Lubach, Kleindl, Waelti secure A-main victories

By Jeff Pederson of Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 25, 2026 – Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth nailed down a share of the division’s all-time career A-main victory record in claiming his sixth triumph of the 2026 campaign during Christmas in July at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., on Saturday, July 25.

Three-time division champion Brad Lubach of Kiel returned to Plymouth victory lane in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event.

Travis Kleindl of Beaver Dam collected his first career Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A-main win in the 25-lap main event.

Badger Midget point leader Brandon Waelti of Sun Prairie emerged victorious in the 25-lap A-main.

After rolling off from the pole, Ben Schmidt outpowered defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car track champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend, who started second, to secure the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap main event.

Schmidt caught the rear of the field on lap 6, which allowed Karnitz to close the lead gap. Three laps later, the red flag flew for Justin Erickson’s flip in turn two.

Following the restart, fifth starter Tyler Davis of Franklin bolted in to pressure Karnitz for the runner-up spot. The two competitors engaged in a heated duel before making contact in turn two on lap 10. The collision sent Davis hard into the wall, while Karnitz also suffered considerable damage to end the night for both drivers.

Schmidt controlled the restart while third starter Tristan Furseth of Cambridge assumed second in the running order with Billy Kreutz of Kiel, who started eighth, settling into third.

On lap 15, the leaders hit slower traffic, which gave Furseth a chance to get a closer view of the back side of Schmidt’s No. 35 machine. While immersed in lapped cars, Schmidt received a push into the back stretch wall on lap 19.

However, the 27th-year veteran recovered swiftly to maintain the lead on the way to the 33rd A-main victory of his PDTR 360 Sprint Car career to place him in a tie with Brandon McMullen at the top of the division’s all-time main event victory list.

It was also Schmidt’s sixth main event win of the 2026 campaign and the 58th victory of his Midwest Sprint Car Association career.

Furseth earned a career-best runner-up showing, Kreutz was third, T.J. Smith of Greenville moved up from the 15th starting spot to place fourth, and Joseph Hintz of Burnett placed fifth after starting fourth.

After two aborted starts for consecutive multi-car spins at the front of the pack, 2022 PDTR Grand National champion Luke Scholten of Oostburg, who was originally slated to start fifth, grabbed the initial lead after advancing to an outside front row starting position for the third attempt to begin the race.

Following another caution for a single-car spin on lap 3, sixth starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge charged in to seize second and quickly set his sights on the lead. Weiss pulled even with Scholten along the outside groove on lap 6. After the two drivers raced side by side for several laps, Scholten retained full control of the lead through the halfway point.

After Scholten caught lapped traffic on lap 16, Weiss powered in to pull off a low move in turn four and take over the lead on lap 17. His advantage was short-lived, though, as eighth starter Brad Lubach followed Weiss into second and wrestled the lead away one lap later behind the wheel of an IMCA Stock Car.

A single-file restart following a lap 21 caution saw Lubach bolt away from the pack to seal his division-leading 25th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory and first triumph of the 2026 season at Plymouth.

Dustin Weiss was second, Scholten placed third, 10th starter Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake was fourth and 2018 PDTR Grand National champ Tyler Kulow of Plymouth took fifth from the 11th starting position.

Travis Kleindl seized the lead on the opening lap of the B Mod main event from the pole. Beginning on lap 4, third starter Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls used the low line to challenge the high-riding Kleindl for the top spot. After three laps of side-by-side action, Kleindl separated himself from Long starting on lap 7.

Kleindl went on to build a half-straightaway lead cushion before the lone caution flag came out on lap 21 for a single-car spin. Following a single-file restart, Long mounted a brief bid for the lead before Kleindl pulled away to earn his first career PDTR B Mod A-main win.

Long was second, Matt Urban of Milwaukee advanced from the fifth starting spot to take third, seventh starter Brad Buckman of Kiel was fourth and Sheboygan’s Steve Lorier advanced from the eighth starting position to round out the top five.

Starting from the inside of the second row, Derek Crane of Racine vaulted into the lead on the first lap of the Badger Midget main event. After the lone caution of the race appeared on lap 3 for a stalled car in turn four, Brandon Waelti made his presence felt, bolting to second from the eighth starting position on the restart.

Three laps later, Waelti shot past Crane to gain the lead. The current Badger Midget points leader dominated the rest of the way, building up a big half-lap advantage on the way to his third consecutive Badger Midget victory, fourth A-main win of the 2026 campaign, and 29th main event triumph of his Badger Midget career.

Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie moved up from the sixth starting position to take second, Crane was third, Luke Wackerlin of Maple Park, Ill. placed fourth after starting seventh, and fifth starter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie took fifth.

Tristan Furseth earned fastest overall qualifier honors in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.310 seconds.

Miles Doherty of Delmar, Iowa, set a new Plymouth Dirt Track Badger Midgets track record by registering the fastest qualifying lap of the night in 13.500 seconds.

The 11th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by JDL Automotive and Detailing, attracted 84 total cars, including 25 360 Sprint Cars, 22 Badger Midgets, 20 Grand Nationals, and 17 B Mods.

As part of the evening’s Christmas in July festivities, kids had an opportunity to decorate their own Christmas stocking filled with goodies courtesy of Klips & Tips Salon of Plymouth.

The Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series is set to make its second of three 2026 appearances at The Plymouth Dirt Track this Saturday, Aug. 1. The Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints are also on the all-Open Wheel card, sponsored by Otte Bus Services.

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

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth [3]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [8]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [15]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz [4]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke [7]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [11]; 8. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [12]; 9. 59-Ethon Stear [10]; 10. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [18]; 11. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [16]; 12. 11-Tony Wondra [22]; 13. 5-Chad Stouthamer [6]; 14. 51C-Brok Clifcorn [20]; 15. 30-Blake Wondra [19]; 16. 68P-Frank Perko [23]; 17. 5S-Kevin Seidler [21]; 18. 87R-Josh Rehberg [17]; 19. 55P-Brady Portschy [14]; 20. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 21. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 22. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 23. 46-Steven Ruh [9]; 24. (DNS) 22B-Brandon Berth; 25. (DNS) 15-Carter Chevalier

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis[3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[2]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy[1]; 4. 59-Ethon Stear[4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[6]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra[5]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Chad Stouthamer[3]; 2. 20W-Weston Finke[2]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh[4]; 4. 30-Blake Wondra[1]; 5. 87R-Josh Rehberg[5]; 6. (DNS) 15-Carter Chevalier

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 4. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski[2]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson[6]; 6. 5S-Kevin Seidler[5]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth[4]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor[1]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 5. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[6]; 6. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.888[7]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.030[6]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.095[3]; 4. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.151[5]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.263[1]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.365[2]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.541[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.806[4]; 2. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.853[3]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.853[6]; 4. 30-Blake Wondra, 13.420[5]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.455[2]; 6. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 13.663[1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.342[5]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.457[4]; 3. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 12.583[3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.596[6]; 5. 5S-Kevin Seidler, 13.035[1]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.069[2]

Qualifying 4: 1. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.310[4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.452[1]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.498[2]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.516[3]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn, 12.602[6]; 6. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 12.739[5]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 39-Brad Lubach [8]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss [6]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten [5]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [10]; 5. 24K-Tyler Kulow [11]; 6. 16-Will Schumacher [16]; 7. 13-Josh Pierce [14]; 8. 53B-Matt Urban [17]; 9. 5R-Matt Rechek [12]; 10. 15M-Justin Miller [9]; 11. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [3]; 12. 42-Jason Juech [2]; 13. 95-Donny Kulow [7]; 14. 6-Dick Hed [15]; 15. 54-Austin Yancey [1]; 16. 15-Derek Kaat [13]; 17. 48-Roger Frank [19]; 18. 77-Ron Johnson [20]; 19. 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide [18]; 20. 27-Greg Goschey [4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Greg Goschey[3]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow[7]; 3. 42-Jason Juech[2]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[6]; 5. 15-Derek Kaat[5]; 6. 16-Will Schumacher[4]; 7. 48-Roger Frank[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 39-Brad Lubach[5]; 2. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten[3]; 4. 5R-Matt Rechek[7]; 5. 13-Josh Pierce[4]; 6. 53B-Matt Urban[6]; 7. 77-Ron Johnson[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 53W-Dustin Weiss[3]; 2. 95-Donny Kulow[4]; 3. 54-Austin Yancey[1]; 4. 15M-Justin Miller[5]; 5. 6-Dick Hed[6]; 6. 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide[2]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 69-Travis Kleindl [1]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long [3]; 3. 48-Matt Urban [5]; 4. 11B-Brad Buckman [7]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [8]; 6. 3-Travis Schmidt [11]; 7. 46-Mitchell Fairbank [14]; 8. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 9. 17-Brandon Knepprath [6]; 10. 19-Parker Glander [2]; 11. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 12. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [10]; 13. 7K-Kevin Schultz [15]; 14. 19J-Justin Green [12]; 15. 117-Jim Juneau [16]; 16. 88-Eric Derks [17]; 17. 12T-Tim Thrun [13]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19J-Justin Green[5]; 2. 69-Travis Kleindl[1]; 3. 29S-Tim Sheppard[4]; 4. 73-Rory Welch[2]; 5. 12T-Tim Thrun[3]; 6. 88-Eric Derks[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban[2]; 2. 19-Parker Glander[1]; 3. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski[4]; 4. 11B-Brad Buckman[3]; 5. 46-Mitchell Fairbank[5]; 6. 117-Jim Juneau[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 59S-Spencer Long[1]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt[4]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier[3]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath[2]; 5. 7K-Kevin Schultz[5]

BADGER MIDGETS PRESENTED BY SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ

Lyco Manufacturing A Main (25 Laps): 1. 3W-Brandon Waelti [8]; 2. 20-Cody Weisensel [6]; 3. 31-Derek Crane [5]; 4. 73W-Luke Wackerlin [9]; 5. 68-Eric Blumer [7]; 6. 8D-Miles Doherty [10]; 7. 17-Nick Kilian [2]; 8. 15C-RJ Corson [14]; 9. 51-Jordan Miklas [16]; 10. 29K-Mike Stroik [12]; 11. 7-Brian Peterson [11]; 12. 67U-Mike Unger [3]; 13. 29-Harrison Kleven [13]; 14. 53A-Spyder Akright [15]; 15. 59-Kyle Koch [18]; 16. 2-Jake Dohner [4]; 17. 97-Jim Jones [21]; 18. (DNS) 57-Matt Rechek; 19. (DNS) 98-Jim Fuerst; 20. (DNS) 8-Jake Goeglein; 21. (DNS) 81-Mike Gebhard; 22. (DNS) 40JR-Dave Collins Jr

Auto Meter Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 31-Derek Crane[5]; 2. 3W-Brandon Waelti[6]; 3. 29-Harrison Kleven[2]; 4. 7-Brian Peterson[3]; 5. 17-Nick Kilian[4]; 6. 59-Kyle Koch[1]; 7. 81-Mike Gebhard[7]

Hoosier Tire Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 20-Cody Weisensel[6]; 2. 67U-Mike Unger[5]; 3. 73W-Luke Wackerlin[7]; 4. 29K-Mike Stroik[3]; 5. 53A-Spyder Akright[2]; 6. 98-Jim Fuerst[1]; 7. (DNS) 40JR-Dave Collins Jr

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15C-RJ Corson[2]; 2. 57-Matt Rechek[4]; 3. 2-Jake Dohner[5]; 4. 68-Eric Blumer[6]; 5. 8D-Miles Doherty[7]; 6. 51-Jordan Miklas[3]; 7. 8-Jake Goeglein[1]; 8. (DNS) 97-Jim Jones

Rod End Supply Fast Time Qualifying (25 Laps): 1. 8D-Miles Doherty, 13.500[4]; 2. 73W-Luke Wackerlin, 13.612[2]; 3. 3W-Brandon Waelti, 13.632[1]; 4. 68-Eric Blumer, 13.750[3]; 5. 20-Cody Weisensel, 13.808[12]; 6. 31-Derek Crane, 13.843[20]; 7. 2-Jake Dohner, 13.949[18]; 8. 67U-Mike Unger, 13.965[10]; 9. 17-Nick Kilian, 13.989[5]; 10. 57-Matt Rechek, 14.056[13]; 11. 40JR-Dave Collins Jr, 14.152[6]; 12. 7-Brian Peterson, 14.179[14]; 13. 51-Jordan Miklas, 14.322[17]; 14. 29K-Mike Stroik, 14.410[9]; 15. 29-Harrison Kleven, 14.490[8]; 16. 15C-RJ Corson, 14.600[21]; 17. 53A-Spyder Akright, 14.675[15]; 18. 59-Kyle Koch, 14.716[11]; 19. 8-Jake Goeglein, 14.993[7]; 20. 98-Jim Fuerst, 16.398[16]; 21. (DNS) 81-Mike Gebhard

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 18, 2026 – Repeat winners, commanding performances, and a last-lap showstopper highlighted Plymouth Dirt Track Racing feature race action at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., on Saturday, July 18.

Joel Bennett of Hortonville earned his second Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz A-main victory of the 2026 campaign in the 30-lap headliner.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville put together a dominating effort on the way to victory in the 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A feature.

Former division champion Luke Scholten of Oostburg earned his second A-main triumph of the season in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event.

Past division champ Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam pulled off a thrilling last corner pass en route to his second 2026 A-main win in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A main.

Starting from the pole, Joel Bennett charged to the lead on the drop of the green flag in the Super Six Late Model Series main event, followed closely by outside front row starter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee.

Letizia briefly pressured Bennett for the top spot along the high groove on lap 3. However, Bennett pulled away and was never challenged the rest of the way.

Bennett went on to post his second Super Six Late Model A-main victory of the 2026 season and second career triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the caution-free race.

Last year’s Super Six Late Model Series champion, Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha, placed second after starting fourth, six-time PDTR Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake placed third from the seventh starting position, Letizia finished fourth, and five-time PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland took fifth after starting third.

Bill Taylor, who started on the pole, got the jump on the start to grab the lead in the 360 Sprint Car main event as defending division champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend bolted into second from the fifth starting spot.

On lap 9, the leaders began working their way through slower traffic before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 12 when Eric Wilke stopped along the frontstretch.

Following the restart, seventh starter Tyler Davis of Franklin slipped past Karnitz to take over second and went to work trying to chase down Taylor. As the leaders wound their way through the back of the field in the closing laps, Davis cut into the lead gap.

Davis mounted a spirited bid for the lead in the final circuits, but it was not quite enough as Taylor claimed his second career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main victory and third overall Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win.

Davis had to settle for second, Karnitz was third, fourth starter T.J. Smith of Greenville placed fourth, and Waldo’s Chris Clayton rode the low line from the 14th starting spot to round out the top five.

Outside front row starter Jason Juech of Plymouth seized the lead at the start of the Grand National A main with fourth starter Greg Goschey of Slinger in pursuit in the early going.

Juech built up a big early lead before the first of four caution flags flew on lap 8 for a multi-car incident in turn four. Following the restart, Luke Scholten, who started fifth, moved up to take second on lap 9.

One lap later, Scholten swung past Juech to seize the lead with a low move in turn three. After three more caution flags appeared in rapid succession, Scholten held strong at the point while 2018 PDTR Grand National champion and last week’s Scott Weiss Memorial race winner Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved up from his 12th starting position to break into the top three as the laps wound down.

Scholten held strong to collect his 20th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory and pull within four of all-time division wins leader Brad Lubach.

Kulow slipped underneath Juech, heading to the checkered flag to grab a runner-up finish. Juech was third, Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake placed fourth from the seventh starting spot, and ninth starter Justin Miller of Plymouth was fifth.

Polesitter Travis Kleindl of Beaver Dam paced the opening laps before the first of three caution flags was displayed on lap 3. When the race resumed, third starter Rory Welch of Plymouth powered in to assume the top spot on laps 6 and 7. However, Kleindl battled back along the outside groove to retake the lead in turn four on lap 8.

On lap 11, Sheppard, who claimed the 2018 PDTR B Mod title, advanced from his ninth starting position to take second. After another caution period, Sheppard stalked Kleindl to mount a challenge along the low line.

After the third and final caution, Sheppard applied heavy pressure for the lead before finally pulling off the winning move with a nifty high-to-low maneuver exiting four to nip Kleindl at the finish line by a scant .141 of a second.

Sheppard’s thrilling victory was his second of the 2026 season and fourth of his PDTR B Mod career.

Kleindl placed second, 2017 PDTR B Mod champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls took third from the 11th starting position, 2024 division champ Travis Schmidt of Cascade charged up from the 12th starting spot to take fourth, and 17th starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan rounded out the top five.

All four A-main winners earned an extra $100 and second-place finishers claimed an additional $25 courtesy of Larry Dietz of Next Step Consulting and Business Solutions.

Brok Clifcorn of Cottage Grove won the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B Main.

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha claimed overall fast qualifier honors in the Super Six Late Model Series with a lap of 13.277 seconds.

Tyler Davis earned fastest overall qualifier honors in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.237 seconds.

The 10th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Next Step Insurance, featured 77 total cars, including 27 360 Sprint Cars, 19 Grand Nationals, 18 B Mods, and 13 Late Models.

Plymouth Dirt Track Racing returns to action this Saturday, July 25, for the annual Christmas in July event featuring the third and final appearance of the 2026 season for the Badger Midgets presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

The Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals, and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods will also be in competition.

As part of Christmas in July, kids are invited to the PDTR merchandise table under the grandstand between 4:30 and 6 p.m. to decorate their own Christmas stocking filled with an assortment of goodies while supplies last.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and opening ceremonies at 6 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.

 

SEUBERT CALF RANCHES SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 7-Joel Bennett [1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [4]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller [7]; 4. 250-Turk Letizia [2]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt [3]; 6. 56-Justin Ritchie [6]; 7. 54-Kevin Baldry [11]; 8. 99-Scott Specht [8]; 9. 51-Chris Oertel [9]; 10. 99S-Sawyer Specht [13]; 11. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [5]; 12. 77-Bill Edler [12]; 13. 10-Paul Parker [10]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Joel Bennett[1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[3]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller[2]; 4. 56-Justin Ritchie[6]; 5. 10-Paul Parker[4]; 6. 54-Kevin Baldry[5]; 7. 77-Bill Edler[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 250-Turk Letizia[1]; 2. 55B-Joe Bongiorno[3]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt[6]; 4. 99-Scott Specht[4]; 5. 51-Chris Oertel[5]; 6. 99S-Sawyer Specht[2]

Qualifying 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.277[3]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.383[4]; 3. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.449[5]; 4. 10-Paul Parker, 13.799[1]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry, 14.017[2]; 6. 56-Justin Ritchie, 14.023[7]; 7. 77-Bill Edler, 14.245[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 13.546[2]; 2. 99S-Sawyer Specht, 13.551[1]; 3. 250-Turk Letizia, 13.556[6]; 4. 99-Scott Specht, 13.709[5]; 5. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.730[4]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.793[3]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis [7]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton [14]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 7. 15-Carter Chevalier [3]; 8. 57-Tristan Furseth [12]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [10]; 10. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 11. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [15]; 12. 46-Steven Ruh [19]; 13. 51C-Brok Clifcorn [17]; 14. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [20]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [13]; 16. 14J-Joseph Hintz [16]; 17. 25-Cody Schlafer [18]; 18. 68P-Frank Perko [22]; 19. 20W-Weston Finke [9]; 20. 59-Ethon Stear [21]; 21. 5-Chad Stouthamer [2]; 22. 24X-Eric Wilke [11]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[1]; 2. 25-Cody Schlafer[3]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh[2]; 4. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[6]; 5. 59-Ethon Stear[5]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[4]; 7. 44H-Hayden Johnson[9]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra[11]; 9. 55P-Brady Portschy[10]; 10. 30-Nathan Skelton[7]; 11. 5S-Kevin Seidler[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[2]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth[3]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]; 6. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[5]; 7. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[2]; 2. 15-Carter Chevalier[4]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[6]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[5]; 6. 44H-Hayden Johnson[1]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Chad Stouthamer[1]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor[2]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis[4]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton[5]; 5. 59-Ethon Stear[3]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[6]; 7. 5S-Kevin Seidler[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 2. 20W-Weston Finke[1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[4]; 4. 25-Cody Schlafer[2]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[5]; 6. (DNS) 11-Tony Wondra

Qualifying 1: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.500[5]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.553[4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.553[6]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.778[3]; 5. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 12.813[7]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.834[1]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.834[2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.560[4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.689[1]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.755[3]; 4. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.796[6]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.882[7]; 6. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.975[2]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton, 13.426[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.237[2]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.319[5]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.397[7]; 4. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.465[4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.508[1]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 12.897[3]; 7. 5S-Kevin Seidler, 13.769[6]

Qualifying 4: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.368[6]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.430[3]; 3. 25-Cody Schlafer, 12.433[4]; 4. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.512[5]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn, 12.627[1]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 17.748[2]

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 80-Luke Scholten [5]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [12]; 3. 42-Jason Juech [2]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [7]; 5. 15M-Justin Miller [9]; 6. 53B-Matt Urban [11]; 7. 52W-Jack Wiroll [8]; 8. 95-Donny Kulow [13]; 9. 27-Greg Goschey [4]; 10. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [3]; 11. 6-Dick Hed [10]; 12. 58-Dave Holm [1]; 13. 15-Derek Kaat [16]; 14. 54-Austin Yancey [17]; 15. 17-Mike Klenz [14]; 16. 83-Roman Blank [18]; 17. 77-Ron Johnson [19]; 18. 13-Josh Pierce [6]; 19. 16-Will Schumacher [15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jason Juech[2]; 2. 58-Dave Holm[1]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten[3]; 4. 53B-Matt Urban[6]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow[4]; 6. 16-Will Schumacher[5]; 7. 83-Roman Blank[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]; 2. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[4]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow[6]; 4. 15M-Justin Miller[5]; 5. 77-Ron Johnson[1]; 6. 15-Derek Kaat[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Josh Pierce[3]; 2. 27-Greg Goschey[2]; 3. 6-Dick Hed[5]; 4. 52W-Jack Wiroll[4]; 5. 17-Mike Klenz[6]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey[1]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 2. 69-Travis Kleindl [1]; 3. 19J-Justin Green [11]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt [12]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [17]; 6. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 7. 59S-Spencer Long [6]; 8. 8-Carsin Cullen [10]; 9. 12T-Tim Thrun [14]; 10. 11B-Brad Buckman [5]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [15]; 12. 58-Nate Gross [7]; 13. 67-Vince Jung [8]; 14. 48-Matt Urban [16]; 15. 9-Hunter Larson [4]; 16. 19-Parker Glander [2]; 17. 88-Jonathan Hitsman [18]; 18. (DNS) 4-Justin Blackburn

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19J-Justin Green[6]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long[3]; 3. 73-Rory Welch[2]; 4. 58-Nate Gross[4]; 5. 4-Justin Blackburn[1]; 6. (DNF) 48-Matt Urban[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Travis Kleindl[1]; 2. 9-Hunter Larson[2]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt[6]; 4. 29S-Tim Sheppard[5]; 5. 12T-Tim Thrun[4]; 6. 66-Steve Lorier[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Vince Jung[4]; 2. 19-Parker Glander[1]; 3. 8-Carsin Cullen[5]; 4. 11B-Brad Buckman[2]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 6. 88-Jonathan Hitsman[6]

Mueller, Smith, Green, Ostrowski claim A-main triumphs

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 11, 2026 – With a strong, enthusiastic, and celebratory Wall of Fame Induction Night crowd on hand, 2018 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth turned in a night to remember by claiming a first-place prize of $1,053 in the special 53-lap Dirt Devil Grand National Series Scott Weiss Memorial Grand National A main presented by Oostburg Automotive on Saturday, July 11 at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

In other main event action, six-time PDTR Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake led flag-to-flag en route to his first Plymouth victory in three years in the 30-lap Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz main event.

T.J. Smith of Greenville used a late charge to notch his second A-main triumph of the 2026 campaign in a 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car feature event, which featured three different leaders.

After a few years’ absence, 2017 division champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls returned to victory lane for the first time in five years in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A main.

On the fifth annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night, four-time Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion and 2024 Wall of Fame inductee Pete Ostrowski of East Troy took home a trophy in the special Vintage Modified feature.

Three-time PDTR Grand National champion Brad Lubach of Kiel jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the 53-lap Scott Weiss Memorial Grand National headliner from the outside front row starting spot.

Behind the wheel of the 41k car normally driven by Katelyn Sohrweide, Lubach dominated the first half of the race, leading up to a scheduled stop on lap 24 to allow crews to add fuel for the extended-lap event.

When the green flag flew to commence the second half of the race, Kulow, who started 11th, wasted little time jumping to the outside groove to charge into second following the restart. On lap 25, Kulow bolted past Lubach to claim the lead in turn one.

The third of four caution flags flew on lap 28 before the final caution was displayed on lap 29. Following a single-file restart, Kulow again blasted away from the field on the way to a half-lap margin of victory for his second A-main triumph of the 2026 season and 14th career PDTR Grand National main event win.

Kulow’s victory was worth $1,053 in a race contested in memory of the late Scott Weiss, a former racer and the father of current PDTR Grand National competitor Dustin Weiss, who passed away in May.

Lubach had to settle for second, 87-year-old Dick Hed of Plymouth started and finished third, Will Schumacher of Hartford raced up from the 17th starting position to place fourth, and fifth starter Jack Wiroll of Sheboygan rounded out the top five.

Brad Mueller seized the top spot on the opening lap of the Super Six Late Model Series main event from the pole before the first of two caution flags was thrown on lap 2 following contact between Paul Parker and Joel Bennett in turn four.

On the restart, Mueller pulled away while third starter Justin Ritchie of New London worked his way into second on lap 4. Following a pair of caution flags on lap 17, fifth starter Brett Swedberg of Shawano inched ahead of Ritchie to seize the runner-up spot on lap 18.

Meanwhile, Mueller controlled the pace before catching up to the rear of the field on the final circuit. While Mueller got hung up briefly by a lapped car, Swedberg closed significantly on Mueller in the closing lap. However, Mueller held on to secure his first Super Six Late Model Series A-main win at Plymouth since May 6, 2023, and the 25th main event victory of his PDTR Late Model career.

Swedberg was second, Ritchie placed third, five-time PDTR Late Model champ Justin Schmidt of Cleveland placed fourth after starting eighth, and ninth starter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee rounded out the top five.

For the second A main in a row at Plymouth, Katelyn Krebsbach of Johnsburg, who started second, grabbed the lead on the opening circuit of the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car main event.

On lap 3, a red flag appeared when Ryan Sawusch flipped and made hard contact with the fence in turn one. His car suffered heavy damage, but Sawusch was able to escape uninjured.

Following the restart, PDTR 360 Sprint Car rookie Ethon Stear of Hebron, Ill., who started on the pole, rode the high groove to pressure Krebsbach for the top spot. On lap 9, Stear pounced with a low move in turn three to come out with the lead.

However, Krebsbach battled back and regained the lead in turn two one lap later. While Stear stayed with the top side, fourth starter T.J. Smith went to work on the bottom of the speedway.

On lap 16, Smith gained second and, two laps later, he pulled ahead of the high-riding Krebsbach in turn four. After a caution flag flew on lap 19 for Tom Becker’s spin, defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend used the high line to vault his way from fourth to second on lap 20.

The cushion-pounding Karnitz nearly pulled even with the low-riding Smith, but he was unable to secure the pass. As the top groove faded, Krebsbach repassed Karnitz to regain second.

Smith could not be denied as he cruised to his second victory of the 2026 campaign and fourth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-Main win. Krebsbach nailed down a career-best A-main finish with a strong runner-up showing, Karnitz placed third, PDTR 360 Sprint Car rookie Carter Chevalier of Andover, Minn., took fourth from the third starting spot, and Justin Erickson of Plymouth, who started seventh, rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Brad Buckman of Kiel led the opening laps of the 25-lap B Mod main event before Steve Lorier of Sheboygan brought out the first caution of the race after contacting the wall exiting turn two on lap 6.

When the race resumed, Justin Green powered up from the ninth starting position to assume second on lap 6. Three laps later, Green swept his way into the lead in turn four.

Another caution flag slowed the pace on lap 14, but it didn’t hinder Green as he pulled away to earn his first A-main victory since July 17, 2021, and his ninth career PDTR B Mod main event win.

After starting 11th, 2024 PDTR B Mod champion Travis Schmidt of Cascade placed second, Buckman was third, Vince Jung of Iron Ridge took fourth after starting fifth, and 2018 PDTR B Mod champ Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam, who started 10th, rounded out the top five.

A last row starting spot was no problem for Plymouth Winged Super Modified legend Pete Ostrowski, who raced his familiar red No. 7 car to a dominating win in the Vintage Modified main event.

Rookie Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam earned his first-ever PDTR 360 Sprint Car race victory in the 12-lap B Main.

Matt Urban of Milwaukee was victorious in the 12-lap PDTR Grand National B main.

Brett Swedberg earned overall fast qualifier honors in the Super Six Late Model Series with a lap of 14.768 seconds.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville was the fastest qualifier overall in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 13.903 seconds.

At intermission, drivers John Born, Brian Gilles, Terry Marten, Lanny Schirmer, Gib Wiser, track workers Dale Baumann, Kim Baumann, Dave Bohrmueller, and Brian Triphan, along with the Sippel Racing Family, were inducted to the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame.

The ninth event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Butch and Janet Hafemann and the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame, attracted a field of 86 entries, including 29 Grand Nationals, 24 360 Sprint Cars, 18 Late Models, and 15 B Mods.

The next event on the 2026 calendar at The Plymouth Dirt Track features the fifth round of the 2026 Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz, along with the Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals, and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and opening ceremonies at 6 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.

 

DIRT DEVIL GRAND NATIONAL SERIES OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

Oostburg Automotive A Main (53 Laps): 1. 24K-Tyler Kulow [11]; 2. 41K-Brad Lubach [2]; 3. 6-Dick Hed [3]; 4. 16-Will Schumacher [17]; 5. 52W-Jack Wiroll [5]; 6. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [8]; 7. 13-Josh Pierce [4]; 8. 95-Donny Kulow [20]; 9. 53B-Matt Urban [21]; 10. 15M-Justin Miller [9]; 11. 15-Derek Kaat [14]; 12. 10R-Jeff Richards [12]; 13. 37-Ryan Minster [10]; 14. 80-Luke Scholten [22]; 15. 19P-Marshall Plate [16]; 16. 53W-Dustin Weiss [7]; 17. 93-Mavrick Ruh [6]; 18. 8R-Jake Richards [24]; 19. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [18]; 20. 5R-Nate Ruh [23]; 21. 11-Dylan May [19]; 22. 3-Jim Wirtz [13]; 23. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss [1]; 24. 82H-Matt Loehr [15]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 53B-Matt Urban[6]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten[8]; 3. 5R-Nate Ruh[2]; 4. 8R-Jake Richards[1]; 5. 42-Jason Juech[5]; 6. 25J-Jonathan Persha[3]; 7. 77-Ron Johnson[9]; 8. 58-Dave Holm[7]; 9. 97-Marc Miller[4]

Stubler Insurance Solutions Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss[1]; 2. 6-Dick Hed[3]; 3. 93-Mavrick Ruh[4]; 4. 3-Jim Wirtz[7]; 5. 16-Will Schumacher[5]; 6. 8R-Jake Richards[6]; 7. 42-Jason Juech[2]; 8. 77-Ron Johnson[8]

Stubler Insurance Solutions Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 41K-Brad Lubach[1]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss[4]; 3. 15M-Justin Miller[5]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat[3]; 5. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]; 6. 5R-Nate Ruh[7]; 7. 53B-Matt Urban[6]

Stubler Insurance Solutions Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Josh Pierce[3]; 2. 37-Ryan Minster[5]; 3. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[4]; 4. 82H-Matt Loehr[7]; 5. 11-Dylan May[2]; 6. 25J-Jonathan Persha[1]; 7. 58-Dave Holm[6]

Stubler Ins Solutions Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 52W-Jack Wiroll[3]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow[5]; 3. 10R-Jeff Richards[7]; 4. 19P-Marshall Plate[1]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow[4]; 6. 97-Marc Miller[6]; 7. 80-Luke Scholten[2]

 

SEUBERT CALF RANCHES SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller [1]; 2. 3-Brett Swedberg [5]; 3. 56-Justin Ritchie [3]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt [8]; 5. 250-Turk Letizia [9]; 6. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [15]; 7. 42-Terry Casey [7]; 8. 21-Todd Frank [10]; 9. 99-Scott Specht [12]; 10. 54-Kevin Baldry [11]; 11. 8R-Jon Krogstad [13]; 12. 77-Bill Edler [14]; 13. 10-Paul Parker [2]; 14. 7-Joel Bennett [4]; 15. 21F-Gunner Frank [6]; 16. (DNS) 03-Dan White; 17. (DNS) 99R-Aaron Reivitis; 18. (DNS) 12-Ethan Kling

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Justin Ritchie[2]; 2. 3-Brett Swedberg[3]; 3. 54-Kevin Baldry[1]; 4. 250-Turk Letizia[4]; 5. 77-Bill Edler[5]; 6. (DNS) 12-Ethan Kling

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller[3]; 2. 21F-Gunner Frank[2]; 3. 99-Scott Specht[1]; 4. 21-Todd Frank[4]; 5. 8R-Jon Krogstad[6]; 6. (DNS) 03-Dan White

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Paul Parker[2]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett[4]; 3. 42-Terry Casey[3]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt[5]; 5. 55B-Joe Bongiorno[1]; 6. (DNS) 99R-Aaron Reivitis

Qualifying 1: 1. 3-Brett Swedberg, 14.768[1]; 2. 56-Justin Ritchie, 15.050[2]; 3. 54-Kevin Baldry, 15.124[3]; 4. 250-Turk Letizia, 15.211[4]; 5. 77-Bill Edler, 15.763[5]; 6. 12-Ethan Kling, 17.939[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 14.797[4]; 2. 21F-Gunner Frank, 15.111[2]; 3. 99-Scott Specht, 15.340[6]; 4. 21-Todd Frank, 15.696[5]; 5. 03-Dan White, 15.902[1]; 6. 8R-Jon Krogstad, 15.961[3]

Qualifying 3: 1. 42-Terry Casey, 14.818[5]; 2. 10-Paul Parker, 14.950[1]; 3. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.962[2]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett, 15.022[4]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt, 15.108[3]; 6. 99R-Aaron Reivitis, 16.718[6]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [2]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [10]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier [3]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [7]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt [11]; 7. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [15]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra [13]; 9. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 10. 14J-Joseph Hintz [6]; 11. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [16]; 12. 5C-Chad Stouthamer [14]; 13. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 14. 46-Steven Ruh [17]; 15. 69-Bill Taylor [9]; 16. 20W-Weston Finke [18]; 17. 34T-Tom Becker [20]; 18. 30-Nathan Skelton [21]; 19. 87R-Josh Rehberg [19]; 20. 68P-Frank Perko [12]; 21. 59-Ethon Stear [1]; 22. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [22]; 23. (DNS) 14AJ-Ryan Zielski

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[3]; 2. 46-Steven Ruh[4]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke[1]; 4. 87R-Josh Rehberg[2]; 5. 34T-Tom Becker[7]; 6. 30-Nathan Skelton[5]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[6]; 8. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[1]; 2. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski[2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[3]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor[4]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra[5]; 6. 5C-Chad Stouthamer[7]; 7. (DNF) 30-Nathan Skelton[6]; 8. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Carter Chevalier[1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis[2]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson[4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[3]; 5. 68P-Frank Perko[5]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke[6]; 7. 87R-Josh Rehberg[8]; 8. 34T-Tom Becker[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[1]; 2. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 3. 59-Ethon Stear[6]; 4. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 6. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[5]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh[7]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.903[3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.955[4]; 3. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 14.036[8]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 14.089[1]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.313[5]; 6. 30-Nathan Skelton, 14.838[6]; 7. 5-Kevin Seidler, 14.838[2]; 8. 5C-Chad Stouthamer, 14.838[7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.977[3]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 14.053[8]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 14.074[6]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier, 14.131[1]; 5. 68P-Frank Perko, 14.153[4]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke, 14.177[5]; 7. 34T-Tom Becker, 15.625[7]; 8. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 15.625[2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 13.994[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 14.082[8]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 14.189[6]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.260[1]; 5. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 14.440[4]; 6. 59-Ethon Stear, 14.485[5]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh, 14.849[7]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 15.166[3]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 19J-Justin Green [9]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [11]; 3. 11B-Brad Buckman [2]; 4. 67-Vince Jung [5]; 5. 29S-Tim Sheppard [10]; 6. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [8]; 7. 12T-Tim Thrun [3]; 8. 59S-Spencer Long [1]; 9. 48-Matt Urban [6]; 10. 73-Rory Welch [14]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [4]; 12. 19-Parker Glander [15]; 13. 117-Jim Juneau [13]; 14. 14-Justin Muehlbauer [12]; 15. 66-Steve Lorier [7]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard[5]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long[1]; 3. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier[4]; 5. (DNF) 117-Jim Juneau[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11B-Brad Buckman[2]; 2. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski[4]; 3. 67-Vince Jung[3]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt[5]; 5. 73-Rory Welch[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12T-Tim Thrun[2]; 2. 19J-Justin Green[4]; 3. 48-Matt Urban[3]; 4. 14-Justin Muehlbauer[5]; 5. 19-Parker Glander[1]

 

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 20, 2026 – Defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend halted two-time track champion Ben Schmidt’s Plymouth winning streak at three in claiming his second A-main victory of the 2026 PDTR campaign on Mid-Season Night at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., on Saturday, June 20.

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National division, Nick Schumacher of Eagle racked up his initial A-main win of the season.

Former track champion Travis Schmidt of Cascade racked up his first 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod main event triumph of the year.

Seth Johnson of Hartland led flag to flag en route to his first career 20-lap A-main victory in the AutoMeter Powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series presented by PDTR guest division sponsor Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

After lining up on the outside of the front row, Kevin Karnitz outpowered polesitter Brandon Berth of Cascade to take the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event.

Riding the high and wide cushion, Karnitz caught up the back of the field on lap 6 and went to work slicing his way through thick slower traffic. As the leaders worked their way through a continual swarm of cars, Berth pulled even with Karnitz with a slide job on lap 8.

However, Karnitz fended off Berth’s spirited challenge for the lead. On lap 10, Berth exchanged sliders with fourth starter T.J. Smith of Greenville in a heated duel for the runner-up spot.

Meanwhile, Karnitz weaved his way through slower traffic with some daring, but well-measured moves utilizing the bite of the preferred outside groove to extend his lead by lap 15.

Three laps later, Ben Schmidt of Plymouth charged up from the 10th starting spot to slip past Smith to secure second. As the laps wound down, Schmidt used the low line to gradually reel in the high-riding Karnitz.

However, Schmidt’s valiant bid for a fourth straight PDTR and fifth consecutive Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main win came up just short.

Karnitz secured his 10th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car victory and 12th career MSA main event win in the caution-free race, which came with a $1,000 first-place prize.

Schmidt was second, Berth wound up third, Smith finished fourth, and third starter Josh Walter of Plymouth rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Nick Schumacher grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the Grand National A main with 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Justin Miller of Plymouth, who started third, following in second.

Schumacher wasted no time building up a solid lead before catching the back of the pack on lap 12, which allowed Miller and sixth starter Matt Urban of Milwaukee behind the wheel of Brad Weiss’ 53 car to close the gap.

The only caution flag of the event appeared on lap 20 when Tanner Lorenz spun in turn four. Following the restart, Urban moved past Miller to seize second. Over the final five laps, Urban dug hard and mounted a final bid for the lead with a low move exiting turn four of the final lap.

However, Schumacher held on to edge Urban by just half a car length (.102 of a second) at the finish line to score his fifth career PDTR Grand National A-main victory and $500 first-place paycheck.

Urban, who raced to victory in his first time behind the wheel of the 53 car on June 13, had to settle for a close second, Miller placed a Grand National career-best third, 2018 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved up from the 12th starting spot to take fourth, and fourth starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Parker Glander of Sheboygan Falls outdueled Tim Thrun of Horicon, who started fourth, to pace the field in the early stages of the PDTR B Mod main event.

The first of four caution flags came out on lap 6 for Justin Blackburn’s spin in turn four. Following the restart, 2024 PDTR B Mod champion Travis Schmidt, who started eighth, powered in to seize second on lap 8 before shooting past Glander into the lead in turn three on lap 9.

The second caution flag came out on lap 12 for an incident involving Vince Jung and Tim Sheppard in turn three. After the restart, sixth starter Matt Urban advanced to second. By lap 19, Schmidt had built up a full-straightaway cushion over Urban.

After two more caution flags for single-car incidents involving Parker Glander and Steve Lorier on lap 23, Schmidt held strong on the way to his ninth career PDTR B Mod A-main win, which was worth $500.

Urban took second, Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls bolted up from the 16th starting spot (last on the grid) to take third, newcomer Ryan Kuehn of Oconomowoc, who started ninth, finished fourth, and Trevor Maurer of De Pere placed fifth from the 12th starting spot in his first appearance at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Seth Johnson, who started on the pole, jumped into the lead of the 20-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car A main on the drop of the green flag. The lone caution of the event came out on lap 3 when Jordan Miklas spun in turn two.

Johnson utilized the preferred high line to control the lead after the restart with Wisconsin wingLESS rookie Colin Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., who started on the outside of the front row, following in second.

On lap 16, Johnson and Sivia were dueling in close quarters when Johnson came in contact with a slower car in turn two. However, Johnson recovered nicely to maintain the lead and pull away from Sivia over the final four laps on the way to his first career Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A-main victory.

Sivia was second, third starter John Fahl of Brown Deer took third, Rusty Egan of Round Lake Heights, Ill. moved up from the eighth starting spot to place fourth, and Tim Cox of Park City, Ill. wound up fifth after starting sixth.

Weston Finke of Mayville won the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

Rookie Ethon Stear of Hebron, Ill. was the overall fastest qualifier in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.480 seconds.

Rusty Egan earned fast qualifier honors in the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car division with a lap of 13.771 seconds.

The seventh event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Vesta, drew a field of 82 entries, including 27 360 Sprint Cars, 21 Grand Nationals, 17 B Mods and 17 Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars.

To help celebrate Mid-Season Night, PDTR added $3,000 to the purse for the 360 Sprint Car, Grand National and B Mod divisions ($1,000 each).

Plymouth Dirt Track Racing will return to action on Saturday, June 27 with the third scheduled 2026 Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series event presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz, along with the Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods.

The program will also feature Hot Wheels Races at the PDTR merchandise table under the grandstand to start the evening.

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

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AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [10]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [1]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 5. 67-Josh Walter [3]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson [16]; 7. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 8. 69-Shane Wenninger [7]; 9. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 10. 14J-Joseph Hintz [8]; 11. 15-Carter Chevalier [18]; 12. 59-Ethon Stear [13]; 13. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [9]; 14. 57-Tristan Furseth [15]; 15. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [14]; 16. 24X-Eric Wilke [11]; 17. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [21]; 18. 44H-Hayden Johnson [19]; 19. 51-Chris Larson [12]; 20. 11-Tony Wondra [20]; 21. 68P-Frank Perko [22]; 22. 20W-Weston Finke [17]

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 20W-Weston Finke[2]; 2. 15-Carter Chevalier[1]; 3. 44H-Hayden Johnson[7]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra[3]; 5. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[8]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[5]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh[9]; 8. 87R-Josh Rehberg[4]; 9. 30-Nathan Skelton[10]; 10. (DNS) 37Z-Jake Zimmerman; 11. (DNS) 5-Chad Stouthamer

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis[1]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[2]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier[3]; 5. 20W-Weston Finke[5]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[6]; 7. (DNS) 5-Chad Stouthamer

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 2. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 4. 59-Ethon Stear[4]; 5. 57-Tristan Furseth[6]; 6. 44H-Hayden Johnson[5]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Josh Walter[2]; 2. 69-Shane Wenninger[3]; 3. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski[4]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[5]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[1]; 6. 87R-Josh Rehberg[7]; 7. (DNF) 30-Nathan Skelton[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[2]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra[5]; 6. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.743[2]; 2. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.802[6]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 12.834[3]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.954[5]; 5. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.973[7]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.051[1]; 7. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 13.051[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.480[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.723[5]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.782[6]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.805[1]; 5. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.813[4]; 6. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.876[3]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 12.893[7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 12.884[4]; 2. 69-Shane Wenninger, 12.953[7]; 3. 67-Josh Walter, 12.991[5]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.999[3]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.117[1]; 6. 30-Nathan Skelton, 13.497[6]; 7. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 13.497[2]

Qualifying 4: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.760[1]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.849[5]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.961[3]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.108[4]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.490[6]; 6. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 13.951[2]

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS 

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 47-Nick Schumacher [1]; 2. 53B-Matt Urban [6]; 3. 15M-Justin Miller [3]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [12]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 6. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [13]; 7. 39-Brad Lubach [11]; 8. 53W-Dustin Weiss [10]; 9. 16-Will Schumacher [5]; 10. 93-Mavrick Ruh [20]; 11. 80-Luke Scholten [7]; 12. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 13. 27-Greg Goschey [15]; 14. 13-Josh Pierce [9]; 15. 42-Jason Juech [14]; 16. 54-Austin Yancey [18]; 17. 44G-Rich Garb [17]; 18. 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide [19]; 19. 15-Derek Kaat [8]; 20. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [16]; 21. 77-Ron Johnson [21]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Nick Schumacher[2]; 2. 95-Donny Kulow[3]; 3. 15-Derek Kaat[5]; 4. 39-Brad Lubach[6]; 5. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[7]; 6. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[4]; 7. 54-Austin Yancey[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53B-Matt Urban[4]; 2. 6-Dick Hed[2]; 3. 13-Josh Pierce[5]; 4. 16-Will Schumacher[3]; 5. 42-Jason Juech[6]; 6. 44G-Rich Garb[7]; 7. (DNF) 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15M-Justin Miller[2]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow[5]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss[4]; 4. 80-Luke Scholten[3]; 5. 27-Greg Goschey[1]; 6. 77-Ron Johnson[6]; 7. (DNS) 93-Mavrick Ruh

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [8]; 2. 48-Matt Urban [6]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long [16]; 4. 29R-Ryan Kuehn [9]; 5. 22T-Trevor Maurer [12]; 6. 29S-Tim Sheppard [7]; 7. 67-Vince Jung [10]; 8. 31W-Shane Long [14]; 9. 17-Brandon Knepprath [13]; 10. 12T-Tim Thrun [4]; 11. 5X-Tony Gates [3]; 12. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 13. (DNF) 19-Parker Glander [2]; 14. (DNF) 73-Rory Welch [1]; 15. (DNF) X-Chris Budzban [11]; 16. (DNF) 4-Justin Blackburn [15]; 17. (DNS) 26P-Ryan Pafford

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. X-Chris Budzban[6]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt[5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier[4]; 4. 73-Rory Welch[2]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 6. 4-Justin Blackburn[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Tony Gates[3]; 2. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 3. 22T-Trevor Maurer[6]; 4. 29R-Ryan Kuehn[5]; 5. 31W-Shane Long[2]; 6. (DNF) 26P-Ryan Pafford[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard[3]; 2. 12T-Tim Thrun[2]; 3. 67-Vince Jung[4]; 4. 19-Parker Glander[1]; 5. (DNS) 59S-Spencer Long

 

SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 99J-Seth Johnson [1]; 2. 11S-Colin Sivia [2]; 3. 0-John Fahl [3]; 4. 50-Rusty Egan [8]; 5. 14-Tim Cox [6]; 6. 22-Greg Alt [5]; 7. 38-Allen Hafford [7]; 8. 29J-Ralph Johnson 4]; 9. 26-Preston Ruh [9]; 10. 24-Eric Wilke [17]; 11. 2J-Christian Janssen [11]; 12. 4G-George Gaertner III [12]; 13. 54-Chance Ciskowski [13]; 14. 7-Trinity Uttech [14]; 15. 7D-Josh Davidson [16]; 16. 41-Dennis Spitz [15]; 17. 44J-Jordan Miklas [10]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 29J-Ralph Johnson[2]; 2. 14-Tim Cox[3]; 3. 26-Preston Ruh[5]; 4. 11S-Colin Sivia[1]; 5. 50-Rusty Egan[4]; 6. 2J-Christian Janssen[6]; 7. 7-Trinity Uttech[7]; 8. 7D-Josh Davidson[8]; 9. (DNS) 24-Eric Wilke

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 99J-Seth Johnson[1]; 2. 22-Greg Alt[3]; 3. 44J-Jordan Miklas[5]; 4. 0-John Fahl[2]; 5. 38-Allen Hafford[4]; 6. 4G-George Gaertner III[8]; 7. 54-Chance Ciskowski[6]; 8. 41-Dennis Spitz[7]

Qualifying: 1. 50-Rusty Egan, 13.771[1]; 2. 38-Allen Hafford, 14.153[2]; 3. 14-Tim Cox, 14.171[16]; 4. 22-Greg Alt, 14.260[5]; 5. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 14.326[6]; 6. 0-John Fahl, 14.340[15]; 7. 11S-Colin Sivia, 14.342[3]; 8. 99J-Seth Johnson, 14.359[17]; 9. 26-Preston Ruh, 14.365[14]; 10. 44J-Jordan Miklas, 14.373[13]; 11. 2J-Christian Janssen, 14.446[4]; 12. 54-Chance Ciskowski, 14.470[11]; 13. 7-Trinity Uttech, 14.657[9]; 14. 41-Dennis Spitz, 14.673[7]; 15. 7D-Josh Davidson, 14.989[12]; 16. 4G-George Gaertner III, 15.017[10]; 17. (DNS) 24-Eric Wilke, 15.017