Scheffler crowned Dirt King, Schmidt tops 360 Sprints

By Jeff Pederson

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 28, 2026 – Jeff Richards of Montello took home the $2,067 top prize in claiming the Dirt Devil Grand National Series Scott Haupt Memorial, while Tyler Kulow of Plymouth nailed down the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Oostburg Automotive Grand National track title and Travis Schmidt of Cascade secured the Sheboygan Flooring B Mod championship in the 2026 season championship night for both divisions at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 28.

Two-time Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth racked up his eighth A-main win of the 2026 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap division headliner.

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha posted a flag-to-flag triumph in the 30-lap WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour main event presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

Aaron Streblow of Waupun jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap Dirt Devil Grand National Series main event with third starter Dan Schumacher of Germantown in tow.

On lap 3, a seven-car incident in turn one brought out the first of two caution laps. Following the restart, Jeff Richards, who started 10^th, moved in to challenge Schumacher for second.

After a spirited back-and-forth duel, Richards sneaked into second on lap 6. Two laps later, Luke Scholten stopped in turn three to draw the final caution flag of the race. Richards used the ensuing restart to challenge Streblow for the top spot.

Richards, who was making a rare Plymouth Dirt Track appearance, hounded Streblow over the better part of the next 13 laps before finally using the outside groove to power into the lead when Streblow got boxed in behind a slower car on lap 22.

Richards went on to secure his first career PDTR Grand National triumph, which was good for a $2,067 payout thanks to extra purse money contributed by Plymouth Dirt Track Racing, Suburban Motors Harley Davidson and Wayne’s Drive-In.

Streblow had to settle for second, Schumacher was third, Marshall Plate of Chilton placed fourth after starting sixth, and 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Justin Miller of Plymouth recorded a fifth-place finish from the 11th starting spot.

Tyler Kulow placed 13^th to wrap up his second career PDTR Grand National title by 23 points over Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake.

Outside front row starter Eric Wilke of Genesee jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car main event as Ben Schmidt bolted up from the fourth starting slot to land second on lap 2.

Four laps later, Schmidt ripped off a slide job to sweep past Wilke in turn four. Schmidt quickly caught the back of the pack before the first caution flag of the race came out on lap 8 for the stopped car of Hayden Johnson in turn four.

Schmidt blasted away from the field on the ensuing restart to build up a full-straightaway cushion over Wilke by lap 13. Two laps later, Schmidt became entrenched in thick lapped traffic, which gave Wilke a chance to close in.

As Wilke worked hard to track down Schmidt along the preferred outside groove, polesitter Justin Erickson of Plymouth made it a three-car duel, sliding into second place in turn four on lap 21.

Erickson cut Schmidt’s lead over the next two laps as the leaders stayed mired in heavy traffic. However, the race at the front opened when the second caution flag appeared for a spin involving Frank Perko in turn two on lap 23.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt gapped the field on the way to his eighth PDTR 360 Sprint Car win of the season, ninth Midwest Sprint Car Association victory of the 2026 campaign, 36^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car victory and 61st career MSA triumph, which ws worth $1,000 as part of a boosted PDTR purse.

Erickson placed second, sixth starter Josh Walter of Plymouth placed third, Wilke wound up fourth, and PDTR 360 Sprint Car rookie Chad Stouthamer of Big Bend advanced from the eighth starting position to record a 360 Sprint Car career-best fifth-place finish.

Schmidt heads into the PDTR 360 Sprint Car season finale on Saturday, Sept. 26 with an insurmountable 141-point lead over T.J. Smith of Greenville at the top of the standings.

Brad Buckman of Kiel led the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod A main before polesitter Ryan Pafford of Kiel took over the top spot on the second circuit. One lap later, third starter Chris Budzban of Luxemburg assumed second and quickly tracked down Pafford.

On lap 11, Budzban ducked under Pafford to make what proved to be the winning move in turn two. Former PDTR B Mod champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls tracked into third from the 10th starting spot on lap 12, and by lap 14 he became locked firmly into Budzban’s tire tracks.

Green attempted to nudge underneath Budzban on lap 20 to no avail before the second caution of the race came out on lap 22 for the stalled car of Brendan Ostrowski.

Following the restart, Green moved up to the middle lane to mount one final attempt to steal the victory from Budzban. Green made a big run on the final lap to challenge for the lead, but his spirited effort fell a car length short at the finish line.

Budzban recorded his second career PDTR B Mod main event victory in very limited starts at the track to collect a $500 check.

Green was a close second, Pafford took third, Travis Schmidt stormed up from the ninth starting spot to wrap up his second career PDTR B Mod track title with a fourth-place showing, and Colten Van Hierden of Waupun advanced from 11th at the start to round out the top five.

Schmidt, who won his first PDTR B Mod championship in 2024, picked up title number two by a 24-point margin over 2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam.

Taylor Scheffler, who claimed the 2025 PDTR Super Six Late Model championship, vaulted into the initial lead of the Complete Heat Treating 30-lap Dirt Kings Tour Late Model main event from the pole and third starter Nick Anvelink of Bonduel slotted into second.

Following two caution periods due to spins on laps 10 and 11, Scheffler was undeterred the rest of the way as he pulled out to a full straightaway lead over Anvelink en route to his 11^th career PDTR Late Model main event win and a $2,000 first-place prize.

Anvelink was second, Brett Swedberg of Shawano moved up from the sixth starting spot to take third, outside front row starter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee placed fourth, and fifth starter Gunner Frank of Montrose, Iowa claimed fifth.

Andover, Minn. native Carter Chevalier raced to victory in the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

Matt Loehr of Mount Calvary captured the 12-lap Grand National B main.

Tyler Davis of Franklin secured overall fast qualifier honors in the 360 Sprint Car division with a quick lap of 12.390 seconds.

Taylor Scheffler was the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour overall fast qualifier with a lap of 13.284.

The 16th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, which Racer’s Hall sponsored, attracted a field of 89 total cars, including 29 Grand Nationals, 25 360 Sprint Cars, 21 B Mods, and 14 Dirt Kings Late Models.

After taking a month off, the 2026 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing campaign will come to a close with the annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships on Saturday, Sept. 26, featuring the final points night of the season for the PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars, and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on track action” set to fire off at 5 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 OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 10R-Jeff Richards [7]; 2. 38S-Aaron Streblow [2]; 3. 93S-Dan Schumacher [3]; 4. 19P-Marshall Plate [6]; 5. 15M-Justin Miller [11]; 6. 53B-Matt Urban [14]; 7. 11-Dylan May [4]; 8. 15-Derek Kaat [15]; 9. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [17]; 10. 16-Will Schumacher [9]; 11. 93-Mavrick Ruh [10]; 12. 42-Jason Juech [16]; 13. 24K-Tyler Kulow [13]; 14. 95-Donny Kulow [24]; 15. 52W-Jack Wiroll [18]; 16. 6-Dick Hed [23]; 17. 80-Luke Scholten [12]; 18. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [19]; 19. 54-Austin Yancey [22]; 20. 58-Dave Holm [5]; 21. 53W-Dustin Weiss [20]; 22. 82H-Matt Loehr [21]; 23. 8R-Jake Richards [8]; 24. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss [1]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 82H-Matt Loehr[6]; 2. 54-Austin Yancey[4]; 3. 6-Dick Hed[2]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow[3]; 5. 3-Jim Wirtz[5]; 6. 97-Marc Miller[1]; 7. 41-Mark Haskins[7]; 8. (DNS) 77-Todd Stapleman; 9. (DNS) 13-Josh Pierce

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19P-Marshall Plate[3]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten[7]; 3. 93S-Dan Schumacher[2]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow[5]; 5. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[6]; 6. 97-Marc Miller[1]; 7. 95-Donny Kulow[4]; 8. 41-Mark Haskins[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Dylan May[2]; 2. 8R-Jake Richards[4]; 3. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss[1]; 4. 53B-Matt Urban[6]; 5. 52W-Jack Wiroll[5]; 6. 13-Josh Pierce[7]; 7. 54-Austin Yancey[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15M-Justin Miller[5]; 2. 58-Dave Holm[2]; 3. 16-Will Schumacher[4]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat[6]; 5. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[3]; 6. 77-Todd Stapleman[7]; 7. 3-Jim Wirtz[1]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 38S-Aaron Streblow[1]; 2. 10R-Jeff Richards[3]; 3. 93-Mavrick Ruh[4]; 4. 42-Jason Juech[5]; 5. 53W-Dustin Weiss[6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed[2]; 7. 82H-Matt Loehr[7]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [1]; 3. 67-Josh Walter [6]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke [2]; 5. 5-Chad Stouthamer [8]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [10]; 7. 68T-Tyler Davis [14]; 8. 66-Donny Goeden [3]; 9. 59-Ethon Stear [7]; 10. 11-Tony Wondra [9]; 11. 69S-TJ Smith [20]; 12. 69-Bill Taylor [15]; 13. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [13]; 14. 46-Steven Ruh [5]; 15. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [11]; 16. 15-Carter Chevalier [17]; 17. 12P-JJ Pagel [12]; 18. 14J-Joseph Hintz [22]; 19. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [21]; 20. 20W-Weston Finke [19]; 21. 44H-Hayden Johnson [18]; 22. 68P-Frank Perko [16]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 15-Carter Chevalier[4]; 2. 44H-Hayden Johnson[2]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke[1]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith[3]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[5]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy[9]; 8. 30-Blake Wondra[7]; 9. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Donny Goeden[2]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[3]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor[4]; 5. 20W-Weston Finke[6]; 6. 15-Carter Chevalier[7]; 7. (DNF) 55P-Brady Portschy[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt[2]; 2. 5-Chad Stouthamer[1]; 3. 59-Ethon Stear[4]; 4. 44H-Hayden Johnson[3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[5]; 6. 30-Blake Wondra[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 2. 46-Steven Ruh[3]; 3. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[2]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel[5]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[4]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 24X-Eric Wilke[1]; 2. 67-Josh Walter[2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[3]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis[4]; 5. 68P-Frank Perko[6]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.779[2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.835[1]; 3. 66-Donny Goeden, 12.860[6]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.970[5]; 5. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.190[3]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke, 13.271[4]; 7. 15-Carter Chevalier, 13.400[7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.439[5]; 2. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.656[6]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.687[1]; 4. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.723[2]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.755[4]; 6. 30-Blake Wondra, 13.183[3]

Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.663[1]; 2. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.804[4]; 3. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 12.808[3]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.835[2]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel, 12.895[6]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.919[5]

Qualifying 4: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.390[6]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.477[4]; 3. 67-Josh Walter, 12.603[1]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.643[3]; 5. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 12.817[2]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 12.823[5]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. X-Chris Budzban [3]; 2. 19J-Justin Green [10]; 3. 26P-Ryan Pafford [1]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt [9]; 5. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [11]; 6. 59S-Spencer Long [6]; 7. 89-Logan Brass [12]; 8. 19-Parker Glander [7]; 9. 29S-Tim Sheppard [19]; 10. 2WZ-Aaron Butterbrodt [18]; 11. 67-Vince Jung [17]; 12. 66-Steve Lorier [21]; 13. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [13]; 14. 12T-Tim Thrun [14]; 15. 73-Rory Welch [20]; 16. 17-Brandon Knepprath [15]; 17. (DNF) 85B-Kevin Braaksma [5]; 18. (DNF) 48-Matt Urban [8]; 19. (DNF) 68-Dan Jung [4]; 20. (DNF) 11B-Brad Buckman[2]; 21. (DNS) 69-Travis Kleindl

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt[6]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long[3]; 3. 26P-Ryan Pafford[1]; 4. 68-Dan Jung[2]; 5. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski[4]; 6. (DNF) 69-Travis Kleindl[5]; 7. (DNF) 29S-Tim Sheppard[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Parker Glander[4]; 2. 11B-Brad Buckman[1]; 3. 19J-Justin Green[6]; 4. 89-Logan Brass[7]; 5. 12T-Tim Thrun[5]; 6. 67-Vince Jung[3]; 7. 73-Rory Welch[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. X-Chris Budzban[1]; 2. 85B-Kevin Braaksma[2]; 3. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 4. 66C-Colten Van Hierden[6]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 6. 2WZ-Aaron Butterbrodt[7]; 7. 66-Steve Lorier[5]

 

WABAM DIRT KINGS LATE MODEL TOUR PRESENTED BY SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ

Complete Heat Treating 30 (30 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [1]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink [3]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg [6]; 4. D1-Turk Letizia [2]; 5. 21F-Gunner Frank [5]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt [8]; 7. 51-Chris Oertel [9]; 8. 5-Lukas Postl [4]; 9. 56-Justin Ritchie [7]; 10. 55-Joe Bongiorno [10]; 11. (DNF) 33E-Chris Engels [12]; 12. (DNF) 21M-Shawn Miller [13]; 13. (DNF) 8R-Bill Rezutek [11]; 14. (DNS) 99S-Scott Specht

Autoworx Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. D1-Turk Letizia[1]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink[2]; 3. 21F-Gunner Frank[3]; 4. 56-Justin Ritchie[4]; 5. 51-Chris Oertel[5]; 6. 8R-Bill Rezutek[6]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller[7]

Klink Equipment Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[1]; 2. 5-Lukas Postl[2]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg[3]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt[4]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno[5]; 6. 33E-Chris Engels[6]; 7. (DNF) 99S-Scott Specht[7]

Autoworx Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. D1-Turk Letizia, 13.352[6]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.692[5]; 3. 21F-Gunner Frank, 13.750[4]; 4. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.761[1]; 5. 56-Justin Ritchie, 14.025[2]; 6. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.171[3]; 7. 8R-Bill Rezutek, 14.568[7]

Klink Equipment Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.284[1]; 2. 5-Lukas Postl, 13.538[2]; 3. 99S-Scott Specht, 13.680[5]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.704[3]; 5. 33E-Chris Engels, 14.266[4]; 6. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 14.858[6]; 7. (DNS) 3-Brett Swedberg

 

 

 

Schmidt reclaims record, Ruh and Green earn wins 

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 22, 2026 – Mitch McGrath of Waukesha sealed his second victory in the span of three days, while Random Lake’s Brad Mueller wrapped up his seventh Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model championship in the Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series 2026 season finale at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Two-time track champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth took another big step toward buttoning up a third title by securing his seventh A-main win of the 2026 season to regain the division’s all-time victory record with his 35th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car triumph.

In the Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event, Mavrick Ruh of Elkhart Lake collected his first feature win of the 2026 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Former track champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls put on a driving clinic to claim his second Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A-main win of the 2026 season from a mid-pack starting position.

After an aborted start for a four-car incident, outside front row starter Nick Anvelink of Bonduel grabbed the initial lead of the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series headliner with 2014 PDTR Late Model champion Mitch McGrath, who started fourth, in tow.

McGrath, who claimed a $3,000 Independence 30 victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track two days prior on Thursday, Aug. 20, hounded Anvelink over the next nine laps, hunting low and high for his opportunity to wrestle away the lead.

Finally, McGrath worked his way past Anvelink in turn one on lap 10. Five laps later, the second caution flag of the race appeared for a single-car spin in turn four. On the restart, 2025 Super Six Late Model Series champ Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha used a low move to slip by Anvelink and seize second.

After another caution on lap 20 for a two-car incident in turn two, Anvelink battled back to regain second. However, the fourth and final caution flag was displayed on the following lap for a two-car incident in turn four.

Following the restart, Scheffler bolted back into second and began cutting into the lead gap. However, McGrath was too strong on the way to his second A-main triumph at the Plymouth Dirt Track in three days, which was worth $2,500. It was McGrath’s second win of the 2026 season in his only two starts at the track, and his 18th career PDTR Late Model victory.

Scheffler wound up second, Anvelink was third, third starter Joel Bennett of Hortonville finished fourth, and Brad Mueller finished fifth to nail down his seventh PDTR Late Model championship and third Super Six Late Model Series title.

Ben Schmidt bolted into the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event from the pole. While Schmidt began to swiftly separate himself from the field, fifth starter Tyler Davis of Franklin used the outside groove to power his way into second on lap 3.

Schmidt caught the rear of the field on lap 6 and made quick work of the slower cars to extend his advantage over Davis. The first caution flag was displayed on lap 15 when an infield tire was knocked onto the track surface.

Two laps later, a four-car incident in turn four prompted the second and final caution of the race.

Davis used lapped traffic to cut into the lead gap as the laps wound down, but the veteran Schmidt, in his 27th season of racing, remained unflappable on the way to his seventh PDTR 360 Sprint Car win of the season, and eighth overall triumph of 2026.

The victory vaulted Schmidt back out of a tie with Brandon McMullen and into sole possession of the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car victory record with his 35th career win. It was also the 60th triumph of Schmidt’s Midwest Sprint Car Association career.

Davis placed second, Andover, Minn. native and PDTR 360 Sprint Car rookie Carter Chevalier placed a career-best third from the seventh starting spot, T.J. Smith of Greenville moved up from the 10th starting position to finish fourth, and Tristan Furseth of Cambridge charged from the 12th starting spot to round out the top five.

Second starter Will Schumacher of Hartford led the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National main event before polesitter Mavrick Ruh ducked under Schumacher to take over the top spot on lap two.

One lap later, 2019 PDTR Grand National champion and current points leader Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved into second from the fourth starting position and quickly charged in to pressure Ruh for the lead.

Two caution flags for single-car spins slowed the pace on laps 11 and 15, as Kulow continued to doggedly challenge Ruh for the top spot. Despite Kulow’s persistent efforts, Ruh was not to be denied as he rolled on to win his second career PDTR Grand National A main event.

Kulow had to settle for second; three-time PDTR Grand National champion Brad Lubach of Kiel maneuvered up from the 10th starting spot to take third in an IMCA Stock Car, sixth starter Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake took fourth, and Josh Pierce of Adell placed fifth from the 12th starting position.

Tyler Kulow will take a 30-point lead over Jeff Muehlbauer in the PDTR Grand National standings into the final night of the 2026 PDTR on Friday, Aug. 28.

Outside front row starter Brad Buckman of Kiel took the lead at the start of the 25-lap B Mod main event with polesitter Ryan Pafford of Kiel following in second. The first of three caution flags appeared on lap eight for debris.

Following the restart, third starter Hunter Larson of Oshkosh moved into second with 2017 PDTR B Mod champion Justin Green following into third from the 10th starting spot.

After another caution on lap 9 for a single-car spin, Green worked past Larson to take second on lap 10. Three laps later, Green grabbed the lead and never looked back on the way to his second main event win of the season and 10th career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam mounted a stirring run to second from the ninth starting spot, Buckman wound up third, Larson was fourth, and fifth starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan rounded out the top five.

Heading into the final night of the 2026 season on Friday, Aug. 28, 2024, PDTR B Mod champ Travis Schmidt of Cascade holds a slim 8-point lead over Tim Sheppard.

Travis Kleindl of Beaver Dam won the 12-lap B Mod B main.

Mitch McGrath claimed fast qualifier honors in the Late Model division in 13.359 seconds.

Ethon Stear of Hebron, Ill. picked up fast qualifier accolades in the 360 Sprint Car ranks with a lap of 12.551 seconds.

The 15th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Custom Craft Trophy and Embroidery, attracted a field of 86 total cars, including 27 B Mods, 22 360 Sprint Cars, 20 Late Models, and 17 Grand Nationals.

On Friday, Aug. 28, the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour makes its lone stop of the 2026 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track. It will also be the final points night of the season for the Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods. The Dirt Devil Series will be part of the Grand National portion of the program, and the Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars will also be in action.

In addition, the End of Season Championship Night will include a total increased purse of $3,000 in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car, Grand National and B Mod divisions, which equates to an extra $1,000 in each.

The 360 Sprint Cars will race for $1,000 to win and $200 to start. Grand Nationals will compete for $500 to win and $105 to start, and B Mods will receive $500 to win and $85 to start.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and opening ceremonies 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.

 

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

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [4]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [6]; 3. 15-Nick Anvelink [2]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett [3]; 5. 89-Brad Mueller [5]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt [14]; 7. 56-Justin Ritchie [17]; 8. 99-Scott Specht [1]; 9. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [11]; 10. 42-Paul Niznik [12]; 11. 99S-Sawyer Specht [7]; 12. 21M-Shawn Miller [15]; 13. 8R-Bill Rezutek [18]; 14. 3-Brett Swedberg [10]; 15. 21X-Kurt Moeller [9]; 16. 42C-Terry Casey [8]; 17. 10-Paul Parker [13]; 18. 54-Kevin Baldry [16]; 19. (DNS) 250-Turk Letizia [20]; 20. (DNS) 99R-Aaron Reivitis [19]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Nick Anvelink[2]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[3]; 3. 99S-Sawyer Specht[5]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg[4]; 5. 42-Paul Niznik[6]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt[7]; 7. (DNF) 250-Turk Letizia[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Joel Bennett[2]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath[3]; 3. 42C-Terry Casey[4]; 4. 56-Justin Ritchie[1]; 5. 10-Paul Parker[5]; 6. 21M-Shawn Miller[7]; 7. (DNF) 99R-Aaron Reivitis[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Scott Specht[2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller[3]; 3. 55B-Joe Bongiorno[1]; 4. 21X-Kurt Moeller[5]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry[4]; 6. 8R-Bill Rezutek[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.539[7]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.612[4]; 3. 250-Turk Letizia, 13.631[3]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg, 13.643[5]; 5. 99S-Sawyer Specht, 13.872[2]; 6. 42-Paul Niznik, 13.946[1]; 7. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.056[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.359[5]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.677[6]; 3. 56-Justin Ritchie, 13.784[4]; 4. 42C-Terry Casey, 13.900[7]; 5. 10-Paul Parker, 14.060[3]; 6. 99R-Aaron Reivitis, 14.384[2]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.616[1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.430[5]; 2. 99-Scott Specht, 13.508[6]; 3. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 13.867[1]; 4. 54-Kevin Baldry, 13.997[4]; 5. 21X-Kurt Moeller, 14.052[3]; 6. 8R-Bill Rezutek, 15.179[2]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 3. 15-Carter Chevalier [7]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [10]; 5. 57-Tristan Furseth [12]; 6. 5-Chad Stouthamer [11]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 8. 59-Ethon Stear [4]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [21]; 10. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [14]; 11. 14J-Joseph Hintz [9]; 12. 20W-Weston Finke [3]; 13. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 14. 51C-Brok Clifcorn [22]; 15. 55P-Brady Portschy [15]; 16. 68P-Frank Perko [18]; 17. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [19]; 18. 34T-Tom Becker [16]; 19. 69-Bill Taylor [6]; 20. 46-Steven Ruh [13]; 21. 5K-Kevin Seidler [17]; 22. (DNS) 67-Josh Walter

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis[2]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor[4]; 4. 57-Tristan Furseth[3]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[5]; 6. 34T-Tom Becker[6]; 7. (DNS) 67-Josh Walter; 8. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 20W-Weston Finke[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 3. 15-Carter Chevalier[4]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz[5]; 5. 68P-Frank Perko[1]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy[6]; 7. 5K-Kevin Seidler[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 59-Ethon Stear[4]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith[2]; 4. 5-Chad Stouthamer[3]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[5]; 6. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[7]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.661[6]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.917[4]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.971[8]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.096[1]; 5. 67-Josh Walter, 13.225[3]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.401[5]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.895[7]; 8. 34T-Tom Becker, 14.182[2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.690[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.722[1]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.776[7]; 4. 68P-Frank Perko, 12.863[6]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.889[3]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.092[4]; 7. 5K-Kevin Seidler, 13.262[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.551[4]; 2. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.620[3]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.668[5]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.752[2]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.758[7]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.005[6]; 7. (DNS) 51C-Brok Clifcorn

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS 

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 93-Mavrick Ruh [1]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 3. 39-Brad Lubach [10]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [6]; 5. 13-Josh Pierce [12]; 6. 80-Luke Scholten [11]; 7. 16-Will Schumacher [2]; 8. 15M-Justin Miller [5]; 9. 53W-Dustin Weiss [13]; 10. 53B-Matt Urban [9]; 11. 95-Donny Kulow [15]; 12. 54-Austin Yancey [16]; 13. 42-Jason Juech [7]; 14. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [14]; 15. 15-Derek Kaat [8]; 16. 93S-Daniel Schumacher [17]; 17. 6-Dick Hed [3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jason Juech[4]; 2. 6-Dick Hed[2]; 3. 39-Brad Lubach[5]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow[3]; 5. 53W-Dustin Weiss[6]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Mavrick Ruh[1]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten[5]; 3. 15M-Justin Miller[3]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat[4]; 5. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]; 6. 93S-Daniel Schumacher[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[3]; 2. 53B-Brad Weiss[4]; 3. 13-Josh Pierce[5]; 4. 16-Will Schumacher[1]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow[2]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 19J-Justin Green [10]; 2. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 3. 11B-Brad Buckman [2]; 4. 9-Hunter Larson [3]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 6. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [14]; 7. 3-Travis Schmidt [8]; 8. 26P-Ryan Pafford [1]; 9. 48-Matt Urban [6]; 10. 58-Shane Bahr [18]; 11. 12T-Tim Thrun [20]; 12. 99-Jordan Gracyalny [12]; 13. 18Z-Geoff Zdroik [11]; 14. 19-Parker Glander [4]; 15. 69-Travis Kleindl [17]; 16. 59S-Spencer Long [19]; 17. 73-Rory Welch [13]; 18. 17-Brandon Knepprath [15]; 19. 67-Vince Jung [7]; 20. 85B-Kevin Braaksma [16]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 69-Travis Kleindl[5]; 2. 58-Shane Bahr[7]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long[6]; 4. 12T-Tim Thrun[2]; 5. 68-Dan Jung[9]; 6. 33H-Chad Hummelmeier[4]; 7. 88-Jonathan Hitsman[3]; 8. (DNF) 96Z-Nick Zdroik[11]; 9. (DNF) 28-Peter Hall[8]; 10. (DNF) 117-Jim Juneau[1]; 11. (DNS) 33-Timothy Murphy

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 2. 26P-Ryan Pafford[1]; 3. 99-Jordan Gracyalny[7]; 4. 73-Rory Welch[3]; 5. 117-Jim Juneau[2]; 6. 69-Travis Kleindl[6]; 7. 68-Dan Jung[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Hunter Larson[2]; 2. 11B-Brad Buckman[1]; 3. 67-Vince Jung[4]; 4. 66C-Colten Van Hierden[6]; 5. 12T-Tim Thrun[3]; 6. 59S-Spencer Long[5]; 7. 33-Timothy Murphy[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 29S-Tim Sheppard[5]; 2. 19-Parker Glander[3]; 3. 18Z-Geoff Zdroik[6]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath[4]; 5. 88-Jonathan Hitsman[2]; 6. 58-Shane Bahr[7]; 7. 96Z-Nick Zdroik[1]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt[4]; 2. 19J-Justin Green[5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier[3]; 4. 85B-Kevin Braaksma[1]; 5. 33H-Chad Hummelmeier[2]; 6. 28-Peter Hall[6]

 

 

 

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 20, 2026 – It may have necessitated a seven-week wait, but the Independence 30 delivered the racing goods on Thursday, Aug. 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, Aug. 20.

The special America 250 celebration event was originally scheduled for July 2. However, rain forced the postponement of the diverse five-division racing program to the Aug. 20 makeup date.

With a strong field of 124 total cars packing the pit area, A-main competition ran fast, smooth, and clean with just two total caution flags slowing main event action.

In the 30-lap Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz Late Model headliner, Mitch McGrath of Waukesha cashed in with a $3,000 victory in his first Plymouth Dirt Track appearance of the 2026 season.

Five-time Plymouth track champion and Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame member Donny Goeden of Kewaskum bagged his first Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the year in just his third outing of the 2026 season.

Veteran Tim Cox of Park City, Ill. posted his first 2026 Autometer Powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car main event win in the 20-lap A-main.

Jayden Schmidt of Seymour collected his second Plymouth A-main win and fourth overall feature victory of the season in the 20-lap A Modified main event.

Tucker Bodendorfer of Muskego picked up his first overall A-main win of the 2026 campaign in the 20-lap Street Stock feature.

Goeden, Cox, Schmidt and Bodendorfer each bagged $1,776 first-place prizes for their A-main triumphs.

Mitch McGrath, who claimed the PDTR Late Model title in 2014, grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the Late Model main event from the pole with Nick Anvelink of Bonduel taking over second from the third starting slot.

On lap three, 2025 PDTR Super Six Late Model Series champion Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha, who started second, moved in to pressure McGrath and Anvelink as the three area Late Model stalwarts dueled three-wide for the lead in turn four.

McGrath maintained the top spot, while Scheffler inched by Anvelink to secure second with a low groove move on lap 4. Three laps later, Scheffler pulled in to briefly pull alongside McGrath. However, he was unable to complete the overtake.

Scheffler continued to hound McGrath over the final 23 laps as the preferred line stuck tight to the bottom lane of the racing surface. But McGrath wasn’t to be denied, as he rolled to his first A-main win of the 2026 season, and his 17th career Late Model main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the caution-free race.

Scheffler had to settle for second, Anvelink was third, Joel Bennett of Hortonville finished fourth after starting fourth, and fifth starter Terry Casey of New London rounded out the top five.

Two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee, who started on the pole, outdueled three-time division champion Donny Goeden, who started fourth, to lead the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main.

On the second circuit, Goeden worked past Davis to secure the lead exiting turn four. The 42-season racing veteran proceeded to build up a half straightaway cushion over Davis by lap 8. Three laps later, the leaders caught up to the back of the pack, which helped to produce a spirited nose-to-tail four car battle for third place between Josh Walter of Plymouth, Steven Ruh of New Holstein, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, and Andover, Minn. native Carter Chevalier before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 13 for the slowing car of Chris Larson.

Following the restart, the third-starting Walter ducked under the high-riding Davis to steal second. However, Davis battled back along the cushion to regain the runner-up spot three laps later. Davis then wound up his familiar yellow 6K machine to mount one final charge.

In his 41st season of competition, Davis closed in to pressure Goeden on lap 17. With two laps to go, Goeden caught lapped traffic, allowing Davis to make a run on the final lap, which came up just one car length short at the finish line.

The 62-year-old Goeden emerged with his first 360 Sprint Car victory of the season in three tries, 23rd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main win, and 24th career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association victory.

Davis was second, Walter placed third, Chevalier, who started fifth, finished fourth, and Brandon Berth of Cascade charged up from the 12th starting position to place fifth.

Polesitter Ralph Johnson of Silver Lake paced the opening lap of the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car feature with third starter Tim Cox in tow. Cox stalked Johnson over the ensuing five laps before pouncing on lap 6 to take over the lead.

As Cox commanded the lead, outside front row starter Allen Hafford of Beach Park, Ill. slid past Johnson to claim second, and sixth starter Eric Wilke of Genessee followed in third on lap 15.

Three laps later, Hafford used the high line to track down Cox with Wilke close behind. Despite the late pressure, the 65-year-old Cox held on to collect his first main event win of the 2026 campaign in the non-stop event.

Hafford was second, Wilke placed third, Johnson took fourth, and fourth starter Colin Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. wound up fifth.

In the A Modified feature, polesitter Geoff Jeche of Juneau led the opening lap before third starter Derek Janke of Symco inched ahead along the inside lane on lap 2. Jeche then battled back along the cushion to regain the top spot on lap 5 with fifth starter Cole Czarneski of Denmark following in his tire tracks into second.

Three laps later, Jayden Schmidt charged his way up from the 11th starting spot to engage Jeche and Czarneski in a three-wide duel for the lead. Schmidt used the inside lane to grab the top spot on lap 14 with Czarneski following in second and Jeche dropping to third.

From there, Schmidt sailed away, utilizing the outside groove to perfection on the way to his fourth overall win of the 2026 campaign and second career triumph at Plymouth.

Czarneski placed second, Skyler Woods of Beaver Dam finished third from the seventh starting position, Jeche wound up fourth, and Dan Roedl of Beaver Dam moved up from the ninth starting spot to round out the top five.

The Street Stock A-main saw polesitter Tucker Bodendorfer take the lead on the opening lap and never let go. Third starter Cory Lemirande of Little Suamico took a brief run at Bodendorfer, but the race-long leader was never seriously challenged the rest of the way.

The only thing that slowed Bodendorfer’s rapid pace was a caution flag for debris on lap 10. Bodendorfer drove away to claim his first Plymouth win and first overall victory of the 2026 season.

Cody Potter of Pell Lake stormed up from the 17th starting spot to take second, Lemirande was third, 11th starter Brandon Mertes of Salem was fourth, and Kelly Brown of Beaver Dam placed fifth, after starting second.

Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam won the 12-lap 360 Sprint Car B main. Will Garceau of Mishicot claimed a 10-lap B-main win in the A Modified division. Cody Potter won the 10-lap Street Stock B main.

Joel Bennett earned fast qualifier honors in the Late Model division. Ethon Stear claimed fast qualifier accolades in the 360 Sprint Car ranks, and Colin Sivia turned in the fastest qualifying lap in the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car division.

The 14th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign drew a field of 124 total cars, including 35 A Modifieds, 30 360 Sprint Cars, 26 Street Stocks, 18 Late Models, and 15 Wingless Sprint Cars.

Independence 30 event sponsors include MMW Industrial Supply, Bitter Neumann, Absolute Air Care, Gibbsville Cheese, RC Custom Design, Trip Edge Designs, Cupcake Wonders, TNT Motorsports, Sunset Auto Service, Team 35 Racing, Shakedown Tools LLC, Mayer Automotive Racing.

PDTR will compete on Saturday, Aug. 22 for the 2026 season championship night for the Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series 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 are also on the card.

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

On Friday, Aug. 28, the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour makes its lone stop of the 2026 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track. It will also be the final points night of the season for the Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods. The Dirt Devil Series will be part of the Grand National portion of the program, and the Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars will also be in action.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and opening ceremonies 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.

 

SHEBOYGAN’S ROCK STATION 106.5 THE BUZZ LATE MODELS

 

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [2]; 3. 15-Nick Anvelink [3]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett [4]; 5. 42-Terry Casey [5]; 6. 9T-Tim Isenberg [7]; 7. 56-Justin Ritchie [9]; 8. 97-Justin Schmidt [6]; 9. 99-Scott Specht [13]; 10. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [15]; 11. 3-Brett Swedberg [10]; 12. 250-Turk Letizia [14]; 13. 89-Brad Mueller [11]; 14. 99S-Sawyer Specht [12]; 15. 93-Cody Welch [17]; 16. 81-Troy Springborn [8]; 17. (DNS) 8R-Bill Rezutek

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Justin Schmidt[1]; 2. 81-Troy Springborn[5]; 3. 42-Terry Casey[2]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett[4]; 5. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[3]; 6. 99-Scott Specht[6]; 7. 250-Turk Letizia[8]; 8. 55B-Joe Bongiorno[7]; 9. 93-Cody Welch[9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9T-Tim Isenberg[1]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink[4]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath[3]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg[7]; 5. 56-Justin Ritchie[6]; 6. 89-Brad Mueller[2]; 7. 99S-Sawyer Specht[5]; 8. 8R-Bill Rezutek[8]; 9. (DNS) 77-Bill Edler

 

Qualifying: 1. 7-Joel Bennett[5]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink[16]; 3. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[11]; 4. 74-Mitch McGrath[9]; 5. 42-Terry Casey[14]; 6. 89-Brad Mueller[4]; 7. 97-Justin Schmidt[13]; 8. 9T-Tim Isenberg[1]; 9. 81-Troy Springborn[3]; 10. 99S-Sawyer Specht[8]; 11. 99-Scott Specht[17]; 12. 56-Justin Ritchie[10]; 13. 55B-Joe Bongiorno[7]; 14. 3-Brett Swedberg[15]; 15. 250-Turk Letizia[12]; 16. 8R-Bill Rezutek[2]; 17. 93-Cody Welch[6]; 18. 77-Bill Edler[18]

 

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 66-Donny Goeden [4]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis [1]; 3. 67-Josh Walter [3]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier [5]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [12]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt [8]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith [14]; 8. 39S-Scotty Thiel [18]; 9. 68T-Tyler Davis [7]; 10. 2-Chris Clayton [11]; 11. 46-Steven Ruh [6]; 12. 5-Chad Stouthamer [13]; 13. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [15]; 14. 11-Tony Wondra [10]; 15. 44H-Hayden Johnson [2]; 16. 14J-Joseph Hintz [17]; 17. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [16]; 18. 12P-JJ Pagel [21]; 19. 30-Blake Wondra [19]; 20. 57-Tristan Furseth [20]; 21. 51-Chris Larson [9]; 22. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [22]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[1]; 2. 14J-Joseph Hintz[4]; 3. 39S-Scotty Thiel[14]; 4. 30-Blake Wondra[6]; 5. 57-Tristan Furseth[8]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel[2]; 7. 59-Ethon Stear[13]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 9. 20W-Weston Finke[7]; 10. 55P-Brady Portschy[10]; 11. 25-Cody Schlafer[9]; 12. 54-Randy Post[12]; 13. 68P-Frank Perko[11]; 14. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[5]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 44H-Hayden Johnson[1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis[2]; 3. 15-Carter Chevalier[6]; 4. 35-Ben Schmidt[7]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra[9]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor[4]; 7. 57-Tristan Furseth[3]; 8. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[8]; 9. 30-Nathan Skelton[10]; 10. 54-Randy Post[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Donny Goeden[3]; 2. 39S-Scotty Thiel[1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[2]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh[8]; 5. 5-Chad Stouthamer[5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[6]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith[9]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel[10]; 9. 55P-Brady Portschy[7]; 10. (DNS) 59-Ethon Stear

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 6K-Kurt Davis[1]; 2. 67-Josh Walter[5]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[4]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton[6]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[3]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke[2]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[8]; 8. 14J-Joseph Hintz[9]; 9. 68P-Frank Perko[7]; 10. 25-Cody Schlafer[10]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.770[8]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.837[5]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.918[9]; 4. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 13.000[10]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.056[3]; 6. 15-Carter Chevalier, 13.056[2]; 7. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.155[1]; 8. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 13.161[6]; 9. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.278[4]; 10. 30-Blake Wondra, 13.403[7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.635[3]; 2. 66-Donny Goeden, 12.801[6]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.805[4]; 4. 39S-Scotty Thiel, 12.823[2]; 5. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.860[10]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.865[8]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.066[7]; 8. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.074[1]; 9. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.129[5]; 10. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.422[9]

Qualifying 3: 1. 51-Chris Larson, 12.940[1]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.975[3]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.986[9]; 4. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.027[4]; 5. 67-Josh Walter, 13.086[10]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.127[5]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.128[8]; 8. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 13.266[7]; 9. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.295[6]; 10. 25-Cody Schlafer, 13.298[2]

 

AUTOMETER WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 40-Tim Cox [3]; 2. 38-Allen Hafford [2]; 3. 24-Eric Wilke [6]; 4. 29J-Ralph Johnson [1]; 5. 11S-Colin Sivia [4]; 6. 0-John Fahl [5]; 7. 26-Preston Ruh [11]; 8. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [8]; 9. 7-Trinity Uttech [7]; 10. 7D-Josh Davidson [9]; 11. 41-Dennis Spitz [10]; 12. 2J-Christian Janssen [12]; 13. 29OG-Tom Eller [15]; 14. 4G-George Gaertner III [14]; 15. (DNS) 99J-Seth Johnson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dennis Spitz[7]; 2. 7D-Josh Davidson[6]; 3. 26-Preston Ruh[8]; 4. 7-Trinity Uttech[5]; 5. 11S-Colin Sivia[4]; 6. 29J-Ralph Johnson[2]; 7. 4G-George Gaertner III[1]; 8. 99J-Seth Johnson[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Eric Wilke[1]; 2. 38-Allen Hafford[3]; 3. 0-John Fahl[2]; 4. 14Z-Ryan Zielski[5]; 5. 2J-Christian Janssen[7]; 6. 40-Tim Cox[4]; 7. 29OG-Tom Eller[6]

Qualifying: 1. 11S-Colin Sivia, 14.484[2]; 2. 40-Tim Cox, 14.567[9]; 3. 99J-Seth Johnson, 14.595[11]; 4. 38-Allen Hafford, 14.602[1]; 5. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 14.618[4]; 6. 0-John Fahl, 14.744[7]; 7. 4G-George Gaertner III, 14.908[5]; 8. 24-Eric Wilke, 14.978[15]; 9. 7-Trinity Uttech, 14.988[8]; 10. 14Z-Ryan Zielski, 15.032[10]; 11. 7D-Josh Davidson, 15.215[14]; 12. 29OG-Tom Eller, 15.232[6]; 13. 41-Dennis Spitz, 15.298[12]; 14. 2J-Christian Janssen, 15.353[13]; 15. 26-Preston Ruh, 15.353[3]

 

A MODIFIEDS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 24-Jayden Schmidt [11]; 2. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski [5]; 3. 32-Skyler Woods [7]; 4. 16J-Geoff Jeche [1]; 5. 33X-Dan Roedl [9]; 6. 20S-Brandon Schmitt [8]; 7. 27-Derek Janke [3]; 8. 3-Todd Dart [15]; 9. 31-Will Garceau [17]; 10. 33A-Adam Abbey [4]; 11. 99-Mike Mullen [12]; 12. 54-Travis Hansen [10]; 13. 75F-James Fletcher [6]; 14. 2M-Steve Mueller [14]; 15. 8-Jesse Cullen [2]; 16. 97-Tanner Janke [20]; 17. 68-Dan Jung [18]; 18. 6W-David Wirth [16]; 19. (DNF) 4S-Joel Seegert Sr [13]; 20. (DNF) 3MJ-Randy Markwardt Jr [19]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 31-Will Garceau[2]; 2. 68-Dan Jung[4]; 3. 3MJ-Randy Markwardt Jr[12]; 4. 97-Tanner Janke[9]; 5. 3M-Mike Mueller[6]; 6. 52M-Brad McGuire[1]; 7. 45-Tim Robbins[10]; 8. 95X-Jayme Zidar[13]; 9. 28C-Joel Crowbridge[15]; 10. 11B-Brad Buckman[11]; 11. 70-Jonathon Baumann[8]; 12. 19-Parker Glander[5]; 13. 21T-Mark Mikos JR[16]; 14. 17J-Jackson Laufer[17]; 15. 25-Mike Simons[3]; 16. 95-Jeff Bodendorfer[7]; 17. (DNS) 4JR-Joel Seegert Jr; 18. (DNS) 15S-Don Scheffler; 19. (DNS) 19J-Justin Green

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 33X-Dan Roedl[1]; 2. 20S-Brandon Schmitt[5]; 3. 32-Skyler Woods[7]; 4. 27-Derek Janke[9]; 5. 68-Dan Jung[6]; 6. 95-Jeff Bodendorfer[4]; 7. 3M-Mike Mueller[8]; 8. 4JR-Joel Seegert Jr[2]; 9. 19J-Justin Green[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[2]; 2. 3-Todd Dart[1]; 3. 4S-Joel Seegert Sr[5]; 4. 25-Mike Simons[4]; 5. 2M-Steve Mueller[9]; 6. 70-Jonathon Baumann[3]; 7. 97-Tanner Janke[6]; 8. 11B-Brad Buckman[8]; 9. 28C-Joel Crowbridge[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Travis Hansen[1]; 2. 8-Jesse Cullen[4]; 3. 16J-Geoff Jeche[6]; 4. 24-Jayden Schmidt[8]; 5. 52M-Brad McGuire[7]; 6. 31-Will Garceau[9]; 7. 3MJ-Randy Markwardt Jr[2]; 8. 95X-Jayme Zidar[5]; 9. 17J-Jackson Laufer[3]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 33A-Adam Abbey[2]; 2. 99-Mike Mullen[3]; 3. 75F-James Fletcher[7]; 4. 15S-Don Scheffler[5]; 5. 6W-David Wirth[8]; 6. 19-Parker Glander[6]; 7. 45-Tim Robbins[4]; 8. 21T-Mark Mikos JR[1]

 

STREET STOCKS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 05-Tucker Bodendorfer [1]; 2. 29-Cody Potter [17]; 3. 30Z-Cory Lemirande [3]; 4. 12-Brandon Mertes [11]; 5. 44B-Kelly Brown [2]; 6. 24S-Austin Steinke [6]; 7. 8M-Mike Meier [14]; 8. 6-Bentley McDonald [5]; 9. 87-Parker Derks [13]; 10. 25P-Jonathan Persha [8]; 11. 06-Ryan Minster [19]; 12. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr [20]; 13. 4-Shaun Bangart [16]; 14. 10-Rick Malberg [4]; 15. 5B-Todd Berzowski [10]; 16. 01-Dustin Holland [7]; 17. (DNF) 121-Shanon Guelette [18]; 18. (DNF) 81-Nick Mechenich [12]; 19. (DNF) 5-John Mahlberg [15]; 20. (DNF) 8-Nick Berzowski [9]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 29-Cody Potter[8]; 2. 121-Shanon Guelette[1]; 3. 06-Ryan Minster[6]; 4. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr[2]; 5. 44-Carmen Zahringer[5]; 6. 209-Ericka Vogel[10]; 7. 41-Mark Haskins[7]; 8. 3H-Tom Henning[3]; 9. 16B-Dylan Breit[4]; 10. (DNS) 311-Mason Geigel

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Rick Malberg[2]; 2. 5B-Todd Berzowski[1]; 3. 24S-Austin Steinke[7]; 4. 81-Nick Mechenich[4]; 5. 8-Nick Berzowski[9]; 6. 3H-Tom Henning[3]; 7. 16B-Dylan Breit[6]; 8. 41-Mark Haskins[5]; 9. 311-Mason Geigel[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Tucker Bodendorfer[1]; 2. 30Z-Cory Lemirande[4]; 3. 12-Brandon Mertes[2]; 4. 87-Parker Derks[3]; 5. 5-John Mahlberg[5]; 6. 8M-Mike Meier[8]; 7. 121-Shanon Guelette[9]; 8. 06-Ryan Minster[6]; 9. 209-Ericka Vogel[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Dustin Holland[1]; 2. 44B-Kelly Brown[4]; 3. 6-Bentley McDonald[7]; 4. 25P-Jonathan Persha[8]; 5. 4-Shaun Bangart[3]; 6. 28-Chuck Gilbertson Jr[6]; 7. 44-Carmen Zahringer[2]; 8. 29-Cody Potter[5]

 

 

 

Pierce, Schmidt, Sivia claim PDTR A-main wins

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 15, 2026 – One week after dropping to second on the Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car all-time A-main victory list, three-time division champion Brandon McMullen of Oostburg regained a share of the career win crown on the strength of his first 25-lap main event victory in nearly three years on Saturday, Aug. 15 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Filling in for the injured Billy Kreutz behind the wheel of the 3BK car, McMullen’s 34^th career A-main win vaulted him back into a first-place deadlock with two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who had claimed sole possession of the top spot with a victory one week ago.

Josh Pierce of Adell captured his first victory of the 2026 season in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event.

Current Sheboygan Flooring B Mod point leader and former division champion Travis Schmidt of Cascade secured his second 25-lap A-main win of the season.

14-year-old Colin Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Ill. recorded his first career Plymouth Dirt Track A-main victory in the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series presented by Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz headliner.

The 360 Sprint Car main event got off to a rough start when T.J. Smith of Greenville drew a red flag after flipping in turn one.

When the race got underway, rookie Ethon Stear of Hebron, Ill. jumped into the lead from the pole with Steven Ruh of New Holstein, who started on the outside of the front row, settling into second, and fourth starter Josh Walter of Plymouth slotting into third.

On lap 6, Stear caught the rear of the field and began to work his way through slower traffic when a caution flag was displayed for the stalled car of Chris Larson of Franksville in turn two.

Following the restart, Walter slipped past Ruh to take second before Justin Erickson stopped in turn two, producing another caution flag on lap 9. Stear used a strong restart to bolt away from Walter, while Brandon McMullen, who started fifth, took over third on lap 12.

The final caution flag came out on lap 16 for Jake Zimmermann’s disabled car in turn two. After the green flag reappeared, McMullen slipped underneath Walter to assume second and quickly reeled in Stear.

The leaders caught up to slower traffic on lap 20, which allowed McMullen to cut the lead gap. While Stear rode the high groove of the lightning-fast track surface, McMullen rolled the bottom to draw within striking distance on lap 23.

One lap later, McMullen ducked underneath Stear to grab the lead in lapped traffic on lap 24. McMullen, who stepped away from full-time racing competition after the 2023 season, went on to earn his first PDTR 360 Sprint A-main victory since Sept. 2, 2023.

The victory allowed the Plymouth native to move back into a tie with Ben Schmidt and regain a piece of the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory record with his 34^th career triumph. It was also McMullen’s 46^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win.

Stear finished second, Walter was third, and 2025 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Kevin Karnitz of West Bend placed fourth after starting sixth. Just after crossing the finish line, Ben Schmidt collided with the spinning car of Joseph Hintz and flipped into the infield, but not before he wrapped up a fifth-place showing from the 18^th starting spot.

“It’s an honor to be tied for lead with Ben [Schmidt],” McMullen said. “He’s a great driver with a great team. He races full time, so he will eventually have the record for himself. To get a win in the second night out in a different car is a great feeling.”

Last week’s A-main winner Derek Kaat of Plymouth led the first four laps of the Grand National main event before Josh Pierce grabbed the top spot with a low move in turn four on lap 5.

On lap 7, eighth starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge moved up to second and pulled in to pressure Pierce at the point. However, Pierce held strong at the front, negotiating slower traffic on the way to his second career PDTR Grand National A-main win.

Weiss wound up second, eighth starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge took third, Kaat placed fourth, and sixth starter Justin Miller of Plymouth rounded out the top five in the non-stop race.

Third starter Tim Thrun of Horicon worked past polesitter Kevin Braaksma of Juneau to lead the opening lap of the B Mod A main. On lap 3, Matt Urban moved up from the fifth starting spot to assume the top spot just as PDTR B Mod champion and current point leader Travis Schmidt, who started seventh, moved into second.

As Schmidt closed in on the lead, Urban pulled off the track with an apparent mechanical issue on lap 10.  After inheriting the lead, Schmidt never looked back on the way to his 10^th career PDTR B Mod A-main victory.

Braaksma placed second, 2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam worked his way up from the ninth starting position to take third, Thrun was fourth and eighth starter Tony Gates of Chilton wound up fifth in the caution-free race.

Polesitter Tim Cox of Park City, Ill. led the opening two laps of the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car main event before fourth starter Colin Sivia used the high line to sweep into the lead in turn two on lap 3.

From there, Sivia built up a solid cushion on the way to his second career Wisconsin WingLESS Sprint Car main event win and first triumph at Plymouth.

Cox was second, second starter Ralph Johnson of Silver Lake took third, Ryan Zielkski of Oconomowoc moved up from sixth to finish fourth, and Trinity Uttech of New Berlin started and finished fifth in the non-stop event.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville raced to victory in the 12-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

Ethon Stear secured fastest overall qualifier honors in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.432 seconds.

Ryan Zielski was the top Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car qualifier with a fast lap of 13.669 seconds.

Greg Alt of Watertown was transported to a local hospital for a concussion after a hard flip in the first Wisconsin wingLESS heat race.

The 13^th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Schwaller’s Painting, Staining, and Drywall, attracted a field of 75 total cars, including 26 360 Sprint Cars, 20 Grand Nationals, 16 Wingless Sprint Cars, and 13 B Mods.

The postponed Independence 30 will take place this Thursday, Aug. 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track, featuring Late Models, PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars, A Modifieds, and Street Stocks.

The Late Model division is racing for a top prize of $3,000, with the 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Sprint Cars, A Modifieds, and Street Stocks competing for $1,776 to win.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 5:45 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m.

On Saturday, Aug. 22, PDTR will host the 2026 season championship night for the Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series 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 are also on the card.

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.

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. 3BK-Brandon McMullen [5]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear [1]; 3. 67-Josh Walter [4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 5. 35-Ben Schmidt [18]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [12]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh [2]; 8. 68T-Tyler Davis [11]; 9. 69-Bill Taylor [17]; 10. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [22]; 11. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [21]; 12. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 13. 20W-Weston Finke [20]; 14. 11-Tony Wondra [14]; 15. 51-Chris Larson [9]; 16. 29J-Ralph Johnson [15]; 17. 98M-Ron Malec [10]; 18. (DNF) 37Z-Jake Zimmerman [13]; 19. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson [19]; 20. (DNF) 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 21. (DNF) 24-Scott Conger [8]; 22. (DNF) 69S-TJ Smith [16]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[4]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 4. 20W-Weston Finke[3]; 5. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[6]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[5]; 7. 30-Blake Wondra[9]; 8. 5-Kevin Seidler[7]; 9. 34T-Tom Becker[8]; 10. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[10]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 46-Steven Ruh[2]; 2. 3BK-Brandon McMullen[4]; 3. 98M-Ron Malec[3]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz[5]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson[6]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[1]; 7. 34T-Tom Becker[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Josh Walter[4]; 2. 24-Scott Conger[1]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[3]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis[5]; 5. 5-Kevin Seidler[2]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt[7]; 7. 30-Blake Wondra[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12P-JJ Pagel[1]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear[4]; 3. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[2]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 5. 29J-Ralph Johnson[6]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[5]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth[2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 4. 20W-Weston Finke[3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[6]; 6. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 3BK-Brandon McMullen, 12.595[7]; 2. 98M-Ron Malec, 13.090[5]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.290[2]; 4. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.817[4]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 14.027[1]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 14.439[6]; 7. 34T-Tom Becker, 14.598[3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 67-Josh Walter, 12.979[1]; 2. 51-Chris Larson, 13.003[6]; 3. 5-Kevin Seidler, 13.145[2]; 4. 24-Scott Conger, 13.191[4]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.239[5]; 6. 30-Blake Wondra, 13.267[3]; 7. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.854[7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.432[2]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.652[3]; 3. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 12.791[4]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel, 12.875[6]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.977[5]; 6. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 12.994[1]

Qualifying 4: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.615[1]; 2. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.681[6]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.758[4]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.780[5]; 5. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.194; 6. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 13.194[3]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.415[2]

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 13-Josh Pierce [6]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss [9]; 3. 53B-Matt Urban [8]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat [3]; 5. 15M-Justin Miller [7]; 6. 80-Luke Scholten [12]; 7. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [10]; 8. 42-Jason Juech [11]; 9. 54-Matt Yancey [14]; 10. 24K-Tyler Kulow [17]; 11. 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide [4]; 12. 52W-Jack Wiroll [16]; 13. 72E-Chad Espen [15]; 14. 16-Will Schumacher [18]; 15. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [13]; 16. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 17. 87-Parker Derks [20]; 18. 5C-Collin Skindzelewski [19]; 19. 11-Dylan May [2]; 20. (DNS) 77-Ron Johnson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Derek Kaat[2]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten[6]; 3. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[5]; 4. 77-Ron Johnson[1]; 5. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[3]; 6. 52W-Jack Wiroll[4]; 7. 5C-Collin Skindzelewski[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 41K-Katelyn Sohrweide[2]; 2. 13-Josh Pierce[3]; 3. 11-Dylan May[1]; 4. 53B-Matt Urban[4]; 5. 54-Matt Yancey[6]; 6. 24K-Tyler Kulow[5]; 7. 87-Parker Derks[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Donny Kulow[2]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss[4]; 3. 15M-Justin Miller[3]; 4. 42-Jason Juech[5]; 5. 72E-Chad Espen[6]; 6. 16-Will Schumacher[1]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [7]; 2. 85B-Kevin Braaksma [1]; 3. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 4. 12T-Tim Thrun [3]; 5. 5X-Tony Gates [8]; 6. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 7. 19-Parker Glander [11]; 8. 69-Travis Kleindl [13]; 9. 17-Brandon Knepprath [6]; 10. 59S-Spencer Long [10]; 11. 88-Jonathan Hitsman [2]; 12. 48-Matt Urban [5]; 13. (DNS) 11B-Brad Buckman

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 2. 12T-Tim Thrun[2]; 3. 29S-Tim Sheppard[6]; 4. 85B-Kevin Braaksma[1]; 5. 3-Travis Schmidt[5]; 6. 19-Parker Glander[3]; 7. 69-Travis Kleindl[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Jonathan Hitsman[1]; 2. 73-Rory Welch[2]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long[6]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath[4]; 5. 5X-Tony Gates[5]; 6. 11B-Brad Buckman[3]

 

AUTOMETER WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 11S-Colin Sivia [4]; 2. 14AJ-Tim Cox [1]; 3. 29J-Ralph Johnson [2]; 4. 14Z-Ryan Zielski [6]; 5. 7-Trinity Uttech [5]; 6. 0-John Fahl [3]; 7. 38-Allen Hafford [7]; 8. 50-Rusty Egan [13]; 9. 24-Eric Wilke [12]; 10. 11-Austin Hansen [8]; 11. 99J-Seth Johnson [9]; 12. 29OG-Tom Eller [10]; 13. 4G-George Gaertner III [11]; 14. 2J-Christian Janssen [15]; 15. 7D-Josh Davidson [14]; 16. (DNS) 22-Greg Alt

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14AJ-Tim Cox[1]; 2. 11S-Colin Sivia[3]; 3. 11-Austin Hansen[5]; 4. 4G-George Gaertner III[7]; 5. 14Z-Ryan Zielski[4]; 6. 29OG-Tom Eller[6]; 7. (DNF) 22-Greg Alt[2]; 8. (DNF) 2J-Christian Janssen[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 38-Allen Hafford[1]; 2. 29J-Ralph Johnson[2]; 3. 0-John Fahl[3]; 4. 7-Trinity Uttech[4]; 5. 24-Eric Wilke[6]; 6. 99J-Seth Johnson[5]; 7. 50-Rusty Egan[8]; 8. 7D-Josh Davidson[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 14Z-Ryan Zielski, 13.669[14]; 2. 7-Trinity Uttech, 13.709[4]; 3. 11S-Colin Sivia, 13.736[8]; 4. 0-John Fahl, 13.782[2]; 5. 22-Greg Alt, 13.853[6]; 6. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 13.911[5]; 7. 14AJ-Tim Cox, 13.918[15]; 8. 38-Allen Hafford, 13.930[11]; 9. 11-Austin Hansen, 14.042[7]; 10. 99J-Seth Johnson, 14.048[10]; 11. 29OG-Tom Eller, 14.075[13]; 12. 24-Eric Wilke, 14.092[16]; 13. 4G-George Gaertner III, 14.216[1]; 14. 7D-Josh Davidson, 14.460[12]; 15. 2J-Christian Janssen, 14.500[9]; 16. (DNS) 50-Rusty Egan

Kaat, Van Hierden claim PDTR A-main wins

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 8, 2026 – After two decades competing in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car division, two-time champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth became the all-time winningest 360 Sprint Car driver in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., with a commanding win in the 25-lap A-main on Saturday, Aug. 8.

Schmidt’s 34^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event victory pushed him ahead of three-time track champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh to stand alone atop the division’s all-time career feature victory list.

Paul Parker of Kaukauna recorded his first PDTR Late Model main event victory in over seven years in the 30-lap Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series headliner.

Derek Kaat of Plymouth raced to his first career Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main victory in the 25-lap feature.

In his first appearance of the 2026 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track, Colten Van Hierden of Waupun claimed his first triumph since 2024 in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod main event.

Ben Schmidt wasted no time in putting his stamp on the 360 Sprint Car main event. After firing off third, the 2011 and 2025 division champ got a huge run down the backstretch before diving low entering turn three and sliding past front row starters Katelyn Krebsbach of Johnsburg and Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam to grab the lead in turn four of the opening lap.

A caution flag appeared on lap 2 for a spin involving T.J. Smith of Greenville in turn two. When the race resumed, Schmidt bolted to the front, while three-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Donny Goeden of Kewaskum, who started fifth, seized second on lap 6.

Over the ensuing 12 laps, Schmidt built up a dominating half-lap lead before Josh Walter of Plymouth contacted the turn one wall and flipped on lap 18.

Following the restart, Schmidt again pulled away while Krebsbach, who started on the pole, slipped past Goeden to take over second.

Schmidt cruised over the final seven laps to earn his seventh overall A-main victory of the 2026 campaign and sixth main event win of the season at The Plymouth Dirt Track. In addition to being his all-time division-leading 34^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car feature triumph, it was also Schmidt’s 59^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main win.

“This win is special,” Schmidt said. “To get to the top of the career win list here is something I wasn’t sure we would be able to do. It’s a credit to the whole team, my crew, and all my sponsors who have helped to get us where we are now.”

Krebsbach took second to equal her career-best A-main showing; defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend placed third after starting sixth; Goeden wound up fourth; and Tyler Davis of Franklin stormed up from the 11^th starting position to round out the top five.

Paul Parker, who started on the pole, flexed his muscle from the start of the Super Six Late Model headliner, seizing the lead on the drop of the green flag. Following the first of four cautions for debris on lap 8, fourth starter Brett Swedberg of Shawano moved into second and quickly sighted in on the lead.

Four laps later, Swedberg used the preferred high groove to close in on the cushion-pounding Parker. However, the caution came out again when Turk Letizia of Milwaukee stopped in turn two after contacting the front stretch wall on lap 13.

On lap 20, Parker caught the rear of the field, which gave Swedberg a chance to reel in the lead gap. Four laps later, Swedberg used the low line to briefly pull even with the high-riding Parker. However, Parker turned back Swedberg’s advances to maintain the top spot.

Two more caution flags slowed the pace in the closing laps, but it didn’t deter Parker, who rolled to his second career PDTR Late Model A-main victory and first at The Plymouth Dirt Track since May 4, 2019.

Swedberg had to settle for second, seventh starter Nick Anvelink of Bonduel placed third, 2025 Super Six Late Model champion Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha charged up from the 16^th starting spot to finish fourth, and third starter Justin Ritchie of New London placed fifth.

Polesitter Derek Kaat outdueled three-time PDTR Grand National champion Brad Lubach of Kiel to lead the opening circuit of the Grand National main event.

Kaat moved out to a half-straightaway cushion over Lubach in the first half of the race before the lone caution flag of the race was displayed on lap 14 for a two-car incident in turn two.

The restart generated some tense action as Lubach battled back to challenge Kaat for the lead in turn one on lap 17. The two raced side by side over the next three laps before Lubach contacted an infield tire, prompting him to fall back in the field.

With Kaat solidly in front of the field, a heated five-car battle ensued for the runner-up spot, which included three-wide maneuvering on lap 22. Sixth starter Josh Pierce of Adell emerged from the spirited scrum to secure second as the laps wound down.

Kaat went on to seize the first PDTR Grand National A-main victory of his career. Pierce was second, fourth starter Jason Juech of Plymouth took third, 2022 PDTR Grand National champion Luke Scholten of Oostburg, who started 10^th, was fourth, and Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge, who started ninth, placed fifth.

After outside front row starter Parker Glander of Sheboygan Falls led the opening lap of the B Mod main event, Travis Kleindl of Beaver Dam moved up from the third starting position to take over the top spot on lap 2.

After a series of three consecutive caution flags beginning on lap 5, 12^th starter Colten Van Hierden, in his first outing of the 2026 campaign at Plymouth, showed his strength by riding the cushion into second after a lap 9 restart.

One lap later, Van Hierden powered around Kleindl to steal the top spot in turn two. However, Kleindl didn’t back down as he moved in to draw up next to Van Hierden on lap 12 before nosing his way back into the lead on lap 13.

However, Van Hierden regrouped to regain the advantage one lap later. Three more caution flags followed in rapid succession starting on lap 16. When the race went green again, 2017 PDTR B Mod champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls, who started ninth, bolted in to pressure Van Hierden for the top spot.

Green went low to draw even with Van Hierden on lap 20. However, the lively battle halted when the seventh and final caution flag of the race was displayed for a stalled car on lap 21.

After a single-file restart, Van Hierden powered away en route to his fifth career PDTR A-main win and first triumph at Plymouth since the 2024 season.

Green placed second, Kleindl wound up third, fifth starter Brandon Knepprath of Boltonville finished fourth, and 2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam took fifth from the 13^th starting position.

Taylor Scheffler recorded fastest overall qualifier accolades in Super Six Late Model Series qualifying with a lap of 13.354 seconds.

Ben Schmidt secured fastest overall qualifier honors in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.575 seconds.

The 12th event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Pit Stop Pizza, drew a field of 80 total cars, including 26 360 Sprint Cars, 20 B Mods, 17 Late Models, and 17 Grand Nationals.

The evening featured a kids coin and candy drop sponsored by VanderVart Concrete Products and PDTR, a coloring contest sponsored by Impress Floor Care, and a glow stick giveaway from Four Seasons Comfort.

Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action continues this Saturday, Aug. 15 with the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series as the guest division courtesy of Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

The PDTR Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals, and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods are also on the card.

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.

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. 10-Paul Parker [1]; 2. 3-Brett Swedberg [4]; 3. 15-Nick Anvelink [7]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [16]; 5. 56-Justin Ritchie [3]; 6. 89-Brad Mueller [5]; 7. 77-Bill Edler [9]; 8. 21-Todd Frank [15]; 9. 51-Chris Oertel [11]; 10. 7-Joel Bennett [10]; 11. 87-Adam Janke [13]; 12. 54-Kevin Baldry [12]; 13. 8R-Bill Rezutek [14]; 14. 97-Justin Schmidt [8]; 15. 250-Turk Letizia [2]; 16. 42-Terry Casey [6]; 17. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [17]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 250-Turk Letizia[2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller[3]; 3. 51-Chris Oertel[1]; 4. 97-Justin Schmidt[5]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry[4]; 6. 87-Adam Janke[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Paul Parker[3]; 2. 56-Justin Ritchie[4]; 3. 7-Joel Bennett[2]; 4. 77-Bill Edler[5]; 5. 21-Todd Frank[1]; 6. 8R-Bill Rezutek[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Brett Swedberg[1]; 2. 42-Terry Casey[2]; 3. 15-Nick Anvelink[4]; 4. (DNF) 55B-Joe Bongiorno[5]; 5. (DNS) 10S-Taylor Scheffler

Qualifying 1: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.570[3]; 2. 250-Turk Letizia, 13.593[1]; 3. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.803[4]; 4. 54-Kevin Baldry, 13.943[2]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.102[5]; 6. 87-Adam Janke, 14.190[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 10-Paul Parker, 13.695[1]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.727[5]; 3. 21-Todd Frank, 13.830[6]; 4. 56-Justin Ritchie, 13.975[3]; 5. 77-Bill Edler, 14.148[2]; 6. 8R-Bill Rezutek, 14.877[4]

Qualifying 3: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.354[2]; 2. 42-Terry Casey, 13.444[4]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg, 13.595[5]; 4. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.727[1]; 5. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 16.358[3]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 4. 66-Donny Goeden [5]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis [11]; 6. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [7]; 7. 3BK-Brandon McMullen [8]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [16]; 9. 14J-Joseph Hintz [9]; 10. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 11. 46-Steven Ruh [13]; 12. 68P-Frank Perko [18]; 13. 59-Ethon Stear [19]; 14. 44H-Hayden Johnson [17]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [15]; 16. 69-Bill Taylor [4]; 17. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [21]; 18. 34T-Tom Becker [20]; 19. 30-Nathan Skelton [10]; 20. 67-Josh Walter [14]; 21. 5K-Kevin Seidler [12]; 22. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman [25]; 23. 87R-Josh Rehberg [24]; 24. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson; 25. (DNS) 20W-Weston Finke; 26. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor[1]; 2. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[3]; 3. 5K-Kevin Seidler[2]; 4. 30-Nathan Skelton[6]; 5. (DNF) 55S-Ryan Sawusch[5]; 6. (DNF) 20W-Weston Finke[4]; 7. (DNF) 87R-Josh Rehberg[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[2]; 2. 66-Donny Goeden[4]; 3. 67-Josh Walter[1]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[5]; 6. 59-Ethon Stear[3]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 4. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[4]; 5. 44H-Hayden Johnson[5]; 6. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3BK-Brandon McMullen[2]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[1]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis[3]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh[4]; 5. (DNF) 34T-Tom Becker[5]; 6. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.991[6]; 2. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 13.147[1]; 3. 5K-Kevin Seidler, 13.393[7]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.507[3]; 5. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.776[5]; 6. 30-Nathan Skelton, 13.914[2]; 7. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 16.459[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 66-Donny Goeden, 12.699[7]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.769[4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.798[2]; 4. 67-Josh Walter, 12.814[3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.879[6]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.046[5]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.202[1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.575[3]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 12.708[5]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.756[6]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.853[2]; 5. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 12.883[1]; 6. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.888[4]

Qualifying 4: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.590[3]; 2. 3BK-Brandon McMullen, 12.641[6]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.712[2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.945[1]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.073[5]; 6. 34T-Tom Becker, 14.343[4]

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 15-Derek Kaat [1]; 2. 13-Josh Pierce [6]; 3. 42-Jason Juech [4]; 4. 80-Luke Scholten [10]; 5. 53W-Dustin Weiss [9]; 6. 47-Nick Schumacher [5]; 7. 53B-Matt Urban [7]; 8. 95-Donny Kulow [14]; 9. 15M-Justin Miller [8]; 10. 53T-Tanner Lorenz [3]; 11. 41K-Brad Lubach [2]; 12. 6-Dick Hed [16]; 13. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [11]; 14. 24K-Tyler Kulow [12]; 15. 45-Trent Bogart [17]; 16. 27-Greg Goschey [15]; 17. (DNS) 77-Ron Johnson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41K-Brad Lubach[2]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss[5]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow[6]; 4. 47-Nick Schumacher[3]; 5. (DNF) 77-Ron Johnson[1]; 6. (DNF) 6-Dick Hed[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Derek Kaat[1]; 2. 53B-Matt Urban[4]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten[5]; 4. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow[3]; 6. 45-Trent Bogart[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jason Juech[2]; 2. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[5]; 3. 13-Josh Pierce[3]; 4. 15M-Justin Miller[4]; 5. 27-Greg Goschey[1]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [12]; 2. 19J-Justin Green [9]; 3. 69-Travis Kleindl [3]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 5. 29S-Tim Sheppard  [13]; 6. 46-Mitchell Fairbank[6]; 7. 59S-Spencer Long [10]; 8. 19-Parker Glander [2]; 9. 48-Matt Urban [16]; 10. 12T-Tim Thrun [4]; 11. 33H-Chad Hummelmeier [17]; 12. 3-Travis Schmidt [11]; 13. 66-Steve Lorier [15]; 14. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [7]; 15. 117-Jim Juneau [18]; 16. 73-Rory Welch [14]; 17. 11B-Brad Buckman [8]; 18. 23S-Scott Ellis [20]; 19. 85B-Kevin Braaksma [1]; 20. (DNS) 54-Michael Strean

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 85B-Kevin Braaksma[1]; 2. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 3. 19-Parker Glander[2]; 4. 11B-Brad Buckman[5]; 5. 29S-Tim Sheppard[6]; 6. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 7. (DNF) 54-Michael Strean[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Travis Kleindl[2]; 2. 46-Mitchell Fairbank[4]; 3. 19J-Justin Green[5]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt[6]; 5. 73-Rory Welch[3]; 6. 33H-Chad Hummelmeier[7]; 7. 23S-Scott Ellis[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski[4]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long[5]; 3. 66C-Colten Van Hierden[6]; 4. 12T-Tim Thrun[2]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier[3]; 6. 117-Jim Juneau[1]

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