Jeff Pederson, Author at Pedal Down Promotions

Rogler caps Madea’s Fate trilogy with ‘Shadows of Fate’

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

“Shadows of Fate Book Three Madea’s Fate” is the final entry in Robert L. Rogler’s Madea’s Fate medieval fantasy trilogy.

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) November 4, 2024 – The final chapter in the battle of good versus evil lying deep within the Northrend medieval fantasy world draws to a climatic, adventure-filled conclusion within the pages of Robert L. Rogler’s third and final novel in the Madea’s Fate Trilogy – “Shadows of Fate Book Three-Madea’s Fate.”

Published by Pedal Down Promotions of Manitowoc, Wis, Rogler’s fourth novel and capstone entry in the Madea’s Fate Trilogy wraps up the complex, intriguing and compelling family themes found in the series’ first two novels, “Heat of Light” and “Witches Valley,” while weaving together the various adventures of the action-packed three-book series.

“Although both heroes and villains from book one ‘Heart of Light’’ and book two ‘Witches Valley’ have come and gone, our main characters endure in the third novel as well,” Rogler said. “The villains who appeared in book two continue to plot and scheme in book three ‘Shadows of Fate’ as the storyline of the Madea’s Fate Trilogy concludes.”

With his daughter, Gabrielle, serving as the main inspiration for the story’s main character, Rogler wrote “Heart of Light Book One-Madea’s Fate” and now “Witch’s Valley Book Two-Madea’s Fate” with youthful readers in mind and, true to form, “Shadows of Fate” is no different.

Rogler is a retired Manitowoc Lincoln High School custodian who lives in School Hill, Wis., with his wife, Jennifer. His son, Logan, and daughter, Gabrielle, have each inspired characters in the Madea’s Fate Trilogy and his novel Rendered Soul, which was released in 2020.

“It’s been a wonderful experience writing all three novels in the trilogy,” he said. “I have to admit putting together a trilogy is a challenge, especially when it comes to choosing the direction of the story and considering the future of each character.”

Although “Shadows of Fate” marks the end of the Madea’s Fate Trilogy, Rogler says his career as an author is just getting started.

“After a short pause, I will continue to write with my direction pointing toward an illustrated children’s fantasy book,” Rogler said. “I would also like to expand on some of my characters from ‘Rendered Soul’ with a novel about Hucira and Torn, and where the Goddess Selorain may take them.”

The public launch of “Shadows of Fate Book three-Madea’s Fate” is set to take place at the third annual Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing presented by Pedal Down Promotions on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Sabbatical Brewing Co. in Manitowoc, Wis. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I look forward to seeing many readers of the Madea’s Fate series at the Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing on Saturday, November 9 at Sabbatical Brewing in Manitowoc, which will provide a terrific opportunity to purchase ‘Shadows of Fate’ and my other novels as well,” Rogler said. “Readers can also follow me on Facebook on the Heart of Light page.”

“Shadows of Fate Book Three-Madea’s Fate” along with “Witch’s Valley Book Two-Madea’s Fate,” “Heart of Light Book One-Madea’s Fate” and “Rendered Soul,” are now available for purchase for $20 at Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Autographed copies are available by contacting Bob Rogler directly via email at rogler50@yahoo.com.

Readers are encouraged to write a review of “Shadows of Fate-Book Three Madea’s Fate” on Amazon.com and Goodreads.

For more information on Robert L. Rogler and his four medieval fantasy novels, contact Pedal Down Promotions via email at pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, by phone at 920-323-7970 or by visiting www.pedaldownpromo.com.

November 4, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Lakeshore Book Show author lineup locked at Manitowoc’s Sabbatical Brewing Co.

By Jeff Pederson - Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 17, 2024 – The list of authors scheduled to appear at the third annual Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing Saturday, Nov. 9 at Sabbatical Brewing Co. in Manitowoc, Wis. is fresh off the press.

The third annual Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing is set to feature books from 28 local and regional authors on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Sabbatical Brewing Co. in Manitowoc, Wis. – Pedal Down Promotions photo

True to the narrative of the two editions of the popular event, this year’s show will allow book enthusiasts of all ages, interests and genres to peruse and purchase a diverse array of books from a wide range of regional authors.

Running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with free admission, 28 local and regional authors will be on hand for the 2024 event.

The nonfiction and fiction books showcased at this year’s show cover a wide range of topics, including true crime, auto racing, autobiography, self-help, military history, youth sports/coaching, romance, Christian/inspirational poetry, medieval fantasy, children’s stories, and more.

True crime and motorsports author Joe Verdegan of Dunbar, Wis., who wrote the Amazon No. 1 true crime best-seller “The Reformatory – Tales from Green Bay’s Maximum-Security Prison” in 2020, is scheduled to return to the show for the third consecutive year. In addition to his acclaimed true crime book “The Reformatory” detailing prison life at the Green Bay Correctional Institution, Verdegan has also released six additional books covering the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan auto racing scene during his fruitful career as an author.

During this year’s Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing, Verdegan plans to unveil the release date for his next book “The Monfils 6 Case – 30 Years Later” detailing one of the highest profile and heavily debated cases in Brown County history in which six Green Bay paper mill workers were convicted in the 1992 death of Tom Monfils.

The following authors are also scheduled to be on hand with copies of their books for sale during the event.

• Angel Mueller of Mishicot, Wis. (inspirational Christian poetry author of “Wheels Up – Grief to Peace”)

• Robert L. Rogler of Kiel, Wis. (medieval fantasy author of “Heart of Light Book One – Madea’s Fate,” “Witch’s Valley Book Two – Madea’s Fate,” Shadows of Fate Book Three – Madea’s Fate” and “Rendered Soul”)

• Barbara Welnetz of Manitowoc, Wis. (fictional biography, mystery, suspense and romance author of “Voices From Tahoe”)

• Karen Meyer of Plymouth, Wis. (author of 16 children’s books, including, “Papa Bear’s Fence,” “The Knight and the Evil Magician,” “Looking Forward to Christmas,” “Charlie and Chubby,” Ferdinand the Frog Prince,” “Rooster Saw It All,” “A Valentine Heart” and “Teddy the Matchmaker”)

• S.L. Wilton of Birnamwood, Wis. (Arthurian fantasy novelist and author of epic fantasy novels, “Crows and Wyverns” and “Queen of Crows”).

• Ann Graf of Plymouth, Wis. (modern romance author of “Love the Illusion,” “Delusions” and “Final Flame”)

• Andrea C. Heckner of Janesville, Wis. (crime and suspense novelist and author of “The Farm – Secrets in the Heartland Book 1,” “Dismantling the Farm – Secrets in the Heartland Book 2,” “Remembering the Farm – Secrets in the Heartland Book 3,” and “School Days-Secrets in the Heartland Book 4”).

• Jane Yunker of St. Croix Falls, Wis. (historical romance and suspense novelist and author of “Mary Bishop,” “Alice: The Betrayal,” “Betty: The Rebel” and “Lizzie: The Homecoming” and “Love Through Time”).

• Michael F. Dilley of Manitowoc, Wis. (military and war history author of “GALAHAD – A History of the 5307th Composite Unit,” “Elite Warriors: 300 Years of America’s Best Fighting Troops,” “Behind The Lines: A Critical Survey of Special Operations in World War II” and “Rangers, Scouts and Raiders: Origin, Organization and Operations of Selected Special Operations Forces” and “A Basic Introduction to Magic”).

• Tina Susedik of Eau Claire, Wis. (historical western romance and mystery author of “The Balcony Girl,” “The School Marm,” “The Proprietress,” “The Banker’s Wife,” “The Unconventional Blacksmith,” “Missing My Heart,” “Missing Innocence,” “The Photograph of Love” and “Love with a Side of Crazy”)

• Rodney Schroeter of Random Lake, Wis. (comic book writer, biographical essayist, designer and editor of “Misson of Benevolent Greed,” “Human Interest Stuff,” “Aluminum Currents” and The Plymouth Review Current monthly newspaper)

• S.C. Mitchell of Sheboygan, Wis. (science fiction fantasy and romance author of several book series, including “Xi Force,” “Destiny,” “Destiny’s Legacy,” “Heavenly Wars,” “Demon Gate Chronicles” and “Amulet of the Fallen God”)

• Beth Stensvold of Sheboygan, Wis. (whimsical and educational children’s book author of “Hunting the Maybee,” “Big Mistake,” “Hippos are Fun,” and “What Would You Do?”)

• Stacy Ryan of De Pere, Wis. (autobiographical and self-help author of the “Whole New Life Series” featuring the books “46 Pays,” “140.6 Smiles” and “3 Words”)

• Carla Luna of Cedarburg, Wis. (contemporary romance author of “Blue Hawaiian,” “Red Velvet,” “White Wedding,” “Field Rules,” “Troy Story” and “Tour Wars”)

• James Lazarus of Manitowoc, Wis. (biographical novelist and short story author of “Jack Kerouac End,” “Those Visions of Johanna,” “Farewell, Danny Boy,” “Stories from a Small Town” and “Eight Stories”)

• R.L. Edinger of Two Rivers, Wis. (mystery and steampunk mystery author of “Journey Into The Knight,” “Lost City of Steam,” “The Cracksman Door,” “Shadows of Nikola Tesla” and “City of Lunara Rise from the Ashes”)

• Kathy Brandon of Manitowoc, Wis. (children’s book author of “The Adventures of Nonna and the Little Red Truck in Autumn” and “The Adventures of Nonna and the Little Red Truck in Summertime”)

• Jack Kruse of West Bend, Wis. (military historical fiction author of “Cauldron” and “Crucible”)

• Karen Cutler Drecktrah of Appleton, Wis. (biographical fiction author of “Little Ida – The Story of a Family Tree”)

• Jolene Hedtke of Marion, Wis. (children’s book author of “Porcupine and Frog” and “Porcupine and Frog – Trash or Treasure?”)

• Naomi Raddatz of Manitowoc, Wis. (children’s book author of “Bob’s Birthday Blobs”)

• B.T. Lane of Manitowoc, Wis. (poetry and self-help author of “Vernacular: A Collection of Poetry” and “Smashed: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Recovery”)

• Susan L. Fink of Manitowoc, Wis. (children’s book and self-care author of “Self-Care: Selfish or Sacred?: An Interactive Guide to Myths and Misunderstandings” and “Lila the Ladybug Learns About Self-Care”)

• S.E. Grosskopf of Manitowoc, Wis. (1930s pulp fiction, mystery, urban fantasy author)

• Susan Marlene of Two Rivers, Wis. (contemporary women’s fiction author of “Sisters & Friends – Hearts Forever Faithful”)

• Gail Scoutes of Fond du Lac, Wis. (religious, self-help, animal causes author of “Paws, Purpose and Possibilities: How Therapy Dogs and Faith Healed my Heart,” “Paws, Purpose and Possibilities: How Therapy Dogs and Faith Healed my Heart,” “Gratitude and Reflection: Paws and Purpose for Everyday” and “Whiskers, Wags, and Woofs: Poems and Heartfelt Essays for Dog and Cat Lovers”).

The Sabbatical Brewing Co. taproom will be open with drinks available for purchase throughout the event.

All attendees will be eligible to win various door prizes just for entering the show.

Additional and up-to-date information on the third annual Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing can be found on the Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing Facebook event page, as well as the Pedal Down Promotions Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media pages or by contacting Jeff Pederson of Pedal Down Promotions via email at pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com or by phone at 920-323-7970.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

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

October 17, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Hartmann closes book on 2024 with Mississippi Thunder, Plymouth IRA twin bill

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann wrapped up the 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series campaign with a doubleheader weekend at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. on Friday, September 27 and The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, September 27. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 2, 2024 – After entering 30 racing events contested on 19 tracks in six states over five months, the end of the long and winding 2024 410 Sprint Car racing road drew nigh for Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team with one final weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 27 and the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth, Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

In the IRA’s first appearance at the third-mile high-banked clay oval nestled on the shores of the Mississippi River since 2012, Hartmann opened the night by qualifying 14^th overall in the 27-car field with a lap of 12.131 seconds.

The third-year 410 Sprint Car competitor then racked up a sixth-place finish after starting fifth in the second eight-lap IRA heat race.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver started the 30-lap A-main from the 17^th starting position and stayed consistent throughout on the way to a 15^th place showing in a race won by Australian Scott Bogucki.

One night later, Hartmann and crew hauled back home for the 2024 IRA season finale at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Rookie of the Year Award winner turned in the 19^th fastest qualifying lap in the 33-car field with a time of 12.150 seconds.

Hartmann then put together an inspired effort in the third eight-lap IRA heat race blasting past Will Armitage, Blake Nimee and Kelby Watt with a nifty low move in turns two and fourth of the opening lap to vault his way into second.

The fifth-year Sprint Car campaigner held on to place second in the heat race and earn the right to start 14^th in the 30-lap 2024 season-ending IRA main event.

Hartmann put together a solid run in the final IRA A-main of the 2024 campaign to come home 16^th in a race won by Scotty Thiel.

“Our last weekend of the 2024 season was filled with a lot of problems but this team never gave up throughout the entire season,” Hartmann said.

In 30 410 Sprint Car events during the 2024 season, Hartmann tallied one top-five, six top-10 and 12 top-15 A-main showings, while recording one dash victory in seven dash appearances and winning one B-main.

Following a 10^th-place finish in 2022 and a ninth-place run in 2023, the third-year 410 Sprint Car competitor tallied a career-best seventh-place performance in the final 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series point standings.

“The 2024 season was one to remember,” Hartmann said. “We’ve built something special to me way beyond racing. From race days to teaching Ian Schultz how to golf, and then him kicking my butt on go-karts, there were a lot of good times. Also, Eric Bergschultz got to learn more in-depth about the car throughout the 2024 season.

“I truly have one amazing team,” he said. “Mom [Kristine Hartmann] and Andy [Shufflebotham] have been nothing short of amazing in seeing the vision I have for this team and where we can go and how to do it. Karlee [Hartmann] is always there to support me or give me grief when I need a reality check. They say when you’re having fun, time goes by quickly. Well, the 2024 race season was the quickest season I’ve experienced. I’m super excited for what 2025 will bring.”

The sponsorship partners for the 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Quasius Construction Inc., TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Metalcraft, Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, Fastenal of Plymouth, Waldo Oil, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Maxim Chassis, Berryman Racing Shocks and My Race Pass.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair

The Austin Hartmann-87A Hartmann Racing team is pleased to have Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 racing season.

Located at W4544 Lakepark Drive in Fond du Lac, Wis., Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair has provided quality auto repair and service to Fond du Lac, Taycheedah, St. Peter, Malone, Lake Winnebago, North Fond du Lac and East Central Wisconsin for over 60 years with a special emphasis on diesel truck and engine repair.

The current owners have worked hard to maintain the reputation Rich worked hard to establish before his passing by servicing all vehicle makes and models, including diesel vehicles and sprinter vans.

Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair’s ASE-certified technicians are committed to the best interest of customers and will complete auto and truck repairs promptly to get vehicle owners back on the road as quickly as possible. In addition, the front-of-house team is professional, friendly and committed to making the experiences of customers pleasant and comforting.

A brand-new building has helped the staff of Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair take care of customers with grace and superior service while allowing auto mechanics to do car machining when they are unable to replace a part.

Other service offerings include free bumper-to-bumper comprehensive courtesy inspection with every auto repair service, a 3-year/36,000-mile nationwide warranty through NAPA, loaner vehicles, shuttle service and financing through two trusted sources.

To contact Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, call 920-922-7171, email richstruckandautorepair@gmail.com or visit www.richstruckandauto.com.

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

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 30
IRA Events – 27
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A-Main Victories – 0
B-Main Victories – 1
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 9
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 16
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 21
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 7
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Points Finish – 7th

October 2, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Arenz draws curtain on 2024 IRA campaign in fleet fashion

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Travis Arenz turned in a fourth-place finish to close out the 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 2, 2024 – Travis Arenz and the Travis Arenz Motorsports crew put a lid on a 2024 season complicated with motor and chassis issues by packaging together a fourth consecutive top-five performance with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Early on in the night, Arenz flexed his muscle at his home track by qualifying fifth overall in the 33-car IRA field with a lap of 11.854 seconds.

After starting third in the first eight-lap IRA heat race, the 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion turned in a stellar effort to earn his fourth heat race win of the 2024 campaign.

Thanks to his strong qualifying and heat race runs, Arenz advanced to the first IRA four-lap dash starting second and finishing third to gain the fifth starting spot in the 30-lap main event.

The 37-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main winner in four different divisions was embroiled in a heated duel at the front of the field throughout the event.

After racing in the top five during the entire 30 laps, Arenz capped off the 2024 season with a fourth-place A-main showing in a race won by Scotty Thiel. The fourth-place run marked Arenz’s fourth consecutive top-five main event finish.

“Getting back in this car was like riding a bike,” Arenz said. “Once I figured out what that chassis liked when it was a 360 car, it felt really good most of the night. We had a right rear tire leaking during the feature, which made the car a little more of a handful. I had to be cautious about where I ran.”

In 19 410 Sprint Car events during the 2024 campaign, Arenz collected eight top-five A-main showings, 13 top-10 main event finishes and 14 top-15 A-main runs to go along with four heat race victories, 11 dash appearances, one dash victory and one fast qualifier award.

Despite missing nine IRA events primarily due to motor issues, Arenz posted an 11^th-place finish in the final 2024 IRA point standings.

“The one word to describe this season would be ‘frustrating.’ Arenz said. “A lot of things this year didn’t go as planned. On a positive note, I learned a lot this season and I was able to get more comfortable. Missing a handful of weeks due to the engine failure we experienced is not something I wanted to happen. That’s racing though. It was out of our control.

“As for the 2025 season, I haven’t thought about it yet,” he said. “We’ll see.”

The Travis Arenz 25T Motorsports Team continues to seek crew members to assist the team. Those interested can send a direct message to Travis through the Travis Arenz Motorsports Facebook page.

“I am still looking for another set of crew hands to help out,” Arenz said. “Those interested can reach out to me for more info.”

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation Inc., Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Pallet Works, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen Sales and Service, Amy Bruechert Reality, Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, Sonntag Plumbing Inc., Kriete Truck Center and Arenz Auto Detailing.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Kriete Truck Center

Travis Arenz Motorsports would like to recognize Kriete Truck Center for their sponsorship during the team’s second full season of 410 Sprint Car action in 2024.

Located at 4717 South Taylor Drive in Sheboygan, Wis., Kriete Truck Center – Sheboygan is a full-line Mack, Volvo & Hino dealership location located just off of Interstate 43, which features a broad selection of new and pre-owned trucks in inventory every day.

For more information, call 920-458-0345 or visit krietetrucks.com.

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 19
IRA Events – 18
A-Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 8
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 13
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 14
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 15
Heat Race Victories – 4
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 11
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1
Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Points Finish – 11^th

October 2, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Alex Pokorski wraps 2024 campaign as PDTR 360 Sprint Car runner-up

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski (4) secured a second place finish in the 2024 Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car point standings with a fourth place showing in a 25-lap PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car event Saturday, Sept. 28 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 1, 2024 – Alex Pokorski and the members of the Akright Auto Racing Team closed the curtain on the 2024 Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car season with a strong top five run during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships to solidify a second place showing in the final PDTR 360 Sprint Car point standings at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The fifth-year Sprint Car driver opened the final event of the 2024 season by qualifying second overall in the 25-car field with a lap of 12.663 seconds around the venerable third-mile clay oval.

The West Bend, Wis. competitor started and finished third in the second PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association eight-lap heat race to earn the seventh starting spot in the 25-lap main event.

Pokorski, who earned the 2023 PDTR and MSA Most Improved Driver Award, moved up to fourth on lap 9 and later fell to sixth following a pair of caution flags on lap 12 and 13.

Over the final 10 laps, Pokorski worked primarily the high groove of the smooth, slick and multi-groove racing surface to move back into fourth place on lap 18. He held strong in the final seven laps to register a fourth place finish in a race won by 2024 PDTR and MSA champion Ben Schmidt.

After collecting his sixth top five A-main showing of the 2024 season, Pokorski nailed down the runner-up spot in the final PDTR 360 Sprint Car point standings, 50 points behind Ben Schmidt.

Pokorski also wound up third in the final 2024 MSA 360 Sprint Car point standings behind champion Ben Schmidt and runner-up Brandon Berth.

In 16 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car events during the 2024 season, Pokorski notched six top five, 12 top 10 and 13 top 15 A-main showings.

In addition, Pokorski tallied four heat race victories and two fast qualifier awards during the 2024 campaign.

“It was a fun night at Plymouth to close out our season,” Pokorski said. “We did well this year and secured our highest finish in the point standings to date. At this point, we plan to be racing a mix of 410 and 360 Sprint Car races in 2025.”

In four 410 Sprint Car starts in 2024, Pokorski compiled one top 10 A-main finish, one heat race victory and one dash appearance.

Paul Pokorski also entered seven Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car events in Spyder Akright’s 53A car, during which he claimed two top 10 and three top 15 A-main showings, two heat race victories and one fast qualifier award.

Pokorski and Akright teamed up to place the 53A car 16^th in the final 2024 Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association point standings.

Sponsors and supporters for the 2024 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, Countryside Designs, Goeden Auto Body, Petersen Septic Systems, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Professional Plating, Ace Hardware (Kiel and Sheboygan Falls locations), Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Real Estate Property Shop-Sue Erdmann, Bonafide Security Solutions, Novak’s Service Center, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase –– Petersen Septic Systems

Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team are pleased to welcome Petersen Septic Systems back as a sponsor for the 2024 racing season.

Since opening its doors in Valders, Wis. in 2012, Petersen Septic Systems LLC has provided premier septic tank service and the most reliable septic system installation and repair in Manitowoc and Two Rivers and the surrounding Lakeshore area.

“We offer our services to industrial, institutional, residential, new construction, commercial and municipal accounts,” Petersen Septic Systems Owner David Petersen said. “Customer service is our utmost priority. We do every job as it was in our own homes. Our experience is second to none in the area. Prior to opening the business, I worked for Tuschl Septic Systems from 2004 until owner Chuck Tuschl retired.”

The list of regular services Petersen Septic Systems offers includes septic pump repairs, test drilling/test boring, sewage treatment systems, septic tank removal, septic tank installation, water line repair, oil testing and perc testing.

“We provide all of these services in Manitowoc County and the surrounding areas,” Petersen said. “We are OSHA certified and are licensed MPRS/CST966051.”

Petersen Septic Systems is located at 7334 Nagel Road in Valders, Wis. For more information, call 920-323-2640, email petersenseptic@gmail.com or visit www.petersensepticsystems.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has been a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 16
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 12
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 16
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 6
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 12
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 13
Heat Race Victories – 4
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2
Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Points Finish – 2nd
Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association Points Finish – 3rd

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 4
Interstate Racing Association Events – 3
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 3
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 1
Dash Victories – 0
Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Points Finish – 68th

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 7
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 3
Heat Race Victories – 2
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1
Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Points Finish with Spyder Akright – 12th
Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association with Spyder Akright – 16th

October 1, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Post closes 2024 campaign with truncated Plymouth run

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Randy Post of Oostburg wrapped up the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car season at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 1, 2024 – The 2024 season was one filled with some major highs and several disappointing lows in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car action with the curtain closing event falling into the latter category for Randy Post and the Randy Post Racing Team during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships held Saturday, Sept. 28 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

With 25 PDTR-MSA Sprint Cars signed in for the final program of the 2024 campaign, Post qualified 19^th overall with a lap of 13.246 seconds.

The third-year Sprint Car racer started fifth and came home sixth in the third eight-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car heat race before rolling off 20^th in the 24-car A-main field.

However, the main event was short-lived for Post as an incident in turn two on lap 4 ended his night and season with substantial damage to his No. 54 machine.

The Oostburg, Wis. driver was the first competitor to retire from the race and scored with a 24^th place finish.

“We made a lot of changes to our car for this weekend,” Post said. “Kristian Wagner and Travis Arenz have been on my case for quite some time about trying some different things to learn what works for me. In qualifying, I couldn’t see at all in turns 3 and 4 due to the sun. There were cars in front of me, so I didn’t get a true feel of how it handled because I was pretty much coasting to make sure I didn’t hit anyone.

“In the heat race, we made even more changes,” he said. “Once we got a few laps into the heat race, I felt really comfortable and felt like I was gaining ground on the people in front of me. Our night ended early in the A-main when a car spun in front of us, hit the gas instead of the brake and drove into us. We broke a lot of things in that small hit.”

Post ended the 2024 season with a 22^nd place finish in the final PDTR 360 Sprint Car point standings after competing in nine of the 13 events held at The Plymouth Dirt Track during the 2024 season.

Overall, Post recorded one top 10 and two top 15 A-main showings, along with one heat race victory in 11 MSA events in 2024.

“This was the most challenging but rewarding year we’ve had,” Post said. “I can’t thank my crew guys and partners enough for sticking with us in the 2024 season as we have mostly returning partners. At this point, we are looking forward to doing it again in 2025.”

Sponsorship partners and supporters of Randy Post and the 2024 Randy Post Racing Team include Luedtke Electric, Sunset Auto, Akright Auto, Oostburg Automotive and Progress Manufacturing Inc.

The Randy Post Racing pit crew members are Kirby and Nicole Post, Tiffany and Thomas Chamberlain, Brendan Ostrowski, Erin Schneider, Colton Chamberlain, Heidi Haver and the Kaat Racing family.

For more information on Randy Post Racing, check out Randy Post Racing #54 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rpr54/ or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Luedtke Electric

The Randy Post Racing Team is excited to welcome back Luedtke Electric as the primary sponsor for the 2024 racing season.

Based in Oostburg, Wis., Luedtke Electric, located at 214 North 10th St. 10th St., was founded in 1960 when Fred Luedtke’s dream of owning his own business became a reality.

Fred’s sons began learning the trade when they were old enough to follow dad around. As a third-generation company, Todd and his two sons continue in the tradition of a strong work ethic and a passion for all things that power up, plug in, and provide light.

As a family-owned and operated business, Luedtke Electric prides itself on providing solutions for electrical challenges and ideas for new projects with customers’ budgets and future in mind.

Luedtke Electric, which is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, specializes in residential wiring, service upgrades and light commercial, as well as custom residential and custom project lighting.

To contact or obtain additional information on Luedtke Electric, call 920-564-2022, send an email to brandon@luedtkeelectric.com or visit Luedtke Electric on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Progress Manufacturing Incorporated

The Randy Post Racing Team is pleased to have Progress Manufacturing Incorporated (PMI) on board as a sponsor for the 2024 racing season.

Located at 110 East Progress Drive in West Bend, Wis., Progress Manufacturing Incorporated is a family-owned company founded in 1995. PMI offers extensive custom CNC machining services to a wide range of industries, including recreational, agriculture, construction and lawn and garden.

PMI employees are trained to inspect parts thoroughly through a quality control process to assure quality parts. PMI parts are continually inspected during the manufacturing process to assure precision and high quality throughout the entire volume of each order.

For more information on PMI, email sales@pmimfg.com, call 262-334-9175 or visit https://www.pmimfg.com/.

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

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Final Statistics

Total Events – 11
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 9
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 11
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 5
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Points Finish – 22^nd
Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association Points Finish – 20^th

October 1, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Seventh AAUW Girls STEM Day Conference returns to Sheboygan South High School

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

A broad range of educators and professionals are set to present 10 STEM-inspired learning sessions at the American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Sheboygan Branch Girls STEM Day Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Sheboygan South High School. – Submitted photo

SHEBOYGAN, WIS. (September 30, 2024) – The American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Sheboygan Branch is set to host its seventh annual Girls STEM Day Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Sheboygan South High School, located at 1240 Washington Ave. in Sheboygan, Wis.

Established in 2017, the Girls STEM Day Conference connects sixth- through ninth-grade girls with the various applications of STEM by highlighting the core fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

The conference, which runs from 7:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning with check-in from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., features 10 unique STEM-inspired sessions, along with a presentation from keynote speaker Jennifer L. Lehrke from 8:15-9 a.m.

The conference includes a highly diverse collection of STEM field experts, including Lehrke who is the owner and president of Legacy Architecture, an award-winning architecture, interior design and historic preservation firm located in downtown Sheboygan. She is committed to preserving the legacy of the past by promoting environmentally responsible building practices for future generations. Legacy Architecture’s most notable projects include the Stephanie Weill Center and Bookworm Gardens.

Jennifer L. Lehrke of Legacy Architecture in Sheboygan is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Sheboygan Branch Girls STEM Day Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Sheboygan South High School. – Submitted photo

Conference participants will have the opportunity to choose three of 10 available 45-minute STEM learning sessions running between 9:15 a.m. and noon.

This year’s STEM sessions cover a broad array of topics including architectural design (Architecture – Designed Awareness presented by Anne Blanke, Samantha Lee, Sydney Goetsch and Taylor Kadletz of Abacus Architects), robotics (Robotic Surgery presented by Dr. Jessica Leszcynski of Prevea Health), veterinary science (A Look Inside the Bovine Hide presented by Dr. Ellen Hooker, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture veterinarian), forensic science (Crime Scene Investigation presented by Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department Detective Tyler Wuestenhagen), applied chemistry (Chem Demons presented by Bree Lybbert and Amy Kabrhel of UW-Green Bay), the science of color and appearance (The Science of Color presented by Kohler Co. staff members Megan Doege, Megan Sprenger, Samantha Kraft and Shari McWilliams), emergency medicine and nursing health care (Blood and Body Works by Aurora Regional EMS Community Educator Jean Zemke), the science of hydroponics (Grow Fresh Produce Hydroponically presented by Howards Grove High School teacher Makayla Malone and Howards Grove FFA participants), role of pigs in human medicine (Medical Devices Made From Pig presented by Aubrey Doherty and Lauren Sammel of Johnsonville Sustainable Swine Resources) and the role of environmental scientists and consultants (Dirty Jobs: Sneak Preview Into Environmental Consulting presented by Kelsey Bird, engineer; Kendyl Hoss, hydrogeologist; Kyleen Bruckner, EHS specialist; Jenn Zillmer; EHS project manage and Jeanie Angel, Fehr Graham project assistant).

Ten STEM-themed learning sessions will be featured at the American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Sheboygan Branch Girls STEM Day Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Sheboygan South High School. – Submitted photo

Over the past six years, the AAUW-Sheboygan Branch Girls STEM Day Conference has granted area girls a rare opportunity to experience the wonderful world of STEM through various hands-on activities and learn directly from STEM field experts.

“As always, we are very enthusiastic about the lineup of workshops we have for the girls this year,” AAUW-Sheboygan Branch Member and Girls STEM Day Conference Co-Chair Lori Bryne said. “We continue to have great attendance and very enthusiastic responses. We already have several girls who attended last year registered to come again this year.”

The registration fee is $10 per student, which includes instruction and supplies.

Checks can be made out to the AAUW Wisconsin Foundation.

The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 25.

Sponsors for this year’s event include Bemis Manufacturing, Fehr Graham, Feingold Family Foundation, Frank G. & Frieda K. Brotz Family Foundation, Garton Family Foundation, Grover Family Foundation, Masters Gallery Foods, Northland Plastics, Richco Structures, Rockline Inc., Satori and The Vollrath Company.

In-kind donors are JoAnn Gadicke, Judy Hangartner, Dolcye Johnson and Laura Lienau, Marianne Comstock and Richard Linde, Old World Wisconsin Sausage Inc. and Z Spot Espresso & Coffee.

Founded in 1881, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity by empowering women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

The AAUW-Sheboygan Branch grants scholarships each year to non-traditional women students.

To register or for more information on the AAUW-Sheboygan Branch Girls STEM Day Conference, visit https://aauw-106470.square.site/ or call Sheboygan Branch AAUW member and Girls STEM Day Conference Co-Chair Lori Bryne by phone at 920-458-9224 or via email at loribryne@yahoo.com.

View the full Girls STEM Day brochure by clicking the link below —>

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September 30, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Schmidt tops off PDTR 360 Sprint Car title with A-main triumph

Thiel, Fahl, Neau rack up Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships victories

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his fourth Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA)-Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (PDTR) 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2024 season and sealed his second career PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint championship during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 28, 2024 – Ben Schmidt of Plymouth put a bow on an Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car championship season in fitting fashion by parking his No. 35 machine in victory lane to close out the 2024 campaign during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, September 28.

In the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main, Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan rolled to victory in the annual IRA Rick Schmidt Memorial Race to seal his first career IRA championship.

John Fahl of Brown Deer used some late-race heroics to rack up a win in the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A-main. Zach Raidart of Gurnee, Ill. sealed his first career Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series title.

Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie secured the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A-main victory and Mark Heinert of Waukesha racked up the 2024 IRA Lightning Sprints title.

After starting on the outside of the front row in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event, Ben Schmidt emerged from a side-by-side duel with polesitter Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum, who was filling in behind the wheel of Bill Taylor’s No. 69 car, to seize the lead in turn one on lap 2.

Two laps later, the first of three caution flags was displayed for the slowing car of Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee in turn one. Schmidt controlled the restart and built up a solid cushion over Wenninger by lap 6.

As T.J. Smith of Greenville rocketed into second from the eighth starting spot on lap 11, two-time Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion Billy Kreutz of Kiel advanced to third from the fourth starting position.

With Schmidt closing in on the rear of the field, the second caution flag of the race appeared on lap 12 for the stalled car of Chris Larson of Franksville in turn one.

Following the restart, Kreutz springboarded into second and 13th starter Joseph Hintz of Burnett rode the high line of the well-manicured track surface into fifth.

The third and final caution of the race came one lap later when Chris Larson stopped again in turn four.

The final restart of the race found Smith battling back to seize the runner-up spot, while Hintz powered up into third. At the head of the pack, Schmidt sliced his way through dense lapped traffic in the final few laps to secure his fourth A-main triumph of the 2024 season, 25th career PDTR A-main victory and 46th career MSA main event win.

The victory helped Schmidt capture his second career PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car championship 13 years after winning both titles in 2011.

Smith had to settle for second, Wenninger was third, seventh starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend finished fourth and Kevin Karnitz of West Bend charged up from the 18th starting spot to place fifth.

“We had kind of an odd start to the year with the rainouts and curfew night,” Schmidt said. “We picked it up in the second half of the year. Since we put this team together in 2020, we’ve finished second every year we’ve run for points. Winning a championship is a great accomplishment for the guys on my crew. I have to thank them, my family and my sponsors for everything they do to help make this happen. This is awesome.”

In memory of late 360-410 Sprint Car and Winged Super Modified driver Brian Portschy, who passed away 11 years ago, the Portschy family contributed $50 to the fifth place finisher in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main, which Kevin Karnitz claimed.

Outside front row starter Blake Nimee of Oswego, Ill. edged out polesitter Scotty Thiel to take the lead exiting turn four of the opening circuit. Nimee opened a significant gap over Thiel until the leaders caught the rear of the field on lap 7, which allowed Thiel to close the gap.

Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan racked up his fourth Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event victory of the 2024 season and secure his first career IRA championship during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

After the leading raced in lockstep formation for the next 10 laps, a red flag appeared on lap 17 when the No. 19 machine of Jett Mann of Goshen, Ind. flipped in turn four. Thiel used a strong restart to slip underneath Nimee and seize the top spot in turn three.

After three more green flag laps were completed, a caution flag was displayed when Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Mo. stopped in turn two on lap 20. Following the restart, Nimee attempted to wrestle the lead away from Thiel with a slide job in turn two. However, Thiel crossed Nimee over heading down the backstretch to maintain the top spot.

Thiel then bolted away from his fellow competitors to seal his initial IRA 410 Sprint Car Series championship with his fourth A-main victory of the 2024 campaign and 29th career IRA main event triumph.

Nimee wound up second, 2023 IRA champion Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas moved up from the eighth starting spot to place third, 2021 and 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls took fourth after starting fifth and two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Danny Schlafer of Sussex placed fifth from the seventh starting position.

After the initial start was waved off due to a spin, fifth starter Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. won a battle with polesitter John Fahl to take the initial lead along the outside groove in turn two on lap 2.

Second starter Allen Hafford of Beach Park, Ill. gained second on lap two before a caution flag was displayed to the field on lap four when Tom Eller of Pleasant Prairie stopped along the front stretch.

When the race resumed, Hafford worked the low line to challenge Sivia for the top spot on lap 11. However, Sivia fended off Hafford’s advances to retain the lead. Two laps later, Zach Raidart used the outside groove to secure second place on lap 13.

Raidart quickly moved in to pressure Sivia for the lead just before the two cars made contact in turn three on lap 16, which caused Raidart to spin and bring out the race’s third caution flag.

John Fahl of Brown Deer raced to victory in the Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS A-main during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Following the restart on lap 16, Sivia felt pressure from outside second row challenger Tyler Kuxhouse of Antioch, Ill. Mirroring the incident between Raidart and Sivia two laps prior, the two drivers made contact in turn three sending Kuxhouse spinning to produce the fourth and final caution flag of the race on lap 18.

Following the final restart, Fahl unleashed his No. 0 along the cushion and vaulted his way past Sivia into the top spot exiting turn two on lap 19.

Fahl, who captured back-to-back PDTR Super Modified championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 2014 and 2015, rode on from there to secure his first Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2024 season and second career Wisconsin wingLess Series A-main win.

Sivia placed second, seventh starter Bryce Andrews of Kenosha placed third, Tim Cox of Park City, Ill. wound up fourth after starting 12th and Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc moved up from the 13th starting position to round out the top five.

Inside second row starter Jordan Funderburk of Wadsworth, Ill. outpowered second starter Mark Heinert to gain the lead in turn four of the opening lap. Funderburk held the top spot until he spun in turn four, which gave the lead to Heinert on lap 4.

Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie claimed the victory in the IRA Lightning Sprints A-main held during the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Over the next 10 laps, seventh starter Mike Neau weaved his way through the pack to duel with Heinert for the top spot before seizing the lead in turn four on lap 15.

Neau cruised from there to nail down the A-main victory, eighth starter Chad Stouthamer of Big Bend finished third, newly crowned 2024 IRA Lightning Sprints champ Heinert placed fourth and Funderburk recovered from lap 4 spin to place fifth.

Kris Spitz of Salem won the 10-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car B-main and Josh Davidson of Racine racked up the victory in the 10-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car B main.

Joe B. Miller earned the overall fast qualifier award in IRA 410 Sprint Car Series qualifying with a fast lap of 11.711 seconds.

T.J. Smith claimed overall fast time honors in PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car hot-lap-group qualifying in 12.649 seconds.

Chad Stouthamer of Big Bend seized the fast qualifier award in IRA Lightning Sprints qualifying with a lap of 13.389 seconds.

Longtime inspector and track worker Fred DeBlaey accepted the 2024 PDTR Dedication to Dirt Award during a pre-race presentation.

The 14^th and final event of the 2024 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Jensen Sales & Service, equaled the season-high car count at The Plymouth Dirt Track with 95 total entries, including 33 IRA 410 Sprint Cars, 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 22 Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and 15 IRA Lightning Sprints.

The 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Awards Ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at Racers Hall in Plymouth at 7 p.m. The event honors the top three points finishers, along with the rookie of the year and most improved award winners in the PDTR Late Model, 360 Sprint Car, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

Off-season news and information about the 2025 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season will be posted on the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram pages, as well as the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing website – www.plymouthdtr.com

The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds is located at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth, Wis.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [8]; 3. 69-Shane Wenninger [1]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski [7]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [18]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [13]; 7. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [4]; 8. 2-Chris Clayton [16]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [3]; 10. 22B-Brandon Berth [17]; 11. 3-Justin Erickson [9]; 12. 30-Doug Wondra [21]; 13. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [5]; 14. 33M-Josh Bilicki [14]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [19]; 16. 09-Clayton Rossmann [11]; 17. 55P-Brady Portschy [12]; 18. 53A-Spyder Akright [15]; 19. 52-Cody Schlafer [22]; 20. 29J-Ralph Johnson [23]; 21. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [24]; 22. 51-Chris Larson [10]; 23. 39K-Kurt Davis [6]; 24. 54-Randy Post [20]; 25. (DNS) 12P-JJ Pagel

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 09-Clayton Rossmann [1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [3]; 3. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz [5]; 5. 39K-Kurt Davis [4]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra [7]; 8. 29J-Ralph Johnson [9]; 9. 30-Doug Wondra [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Scott Conger [1]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [2]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 5. 69-Shane Wenninger [5]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 7. 2-Chris Clayton [6]; 8. 52-Cody Schlafer [8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33M-Josh Bilicki [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy [2]; 4. 53A-Spyder Akright [6]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 6. 54-Randy Post [5]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [8]; 8. (DNF) 12P-JJ Pagel [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 39K-Kurt Davis, 12.674 [9]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.805 [6]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 12.861 [2]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 12.911 [5]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.956 [8]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.997 [1]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.213 [7]; 8. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.273 [4]; 9. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 13.518 [3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.649 [5]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.663 [1]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.697 [6]; 4. 24-Scott Conger, 12.706 [2]; 5. 69-Shane Wenninger, 12.762 [3]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.907 [4]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.928 [7]; 8. 52-Cody Schlafer, 13.319 [8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.691 [7]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.735 [3]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.954 [4]; 4. 33M-Josh Bilicki, 13.002 [5]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.246 [1]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.297 [6]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.421 [2]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 14.670 [8]

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 2. 79-Blake Nimee [2]; 3. 1-Brenham Crouch [8]; 4. 25T-Travis Arenz [5]; 5. 25-Danny Schlafer [7]; 6. 9K-Kyle Schuett [11]; 7. 17GP-Scott Bogucki [6]; 8. 3N-Jake Neuman [10]; 9. 2W-Scott Neitzel [18]; 10. 7A-Will Armitage [9]; 11. 50YR-Kelby Watt [17]; 12. 22-Riley Goodno [13]; 13. GR8-Logan Julien [15]; 14. 4K-Kris Spitz [21]; 15. 47-Todd King[19]; 16. 87A-Austin Hartmann[14]; 17. 99-Tyler Brabant; 18. 21H-Tim Haddy [20]; 19. 16C-Tylar Rankin [16]; 20. 68-Dave Uttech [12]; 21. 13-Van Gurley Jr [23]; 22. 51B-Joe B Miller [3]; 23. 96-Jake Blackhurst [4]; 24. 19J-Jett Mann [24]

B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 4K-Kris Spitz [5]; 2. 12-Corbin Gurley [1]; 3. 13-Van Gurley Jr [3]; 4. 19J-Jett Mann [4]; 5. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 6. 33B-Scott Broty [11]; 7. 14T-Tim Estenson [9]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [10]; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder [8]; 10. G5-Gage Pulkrabek [12]; 11. 17-Dylan Winkel [2]; 12. 70W-Logan Wienke [13]; 13. 21-Will Gerrits [6]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller [3]; 3. 25T-Travis Arenz [2]; 4. 25-Danny Schlafer [4]; 5. 7A-Will Armitage [5]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 79-Blake Nimee [1]; 2. 96-Jake Blackhurst [2]; 3. 17GP-Scott Bogucki [3]; 4. 1-Brenham Crouch [5]; 5. 3N-Jake Neuman [4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25T-Travis Arenz [3]; 2. 68-Dave Uttech [1]; 3. GR8-Logan Julien [2]; 4. 2W-Scott Neitzel [5]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller [4]; 6. 13-Van Gurley Jr [7]; 7. 12-Corbin Gurley [6]; 8. 33B-Scott Broty [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch [1]; 2. 9K-Kyle Schuett [2]; 3. 3N-Jake Neuman [4]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst [3]; 5. 21H-Tim Haddy [5]; 6. 19J-Jett Mann [7]; 7. 43-Jereme Schroeder [8]; 8. 17-Dylan Winkel [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17GP-Scott Bogucki [2]; 2. 87A-Austin Hartmann [5]; 3. 79-Blake Nimee [4]; 4. 50YR-Kelby Watt [1]; 5. 7A-Will Armitage [3]; 6. 4K-Kris Spitz [7]; 7. 99-Tyler Brabant [6]; 8. G5-Gage Pulkrabek [8]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel [3]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno [1]; 3. 16C-Tylar Rankin [5]; 4. 25-Danny Schlafer [4]; 5. 47-Todd King [2]; 6. 21-Will Gerrits [7]; 7. 14T-Tim Estenson [9]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [6]; 9. 70W-Logan Wienke [8]

Qualifying: 1. 51B-Joe B Miller, 11.711 [9]; 2. 3N-Jake Neuman, 11.790 [7]; 3. 79-Blake Nimee, 11.829 [29]; 4. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.843 [27]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.854 [14]; 6. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 11.861 [12]; 7. 7A-Will Armitage, 11.908 [13]; 8. 73-Scotty Thiel, 11.914 [33]; 9. GR8-Logan Julien, 11.941 [28]; 10. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.012 [24]; 11. 17GP-Scott Bogucki, 12.040 [6]; 12. 47-Todd King, 12.048 [16]; 13. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.083 [17]; 14. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.100 [25]; 15. 50YR-Kelby Watt, 12.103 [18]; 16. 22-Riley Goodno, 12.108 [21]; 17. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 12.111 [32]; 18. 21H-Tim Haddy, 12.115 [1]; 19. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.150 [2]; 20. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 12.216 [30]; 21. 12-Corbin Gurley, 12.313 [10]; 22. 17-Dylan Winkel, 12.343 [26]; 23. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.359 [4]; 24. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.366 [5]; 25. 13-Van Gurley Jr, 12.430 [19]; 26. 19J-Jett Mann, 12.465 [15]; 27. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.530 [20]; 28. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.604 [23]; 29. 33B-Scott Broty, 12.694 [31]; 30. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.730 [8]; 31. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 12.848 [3]; 32. 70W-Logan Wienke, 13.259 [22]; 33. (DNS) 14T-Tim Estenson

Hot Laps: 1. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.642 [27]; 2. 73-Scotty Thiel, 11.735 [33]; 3. 51B-Joe B Miller, 11.751 [9]; 4. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 11.806 [30]; 5. GR8-Logan Julien, 11.919 [28]; 6. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 11.957 [32]; 7. 17GP-Scott Bogucki, 11.991 [6]; 8. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.019 [29]; 9. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.040 [24]; 10. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.058 [25]; 11. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.071 [7]; 12. 50YR-Kelby Watt, 12.105 [18]; 13. 47-Todd King, 12.114 [16]; 14. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.120 [14]; 15. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.253 [2]; 16. 7A-Will Armitage, 12.264 [13]; 17. 22-Riley Goodno, 12.274 [21]; 18. 33B-Scott Broty, 12.374 [31]; 19. 13-Van Gurley Jr, 12.436 [19]; 20. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.450 [23]; 21. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 12.488 [3]; 22. 17-Dylan Winkel, 12.499 [26]; 23. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.559 [8]; 24. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.670 [20]; 25. 21H-Tim Haddy, 12.676 [1]; 26. 68-Dave Uttech 12.684 [17]; 27. 19J-Jett Mann, 12.727 [15]; 28. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.825 [4]; 29. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.022 [5]; 30. 70W-Logan Wienke, 13.726 [22]; 31. (DNS) 12-Corbin Gurley; 32. (DNS) 14T-Tim Estenson; 33. (DNS) 96-Jake Blackhurst

AUTOMETER WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 0-John Fahl [1]; 2. 91-Jimmy Sivia [5]; 3. 17-Bryce Andrews [7]; 4. 40-Tim Cox [12]; 5. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [13]; 6. 70H-Tate Hensley [9]; 7. 7-Trinity Uttech [8]; 8. 8-Parker Jones [14]; 9. 29J-Ralph Johnson [10]; 10. 50-Rusty Egan [18]; 11. 11-Austin Hansen [22]; 12. 23Z-Zach Raidart [6]; 13. 21T-Mitchell Reich [15]; 14. 44-Jordan Miklas [17]; 15. 57F-Tristan Furseth [3]; 16. 29OG-Tom Eller [16]; 17. 7D-Josh Davidson [11]; 18. 4G-George Gaertner III [19]; 19. 38-Allen Hafford [2]; 20. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [4]; 21. 17M-Matt Rypel [20]; 22. (DNS) 99J-Seth Johnson

B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 7D-Josh Davidson [1]; 2. 40-Tim Cox [7]; 3. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [9]; 4. 8-Parker Jones [12]; 5. 21T-Mitchell Reich [8]; 6. 29OG-Tom Eller [4]; 7. 44-Jordan Miklas [11]; 8. 50-Rusty Egan [2]; 9. 4G-George Gaertner III [3]; 10. 17M-Matt Rypel [10]; 11. (DNS) 11-Austin Hansen; 12. (DNS) 99J-Seth Johnson

IRA LIGHTNING SPRINTS

A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 16-Mike Neau [7]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [8]; 3. 55H-Mark Heinert [2]; 4. 17-Jordan Funderburk [3]; 5. 18-Nick Petska [6]; 6. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [15]; 7. 63-Jacob Irwin [10]; 8. 74-Tim Brannam [4]; 9. 74M-Max Brannam [12]; 10. 13-Tucker Richards [9]; 11. 23-Dominick Swierad [14]; 12. 01-Ron Brannam [13]; 13. 6-Jeff Schmidt [11]; 14. (DNS) 11-Derek Fortier; 15. (DNS) 38-Johnson Ginder

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Jordan Funderburk [1]; 2. 18-Nick Petska [3]; 3. 13-Tucker Richards [6]; 4. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [4]; 5. 11-Derek Fortier [5]; 6. 6-Jeff Schmidt [2]; 7. 01-Ron Brannam [7]; 8. (DNS) 22S-Brian Strane Jr

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55H-Mark Heinert [1]; 2. 38-Johnson Ginder [3]; 3. 16-Mike Neau [4]; 4. 74-Tim Brannam [2]; 5. 63-Jacob Irwin [6]; 6. 74M-Max Brannam [5]; 7. 23-Dominick Swierad [7]

Qualifying: 1. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 13.389 [10]; 2. 16-Mike Neau, 13.450 [11]; 3. 18-Nick Petska, 13.470 [12]; 4. 38-Johnson Ginder, 13.582 [3]; 5. 6-Jeff Schmidt, 13.611 [9]; 6. 74-Tim Brannam, 13.622 [15]; 7. 17-Jordan Funderburk, 13.732 [4]; 8. 55H-Mark Heinert, 13.840 [14]; 9. 11-Derek Fortier, 13.982 [1]; 10. 74M-Max Brannam, 14.101 [7]; 11. 13-Tucker Richards, 14.255 [6]; 12. 63-Jacob Irwin, 14.396 [2]; 13. 01-Ron Brannam, 14.471 [13]; 14. 23-Dominick Swierad, 15.120 [5]; 15. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [8]

September 29, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Arenz deposits runner-up showing in Wilmot 410 Sprint Car special event

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Travis Arenz earned a runner-up showing in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 21. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 25, 2024 – Travis Arenz has seen plenty of ups and downs while planted firmly in the seat of a roller coaster thrill ride during the 2024 racing season.

After enduring chassis and motor failures throughout his second full season of 410 Sprint Car competition, Arenz put together one of his strongest performances of the year as his 25T machine fired on all cylinders in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car event held during the 2024 Falls Classic at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 21.

The 17th-year racer opened the night by qualifying third in the 22-car field with a lap of 13.452 seconds.

After starting fourth in the third eight-lap 410 Sprint Car heat race, the 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion raced to victory to secure a spot in the six-lap dash, which set the top starting positions in the evening’s A-main.

Arenz went on to win the six-lap 410 Sprint Car dash from his outside front row starting position to claim the pole position for the 25-lap A-main.

The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver, who owns a total of 71 career A-main victories across four different racing divisions, held the top spot throughout the first half of the race before Blake Nimee slipped past to secure the top spot.

Nimee retained control all the way to the checker as Arenz went on to tally his seventh top five main event showing of the 2024 season with a second place run.

“The car felt very good in qualifying,” Arenz said. “I was very pleased to have a strong lap time. We made some small adjustments with this different car and, so far, they seem to be working. In the heat and dash, the car worked well and I was able to hit my marks. I knew I had the best starting position to win the feature. As the laps progressed and we got into lapped traffic, the car kind of went away a bit. I should’ve gone further in snugging the car up for the feature than what I did. I just didn’t want to over do it.”

Travis Arenz Motorsports is set to compete in the final event of the 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association season at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28 as part of the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships.

In addition to the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships will also feature the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints, which will close out their 2024 points seasons at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, Sept. 28. Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m.

All 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events will be streamed live on FloRacing.

The Travis Arenz 25T Motorsports Team continues to seek crew members to assist the team. Those interested can send a direct message to Travis through the Travis Arenz Motorsports Facebook page.

“I am still looking for another set of crew hands to help for the remainder of the season and, hopefully, for seasons to come,” Arenz said. “Anyone with an interest can reach out to me for more info.”

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Duehring’s Tax Service

Travis Arenz Motorsports would like to acknowledge Duehring’s Tax Service for its support during the team’s second full season of 410 Sprint Car action in 2024.

Located at 615 South Eighth St., Suite 110-6 in Sheboygan, Wis., Duehring’s Tax Service is a local, family-owned business specializing in tax preparation services.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Duehring’s Tax Service via email at bneils09@gmail.com or by calling 920-452-8665.

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 18
IRA Events – 17
A-Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 7
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 12
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 13
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 14
Heat Race Victories – 3
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 10
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

September 25, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Alex Pokorski posts solid runs in 360-410 Wilmot Sprint Car combo

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski registered a top-five showing with the Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars on Friday, Sept. 20 and a top-10 showings in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car event on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 24, 2024 – Alex Pokorski and the members of the Akright Auto Racing Team took on the challenge of competing in two different cars in two different divisions on back-to-back nights of competition and delivered a pair of rock-solid finishes in Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition on Friday, Sept. 20 and non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car action on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis.

On the second night of the Wilmot Fall Classic at the historic three-eighths-mile semi-banked facility, Pokorski opened the MSA 360 Sprint Car program by qualifying second overall in the 21-car field with a lap of 13.864 seconds.

After lining up fourth in heat race one, the 2023 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Most Improved Driver Award winner wound up second to nail down the fifth starting position in the 25-lap MSA main event.

The West Bend competitor found the going to be on the challenging side in the initial laps of the A-main as he was shuffled back to 11th after a caution on lap 4.

Over the final 15 laps of the event, Pokorski skillfully steered his way back through the field to cross the line in fifth place in a race won by Brandon Berth.

“In the main event, we just needed more restarts on the outside,” Pokorski said. “We kept losing spots on restarts due to being on the inside lane.”

One night later, Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team crew returned to Wilmot Raceway for the final night of the Wilmot Fall Classic for a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car event on Saturday, Sept. 21.

In his fourth appearance in the seat of a 410 Winged Sprint Car, Pokorski qualified seventh in the 22-car field in 13.695 seconds. The fifth-year Sprint Car racer started second in the first eight-lap heat race and went on to post his first career 410 Sprint Car heat race victory and secure a spot in the six-lap dash.

After starting and finishing fourth in the dash, Pokorski nailed down an outside second-row starting spot in the 25-lap 410 Sprint Car main event. Pokorski drove a smooth and consistent race to record his first career top-10 410 Sprint Car A-main finish with a 10th place showing in a race won by Blake Nimee.

“The night went as well as we could’ve asked for,” Pokorski said. “It was great to get a heat race win. We missed the setup a bit for feature time, but if you would’ve offered us a 10th place finish at the beginning of the night, we would’ve taken it. Overall, it was a solid night.”

Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team are set to cap the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car campaign at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., which will also feature the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.
Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5 p.m.

The event will be available to view via live stream at floracing.com.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Bonafide Security Solutions

Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team is pleased to welcome Bonafide Security Solutions as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 season.

Based in Brookfield, Wis., Bonafide Security Solutions is Wisconsin’s premier source of commercial and residential security hardware and services, offering safes, vaults, locks, surveillance, alarms, security systems, banking security equipment, master keys, deadbolt locks, padlocks and more.

Bonafide Security Solutions supports its clients with expert delivery, installation of products and prompt service from experienced fully licensed, bonded and insured professionals. Customers also benefit from Bonafide Security Solution’s high level of integrity and professionalism, which make the company a trusted business partner.

To contact Bonafide Security Solutions, call 262-790-9400, email service@bonafidesafe.com or visit http://bonafidesafe.com/

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has been a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Remaining 2024 Schedule

Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 15
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 11
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 15
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 5
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 11
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 12
Heat Race Victories – 4
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 7
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 3
Heat Race Victories – 2
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

September 24, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Swedberg steals victory in ‘wild’ Plymouth Dirt Kings Watson Classic

Sivia, Schroeder, McDonald claim A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Brett Swedberg of Shawano earned the victory in the seventh annual WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Jim “Wildman” Watson Classic at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 21, 2024 – A mad scramble in the final turn of the last lap of the seventh annual 106.5 The Buzz WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Jim “Wildman” Watson Classic produced a fittingly “wild” finish with Brett Swedberg of Shawano prevailing when the dust settled on the 30-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. emerged from a thrilling three-way duel as the winner of the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLess Sprint Car Series A-main.

Cody Schroeder of Manitowoc put together a dominating performance to top an attrition-filled 20-lap A Modified main event.

Josh McDonald of Cleveland claimed top honors in the United Street Stock main event.

Six-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap “Wildman” Watson Dirt Kings Late Model Tour headliner from the pole with third starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha in tow.

On lap eight, Mueller caught the rear of the field on the lightning fast track surface, while second starter Brett Swedberg ducked underneath Scheffler to take over the runner-up position.

With Mueller holding down a comfortable lead, the lone caution of the race appeared on lap 12 when Tim Rothe of Hortonville stopped along the backstretch.

When the race resumed, Joel Bennett of Hortonville moved up from his fifth starting position to take over third in the running order on lap 13. Meanwhile, newly crowned seven-time WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour champion Nick Anvelink of Bonduel maneuvered his way into fourth from the sixth starting spot.

Mueller continued to maintain a stranglehold on the lead before he caught lapped traffic once again in the fleeting laps of the race. Mired in heavy lapped traffic, Mueller slipped up the track coming off of turn three on the final lap, which allowed Swedberg to dive low and power underneath Mueller exiting turn four.

After the two veteran competitors jockeyed hard for position heading onto the front stretch, Mueller made contact with the front stretch wall while Swedberg sailed forward to collect his second Dirt Kings A-main victory of the 2024 season and first Jim “Wildman” Watson main event win, which was worth $2,000.

Bennett came home second and Anvelink finished third. Following his skirmish with Swedberg while racing to the checkered flag, Mueller guided his damaged No. 89 machine along the front stretch wall en route to a fourth place finish and Scheffler rounded out the top five in the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour’s 2024 curtain closer.

After being held at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. for the first five years, it was the second “Wildman” Watson Classic to be contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

A native of Greenfield, nicknamed “Wildman,” Watson was a longtime Dirt Late Model competitor, most notably at the now shuttered Hales Corners Speedway in Franklin. Following his racing career, Watson went on to work in NASCAR for Roush Fenway Racing from 2006 to 2015, HScott Motorsports in 2016 and Furniture Row Racing, where he worked as a fabricator at the time of his passing in October 2017.

Polesitter and current Wisconsin wingLess Sprint Car Series points leader Zach Raidart of Gurnee, Ill. seized the top spot on the opening lap of the Wisconsin wingLess A-main with outside front row starter Jimmy Sivia trailing in second. Sivia then inched ahead of Raidart in turn one on lap three just before Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc spun in turn four to bring out the first of two caution flags.

The hot-and-heavy action raged on following the restart as Sivia rode the high groove and Raidart clung to the inside lane of the expertly manicured track surface. Raidart pulled off a well-executed slide job to claim the lead on lap 7. However, Sivia answered by sweeping back around Raidart along the cushion during the following lap.

While Sivia and Raidart were mounting an intense duel for the lead, fourth starter Tyler Kuxhouse of Antioch, Ill. motored in to join the lead battle.

After the leaders briefly battled in three-wide formation on lap 9, the second caution flag appeared on lap 10 for a spin in turn two involving Craig Lager of Union Grove and Mitchell Reich of Waukegan, Ill.

Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. claimed top honors in the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Sivia, who claimed the 2020 Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series title, and Raidart re-engaged in their high-speed chess match when the race resumed. In the closing laps, Raidart attempted a pair of slide jobs to oust the lead from Sivia.

However, Sivia held Raidart’s attempts at bay on the way to his third A-main victory of the 2024 season and 16th career Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series main event triumph.

Raidart had to settle for second, seventh starter Tristan Furseth of Cambridge placed third, Allen Hafford of Beach Park, Ill. finished fourth after starting third and Rusty Egan of Round Lake Heights, Ill. moved up from the 11th starting spot to place fifth.

After the initial attempt to start the 20-lap A Modified main event produced a six-car pileup, Cody Schroeder leaped forward from the third starting position to seize the lead when the green flag flew with Jayden Schmidt of Seymour, who started fourth, sliding into second.

Cody Schroeder of Manitowoc raced to victory in the 20-lap A Modified main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

The second yellow flag was displayed on lap 2 when Gary Jahnke of Bear Creek spun in turn two on lap 8. After two laps of green flag action, the third caution flag was displayed when Logan Brass of Howards Grove and Steve Lorier of Sheboygan slowed on lap 10.

After the fourth and final caution occurred on lap 12 when Brenan Ostrowski of Milwaukee spun in turn two, Schroeder put on a driving clinic over the final eight laps en route to a half-lap victory over sixth starter Jeff Bodendorfer of Waterford.

Fifth starter Matt Klenz of West Bend placed third, Mike Simons of Genoa City advanced from the 15th starting spot to finish fourth and polesitter Mike Klenz of West Bend completed the top five in a race which saw nine of the 20 starters make it to the finish line.

Shanon Guelette of Luxemburg led the opening lap from the pole before the first of three caution flags appeared on lap 2 when Arianna Ross of Green Bay spun in turn four.

Following the restart, Guelette relinquished the lead after slowing in turn two. Josh McDonald, who started fifth, inherited the lead when the race resumed with third starter Austin Steinke of St. Nazianz following in second.

On lap 6, McDonald found himself feeling pressure from sixth starter Eddie Anschutz of Denmark and David Hoerning of Grand Chute, who started fourth.

Josh McDonald of Cleveland was victorious in the United Street Stock A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

The third and final caution flag was displayed on lap 7 for a three-car incident. After that, McDonald, Hoerning and Anschutz staged a heated three-wide duel for the lead on lap 8 before Anschutz worked past Hoerning into second.

Anschutz moved in to challenge McDonald for the top spot in the closing laps of race. However, McDonald held on to earn the A-main victory.

Anschutz ended up second, Hoerning finished third, seventh starter Tony Everard of Green Bay took fourth and Steinke placed fifth.

Taylor Scheffler claimed top qualifier honors in Dirt Kings Late Model Tour qualifying in 13.384 seconds.

Jayden Schmidt was the fastest qualifier in the A Modified qualifying session with a lap of 15.115 seconds.

Tyler Kuxhouse turned in a fast lap of 13.716 seconds in Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series qualifying.

David Hoerning topped United Street Stock qualifying with a lap of 16.526 seconds.

Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls earned the victory in the 10-lap A Modified B-main.

The 13th event of the 2024 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track attracted 89 total entries, including 26 A Modifieds, 22 Dirt Kings Late Models, 22 Unified Street Stocks and 19 Wisconsin wingLess Sprint Cars.

The 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track campaign will draw to a close on Saturday, Sept. 28 with the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships featuring the season finales for the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLess Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m.

The 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Awards Ceremony is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at Racers Hall in Plymouth at 7 p.m.

Weather information for all Plymouth Dirt Track Racing events will be posted on the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram pages, as well as the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing website – www.plymouthdtr.com.

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.

106.5 THE BUZZ WABAM DIRT KINGS TOUR LATE MODELS

Jim Wildman Watson Classic (30 Laps): 1. 3-Brett Swedberg [2]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett [5]; 3. 15-Nick Anvelink [6]; 4. 89-Brad Mueller [1]; 5. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 6. 5-Lukas Postl [11]; 7. 97-Justin Schmidt [7]; 8. 77-Bill Edler [8]; 9. 10P-Paul Parker [12]; 10. 70-Justin Ritchie [13]; 11. 42N-Paul Niznik [10]; 12. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [14]; 13. 51-Chris Oertel [19]; 14. 55-Joe Bongiorno [17]; 15. 99-Sawyer Specht [4]; 16. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [15]; 17. 35X-Parker Foster [18]; 18. 56-Tim Rothe [20]; 19. 89R-Kolton Roehl [9]; 20. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [21]; 21. 99M-Mike Mullen [22]; 22. 21F-Gunner Frank [16]

Autoworx Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [1]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink [2]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt [7]; 4. 42N-Paul Niznik [3]; 5. 10P-Paul Parker [6]; 6. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [5]; 7. 35X-Parker Foster [8]; 8. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [4]

Klink Equipment Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Brett Swedberg [1]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett [5]; 3. 77-Bill Edler [3]; 4. 99M-Mike Mullen [2]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie [7]; 6. 21F-Gunner Frank [6]; 7. 51-Chris Oertel [4]

Ken’s Sports Inc. Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller [1]; 2. 99-Sawyer Specht [2]; 3. 89R-Kolton Roehl [3]; 4. 5-Lukas Postl [4]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [5]; 6. 55-Joe Bongiorno [6]; 7. 56-Tim Rothe [7]

Autoworx Qualifying 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.384 [4]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.449 [5]; 3. 42N-Paul Niznik, 13.584 [1]; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 13.643 [3]; 5. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 13.935 [7]; 6. 10P-Paul Parker, 14.050 [6]; 7. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.108 [8]; 8. 35X-Parker Foster, 14.415 [2]

Klink Equipment Qualifying 2: 1. 3-Brett Swedberg, 13.432 [5]; 2. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.562 [6]; 3. 77-Bill Edler, 13.742[3]; 4. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.800 [1]; 5. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.843 [4]; 6. 21F-Gunner Frank, 14.004 [7]; 7. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.098 [2]

Ken’s Sports Inc Qualifying 3: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.426 [1]; 2. 99-Sawyer Specht, 13.820 [7]; 3. 89R-Kolton Roehl, 13.830 [2]; 4. 5-Lukas Postl, 13.990 [5]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 13.998 [3]; 6. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 14.277 [4]; 7. 56-Tim Rothe, 15.057 [6]

Autoworx Hot Laps 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.841 [4]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.960 [16]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg, 14.001 [13]; 4. 21F-Gunner Frank, 14.146 [15]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.199 [22]; 6. 99M-Mike Mullen, 14.219 [14]; 7. 5-Lukas Postl, 14.338 [20]; 8. 42N-Paul Niznik, 14.453[1]; 9. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 14.457 [19]; 10. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.502 [18]; 11. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.582 [10]; 12. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.634 [3]; 13. 10P-Paul Parker, 14.781 [6]; 14. 51-Chris Oertel, 14.847 [9]; 15. 15-Nick Anvelink, 15.224 [5]; 16. 97-Justin Schmidt, 15.610 [8]; 17. 89R-Kolton Roehl, 15.624 [17]; 18. 77-Bill Edler, 15.650 [11]; 19. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.241[7]

AUTOMETER WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 91-Jimmy Sivia [2]; 2. 23Z-Zach Raidart [1]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth [7]; 4. 38-Allen Hafford [3]; 5. 50-Rusty Egan [11]; 6. 0-John Fahl [6]; 7. 17-Bryce Andrews [5]; 8. 99J-Seth Johnson [13]; 9. 11-Austin Hansen [10]; 10. 4G-George Gaertner III [12]; 11. 7D-Josh Davidson [14]; 12. 29J-Ralph Johnson [18]; 13. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [9]; 14. 7-Trinity Uttech [16]; 15. 29OG-Tom Eller [17]; 16. 21T-Mitchell Reich [15]; 17. 52-Craig Lager [8]; 18. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [4]; 19. 29JR-Cameron Kuxhouse [19]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Tristan Furseth [2]; 2. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [4]; 3. 11-Austin Hansen [1]; 4. 23Z-Zach Raidart [3]; 5. 99J-Seth Johnson [5]; 6. 29OG-Tom Eller [6]; 7. (DNF) 29JR-Cameron Kuxhouse [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 38-Allen Hafford [4]; 2. 17-Bryce Andrews [3]; 3. 50-Rusty Egan [1]; 4. 52-Craig Lager [2]; 5. 7D-Josh Davidson [5]; 6. 29J-Ralph Johnson [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [2]; 2. 91-Jimmy Sivia [4]; 3. 0-John Fahl [3]; 4. 4G-George Gaertner III [1]; 5. 21T-Mitchell Reich [6]; 6. 7-Trinity Uttech [5]

Qualifying: 1. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse, 13.716 [8]; 2. 38-Allen Hafford, 13.941 [4]; 3. 91-Jimmy Sivia, 13.945 [13]; 4. 23Z-Zach Raidart, 13.973 [2]; 5. 17-Bryce Andrews, 14.036 [18]; 6. 0-John Fahl, 14.046 [17]; 7. 57-Tristan Furseth, 14.247 [16]; 8. 52-Craig Lager, 14.258 [3]; 9. 14Z-Ryan Zielski, 14.296 [14]; 10. 11-Austin Hansen, 14.314 [19]; 11. 50-Rusty Egan, 14.364 [11]; 12. 4G-George Gaertner III, 14.380 [9]; 13. 99J-Seth Johnson, 14.413 [1]; 14. 7D-Josh Davidson, 14.435 [10]; 15. 7-Trinity Uttech, 14.443 [6]; 16. 29OG-Tom Eller, 14.490 [12]; 17. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 14.516 [15]; 18. 21T-Mitchell Reich, 14.583 [5]; 19. (DNS) 29JR-Cameron Kuxhouse

A MODIFIEDS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 20C-Cody Schroeder [3]; 2. 95-Jeff Bodendorfer [6]; 3. 18-Matt Klenz [5]; 4. 25-Mike Simons [15]; 5. 17-Mike Klenz [1]; 6. 451-Tim Robbins [7]; 7. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr [18]; 8. 88-Austin Winkel [16]; 9. 27-Brendan Ostrowski [20]; 10. (DNF) 97-Tanner Janke [14]; 11. (DNF) 89-Logan Brass [17]; 12. (DNF) 19P-Clint Parsons [19]; 13. (DNF) 66-Steve Lorier [11]; 14. (DNF) 79-Gary Janke [10]; 15. (DNF) 24-Jayden Schmidt [4]; 16. (DNF) 46-Jason Condrad [2]; 17. (DNF) 6W-David Wirth [8]; 18. (DNF) 11-Bart Sievert [9]; 19. (DNF) 19-Mike Wittenburg [12]; 20. (DNF) 33A-Adam Abbey [13]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Winkel [2]; 2. 89-Logan Brass [6]; 3. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr [1]; 4. 19P-Clint Parsons [3]; 5. 27-Brendan Ostrowski [7]; 6. 29P-Chris Pigeon [8]; 7. 68-Tom Neubauer [5]; 8. 19G-Parker Glander [4]; 9. 11B-Brad Buckman [9]; 10. (DNS) 37L-Brad Lubach; 11. (DNS) 86R-Tom Robbins

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Jayden Schmidt [4]; 2. 79-Gary Janke [5]; 3. 18-Matt Klenz [2]; 4. 6W-David Wirth [1]; 5. 25-Mike Simons [8]; 6. 88-Austin Winkel [6]; 7. 89-Logan Brass [7]; 8. 11B-Brad Buckman [9]; 9. 37L-Brad Lubach [3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Jeff Bodendorfer [2]; 2. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 3. 19-Mike Wittenburg [9]; 4. 33A-Adam Abbey [6]; 5. 46-Jason Condrad [3]; 6. 19G-Parker Glander [8]; 7. 86R-Tom Robbins [7]; 8. 27-Brendan Ostrowski [1]; 9. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr [4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 451-Tim Robbins [2]; 2. 20C-Cody Schroeder [4]; 3. 17-Mike Klenz [3]; 4. 11-Bart Sievert [1]; 5. 97-Tanner Janke [5]; 6. 19P-Clint Parsons [7]; 7. 68-Tom Neubauer [6]; 8. 29P-Chris Pigeon [8]

Qualifying: 1. 24-Jayden Schmidt, 15.115 [22]; 2. 3M-Randy Markwardt Jr, 15.270 [15]; 3. 20C-Cody Schroeder, 15.358 [1]; 4. 37L-Brad Lubach, 15.539 [7]; 5. 46-Jason Condrad, 15.589 [6]; 6. 17-Mike Klenz, 15.720 [4]; 7. 18-Matt Klenz, 15.725 [16]; 8. 95-Jeff Bodendorfer, 15.736 [2]; 9. 451-Tim Robbins, 15.782 [12]; 10. 6W-David Wirth, 15.823 [5]; 11. 27-Brendan Ostrowski, 15.919 [13]; 12. 11-Bart Sievert, 15.990 [11]; 13. 79-Gary Janke, 16.162 [20]; 14. 66-Steve Lorier, 16.173 [19]; 15. 97-Tanner Janke, 16.268 [10]; 16. 88-Austin Winkel, 16.268 [14]; 17. 33A-Adam Abbey, 16.343 [26]; 18. 68-Tom Neubauer, 16.350 [8]; 19. 89-Logan Brass, 16.376 [9]; 20. 86R-Tom Robbins, 16.403 [21]; 21. 19P-Clint Parsons, 16.583 [3]; 22. 25-Mike Simons, 00:16.832 [23]; 23. 19G-Parker Glander, 17.155 [24]; 24. 29P-Chris Pigeon, 17.192 [18]; 25. 11B-Brad Buckman, 17.669 [25]; 26. (DNS) 19-Mike Wittenburg

UNIFIED STREET STOCKS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 6-Josh McDonald [5]; 2. 71-Edward Anschutz [6]; 3. 71H-David Hoerning [4]; 4. 8-Tony Everard [7]; 5. 24S-Austin Steinke [3]; 6. 95V-Logan Verhagen [9]; 7. 14X-Nate Gross [14]; 8. 838-Jason Eisel [10]; 9. 4-Shaun Bangart [8]; 10. 8M-Mike Meier [17]; 11. 6M-Matt McDonald [2]; 12. 83-Roman Blank [18]; 13. 28V-John Vetting [12]; 14. 22H-Hope Eisel [20]; 15. 51-Quentin Morrison [16]; 16. 121-Arianna Ross [21]; 17. 14-Bennett Glidden [11]; 18. 1K-Derek Kaye [22]; 19. 5-Todd Berzowski [19]; 20. 914-Tyler Nettekoven [13]; 21. 111-Shanon Guelette [1]; 22. 50X-Trevor Vandehei [15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Edward Anschutz [2]; 2. 95V-Logan Verhagen [1]; 3. 111-Shanon Guelette [3]; 4. 71H-David Hoerning [4]; 5. 914-Tyler Nettekoven [5]; 6. 8M-Mike Meier [6]; 7. 5-Todd Berzowski [7]; 8. 121-Arianna Ross [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 838-Jason Eisel [1]; 2. 6-Josh McDonald [3]; 3. 24S-Austin Steinke [4]; 4. 8-Tony Everard [2]; 5. 14X-Nate Gross [5]; 6. 83-Roman Blank [6]; 7. 22H-Hope Eisel [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Shaun Bangart [2]; 2. 6M-Matt McDonald [4]; 3. 14-Bennett Glidden [7]; 4. 28V-John Vetting [6]; 5. 50X-Trevor Vandehei [5]; 6. 51-Quentin Morrison [1]; 7. 1K-Derek Kaye [3]

Qualifying: 1. 71H-David Hoerning, 16.526 [19]; 2. 24S-Austin Steinke, 16.616 [22]; 3. 6M-Matt McDonald, 16.851 [16]; 4. 111-Shanon Guelette, 16.892 [20]; 5. 6-Josh McDonald, 16.980 [21]; 6. 1K-Derek Kaye, 17.010 [9]; 7. 71-Edward Anschutz, 17.044 [4]; 8. 8-Tony Everard, 17.062 [10]; 9. 4-Shaun Bangart, 17.092 [11]; 10. 95V-Logan Verhagen, 17.106 [17]; 11. 838-Jason Eisel, 17.278 [1]; 12. 51-Quentin Morrison, 17.300 [8]; 13. 914-Tyler Nettekoven, 17.394 [18]; 14. 14X-Nate Gross, 17.430 [14]; 15. 50X-Trevor Vandehei, 17.431 [5]; 16. 8M-Mike Meier, 17.506 [12]; 17. 83-Roman Blank, 17.567 [2]; 18. 28V-John Vetting, 17.889 [7]; 19. 5-Todd Berzowski, 17.981 [13]; 20. 22H-Hope Eisel, 18.003 [3]; 21. 14-Bennett Glidden, 18.131 [15]; 22. 121-Arianna Ross, 21.058 [6]

September 22, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Berth endures Wilmot survival test to claim third 2024 MSA win

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Brandon Berth collected his third Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory of the 2024 season at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 20. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 20, 2024 – Brandon Berth Cascade survived seven caution flags and withstood a spirited three-way dual for the lead to nail down his third Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2024 season in a marathon 25-lap main event on Friday, Sept. 20 at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis.

To set the tone for the lengthy A-main, a pair of caution flags flew before an official lap was completed. The first caution came on a spin involving Russel Borland of Kewaskum and Chris Larson of Franksville in turn three. The second was for the disabled car of Billy Kreutz of Kiel in turn two.

When the race finally got underway, polesitter Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum bolted into the lead in the seat of the No. 69 car normally driven by Bill Taylor, with outside front row starter Anthony Knierim of Franksville giving chase.

On lap four, Brandon Berth, who started third, moved in to challenge Knierim for the runner-up spot before the third caution flag was displayed for the spinning car of Katelyn Krebsbach of Cascade in turn two.

Following the restart, 2011 Midwest Sprint Car Association champion and current points leader Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started sixth, charged into third on lap 6. Three laps later, Berth began to reel in Wenninger on the smooth and slick racing surface, which included a tricky cushion.

The fourth and fifth caution flags came out on laps 10 and 11 for the spinning car of Ryan Sawusch of Lake Villa, Ill.

After the completion of just one additional lap, the slowing car of Scott Conger of Eagle brought out the sixth caution flag of the event on lap 12.

The ensuing restart proved successful as the remaining field clicked off 12 consecutive green flag laps, during which Wenninger, Berth and Schmidt sliced and diced for the top spot in remarkably close quarters in and around the outer edge of the three-eighths-mile semi-banked clay oval.

Berth and Schmidt swapped the second position multiple times along the high and low grooves of the well-manicured racing surface while reeling in Wenninger for the lead.

As the intensity in the three-car duel for the lead ramped up, the seventh and final caution flag was thrown when Wenninger’s car stopped abruptly as the field was about to take the white flag. After Berth and Schmidt made slight contact with Wenninger’s car exiting turn four, the right front tire of his No. 69 machine dislodged and bounded away along with his hopes for an A-main victory.

Berth commanded the final restart and pulled away over the final two laps to secure his fifth career MSA main event triumph and third A-main victory of the 2024 MSA campaign.

Schmidt wound up second, five-time MSA champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee charged up from the 11^th starting spot to place third, Kevin Karnitz of West Bend moved up eight positions to place fourth and Alex Pokorski of West Bend started and finished fifth.

“I’m so grateful to be in victory lane here,” Berth said. “I’m not sure what happened to Shane [Wenninger] there. He was very strong and had been running away with it. I have to thank everyone on my great team and all of the sponsors and supporters. It’s a dream come true to get to do this every week.”

The 12^thMSA event of the 2024 season drew a field of 21 MSA 360 Sprint Cars to the venerable Wilmot Raceway facility.

Ben Schmidt earned the MSA 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier award with a top lap of 13.798 seconds in group qualifying.

The Akright Auto MSA 360 Sprint Series is set to cap off the 2024 campaign at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m.

For more information on the 2024 Midwest Sprint Car Association season, visit www.msasprints.com or check out the Midwest Sprint Car Association Facebook page.

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Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association
Wilmot Raceway
Wilmot, Wis.
September 20, 2024

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 3. 39K-Kurt Davis [11]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [12]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [9]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra [18]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [2]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [13]; 10. 09-Clayton Rossmann [10]; 11. 69-Shane Wenninger [1]; 12. 52-Cody Schlafer [14]; 13. 55P-Brady Portschy [15]; 14. 26-Russel Borland [8]; 15. 3-Justin Erickson [17]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [16]; 17. 0-Robbie Pribnow [4]; 18. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [21]; 19. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [7]; 20. 25-Danny Schlafer [Did Not Start]; 21. 69S-TJ Smith [Did Not Start]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 51-Chris Larson [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 4. 24-Scott Conger [7]; 5. 26-Russel Borland [2]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [5]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy [3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 3. 09-Clayton Rossmann [1]; 4. 39K-Kurt Davis [4]; 5. (DNF) 55S-Ryan Sawusch [6]; 6. (DNF) 25-Danny Schlafer [5]; 7. (DNS) 11-Tony Wondra

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [1]; 3. 0-Robbie Pribnow [4]; 4. 16-Anthony Knierim [3]; 5. 52-Cody Schlafer [6]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 7. (DNS) 69S-TJ Smith

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.864 [7]; 2. 55P-Brady Portschy, 14.053 [6]; 3. 26-Russel Borland 14.124 [2]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 14.126 [1]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.172 [3]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 14.222 [5]; 7. 24-Scott Conger, 14.274 [4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.798 [6]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.914 [7]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.179 [4]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 14.180 [1]; 5. 39K-Kurt Davis, 14.218 [3]; 6. 25-Danny Schlafer, 14.387 [2]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 16.526 [5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 13.904[3]; 2. 16-Anthony Knierim, 14.052[2]; 3. 69-Shane Wenninger, 14.080 [7]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 14.122 [5]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 14.303 [4]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 14.308 [6]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer, 14.383 [1]

September 21, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Hartmann motors to solid IRA top 10 at 141 Speedway

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann turned in a 10th place showing in a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 18, 2024 – After losing a motor at Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 7, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing Team bounced back to record a top 10 main event finish in Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car competition at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Utilizing a loaned motor from Ion Stear, the fifth year Sprint Car racer bolted out of the gate at one of his favorite tracks on the IRA circuit to record the eighth fastest qualifying lap among the 27 entries in 11.687 seconds.

The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award winner started second and came home third in the second IRA eight-lap heat race to lock himself into the A-main.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver then launched from the fourth spot and came home fifth in the second four-lap IRA dash to earn the 10th starting position in the evening’s main event.

When the green flag flew on the 30-lap IRA main event, Hartmann dropped back to 11th in the early going before briefly moving into seventh following a restart for back-to-back yellow and red flags on lap 13.

The third-year 410 Sprint Car competitor was running ninth after a lap 22 restart before coming home with a 10th place showing to earn his ninth top 10 A main finish of the 2024 campaign.

“I can’t thank Ion Stear enough for lending us a motor so close to the end of the year,” Hartmann said. “We had a decent night at 141. I wish we could’ve kept building on what we’ve grown, but we’ll shake that one off. We are waiting for our fresh motor to arrive, so we can be ready to let it all hang out on the last couple of nights of the season in hopes of picking up a win.”

Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing Team are set to enter the final two races of the 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series season at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 27 and at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28 as part of the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships.

Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m. for the IRA’s first-ever appearance at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. Also on the card are the USRA Hobby Stocks, B Mods, Modifieds, Late Models and Stock Cars, along with Batwings and Eco Mods.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m. for the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships. The Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints will also close out their 2024 points seasons at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, Sept. 28.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – Quasius Construction

The Austin Hartmann – 87A Hartmann Racing team is thrilled to have Quasius Construction on board as a returning partnership partner for the 2024 season. Located at 1202 North Eighth St. in Sheboygan, Wis., Quasius Construction is a construction services company and contracting firm utilizing general construction, construction management and design-build delivery systems.

To contact Quasius Construction, call 920-457-5585, email info@quasius.com or visit quasius.com.

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, September 27 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 28
IRA Events – 21
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A-Main Victories – 0
B-Main Victories – 1
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 9
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 15
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 19
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 7
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

September 18, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Hard charger switch stays engaged for Arenz’s IRA 141 top five run

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Travis Arenz notched a fourth place finish in a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 18, 2024 – One week after mounting a stirring run to the front during which he advanced 12 positions to claim Hard Charger Award accolades in Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main competition at the Cedar Lake Speedway, Travis Arenz accomplished more of the same at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14 moving up eight spots to claim yet another crowd-pleasing top five A-main showing.

Arenz opened the evening by qualifying 10^th in the 27-car field with a lap of 11.724 seconds around the third-mile semi-banked egg-shaped oval.

The 17^th-year competition fired off from the pole in the first IRA heat race before falling back to fifth on the opening lap as Logan Julien, Blake Nimee, Danny Schlafer and Dave Uttech swept past.

Following a yellow flag on lap 3, Arenz used the restart to power around Uttech to claim a fourth place finish in the eight-lap event.

The 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion took off from the 12^th starting spot in the 30-lap IRA main event and wasted no time working his way to the front.

By lap 5, Arenz had moved up to eighth before a three-car incident in turn four brought out the caution flag on lap 12. After another incident on the restart resulted in a red flag, the Sheboygan Falls, Wis. competitor moved up to sixth on lap 18.

The final caution flag appeared on lap 22, which set up a frantic final eight-lap dash to the finish. Arenz, who won the Northern Sport Mod track championship at 141 Speedway in 2016, worked his way into the top five on lap 23 before vaulting into fourth on lap 27 thanks to a few dynamic moves along the cushion.

Arenz went on to rack up his sixth top five A-main showing of the 2024 campaign with a strong fourth place finish in a race won by Jordan Goldesberry.

“With my main chassis having been damaged at Sturgeon Bay, I decided to put together one of my old 360 chassis for 141,” Arenz said. “To say the beginning of the night had struggles is an understatement. We had everything from the car not wanting to fire to a power steering line failure. Everything was very chaotic.

“We were finally able to get into our normal rhythm after the heat race,” he said. “I just wanted a solid finish in the A-main. I was able to find my groove and start picking cars off. I believe we had a car capable of winning the race.”

The team’s tentative plan is to enter an unsanctioned $4,250-to-win 410 Sprint Car event as part of the Fall Classic at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Winged Crate Sprint Cars, A Modifieds, Street Stocks and Bandits are also on the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 4:30 p.m. and racing at 5:30 p.m.

All 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events will be streamed live on FloRacing.

The Travis Arenz 25T Motorsports Team continues to seek crew members to assist the team. Those interested can send a direct message to Travis through the Travis Arenz Motorsports Facebook page.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Amy Bruechert Realty

Travis Arenz Motorsports is pleased to have Amy Bruechert Reality back on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 racing season.

Located at 1674 Eisenhower Road in De Pere, Amy Bruechert Realty has a passion for real estate. In her experience working as a realtor for over a decade, Bruechert has created lasting relationships, while guiding both buying and selling clients to reach their real estate goals with honesty, prompt communication, expertise and professionalism from start to finish, while working to make the process as stress-free and enjoyable as possible.

For more information on Amy Bruechert Reality, email amy.bruechertrealestate@gmail.com or call 706-482-8557.

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, September 21 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis. (Tentative)

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 17
IRA Events – 17
A-Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 6
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 11
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 12
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 13
Heat Race Victories – 2
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 9
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

September 18, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Arenz rebounds with sterling top five Cedar Lake Richert run

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Travis Arenz charged from the 16th starting position to place fourth in the 24th annual Jerry Richert Memorial Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A main at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 11, 2024 – Six days after crashing out of contention for a top finish at The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports team bounced back in a major way with a sterling performance in the prestigious 24^th annual Jerry Richert Memorial at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 7.

After forgoing the IRA’s stop at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 6 to allow extra time to button up his 25T entry following The Hill wreck, Arenz opened the $7,000-to-win Richert Memorial event by qualifying 24^th in the 32-car field with a lap of 11.787 seconds.

The 17^th-year competitor then advanced from the sixth starting position to nab a fourth place showing the fourth eight-lap IRA heat race and secure a spot in the 30-lap headline event.

“After finding significant frame damage on our main car, we used the spare car at Cedar Lake,” Arenz said. “One of our other motors got completed on Friday as well, so I was able to pick that up to put in the spare car. I was pretty frustrated with our qualifying results at Cedar Lake. I’m not used to driving the backup car as much as my main car and it handles differently.

“In the heat race, I knew I needed to at least pass one car and stay in that position,” he said. “The track kept having more and more moisture come out as the night progressed, so I needed to be strategic with what lines I ran and when. I did make a mistake and spun during the heat, but I was able to come back and earn a transfer position to the feature.”

The 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion started 16^th and wasted little time moving to the front of the top quality-filled field.

True to his hard-charging style, Arenz utilized every available racing line to slice his way to the front of the pack. In the closing stages of the race, the Sheboygan Falls, Wis. competitor found himself dueling with several 410 Sprint Car racing heavy hitters, including Scotty Thiel, Joel Myers Jr., Kerry Madsen and Justin Henderson.

Arenz used strong restarts in the closing stages of the race to pull out a strong fourth place showing and earn hard charger honors after advancing 12 spots in a race won by Danny Sams III.

The fourth place finish marked Arenz’s fifth top five and 10^th top 10 showing in 15 IRA events during the 2024 campaign.

“I thought a lot about what changes I wanted to make for the feature,” Arenz said. “With the amount of moisture, the track still had come feature time, there were different things I could adjust to achieve similar reactions of the car. My biggest goal for the night was to finish a feature with this car. In all the times it has raced, I have never finished a race with it. So, it was huge to not only complete a feature but also earn the hard charger award.”

The 25T Travis Arenz Motorsports Team is scheduled to compete with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14. Following a rain out on May 26, the event is set to be the lone scheduled IRA appearance at 141 Speedway in 2024.

The IRA Lightning Sprints, IMCA Sport Mods and Pro Legends are also on the card with spectator gates opening at 3 p.m. and racing slated to begin at 6 p.m.

All 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events will be streamed live on FloRacing.

The Travis Arenz 25T Motorsports Team continues to seek crew members to assist the team. Those interested can send a direct message to Travis through the Travis Arenz Motorsports Facebook page.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation Inc., Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Pallet Works, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen’s Sales and Service, Amy Bruechert Reality, Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, Sonntag Plumbing Inc., Kriete Truck Center and Arenz Auto Detailing.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Jensen Sales & Service

Travis Arenz Motorsports is proud to have Jensen Sales & Service on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 racing season.

Located at W7031 State Road 28 in Cascade, Wis., Jensen Sales & Service has been providing quality vehicle and auto body repair service for a legion of satisfied customers since 2010.

In addition to its top-notch repair work, Jensen Sales & Service also features a wide selection of used vehicles.

To contact Jensen Sales & Service, call 920-528-8780 or email jensensales@frontier.com.

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, September 14 – 141 Speedway, Francis Creek, Wis. (IRA)

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 16
IRA Events – 16
A-Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 5
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 10
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 11
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 12
Heat Race Victories – 2
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 9
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

September 11, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Hartmann experiences highs, lows in IRA northwestern jaunt

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann notched a sixth place finish in a 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 6. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 11, 2024 – Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing crew traversed the twists and turns of life on the road with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series to the broadest extent with a shimmering start and a disheartening finish in a two-race tour of northern and western Wisconsin at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior on Friday, Sept. 6 and Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 7.

The weekend opened at the four-tenths-mile high-banked Gondik Law Speedway in Superior for the annual Northern Nationals on Friday, Sept. 6 where Hartmann began the night with the 13^th fastest qualifying time in the 25-car field with a lap of 15.531 seconds.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver then started and finished fifth in the first eight-lap IRA heat race to earn the 13^th starting position in the 25-lap main event. Hartmann survived an attrition-filled main event, which saw just 12 competitors cross the finish line, with a solid sixth place effort behind race winner Danny Sams III.

It was Hartmann’s eighth top 10 A-main finish of the 2024 season and fourth straight IRA main event in which he improved positions from the start to the finish of the race.

The 87A Hartmann Racing Team traveled to three-eighths-mile high-banked Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 7 for the prestigious 24^th annual Jerry Richert Memorial with a $7,000 first-place prize on the line.

On the way to the track, the 87A Hartmann Racing Team encountered misfortune when the team’s transport rig collided with horses gathered on the road. While the collision caused damage to the team’s truck and trailer, all team members escaped injury.

Once on track at Cedar Lake, the 2020 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award winner qualified 20^th in the 32-car field with a lap of 11.568 seconds before placing sixth after starting fifth in the fourth eight-lap heat race.

Hartmann then advanced to the 24-car Jerry Richert Memorial main event with a second place showing in the 12-lap IRA B main after starting the pole.

After starting 22^nd, the fifth-year Sprint Car competitor moved up seven spots and was running in 15^th position when the motor in his 87A machine expired on lap 28. He was credited with a 17^th place finish in the 30-lap event, which went to Danny Sams III.

“Friday at Gondik Law didn’t start the greatest with a bad qualifying performance, but we were able to pass some cars in the feature and come out with a good finish,” Hartmann said. “On the way to Cedar Lake, we got into a road accident, which was not a good experience. I’m glad everyone walked away alright and nobody was hurt. We blew up a motor in the A main at Cedar Lake on Saturday night. We will get things figured out for Saturday at 141.”

Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team are scheduled to with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 14. Following a rain out on May 26, the event is set to be the lone scheduled IRA appearance at 141 Speedway in 2024.

The IRA Lightning Sprints, IMCA Sport Mods and Pro Legends are also on the card with spectator gates opening at 3 p.m. and racing slated to begin at 6 p.m.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – Holler n Hills Bar & Grill

The Austin Hartmann – 87A Hartmann Racing team is pleased to welcome back Holler n Hills Bar & Grill as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 season.

Located at 5837 South Business Drive in Sheboygan, Wis., Holler n Hills Bar & Grill offers a variety of sandwiches, entrees, appetizers and drink options. In addition, Holler n Hills features live music, karaoke and special events on selected evenings.

To contact Holler n Hills, call (920) 783-8005, email hollernhills3@gmail.com or visit the Holler n Hills Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hollernhills/.

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

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, September 14 – 141 Speedway, Francis Creek, Wis. (IRA)
Friday, September 27 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 27
IRA Events – 20
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 8
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 14
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 18
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 6
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

September 11, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Arenz duels for IRA win, finishes runner-up at Plymouth

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Travis Arenz posted a strong runner-up performance with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 1. – Photos by JW’s Car and Raccing Photos.

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 4, 2024 – After claiming his first and, so far, only Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory last season at a track he knows better than any other, Travis Arenz came oh so close to racking 410 main event victory No. 2 with a large Sheboygan County Fair crowd on hand to spur on the home track driver Saturday, Aug. 31 at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Arenz opened the night by qualifying 14th in the 27-car IRA field with a lap of 12.552 seconds. He then moved up three spots to place second from the fifth starting position in the second IRA heat race to advance to the 30-lap headliner.

The 2021 and 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion started 11th in the main event and moved up quickly utilizing the high and low lines around the smooth, wide and multi-groove racing surface.

The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver worked his way into the top five on lap 12 and moved into second on lap 18 before tracking down race leader Joel Myers Jr. in heavy lapped traffic to steal the lead on lap 21 just before a red flag appeared on the following lap for Shelby Bosie’s flip.

The 17th-year driver held the lead on the restart and paced the field for the next four laps before Myers Jr. regained the lead with a slide job on lap 26. Arenz had to settle for second and his fourth top five showing of the 2024 IRA season.

“Our night at Plymouth didn’t start off the best but we have definitely had worse,” Arenz said. “Starting outside of the top 10, I knew if I wanted any chance of winning, I needed to set the car up to run where I needed, find the fastest lane and make smart moves. Unfortunately, lap traffic killed my momentum with a few laps to go and I gave up the lead. It was a fun battle and I’m happy to bring home a strong podium finish.”Arenz’s fortunes weren’t nearly as good in the IRA’s debut appearance at The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 1

He opened the night with a solid second place qualifying with a lap of 12.427 seconds before moving up from fourth to second in the second IRA heat race to earn a spot in the dash for the eighth time during the 2024 campaign.

After improving from fourth to third in the four-lap IRA dash, Arenz fired off from the sixth starting spot in the 30-lap main event.

Arenz’s luck went sour on lap 3 when he flipped his 25T machine in turn four while battling with Jake Blackhurst. With little visible damage, Arenz retreated to the work area and managed to return to the race at the rear of the field with a taped-up top wing, which had taken the brunt of the damage during the flip.

Following the restart, Arenz advanced quickly from 19th to 12th on lap 15 before the sideboard of the wing collapsed, which severely impeded the handling of his car. He held on the rest of the way to post a 16th place showing as Joel Myers completed the weekend sweep.

“At The Hill, we qualified well and felt good in the early part of the night,” Arenz said. “We had a good starting position in the A, but I made an error and ended up rolling the car. The damage to the top wing and other parts definitely made the car a handful and caused a bit further damage to some front-end components, but we survived the race. We also found some frame damage. However, we are still hoping to compete in Superior and Cedar Lake this weekend.”

The Travis Arenz 25T Motorsports Team continues to seek crew members to assist the team. Those interested can send a direct message to Travis through the Travis Arenz Motorsports Facebook page.

The Travis Arenz Motorsports team is set to head north and west for a doubleheader weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series competition starting Friday, Sept. 6 at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. for the annual Northern Nationals.

The WISSOTA Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks and Midwest Mods will also be on the card.

Spectator gates open at 3 p.m. and hot laps are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing underway at 6 p.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 7, Arenz and team will travel to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. for the prestigious 24th annual Jerry Richert Memorial.

The all-Sprint Car program will also feature the Midwest Power Series 360 Sprint Cars, Traditional Sprint Cars and 600cc Winged Micro Sprints.

Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 6 p.m.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation Inc., Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Pallet Works, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen’s Sales and Service, Amy Bruechert Reality, Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, Sonntag Plumbing Inc., Kriete Truck Center and Arenz Auto Detailing.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Hair Fellers Barbershop

Travis Arenz Motorsports is proud to have Hair Fellers Barbershop on board as a sponsorship partner for the team’s rookie season of competition with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series in 2023.

Owned and operated by Ann Lange, Hair Fellers Barbershop is located at 622 Madison Ave. in Howards Grove, Wis.

To learn more or to make an appointment, call 920-254-5198 or visit Hair Fellers Barbershop on Facebook and Instagram.

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, September 6 – Gondik Law Speedway, Superior, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis. (IRA)

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 15
IRA Events – 15
A Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 4
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 9
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 10
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 11
Heat Race Victories – 2
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 9
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

September 4, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Hartmann charges ahead, banks top 10 at The Hill

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann turned in a sixth place finish in the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main in the IRA’s first-ever appearance at The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 1. – JW’s Car and Racing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 4, 2024 – Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team completed a two-race weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars competition with both speed and consistency tucked firmly in their back pocket after a pair of forward-moving showings at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 31 and The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 1.

With a large Sheboygan County Fair Night crowd looking on, Hartmann kicked off the doubleheader weekend with a 19^th place qualifying effort in the 27-car field based on a lap of 12.768 around the Plymouth, Wis. driver’s home track.

The fifth-year Sprint Car competitor started and finished seventh in the first eight-lap IRA heat race before starting third and placing fifth in the 12-lap IRA B-main to gain a transfer position to the evening’s 25-lap main event.

Despite being mired in the 23^rd starting spot, the 2020 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association Rookie of the Year Award winner negotiated his way through two cautions and a red flag period to charge up eight spots and tally a 15^th place finish in a race won by Joel Myers Jr.

One night later, the 87A racing team made the trek north to Sturgeon Bay for the first-ever IRA 410 Sprint Car event at The Hill Raceway.

Before a near-capacity crowd, Hartmann took an immediate liking to the slightly banked third-mile clay oval ripping off the sixth fastest qualifying lap in the 21-car field with a tour of the track in 12.667 seconds.

After starting and finishing third in the third eight-lap IRA heat race, Hartmann advanced to the IRA dash for the sixth time during the 2024 season. A fifth place showing in the first IRA dash gave Hartmann the ninth starting spot in the 30-lap main event.

The A-main saw Hartmann mix it up at the front of the field throughout the event. He pulled off several key passes along the low groove of the smooth and slick racing surface to come home with a sixth place showing behind race winner Joel Myers Jr.

The strong sixth place result marked the seventh top 10 A-main finish of the 2024 campaign for the 87A Hartmann Racing Team.

Throughout the two-race weekend, Hartmann advanced his 87A car 11 positions in A-main action.

“We felt like we had a good recovery going from a rough start to the night at Plymouth until the tires sealed over on a late race red in the A,” Hartmann said. “Coming into Sunday at The Hill, we didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be a great night. We were a few spots short of a top five, but it was still a strong run. We’ll keep building on this momentum and work toward moving up a couple more spots this coming weekend.”

Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team are set to head north and west for a big weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action starting Friday, Sept. 6 at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. for the annual Northern Nationals.

The WISSOTA Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks and Midwest Mods will also be on the card.

Spectator gates open at 3 p.m. and hot laps are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing underway at 6 p.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 7, the 87A Hartmann Racing team will travel to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. for the prestigious 24th annual Jerry Richert Memorial.

The all-Sprint Car program will also feature the Midwest Power Series 360 Sprint Cars, Traditional Sprint Cars and 600cc Winged Micro Sprints.

Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 6 p.m.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – Feldmann Sales & Service

Located at 1014 South Wisconsin Drive in Howards Grove, Wis., Feldmann Sales & Service has been in business since 1948. As a small, family-owned business, Feldmann Sales and Service’s mission is to offer the latest in parts and products at the best prices with unparalleled service, along with a full line of Polaris, Kubota, Echo Stihl, Ariens, Simplicity, Toro and Land Pride equipment, including ATVs, Ranger RZRs, tractors and chainsaws.

In addition to featuring a full showroom of equipment for all seasons, Feldmann Sales & Service’s team of certified technicians offers ATV maintenance, lawn equipment service and trailer service.

To contact Feldmann Sales & Service, call 920-565-3939, email sales@feldmannsales.com or visit http://www.feldmannsales.com/.

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

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, September 6 – Gondik Law Speedway, Superior, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 14 – 141 Speedway, Francis Creek, Wis. (IRA)
Friday, September 27 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 25
IRA Events – 20
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 7
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 13
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 16
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 6
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

September 4, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Alex Pokorski takes Plymouth top 10, eyes MSA last two

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski notched his fourth heat race victory of the 2024 season in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 31. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 3, 2024 – Akright Auto Racing Team driver Alex Pokorski overcame the challenge of steering an uncooperative car to pull out a top 10 finish in a 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event held during the annual Sheboygan County Fair Night at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 31

The West Bend, Wis. competitor qualified eighth in the 27-car PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car Association field with a lap of 12.660 seconds to earn an outside front-row starting spot in the second eight-lap heat race. The fifth-year 360 Sprint Car racer grabbed the lead from the outside front row starting spot and rolled to his fourth PDTR-MSA heat race victory of the 2024 campaign.

The West Bend, Wis. competitor got off to a tough start in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event as he fell back to eighth in the running order by lap 5.

After dropping to 11th around the halfway point of the event, Pokorski advanced to ninth when Bill Taylor and Tyler Davis dropped out of the event following damage incurred during an incident in turn one on lap 21.

Following a single-file restart, Pokorski came home ninth in a race won by Justin Erickson.

“We had a pretty solid car for the heat race and it was nice to get a win,” Pokorski said. “We tried a different setup in the feature and it missed the mark. I had to fight the car most of the race. We will learn from it and move on to the next race.”

Alex’s father, Paul, also took another turn behind the wheel of Spyder Akright’s 53A machine on Saturday, Aug. 31 qualifying seventh overall with a lap of 12.557 seconds before starting third and placing second one spot behind race winner Alex Pokorski, who started third.

In the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event, Paul started fifth and quickly moved into third on lap 2 after sweeping past both Alex and Brandon Berth in the early going.

After suffering a flat tire and subsequent trip to the work area, Paul Pokorski collected an 18 place finish in the 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 31. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Following a caution flag on lap 5, Paul’s machine suffered a flat right rear tire in an unusual fashion following slight contact on the restart, which forced him to the work area. After rejoining the field in the 19th spot, Paul held his own over the final 20 laps to post an 18th place showing.

“The car was very comfortable in qualifying and the heat race,” Paul said. “We made some small changes for the feature and it was feeling pretty good. I had a little help from behind and hit the back bumper of the car in front of me. I think our bumpers hooked and my front bumper came off and I ran it over. That flattened the right rear tire. The spare bumper the crew put on in the work area was a different size, which offset the car. It was not as good after the incident. The last half of the race was just trying to finish. It was a disappointing end to an otherwise really good night.”

With one event remaining in the 2024 PDTR 360 Sprint Car season, Alex sits second in the points race 43 points behind points leader Ben Schmidt and five points ahead of Justin Erickson.

Alex currently stands fourth in the MSA Sprints standings nine points behind the third place car of Justin Erickson, 48 points behind present runner-up Brandon Berth and 90 points in the rear of point leader Ben Schmidt with two races remaining in the 2024 season.

With the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars off for the next two weekends, the Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team’s next scheduled race is an Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car event as part of the Fall Classic at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 20.

The Winged Crate Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars, A Modifieds, Street Stocks and Bandits are also on the card.

Pokorski and the team will then close out the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car campaign at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track, which will also feature the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5 p.m.

The event will be available to view via live stream at floracing.com.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Professional Plating

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is pleased to have Professional Plating on board for the 2024 racing season.

Located at 705 Northway Drive in Brillion, Wis., Professional Plating Inc. was established in 1979 when Bob and Pat Endries, founders of Endries International, were looking for a dependable source of plating for the fasteners supplied to their customers. In May 1979, the zinc plating operation began with the barrel line being Professional Plating’s sole production area. In June 1983, the company expanded its zinc plating capabilities with the purchase of a Cyclemaster rack line.

Over the past 45 years, Professional Plating has grown into one of the largest electroplaters in the Midwest, in addition to a large powder coating operation and an electrocoat facility.

Today, Professional Plating offers a wide range of services, including coating and plating, quality systems, trucking, shipping and packaging.

In addition, Professional Plating has been a five-time Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey Award winner for both plating and powder coating, taking home the prestigious award each year that it has been offered.

For more information on the top-of-the-line services Professional Plating has to offer, call 920-756-2153, email larry.dietz@proplating.com or visit https://www.proplating.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Remaining 2024 Schedule

Friday, September 20 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, September 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 14
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 11
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 14
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 4
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 10
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 11
Heat Race Victories – 4
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 3
Interstate Racing Association Events – 3
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 2
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 0
Dash Victories – 0

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

September 3, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Post approaches Plymouth A, 2024 season finale on tap

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Randy Post just missed out on qualifying for the 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. during the 2024 Sheboygan County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 31. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 3, 2024 – In what has been a grab-bag type of season, Randy Post and the crew of the Randy Post No. 54 Racing Team came tantalizingly close to advancing to their sixth Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association main event of the 2024 campaign on Saturday, Aug. 31 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. held during the 2024 Sheboygan County Fair.

The third-year 360 Sprint Car campaigner opened the night by qualifying 18th in the 27-car field with a lap of 12.929 seconds. From there, Post started eighth and finished seventh in the second eight-lap PDTR-MSA heat race.

“The car felt okay to start the night, but it was a bit tight in both qualifying and the heat race,” Post said. “I wish we would have started off looser. I’m still adjusting to having more power with this new motor.”

Post launched from the sixth starting spot in the 12-lap PDTR-MSA B main needing to finish in the top seven to earn a spot in the 25-lap main event.

The Oostburg, Wis. resident endured a pair of caution flags and hovered in and around the seventh position throughout the race. On the final restart with two laps to go, Post’s No. 54 machine got shuffled back from seventh to ninth to miss out on an A-main berth by two spots.

It was the second consecutive week Post missed transferring to the PDTR-MSA A-main. On Friday, Aug. 23, Post was running sixth in the PDTR B-main with an A-main transfer position in sight when he was forced to retire from the race due to a throttle linkage issue.

Randy Post is set to close out the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association season with the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

“The B-main was very disheartening,” Post said. “While in a transfer spot with two laps to go, we restarted on the top, got freight trained, and missed the transfer. Although we were faster than a few cars that made the A, I can’t do anything but congratulate them. We need to figure out how to be faster earlier in the night because this whole ‘not making features two nights in a row’ thing is completely disappointing and hard to bring to terms. I’ve lost sleep on how to make that second groove work in our favor.”

Following three weeks off, Post is scheduled to put a lid on the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car campaign at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, Sept. 28, which will also feature the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5 p.m.

The event will be available to view via live stream at floracing.com.

Sponsorship partners and supporters of Randy Post and the 2024 Randy Post Racing Team include Luedtke Electric, Sunset Auto, Akright Auto, Oostburg Automotive and Progress Manufacturing Inc.

The Randy Post Racing pit crew members are Kirby and Nicole Post, Tiffany and Thomas Chamberlain, Brendan Ostrowski, Erin Schneider, Colton Chamberlain, Heidi Haver and the Kaat Racing family.

For more information on Randy Post Racing, check out Randy Post Racing #54 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rpr54/ or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Luedtke Electric

The Randy Post Racing Team is excited to welcome back Luedtke Electric as the primary sponsor for the 2024 racing season.

Based in Oostburg, Wis., Luedtke Electric, located at 214 North 10th St. 10th St., was founded in 1960 when Fred Luedtke’s dream of owning his own business became a reality.

As a family-owned and operated business, Luedtke Electric prides itself on providing solutions for electrical challenges and ideas for new projects with customers’ budgets and future in mind.

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

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Remaining Schedule

Saturday, September 28–Plymouth Dirt Track Racing, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 9
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 7
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 9
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 5
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

September 2, 2024 / by Jeff Pederson

Author: Jeff Pederson