Julien claims second straight IRA event

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his 28th career Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, August 29.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 29, 2025 – With the bright lights of the Sheboygan County Fair midway framing a vibrant background, two-time and defending Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth flashed to his 50^th career 360 Sprint Car victory Friday, Aug. 29 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event, 16-year-old rising star Logan Julien of Oconomowoc executed the winning pass in the closing laps on the way to his second straight A-main victory.

Polesitter Lance Fassbender of Burnett, who claimed the 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car title, led the opening two circuits of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event.

On lap 3, outside front row starter Brandon Berth of Cascade used a slide job to vault past Fassbender into the lead. Berth pulled away to a solid advantage before catching the rear of the field on lap 8. However, the slower cars didn’t faze Berth as he maintained a full-straightaway cushion over Fassbender on lap 11.

Seven laps later, the first caution flag of the race was displayed for the spinning car of Ryan Sawusch. When the race resumed, sixth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend moved into second with Ben Schmidt, who started eighth, following in third.

A red flag appeared on lap 19 for a flip involving Joseph Hintz of Burnett. Following the restart, Karnitz dove low to pressure the cushion-riding Berth for the lead. Another caution for a Sawusch spin bunched the field on lap 21.

When the green light turned on, Schmidt turned it on as he camped his No. 1 machine on the low line to power past Karnitz into second. On the 23^rd circuit, Schmidt ripped off the winning move, sliding past Berth in turn four to seize the lead.

The 25^th-year racer went on to nail down his fourth Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car victory of the 2025 season, 28th career PDTR A-main win and 50th career MSA triumph.

Berth, who had outdueled Schmidt for the win one week prior, had to settle for second. Karnitz placed third, Chris Clayton of Waldo, the fourth starter, wound up fourth, and Fassbender rounded out the top five.

“I’ve been racing at this track since 2000,” Schmidt said. “I’ve had some huge support over the years. I need to thank everyone for that. This win feels awesome. Last week, he [Brandon Berth] got me for the win by running the bottom in the closing laps. Tonight, everyone was running the top, so I went where they weren’t, and the bottom worked for us to get the win.”

Logan Julien of Oconomowoc collected his second career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car main event win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, August 29.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Outside front row starter Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill., led the first two laps of the IRA 410 Sprint Car main event before polesitter Max Guilford of Auckland, New Zealand, grabbed the top spot on lap 3.

Guilford wasted no time bolting out to a huge full straightaway cushion, while two-time PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls, who started third, bolted into second on lap 6.

Guilford caught the rear of the field just as the first of two yellow flags appeared on lap 9 for the spinning car of Tyler Brabant. Following the restart, Austin Hartmann slowed to a stop in turn four to bring out the second caution flag of the race.

The final restart saw fourth starter Logan Julien flex his muscle by slipping past Arenz into third along the rubber down inside lane in turns three and four. While Guilford ran the cushion just off the wall, Logan clung to the low line to drive into the lead on lap 27.

Julien, who captured the 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award, held off Guilford’s late bid to retake the lead along the high line to notch his second career and second straight IRA 410 Sprint Car A-main win.

“I saw some lapped cars running really fast down low in turns three and four,” Julien said. “When I saw that, I knew there was rubber on the bottom. I was able to roll the top in one and two, and then the bottom in three and four to track down Max [Guilford]. It’s crazy to get back-to-back wins like this. To get my first 410 win last week [at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Ill.] was amazing, and now to get another one this week is unbelievable.”

Arenz was second, Guilford took third, Neuman wound up fourth, and seventh starter Blake Nimee of Yorkville, Ill., placed fifth.

Thomas Schinderle of Berkley, Mich., won the 12-lap IRA B main.

Billy Kreutz of Kiel earned PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier accolades with a fast lap of 12.196 seconds.

Logan Julien took IRA 410 Sprint Car fast qualifier accolades for a lap of 11.335 seconds.

The event attracted a field of 52 entries, including 28 IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 24 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars.

The next event at The Plymouth Dirt Track is the eighth annual Jim “Wildman” Watson Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, featuring the final race of the 2025 WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour season. The Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars, A Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Bandits are also on the card.

Grandstands open at 4 p.m. with hot laps/qualifying at 5 p.m. and racing at 5:45 p.m.

Advance tickets for PDTR events are available for purchase at plymouthdirttrackracing.com/tickets.html

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

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

For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt [8]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton [4]; 5. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [9]; 7. 27G-Donny Goeden [11]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor [12]; 9. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [3]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [13]; 11. 52-Cody Schlafer [5]; 12. 24X-Eric Wilke [10]; 13. 12P-JJ Pagel [16]; 14. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [14]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [15]; 16. 46-Steven Ruh [18]; 17. 16-Anthony Knierim [17]; 18. 53A-Spyder Akright [21]; 19. 26-Preston Ruh [19]; 20. P1-Mark Chevalier [22]; 21. 68P-Frank Perko [23]; 22. 20R-Weston Finke [24]; 23. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [20]; 24. (DNF) 14J-Joseph Hintz [7]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Cody Schlafer [1]; 2. 2-Chris Clayton [2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [5]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 7. 53A-Spyder Akright [6]; 8. P1-Mark Chevalier [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [4]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden [3]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [5]; 6. 16-Anthony Knierim [6]; 7. 26-Preston Ruh [7]; 8. 68P-Frank Perko [8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [1]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [3]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke [6]; 6. 46-Steven Ruh [5]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [7]; 8. 20R-Weston Finke [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.600 [4]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.627 [8]; 3. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.804 [7]; 4. 52-Cody Schlafer, 12.821 [3]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.935 [6]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 12.955 [1]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 12.976 [5]; 8. P1-Mark Chevalier, 13.091 [2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.196 [3]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden, 12.512 [1]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.568 [6]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.572 [2]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.620 [4]; 6. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.621 [8]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.066 [5]; 8. 26-Preston Ruh, 13.359 [7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.689 [5]; 2. 51-Chris Larson, 12.795 [1]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.881 [4]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.940 [3]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.213 [6]; 6. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.222 [2]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.932 [7]; 8. 20R-Weston Finke, 16.217 [8]

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 85J-Logan Julien [4]; 2. 25T-Travis Arenz [3]; 3. 16C-Max Guilford [1]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman [2]; 5. 79-Blake Nimee [7]; 6. 25-Danny Schlafer [8]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [10]; 8. 9K-Kyle Schuett [5]; 9. 21H-TJ Haddy [9]; 10. 34-Sterling Cling [6]; 11. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [11]; 12. 10V-Matt VanderVere [17]; 13. 4-Alex Pokorski [15]; 14. 12-Corbin Gurley [24]; 15. 41-Thomas Schinderle [19]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech [14]; 17. GR8-Will Gerrits [22]; 18. 3-Justin Erickson [23]; 19. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [20]; 20. 96-Jake Blackhurst [13]; 21. (DNF) 4K-Kris Spitz [18]; 22. (DNF) 99-Tyler Brabant [16]; 23. (DNF) 87A-Austin Hartmann [12]; 24. (DNF) 9-Tommy Colburn [21]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 41-Thomas Schinderle [4]; 2. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [7]; 3. 9-Tommy Colburn [1]; 4. GR8-Will Gerrits [3]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [6]; 6. 12-Corbin Gurley [2]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [8]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy [9]; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder [5]; 10. 70W-Logan Wienke [10]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 16C-Max Guilford [1]; 2. 25T-Travis Arenz [3]; 3. 9K-Kyle Schuett [4]; 4. 79-Blake Nimee [2]; 5. 21H-TJ Haddy [5]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 3N-Jake Neuman [1]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [2]; 3. 34-Sterling Cling [4]; 4. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [5]; 5. 25-Danny Schlafer [3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25T-Travis Arenz [1]; 2. 9K-Kyle Schuett [2]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien [4]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst [5]; 5. 21H-TJ Haddy [3]; 6. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 7. 41-Thomas Schinderle [8]; 8. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [10]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [9]; 10. 12-Corbin Gurley [6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 16C-Max Guilford [1]; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [2]; 3. 79-Blake Nimee [4]; 4. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [3]; 5. 68-Dave Uttech [5]; 6. 4K-Kris Spitz [8]; 7. GR8-Will Gerrits [6]; 8. 3-Justin Erickson [7]; 9. 55P-Brady Portschy [9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Danny Schlafer [2]; 2. 3N-Jake Neuman [4]; 3. 87A-Austin Hartmann [1]; 4. 34-Sterling Cling [3]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [6]; 6. 10V-Matt VanderVere [7]; 7. 43-Jereme Schroeder [8]; 8. 9-Tommy Colburn [5]; 9. 70W-Logan Wienke [9]

Qualifying: 1. 85J-Logan Julien, 11.335 [1]; 2. 79-Blake Nimee, 11.402 [3]; 3. 3N-Jake Neuman, 11.409 [19]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 11.410 [2]; 5. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.457 [10]; 6. 34-Sterling Cling, 11.465 [8]; 7. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.480 [14]; 8. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 11.514[7]; 9. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.519 [16]; 10. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.612 [17]; 11. 16C-Max Guilford, 11.631 [24]; 12. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 11.647 [26]; 13. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 11.656 [27]; 14. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.706 [20]; 15. 9-Tommy Colburn, 11.820 [4]; 16. 12-Corbin Gurley, 11.833 [23]; 17. GR8-Will Gerrits, 11.850 [21]; 18. 4-Alex Pokorski, 11.851 [13]; 19. 99-Tyler Brabant, 11.941 [11]; 20. 3-Justin Erickson, 11.975 [6]; 21. 10V-Matt VanderVere, 11.978 [18]; 22. 41-Thomas Schinderle, 11.991 [25]; 23. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.019 [9]; 24. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.237 [22]; 25. 24-Scott Conger, 12.252 [12]; 26. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.347 [28]; 27. 70W-Logan Wienke, 12.940 [5]; 28. (DNF) 26-Tyler Tischendorf [15]

Hot Laps: 1. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.275 [16]; 2. 16C-Max Guilford, 11.402 [24]; 3. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 11.496 [27]; 4. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.582 [17]; 5. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 11.583 [26]; 6. 41-Thomas Schinderle, 11.625 [25]; 7. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.632 [20]; 8. 3N-Jake Neuman, 11.669 [19]; 9. 85J-Logan Julien, 11.672 [1]; 10. 99-Tyler Brabant, 11.703 [11]; 11. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.708 [14]; 12. 12-Corbin Gurley, 11.761 [23]; 13. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 11.765 [7]; 14. 34-Sterling Cling, 11.779 [8]; 15. GR8-Will Gerrits, 11.805 [21]; 16. 55P-Brady Portschy, 11.875 [28]; 17. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.879 [10]; 18. 79-Blake Nimee, 11.925 [3]; 19. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.052 [22]; 20. 10V-Matt VanderVere, 12.152 [18]; 21. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.247 [2]; 22. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.368 [9]; 23. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.428 [13]; 24. 24-Scott Conger, 12.438 [12]; 25. 9-Tommy Colburn, 12.675 [4]; 26. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.689 [6]; 27. 70W-Logan Wienke, 13.979 [5]; 28. (DNF) 26-Tyler Tischendorf [15]

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Berth, Ruh notch A-main wins

Mike Mullen of Seymour earned his second Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main victory in the 40-lap Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Ted Dolhun Sr. Classic at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 22, 2025 – Multi-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing track champions Will Sorce of Franksville (Grand Nationals) and Tim Warner of Malone (B Mods) added to their PDTR championship collections to close out the 2025 campaign on Friday, Aug. 22, at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

A late-race pass propelled Mike Mullen of Seymour to a $3,500 victory in the 40-lap WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Ted Dolhun Sr. Classic.

Brandon Berth of Cascade outdueled two-time and defending track champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth in the closing laps to notch the win in the 25-lap Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car main event.

Mavrick Ruh of Elkhart Lake earned his first career 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main victory, as Will Sorce secured his third consecutive division title.

Tim Warner put a seal on his fourth PDTR Sheboygan Flooring B Mod title by earning the victory in the 25-lap main event.

After polesitter Nick Anvelink of Bonduel nipped outside front row starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha to lead the opening circuit, calamity ensued on lap two when Scheffler got out of shape exiting turn four and collected six-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake and Troy Springborn of Shawano. Mueller and Springborn suffered too much damage to continue.

When the race resumed, seventh starter Brett Swedberg of Shawano ducked low to take second away from 2014 PDTR Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha, who started third, on lap 3.

Swedberg flexed his muscle by pulling up next to Anvelink to challenge for the lead on lap 4. Anvelink maintained the top spot and built up a solid cushion over McGrath by lap 8.

On lap 17, Anvelink caught the rear of the field just before Justin Ritchie of New London stopped in turn four to bring out the second caution flag of the event.

Swedberg bested McGrath on the restart to seize second before the third caution appeared for the spinning car of Shawn Miller of Gillett on lap 21. Following the final restart, 10th starter Mike Mullen became a factor as he edged past Swedberg to take over second in the running order.

Mullen moved in to pressure Anvelink for the top spot starting on lap 23, staying within striking distance over the next 15 laps. The veteran driver pounced with a race-winning low move when Anvelink slipped high in turn four on lap 38.

Anvelink, who owns seven career Dirt Kings Tour season championships, battled back on the final lap. Still, Mullen held on by a car length to secure his second career Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz PDTR Late Model A-main victory and ninth career Dirt Kings main event triumph.

Anvelink had to settle for second, Swedberg was third, Joel Bennett of Hortonville charged up from the 12th starting spot to take fourth and Taylor Scheffler battled back from the rear of the field following his lap 2 incident to place fifth.

The 360 Sprint Car A-main got off to a rocky start when the machine of Trevor’s Ellie Hensley rolled in turn one to bring out a red flag. When the race got under, second starter Brandon Berth bolted into the lead before West Bend’s Alex Pokorski stormed into second from the fourth starting position on lap 4.

Five laps later, Pokorski hit the front stretch wall after dueling with Sheboygan’s Scotty Thiel, who started third. The incident brought out a caution flag and prompted Pokorski to head to the work area to replace a flat right rear tire.

Brandon Berth of Cascade picked up his second career Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

On the restart, fifth starter Ben Schmidt flew around Thiel to nail down second and quickly set his sights on the lead. Schmidt tracked down Berth and used a low move to take over the top spot on lap 10.

Five laps later, Thiel stole second from Berth and began to reel in Schmidt. Another caution flag came out on lap 17 for the slowing car of Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum.

Following the restart, Berth shot past Thiel and rapidly cut the gap to Schmidt. Shortly after the restart, Berth made the decisive move, rebounding to retake the lead on lap 18.

He then pulled away to record his second career PDTR 360 Sprint Car triumph and eighth career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win.

Schmidt took second, Thiel was third, current point leader Kevin Karnitz of West Bend advanced from the eighth starting spot to finish fourth and seventh starter Tony Wondra of Campbellsport finished fifth.

Polesitter Mavrick Ruh bolted into the lead on the opening lap of the Grand National main event and wasted no

Mavrick Ruh of Elkhart Lake secured his first career Oostburg Automotive Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

time in opening up a large lead over third starter Jason Juech of Plymouth.

By lap 8, Ruh had built up a full straightaway cushion over Juech. Ruh ran away over the final 17 laps to capture his first career PDTR Grand National A-main victory in the caution-free race.

Juech was second, 2022 PDTR Grand National champ Luke Scholten of Oostburg took third after starting fifth, 2019 champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth placed from the 10th starting position, and Will Sorce moved up from the eighth starting slot to capture his third career PDTR Grand National season title with a fifth place showing.

Outside front row starter Brendan Ostrowski of Milwaukee assumed the lead on lap 1 of the B Mod main event. On lap 5, the first of three caution flags was displayed for the spinning car of Parker Glander of Sheboygan Falls.

Will Sorce of Franksville nailed down his third career Oostburg Automotive Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National season championship at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

When the race resumed, Carsin Cullen of Chilton charged in to challenge Ostrowski for the lead beginning on lap 8. The leaders encountered slower traffic on lap 15 before the second caution came out for the stalled car of Sheboygan’s Steve Lorier on lap 18.

As the laps wound down, Ostrowski spun into the infield in turn two after racing with Cullen in close quarters on lap 21, which allowed 11th starter Tim Warner to take advantage by bolting into the top spot one lap later. The third and final caution flag was presented on lap 23 for a two-car incident in turn four.

Warner held on over the final two circuits to bag his fourth career PDTR B Mod track championship and division-leading 14th career A-main win.

Cullen placed third, 10th starter Matt Urban of Milwaukee placed third, Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls charged up from the 14th starting spot to finish fourth and Brandon Knepprath of Kewaskum took fifth from the eighth starting position.

Tim Warner of Malone claimed the victory in the Sheboygan Flooring Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod main event on the way to collecting his fourth B Mod season championship at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Derek Kaat of Plymouth won the 12-lap Grand National B Main.

Mitch McGrath set a new Late Model track record in securing the evening’s top qualifier honors with a lap of 12.828 seconds.

Billy Kreutz of Kiel earned 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier accolades with a fast lap of 12.241 seconds.

The event attracted a field of 93 entries, including 21 Dirt Kings Late Models, 26 360 Sprint Cars, 24 Grand Nationals and 22 B Mods.

The next event at The Plymouth Dirt Track features the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing 410 Sprint Car Series joining the PDTR 360 Sprint Cars during the Sheboygan County Fair on Friday, Aug. 29.

Advance tickets for the IRA Fair race and the Sheboygan County Fair are available for purchase at shebcofair.com.

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

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

For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

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

Ted Dolhun Sr. Classic (40 Laps): 1. 99M-Mike Mullen [10]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink [1]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg [7]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett [12]; 5. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [2]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia [9]; 7. 74-Mitch McGrath [3]; 8. 51-Chris Oertel [11]; 9. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [16]; 10. 5-Lukas Postl [15]; 11. 8R-Billy Rezutek [17]; 12. 77-Bill Edler [14]; 13. 55-Joe Bongiorno [8]; 14. 21M-Shawn Miller [19]; 15. 70-Justin Ritchie [13]; 16. 93-Cody Welch [18]; 17. 14-Travis Jellum [20]; 18. 89-Brad Mueller [5]; 19. 97-Justin Schmidt [4]; 20. 81-Troy Springborn [6]; 21. (DNS) 16-Dave Schoenberger (DNS)

Autoworx Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath[1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller[2]; 3. 3-Brett Swedberg[4]; 4. 99M-Mike Mullen[3]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie[5]; 6. 9Z-Jayme Zidar[6]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller[7]

Klink Equipment Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Nick Anvelink[1]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt[2]; 3. 55-Joe Bongiorno[3]; 4. 51-Chris Oertel[4]; 5. 77-Bill Edler[6]; 6. 8R-Billy Rezutek[5]; 7. (DNS) 16-Dave Schoenberger

Ken’s Sports Inc. Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[1]; 2. 81-Troy Springborn[2]; 3. D1-Turk Letizia[4]; 4. 7-Joel Bennett[3]; 5. 5-Lukas Postl[5]; 6. 93-Cody Welch[6]; 7. (DNF) 14-Travis Jellum[7]

Autoworx Qualifying 1: 1. 74-Mitch McGrath, 12.828[4]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.060[5]; 3. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.194[2]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg, 13.315[3]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie, 13.324[6]; 6. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 13.487[7]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.006[1]

Klink Equipment Qualifying 2: 1. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.176[5]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.366[6]; 3. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 13.507[7]; 4. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.794[4]; 5. 8R-Billy Rezutek, 13.845[3]; 6. 77-Bill Edler, 14.139[1]; 7. 16-Dave Schoenberger, 14.920[2]

Ken’s Sports Inc Qualifying 3: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 12.842[4]; 2. 81-Troy Springborn, 13.323[1]; 3. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.336[6]; 4. D1-Turk Letizia, 13.425[3]; 5. 5-Lukas Postl, 13.506[7]; 6. 93-Cody Welch, 13.637[2]; 7. 14-Travis Jellum, 14.724[5]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 2. 1-Ben Schmidt [5]; 3. 39S-Scotty Thiel [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [8]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [7]; 6. 27G-Donny Goeden [6]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [9]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor [11]; 9. 46-Steven Ruh [1]; 10. 3-Justin Erickson [17]; 11. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [13]; 12. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 13. 2-Chris Clayton [20]; 14. 44-Jason Johnson [12]; 15. 51-Chris Larson [15]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [10]; 17. 69S-TJ Smith [21]; 18. 24X-Eric Wilke [16]; 19. 57-Tristan Furseth [22]; 20. 44J-Jordan Miklas [19]; 21. 30-Shane Wenninger [18]; 22. 7L-Ellie Hensley [14]; 23. (DNS) 68T-Tyler Davis; 24. (DNS) 14J-Joseph Hintz; 25. (DNS) 68P-Frank Perko; 26. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy (DNS)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27G-Donny Goeden[2]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 4. 24-Scott Conger[6]; 5. 44J-Jordan Miklas[5]; 6. (DNF) 68T-Tyler Davis[4]; 7. (DNF) 57-Tristan Furseth[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra[2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski[3]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[1]; 4. 7L-Ellie Hensley[4]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke[6]; 6. 2-Christopher Clayton[5]; 7. (DNS) 14J-Joseph Hintz

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt[1]; 2. 39S-Scotty Thiel[2]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger[5]; 6. (DNF) 68P-Frank Perko[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 2. 46-Steven Ruh[1]; 3. 44-Jason Johnson[2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson[3]; 5. 55P-Brady Portschy[6]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.808[5]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden, 12.879[6]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.879[1]; 4. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.975[7]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.196[4]; 6. 24-Scott Conger, 13.205[2]; 7. 44J-Jordan Miklas, 13.472[3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 7L-Ellie Hensley, 12.675[7]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.746[5]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.792[3]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 12.865[4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.872[1]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.934[6]; 7. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.976[2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.241[4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.342[2]; 3. 39S-Scotty Thiel, 12.616[1]; 4. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.701[6]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger, 12.813[5]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.563[3]

Qualifying 4: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.527[1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.664[3]; 3. 44-Jason Johnson, 12.895[5]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.914[4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.171[2]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy[6] (DNS)

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 93-Mavrick Ruh [1]; 2. 42-Jason Juech [3]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten [6]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [10]; 5. 14X-Will Sorce [8]; 6. 47-Nick Schumacher [11]; 7. 11-Dylan May [5]; 8. 53W-Dustin Weiss [7]; 9. 37-Ryan Minster [12]; 10. 16-Will Schumacher [15]; 11. 52W-Jack Wiroll [20]; 12. 67-Bret Sievert [17]; 13. 6-Dick Hed [4]; 14. 15-Derek Kaat [16]; 15. 53B-Brad Weiss [13]; 16. 95-Donny Kulow [19]; 17. K9-Tyler Wilson [18]; 18. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss [2]; 19. 28-Peter Hall [14]; 20. 8R-Jake Richards [9]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 15-Derek Kaat[1]; 2. 67-Bret Sievert[5]; 3. K9-Tyler Wilson[8]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow[2]; 5. 52W-Jack Wiroll[4]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey[3]; 7. 27-Greg Goschey[9]; 8. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[7]; 9. 45-Trent Bogart[6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Mavrick Ruh[1]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss[4]; 3. 6-Dick Hed[3]; 4. 37-Ryan Minster[6]; 5. 53B-Brad Weiss[8]; 6. 15-Derek Kaat[7]; 7. 52W-Jack Wiroll[5]; 8. 53T-Tanner Lorenz[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss[2]; 2. 11-Dylan May[4]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce[5]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow[6]; 5. 28-Peter Hall[1]; 6. 95-Donny Kulow[3]; 7. 67-Bret Sievert[8]; 8. K9-Tyler Wilson[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 80-Luke Scholten[4]; 2. 42-Jason Juech[2]; 3. 47-Nick Schumacher[6]; 4. 8R-Jake Richards[5]; 5. 16-Will Schumacher[7]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey[1]; 7. 45-Trent Bogart[8]; 8. 27-Greg Goschey[3]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [11]; 2. 8-Carsin Cullen [3]; 3. 48-Matt Urban [10]; 4. 59S-Spencer Long [14]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath [8]; 6. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [2]; 7. 89-Logan Brass [6]; 8. 167-Dan Jung [19]; 9. 11B-Brad Buckman [1]; 10. 2WZ-Aaron Butterbrodt [17]; 11. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [18]; 12. 19-Parker Glander [5]; 13. 26-Ryan Pafford [16]; 14. 67-Vince Jung [9]; 15. 4-Justin Blackburn [22]; 16. 73-Rory Welch [7]; 17. 117-Jim Juneau [20]; 18. XV-Don Marquart [4]; 19. 66-Steve Lorier [13]; 20. 29S-Tim Sheppard [12]; 21. 54-Michael Strean [21]; 22. 18-Miranda Sandholm [15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski[2]; 2. 48-Matt Urban[6]; 3. 89-Logan Brass[4]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath[5]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier[7]; 6. 26-Ryan Pafford[3]; 7. 31W-Kelan Wolfe[1]; 8. 117-Jim Juneau[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Carsin Cullen[2]; 2. 03W-Tim Warner[6]; 3. 11B-Brad Buckman[1]; 4. XV-Don Marquart[3]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long[5]; 6. 2WZ-Aaron Butterbrodt[7]; 7. 167-Dan Jung[4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Vince Jung[5]; 2. 19-Parker Glander[3]; 3. 73-Rory Welch[4]; 4. 29S-Tim Sheppard[6]; 5. 18-Miranda Sandholm[1]; 6. 4-Justin Blackburn[2]; 7. 54-Michael Strean[7]

Weiss, Lorier, Strane Jr. tally A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Donny Goeden of Kewaskum earned his 22nd career Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 2. – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 2, 2025 – As one of the most successful drivers in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track, Kewaskum’s Donny Goeden has written the book on winning races at the third-mile clay oval throughout his standout 40-year Wall of Fame career.

Goeden, who ended a six-year retirement from racing at Plymouth in 2022, added a new winning chapter by earning his first 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in nearly nine years on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Brad Weiss of Cascade claimed his first 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main win of the 2025 campaign.

Sheboygan’s Steve Lorier raced to victory in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod main event.

Brian Strane Jr. of Paris emerged victorious in the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A main presented by guest division sponsor Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

Contact between polesitter T.J. Smith of Greenville and outside front row starter Billy Kreutz of Kiel on the initial start of the 360 Sprint Car A main led to a multi-car incident on the back stretch, which collected Justin Erickson of Plymouth, Burnett’s Joseph Hintz, Hayden Johnson of Campbellsport and Kewaskum’s Bill Taylor.

Following a lengthy red flag period, Kreutz, who maintained control of his car during the melee, retained his starting spot at the front of the field. Erickson, Johnson and Taylor restarted the race at the tail of the field, while Smith and Hintz were forced to retire from the event.

When the green flag flew, Kreutz bolted into the lead from the pole with original third starter Goeden, who restarted second, following close behind.

On lap 2, Goeden powered into the lead along the high groove in turn two and quickly pulled out to a half-straightaway advantage over Kreutz. Two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee brought out a caution flag after contacting the back stretch wall on lap 8.

Following the restart, original fifth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend used a high move to launch past Kreutz and gain the runner-up spot. Three laps later, two-time and defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth advanced up from his original 11th starting position to secure third.

As the laps wound down, Goeden found himself mired in dense lapped traffic, which allowed Karnitz to pull within striking distance with five laps to go. On lap 23, Karnitz ducked low in turn four in a bid to wrestle away the lead from Goeden.

However, the two-time Plymouth Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion turned back Karnitz’s advances on the way to his first PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory since Sept. 2, 2016, 22^nd career PDTR 360 Sprint Car triumph and 23rd overall Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win. It was also Goeden’s 41st career A-main victory at Plymouth in 360 Sprint Car and Winged Super Modified competition.

With the win, Goeden became the 10^th different driver to claim an A-main victory in 2025 PDTR 360 Sprint Car action.

Karnitz had to settle for second, Schmidt wound up third, Chris Clayton of Waldo placed fourth after originally starting ninth and Kreutz rounded out the top five.

Outside front row starter Brad Weiss jumped into the lead at the start of the Grand National A main before a caution flag flew for a two-car incident in turn two.

When the race resumed, fifth starter Will Schumacher of Hartford bolted into second with three-time PDTR Grand National champ Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis advancing to third from the seventh starting spot.

On lap 5, Sorce Jr. assumed second as Weiss built up a half-straightaway cushion. Lapped traffic proved to be a challenge for Weiss starting on lap 14 as Sorce Jr. quickly cut into the lead gap.

Brad Weiss of Cascade racked up his second career Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 2.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Sorce Jr. drew side-by-side with Weiss, who got caught behind a lapped car on lap 17. The two drivers dueled in close quarters on lap 18 before Weiss executed what proved to be the winning move by boldly splitting two slower cars entering turn three on lap 19 to establish an insurmountable gap over Sorce Jr.

Weiss pulled away to earn his second career PDTR Grand National A-main win.

Sorce Jr. placed second, Will Schumacher was third, ninth starter Derek Kaat of Plymouth placed fourth and 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth wound up fifth after starting sixth.

Scott Quarnstrom of Lake Villa, Ill. led the opening lap of the B Mod main event from the pole with fifth starter Tim Thrun of Horicon in tow. On lap 6, Steve Lorier, who started sixth, moved past Quarnstrom to seize the top spot.

Lorier led third starter Vince Jung of Iron Ridge and ninth starter Cole Thomas of Germantown past the halfway point before four consecutive caution flags for spins bunched the field down the stretch.

The cautions didn’t faze Lorier as he held on to earn his sixth career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

Steve Lorier of Sheboygan secured his sixth career Sheboygan Flooring B Mod main event victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 2.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos  

Jung placed second, Thomas was third, seventh starter Brandon Knepprath of Kewaskum placed fourth and Rory Welch of Plymouth moved up from the 11^th starting position to round out the top five.

After polesitter Ron Brannam of Barrington, Ill. grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the IRA Lightning Sprints main event, the race was stopped twice when flips involving Tim Brannam and Max Brannam of Holiday Hills, Ill. brought out two successive red flags.

When the race resumed, Chad Stouthamer of Big Bend swept into the lead from the fourth starting spot with Brian Strane Jr., who started 11th, trailing close behind.

On lap 8, Strane Jr. made what proved to be the winning move in turn two on the way to his fifth IRA Lightning Sprint A-main victory of the 2025 campaign.

Brian Strane Jr. of Paris notched his fifth IRA Lightning Sprints A-main triumph of the 2025 season in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 2.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos  

Stouthamer was second, third starter Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie placed third, Tucker Richards of Bristol claimed fourth after starting eighth and sixth starter Nick Petska of Spring Grove, Ill. finished fifth.

Donny Goeden secured 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier honors with a lap of 12.490 seconds.

Nick Petska turned in a lap of 13.504 to earn the fast qualifier award in the IRA Lightning Sprints division.

The event attracted a total of 73 cars, including 23 360 Sprint Cars, 22 Grand Nationals, 16 B Mods and 12 Lightning Sprints.

The evening, which featured a Kids Coin and Candy Drop courtesy of VanDerVaart Concrete Products, Kids Coloring Contest and Kids Glow Stick Giveaway sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, was sponsored by Pit Stop Pizza.

PDTR action resumes on Saturday, Aug. 9, featuring the final race of the 2025 Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series season presented by guest division sponsor Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha heads into the program with a six-point lead over six-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake in the chase for the 2025 track title.

The program also marks the final Dirt Devil Grand National Series event of the 2025 Plymouth Dirt Track season, presented by PDTR division sponsor Oostburg Automotive.

The PDTR Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods will also be in action.

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

Advance tickets for PDTR events are available for purchase at plymouthdirttrackracing.com/tickets.html

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

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

For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 27G-Donny Goeden [3]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt [10]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton [8]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [2]; 6. 57-Tristan Furseth [6]; 7. 51-Shane Wenninger [9]; 8. 68T-Tyler Davis [14]; 9. 46-Preston Ruh [18]; 10. 24-Scott Conger [4]; 11. 55P-Brady Portschy [16]; 12. 44J-Jordan Miklas [12]; 13. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [21]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [17]; 16. 44-Hayden Johnson [19]; 17. 11-Tony Wondra [20]; 18. 24X-Eric Wilke [15]; 19. 34T-Tom Becker [22]; 20. 6K-Kurt Davis [11]; 21. 69S-TJ Smith [1]; 22. 14J-Joseph Hintz [7]; 23. 22B-Brandon Berth [23]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Scott Conger[2]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith[4]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz[5]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[1]; 5. 55P-Brady Portschy[3]; 6. 44J-Jordan Miklas[8]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson[7]; 8. (DNF) 69-Bill Taylor[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Tristan Furseth[2]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden[4]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 4. 1-Ben Schmidt[3]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton[6]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[5]; 7. 46-Preston Ruh[7]; 8. 34T-Tom Becker[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[2]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 3. 51-Shane Wenninger[1]; 4. 6K-Kurt Davis[3]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson[5]; 6. 68T-Tyler Davis[7]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.007[6]; 2. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.022[4]; 3. 24-Scott Conger, 13.075[2]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.149[1]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.155[8]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.322[3]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson, 13.358[5]; 8. 44J-Jordan Miklas, 13.637[7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 27G-Donny Goeden, 12.490[4]; 2. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.527[2]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.661[5]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.727[3]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.857[1]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.901[7]; 7. 46-Preston Ruh, 13.003[6]; 8. 34T-Tom Becker, 15.496[8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.659[7]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.717[5]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.757[4]; 4. 51-Shane Wenninger, 12.990[2]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.046[1]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.068[3]; 7. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.164[6]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 53B-Brad Weiss [2]; 2. 99-Don Sorce Jr [7]; 3. 16-Will Schumacher [5]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat [9]; 5. 24K-Tyler Kulow [6]; 6. 8R-Jake Richards [8]; 7. 42-Jason Juech [3]; 8. 53W-Dustin Weiss [14]; 9. 37-Ryan Minster [16]; 10. 52W-Jack Wiroll [18]; 11. 14X-Will Sorce [11]; 12. 47-Nick Schumacher [12]; 13. 95-Donny Kulow [20]; 14. 11-Dylan May [15]; 15. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [19]; 16. 6-Dick Hed [17]; 17. 93S-Dan Schumacher [13]; 18. 82H-Bristol Hitsman [21]; 19. 45-Trent Bogart [22]; 20. 54-Austin Yancey [1]; 21. 27-Greg Goschey [4]; 22. 80-Luke Scholten [10]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Greg Goschey[2]; 2. 8R-Jake Richards[6]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten[7]; 4. 54-Austin Yancey[1]; 5. 93S-Dan Schumacher[3]; 6. 37-Ryan Minster[5]; 7. 187-Noah Wachowiacz[4]; 8. 45-Trent Bogart[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53B-Brad Weiss[1]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow[5]; 3. 16-Will Schumacher[4]; 4. 14X-Will Sorce[7]; 5. 53W-Dustin Weiss[6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed[3]; 7. 95-Donny Kulow[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Don Sorce Jr[4]; 2. 42-Jason Juech[1]; 3. 47-Nick Schumacher[6]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat[5]; 5. 11-Dylan May[2]; 6. 52W-Jack Wiroll[3]; 7. 82H-Bristol Hitsman[7]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 66-Steve Lorier [6]; 2. 67-Vince Jung [3]; 3. 91-Cole Thomas [9]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath  [7]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [11]; 6. 03W-Tim Warner [10]; 7. 59S-Spencer Long [8]; 8. 29S-Scott Quarnstrom [1]; 9. 12T-Tim Thrun [5]; 10. 26-Ryan Pafford [14]; 11. XV-Don Marquart [12]; 12. 48-Matt Urban [4]; 13. 4-Justin Blackburn [15]; 14. 25S-Steve Ellis [13]; 15. 54-Michael Strean [16]; 16. 19-Parker Glander [2]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban[4]; 2. 17-Brandon Knepprath[6]; 3. 29S-Scott Quarnstrom[2]; 4. 19-Parker Glander[3]; 5. 91-Cole Thomas[7]; 6. 73-Rory Welch[5]; 7. 25S-Steve Ellis[1]; 8. (DNF) 54-Michael Strean[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Vince Jung[3]; 2. 03W-Timothy Warner[7]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long[6]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier[5]; 5. 12T-Tim Thrun[4]; 6. XV-Don Marquart[2]; 7. 4-Justin Blackburn[8]; 8. (DNF) 26-Ryan Pafford[1]

IRA LIGHTNING SPRINTS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [10]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [4]; 3. 16-Mike Neau [3]; 4. 13-Tucker Richards [8]; 5. 18-Nick Petska [6]; 6. 63-Jacob Irwin [9]; 7. 01-Ron Brannam [1]; 8. 80-Jacob Loof [12]; 9. 17-Jordan Funderburk [5]; 10. 74M-Max Brannam [2]; 11. 11S-Colin Sivia [7]; 12. 74-Tim Brannam [11]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Nick Petska[4]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[3]; 3. 11S-Colin Sivia[1]; 4. 74M-Max Brannam[2]; 5. 63-Jacob Irwin[5]; 6. 74-Tim Brannam[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Tucker Richards[1]; 2. 16-Mike Neau[3]; 3. 17-Jordan Funderburk[4]; 4. 22S-Brian Strane Jr[5]; 5. 01-Ron Brannam[2]; 6. 80-Jacob Loof[6]

Qualifying: 1. 18-Nick Petska, 13.504[1]; 2. 17-Jordan Funderburk, 13.543[5]; 3. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 13.580[2]; 4. 16-Mike Neau, 13.654[7]; 5. 74M-Max Brannam, 13.677[3]; 6. 01-Ron Brannam, 13.930[4]; 7. 11S-Colin Sivia, 14.067[10]; 8. 13-Tucker Richards, 14.186[8]; 9. 63-Jacob Irwin, 14.230[11]; 10. 80-Jacob Loof, 18.610[12]; 11. (DNS) 22S-Brian Strane Jr; 12. (DNS) 74-Tim Brannam

Schumacher, Urban, Taylor visit A-main victory lane

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Kevin Karnitz of West Bend earned his eighth career Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph in the 25-lap headliner at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 26. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 26, 2025 – Kevin Karnitz of West Bend fended off a fierce challenge from Cascade’s Brandon Berth to secure his second 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2025 campaign in the Christmas in July racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 26.

Nick Schumacher of Eagle turned in an impressive victory in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event.

Matt Urban of Milwaukee posted a flag-to-flag triumph in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A-main.

Adam Taylor of Wheatfield, Ind. survived a spirited duel with Zach Raidart of Gurnee, Ill. to claim the 20-lap Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A-main presented by guest division sponsor Sheboygan’s Rock Station 106.5 The Buzz.

Kevin Karnitz, who came into the night as the division points leader, grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag of the PDTR 360 Sprint Car headliner from the pole with outside front row starter Tony Wondra of Campbellsport and Burnett’s Joseph Hintz, who started sixth, in tow during the initial laps.

The first of two caution flags appeared on lap eight when Hintz spun in turn four. On the restart, fourth starter Brandon Berth moved his way into third and then ripped off a slide job in turn four to sweep past Wondra into second on lap 16 as the leaders worked through the rear of the field.

With five laps to go, Berth hunted the lead and attempted to clear Karnitz with a slide job in turn two on the final scheduled lap, which Karnitz held at bay. However, the second caution flag of the race flew seconds later when Eric Wilke of Genesse stopped along the front stretch wall to set up a green-white-checkered flag finish.

Berth mounted one last bid for victory with a slider in turn four of the final circuit. However, Karnitz again turned back Berth’s challenge on the way to his second A-main victory of the 2025 campaign, eighth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car win and 10th main event victory of his Midwest Sprint Car Association career.

Berth had to settle for second, Wondra wound up third, third starter Tyler Davis of Franklin finished fourth and T.J. Smith of Greenville advanced from the ninth starting position to place fifth.

Nick Schumacher of Eagle secured his fourth career 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 26. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

PDTR rookie Greg Goschey of Slinger led the first three laps of the Grand National A-main event from the pole before two-time PDTR Grand National champion Brad Lubach of Kiel swept into the lead on lap 4 from the third starting spot with a low move behind the wheel of Scott Sohrweide’s IMCA Stock Car.

Goschey battled back to briefly regain the lead on lap 6 before sliding back after contact with Lubach near the flagstand on lap 7. A caution flag appeared on lap 8, which bunched up the field.

However, the restart produced a six-car incident in turn one, which resulted in the machine of Chilton’s Nate Ruh flipping onto its roof. With Lubach back in the lead for the restart, Sheboygan’s Ryan Minster moved up from the seventh starting position to nail down second.

Another caution flag on lap 13 allowed 14th starter Nick Schumacher to shoot from third to second and quickly close the gap on Lubach. On lap 14, Schumacher bolted into the lead and pulled away to a full straightaway advantage in the closing laps on the way to his first PDTR Grand National A-main victory of the 2025 season and fourth career main event triumph at Plymouth.

Lubach, who owns the most career A-main victories in the history of the PDTR Grand National division, finished a close second in a guest driving role, Minster placed third, eighth starter Derek Kaat of Plymouth placed fourth and Will Schumacher of charged up from the 17th starting position to round out the top five.

Outside front row starter Matt Urban outpowered polesitter Parker Glander of Sheboygan Falls to lead the opening circuit of the B Mod main event. By lap five, Urban opened up a half-straightaway cushion over third starter Vince Jung of Iron Ridge.

Matt Urban of Milwaukee raced to his first career 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 26. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

After the first caution of the race slowed the pace on lap 7, ninth starter Cole Thomas of Germantown advanced into second and three-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone charged up from the 11th starting position to move into third.

Following another caution on lap 14, Warner and Thomas mounted a spirited duel for the runner-up spot. However, Urban was too strong to be challenged down the stretch as he rolled to his first career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

Thomas claimed a hard-earned second place showing just ahead of Warner, who placed third, fourth starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan finished fourth and Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls moved up from the fifth starting spot to complete the top five.

After dueling with polesitter Tyler Kuxhouse of Antioch, Ill. for the top spot on the opening lap of the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series main event, second starter Adam Taylor assumed the top spot on lap 2. One lap later, Zach Raidart advanced from the third starting position to claim second and quickly bolted in to pressure Taylor for the lead.

Adam Taylor of Wheatfield, Ind. collected his second Autometer Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series A-main win of the 2025 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 26. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Raidart hounded Taylor throughout the remainder of the race as the leader stuck to the outside groove of the third-mile Plymouth oval. Raidart tested Taylor with a pair of slide job attempts down the stretch. Still, Taylor was unfazed on the way to his second Plymouth Dirt Track win of the 2025 season and fifth Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series victory of the 2025 campaign.

Raidart finished a close second, Kuxhouse wound up third, eighth starter Jordan Miklas of Watertown finished fourth and sixth starter Bryce Andrews of Kenosha rounded out the top five.

Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge won the 12-lap Grand National B main.

Billy Kreutz of Kiel wrapped up the overall fast qualifier award in the 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.173 seconds.

Bryce Andrews was the top qualifier in the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Car Series with a lap of 13.569 seconds.

The 10th full event of the 2025 PDTR campaign, sponsored by JDL Automotive and Detailing, attracted 85 cars, including 29 Grand Nationals, 22 360 Sprint Cars, 18 Wingless Sprint Cars and 16 B Mods.

The 2025 PDTR season continues Saturday, Aug. 2, with action in the Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car, Oostburg Automotive Grand National, Sheboygan Flooring B Mod and IRA Lightning Sprint divisions.

The evening will also feature the annual Kids Coin and Candy Drop courtesy of VanDerVaart Concrete Products, Kids Coloring Contest and Kids Glow Stick Giveaway sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America.

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

Advance tickets for PDTR events are available for purchase at plymouthdirttrackracing.com/tickets.html

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

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

For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis [3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [9]; 6. 27G-Donny Goeden [13]; 7. 57-Tristan Furseth [7]; 8. 7L-Ellie Hensley [11]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [10]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [8]; 11. 69-Bill Taylor [17]; 12. 14J-Joseph Hintz [6]; 13. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [14]; 14. 46-Preston Ruh [12]; 15. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [16]; 16. 55P-Brady Portschy [19]; 17. 12P-JJ Pagel [18]; 18. 24X-Eric Wilke [15]; 19. 1-Ben Schmidt [5]; 20. 54-Randy Post [20]; 21. 5-Kevin Seidler [22]; 22. (DNS) K9-Andrew Kiedrowski

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 2. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith[3]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson[5]; 5. 7L-Ellie Hensley[7]; 6. 46-Steven Ruh[8]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy[4]; 8. 54-Randy Post[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth[2]; 2. 51-Chris Larson[1]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth[4]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke[5]; 6. 5-Kevin Seidler[7]; 7. (DNS) K9-Andrew Kiedrowski

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis[1]; 2. 1-Ben Schmidt[2]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[5]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden[3]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor[6]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.946[3]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.948[2]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.973[1]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.021[8]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.177[4]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 13.308[7]; 7. 7L-Ellie Hensley[5]; 8. 46-Steven Ruh[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.420[5]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.480[3]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.500[4]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 12.812[7]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.901[6]; 6. K9-Andrew Kiedrowski, 13.757[1]; 7. 5-Kevin Seidler[2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.173[6]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden, 12.389[7]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.423[1]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.467[4]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.499[3]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.573[5]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 12.923[2]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 47-Nick Schumacher [14]; 2. 41S-Brad Lubach [3]; 3. 37-Ryan Minster [7]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat [8]; 5. 16-Will Schumacher [17]; 6. 52W-Jack Wiroll [2]; 7. 14X-Will Sorce [20]; 8. 80-Luke Scholten [11]; 9. 24K-Tyler Kulow [18]; 10. 8R-Jake Richards [12]; 11. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer [19]; 12. 53W-Dustin Weiss [16]; 13. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss [4]; 14. 11-Dylan May [15]; 15. 27-Greg Goschey [1]; 16. 5R-Nate Ruh [9]; 17. 93S-Daniel Schumacher [6]; 18. (DQ) 42-Jason Juech [10]; 19. (DQ) 93-Mavrick Ruh [13]; 20. (DQ) 23-Scott Kafka [5]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 53W-Dustin Weiss[2]; 2. 16-Will Schumacher[4]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow[12]; 4. 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[11]; 5. 14X-Will Sorce[6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed[8]; 7. 25M-Darren Meyer[1]; 8. 95-Donny Kulow[3]; 9. 89-Justin Miller[5]; 10. 45-Trent Bogart[9]; 11. (DNF) 19P-Marshall Plate[10]; 12. (DNF) 54-Austin Yancey[7]; 13. (DNS) 53B-Brad Weiss; 14. (DNS) 3-Jim Wirtz

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17X-Mark Kuhfuss[2]; 2. 5R-Nate Ruh[5]; 3. 37-Ryan Minster[4]; 4. 8R-Jake Richards[6]; 5. 25M-Darren Meyer[3]; 6. 89-Justin Miller[8]; 7. 3-Jim Wirtz[1]; 8. (DNF) 5M-Jeff Muehlbauer[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Greg Goschey[1]; 2. 15-Derek Kaat[4]; 3. 42-Jason Juech[5]; 4. 93-Mavrick Ruh[3]; 5. 53W-Dustin Weiss[6]; 6. (DNF) 14X-Will Sorce[7]; 7. (DNF) 19P-Marshall Plate[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52W-Jack Wiroll[1]; 2. 93S-Daniel Schumacher[3]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow[6]; 4. 47-Nick Schumacher[7]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow[5]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey[2]; 7. (DNF) 53B-Brad Weiss[4]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 80-Luke Scholten[6]; 2. 23-Scott Kafka[2]; 3. 41S-Brad Lubach[1]; 4. 11-Dylan May[3]; 5. 16-Will Schumacher[5]; 6. 6-Dick Hed[4]; 7. 45-Trent Bogart[7]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban [2]; 2. 91-Cole Thomas [9]; 3. 03W-Tim Warner [11]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long [5]; 6. 12T-Tim Thrun [6]; 7. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [8]; 8. 17-Brandon Knepprath [12]; 9. 89-Logan Brass [7]; 10. 73-Rory Welch [10]; 11. 19-Parker Glander [1]; 12. 8-Carsin Cullen [13]; 13. 67-Vince Jung [3]; 14. 4-Justin Blackburn [16]; 15. 117-Jim Juneau [15]; 16. 0-Bill Shavlik [14]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Matt Urban[2]; 2. 89-Logan Brass[5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier[3]; 4. 91-Cole Thomas[6]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long[4]; 6. 03W-Timothy Warner[7]; 7. 8-Carsin Cullen[1]; 8. 4-Justin Blackburn[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier[5]; 2. 67-Vince Jung[2]; 3. 12T-Tim Thrun[4]; 4. 73-Rory Welch[6]; 5. 19-Parker Glander[1]; 6. 17-Brandon Knepprath[3]; 7. 0-Bill Shavlik[8]; 8. 117-Jim Juneau[7]

AUTOMETER WISCONSIN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 8T-Adam Taylor [2]; 2. 23Z-Zach Raidart [3]; 3. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse [1]; 4. 44J-Jordan Miklas [8]; 5. 17-Bryce Andrews [6]; 6. 24-Eric Wilke [12]; 7. 11-Austin Hansen [7]; 8. 50-Rusty Egan [5]; 9. 4G-George Gaertner III [13]; 10. 38-Allen Hafford [11]; 11. 29J-Ralph Johnson [10]; 12. 29OG-Tom Eller [14]; 13. 26-Preston Ruh [15]; 14. 7D-Josh Davidson [17]; 15. 22-Greg Alt [4]; 16. 41-Dennis Spitz [9]; 17. 99J-Seth Johnson [16]; 18. (DNS) 0-John Fahl

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse[2]; 2. 17-Bryce Andrews[4]; 3. 23Z-Zach Raidart[3]; 4. 24-Eric Wilke[5]; 5. 44J-Jordan Miklas[1]; 6. 7D-Josh Davidson[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dennis Spitz[1]; 2. 8T-Adam Taylor[3]; 3. 38-Allen Hafford[5]; 4. 50-Rusty Egan[4]; 5. 26-Preston Ruh[6]; 6. (DNF) 0-John Fahl[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Austin Hansen[2]; 2. 29J-Ralph Johnson[1]; 3. 22-Greg Alt[4]; 4. 4G-George Gaertner III[6]; 5. 29OG-Tom Eller[5]; 6. (DNF) 99J-Seth Johnson[3]

Qualifying: 1. 17-Bryce Andrews, 13.569[17]; 2. 50-Rusty Egan, 13.595[12]; 3. 22-Greg Alt, 13.669[10]; 4. 23Z-Zach Raidart, 13.677[15]; 5. 8T-Adam Taylor, 13.713[16]; 6. 99J-Seth Johnson, 13.745[5]; 7. 711-Tyler Kuxhouse, 13.794[7]; 8. 0-John Fahl, 13.804[13]; 9. 11-Austin Hansen, 13.886[3]; 10. 44J-Jordan Miklas, 13.961[18]; 11. 41-Dennis Spitz, 13.985[8]; 12. 29J-Ralph Johnson, 14.004[11]; 13. 24-Eric Wilke, 14.097[1]; 14. 38-Allen Hafford, 14.137[9]; 15. 29OG-Tom Eller, 14.150[2]; 16. 7D-Josh Davidson, 14.294[4]; 17. 26-Preston Ruh, 14.401[14]; 18. 4G-George Gaertner III, 15.213[6]