clayton 13.723 15, J.J. Pagel 13.726 16, Bill Taylor 13.799 17, Brandon McMullen 13.819 18, Tony Wondra 13.838 19, Tim Haddy 13.842 20, Lance Fassbender 13.848 21, Justin Erickson 13.867 22, Dylan Winkel 13.882 23, Mike Yurmanovich 13.890 24, Alex Pokorski 13.907 25, Kurt Davis 13.938 26, Travis Arenz 14.001 27, Anthony Knierim 14.125 28, Cole Possi 14.188 29, Kevin Seidler 14.299 30, Randy Post 14.746.

HEAT 1

1, Lance Fassbender 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Kurt Davis 4, Travis Arenz 5, Bill Taylor 6, Anthony Knierim 7, Cole Possi 8, Kevin Seidler.

HEAT 2

1, Tim Haddy 2, Tony Wondra 3, Dylan Winkel 4, Katelyn Krebsbach 5, Alex Pokorski 6, Justin Erickson 7, Randy Post 8, Mike Yurmanovich.

HEAT 3

1, Brandon Berth 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Jason Johnson 4, Tyler Davis 5, Doug Wondra 6, J.J. Pagel 7, Chris Clayton.

HEAT 4

1, Tyler Brabant 2, Will Gerrits 3, Shane Wenninger 4, Donny Goeden 5, Justin Miller 6, Chris Larson 7, Blake Wondra.

B MAIN

1, Justin Miller 2, Doug Wondra 3, Tyler Davis 4, Bill Taylor 5, Anthony Knierim 6, Justin Erickson 7, Cole Possi 8, Blake Wondra 9, Chris Larson 10, Kevin Seidler 11, Randy Post 12, J.J. Pagel 13, Chris Clayton (DNS) 14, Mike Yurmanovich (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Brandon Berth 4, Lance Fassbender 5, Travis Arenz 6, Will Gerrits 7, Kurt Davis 8, Donny Goeden 9, Shane Wenninger 10, Tony Wondra 11, Dylan Winkel 12, Bill Taylor 13, Alex Pokorski 14, Jason Johnson 15, Anthony Knierim 16, Justin Erickson 17, Justin Miller 18, Tim Haddy 19, Tyler Davis 20, Katelyn Krebsbach 21, Doug Wondra 22, Tyler Brabant.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTRY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Charlie Schmidt 2, Jim Schmidt 3, Justin Schmidt 4, Turk Letizia 5, Sawyer Specht 6, Justin Ritchie 7, Chad Ludwigson.

HEAT 2

1, Brad Mueller 2, Taylor Scheffler 3, Bill Edler 4, Joe Bongiorno 5, Eric Michaels 6, Bobby Gash.

A MAIN

1, Justin Ritchie 2, Justin Schmidt 3, Bill Edler 4, Joe Bongiorno 5, Sawyer Specht 6, Charlie Schmidt 7, Turk Letizia 8, Eric Michaels 9, Bobby Gash 10, Brad Mueller 11, Taylor Scheffler 12, Jim Schmidt 13, Chad Ludwigson.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT

1, Brian Gilles 2, Tyler Kulow 3, Steven Weber 4, Donny Kulow 5, Vince Bartolotta, 6, Scott Kafka 7, Luke Scholten.

A MAIN

1, Luke Scholten 2, Steven Weber 3, Tyler Kulow 4, Donny Kulow 5, Scott Kafka 6, Brian Gilles, Vince Bartolotta.

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

HEAT 1

1, James Rautmann 2, Tim Warner 3, Shane Long 4, Spencer Long 5, Rory Welch 6, Jonathon Baumann 7, Parker Glander.

HEAT 2

1, Travis Schmidt 2, Steve Lorier 3, Brian Konitzer 4, Brandon Knepprath 5, Andy Welter 6, Patrick Hanson.

A MAIN

1, Travis Schmidt 2, Tim Warner 3, Brian Konitzer 4, Jonathon Baumann 5, Andy Welter 6, Steve Lorier 7, Spencer Long 8, James Rautmann 9, Rory Welch 10, Shane Long 11, Patrick Hanson 12, Brandon Knepprath 13, Parker Glander.

August 7, 2022 / by Jeff Pederson

Schuett, Arenz, Boden stand tall as Plymouth Badger State Open Wheel masters

Kyle Schuett earned his first career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 30, 2022 – It was a Wisconsin open wheel race fans paradise as the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and Badger Midgets converged on The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. for the Badger State Open Wheel special three-division racing program Saturday, July 30.

Kyle Schuett of Philo, Ill. notched his first career IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in flag-to-flag fashion in the 30-lap main event.

Defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current points leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan executed a late-race pass to secure his sixth 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph of the 2022 campaign.

Zach Boden of Cambridge made it two-for-two on the season at The Plymouth Dirt Track as he notched his second Badger Midget A-main victory of the season in the 25-lap main event.

Kyle Schuett, who started on the pole, outpowered two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam, who started second, to take the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap IRA A main.

Kyle Schuett led flag-to-flag en route to his first career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

By lap 5, Schuett rode the cushion to build up a full straightaway cushion over IRA rookie Tyler Tischendorf, who started third. Schuett caught the back of the 22-car field on lap six before the red flag appeared on lap 7 when two-time IRA champion and current points leader Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, Ill. flipped in turn two.

Following the restart, Neitzel ducked low to power past Tischendorf to take over the runner-up spot exiting turn four on lap 8. Two laps later, Jordan Goldesberry, who started fourth, followed Neitzel into third in the running order.

Schuett began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 13, which allowed Neitzel to close in on lap 18. As the leaders continued to weave their way through heavy lapped traffic, eighth starter Danny Schlafer of Sussex moved in to slip past Neitzel in turn four on lap 28.

On the final lap, Schlafer dove low to briefly pull alongside the high groove hugging Schuett. However, Schuett used the momentum of the outside line to power away from Schlafer down the backstretch and through the final two turns en route to his initial IRA A-main triumph.

Schlafer had to settle for second, Neitzel placed third, Goldesberry took fourth and 2016 IRA champion Jeremy Schultz of Beaver Dam rounded out the top five, after starting seventh.

Polesitter Lance Fassbender of Burnett took the lead on the opening lap of the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A main as outside front row starter Bill Taylor of Boltonville slipped into second.

Travis Arenz collected his sixth Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2022 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Fassbender, who captured the 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car championship, held tight to the low groove with Taylor following closely in his tire tracks through the opening laps of the race. On lap 8, Travis Arenz, who started eighth, worked his way into fourth before using a high move to seize third on lap 10.

As the leader encountered lapped traffic, Arenz capitalized by bolting past Taylor into second in turn one on lap 18. Meanwhile, Fassbender was finding the going challenging at the front of the field as he tried in vain to work around a lapped car, which allowed the stalking Arenz to pounce.

When Fassbender drifted high, Arenz dove low to seize the top spot entering turn one on lap 20. Arenz then pulled away to notch his sixth PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2022 season in nine attempts, 16^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event win and 28^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main triumph in the caution-free race.

Travis Arenz notched his 16th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Fassbender finished second, Taylor was third, Robbie Pribnow of Lomira, who started fourth, steered the No. 47 car normally driven by Blake Wondra to fourth and ninth starter Tim Haddy of Waupun placed fifth.

The initial start of the 25-lap Badger Midgets A main was aborted when Jordan Nelson of Colgate flipped in turn two.

2016 PDTR Micro Sprint champion Zach Boden, who lined up fifth on the original start, used a huge run along the low groove to seize the lead in turn four on the opening lap as Daltyn England of Springfield, Ill., who started second, settled into second.

On lap 3, seventh starter Jack Routson of Waterman, Ill. worked his way underneath England to move into second and quickly set his sights on Boden. Routson was closing in on the lead when a caution flag was displayed on lap 9 after Trey Weishoff of Sun Prairie stopped along the backstretch.

Zach Boden notched his second Badger Midgets A-main victory of the 2022 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

When the race resumed, Routson was hustling his car to keep pace with Boden at the front of the field when he jumped the cushion and spun in turn two on lap 13 to bring out the third yellow/red flag of the race.

After another yellow flag on the restart for an incident involving Dave Collins of Lake Mills and Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie in turn two on lap 13, Boden again pulled away while 16^th starter Jake Neuman worked the high line to move into third on lap 16 and second on lap 17.

On lap 23, the red flag was displayed when Charles Rufi of New Glarus flipped in turn two to set up a green-white-checked flag finish. Boden held strong on the restart to hold off the hard-charging Neuman on the way to his second main event victory of the 2022 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track and his third career Badger Midgets A-main win.

Zach Boden (51) and Jake Neuman (57A) duel for the lead in the Badger Midgets A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 30. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Neuman was second, England placed third, sixth starter Kyle Stark of Marshall took fourth and Kevin Douglas of Madison, who starter ninth, wound up fifth.

Jordan Goldesberry was the IRA 410 Sprint Car fast qualifier with a lap of 11.750 seconds.

In his first start of the 2022 season, Jason Johnson of Campbellsport was the fastest PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car overall qualifier with a lap of 12.366 seconds.

Jake Neuman earned the Badger Midgets fast qualifier award with a lap of 13.749 seconds.

Tony Wondra of Campbellsport won the 12-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

Jake Neuman won the 10-lap Badger Midgets B Main.

The ninth full PDTR program of the 2022 campaign, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales and Service, drew a total field of 76 cars, including 22 IRA 410 Sprint Cars, 27 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and 27 Badger Midgets.

The next PDTR racing program on Saturday, Aug. 6 will feature the inaugural Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2022 induction with 10 drivers, four track workers and three racing families honored for their contributions to the racing program at Plymouth since its inception in 1950.

In addition, the Aug. 6 PDTR program is Kids Autograph Night with backpack and checkered flag giveaways courtesy of Hopf Farms.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with 360 Sprint Car hot laps/group qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing to begin at 6 p.m.

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Jordan Goldesberry 11.750 2, Kyle Schuett 11.767 3, Austin Hartmann 11.769 4, Danny Schlafer 11.785 5, Scotty Neitzel 11.841 6, Jereme Schroeder 11.926 7, Todd Daun 11.937 8, Tyler Tischendorf 11.968 9, Jake Blackhurst 11.972 10, Jeremy Schultz 11.990 11, Russel Borland 11.990 12, Hunter Custer 12.020 13, Steve Meyer 12.026 14, Jake Neuman 12.070 15, Blake Nimee 12.107 16, Dave Uttech 12.112 17, Jack Vanderboom 12.174 18, Preston Ruh 12.388 19, Kris Spitz 12.415 20, Scott Conger 12.622 21, Kevin Karnitz 12.691 22, Jake Routson (no time).

HEAT 1

1, Jeremy Schultz 2, Danny Schlafer 3, Jordan Goldesberry 4, Todd Daun 5, Steve Meyer 6, Kris Spitz 7, Dave Uttech 8, Jack Routson (DNS).

HEAT 2

1, Tyler Tischendorf 2, Russel Borland 3, Scotty Neitzel 4, Jake Neuman 5, Kyle Schuett 6, Jack Vanderboom 7, Scott Conger.

HEAT 3

1, Jake Blackhurst 2, Blake Nimee 3, Hunter Custer 4, Austin Hartmann 5, Jeremy Schroeder 6, Preston Ruh 7, Kevin Karnitz.

DASH 1

1, Kyle Schuett 2, Tyler Tischendorf 3, Todd Daun 4, Jeremy Schultz 5, Jereme Schroeder.

DASH 2

1, Scotty Neitzel 2, Jordan Goldesberry 3, Jake Blackhurst 4, Danny Schlafer 5, Austin Hartmann.

A MAIN

1, Kyle Schuett 2, Danny Schlafer 3, Scotty Neitzel 4, Jordan Goldesberry 5, Jeremy Schultz 6, Blake Nimee 7, Steve Meyer 8, Jake Neuman 9, Tyler Tischendorf 10, Russel Borland 11, Todd Daun 12, Austin Hartmann 13, Kris Spitz 14, Preston Ruh 15, Jereme Schroeder 16, Scott Conger 17, Jack Vanderboom 18, Hunter Custer 19, Dave Uttech 20, Kevin Karnitz 21, Jake Blackhurst 22, Jack Routson (DNS).

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANT VIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Jason Johnson 12.366 2, Lance Fassbender 12.453 3, Anthony Knierim 12.473 4, Nick Daywalt 12.496 5, Travis Arenz 12.503 6, Donny Goeden 12.547 7, Tyler Brabant 12.568 8, Dylan Winkel 12.651 9, Shane Wenninger 12.668 10, Bill Taylor 12.686 11, Robbie Pribnow 12.722 12, Kurt Davis 12.759 13, Mike Yurmanovich 12.759 14, Tony Wondra 12.788 15, Will Gerrits 12.788 16, Brandon Berth 12.814 17, Justin Miller 12.862 18, Katelyn Krebsbach 12.865 19, Alex Pokorski 12.880 20, Justin Erickson 12.895 21, J.J. Pagel 13.065 22, Chris Clayton 13.086 23, Tyler Davis 13.094 24, Kevin Seidler 13.387 25, Doug Wondra 3.537 26, Randy Post 14.867 27, Tim Haddy no time.

HEAT 1

1, Travis Arenz 2, Nick Daywalt 3, Lance Fassbender 4, Jason Johnson 5, Ben Schmidt 6, Justin Miller 7, Dylan Winkel 8, Tyler Davis 9, Katelyn Krebsbach.

HEAT 2

1, Kurt Davis 2, Robbie Pribnow 3, Bill Taylor 4, Tim Haddy 5, Alex Pokorski 6, Tony Wondra 7, J.J. Pagel 8, Kevin Seidler 9, Tyler Brabant.

HEAT 3

1, Will Gerrits 2, Brandon Berth 3, Anthony Knierim 4, Mike Yurmanovich 5, Justin Erickson 6, Shane Wenninger 7, Chris Clayton 8, Doug Wondra 9, Randy Post (DNS).

B MAIN

1, Tony Wondra 2, Shane Wenninger 3, Tyler Davis 4, Katelyn Krebsbach 5, Tyler Brabant 6, Doug Wondra 7, Chris Clayton 8, Dylan Winkel 9, Kevin Seidler 10, J.J. Pagel 11, Randy Post (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Travis Arenz 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Bill Taylor 4, Robbie Pribnow 5, Tim Haddy 6, Anthony Knierim 7, Donny Goeden 8, Nick Daywalt 9, Will Gerrits 10, Kurt Davis 11, Brandon Berth 12, Justin Erickson 13, Alex Pokorski 14, Shane Wenninger 15, Jason Johnson 16, Justin Miller 17, Tyler Davis 18, Tyler Brabant 19, Tony Wondra 20, Mike Yurmanovich 21, Katelyn Krebsbach 22, Doug Wondra.

BADGER MIDGETS

QUALIFYING

1, Jake Neuman 13.749 2, Jack Routson 13.767 3, Kyle Stark 13.811 4, Zach Boden 13.857 5, Tyler Baran 13.952 6, Jace Sparks 14.011 7, Aaron Muhle 14.193 8, Mike Stroik 14.201 9, Daltyn England 14.214 10, Jack Vanderboom 14.226 11, R.J. Corson 14.399 12, Kevin Douglas 14.409 13, Cody Weisensel 14.490 14, Charles Rufi 14.672 15, Dave Collins Jr. 14.745 16, Jordan Nelson 14.748 17, Jeremy Douglas 14.750 18, Charlie Spoonmore 14.905 19, Jake Goeglein 14.992 20, Trey Weishoff 15.017 21, Charles Kunz 15.021 22, Jim Fuerst 15.172 23, Kyle Koch 15.356 24, Harrison Kleven 15.387 25, Miles Quandt 16.107 26, Dwight Stefan 18.179 27, Bryon Walters 18.179.

NON- QUALIFIER RACE

1, Harrison Klevin 2, Kyle Koch 3, Miles Quandt 4, Dwight Stefan 5, Bryon Walters 6, Jim Fuerst.

HEAT 1

1, Daltyn England 2, Kyle Stark 3, Dave Collins Jr. 4, Charles Kunz 5, Kevin Douglas 6, Jace Sparks 7, Charlie Spoonmore.

HEAT 2

1, Jack Routson 2, R.J. Corson 3, Jeremy Douglas 4, Mike Stroik 5, Trey Weishoff 6, Charles Rufi 7, Tyler Baran.

HEAT 3

1, Zach Boden 2, Cody Weisensel 3, Jack Vanderboom 4, Aaron Muhle 5, Jordan Nelson 6, Jake Goeglein 7, Jake Neuman (DNS).

B MAIN

1, Jake Neuman 2, Jake Goeglein 3, Tyler Baran 4, Charles Rufi 5, Harrison Kleven 6, Jace Sparks 7, Kyle Koch 8, Jim Fuerst 9, Charlie Spoonmore 10, Miles Quandt 11, Dwight Stefan 12, Bryon Walters (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Zach Boden 2, Jake Neuman 3, Daltyn England 4, Kyle Stark 5, Kevin Douglas 6, Aaron Muhle 7, R.J. Corson 8, Jack Routson 9, Jeremy Douglas 10, Tyler Baran 11, Jack Vanderboom 12, Charles Kunz 13, Jace Sparks 14, Kyle Koch 15. Trey Weishoff 16, Charles Rufi 17, Dave Collins Jr. 18, Cody Weisensel 19, Jake Goeglein 20, Harrison Kleven 21, Mike Stroik 22, Jordan Nelson.

July 31, 2022 / by Jeff Pederson

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