Goldesberry, Schmidt, McDermand claim A-main hardware in PDTR open wheel showcase

Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. notched his fifth career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A main victory in the 30-lap Frank Filskov Memorial Race at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 31. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 31, 2021 – Three of the region’s premier open wheel series were front and center on the same track on the same night for the only time during the 2021 season as Plymouth Dirt Track Racing hosted the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and Badger Midget Auto Racing Association at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 31.

In the 25th annual 30-lap IRA Sprint Car Frank Filskov Memorial A main, Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. claimed his first IRA main event victory of the 2021 season following a thrilling duel with two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam in the 410 Sprint Car headliner.

2011 PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth worked the outside groove and lapped traffic to perfection in the closing laps to secure his third 25-lap PDTR A-main victory of the 2021 campaign.

Two-time defending champion and current Badger Midgets point leader Chase McDermand of Springfield, Ill. racked up his fifth A-main victory of the 2021 season in the 25-lap main event.

Polesitter Josh Walter of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag of the IRA Frank Filskov Memorial A main with third starter Scotty Neitzel in tow. As Walter rode the cushion of the wide, smooth and slick racing surface, Neitzel worked the low line to challenge for the lead beginning on lap 6.

Two laps later, Neitzel powered into the lead after Walter jumped the cushion in turn two. On lap 11, Neitzel caught the rear of the 20-car field and set forth on the task of weaving his way through lapped traffic.

On lap 14 the lone caution flag of the race appeared when IRA rookie Bailey Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. spun in turn two.

On the restart, Blake Nimee of Oswego, Ill., who started fifth, pulled off a slide job to steal second from Walter. One lap later, Jordan Goldesberry, who started second, followed Nimee into third.

Nimee and Goldesberry then proceeded to engage in heated duel for second starting on lap 19 with Goldesberry eventually securing the position on lap 24. One lap later, Goldesberry utilized the inside lane to challenge the high-riding Neitzel for the lead.

On lap 16, Goldesberry pulled off a slide job entering turn three to secure the top spot from Neitzel. As Goldesberry opened up a lead while negotiating heavy lapped traffic, eighth starter Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan working the high line to vault his way into second.

Goldesberry held off Thiel’s late-race charge to wrap up his fifth career IRA A-main victory. Thiel finished second, Neitzel wound up third, Nimee placed fourth and 2016 IRA champion Jeremy Schultz of Beaver Dam, who started fourth, placed fifth.

“These races are tough to win and it feels good to get one tonight,” Goldesberry said. “We didn’t start off that good tonight, but we kept working on it throughout the night. I don’t think we were necessarily the best car out there in the beginning of the race, but we just got better and better and it all came together at the end.”

The initial start of the PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main was called back when point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls stopped in turn two. After a complete restart, second-year driver Alex Pokorski of West Bend, who started on the pole, outpowered two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee, who started second, to lead the opening lap.

2011 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth collected his 13th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 31. – RC Custom Design photo

As Pokorski ran smooth laps along the low groove in the early stages of the race, Davis cut the gap to move within striking distance on lap 12. On lap 14, Pokorski caught the back of the field and encountered slower cars dueling side by side for position.

Meanwhile, seventh starter Ben Schmidt had moved his way into second and was quickly closing in on Pokorski for the lead. On lap 18, Schmidt used the outside groove to power around Pokorski and into the lead in turn two.

Two laps later, Davis ducked underneath Pokorski to secure second as Schmidt built up a full-straightaway cushion at the front of the field. Schmidt skillfully worked his way through lapped traffic over the final five laps to post his 13th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory, 30th career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event triumph and fourth overall Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main win of the 2021 season.

Davis placed second, fourth starter Bill Taylor of Boltonville finished third, Justin Erickson of Plymouth, who started fifth, took fourth and Pokorski secured a career-best fifth-place showing.

Outside front row starter Jack Routson of Waterman, Ill., who started second, jumped into the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the Badger Midgets A main.

By lap 5, Routson, who won the last Badger Midgets A main contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 2019, quickly bolted away to a half-lap lead over polesitter Ken Hanson of Vinton, Iowa.

On lap 9, seventh starter Chase McDermand secured second and set his sights on the leader. Six laps later, Routson began to negotiate heavy lapped traffic, which allowed McDermand to close the gap significantly.

Two-time defending champion and current Badger Midget Auto Racing Association point leader Chase McDermand of Springfield, Ill. captured his fifth A-main victory of the 2021 season in the 25-lap Badger Midgets main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 31. – Casey Bollig photo

On lap 20, McDermand began to hound Routson for the top spot in thick lapped traffic before using a high move in turn two on lap 22 to take over the lead. On lap 24, the lone caution flag of the race was displayed when Lamont Critchett of Demotte, Ind. stopped in turn two.

McDermand commanded the green, white, checkered flag restart to notch his fifth Badger Midgets A-main victory of the 2021 campaign. Routson had to settle for second, third starter Kyle Stark of of Marshall finished third, Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie placed fourth after starting eighth and fifth starter Todd Kluever of Sun Prairie rounded out the top five.

In IRA 410 Sprint Car Series qualifying, Scotty Thiel broke his own track record, which he set earlier this season on July 1, with a lap of 11.047 seconds.

2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett won the 15-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

The 14th PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales & Service, drew 75 total cars, including 28 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 25 Badger Midgets and 22 IRA 410 Sprint Cars.

PDTR action featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals and B Mods is scheduled to resume on Saturday, Aug. 7 with Autograph Night as the first 200 kids will receive free checkered flags and backpacks courtesy of Hopf Farms.

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

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

QUALIFYING

1, Scotty Thiel 11.047 2, Jake Blackhurst 11.279 3, Scotty Neitzel 11.338 4, Mike Reinke 11.382 5, Danny Schlafer 11.390 6, Jeremy Schultz 11.417 7, Blake Nimee 11.485 8, Jordan Goldesberry 11.523 9, Josh Walter 11.582 10, Russel Borland 11.601 11, Dave Uttech 11.659 12, Jack Vanderboom 11.665 13, Steve Meyer 11.683 14, Jereme Schroeder 11.702 15, Kris Spitz 11.829 16, Hunter Custer 12.020 17, Bailey Goldesberry 12.057 18, John Fahl 12.083 19, Scott Conger 12.659 20, Preston Ruh 13.151 21, Al Schlafer (No time) 22, Robbie Pribnow (No time).

HEAT 1

1, Blake Nimee 2, Russel Borland 3, Mike Reinke 4, Scotty Thiel 5, Steve Meyer 6, Hunter Custer 7, Scott Conger.

HEAT 2

1, Dave Uttech 2, Jordan Goldesberry 3, Jereme Schroeder 4, Jake Blackhurst 5, Danny Schlafer 6, Bailey Goldesberry 7, Preston Ruh.

HEAT 3

1, Scotty Neitzel 2, Jack Vanderboom 3, Kris Spitz 4, Jeremy Schultz 5, John Fahl 6, Josh Walter.

DASH 1

1, Josh Walter 2, Scotty Neitzel 3, Blake Nimee 4, Danny Schlafer 5, Mike Reinke.

DASH 2

1, Jordan Goldesberry 2, Jeremy Schultz 3, Jake Blackhurst 4, Scotty Thiel 5, Dave Uttech.

A MAIN

1, Jordan Goldesberry 2, Scotty Thiel 3, Scotty Neitzel 4, Blake Nimee 5, Jeremy Schultz 6, Russel Borland 7, Steve Meyer 8, Jake Blackhurst 9, Josh Walter 10, Danny Schlafer 11, Mike Reinke 12, Jeremy Schroeder 13, John Fahl 14, Preston Ruh 15, Dave Uttech 16, Kris Spitz 17, Hunter Custer 18, Jack Vanderboom 19, Scott Conger 20, Bailey Goldesberry – Al Schlafer (DNS), Robbie Pribnow (DNS).

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Tim Haddy 2, Tyler Davis 3, Bill Taylor 4, Doug Wondra 5, Tyler Tischendorf 6, Kevin Karnitz 7, Matt Rechek.

HEAT 2

1, Kurt Davis 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Tony Wondra 4, Brandon McMullen 5, Lance Fassbender 6, Tyler Brabant 7, Jack Vanderboom.

HEAT 3

1, Alex Pokorski 2, Brandon Berth 3, Chris Clayton 4, Adam Miller 5, Austin Hartmann 6, Dylan Winkel 7, Travis Arenz.

HEAT 4

1, Justin Erickson 2, Will Gerrits 3, Justin Miller 4, Josh Teunissen 5, Katelyn Krebsbach 6, Blake Wondra 7, Tristan Koenings.

B MAIN

1, Lance Fassbender 2, Adam Miller 3, Josh Teunissen 4, Kevin Karnitz 5, Travis Arenz 6, Tyler Brabant 7, Austin Hartmann 8, Blake Wondra 9, Jack Vanderboom 10, Dylan Winkel 11, Tristan Koenings 12, Matt Rechek.

A MAIN

1, Ben Schmidt 2, Kurt Davis 3, Bill Taylor 4, Justin Erickson 5, Alex Pokorski 6, Brandon McMullen 7, Chris Clayton 8, Justin Miller 9, Brandon Berth 10, Lance Fassbender 11, Will Gerrits 12, Tyler Davis 13, Doug Wondra 14, Tyler Tischendorf 15, Kevin Karnitz 16, Travis Arenz 17, Tim Haddy 18, Adam Miller 19, Tony Wondra 20, Josh Teunissen 21, Tyler Brabant 22, Katelyn Krebsbach.

BADGER MIDGET AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION

QUALIFYING

1, Adam Taylor  13.791 2, Chase McDermand 13.826 3, Zach Boden 13.914 4, Todd Kluever 14.186 5, Kevin Olson 14.215 6, Andy Baugh 14.261 7, Kyle Stark 14.317 8, Lamont Critchett 14.384 9, Jack Routson 14.393 10, Kyle Koch 14.502 11, Aaron Muhle 14.513 12, Ken Hanson 14.536 13, Cody Weisensel 14.542 14, Mike Stroik 14.710 15, Jeremy Douglas 14.719 16, Kevin Douglas 14.734 17, Jordan Nelson 14.914 18, Jim Fuerst 14.944 19, Jake Goeglein 14.986 20, Charlie Spoonmore 15.164 21, Charles Kunz 15.203 22, Shay Sassano 15.265 23, Harrison Kleven 15.277 24, Peter Dempsey 16.010 25, Matt Rechek 18.999.

NON-QUALIFIER

1, Charlie Spoonmore 2, Jim Fuerst 3, Shay Sassano 4, Jordan Nelson 5, Harrison Kleven 6, Peter Dempsey 7, Jake Goeglein 8, Charles Kunz 9, Matt Rechek.

HEAT 1

1, Todd Kluever 2, Andy Baugh 3, Ken Hanson 4, Kevin Douglas 5, Chas McDermand 6, Mike Stroik 7, Kyle Koch 8, Lamont Critchett.

HEAT 2

1, Jack Routson 2, Zach Boden 3, Cody Weisensel 4, Kyle Stark 5, Jeremy Douglas 6, Adam Taylor 7, Kevin Olson 8, Aaron Muhle.

A MAIN

1, Chase McDermand 2, Jack Routson 3, Kyle Stark 4, Cody Weisensel 5, Todd Kluever 6, Zach Boden 7, Jeremy Douglas 8, Adam Taylor 9, Kevin Douglas 10, Mike Stroik 11, Ken Hanson 12, Kevin Olson 13, Jim Fuerst 14, Andy Baugh 15, Kyle Koch 16, Jake Goeglein 17, Harrison Kleven 18, Peter Dempsey 19, Charlie Spoonmore 20, Jordan Nelson 21, Shay Sassano 22, Lamont Critchett 23, Charles Kunz – Matt Rechek (DNS), Aaron Muhle (DNS).

Walter, Torque Racing display resiliency in IRA twinbill

Josh Walter turned in an 11th-place showing in the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series Scott Semmelmann Memorial main event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 28, 2021 – An up-and-down weekend of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action greeted Josh Walter and the Torque Racing as the team returned to action after a 22-day mid-season break at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, July 23 and Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, July 24.

Walter kicked off the first night of the IRA double dip by ripping off the fifth fastest qualifying lap in the 20-car field with a lap of 12.383 second around the wide and sweeping third-mile clay oval with the Outagamie County Fair providing a colorful backdrop.

After lining up third in the second eight-lap heat race, Walter came home fourth to secure a spot in the second four-lap IRA dash where he started and finished fourth to claim the eighth starting spot in the 30-lap A main.

Walter moved up two spots in the early going and was running sixth when Scotty Thiel pulled off a slide job on the 16th-year driver to drop him to seventh in the running order.

On lap 13, Jeremy Schultz spun leaving Walter with nowhere to go as he got collected. The resulting damage ended his night early.

“We started eighth and we were running sixth after almost getting in a wreck with Scotty Thiel when he threw a slide job at us, dropping us to seventh,” Walter said. “We were running down the top six until we got collected when Jeremy Schultz spun in front of us. All in all, it was just a bad way to end the night.”

After some quick work from the Torque Racing crew to repair the car, the team completed the IRA twinbill by competing in the IRA Scott Semmelmann Memorial event at Beaver Dam Raceway on Saturday, July 24.

Walter opened the night by qualifying 10th in the 23-car field with a lap of 13.000 around the third-mile clay oval. After starting on the pole in the first IRA 10-lap heat race, Walter finished fourth to claim the 12th starting position in the 30-lap A main.

Walter ran a smooth and consistent race hovering around the top-10 throughout en route to an 11th-place showing in a race won by Blake Nimee.

“I want to thank all of our sponsors for their support, especially the top wing sponsors, which were not on the car at Beaver Dam after our mishap at Outagamie the night before,” Walter said. “It was good to bounce back with a clean night at Beaver Dam after the disappointment from the night before.”

Walter and the Torque Racing team will take part in another IRA doubleheader this weekend starting with the annual Langlade County Fair IRA event at the Langlade County Speedway in Antigo, Wis. on Friday, July 30.

Also on the card will be the IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Modifieds. Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps and qualifying at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.

The team will return to its home track on Saturday, July 31 for an all open-wheel event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. featuring the IRA Sprint Cars, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Cars and Badger Midgets.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps and qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing to follow.

Torque Racing sponsors for the 2021 season include Dlapa Construction, Brittany’s School of Dance, Sheboygan by Owner, SCA Inc., Cow Pies, Full Throttle Ink, Lakehouse Bar & Grill, Home Transitions, Oostburg Concrete Products, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Stay tuned to the Torque Racing Facebook and Twitter pages for schedule changes and up-to-date information.

Torque Racing Sponsor Showcase – Full Throttle Ink

The Torque Racing team is pleased to have Full Throttle Ink in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. and Plymouth, Wis. on board as a sponsor for the 2021 season.

Full Throttle Ink is Sheboygan County’s premier tattoo, piercing, and apparel shop, located at 501 North Main (Highway 32) in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Under the direction of owner Jeff Klug, Full Throttle Ink features a 1,100-square foot state-of-the-art tattoo and piercing parlor, as well as a complete line of 1940s and 1950s-themed high-end hot-rod style clothing.

Full Throttle Ink, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., also offers Motorcult Apparel, Lucky 13 Apparel and Klug’s personal line of Sheboygan County-exclusive apparel.

In May 2021, Full Throttle Ink opened a second shop at 406 East Mill St. in downtown Plymouth.

To book a tattoo or piercing appointment, call the Sheboygan Falls location at 920-467-2215, call the Plymouth location at 920-449-5067 or email fullthrottleink@hotmail.com.

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

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

 

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

By The Numbers

Total Events – 8

IRA events – 7

World of Outlaws events – 1

All Star events – 1

A-Main Victories – 0

B-Main Victories – 0

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 2

Heat Race Victories – 1

Dash Victories – 0

Dash Appearances – 2

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

Tentative Upcoming Schedule

(Additional dates to be announced)

Friday, July 30 – Langlade County Speedway, Antigo, Wis. (IRA)

Saturday, July 31 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Alex Pokorski posts first MSA top-10 in PDTR Dave Deicher Tribute

Second-year 360 Sprint Car driver Alex Pokorski of West Bend collected his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main top-10 finish with a ninth-place showing in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Tribute Night Race at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 27, 2021 – Second-year Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car driver Alex Pokorski continued his upward progression behind the wheel by notching is first career top-10 A-main showing in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Dave Deicher Tribute Night main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24.

Pokorski was one of 25 PDTR 360 Sprint Car drivers to sign in for the special event, which was held in honor of longtime racer and PDTR and MSA flagman Dave Deicher, who passed away in May.

The West Bend driver drew the eighth starting spot in the second 10-lap 360 Sprint Car heat race and quickly moved up to seventh by passing Preston Ruh in the third turn of the opening lap.

On lap 4, the red flag was displayed for a flip involving Ben Schmidt, which moved Pokorski up to sixth on the ensuing restart. Pokorski powered past rookie Katelyn Krebsbach on the restart to assume fifth before setting his sets on the fourth-place car of Cole Possi.

On lap 6, Pokorski worked past Possi to secure fourth, which is where he finished the race to lock himself into his seventh 360 Sprint Car A-main of the 2021 season in 11 starts and 10th overall main event in 20 career events.

Pokorski rolled off a career-best fifth in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Tribute 360 Sprint Car A main and held his own at the front of the field in the early going on the wide, smooth and slick racing surface.

After Brandon McMullen and Travis Arenz passed the No. 4 Pokorski Motorsports machine, Pokorski found himself running eighth when the lone yellow flag of the race appeared for Tyler Brabant, who spun in turn two while running third.

Pokorski restarted in the seventh spot and worked the high and low grooves over the final 11 laps in search of the fast way around the third-mile clay oval. In the closing laps Justin Erickson and Chris Clayton worked past Pokorski before the checkered flag fell on his career-best ninth-place A-main finish in a race won by Brandon McMullen.

“We were unlucky with the heat race draw, but we were able to pass four cars and get into the invert for the A main,” Pokorski said. “The car felt good in both the heat and feature. It felt good to be in the top 10. That was a goal of mine. Next, we will aim for a top five.

“I would like to thank Goeden Auto Body and Pedal Down Promotions for stepping up to offer $200 in sponsor challenge money if we would have won a heat race, B main or A main on Saturday night,” he said. “Even though we didn’t get that done, we appreciate the support.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team is now set to compete in a Midwest Sprint Car Association doubleheader with Alex Pokorski in the driver’s seat both nights starting at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 31 in an all-open wheel event alongside the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Badger Midgets.

For those unable to attend, the race will be broadcast live on FloRacing.

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

On Sunday, Aug. 1, the team will make its second appearance of the season at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. with the MSA 360 Sprint Cars joined by the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars and Badger Midgets.

Spectator gates open at 4 p.m. with racing to begin at 6 p.m.

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseQuest Engineering

Pokorski Motorsports is pleased to welcome back Quest Engineering of Richfield, Wis. as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Quest Engineering focuses solely on full overlay cabinetry and complimenting custom products, including kitchen, bath, closets, garage, entertainment and commercial casework projects.

Quest’s skilled team of customer advocates, product specialists, engineers, production managers and operations team rely on a continuous improvement philosophy to pave the road to success.

Founded as a contract wood products fabricator in West Bend by brothers Chris and Todd Lefeber in 2001, Quest operated on mostly manual machines until adding CNC equipment and parametric engineering software to its repertoire in 2006.

In late 2008, Quest Engineering made the move from a direct sales to a dealer sales model with an increased focused on its capacity as a manufacturer. Quest moved from its original facility in West Bend to a newly renovated production facility in Richfield in fall 2012.

In May 2015, working with equipment, software, and special service vendors, Quest expanded with the addition of a second manufacturing plant. Housing a flexible casework production cell, a custom fabrication cell and a small warehouse, a new facility in Jackson was opened, featuring a design center and showroom.

“We spent time working on new sponsorship for this year and we are very excited to have Quest Engineering on board with us for 2021,” Pokorski Motorsports team owner and co-driver Paul Pokorski said. “Quest is a local manufacturer of quality cabinets and we encourage our fans to check out their line of products.”

Pokorski Motorsports invites fans to contact Quest Engineering Inc. by phone at 262-334-4949 or by visiting www.questcabinets.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 18

MSA events – 18

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2

Heat Race Victories – 1

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 31 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Sunday, Aug. 1 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 14 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 21 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

 

 

 

 

McMullen, Justin Schmidt, Kulow, Travis Schmidt take center stage on PDTR Dave Deicher Tribute Night

Two-time and defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh earned his 23rd career PDTR 360 Sprint A-main victory in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Tribute Night main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson, Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 24, 2021 – On a night honoring one of the most beloved former racers and flagmen in the 71-year history of The Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth Dirt Track Racing put on a show in every sense of the word highlighted by thrilling finishes, special tributes, impromptu reunions and a post-race party on Dave Deicher Tribute Night at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24.

In the 360 Sprint Car A main, two-time PDTR division champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh collected his third overall and second consecutive Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car main event victory of the 2021 campaign.

Three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland notched his third consecutive and fifth overall Sheboygan’s County 93.7 Late Model A-main victory of the 2021 season.

2019 PDTR Grand National champ Tyler Kulow of Plymouth earned his second A-main victory of the 2021 campaign in the Oostburg Automotive A main and Travis Schmidt of Plymouth notched his second Cellcom B Mod A main victory of the 2021 season.

Two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag on the opening lap of the special 26-lap A main run in honor the No. 26 that Deicher carried for many years on his Winged Super Modified.

On lap 5, outside front row starter Tyler Brabant of Waupun worked the outside groove of the wide, smooth and slick race surface to pressure Davis for the top spot. After Davis used the low line to pull away from Brabant, fourth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend charged in to take over second in the running order on lap 11.

Four laps later, the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 15 when Brabant spun in turn two. Following the restart, Davis maintained the top spot with Karnitz in tow, while the seventh starting Brandon McMullen moved into third along the middle groove.

On lap 21, McMullen worked around Karnitz to take second and quickly closed the gap on Davis. With one lap to go, McMullen ducked under Davis along the inside groove exiting turn four on lap 25.

Davis battled back on the final lap to pull even with McMullen in turn one. The former champions dueled side by side to the finish with McMullen nipping Davis by a narrow margin to collect his 23rd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 33rd overall Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win.

McMullen’s victory moved him into a tie for second place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory list with two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Danny Schlafer of Sussex.

Davis had to settle for second, Karnitz finished third, point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls moved up from his 12th starting spot to finish fourth and third starter Tim Haddy of Waupun rounded out the top five.

Joe Bongiorno of Milwaukee bolted into the lead on the opening lap of the 26-lap Late Model A main from the pole position before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 2 when Donny Singer of Random Lake and Chad Ludwigson of Sheboygan Falls got stuck together and stopped exiting turn four.

Three-time and defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland rolled to his 18th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Late model main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – RC Custom Design photo

Following the restart, third starter Bill Edler of Howards Grove, who was making his debut behind the wheel of a Late Model, worked his way into second. On lap 5, seventh starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha began his charge to the front of the pack as he moved into fourth.

While Bongiorno built up a full straightaway cushion over Edler at the front of the field, Scheffler used the outside groove to power around sixth starter Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove into third on lap 11 and Edler into second on lap 12.

By lap 16, Scheffler had closed the gap on Bongiorno, while eighth starter Justin Schmidt worked his way into third.

As Bongiorno hit lapped traffic, Scheffler rode the high line into the lead in turn three on lap 19, while Justin Schmidt assumed second on lap 22.

One lap later, Schmidt cut the gap significantly on Scheffler before shooting into the lead with a low move in turn four on lap 24 in heavy lapped traffic. Scheffler powered back to the cushion to duel side-by-side with Justin Schmidt to the finish line.

However, it was not quite enough as Justin Schmidt held on to secure his 18th career PDTR A-main victory and fifth A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the last six main event races.

Scheffler placed a close second, Bongiorno held on for a PDTR Late Model career-best third-place showing, Edler posted a career-best PDTR Late Model fourth-place-finish in his division debut and Charlie Schmidt rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Dick Hed of Plymouth took the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the 26-lap Grand National A main with third starter Tyler Kulow moving into second.

2019 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champion captured his 10th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Tribute Night main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – RC Custom Design photo

The first of four caution flags was displayed on lap 3 when Andy Singer spun in turn one. On lap later, Andy Singer spun again in turn three to bring out the second caution flag of the race.

On the restart, 2018 PDTR Grand National champ Matt Loehr of Dotyville worked up from the 11th starting spot to make it a three-way duel for the lead with Hed and two-time PDTR Grand National champion Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis, who started sixth.

However, Hed and Sorce Jr. made contact in turn three on lap 6 to send Sorce Jr. spinning in turn four, which brought out the third caution flag of the race. Hed and Sorce Jr. were each sent to the rear of the field following the incident.

Kulow controlled the restart, while Loehr moved in to challenge for the top spot on lap 9. Loehr closed up to within inches of Kulow’s bumper before rookie Mavrick Ruh of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn one to bring out the fourth and final caution flag of the race on lap 24.

Kulow held strong on the final single-file restart as he secured his 10th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory. Loehr finished second, fifth starter Luke Scholten of Oostburg placed third, Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake, who started seventh, finished fourth and Sorce Jr. rallied from his lap 6 incident to place fifth.

After a spin involving Donny Singer brought out the first of five caution flags to negate the initial start, outside front row starter Kyle Odekirk of Plymouth outdueled polesitter Justin Bauer of Sheboygan Falls to grab the lead on lap 2.

The second caution flag appeared on lap 2 when Phil Campanella of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn three. After the restart, Odekirk held down the top spot as Bauer held second and fourth starter Trevor Frank of Sheboygan moved into third.

The third caution was displayed when rookie Vince Jung spun in turn four on lap 6 right before the fourth caution flag appeared when two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Fond du Lac hit the turn two wall.

On the restart, 10th starter Travis Schmidt began to make his presence felt as he maneuvered his way into third. As Odekirk remained in front by a full straightaway, Schmidt assumed second with a high move past Bauer in turn four on lap 14.

Travis Schmidt of Plymouth notched his fifth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main victory in the special 26-lap Dave Deicher Tribute Night main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Meanwhile, Odekirk held a commanding full straightaway lead on lap 15. On lap 19, Frank worked past Bauer to take over third on lap 20. Just as Odekirk appeared headed to the victory, Schmidt caught a break when Matthew Roehl spun in turn four to bring out the fifth and final caution flag.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt drove hard along the low groove to slip underneath Odekirk in turn four on lap 25 and held on over the final circuit to earn his fifth career PDTR A-main victory.

Odekirk placed second, Frank wound up third, Bauer finished fourth and seventh starter Gary Glander of Sheboygan Falls rounded out the top five.

Charlie Bergdorf was victorious in the special 12-lap Vintage Modified A main.

Adam Miller of Plymouth captured the 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

As a special tribute to Dave Deicher, who served as a flagman at The Plymouth Dirt Track from 1989 through 2020 and passed away in May 2021, several former flagmen at The Plymouth Dirt Track were on hand during a special pre-race ceremony to honor Deicher and to share in trading off flagging duties for heat race action.

Among the former and current Plymouth flagmen on hand in Deicher’s memory were Bill Krueger, Larry Palm, Roger Mueller, Eric Mueller, Bill Lubach and Steve Crass.

After the racing program, PDTR and the Deicher family sponsored a post-race party featuring free pizza and beer for those in attendance.

The 13h PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Butch and Blondie Hafemann, drew 86 total cars, including 25 360 Sprint Cars, 23 B Mods, 14 Late Models, 12 Grand Nationals and 12 Vintage Modifieds.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, July 31 with a special all-open wheel  event featuring the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, the PDTR 360 Sprint Cars and Badger Midgets.

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

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1
1, Kevin Karnitz 2, Chris Clayton 3, Lance Fassbender 4, Will Gerrits 5, Travis Arenz 6, Justin Miller 7, Austin Hartmann 8, Bill Taylor.

HEAT 2
1, Tim Haddy 2, Kurt Davis 3, Josh Teunissen 4, Alex Pokorski 5, Cole Possi 6, Preston Ruh 7, Katelyn Krebsbach 8, Ben Schmidt.

HEAT 3
1, Tyler Brabant 2, Justin Erickson 3, Jack Vanderboom 4, Brandon McMullen 5, Steve Meyer 6, Doug Wondra 7, Tyler Tischendorf 8, Chris Larson.

HEAT 4

B MAIN
1, Adam Miller 2, Tyler Tischendorf 3, Doug Wondra 4, Justin Miller 5, Katelyn Krebsbach 6, Bill Taylor 7, Ben Schmidt 8, Austin Hartmann 9, Chris Larson.

A MAIN
1, Brandon McMullen 2, Kurt Davis 3, Kevin Karnitz 4, Travis Arenz 5, Tim Haddy 6, Justin Erickson 7, Jack Vanderboom 8, Chris Clayton 9, Alex Pokorski 10, Ben Schmidt 11, Will Gerrits 12, Lance Fassbender 13, Justin Miller 14, Preston Ruh 15, Steve Meyer 16, Cole Possi 17, Adam Miller 18, Bill Taylor 19, Tyler Tischendorf 20, Tyler Brabant 21, Josh Teunissen 22, Katelyn Krebsbach, Doug Wondra (DNS).

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1
1, Justin Schmidt 2, Jayme Zidar 3, Turk Letizia 4, Justin Green 5, Brian Konitzer 6, Chad Ludwigson 7, Donny Singer.

HEAT 2
1, Tayler Scheffler 2, Charlie Schmidt 3, Joe Bongiorno 4, Bill Edler 5, Sawyer Specht 6, Jake Van Engen 7, Jim Schmidt.

A MAIN
1, Justin Schmidt 2, Taylor Scheffler 3, Jon Bongiorno 4, Bill Edler 5, Charlie Schmidt 6, Justin Green 7, Turk Letizia 8, Jayme Zidar 9, Jim Schmidt 10, Brian Konitzer 11, Sawyer Specht 12, Jake Van Engen 13, Donny Singer 14, Chad Ludwigson.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT 1’
1, Luke Scholten 2, Tyler Kulow 3, Donny Kulow 4, Darren Meyer 5, Mavrick Ruh 6, Matt Loehr.

HEAT 2
1, Steven Weber 2, Derek Kaat 3, Dick Hed 4, Don Sorce Jr. 5, Andy Singer 6, Kirby Post.

A MAIN
1, Tyler Kulow 2, Matt Loehr 3, Luke Scholten 4, Donny Kulow 5, Don Sorce Jr. 6, Dick Hed 7, Derek Kaat 8, Darren Meyer 9, Mavrick Ruh 10, Andy Singer 11, Kirby Post 12, Steven Weber.

CELLCOM B MOD

HEAT 1
1, Jonathan Hitsman 2, Travis Schmidt 3, Kyle Odekirk 4, Phil Campanella 5, Patrick Hanson 6, Donny Singer 7, Vince Jung 8, Shane Long.

HEAT 2
1, Steve Lorier 2, Brandon Knepprath 3, Justin Bauer 4, Spencer Long 5, Mathew Roehl 6, Brendan Ostrowski 7, Michael Strean 8, Andy Welter.

HEAT 3
1, Tim Warner 2, Trevor Frank 3, Gary Glander 4, Rory Welch 5, Mark Hoeppner 6, Jim Fischer 7, Craig Gessner.

A MAIN
1, Travis Schmidt 2, Kyle Odekirk 3, Trevor Frank 4, Justin Bauer 5, Gary Glander 6, Andy Welter 7, Brandon Knepprath 8, Mark Hoeppner 9, Steve Lorier 10, Rory Welch 11, Spencer Long 12, Brendan Ostrowski 13, Donny Singer 14, Matthew Roehl 15, Patrick Hanson 16, Shane Long 17, Vince Jung 18, Phil Campanella 19, Craig Gessner 20, Tim Warner 21, Jonathan Hitsman 21, Jim Fischer (DNS) 22, Michael Strean (DNS).

Alex Pokorski gains golden A-main experience at Plymouth Dirt Track  

Alex Pokorski (4), pictured racing with Travis Arenz (25T), posted a 16th-place showing in a 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions 

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 20, 2021 – One week after notching his first career heat race victory, second-year Pokorski Motorsports 360 Sprint Car competitor Alex Pokorski continued his progression as he found himself in the mix for a possible career-best A-main showing in his sixth Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17.

Pokorski was among 30 PDTR 360 Sprint Car drivers to sign in for the 12th event of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track and his 19th overall career event behind the wheel of a 360 Sprint Car.

After lining up fifth in the third 10-lap heat race, Pokorski passed Scott Conger on the opening lap to move up to fourth. On lap 2, Adam Miller ducked under Pokorski, following a bobble in turn two, which dropped the West Bend driver back to fifth in the running order. However, Pokorski recovered to slip underneath Miller on lap 9 en route to a fourth-place finish and a berth in his sixth 25-lap A main of the 2021 PDTR season in 10 starts.

After rolling off 15th, Pokorski worked the high and low grooves of the wide, smooth and slick track surface to move past Blake Wondra into 11th place on lap 9. Following a series of three consecutive caution flags on lap 13 and 14, Pokorski continued to hold down the 11th spot, while taking aim at a career-best top-10 showing.

However, Pokorski found the going rough in the closing five laps as he fell back to finish 16th in his ninth career 360 Sprint Car A-main event, which won by Brandon McMullen.

“The car felt really good for the heat race and we were fast,” Pokorski said. “I made a couple of mistakes early on, but I was able to race back into fourth on the last lap. The A main went fairly well until the last few laps. Early on I was lucky to miss a couple of pile ups and I was able to move forward a few spots. For the last couple laps, I probably should’ve moved back to the top, but I tried to make the bottom work and ended up losing some spots.

“Moving forward, my focus is eliminating mistakes because even one or two mistakes in a race usually end up costing you a few spots,” he said.

The Pokorski Motorsports team will be in action The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 24 with Alex Pokorski scheduled to be in the driver’s seat for PDTR’s Dave Deicher Tribute Night program, which will feature 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals B Mods and a special appearance from the Vintage Modifieds.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseQuest Engineering

Pokorski Motorsports is pleased to welcome back Quest Engineering of Richfield, Wis. as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Quest Engineering focuses solely on full overlay cabinetry and complimenting custom products, including kitchen, bath, closets, garage, entertainment and commercial casework projects.

Quest’s skilled team of customer advocates, product specialists, engineers, production managers and operations team rely on a continuous improvement philosophy to pave the road to success.

Founded as a contract wood products fabricator in West Bend by brothers Chris and Todd Lefeber in 2001, Quest operated on mostly manual machines until adding CNC equipment and parametric engineering software to its repertoire in 2006.

In late 2008, Quest Engineering made the move from a direct sales to a dealer sales model with an increased focused on its capacity as a manufacturer. Quest moved from its original facility in West Bend to a newly renovated production facility in Richfield in fall 2012.

In May 2015, working with equipment, software, and special service vendors, Quest expanded with the addition of a second manufacturing plant. Housing a flexible casework production cell, a custom fabrication cell and a small warehouse, a new facility in Jackson was opened, featuring a design center and showroom.

“We spent time working on new sponsorship for this year and we are very excited to have Quest Engineering on board with us for 2021,” Pokorski Motorsports team owner and co-driver Paul Pokorski said. “Quest is a local manufacturer of quality cabinets and we encourage our fans to check out their line of products.”

Pokorski Motorsports invites fans to contact Quest Engineering Inc. by phone at 262-334-4949 or by visiting www.questcabinets.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 17

MSA events – 17

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 1

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 24 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 31 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Sunday, Aug. 1 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 14 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Former PDTR champions shine as McMullen, Schmidt, Sorce Jr., Green claim A-main wins

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh earned his 22nd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 17, 2021 – The cream rose to the top as former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing division champions swept all four A-main races Saturday, July 17 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis.

In the PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, two-time division champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh notched his second 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2021 campaign.

Three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland notched his second consecutive and fourth overall 25-lap Sheboygan’s County 93.7 Late Model A-main victory of the 2021 season.

Two-time PDTR Grand National champ Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis rolled to his first A-main triumph of 2021, while 2017 PDTR B Mod champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls made the most of a fill-in driving opportunity behind the wheel of Spencer Long’s 59s machine to earn the victory in the 25-lap B Mod main event.

Polesitter Will Gerrits of Waupun grabbed the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the 360 Sprint Car A main with 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Justin Miller of Plymouth, who started second, and 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett, who started fifth, moving into third.

The first of four caution flags appeared on lap 5 when Fassbender spun in turn three. On the restart, Brandon McMullen, who started seventh, used the outside groove to move into second on lap 6.

Five laps later, McMullen powered around Gerrits and into the top spot along the outside line of the wide, smooth and slick racing surface exiting turn four.

On lap 13, point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls stalled in turn four to bring out the second caution flag. Another caution flag appeared on the ensuing restart as Chris Clayton of Waldo, Doug Wondra of Lomira and Tyler Brabant of Waupun collided along the backstretch.

McMullen controlled the next restart with Gerrits in second and 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started ninth, in third.

The fourth and final caution flag was displayed on lap 14 when Justin Erickson of Plymouth, Blake Wondra of Fond du Lac and Tyler Brabant made contact in turn four.

Following the restart, Schmidt slipped past Gerrits into second, while McMullen bolted away from the field along the cushion. McMullen pulled away from the pack over the final 10 laps en route to his 22nd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 32nd career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win.

The victory pushed McMullen past Donny Goeden into sole possession of third place on the all-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main win list.

Schmidt placed second, 18th starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend charged up to finish third, Gerrits took fourth and Tim Haddy of Waupun worked his way up from his 13th starting spot to finish fifth.

After a false start, outside front row starter Jayme Zidar of Greenfield led the opening lap of the 25-lap Late Model A main before the first of seven caution flags appeared on lap 3 for an incident involving Dan White and Turk Letizia of Milwaukee.

On the restart, Charlie Schmidt of Oostburg, who started sixth, worked the outside groove to power into the lead exiting turn two. The second caution flag appeared on lap 4 for a spin involving Brian Gerber. Another caution flag was displayed on the restart when Jayme Zidar spun in turn two.

Three-time and defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland collected his 17th career PDTR Late Model A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17. – RC Custom Design photo

On the ensuing restart, Justin Schmidt, who started ninth, flexed his muscle along the high groove to power his way into third on lap 6. The race was slowed for the fourth time on lap 7 when Wayne Freimund stopped in turn four.

Justin Schmidt utilized the high line on the restart to seize second entering turn one on lap 8 before Wayne Freimund brought out another caution flag on lap 9 when he stalled in turn one.

Two more caution flags followed in quick succession as Donny Singer of Random Lake and Chad Ludwigson of Sheboygan Falls collided in turn four and Jim Schmidt of Cleveland hit the turn one wall.

Justin Schmidt turned it up following the final restart to challenge Charlie Schmidt for the lead beginning on lap 12. Slower traffic allowed Justin Schmidt to move within striking distance on lap 19 and four laps later, he powered into the lead in turn two in heavy lapped traffic.

Justin Schmidt pulled away over the final two laps to secure his 17th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory to break a tie with his father Jim and move into sole possession of third place on the all-time PDTR Late Model A-main victory list.

The win was also Justin Schmidt’s fourth in the last five PDTR Late Model A main events.

Justin Ritchie, who started fifth, finished second, Charlie Schmidt placed third, 2008 PDTR Late Model champion Billy Rezutek of Big Bend, who started seventh, placed fourth and fourth starter Turk Letizia recovered from an early-race incident to place fifth.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champ Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis posted his 14th career PDTR Grand National A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17. – C-Marq Photography photo

Steven Ruh of New Holstein, who started second, jumped into the lead in turn two of the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National A main behind the wheel of the Bender Racing No. 89 machine before polesitter Luke Scholten of Oostburg gained the lead in turn four to lead the first lap.

Ruh battled back to seize the lead in turn two on lap 2 before Scholten again wrestled away the lead in turn four to take over the top spot. The first of three caution flags appeared on lap five when Derek Kaat of Howards Groove spun in turn two.

On the restart, Don Sorce Jr., who started sixth, seized second lap 9. Four laps later, Scholten made contact with the lapped car of Darren Meyer, which produced the second caution flag when Meyer spun in turn three on lap 13.

On the restart, Ruh batted back to assume the top spot along the high groove on lap 14 just behind the third and final caution flag came out for Ryan Falk in turn two.

After the final restart, Scholten and Ruh engaged in a heated side-by-side duel before Ruh surged ahead. Meanwhile, Sorce Jr. moved into second and quickly moved in to pressure Ruh for the top spot.

On lap 18, Sorce Jr. ducked low to take over the lead in turn four. Sorce Jr. went on to notch his 14th career PDTR Grand National A-main triumph. 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth placed second after starting fifth, Ruh wound up third, seventh starter Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake placed fourth and third starter Steven Weber of Plymouth rounded out the top five.

Jim Fischer of Oostburg grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod A main from his outside front row starting spot with third starter Justin Green sliding into second in Spencer Long’s 59s car.

On lap 2, Green shot underneath Fischer to take the lead in turn four. The first of three caution flags appeared on lap 3 when Phil Campanella of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn four.

2017 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champion Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls drove Spencer Long’s 59s car to his division-leading eighth career PDTR B Mod A-main victory in a guest driving role at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17. – C-Marq Photography photo

On the restart, fourth starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan moved into second while Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls, who started fifth, took third. As Green pulled out to a sizable lead at the front of the field, Lorier brought out the second caution flag when he slowed to a stop along the backstretch on lap 8.

Green drove away from the field on the ensuing restart while eighth starter Trevor Frank of Sheboygan seized third on lap 9. By lap 13, Green had built up a full-straightaway lead over Shane Long before the third and final caution flag was displayed on lap 16 for a spin in turn two involving Michael Strean of Sheboygan.

Frank used a strong restart to take over the second spot before setting his sights on Green. Frank was able to cut into Green’s advantage over the final nine laps, however, he was unable to wrestle the lead away from Green, who went on to notch his division-leading eighth career PDTR B Mod A-main victory.

Frank finished second, Shane Long took third, seventh starter Justin Bauer of Sheboygan Falls placed fourth and Rory Welch of Grafton charged from his 12th starting spot to finish fifth.

Brandon Berth of Cascade won the 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B Main.

The 12th PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Cupcake Wonders, drew 75 total cars, including 30 360 Sprint Cars, 18 Late Models, 16 B Mods and 11 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, July 24 with action in the 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions on Dave Deicher Tribute Night, which will also feature an appearance by the Vintage Modified division.

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

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Lance Fassbender 2, Chris Clayton 3, Will Gerrits 4, Blake Wondra 5, Justin Erickson 6, Kurt Davis 7, Matt Rechek 8, Katelyn Krebsbach.

HEAT 2

1, Jack Vanderboom 2, Preston Ruh 3, Tyler Tischendorf 4, Alex Pokorski 5, Brandon Berth 6, Adam Miller 7, Scott Conger 8, Josh Teunissen.

HEAT 3

1, Bill Taylor 2, Tony Wondra 3, Tyler Brabant 4, Tim Haddy 5, Dylan Winkel 6, Tyler Davis 7, Tom Kreutz.

HEAT 4

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Travis Arenz 3, Ben Schmidt 4, Justin Miller 5, Kevin Karnitz 6, Doug Wondra 7, Austin Hartmann.

B MAIN

1, Brandon Berth 2, Kevin Karnitz 3, Kurt Davis 4, Justin Erickson 5, Doug Wondra 6, Matt Rechek 7, Tyler Davis 8, Scott Conger 9, Josh Teunissen 10, Austin Hartmann 11, Katelyn Krebsbach 12, Dylan Winkel 13, Adam Miller 14, Tom Kreutz.

A MAIN

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Kevin Karnitz 4, Will Gerrits 5, Tim Haddy 6, Kurt Davis 7, Lance Fassbender 8, Jack Vanderboom 9, Justin Miller 10, Travis Arenz 11, Matt Rechek 12, Bill Taylor 13, Brandon Berth 14, Tyler Brabant 15, Justin Erickson 16, Alex Pokorski 17, Tyler Tischendorf 18, Tony Wondra 19, Blake Wondra 20, Preston Ruh 21, Chris Clayton 22, Doug Wondra.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Jim Schmidt 2, Billy Rezutek 3, Dan White 4, Justin Schmidt 5, Ron Stroika 6, Eric Michaels.

HEAT 2

1, Turk Letizia 2, Charlie Schmidt 3, Wayne Freimund 4, Donny Singer 5, Chad Ludwigson 6, Brian Konitzer.

HEAT 3

1, Jayme Zidar 2, Justin Ritchie 3, Justin Green 4, Sawyer Specht 5, Jake Van Engen 6, Brian Gerber.

A MAIN

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Justin Ritchie 3, Charlie Schmidt 4, Billy Rezutek 5, Turk Letizia 6, Justin Green 7, Jayme Zidar 8, Ron Stroika 9, Eric Michaels 10, Jake Van Engen 11, Dan White 12, Brian Konitzer 13, Donny Singer 14, Wayne Freimund 15, Jim Schmidt 16, Chad Ludwigson 17, Sawyer Specht 18, Brian Gerber.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT 1’

1, Don Sorce Jr. 2, Steven Ruh 3, Dick Hed 4, Donny Kulow 5, Mavrick Ruh 6, Darren Meyer.

HEAT 2

1, Tyler Kulow, 2, Luke Scholten 3, Steven Weber 4, Derek Kaat 5, Ryan Falk.

A MAIN

1, Don Sorce Jr. 2, Tyler Kulow 3, Steven Ruh 4, Donny Kulow 5, Steven Weber 6, Dick Hed 7, Luke Scholten 8, Mavrick Ruh 9, Darren Meyer 10, Derek Kaat 11, Ryan Falk.

CELLCOM B MOD

HEAT 1

1, Craig Gessner 2, Donny Singer 3, Justin Bauer 4, Shane Long 5, Patrick Hanson 6, Jim Fischer 7, Gary Glander 8, Mark Hoeppner.

HEAT 2

1, Trevor Frank 2, Rick Kretschmann 3, Justin Green 4, Steven Lorier 5, Christopher Gilson 6, Rory Welch 7, Phil Campanella 8, Michael Strean.

A MAIN

1, Justin Green 2, Trevor Frank 3, Shane Long 4, Justin Bauer 5, Rory Welch 6, Mark Hoeppner 7, Donny Singer 8, Rick Kretschmann 9, Craig Gessner 10, Patrick Hanson 11, Gary Glander 12, Michael Strean 13, Jim Fischer 14, Steve Lorier 15, Christopher Gilson 16, Phil Campanella.

Alex Pokorski scores first heat race win in up, down night with PDTR  

Second-year 360 Sprint Car driver Alex Pokorski of West Bend earned his first career 10-lap heat race victory in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 13, 2021 – Second-year Pokorski Motorsports 360 Sprint Car driver Alex Pokorski experienced the high of earning his first career heat race victory and the low of having a potential career-best A-main run spoiled by early contact with another car, during a Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Tack at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10.

Pokorski was among 31 PDTR 360 Sprint Car drivers to sign in for the 11th racing program of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

The West Bend driver shook off a season-long streak of poor heat race pill draws by drawing the pole position of the fourth 10-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race.

Pokorski took advantage of his opportunity to start at the front of a heat race for the first time this season by outpowering outside front row starter Doug Wondra to grab the lead on the opening lap.

Pokorski survived one caution flag restart for a spin involving Adam Miller on lap 3 to pull away over the final seven laps to collect his first career 360 Sprint Car heat race victory.

The heat race win allowed Pokorski to earn his best career A-main starting spot as he rolled off seventh in the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event.

However, the promise of a strong A-main finish was dashed on lap 2 when Matt Rechek collided with Pokorski along the backstretch to bring out of the lone caution flag of the race. After retreating to the work area, Pokorski returned to restart the race from the 21st spot.

Pokorski rode the low line on the smooth and black slick track surface throughout the final 23 laps en route to a 20th-place finish in a race won by Will Gerrits.

“It was really nice to finally start on the front row of a heat race and I was able to be smooth and get the win,” Pokorski said. “The feature was a bit of a bummer because I felt we could’ve had a sixth- or seventh-place finish if we didn’t have the incident on lap 2. Luckily, we didn’t have major damage and we were able to finish the race.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team is scheduled to return to action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 17 with Alex Pokorski scheduled to be in the driver’s seat for a PDTR program, which will featured 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseQuest Engineering

Pokorski Motorsports is pleased to welcome back Quest Engineering of Richfield, Wis. as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Quest Engineering focuses solely on full overlay cabinetry and complimenting custom products, including kitchen, bath, closets, garage, entertainment and commercial casework projects.

Quest’s skilled team of customer advocates, product specialists, engineers, production managers and operations team rely on a continuous improvement philosophy to pave the road to success.

Founded as a contract wood products fabricator in West Bend by brothers Chris and Todd Lefeber in 2001, Quest operated on mostly manual machines until adding CNC equipment and parametric engineering software to its repertoire in 2006.

In late 2008, Quest Engineering made the move from a direct sales to a dealer sales model with an increased focused on its capacity as a manufacturer. Quest moved from its original facility in West Bend to a newly renovated production facility in Richfield in fall 2012.

In May 2015, working with equipment, software, and special service vendors, Quest expanded with the addition of a second manufacturing plant. Housing a flexible casework production cell, a custom fabrication cell and a small warehouse, a new facility in Jackson was opened, featuring a design center and showroom.

“We spent time working on new sponsorship for this year and we are very excited to have Quest Engineering on board with us for 2021,” Pokorski Motorsports team owner and co-driver Paul Pokorski said. “Quest is a local manufacturer of quality cabinets and we encourage our fans to check out their line of products.”

Pokorski Motorsports invites fans to contact Quest Engineering Inc. by phone at 262-334-4949 or by visiting www.questcabinets.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 16

MSA events – 16

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 1

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 17 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 24 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 31 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Sunday, Aug. 1 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Saturday, Aug. 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Gerrits, Schmidt, Loehr, Hitsman emerge victorious in PDTR A-main action

Will Gerrits of Waupun collected his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 10, 2021 – As the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season eclipsed the half-way point, three drivers added to their 2021 A-main victory tallies, while another visited victory lane for the first time this year in main-event competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10.

In the PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, Waupun’s Will Gerrits earned his first 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2021 campaign.

Three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland notched his third 25-lap Sheboygan’s County 93.7 Late Model A-main victory of 2021.

2018 PDTR Grand National champion Matt Loehr of Dotyville claimed his second 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main-event win of the 2021 season, while Jonathan Hitsman of Sheboygan rolled to his second Cellcom B Mod A-main triumph of the year.

On the drop of the green flag of the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Lance Fassbender of Burnett jumped into the lead from the pole position.

On lap 2, lone caution flag of the race appeared when PDTR 360 Sprint Car rookie Matt Rechek of Beaver Dam spun on the backstretch after making contact with Alex Pokorski of West Bend. Rechek was done for the night, while Pokorski went to the work area for repairs before returning to restart at the rear of the field.

Fassbender controlled the restart as Will Gerrits worked the high line to move up to second from his sixth starting spot on lap 3. Meanwhile, ninth starter Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls also rode the high groove of the smooth and slick track surface to seize third on lap 4.

On lap 6, Gerrits powered around Fassbender to take over the top spot exiting turn four, while Arenz slipped into second one lap later. As Arenz tested the high, middle and low lines in an attempt to close the gap on Gerrits, the leaders caught the rear of the field on lap 15.

Three laps later, Arenz moved in to challenge Gerrits for the lead with a daring low move in turn two. However, Gerrits successfully fended off Arenz’s spirited charge to maintain the top spot.

On lap 20, Arenz nearly lost control as his car spun sideways along the outside groove in turn four, which allowed the low-riding Fassbender to regain second. Meanwhile, out in front of the field, Gerrits skillfully maneuvered through lapped traffic to nail down his third career PDTR and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main victory.

Fassbender held on to finish second, Arenz was third, fourth starter Jack Vanderboom of Dousman took fourth and second starter Tyler Tischendorf of Waupaca rounded out the top five.

Justin Schmidt used his outside front row starting spot to outpower Late Model rookie Justin Green of Sheboygan Falls, who started on the pole, to grab the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR Late Model A main.

Three-time and defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland notched his 16th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory in the 25-lap headliner at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10. – RC Custom Design photo

The first of two caution flags appeared on lap 2 when 2016 PDTR Late Model champ Tim Buhler of Greenbush made contract with the turn four wall.

Schmidt bolted out into the lead on the restarter with Green and seventh starter Justin Ritchie of New London in tow. The second and final caution flag flew on lap 10 when Jayme Zidar of Greenfield spun in turn one.

On the restart, Schmidt bolted away again while Ritchie moved past Green into second and fifth starter Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove claimed third in the running order.

Justin Schmidt held firm control of the lead along the extreme inside groove of the third-mile clay oval until he got hung up behind a slower car for several laps, which allowed Ritchie to cut the gap significantly.

Ritchie closed to within striking distance on lap 22 before Schmidt maneuvered around the lapped car and extended his lead over the final three laps en route to his 16th career PDTR Late Model A-main win.

Ritchie had to settle for second, Green posted a career-best third place showing, Charlie Schmidt placed fourth and Turk Letizia of Milwaukee, who started eighth, finished fifth.

Polesitter Steven Weber of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR B Mod A main, while second starter Dick Hed of Plymouth and Matt Loehr, who started sixth, dueled for second in the early going.

Loehr moved into second on lap 2 before setting his sights firmly on the lead. On lap 3, Loehr used the high line to shoot past Weber into the lead in turn four.

Five laps later, 2019 PDTR Grand National champ Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved up from his eighth starting spot to take second.

2018 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champ Matt Loehr of Doytville earned his eighth career 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10. – RC Custom Design photo

The first of two caution flags appeared on lap 8 when Derek Kaat of Plymouth spun in turn one. On the restart, two-time PDTR Grand National champ Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis used the high groove to move past Kulow into second from his seventh starting spot.

Kulow battled back to mount a spirited duel with the high-riding Sorce Jr. for the runner-up spot starting on lap 10 before the second and final caution flag appeared on lap 13 for a debris.

Kulow and Sorce Jr. reengaged in their heated duel for second following the restart as the tandem moved in to pressure Loehr for the season over the final 12 circuits.

In the closing laps, Loehr held strong to secure his eighth career PDTR Grand National A-main victory. Sorce Jr. finished second, Tyler Kulow placed third, Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake, who started fifth, placed fourth and 10th starter Luke Scholten of Oostburg rounded out the top five.

Steve Lorier of Sheboygan Falls jumped into the lead of the 25-lap PDTR B Mod A main from the pole as Boltonville’s Brandon Knepprath, who started second, dueled with Grafton’s Rory Welch, who started third, for the runner-up spot.

Just as sixth starter Jonathan Hitsman was making his presence felt at the front of the field, the first of seven caution flags appeared on lap 4 for debris. Another caution flag was displayed on the ensuing restart for a five-car incident in turn two.

On the restart, Lorier maintained control of the lead as Welch and fifth starter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls dueled for second starting on lap 4. The third caution flag was thrown on lap 6 for a two-car incident in turn four.

Following the restart, Hitsman made his march to the front primarily utilizing the outside groove. Hitsman worked his way into third on lap 8 before moving into second lap 11 and eventually powering around Lorier and into the lead on lap 14 exiting turn four.

Jonathan Hitsman of Sheboygan claimed his second career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 25-lap B Mod A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

After the fourth caution flag appeared on lap 17 for a two-car incident, Hitsman bolted out to a full-straightaway lead while ninth starter Gary Glander of Sheboygan Falls moved into second.

The fifth caution flag came out on lap 21 for a single-car spin and on the restart it was Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls, who started 16th, who was turning heads and he seized second on lap 21.

The sixth caution period appeared on lap 22, which set up a battle between Spencer Long and Glander for second in the closing laps.

However, no one had anything for Hitsman as he pulled away to notch his second career PDTR B Mod A-main victory in a race that was flagged as complete following the seventh caution flag of the race for a single-car spin on the 25th and final lap.

Glander finished second, Spencer Long was third, Shane Long placed fourth and eighth starter Rick Kretschmann of Sheboygan Falls placed fifth.

Adam Miller of Plymouth won the 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

The 11th PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales and Service, drew 71 total cars, including 31 360 Sprint Cars, 17 B Mods, 13 Late Models and 10 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, July 17 with action in the 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

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

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Travis Arenz 2, Tyler Tischendorf 3, Kevin Karnitz 4, Kurt Davis 5, Chris Clayton 6, Austin Hartmann 7, Chris Larson 8, Nick Daywalt (DNS).

HEAT 2

1, Matt Rechek 2, Justin Miller 3, Will Gerrits 4, Josh Teunissen 5, Tim Haddy 6, Ben Schmidt 7, Tyler Brabant 8, Cole Possi.

HEAT 3

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Tony Wondra 4, Justin Erickson 5, Blake Wondra 6, Tom Kreutz 7, Katelyn Krebsbach 8, Dylan Winkel.

HEAT 4

1, Alex Pokorski 2, Jack Vanderboom 3, Doug Wondra 4, Bill Taylor 5, Adam Miller 6, Tyler Davis 7, Preston Ruh.

B MAIN

1, Adam Miller 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Tyler Davis 4, Justin Erickson 5, Josh Teunissen 6, Chris Clayton 7, Austin Hartmann 8, Tyler Brabant 9, Preston Ruh 10, Katelyn Krebsbach 11, Tom Kreutz 12, Chris Larson 13, Dylan Winkel 14, Cole Possi 15, Nick Daywalt (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Will Gerrits 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Travis Arenz 4, Jack Vanderboom 5, Tyler Tischendorf 6, Kevin Karnitz 7, Brandon McMullen 8, Kurt Davis 9, Justin Miller 10, Adam Miller 11, Tony Wondra 12, Doug Wondra 13, Bill Taylor 14, Chris Clayton 15, Blake Wondra 16, Justin Erickson 17, Ben Schmidt 18, Tyler Davis 19, Josh Teunissen 20, Alex Pokorski 21, Tim Haddy 22, Matt Rechek.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Turk Letizia 2, Justin Ritchie 3, Justin Green 4, Ron Stroika 5, Jayme Zidar 6, Chad Ludwigson 7, Donny Singer.

HEAT 2

1, Jim Schimdt 2, Charlie Schmidt 3, Tim Buhler 4, Justin Schmidt 5, Sawyer Specht 6, Jake Van Engen.

A MAIN

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Justin Ritchie 3, Justin Green 4, Charlie Schmidt 5, Turk Letizia 6, Ron Stroika 7, Jim Schmidt 8, Jake Van Engen 9, Chad Ludwigson 10, Sawyer Specht 11, Donny Singer 12, Jayme Zidar 13, Tim Buhler.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT 1’

1, Tyler Kulow 2, Donny Kulow 3, Derek Kaat 4, Dylan Struve 5, Mavrick Ruh.

HEAT 2

1, Don Sorce Jr. 2, Matt Loehr 3, Dick Hed 4, Steven Weber 5, Luke Scholten.

A MAIN

1, Matt Loehr 2, Don Sorce Jr. 3, Tyler Kulow 4, Donny Kulow 5, Luke Scholten 6, Steven Weber 7, Derek Kaat 8, Dick Hed 9, Mavrick Ruh 10, Dylan Struve.

CELLCOM B MOD

HEAT 1

1, Jonathan Hitsman 2, Trevor Frank 3, Steve Lorier 4, Donny Singer 5, Brandon Knepprath 6, Jim Fischer 7, Patrick Hanson 8, Craig Gessner 9, Phil Campanella.

HEAT 2

1, Rick Kretschmann 2, Justin Bauer 3, Shane Long 4, Rory Welch 5, Gary Glander 6, Matthew Roehl 7, Glen Blanke 8, Spencer Long.

A MAIN

1, Jonathan Hitsman 2, Gary Glander 3, Spencer Long 4, Shane Long 5, Rick Kretschmann 6, Trevor Frank 7, Rory Welch 8, Justin Bauer 9, Donny Singer 10, Brandon Knepprath 11, Matthew Roehl 12, Steve Lorier 13, Patrick Hanson 14, Craig Gessner 15, Jim Fischer 16, Phil Campanella 17, Glen Blanke.

Walter notches career-best IRA showing at Plymouth Dirt Track

Josh Walter steered his 12W Torque Racing machine to a sixth-place showing in a special Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series Road America NASCAR Weekend Kickoff event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, July 1. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 7, 2021 – With the largest crowd of the season on hand at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis., 16th-year Plymouth, Wis. driver Josh Walter raced his 12W Torque Racing 410 Sprint Car to a strong sixth-place showing in a special 30-lap Road America NASCAR Weekend Kickoff Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association A main at the team’s hometown track on Thursday, July 1.

Walter was among a solid field of 24 IRA Sprint drivers to sign in for the event. After qualifying 14th with a lap of 11.978 seconds around the third-mile clay oval, the former 360 Sprint Car standout lined up fifth in the second 10-lap IRA heat race and moved up to fourth after passing Dave Uttech on lap 2. Walter held the spot over the final eight laps to secure a fourth-place finish.

Walter started 12th in the IRA A main and moved up to 10th on lap 6. The main event was slowed by eight yellow and red flag periods as several drivers struggled to get a handle on the ultra-fast and undulating racing surface.

The second caution flag of the race appeared on lap 8 when visiting NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe and Scotty Thiel made contact in turn three. Walter restarted eighth before dropping to 11th on lap 10. Walter battled back on the following lap to work past Russel Borland to secure 10th in the running order.

A string of five yellow and red flags over the final 14 laps saw Walter move up to seventh on a lap 24 restart. Walter advanced to sixth when Dave Uttech got loose and flipped to bring out the final red flag on lap 25.

Following an open red period to allow crews to refuel the cars, Walter powered past Josh Schneiderman on the final restart to work his way into fifth on lap 17. However, Schneiderman regained the position on the final lap as Walter came home sixth to record his second top-10 A-main showing of the 2021 IRA season in a race won by Bill Balog. The sixth-place showing was also Walter’s best 410 Sprint Car A-main finish at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

“It was a really good night for us and we were fortunately to survive all the cautions and reds and get a strong sixth in the A main,” Walter said. “Sixth is our best finish in a 410 Sprint Car at Plymouth. Our previous best 410 finish at Plymouth was an eighth in the final race of the 2020 IRA season last September.”

Walter and the Torque Racing team will take two weeks off before returning to action with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at the Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, July 23 and Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, July 24.

Stay tuned to the Torque Racing Facebook and Twitter pages for schedule changes and up-to-date information.

Torque Racing Sponsor Showcase – Full Throttle Ink

The Torque Racing team is pleased to have Full Throttle Ink in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. and Plymouth, Wis. on board as a sponsor for the 2021 season.

Full Throttle Ink is Sheboygan County’s premier tattoo, piercing, and apparel shop, located at 501 North Main (Highway 32) in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Under the direction of owner Jeff Klug, Full Throttle Ink features a 1,100-square foot state-of-the-art tattoo and piercing parlor, as well as a complete line of 1940s and 1950s-themed high-end hot-rod style clothing.

Full Throttle Ink, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., also offers Motorcult Apparel, Lucky 13 Apparel and Klug’s personal line of Sheboygan County-exclusive apparel.

In May 2021, Full Throttle Ink opened a second shop at 406 East Mill St. in downtown Plymouth.

To book a tattoo or piercing appointment, call the Sheboygan Falls location at 920-467-2215, call the Plymouth location at 920-449-5067 or email fullthrottleink@hotmail.com.

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

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

 

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

By The Numbers

Total Events – 6

IRA events – 5

World of Outlaws events – 1

All Star events – 1

A-Main Victories – 0

B-Main Victories – 0

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 2

Heat Race Victories – 1

Dash Victories – 0

Dash Appearances – 1

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

Tentative Upcoming Schedule

(Additional dates to be announced)

Friday, July 23 – Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing, Seymour, Wis. (IRA)

Saturday, July 24 – Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (IRA)

Alex Pokorski mounts stirring charge to equal career-best Plymouth 360 Sprint car run

Second-year driver Alex Pokorski steered the Pokorski Motorsports 360 Sprint Car to a career-best 11th place finish after starting 22nd in the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, July 1. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 6, 2021 – Two weeks after storming from 21st to 11th in recording his career-best 360 Sprint Car main-event finish at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis, second-year driver Alex Pokorski did one better by advancing 11 spots in PDTR 360 Sprint Car action to equal a personal-record 11th place A-main effort as part of a special Road America NASCAR Weekend Kickoff event on Thursday, July 1.

Pokorski was among 30 PDTR 360 Sprint Car drivers to sign in for the all-Sprint Car program, which also included the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and was contested before the largest crowd of the 2021 season at Plymouth.

After lining up sixth in the first PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race, Pokorski dropped to seventh on the opening lap on the lighting fast and tricky track surface, which is where he finished the race.

Pokorski then rolled off ninth in the 15-lap B main needing to finish in the top six to earn a berth in the A-main field. After a red flag on the opening lap for a flip involving Katelyn Krebsbach, Pokorski started eighth following a complete restart.

The West Bend driver used the outside groove to power around Chris Clayton and Bill Taylor to take the sixth-place A-main transfer position on lap 3. Over the final 12 laps, Pokorski engaged in a heated duel with Kevin Karnitz as he tried both the high and low groove to gain the spot.

However, Karnitz turned back each of Pokorski’s challenges as he crossed the finish line sixth to gain a transfer spot to the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main.

After starting 22nd in the main event, Pokorski rode the outside groove to 18th on lap 3. Following a caution flag on lap 18 for a spin involving Will Gerrits, Pokorski restarted 16th.

By lap 20, Pokorski moved up to 15th before another red flag appeared on lap 24 for a flip involving Austin Hartmann. Pokorski restarted 13th and powered around two more cars on the final green, white, checkered flag restart to cross the finish line with a career-best 11th-place A-main finish in a race won by Travis Arenz.

While heat races have proved to be challenging for the sophomore 360 Sprint Car driver, Pokorski has been on a roll in his last two nights in the No. 4 car passing a grand total of 31 cars in B main and A main competition on Saturday, June 19 and Thursday, July 1.

“We had a very similar night to last time I was in the car at Plymouth,” Pokorski said. “It always feels good to be passing cars and moving forward. Hopefully, we can crack that top 10 soon. We still have to figure out our car for the heat races, but our adjustments for the B main and A main worked well.

“The car felt much better and I had much more freedom to run where I wanted to on the racing surface in both the B main and A main,” he said. “The track was heavy and had lots of rough spots. I had fun racing on it because it requires you to have a high level of control and trust in your car.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team is scheduled to return to action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 10 with Alex Pokorski scheduled to be in the driver’s seat for a PDTR program, which will featured 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseQuest Engineering

Pokorski Motorsports is pleased to welcome back Quest Engineering of Richfield, Wis. as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Quest Engineering focuses solely on full overlay cabinetry and complimenting custom products, including kitchen, bath, closets, garage, entertainment and commercial casework projects.

Quest’s skilled team of customer advocates, product specialists, engineers, production managers and operations team rely on a continuous improvement philosophy to pave the road to success.

Founded as a contract wood products fabricator in West Bend by brothers Chris and Todd Lefeber in 2001, Quest operated on mostly manual machines until adding CNC equipment and parametric engineering software to its repertoire in 2006.

In late 2008, Quest Engineering made the move from a direct sales to a dealer sales model with an increased focused on its capacity as a manufacturer. Quest moved from its original facility in West Bend to a newly renovated production facility in Richfield in fall 2012.

In May 2015, working with equipment, software, and special service vendors, Quest expanded with the addition of a second manufacturing plant. Housing a flexible casework production cell, a custom fabrication cell and a small warehouse, a new facility in Jackson was opened, featuring a design center and showroom.

“We spent time working on new sponsorship for this year and we are very excited to have Quest Engineering on board with us for 2021,” Pokorski Motorsports team owner and co-driver Paul Pokorski said. “Quest is a local manufacturer of quality cabinets and we encourage our fans to check out their line of products.”

Pokorski Motorsports invites fans to contact Quest Engineering Inc. by phone at 262-334-4949 or by visiting www.questcabinets.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 15

MSA events – 15

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 0

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 10 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 17 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 24 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 31 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Sunday, Aug. 1 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.

 

 

 

Balog continues Plymouth dominance with IRA triumph

Ten-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association champion Bill Balog of Hartland collected his 132nd career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, July 1. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

Arenz storms to fourth PDTR 360 Sprint Car victory of 2021

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 1, 2021 – Nearly one month after claiming his first career FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobil 1 A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis., 10-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series champion Bill Balog of Hartland continued his winning ways at the third-mile clay oval by bagging the special 30-lap Road America NASCAR Weekend Kickoff IRA main event before a huge crowd of spectators on Thursday, July 1.

In the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car A main, point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls rolled to his fourth PDTR A-main victory of the 2021 season.

After the initial start of the 30-lap IRA A main was erased when Mike Reinke of Howards Grove spun in turn three, visiting NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe of Mitchell, Ind. bolted into the lead from the pole position with Bill Balog, who started fifth, sliding into second.

Briscoe, who was making his first Winged Sprint Car start since 2018, caught the rear of the field on lap 5, which allowed Balog to close the gap significantly. On lap 6, Balog swept past Briscoe in heavy lapped traffic to take over the lead in turn three.

The second of eight yellow/red flag periods appeared on lap 8 when Briscoe spun Paul May’s 71M car in turn 3 before being collected by Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan, who had been running third.

Following the restart, two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam, who started fourth, charged in to briefly pressure Balog for the lead as the leaders weaved their way through slower traffic.

On lap 14, 2018 IRA champion Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, Ill., who started seventh, worked past Neitzel to seize second. A red flag was displayed on lap 15 when Russel Borland of Kewaskum flipped along the back stretch.

Shortly after, Briscoe brought out another caution flag when he spun in turn two on lap 16. On the restart, Danny Schlafer of Sussex slowed to a stop in turn four to bring out the fifth stoppage of the race.

After the restart, Blackhurst turned up the heat to close in on Balog in lapped traffic on lap 20. However, Blackhurst’s progress was slowed by three more caution flags over the next five laps for the stalled car of Scotty Neitzel on lap 22, an infield tire on the track on lap 24 and a flip involving Dave Uttech of Kenosha in turn two on lap 24.

Uttech’s flip prompted an open red period to allow pit crews to add fuel to help each team get their cars to the end of the lengthy race.

When the race resumed, Balog flexed his muscle once again to pull away from Blackhurst over the final six laps en route to his 132nd career IRA A-main victory, fifth overall A-main win of the 2021 campaign, third IRA main event victory of the season and fourth straight main event victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Blackhurst had to settle for second, 2016 IRA champ Jeremy Schultz of Beaver Dam finished third after starting ninth, Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. placed fourth after starting eighth and 14th starter Josh Schneiderman of West Burlington, Iowa rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Adam Miller of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the drop of the green field of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main with fourth starter Jack Vanderboom of Dousman following in second.

As Miller paced the field, the first of three caution flags appeared on lap 5 when Justin Erickson of Plymouth and Tony Wondra of Campbellsport collided in turn two.

Following the restart, 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Justin Miller of Plymouth moved in from his sixth starting spot to pressure his brother, Adam, for the lead on lap 7. Adam fended off Justin in the battle of the Miller brothers to maintain the top spot before Travis Arenz, who started ninth, began to make his presence felt at the front of the field.

After moving into third on lap 14 on the lightning fast track surface, Arenz worked around Justin Miller to take second on lap 15.

Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls picked up his eighth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, July 1. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

One lap later, Arenz powered past Adam Miller and into the lead exiting turn four and quickly built up a sizeable cushion. The second caution flag appeared on lap 18 when Will Gerrits of Waupun stopped in turn four.

Arenz bolted away from the pack on the restart and held a half-lap lead when Austin Hartmann of Sheboygan Falls flipped on the back stretch on lap 24 to bring out a red flag and set up a green-white-checkered flag finish.

On the restart, Arenz again wired the field as he pulled away from Adam Miller to notch his eighth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event win, 18th career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory and fourth feature victory of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Adam Miller placed second, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee, who started third, finished third, Justin Miller was fourth and two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh finished fifth after starting eighth.

Tony Wondra captured the 15-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.

In time trials, Scotty Thiel set a new track record with a lap of 11.300 to earn the IRA fast qualifier award.

Chase Briscoe and Scotty Thiel earned IRA dash victories.

The all-Sprint Car event, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales and Service, drew a total of 54 Sprint Cars, including 24 IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 30 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, July 10 with action in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

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

As an addition to last week’s race report, four new race track records were set in PDTR action on Friday, June 25.

Lance Fassbender of Burnett set a new 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B main track record with a time of three minutes and 12 seconds. Justin Schmidt of Cleveland established a new 12-lap Late Model B main track record in two minutes and 40 seconds.

Brad Mueller of Random Lake tied Waukesha’s Taylor Scheffler for the 10-lap Late Model heat race track record in two minutes and 12 seconds, while Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam and Craig Gessner of Beechwood tied Nick Schultz of Beaver Dam by completing 10-lap B Mod heat races in a track record time of two minutes and 32 seconds.

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

Qualifying

1, Scotty Thiel 11.300 2, Dave Uttech 11.589 3, Bill Balog 11.590 4, Jake Blackhurst 11.619 5, Chase Briscoe 11.630 6, Scott Neitzel 11.649 7, Mike Reinke 11.718 8, Jordan Goldesberry 11.730 9, Kyle Schuett 11.735 10, Jeremy Schultz 11.809 11, Kris Spitz 11.897 12, Robbie Pribnow 11.898 13, Josh Schneiderman 11.946 14, Josh Walter 11.978 15, Hunter Custer 11.978 16, Danny Schlafer 11.983 17, Jack Berger 12.039 18, Russel Borland 12.054 19, Wayne Modjeski 12.115 20, John Fahl 12.306 21, Andy Rein 12.411 22, Ben Schmidt 12.464 23, Scott Conger 12.524 24, Jordan Paulsen 12.581.

HEAT 1

1, Jeremy Schultz 2, Mike Reinke 3, Scotty Thiel 4, Jake Blackhurst 5, Josh Schneiderman 6, Danny Schlafer 7, Wayne Modjeski 8, Ben Schmidt.

HEAT 2

1, Jordan Goldesberry 2, Chase Briscoe 3, Kris Spitz 4, Josh Walter 5, Dave Uttech 6, Jack Berger 7, Scott Conger 8, John Fahl.

HEAT 3

1, Bill Balog 2, Robbie Pribnow 3, Scotty Neitzel 4, Russel Borland 5, Hunter Custer 6, Jordan Paulsen 7, Andy Rein 8, Kyle Schuett.

DASH 1

1, Chase Briscoe 2, Mike Reinke 3, Bill Balog 4, Jake Blackhurst 5, Jeremy Schultz.

DASH 2

1, Scotty Thiel 2, Scotty Neitzel 3, Dave Uttech 4, Jordan Goldesberry 5, Kris Spitz.

A MAIN

1, Bill Balog 2, Jake Blackhurst 3, Jeremy Schultz 4, Jordan Goldesberry 5, Josh Schneiderman 6, Josh Walter 7, Scotty Thiel 8, Mike Reinke 9, Robbie Pribnow 10, Kris Spitz 11, Wayne Modjeski 12, Jordan Paulsen 13, Hunter Custer 14, John Fahl 15, Ben Schmidt 16, Dave Uttech 17, Scotty Neitzel 18, Andy Rein 19, Chase Briscoe 20, Danny Schlafer 21, Scott Conger 22, Russel Borland 23, Jack Berger 24, Kyle Schuett (DNS).

 

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Tom Kreutz 2, Chris Larson 3, Tyler Tischendorf 4, Brandon McMullen 5, Kevin Karnitz 6, Bill Taylor 7, Alex Pokorski 8, Josh Teunissen.

HEAT 2

1, Jack Vanderboom 2, Tim Haddy 3, Ben Schmidt 4, Travis Arenz 5, Tony Wondra 6, Chris Clayton 7, Blake Wondra 8, Cole Possi.

HEAT 3

1, Kurt Davis 2, Austin Hartmann 3, Will Gerrits 4, Nick Daywalt 5, Justin Erickson 6, Brandon Berth 7, Dylan Winkel.

HEAT 4

1, Adam Miller 2, Matt Rechek 3, Justin Miller 4, Tyler Brabant 5, Lance Fassbender 6, Preston Ruh 7, Katelyn Krebsbach.

B MAIN

1, Tony Wondra 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Brandon Berth 4, Justin Erickson 5, Kevin Karnitz 6, Alex Pokorski 7, Chris Clayton 8, Bill Taylor 9, Blake Wondra 10, Preston Ruh 11, Josh Teunissen 12, Cole Possi 13, Dylan Winkel 14, Katelyn Krebsbach.

A MAIN

1, Travis Arenz 2, Adam Miller 3, Kurt Davis 4, Justin Miller 5, Brandon McMullen 6, Jack Vanderboom 7, Lance Fassbender 8, Ben Schmidt 9, Brandon Berth 10, Tim Haddy 11, Alex Pokorski 12, Tyler Brabant 13, Kevin Karnitz 14, Matt Rechek 15, Tyler Tischendorf 16, Tony Wondra 17, Chris Larson 18, Tom Kreutz 19, Austin Hartmann 20, Nick Daywalt 21, Will Gerrits 22, Justin Erickson.

Paul Pokorski returns to tackle Plymouth 360 Sprint Car challenge

Paul Pokorski (4) duels with Scott Conger (24) during Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 29, 2021 – After nearly six weeks out of the driver’s seat in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action while helping his son, Alex, during his second year behind the wheel of a 360 Sprint Car, 29th-year veteran Paul Pokorski was back in the saddle of the No. 4 Pokorski Motorsports 360 Sprint Car at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25 for a special Friday evening Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car event.

Pokorski was one of 29 PDTR 360 Sprint Car entrants to check in for the ninth racing program of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

The 2014 Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series champion started fifth in the first 10-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race and found the going tough on an ultra-fast and narrow track surface. Pokorski fell back to seventh on the opening lap and held that position throughout the duration of the race.

Pokorski then rolled off ninth in the 15-lap 360 B main needing to finish in the top six to advance to the evening’s 25-lap A main.

A strong start vaulted Pokorski past Scott Conger and Dylan Winkel into seventh on the opening lap. On lap 3, the West Bend driver ducked under Katelyn Krebsbach to take over the sixth spot.

Over the final five laps, Pokorski moved in to pressure Chris Clayton for the fifth spot. However, he was unable to pull off the pass and wound up sixth to gain a berth in the main event field.

Pokorski rolled off 22nd in the 25-lap PDTR 360 main event and worked his way up to 19th on lap 6 before moving past Bill Taylor to claim 18th on lap 10.

Two laps later, leader Travis Arenz put Pokorski a lap down before the red flag appeared on lap 14 for a flip involving Adam Miller.

Per PDTR/MSA rules, Pokorski fell in line behind the leading car of Arenz along with four other lapped cars on the ensuing restart. Pokorski moved up to 16th by passing Austin Hartmann shortly after the restart. However, Preston Ruh powered around Pokorski a few laps later to drop him to 17th in the running order, which is where he finished in a race won by Travis Arenz.

“The car was definitely a handful early on,” Pokorski said. “I made a mistake on some set up stuff that we caught after the heat race and corrected. The car was much better in the B and I was pretty happy with the way that went.

“The car was much better than I was in the feature,” he said. “For some reason, I wasn’t trusting it to do what I wanted or expected, so I wasn’t driving it the way I should have. Once a started to trust the car, which was about the last 10 laps, it was actually pretty good. I was pretty disappointed with my performance in the car. I guess I felt rusty.”

Alex Pokorski was scheduled to compete in the No. 4 Pokorski Motorsports car in a Midwest Sprint Car Association event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, June 26, which was cancelled due to rain.

The Pokorski Motorsports team is scheduled to return to action this Thursday, July 1 for a special all-Sprint Car event featuring the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Cars at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. to coincide with the NASCAR Cup Series weekend at nearby Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Driving duties for the evening have yet to be decided depending on work schedules. Updates will be posted on the Pokorski Motorsports Facebook page.

Pit gates open at 1 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 4 p.m. Hot laps will follow at 6 p.m. with racing slated to begin at 7 p.m.

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseGoeden Auto Body

As one of Pokorski Motorsports’ longest-running and most-valued sponsors, Goeden Auto Body, located at 2417 Highway 28 East in Kewaskum, has been in business since 1971. In 2015, David “Dusty” Goeden took over ownership of the family-owned business.

Goeden Auto Body specializes in quality, top-notch auto body repair, with a focus on collision work. Goeden also offers classic vehicle restoration and rust repair. In addition, it will work with all insurance companies. Goeden Auto Body uses PPG paints and clear coats, offers towing services and a locked fenced storage area. Continuing the Goeden Auto Body tradition, free loaner cars are also available.

“At Goeden Auto Body, we were born to perform,” Dave “Dusty” Goeden, Goeden Auto Body owner said. “With over 50 years of doing business and our racing involvement on and off the track, we know how to treat our customers like winners. With every job, we push ourselves to improve our performance and deliver a winning product. We work with all insurance companies, provide free computerized estimates and loaner vehicles while we repair your vehicle. Give us a call when you need a tow or some auto body work. Remember you, not your insurance company, have the right to choose where to take your vehicle for repairs.”

For more information on Goeden Auto Body, call 262-334-2759 or e-mail goedenauto@gmail.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 14

MSA events – 14

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 0

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Thursday, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 10 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 17 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 24 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Berna claims Russ Scheffler Tribute Late Model finale

Ron Berna of Abrams captured his first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main victory in the fourth and final edition of the 30-lap Russ Scheffler Tribute Night Late Model main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25. – C-Marq Photography

Arenz, Sorce, Schmidt notch PDTR A-main wins

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 25, 2021 – On a night when Plymouth Dirt Track Racing honored its winningest driver, Ron Berna of Abrams scored his very first PDTR Late Model main event win in the fourth and final 30-lap Russ Scheffler Tribute Night Presented by KSI Construction Late Model A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25.

Berna’s initial PDTR Late Model A-main victory was worth a cool $2,874 in honor of Scheffler, who raced the No. 74 Late Model with PDTR for 12 years, while earning 92 overall race victories and 45 A-main wins, which both still stand as PDTR records far surpassing any other driver in all four regular divisions. Scheffler, who last competed at the Plymouth Dirt Track in 2016 and earned the PDTR Late Model championship in 2007, passed away in September 2017 at the age of 54.

In the PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls continued his recent hot streak by storming to his third PDTR Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car main event win and sixth overall Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main triumph of the 2021 season in the 25-lap headliner.

Will Sorce of Franklin earned his third Oostburg Automotive 25-lap Grand National A-main triumph in just his fourth Plymouth start of the 2021 campaign and Waldo’s Travis Schmidt claimed his first Cellcom B Mod A-main victory of the 2021 PDTR season.

After an aborted initial start during which a spin by Jayme Zidar of Greenfield triggered contact with Adam Janke of Bear Creek, Jim Schmidt of Cleveland and Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha, Ron Berna jumped into the lead on the opening lap from his outside front row starting spot.

By lap five, Berna had built up a half-straightaway lead over polesitter Tom Naeyaert of Shawano on the lightning fast and narrow racing surface.

On lap 8, Berna caught the rear of the field and began to work his way through slower traffic. Two laps later, four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake, who started third, slipped past Naeyaert to take over second in the running order.

On lap 12, Mueller moved in to pressure Berna for the top spot in heavy lapped traffic. After hounding Berna for four laps, Mueller pounced on lap 16 to seize the lead entering turn one.

Mueller began to pull away from Berna in dense lapped traffic before disaster struck on lap 19 when Mueller made contact with a lapped car along the backstretch, which sent his car into a series of hard flips before coming to rest against the turn three wall. Despite the severity of the incident, Mueller emerged from his battered machine uninjured.

On the restart, fifth starter Nick Anvelink of Navarino moved in to mount a challenge for the top spot before a caution flag appeared on lap 21 for a two-car incident involving Adam Janke and Kyle Raddant of Shawano.

Anvelink stayed glued to the low groove to again challenge Berna for the lead following the final restart. However, Berna held strong to fend off Anvelink’s advances and pull away over the final three laps en route to his first career PDTR Sheboygan’s County B93.7 Late Model A-main victory in the final running of the Russ Scheffler Tribute Race.

Anvelink had to settle for second, seventh starter Justin Ritchie of New London placed third, fourth starter Jayme Zidar wound up fourth and Naeyaert rounded out the top five in an attrition-filled race that saw just nine of the 20 starters complete the full 30 laps.

“In lapped traffic, I kind of lost my groove for a while and feel asleep a bit I guess and Brad [Mueller] got by,” Berna said in victory lane. “Then Brad rolled, which was really bad. I hope he is okay. When we started up again, I got up on the wheel and turned some good laps and it turned out well for us.”

Outside front row starter Blake Wondra of Fond du Lac grabbed the lead of the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main on the opening lap and paced the field for the first four circuits.

Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls captured his seventh career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25. – RC Custom Design photo

On lap five, third starter Travis Arenz powered in to seize the top spot from Wondra in turn four. Arenz wasted no time in throttling the field as he built up a half-lap cushion before he entered lapped traffic on lap 11.

On lap 14, Adam Miller of Plymouth, who was running second after starting fourth, flipped his machine in turn two to bring out the red flag, which turned out to be the only stoppage of the race. Miller was able to emerge from his car without serious injury.

Arenz lined up for the restart with five lapped cars placed between his machine and the second-place car of polesitter Justin Erickson of Plymouth. With an ample cushion to work with, Arenz bolted away from the field to again run away and hide from the pack.

On lap 16, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started 10th, moved into second and began to trim away at Arenz’s lead. However, Arenz continued to set a frantic pace at the front of the field over the final 10 laps en route to his seventh career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 17th career Midwest Sprint Car Association main-event triumph.

McMullen finished second, 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth finished third after starting sixth, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee finished fourth after starting ninth and Erickson rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Luke Scholten of Oostburg jumped out to the early lead in the 25-lap Grand National main event with fourth starter Will Sorce sliding into second.

Will Sorce of Franklin earned his fourth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

The first of two caution flags appeared on lap 3 when Collin Skindzelewski of West Allis spun in turn four. Following the restart, Sorce made his presence felt as he powered in to pressure Scholten for the lead.

The second and final caution flag was displayed on lap 7 for a spin involving Jacob Falk of Fond du Lac. Sorce flexed his muscle on the ensuing restart before slipping past Scholten to assume the lead on lap 11.

By lap 20, Sorce had built up a full straightaway cushion over Scholten as he went on to post his fourth career PDTR Grand National A-main victory, including his third win in four starts at The Plymouth Dirt Track this year.

Scholten finished second, seventh starter Chad Espen of West Bend finished third, Derek Kaat of Plymouth, who started 10th, finished fourth and 2018 PDTR Grand National champ Matt Loehr of Dotyville, who started eighth, rounded out the top five.

Travis Schmidt, who started third, worked his way past front row starters Michael Gilson of Manitowoc and Dustin Wudstrack of Tigerton to seize the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod A main.

The first of three caution flags was thrown on lap 2 for debris along the front strech. On the restart, Schmidt took control again as sixth starter Nick Schultz of Beaver Dam powered into second and began to close in on the leader.

By lap 13, Schmidt and Schultz began to work their way through slower traffic before the second caution flag flew on lap 14 for a spin in turn four involving Phil Campanella of Sheboygan Falls.

Another third caution flag was displayed on lap 16 for a four-car incident in turn four before Schmidt again showed his strength following the final restart.

Travis Schmidt of Waldo rolled to his fourth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Schmidt went on to post his fourth career PDTR B Mod A-main victory as Schultz wound up second. Fourth starter Kyle Odekirk of Plymouth finished third, Gary Glander of Sheboygan Falls placed fourth after starting ninth and seventh starter Brian Wieland of Sheboygan Falls rounded out the top five.

Three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland won the 12-lap Late Model B main and 2005 PDTR Late Model champ Scott Specht of Sheboygan Falls returned to action at Plymouth after a lengthy absence to win the five-lap Late Model non-qualifiers dash.

2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett won the 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

The ninth PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by KSI Construction and Cellcom, drew 89 total cars, including 29 360 Sprint Cars, 26 Late Models, 18 B Mods and 16 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Thursday, July 1 with a special all-Sprint Car program featuring a $5,000-to-win Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, along with the PDTR 360 Sprint Car.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe will compete with the IRA Sprint Car Series in the NASCAR Kickoff event that will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup Series weekend at nearby Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. July 2-4.

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Tom Naeyaert 2, Adam Janke 3, Justin Green 4, Ron Stroika 5, Tim Buhler 6, Jim Schmidt 7, Lukas Postl 8, Jake Van Engen 9, Brett Swedberg.

HEAT 2

1, Ron Berna 2, Jayme Zidar 3, Troy Springborn 4, Justin Ritchie 5, Turk Letizia 6, Chris Engels 7, Taylor Scheffler 8, Chad Ludwigson 9, Joe Bongiorno.

HEAT 3

1, Brad Mueller 2, Joel Bennett 3, Nick Anvelink 4, Charlie Schmidt 5, Scott Specht 6, Justin Schmidt 7, Kyle Raddant 8, Billy Rezutek 9, Donny Singer.

B MAIN

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Taylor Scheffler 3, Kyle Raddant 4, Lukas Postl 5, Scott Specht 6, Jake Van Engen 7, Donny Singer 8, Billy Rezutek 9, Brett Swedberg (DNS) 10, Chad Ludwigson (DNS) 11, Joe Bongiorno (DNS).

NON-QUALIFIERS DASH

1, Scott Specht 2, Jake Van Engen 3, Donny Singer 4, Billy Rezutek.

A MAIN

1, Ron Berna 2, Nick Anvelink 3, Justin Ritchie 4, Jayme Zidar 5, Tom Naeyaert 6, Justin Schmidt 7, Troy Springborn 8, Turk Letizia 9, Ron Stroika 10, Justin Green 11, Charlie Schmidt 12, Tim Buhler 13, Kyle Raddant 14, Adam Janke 15, Brad Mueller 16, Jim Schmidt 17, Joel Bennett 18, Lukas Postl 19, Chris Engels 20, Taylor Scheffler.

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Travis Arenz 2, Ben Schmidt 3, Tyler Brabant 4, Bill Taylor 5, Tyler Davis 6, Scott Conger 7, Paul Pokorski 8, Tom Kreutz.

HEAT 2

1, Kevin Karnitz 2, Kurt Davis 3, Brandon McMullen 4, Will Gerrits 5, Tony Wondra 6, Preston Ruh 7, Tyler Tischendorf.

HEAT 3

1, Adam Miller 2, Doug Wondra 3, Tim Haddy 4, Brandon Berth 5, Lance Fassbender 6, Justin Miller 7, Chris Clayton.

HEAT 4

1, Blake Wondra 2, Justin Erickson 3, Jack Vanderboom 4, Austin Hartmann 5, Dylan Winkel 6, Katelyn Krebsbach 7, Jordan Paulsen.

B MAIN

1, Lance Fassbender 2, Brandon Berth 3, Preston Ruh 4, Justin Miller 5, Chris Clayton 6, Paul Pokorski 7, Katelyn Krebsbach 8, Scott Conger 9, Tyler Tischendorf 10, Tom Kreutz 11, Jordan Paulsen 12, Dylan Winkel 13, Doug Wondra (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Travis Arenz 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Ben Schmidt 4, Kurt Davis 5, Justin Erickson 6, Kevin Karnitz 7, Jack Vanderboom 8, Justin Miller 9, Tim Haddy 10, Lance Fassbender 11, Tyler Brabant 12, Chris Clayton 13, Will Gerrits 14, Preston Ruh 15, Blake Wondra 16, Tyler Davis 17, Paul Pokorski 18, Austin Hartmann 19, Bill Taylor 20, Tony Wondra 21, Adam Miller 22, Brandon Berth.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS 

HEAT 1

1, Nick Schumacher 2, Chad Espen 3, Seth Westimayer 4, Nicholas Goeman 5, Matt Loehr 6, Steven Weber 7, Maverick Ruh 8, Jacob Falk.

HEAT 2

1, Kyle Caswell 2, Will Sorce 3, Marc Caswell 4, Luke Scholten 5, Alex Lester 6, Derek Kaat 7, Collin Skindzelewski 8, Randy Post.

A MAIN

1, Will Sorce 2, Luke Scholten 3, Chad Espen 4, Derek Kaat 5, Matt Loehr 6, Alex Lester 7, Steven Weber 8, Collin Skindzelewski 9, Seth Westimayer 10, Marc Caswell 11, Kyle Caswell 12, Randy Post 13, Nick Schumacher 14, Jacob Falk 15, Maverick Ruh 16, Nicholas Goeman (DNS).

CELLCOM B MOD

HEAT 1

1, Tim Sheppard 2, Nick Schultz 3, Gary Glander 4, Travis Schmidt 5, Dustin Wudstrack 6, Rory Welch 7, Michael Gilson 8, Andy Singer 9, Michael Bailey.

HEAT 2

1, Craig Gessner 2, Rick Kretschmann 3, Brian Wieland 4, Kyle Odekirk 5, Ryan Mech 6, Brendan Ostrowski 7, Phil Campanella 8, Jerry Duggan 9, Patrick Hanson.

A MAIN

1, Travis Schmidt 2, Nick Schultz 3, Kyle Odekirk 4, Gary Glander 5, Brian Wieland 6, Rick Kretschmann 7, Tim Sheppard 8, Dustin Wudstrack 9, Craig Gessner 10, Jerry Duggan 11, Michael Bailey 12, Andy Singer 13, Phil Campanella 14, Patrick Hanson 15, Ryan Mech 16, Brandon Ostrowski 17, Michael Gilson, Rory Welch (DQ).

Walter makes second career World of Outlaws A main

Josh Walter qualified for his second career NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-main Saturday, June 19 at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 23, 2021 – Two weeks after competing with the national touring FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprint Car Series at The Plymouth Dirt Track at their home track in Plymouth, Wis., Josh Walter and the Torque Racing team took on the top touring Winged 410 Sprint Car series on the planet as they joined the field for the 11th annual NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, June 19.

As one of 27 drivers to sign in the event, Walter opened the night by turning in the 23rd fastest lap in qualifying with a circuit of 12.083 seconds around the high-banked third-mile clay oval.

Walter, who was making his sixth overall career appearance with the World of Outlaws, then lined up eighth in the second 10-lap heat race with a berth in the 40-lap A main on the line.

Walter, who notched a 410 Sprint Car career-best fourth-place finish in a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at Beaver Dam Raceway on May 22, worked his way past World of Outlaws regulars Jason Sides and Jacob Allen, as well as two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel to finish fifth and claim a spot in his second career World of Outlaws main event.

After starting 14th in the 40-lap headliner, Walter held his own running around the top 15 before pulling off the track on lap 31 after going a lap down. Walter was credited with a 22nd-place finish in a race won by Sheldon Haudenschild.

“After going a lap down, we pulled in as we are looking at the big picture,” Walter said. “It was a pretty solid night for us, all things considered, and now we are looking forward to going back to compete at The Plymouth Dirt Track with the IRA Sprints on Thursday, July 1st.”

The Torque Racing team will take the upcoming weekend off, before returning to action with the IRA Sprints for a special $5,000-to-win event at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. as part of the NASCAR Cup Series weekend at nearby Road America on Thursday, July 1.

The Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Cars will join the IRA 410 Sprint Cars on the all-Sprint Car card.

Stay tuned to the Torque Racing Facebook and Twitter pages for schedule changes and up-to-date information.

Torque Racing Pit Crew Spotlight – Tiffany Vorpagel, race team coach

“Tiffany keeps everyone in place, especially me,” Walter said. “She works on the car helping who ever needs it, from getting tools, picking up after us, helping scrape mud, getting line ups, pulling the pills, calming us down and taking care of all the things that I need as a driver to get ready from putting on tear-offs, to getting my head socks ready.”

Torque Racing sponsors for the 2021 season include Dlapa Construction, Brittany’s School of Dance, Sheboygan by Owner, SCA Inc., Cow Pies, Full Throttle Ink, Lakehouse Bar & Grill, Home Transitions, Oostburg Concrete Products, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

Torque Racing Sponsor ShowcaseSheboygan by Owner, Home Transitions

Josh Walter and Torque Racing team is pleased to welcome back Sheboygan By Owner and Home Transitions as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Sheboygan by Owner was created in 2003 to give sellers of real estate in Sheboygan, Calumet and Manitowoc Counites an avenue to sell their own home, while having a presence on the internet and access to real estate partners at a low flat fee rate, which allows them to keep more money in their own pockets.

Sheboygan by Owner also gives buyers a quick glance at “for sale by owner” properties at the convenience of their homes/phones without having to call on every home they drive by or hear about.

“Homebuyers can search the web to see what the homes have to offer, and then call on only the ones they have an interest in, saving them both time and money,” said Allison Smith of Sheboygan by Owner.

Smith is thrilled to be involved with sponsoring Josh Walter and Torque Racing for the 2021 racing season.

“This a great opportunity to both help Josh and his racing team and to have another avenue to promote our business,” Smith said.

For more information and to view Sheboygan by Owner properties, visit www.sheboyganbyowner.com.

Home Transitions began in 2002 as a referral and buyer-only real estate company. By 2008, it blossomed into a full-service real estate company serving customers located mainly in Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties, while reaching out to other outlying areas upon request.

“Home Transitions works best on referrals and the goal is to make the home buying and selling transition go smoothly for all parties,” Smith said.

For more information and to view Home Transitions properties, visit www.hometransitions.us.

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

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

 

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

By The Numbers

Total Events – 5

IRA events – 4

World of Outlaws events – 0

All Star events – 1

A-Main Victories – 0

B-Main Victories – 0

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 1

Dash Victories – 0

Dash Appearances – 1

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

Tentative Upcoming Schedule

(Additional dates to be announced)

Thursday, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Alex Pokorski flirts with top-10 in career-best 360 Sprint Car run at Plymouth  

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

Paul Pokorski (4) duels with Will Gerrits (21) during the third annual Midwest Sprint Car Association Dave “Hagar” Nelson Memorial Race at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, June 18. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 22, 2021 – While a doubleheader weekend of Midwest Sprint Car Association action for Pokorski Motorsports may have produced a decidedly mixed bag of results, it certainly ended up on a high note with second-year co-driver Alex Pokorski storming to a career-best 11th-place showing in the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19.

The MSA twinbill weekend opened with the third annual Dave “Hagar” Nelson Memorial Race at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, June 18. The team arrived just before hot laps after suffering a flat tire on its tow rig en route to the event honoring longtime Pokorski Motorsports supporter Hagar Nelson.

Paul Pokorski returned to the driver’s seat of the No. 4 machine after a four-week absence to start fifth in the first 10-lap MSA heat race. Pokorski held the fifth spot until Jack Vanderboom slipped past to move Pokorski back to sixth at the finish.

With 24 cars on hand for the event all cars advanced to the 25-lap A main. Pokorski started 15th in the main event and dueled back and forth for the 14th spot on the dry, slick and dusty track surface with fellow veteran driver Lance Fassbender for the majority of the first 17 laps of the race.

A caution on lap 18 prompted Pokorski to leave the track for the work area to address a smoking engine.

“Friday night was fun,” Pokorski said. “It was good to get back in the car and I was having a nice battle with Lance Fassbender during the feature. About 10 laps, in, I started to smell some oil and see smoke and wasn’t sure if it was coming from me or not. A few laps later when the caution came out, I was able to determine it certainly was us, so I pulled off to see if we could fix it. It was a valve cover gasket failure that caused the leak. We weren’t able to get back out, but it was an easy fix for Saturday night.”

Pokorski was credited with a 23rd-place finish in the event, which was won by Travis Arenz.

On Saturday, June 19, the action moved to The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. with Alex Pokorski taking over the driver’s duties.

With 29 cars signed in, Alex started fourth in the first 10-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race and suffered front wing damage on the initial aborted start of the race after contact with Jordan Paulsen. With an ill-handling car, Pokorski wound up eighth in the race.

Alex Pokorski recorded a career-best 11th-place finish in the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Pokorski started 12th in the 15-lap B main needing to finish sixth or better to advance to his third A main of the 2021 season. The race was plagued by fifth yellow-red flag periods with Pokorski narrowly avoiding a few of the mishaps.

On a lap 13 restart, Pokorski was running seventh and moved to the high line to sweep around Matt Rechek and Adam Miller to take fifth. Pokorski then negotiated one more single-file restart on lap 14 to secure a fifth-place finish and a berth in the 25-lap A main.

After rolling off 21st, Pokorski hit his stride in the A main with two distinct racing grooves to work with. By lap 4, Pokorski had moved up to 13th before working around Preston Ruh on lap 13 to take 12th.

A four-car incident on lap 20 bunched the field for the third and final restart with Pokorski running 11th. Pokorski held the spot over the final five circuits to earn his career-best 11th-place A-main showing after charging up 10 spots during the 25-lap event.

Alex’s father Paul was impressive with his son’s effort on the track in the A main and B main, after a tough start to the night in his heat race.

“We were lucky to give Alex a pretty good car for the B and for the feature Saturday night at Plymouth and he did an amazing job,” Paul Pokorski said. “That’s the best Father’s Day’ gift you could get.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team is set to compete in another Midwest Sprint Car Association doubleheader starting with the final edition of the Russ Scheffler Tribute Race at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, June 25 with Paul Pokorski assuming the driving duties.

Racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with action also slated in the PDTR Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

The team will cap the weekend with a Midwest Sprint Car Association event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, June 26 with Alex Pokorski occupying the driver’s seat.

Wisconsin Wingless Sprint Cars, A Modifieds and Street Stocks will also be on the card.

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseGoeden Auto Body

As one of Pokorski Motorsports’ longest-running and most-valued sponsors, Goeden Auto Body, located at 2417 Highway 28 East in Kewaskum, has been in business since 1971. In 2015, David “Dusty” Goeden took over ownership of the family-owned business.

Goeden Auto Body specializes in quality, top-notch auto body repair, with a focus on collision work. Goeden also offers classic vehicle restoration and rust repair. In addition, it will work with all insurance companies. Goeden Auto Body uses PPG paints and clear coats, offers towing services and a locked fenced storage area. Continuing the Goeden Auto Body tradition, free loaner cars are also available.

“At Goeden Auto Body, we were born to perform,” Dave “Dusty” Goeden, Goeden Auto Body owner said. “With over 50 years of doing business and our racing involvement on and off the track, we know how to treat our customers like winners. With every job, we push ourselves to improve our performance and deliver a winning product. We work with all insurance companies, provide free computerized estimates and loaner vehicles while we repair your vehicle. Give us a call when you need a tow or some auto body work. Remember you, not your insurance company, have the right to choose where to take your vehicle for repairs.”

For more information on Goeden Auto Body, call 262-334-2759 or e-mail goedenauto@gmail.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 13

MSA events – 13

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 0

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Friday, June 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, June 26 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis.

Thursday, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 10 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, July 17 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

 

 

Karnitz, Schmidt, Scholten, Koenig bag PDTR A-main triumphs

Kevin Karnitz of West Bend earned his fifth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 19, 2021 – Three drivers took their first trip to Kunes RV victory lane of the 2021 season, while a three-time and defending track champion returned to the winner’s circle for the second straight week, as Plymouth Dirt Track Racing staged its eighth consecutive program of the 2021 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19.

After a two-year absence, Kevin Karnitz of West Bend returned to victory lane in the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car main event.

Following a string of early-season struggles, three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland continued to recapture his title-winning form by notching his second consecutive 25-lap Sheboygan’s Country B93.7 Late Model main event victory of 2021

22-year veteran Luke Scholten of Oostburg snapped a two-year winless drought by claiming the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main, while Beaver Dam’s Elijah Koenig made a rare PDTR appearance count by storming to victory in the time-shortened, incident-plagued 21-lap Cellcom B Mod A main.

In the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main, a red flag and caution flag flew before the first lap of the race was completed. The red flag appeared on the initial start when Nick Daywalt of Hubertus flipped exiting turn two on the opening lap.

On the ensuing start attempt, 2018 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Justin Miller of Plymouth got sideways while running second in turn four and collected two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh. McMullen retired from the race with heavy front-end damage, while Miller was able to continue.

When the race finally got underway, Kevin Karnitz bolted into the lead from the pole position with Justin Miller, who started second, falling into second in the running order.

By lap 6, Karnitz had built up a full straightaway lead over Miller. Three laps later Karnitz encountered heavy lapped traffic. However, Karnitz dispatched the slower cars in quick order to maintain a solid cushion over the field.

On lap 20, Tyler Tischendorf of Waupaca and Scott Conger of Eagle collided in turn four, which also collected Justin Miller and 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt, who started sixth and was running fifth. Schmidt was able to continue after going to the work area, while Miller was done for the night.

Following the single-file restart, Karnitz was firmly in control as he pulled away from seventh starter Will Gerrits of Waupun, who was running second.

Karnitz went on to notch his fifth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and seventh Midwest Sprint Car Association main event triumph, while notching his first victory at Plymouth since June 1, 2019.

Gerrits finished second, 16th starter Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls charged up to finish third, 13th starter Brandon Berth of Cascade placed fourth and Tyler Brabant of Waupun, who started third, rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove jumped into the lead on the drop of the green field of the 25-lap Late Model A main with fourth starter Joe Bongiorno of Milwaukee following in second and four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake, who started sixth, moving into third in his second appearance of the  2021 season with PDTR.

Justin Schmidt of Cleveland collected his 15th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19. – RC Custom Design photo

As Schmidt paced the field, the lone caution of the event appeared on lap 9 when Justin Ritchie of New London stopped in turn four on lap 9. On the restart, Mueller used the preferred outside groove to power around Bongiorno into second.

On lap 12, Mueller moved in to pressure Schmidt for the lead along the fast and often treacherous cushion. While Schmidt held Mueller at bay, 2016 PDTR Late Model champion Tim Buhler of Greenbush ducked low to briefly take third after starting fifth on lap 19.

One lap later, third starter Justin Schmidt following suit along in the inside line to duck under Buhler to secure third on lap 20 and second in lap 21. On lap 22, Justin Schmidt surged past Charlie Schmidt into the lead in turn one with Mueller in tow as the leader worked through slower traffic.

Justin Schmidt held on over the final three laps to wrap up his 15th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory. Mueller placed second, Charlie Schmidt finished third, Buhler wound up fourth and Bongiorno rounded out the top five.

Luke Scholten started the accident-marred 25-lap Grand National A main from the pole and quickly took over the top spot on the opening lap with second starter Dick Hed of Plymouth following in second.

The first of four caution flags appeared on lap 3 for a two-car incident in turn four. On the restart, Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge, who started fourth, worked the outside groove to challenge Hed for second.

The second caution flag appeared on lap 6 when Steven Weber of Plymouth spun on lap 6. Dustin Weiss followed off a nifty high move on the restart to secure second on lap 7.

Luke Scholten of Oostburg rolled to his 14th career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19. – RC Custom Design photo

The third caution was displayed on lap 9 for a four-car incident in turn four. On the restart, Hed and Weiss continued to mount an epic duel for the runner-up spot. The fourth and final caution came out for a single-car spin on lap 12.

Weiss bolted around Hed on the restart before moving in to pressure Scholten for the lead. However, Scholten proved to be too strong as he fended off Weiss’ advances to notch his 14th career PDTR Grand National A-main victory to move into second on the all-time PDTR Grand National A-main victory list. It was Scholten first PDTR Grand National A-main win since July 29, 2019.

Weiss placed second, Nick Schumacher of Eagle placed third after starting 10th, two-time PDTR Grand National champion Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis finished fourth after starting ninth and fifth starter Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake finished fifth.

Justin Bauer of Sheboygan Falls jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag of the time shortened 21-lap B Mod A main from the pole.

The first of six caution flags appeared on lap four when Nick Schultz of Beaver Dam spun in turn four. Following the restart, fifth starter Elijah Koenig of Beaver Dam charged up to challenge Bauer for the top spot.

On lap 9, Koenig surged past Bauer and into the lead along the high groove. By lap 12, Koenig had already built up a full straightaway cushion over Bauer.

The final 13 laps of the race featured Koenig pulling away from the field in between stoppages in the racing action for four additional caution flags.

Elijah Koenig of Beaver Dam racked up his second career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 19. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Koenig held a healthy lead over Bauer when the sixth and final caution flag was displayed on lap 22 to bring the race to an early end due to the time limit. Koenig earned his second career PDTR B Mod A-main victory, while Bauer placed second, 10th starter Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls finished third, Mark Hoeppner of Rubicon, who started second, placed fourth and fourth starter Rick Kretschmann of Sheboygan Falls rounded out the top five.

Bill Taylor of Boltonville won the first 15-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

The eighth PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Frank Motorsports Professional Services, drew 81 total cars, including 29 360 Sprint Cars, 20 B Mods, 15 Late Models and 17 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Friday, June 25 with the final edition of the Russ Scheffler Tribute Race honoring the winningest driver in PDTR history.

Racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with action in the 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

 

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

 

HEAT 1

1, Jack Vanderboom 2, Blake Wondra 3, Jordan Paulsen 4, Kevin Karnitz 5, Nick Daywalt 6, Justin Erickson 7, Alex Pokorski 8, Adam Miller.

 

HEAT 2

1, Tyler Brabant 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Scott Conger 4, Tony Wondra 5, Tim Haddy 6, Chris Clayton 7, Doug Wondra.

 

HEAT 3

1, Ben Schmidt 2, Lance Fassbender 3, Tyler Tischendorf 4, Brandon Berth 5, Katelyn Krebsbach 6, Josh Teunissen 7, Dylan Winkel.

 

HEAT 4

1, Justin Miller 2, Will Gerrits 3, Preston Ruh 4, Bill Taylor 5, Travis Arenz 6, Matt Rechek 7, Cole Possi.

 

B MAIN

1, Bill Taylor 2, Nick Daywalt 3, Chris Clayton 4, Tim Haddy 5, Alex Pokorski 6, Adam Miller 7, Matt Rechek 8, Katelyn Krebsbach 9, Dylan Winkel 10, Cole Possi 11, Justin Erickson 12, Josh Teunissen 13, Doug Wondra.

 

A MAIN

1, Kevin Karnitz 2, Will Gerrits 3, Travis Arenz 4, Brandon Berth 5, Tyler Brabant 6, Lance Fassbender 7, Jack Vanderboom 8, Jordan Paulsen 9, Bill Taylor 10, Adam Miller 11, Alex Pokorski 12, Ben Schmidt 13, Tony Wondra 14, Tyler Tischendorf 15, Chris Clayton 16, Tim Haddy 17, Preston Ruh 18, Scott Conger 19, Justin Miller 20, Blake Wondra 21, Brandon McMullen 22, Nick Daywalt.

 

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

 

HEAT 1

1, Turk Letizia 2, Justin Schmidt 3, Justin Green 4, Joe Bongiorno 5, Eric Michaels 6, Sawyer Specht 7, Jake Van Engen 8, Billy Rezutek (DNS).

 

HEAT 2

1, Tim Buhler 2, Charlie Schmidt 3, Chris Engels 4, Brad Mueller 5, Justin Ritchie 6, Jim Schmidt 7, Donny Singer.

 

A MAIN

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Brad Mueller 3, Charlie Schmidt 4, Tim Buhler 5, Joe Bongiorno 6, Chris Engels 7, Billy Rezutek 8, Justin Green 9, Jim Schmidt 10, Jake Van Engen 11, Sawyer Specht 12, Eric Michaels 13, Justin Ritchie 14, Donny Singer 15, Turk Letizia.

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

 

HEAT 1

1, Brad Weiss 2, Dustin Weiss 3, Luke Scholten 4, Dick Hed 5, Don Sorce Jr. 6, Maverick Ruh 7, Jacob Falk 8, Chad Espen 9, Dylan Struve

 

HEAT 2

1, Donny Kulow 2, Derek Kaat 3, Matt Yancey 4, Tyler Kulow 5, Nick Schumacher 6, Steven Weber 7, J.J. Pagel 8, Jason Schilling.

 

A MAIN

1 Luke Scholten 2, Dustin Weiss 3, Nick Schumacher 4, Don Sorce Jr. 5, Donny Kulow 6, Tyler Kulow 7, Dick Hed 8, Chad Espen 9, Steven Weber 10, Maverick Ruh 12, Jacob Falk 13, Brad Weiss 14, Derek Kaat 15, Matt Yancey 16, Jason Schilling 17, J.J. Pagel 18, Dylan Struve (DNS).

 

CELLCOM B MOD

 

HEAT 1

1, Trevor Frank 2, Nick Schultz 3, Phil Campanella 4, Justin Bauer 5, Shane Long 6, Christopher Gilson 7, Brady Harshbarger.

 

HEAT 2

1, Matthew Roehl 2, Tim Thrun 3, Rick Kretschmann 4, Donny Singer 5, Patrick Hanson 6, Michael Strean 7, Rory Welch.

 

HEAT 3

1, Elijah Koenig 2, Mark Hoeppner 3, Gary Glander 4, Spencer Long 5, Brendan Ostrowski 6, Steve Lorier.

 

A MAIN

1, Elijah Koenig 2, Justin Bauer 3, Spencer Long 4, Mark Hoeppner 5, Rick Kretschmann 6, Shane Long 7, Nick Schultz 8, Patrick Hanson 9, Phil Campanella 10, Rory Welch 11, Trevor Frank 12, Tim Thrun 13, Brendan Ostrowski 14, Steve Lorier 15, Gary Glander 16, Donny Singer 17, Matthew Roehl 18, Christopher Gilson 19, Michael Strean (DNS) 20, Brady Harshbarger (DNS).

 

 

 

Arenz unstoppable in notching initial MSA Hagar Nelson Memorial victory

Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls notched his third consecutive and fifth overall Akright Auto Parts of Sheboygan Falls Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory of the 2021 season in the 25-lap Dave “Hagar” Nelson main event at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, June 18.  – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 18, 2021 – Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls continued his recent hot streak as he worked the high groove to perfection to notch his third consecutive and fifth overall A-main victory of the 2021 season in the third annual Akright Auto Parts of Sheboygan Falls Midwest Sprint Car Association 25-lap Dave “Hagar” Nelson Memorial Race at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, June 18.

The 12th MSA racing event of the 2021 season and fifth overall series race at Outagamie Speedway featured a field of 24 cars to honor Dave “Hagar” Nelson, a dedicated supporter of the MSA, who passed away on July 5, 2019.

Outside front row starter Brandon Berth of Cascade outpowered polesitter Tyler Davis of Franklin to take the lead on first turn of the opening lap of the main event. By lap 3, Berth had bolted out to a huge full straightaway lead over Davis on the dry, slick racing surface.

On lap 6, sixth starter Justin Miller of Plymouth worked around Davis to take over the runner-up spot before the leaders began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 8.

On lap 9, Travis Arenz, who started ninth, bolted into third and closed quickly on Miller in dense lapped traffic. Four laps later, Arenz used the extreme outside line to seize second as the low-riding Berth was boxed in behind slower cars running in the inside groove.

Arenz made the winning move to take the lead entering turn one on lap 15 to relegate Berth to second in the running order. By lap 18, Arenz had already built up a commanding full straightaway cushion over Berth when the lone caution flag of the race appeared for a single-car spin in turn two.

Following the restart, it was all Arenz as he pulled away to score his first Hagar Nelson Memorial Race victory and 16th career MSA A-main triumph by a full straightaway margin over Berth, who finished second.

Four-time MSA champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh finished third after starting seventh, Justin Miller placed fourth and 2011 MSA champion Ben Schmidt of Howards Grove placed fifth after starting fifth.

Heat race victories went to Adam Miller of Plymouth, Justin Miller and Brandon McMullen.

The results of the event are unofficial at this time and will be confirmed by the MSA at a later date.

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

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

 

Midwest Sprint Car Association

Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing

Seymour, Wis.

June 18, 2021

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

 

HEAT 1

1, Adam Miller 2, Bill Taylor 3, Brandon Berth 4, Tim Haddy 5, Jack Vanderboom 6, Paul Pokorski 7, Tyler Tischendorf 8, Tyler Brabant.

 

HEAT 2

1, Justin Miller 2, Austin Hartmann 3, Ben Schmidt 4, Preston Ruh 5, Tyler Davis 6, Blake Wondra 7, Kurt Davis 8, Scott Conger.

 

HEAT 3

1, Brandon McMullen 2, Travis Arenz 3, Will Gerrits 4, Lance Fassbender 5, Matt Rechek 6, Justin Erickson 7, Katelyn Krebsbach 8, Tony Wondra.

 

A MAIN

1, Travis Arenz 2, Brandon Berth 3, Brandon McMullen 4, Justin Miller 5, Ben Schmidt 6, Jack Vanderboom 7, Adam Miller 8, Tyler Davis 9, Will Gerrits 10, Lance Fassbender 11, Tyler Tischendorf 12, Justin Erickson 13, Austin Hartmann 14, Tyler Brabant 15, Preston Ruh, 16, Tony Wondra 17, Matt Rechek 18, Tim Haddy 19, Scott Conger 20, Kurt Davis 21, Blake Wondra  22, Katelyn Krebsbach  23, Paul Pokorski 24, Bill Taylor (DNS).

 

 

 

 

Misfortune returns at Plymouth, Hagar Nelson Memorial on tap for Pokorski Motorsports

Alex Pokorski competed in his seventh Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Association event of the 2021 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 12. – RC Custom Designs photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 15, 2021 – After equaling his career-best A-main showing in his last outing behind the wheel of the No. 4 Pokorski Motorsport 360 Sprint Car, second-year driver Alex Pokorski of West Bend found the going a bit tougher in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 12.

With 35 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars signed in, Pokorski drew the seventh starting spot in the third 10-lap heat race. On lap 2, Pokorski worked around the slowing machine of Cole Possi to take over the sixth spot.

After a yellow flag for Possi’s stalled car in turn two on lap 2, Pokorski held his position over the final eight laps to come home sixth.

In the second 12-lap 360 Sprint Car B main, Pokorski lined up on the outside of the front row next to polesitter Austin Hartmann needing a top-three showing to earn his third consecutive A-main berth.

However, Pokorski was involved in a four-car incident as the field got bottled up in turn two on the initial start. The contact forced Pokorski to head to the work area to check over any damage. After returning to the track for a complete restart, Pokorski started sixth.

Pokorski dropped back to seventh on the opening lap before working past Chris Larson in turn three to take sixth. After a caution slowed the field on lap 5, Pokorski moved up to fifth, which is where he finished the race, falling two spots short of an A-main transfer position.

“It seems like we can’t get a good draw to start in the front half of a heat race this season,” Pokorski said. “ Maybe next week will be our week to get a good draw. I ended up losing a left rear shock in the heat race, which made the car pretty tight. Luckily, I was able to get a spot and start on the front row of the B main. In the B main, I made a mistake on the start and washed up in the middle of the corner. Things got three wide and I got tangled up with a few other drivers, but luckily I was able to continue.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team is set to compete in a Midwest Sprint Car Association doubleheader starting with the third annual Hagar Nelson Memorial Race at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, June 18.

29th year veteran Paul Pokorski will return to the seat of the No. 4 Pokorski Motorsports car for the special Hagar Nelson Memorial event, which celebrates the life of one’s of the team’s biggest supporters, who passed away in 2019.

The MSA 360 Sprint Cars will be joined by the IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Compacts and United Dirt Street Stocks with racing scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

The team will cap the weekend at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. with Alex Pokorski again slated to be behind the wheel on Saturday, June 19

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Pokorski Motorsports team are Petersen Septic Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hopf Farms, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor ShowcaseGoeden Auto Body

As one of Pokorski Motorsports’ longest-running and most-valued sponsors, Goeden Auto Body, located at 2417 Highway 28 East in Kewaskum, has been in business since 1971. In 2015, David “Dusty” Goeden took over ownership of the family-owned business.

Goeden Auto Body specializes in quality, top-notch auto body repair, with a focus on collision work. Goeden also offers classic vehicle restoration and rust repair. In addition, it will work with all insurance companies. Goeden Auto Body uses PPG paints and clear coats, offers towing services and a locked fenced storage area. Continuing the Goeden Auto Body tradition, free loaner cars are also available.

“At Goeden Auto Body, we were born to perform,” Dave “Dusty” Goeden, Goeden Auto Body owner said. “With over 50 years of doing business and our racing involvement on and off the track, we know how to treat our customers like winners. With every job, we push ourselves to improve our performance and deliver a winning product. We work with all insurance companies, provide free computerized estimates and loaner vehicles while we repair your vehicle. Give us a call when you need a tow or some auto body work. Remember you, not your insurance company, have the right to choose where to take your vehicle for repairs.”

For more information on Goeden Auto Body, call 262-334-2759 or e-mail goedenauto@gmail.com.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

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

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

 

2021 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 11

MSA events – 11

A Main Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 0

2021 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Friday, June 18 – Outagamie Speedway, Seymour, Wis.

Saturday, June 19 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Friday, June 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

Saturday, June 26 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis.

Thursday, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.

 

Arenz, Schmidt, Loehr, Lorier score in PDTR A-main action

Travis Arenz (25T) of Sheboygan racked his sixth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory Saturday, June 12 The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 12, 2021 – The seventh Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program of the 2021 season produced plenty of action at the front of the field with three drivers visiting the Kunes RV Winners Circle in A-main action for the first time in 2021 and another earning back-to-back main event victories Saturday, June 12 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis.

In A-main action, Travis Arenz of Sheboygan stormed to his second consecutive A-main victory of the 2021 campaign in the 25-lap Kristine Hartmann Pleasantview Realty 360 Sprint Car headliner.

Three-time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland shook off an uncharacteristically slow start to the season by claiming his first 25-lap Sheboygan’s Country B93.7 Late Model main event victory of 2021.

2018 PDTR Grand National champion Matt Loehr of Dotyville notched his initial triumph of the 2021 season in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A main.

Sheboygan’s Steve Lorier was another 2021 first-time winner in the 25-lap PDTR B Mod A main.

In the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main, third starter Will Gerrits of Waupun bolted past polesitter Mike Yurmanovich of Cascade and outside front row starter Justin Erickson of Plymouth to take the lead in turn two of the opening lap.

On lap three, Travis Arenz, who started seventh, used the high groove to power his way into second. One lap later, Arenz swept past Gerrits to take over the top spot and he immediately proceeded to leave the field in his dust.

Starting on lap 11, Arenz found himself negotiating heavy lapped traffic on the dry slick third-mile track surface. As Arenz enjoyed a comfortable half-lap lead, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and current point leader Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started eighth, worked his way into the runner-up spot.

As the laps wound down, McMullen was able to close the gap slightly, but it was all Arenz at the front of the field as he cruised to his sixth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and second straight main event win at the Plymouth track in the caution-free event.

McMullen had to settle for second, Gerrits wound up third, Erickson placed fourth and 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Howards Grove charged up to finish fifth after starting 16th.

Polesitter Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag of the 25-lap Late Model A main with 2016 PDTR Late Model champ Tim Buhler of Greenbush in tow.

On lap 3, Justin Schmidt used the cushion to shoot into third in the running order. The first of two caution flags appeared on lap 4 when Donny Singer of Random Lake spun in turn four.

Following the restart, Justin Schmidt used the high line to move around Buhler into second on lap 5 before the second and final caution flag flew on lap 6 for a spin in turn four involving Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls.

When the race resumed, Justin Schmidt continued to stalk the low-riding Charlie Schmidt along the outside groove. On lap 12, Justin Schmidt assumed the lead utilizing the high line in turn four.

Three-time and defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Justin Schmidt (97) of Cleveland earned his 14th career PDTR Late Model A-main triumph Saturday, June 12 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

After switching to the low line, Justin Schmidt went on to build up a comfortable cushion in the closing laps en route to his 14th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory by a half-lap margin.

Charlie Schmidt finished second, Buhler placed third, fifth starter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee placed fourth and sixth starter Justin Ritchie of New London rounded out the top five.

The 25-lap Grand National A main got off to a rousing start as octogenarian polesitter Dick Hed of Plymouth dueled side by side with outside front row starter Matt Loehr for the first six laps of the race.

On lap 7, the cushion-pounding Loehr finally surged ahead of the low-riding Hed in turn four. The lone caution of the race appeared one lap later for a spin involving rookie Jacob Falk.

Loehr used a strong restart to pull away to a commanding full-straightaway lead over third starting Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake over the final 18 laps of the race on the way to his seventh career PDTR Grand National A main victory.

2018 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National champion Matt Loehr (89) of Dotyville posted his seventh career PDTR Grand National A-main victory Saturday, June 12 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

Donny Kulow came home second, two-time PDTR Grand National champion Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis finished third after starting sixth, 2019 PDTR Grand national champ Tyler Kulow of Plymouth placed fourth after starting seventh and Hed rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Justin Bauer of Sheboygan Falls seized the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod as third starter Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan moved into second on lap 3.

The first of three caution flags appeared on lap 7 when Travis Schmidt of Waldo spun in turn four after contact with Sheboygan’s Trevor Frank, which sent Frank to the rear of the field.

On the restart, Frank, James Fischer of Oostburg and Patrick Hanson of Sheboygan Falls collided in turn two to bring out the second caution flag. Following the restart, Baumann flexed his muscle along the high groove to take over the top spot on lap 9 in turn two.

The third and final caution flag appeared on lap 12 when Jonathan Hitsman of Sheboygan and Gary Glander of Sheboygan Falls made contact in turn four. Fifth starter Steve Lorier used a nifty low move on the restart to steal the lead away from Baumann in turn two on lap 13.

However, Baumann battled back on the cushion to pull even with Lorier three laps later with the two drivers dueling side by side over the next three laps before Lorier finally surged ahead for good on lap 18 along the inside groove.

Steve Lorier (66) of Sheboygan captured his third career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. – RC Custom Design photo

Lorier went on to claim his third career PDTR B Mod A-main victory by a five-car margin over Baumann, who placed second. Bauer finished third, Rory Welch of Grafton, who started second, finished fourth and 12th starter Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls came home fifth.

Jack Vanderboom of Dousman won the first 12-lap 360 Sprint Car B main and Adam Miller of Plymouth claimed the victory in the second 12-lap 360 Sprint Car B main.

The seventh PDTR program of the 2021 season, which was sponsored by Josfo Electric, drew 79 total cars, including 35 360 Sprint Cars, 18 B Mods, 15 Late Models and 11 Grand Nationals.

PDTR action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, June 19 with action in the 360 Sprint Car, Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions.

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

The new book “70 Years of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan and George Baumann of Waupun, covering every season of racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. from 1950 to 2020 will be available for purchase at every race during the 2021 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

 

KRISTINE HARTMANN PLEASANTVIEW REALTY 360 SPRINT CARS

HEAT 1

1, Lance Fassbender 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Bill Taylor 4, Kevin Karnitz 5, Austin Hartmann 6, Tom Kreutz 7, Tyler Brabant 8, Tyler Davis 9, Tim Haddy.

HEAT 2

1, Tony Wondra 2, Mike Yurmanovich 3, Katelyn Krebsbach 4, Blake Wondra 5, Ben Schmidt 6, Chris Larson 7, Chris Clayton 8, Josh Teunissen 9, Tyler Tischendorf.

HEAT 3

1, Travis Arenz 2, Justin Miller 3, Justin Erickson 4, Anthony Knierim 5, Preston Ruh 6, Alex Pokorski 7, Dylan Winkel 8, Cole Possi 9, Tommy Colburn (DNS).

HEAT 4

1, Will Gerrits 2, Brandon Berth 3, Matt Rechek 4, Jack Vanderboom 5, Nick Daywalt 6, Kurt Davis 7, Doug Wondra 8, Adam Miller.

B MAIN 1

1, Jack Vanderboom 2, Kurt Davis 3, Doug Wondra 4,  Tim Haddy 5, Nick Daywalt 6, Tom Kreutz 7, Dylan Winkel 8, Josh Teunissen 9, Tyler Davis (DNS).

B MAIN 1

1, Adam Miller 2, Austin Hartmann 3, Preston Ruh 4, Tyler Tischendorf 5, Alex Pokorski 6, Chris Clayton 7, Chris Larson 8, Tyler Brabant 9, Cole Possi 10, Tommy Colburn (DNS).

A MAIN

1, Travis Arenz 2, Brandon McMullen 3, Will Gerrits 4, Justin Erickson 5, Ben Schmidt 6, Kevin Karnitz 7, Lance Fassbender 8, Mike Yurmanovich 9, Matt Rechek 10, Anthony Knierim 11, Bill Taylor 12, Adam Miller 13, Doug Wondra 14, Preston Ruh 15, Kurt Davis 16, Jack Vanderboom 17, Tony Wondra 18, Blake Wondra 19, Austin Hartmann 20, Katelyn Krebsbach 21, Brandon Berth 22, Justin Miller.

SHEBOYGAN’S COUNTY B93.7 LATE MODELS

HEAT 1

1, Justin Ritchie 2, Turk Letizia 3, Tim Buhler 4, Brian Konitzer 5, Donny Singer 6, Eric Michaels 7, Joe Bongiorno 8, Chad Ludwigson (DNS).

HEAT 2

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Jim Schmidt 3, Justin Green 4, Charlie Schmidt 5, Ron Stroika 6, Sawyer Specht 7, Jake Van Engen.

A MAIN

1, Justin Schmidt 2, Charlie Schmidt 3, Tim Buhler 4, Turk Letizia 5, Justin Ritchie 6, Jim Schmidt 7, Justin Green 8, Joe Bongiorno 9, Ron Stroika 10, Eric Michaels 11, Sawyer Specht 12, Chad Ludwigson 13, Donny Singer 14, Jake Van Engen 15, Brian Konitzer.

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

HEAT 1

1, Don Sorce Jr. 2, Luke Scholten 3, Dick Hed 4, Tyler Kulow 5, Jacob Falk 6, Steven Weber.

HEAT 2

1, Matt Yancey 2, Donny Kulow 3, Matt Loehr 4, Derek Kaat 5, Maverick Ruh.

A MAIN

1, Matt Loehr 2, Donny Kulow 3, Don Sorce Jr. 4, Tyler Kulow 5, Dick Hed 6, Derek Kaat 7, Luke Scholten 8, Matt Yancey 9, Jacob Falk 10, Maverick Ruh 11, Steven Weber.

CELLCOM B MOD

HEAT 1

1, Trevor Frank 2, Steve Lorier 3, Jonathan Hitsman 4, Justin Bauer 5, Patrick Hanson 6, Gary Glander.

HEAT 2

1, Shane Long 2, Glen Blanke 3, Matthew Roehl 4, Spencer Long 5, Will Garceau 6, Christopher Gilson.

HEAT 3

1, Travis Schmidt 2, Jonathon Baumann 3, Rory Welch 4, Donny Singer 5, Jim Fischer 6, Phil Campanella.

A MAIN

1, Steve Lorier 2, Jonathon Baumann 3, Justin Bauer 4, Rory Welch 5, Spencer Long 6, Will Garceau 7, Matthew Roehl 8, Donny Singer 9, Shane Long 10, Patrick Hanson 11, Phil Campanella 12, Jonathan Hitsman 13, Glen Blanke 14, Travis Schmidt 15, Gary Glander 16, Trevor Frank 17, Jim Fischer 18, Christopher Gilson.

Walter takes on All Stars at hometown track

Plymouth, Wis. 410 Sprint Car driver Josh Walter competed in a FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobil 1 and Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association event at his hometown track – The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 5. – Ricky Bassman photo

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions 

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 9, 2021 – Plymouth driver Josh Walter took on the challenge of competing in against many of the top Winged Sprint Car drivers in the nation in a FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobil 1 and Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at the Torque Racing team’s home track – The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 5.

After turning in a strong, career-best fourth-place IRA showing in the team’s most recent outing at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on May 22, Walter and his Torque Racing crew were hoping to ride that momentum against a top-notch field of competitors on a very familiar track.

However, Walter and the team were unable to get a good handle on the car and found themselves faced with an uphill battle throughout the night.

With a capacity crowd on hand, Walter opened the night by turned the 33rd fastest lap in qualifying out of the 36 cars on hand with a time of 12.380 seconds on the third-mile clay oval.

The All Stars group qualifying format, placed Walter in the seventh starting spot in the second heat race. Walter held down the seventh spot throughout the race to move on to the B main.

The 17th-year Sprint Car driver started ninth in the 12-lap B main needing to finish in the top four to move on to the 30-lap All Star-IRA headliner.

After a two-car incident on the initial start involving Sean Rayhall and Danny Schlafer, Walter lined up seventh on the drop of the green flag.

Walter dropped back to 10th on lap 2 before rebounding to work underneath Brian Kristan along the low groove on lap 3 to take ninth. On lap 7, Walter moved in to challenge Blake Nimee on the inside line before seizing eighth in turn two on lap 8. Walter went on to finish eighth to conclude his evening.

“We struggled with the car and found the issue a little too late,” Walter said. “It’s time for us to regroup and get back on track.”

After taking the upcoming weekend off, Josh Walter and the Torque Racing team will return to action against the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series for the annual $10,000-to-win Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, June 19.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m. with grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 p.m. qualifying at 7 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m.

Mini Sprints and Legends will also be on the card.

Stay tuned to the Torque Racing Facebook and Twitter pages for schedule changes and up-to-date information.

Torque Racing Pit Crew Spotlight – Tiffany Vorpagel, race team coach

“Tiffany keeps everyone in place, especially me,” Walter said. “She works on the car helping who ever needs it, from getting tools, picking up after us, helping scrape mud, getting line ups, pulling the pills, calming us down and taking care of all the things that I need as a driver to get ready from putting on tear-offs, to getting my head socks ready.”

Torque Racing sponsors for the 2021 season include Dlapa Construction, Brittany’s School of Dance, Sheboygan by Owner, SCA Inc., Cow Pies, Full Throttle Ink, Lakehouse Bar & Grill, Home Transitions, Oostburg Concrete Products, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

Torque Racing Sponsor ShowcaseSheboygan by Owner, Home Transitions

Josh Walter and Torque Racing team is pleased to welcome back Sheboygan By Owner and Home Transitions as a sponsor for the 2021 racing season.

Sheboygan by Owner was created in 2003 to give sellers of real estate in Sheboygan, Calumet and Manitowoc Counites an avenue to sell their own home, while having a presence on the internet and access to real estate partners at a low flat fee rate, which allows them to keep more money in their own pockets.

Sheboygan by Owner also gives buyers a quick glance at “for sale by owner” properties at the convenience of their homes/phones without having to call on every home they drive by or hear about.

“Homebuyers can search the web to see what the homes have to offer, and then call on only the ones they have an interest in, saving them both time and money,” said Allison Smith of Sheboygan by Owner.

Smith is thrilled to be involved with sponsoring Josh Walter and Torque Racing for the 2021 racing season.

“This a great opportunity to both help Josh and his racing team and to have another avenue to promote our business,” Smith said.

For more information and to view Sheboygan by Owner properties, visit www.sheboyganbyowner.com.

Home Transitions began in 2002 as a referral and buyer-only real estate company. By 2008, it blossomed into a full-service real estate company serving customers located mainly in Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties, while reaching out to other outlying areas upon request.

“Home Transitions works best on referrals and the goal is to make the home buying and selling transition go smoothly for all parties,” Smith said.

For more information and to view Home Transitions properties, visit www.hometransitions.us.

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

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

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

By The Numbers

Total Events – 4

IRA events – 4

World of Outlaws events – 0

All Star events – 1

A-Main Victories – 0

B-Main Victories – 0

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 1

Dash Victories – 0

Dash Appearances – 1

2021 Josh Walter-Torque Racing

Tentative Upcoming Schedule

(Additional dates to be announced)

Saturday, June 19 – Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (World of Outlaws)