Karnitz, Sorce, Maas score PDTR A-main wins

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 15, 2023 – With 11 accomplished competitors, five valued contributors and three dedicated racing families  representing various eras of the track’s 73-year history in attendance as part of the second annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Night induction program, four modern-day racers carved out their own slice of history by notching Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main victories at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 15.

In the fourth Super Six Late Model Series main event of the 2023 campaign, 2014 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha outdueled Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha following a late restart and fended off a a spirited charge from four-time PDTR Late Model champ Brad Mueller of Random Lake in the closing laps to earn his second straight 30-lap 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model Series A-main triumph.

Kevin Karnitz of West Bend survived five caution and red flag restarts to secure his first Akright Auto PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory of the 2023 season in the incident-plagued time-shortened 19-lap main event.

Will Sorce of Franklin earned his second straight and fourth overall 25-lap Oostburg Automotive PDTR Grand National A-main victory of the 2023 season.

Cascade’s Barry Maas rolled to his first main event victory of the 2023 campaign in the caution-free 25-lap Next Step Insurance PDTR B Mod main event.

The initial start of the Super Six Late Model Series A main was negated when Bill Edler of Howards Grove spun in turn four. After dueling side by side on the opening circuit, outside front row starter Jayme Zidar of Greenfield used the outside groove to outpower polesitter Mitch McGrath and grab the lead on lap 2.

On lap 4, fourth starter Taylor Scheffler used the extreme high groove of the third-mile clay oval, which approached the outside fence, to take second away from McGrath on lap 6. One lap later, Scheffler blasted his way past Zidar into the lead exiting turn four on lap 7.

Scheffler wasted no time in building up a huge lead over Zidar during the next 10 laps before he caught the rear of the field on lap 17. Two laps later, McGrath used the outside lane to surge past Zidar into second on 19 lap, while Scheffler continued to enjoy a half-lap lead at the front of the field.

Just as Scheffler appeared to be locked on cruise control, his half-lap cushion evaporated when the lone caution flag was displayed on lap 23 for the slowing car of Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls.

The ensuing restart kicked off a spirited display of slide jobs on the smooth and slick racing surface as Scheffler and McGrath exchanged the lead in turn two and turn four on laps 24 and 25 before McGrath ducked low to beat Scheffler into turn one on lap 26, following a lap 25 turn-four slide job, to secure the top spot for the first time in the race.

Meanwhile, eighth starter Brad Mueller worked the low groove to power his way into third on lap 26. Mueller’s late drive to the front saw him move past Scheffler into second on lap 28 before setting his sights on McGrath for the lead.

Mueller moved to within striking distance of the lead on the final circuit. However, he was unable to unleash a serious challenge for the lead on the white-flag lap as McGrath held on to pocket $1,500 and notch his 15^th career PDTR Late Model A-main triumph to move into sole possession of fifth place on the all-time PDTR Late Model main event victory list.

Mueller had to settle for second, Scheffler placed third, Late Model rookie Jayden Schmidt of Seymour moved up from his 11^th starting spot to finish fourth and fifth starter Justin Ritchie of New London rounded out the top five.

After battling side by side with polesitter Anthony Knierim of Franksville on the opening lap, fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade swept into the lead along the outside line on lap 2.

One lap later, sixth starter used the cushion to move past Berth into the lead in turn two on lap 3. With the smooth, wide and slick track surface receptive to sliders, Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum pulled one off to work past Berth into second lap 9.

As Karnitz ran away to an early half-lead advantage the first of five caution/red flag periods occurred on lap 12 when Alex Pokorski of West Bend brought out a red flag when he flipped his machine on its side in turn two.

On the restart, 2011 PDTR-MSA champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started ninth and came into the event as the winner of four consecutive PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A mains, ripped off a slider to edge two-time PDTR and five-time MSA champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee and gain fourth on lap 13.

Five laps later, Davis charged back to re-engage Schmidt in trading sliders for fourth on lap 18. Just as Karnitz caught the rear of the field, a caution flag was displayed just after the completion of lap 19 when rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started third, and Shane Wenninger collided and spun to a stop in turn three in an incident, which also collected two-time PDTR and four-time MSA champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh. All three contenders had to restart at the rear of the field.

The next three attempts to restart the event proved to be fruitless as Bill Taylor of Boltonville stopped on the back stretch to bring out the third caution of the race before Justin Erickson of Plymouth hit the turn two wall and stopped to produce the race’s fourth caution flag.

Following a six-car incident involving Randy Post of Oostburg, Shane Wenninger, Doug Wondra of Oakfield, Logan Julien, rookie T.J. Haddy of Waupun and Robbie Pribnow of Lomira sent Julien and Haddy flipping along the back stretch on the third consecutive restart attempt, the race was determined to be complete at the 19-lap mark due to the 25-minute time limit.

In earning his first main event victory of the 2023 campaign, Karnitz claimed his sixth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph and eighth career MSA 360 Sprint Car main event win.

“When they sprinkled the top of the track with water at intermission, I knew it would probably be good on the cushion, but I didn’t know how good it would be or for how long,” Karnitz said. “It turned out to be really good for us. I knew Ben [Schmidt] would be coming as the winner of four in a row and trying to get that fifth one. I figured people behind me would be throwing sliders considering the way the track was shaping up in the A main.

“I have to thank Dan Mayer for the opportunity to drive this Mayor Automotive car this year,” he said. “I also want to thank all of the sponsors and people that have been with me for many years now. This is a great win for us and pretty special as the first one for us together as a team.”

Schmidt placed second to fall just short of extending his record four consecutive PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories, Davis wound up third, Berth placed fourth and PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car rookie T.J. Smith of Greenville moved up from the 16^th starting spot to earn a fifth place finish.

After a caution flew when Steven Ruh of New Holstein spun along the front stretch on the start of the 25-lap Grand National A main, outside front row starter Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved into the lead in turn two on the opening lap.

On lap 2, Will Sorce moved up from the fourth starting spot to take second in turn two before working the outside groove to power around Kulow into the lead in turn four one lap later.

The lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap eighth when Steven Weber of Plymouth stopped in turn one. On the restart, 2010 PDTR Grand National and six-time overall Plymouth Dirt Track division champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth, who started six, worked the cushion to pass fifth starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth and gain third in turn four.

Two laps later, Gilles maneuvered around Tyler Kulow to seize second, while 2022 PDTR Grand National champ Luke Scholten of Oostburg, who started third, followed in Gilles high-riding tire tracks to gain third on lap 14.

Gilles reeled in the low-riding Sorce in the closing laps, but he was unable to mount a serious challenge for the lead as Sorce went on to secure his fourth main event victory of the 2023 season and eighth career PDTR Grand National main event win.

Gilles placed second, Scholten wound up third, 2008 PDTR Grand National champion Matt Yancey of Sheboygan finished fourth after starting on the pole and Tyler Kulow rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls grabbed the initial lead of the 25-lap PDTR B Mod main event before outside front row starter Barry Maas worked the high line to initiate a side-by-side duel with Long for the top spot over the next two laps.

Maas finally surged into the lead on lap four and began to stretch out a sizable advantage. As the laps wound down, two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner of Malone, who started fourth, used the outside groove to sweep past Long into second on lap 23.

Two laps later, Warner used a huge run along the cushion on the white-flag lap to make a final run at Maas for the victory. However, Warner’s impressive final-lap charge fell a half car length short at the checkered flag as Maas notched his first A-main victory of the 2023 campaign and second career PDTR B Mod main event victory.

Warner wound up second, Long finished third, third starter Travis Schmidt of Waldo was fourth and 2022 PDTR B Mod champion Andy Welter of Hartford rounded out the top five after starting sixth.

Doug Drews of Sheboygan Falls won the special Milwaukee Stock Car Association Vintage Modified main event.

T.J. Smith earned his first career PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car race victory in the 12-lap B Main.

Kurt Davis collected the fast qualifier award in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a top lap of 12.817 seconds.

Turk Letizia of Milwaukee was the fastest qualifier in the Super Six Late Model Series qualifying session with a lap of 14.055 seconds.

NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series driver Josh Bilicki of Menominee Falls, Wis. made the first Winged Sprint Car start of his career, earning a ninth place finish in the shortened 19-lap PDTR-MSA A main behind the wheel of Randy Sippel’s No. 38 car.

The 10^th event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Butch and Janet Hafemann, drew a total of 88 cars, including 20 Super Six Late Model Series cars, 27 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 17 Grand Nationals, 12 B Mods and 12 Milwaukee Stock Car Association Vintage Modifieds.

During intermission, drivers Steve Edler, Frankie Heimerl, Woody Klug, Hal Kulow, Gary Laack, Ron Luedtke, John and Rodney Michaels, Ken Painter, Jim Pitzen and Scott Vollbrecht were inducted into the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category include track workers Donna Bader, Beth and Tom Breher and Evie Robel, along with car owner and mechanic Glenn Haddy.

In addition, the Akright, Ruh and Wondra families were inducted to the Plymouth Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023 in the Racing Families category.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 22 will feature the fifth event of the 2023 Super Six Late Model Series, along with the 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds is located at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth, Wis. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

106.5 THE BUZZ SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [8]; 3. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [4]; 4. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [11]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie [5]; 6. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [9]; 7. 3-Brett Swedberg [12]; 8. 42-Terry Casey [7]; 9. 19J-Justin Green [13]; 10. 97-Justin Schmidt [6]; 11. 44-Wayne Freimund [14]; 12. 42N-Paul Niznik [15]; 13. 54-Kevin Baldry [17]; 14. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [2]; 15. 22-Charlie Schmidt [10]; 16. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [16]; 17. 57M-Eric Michaels [18]; 18. 99-Sawyer Specht [20]; 19. 24-Turk Letizia [19]; 20. 77-Bill Edler [3]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [1]; 3. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [3]; 4. 42-Terry Casey [7]; 5. 44-Wayne Freimund [5]; 6. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [6]; 7. (DNF) 99-Sawyer Specht [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt [2]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg [4]; 5. 42N-Paul Niznik [5]; 6. 54-Kevin Baldry [6]; 7. 57M-Eric Michaels [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 77-Bill Edler [1]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt [2]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie [5]; 4. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [4]; 5. 19J-Justin Green [6]; 6. 24-Turk Letizia [3]

Qualifying 1: 1. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.387 [5]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath, 14.414 [6]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller, 14.638 [2]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht 14.995 [7]; 5. 44-Wayne Freimund, 15.433 [3]; 6. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 15.576 [1]; 7. 42-Terry Casey, 15.853 [4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 14.219 [5]; 2. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.368 [2]; 3. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.376 [1]; 4. 3-Brett Swedberg, 14.404 [7]; 5. 42N-Paul Niznik, 14.606 [4]; 6. 54-Kevin Baldry, 15.172 [3]; 7. 57M-Eric Michaels, 15.639 [6]

Qualifying 3: 1. 24-Turk Letizia, 14.055 [1]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.112 [3]; 3. 77-Bill Edler, 14.161 [2]; 4. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.338 [6]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.398 [5]; 6. 19J-Justin Green, 14.632 [4]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [9]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [5]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [16]; 6. 16-Anthony Knierim [1]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel [20]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra [12]; 9. 38-Josh Bilicki [22]; 10. 4-Alex Pokorski [14]; 11. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [19]; 12. 98-Brandon McMullen [10]; 13. 7-Lance Fassbender [11]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [17]; 15. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 16. 20-Robbie Pribnow [7]; 17. 54-Randy Post [2]; 18. 30-Doug Wondra [15]; 19. 21H-TJ Haddy [18]; 20. 85J-Logan Julien [3]; 21. 53-Shane Wenninger [8]; 22. 44-Hayden Johnson [21]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor [5]; 3. 21H-TJ Haddy [4]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [3]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel [6]; 6. 44-Hayden Johnson [1]; 7. 66T-Tristan Koenings [9]; 8. 2-Chris Clayton [8]; 9. 51-Jeff Neubert [11]; 10. 53A-Spyder Akright [7]; 11. (DNF) 92-Kevin Seidler [10]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [1]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [4]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [5]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson [8]; 8. 2-ChrisClayton [7]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings [9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Shane Wenninger [1]; 2. 20-Robbie Pribnow [3]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 4. 16-Anthony Knierim [5]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [2]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra [8]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [6]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 9. 51-Jeff Neubert [9]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 2. 54-Randy Post [1]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [6]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 7. 38-Josh Bilicki [9]; 8. 53A-Spyder Akright [7]; 9. (DNF) 92-Kevin Seidler [8]

Qualifying 1 (5 Laps): 1. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.817 [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.818 [3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.854 [6]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.866 [5]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.895 [9]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.069 [4]; 7. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.104 [7]; 8. 44-Hayden Johnson, 13.122 [1]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.168 [8]

Qualifying 2 (5 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.124 [3]; 2. 20-Robbie Pribnow, 13.174 [1]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.372 [6]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.393 [7]; 5. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.531 [2]; 6. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.603 [4]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 14.035 [5]; 8. 51-Jeff Neubert, 14.117 [9]; 9. 30-Doug Wondra, 14.212 [8]

Qualifying 3 (5 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.305 [8]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.444 [2]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.590 [3]; 4. 54-Randy Post, 13.634 [7]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.636 [1]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.693 [6]; 7. 38-Josh Bilicki, 13.855 [9]; 8. 53A-Spyder Akright, 14.259 [5]; 9. 92-Kevin Seidler, 15.609 [4]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 14X-Will Sorce [4]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten [3]; 4. 54-Matt Yancey [1]; 5. 24K-Tyler Kulow [2]; 6. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 7. 53W-Dustin Weiss [7]; 8. 93-Mavrick Ruh [12]; 9. 5M-Nate Ruh [10]; 10. E85-Justin Pearson [11]; 11. 6-Dick Hed [13]; 12. 23-Scott Kafka [15]; 13. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [14]; 14. 82H-Steven Ruh [9]; 15. 72E-Chad Espen [16]; 16. 8-Jake Richards [17]; 17. 34-Steven Weber [8]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 2. 54-Matt Yancey [1]; 3. 80-Luke Scholten [5]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [7]; 5. E85-Justin Pearson [4]; 6. 82H-Steven Ruh [8]; 7. 6-Dick Hed [3]; 8. 8-Jake Richards [9]; 9. (DNF) 72E-Chad Espen [2]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss [1]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [7]; 4. 34-Steven Weber [6]; 5. 93-Mavrick Ruh [4]; 6. 5M-Nate Ruh [8]; 7. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [2]; 8. (DNF) 23-Scott Kafka [3]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main: 1. 22M-Barry Maas [2]; 2. 03W-Tim Warner [4]; 3. 17S-Shane Long [1]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 5. 32Z-Andy Welter [6]; 6. 84-Mark Hoeppner [7]; 7. 96-Brian Konitzer [5]; 8. 9L-Hunter Larson [8]; 9. 66-Steve Lorier [9]; 10. 62-James Rautmann [11]; 11. 73-Rory Welch [10]; 12. 19-Parker Glander [12]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [2]; 3. 22M-Barry Maas [6]; 4. 84-Mark Hoeppner [3]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 6. (DNF) 19-Parker Glander [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [6]; 2. 96-Brian Konitzer [1]; 3. 32Z-Andy Welter [2]; 4. 9L-Hunter Larson [3]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 6. 62-James Rautmann [5]

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Sorce, Larson, Zellmer claim main event victories

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 8, 2023 – Going where no 360 Sprint Car racer has gone before at The Plymouth Dirt Track, 2011 Plymouth Dirt Track and 360 Sprint car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth stayed flaming hot behind the wheel of his white and orange No. 35 machine by turning in a record fourth straight Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and sixth overall Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main triumph of the 2023 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 8.

In the 25-lap Oostburg Auto PDTR Grand National A-main, Will Sorce of Franklin executed a last-lap pass to rack up his third main event win of the 2023 campaign.

Hunter Larson of Oshkosh collected his first career Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory in the 25-lap main event.

Adam Zellmer of Horicon used a final-lap pass to notch his first career 106.5 The Buzz Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series 20-lap A-main win.

Outside front row starter Justin Erickson of Plymouth outpowered polesitter Katelyn Krebsbach of Cascade to grab the lead on the drop of the green flag of the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event. On lap 2, Schmidt, who started fourth, moved up into second and quickly began to pressure Erickson for the top spot.

After hounding Erickson for four laps, the 24-year racing veteran worked his way past Erickson entering turn three. One lap later, the 2011 MSA 360 Sprint Car champ caught the rear of the field as Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum, who started sixth, charged past Erickson into second.

As Schmidt found himself bottled up in slower traffic, Wenninger closed the gap considerably on lap 17. Four laps later, Wenninger ducked low to pull even with Schmidt in turn four. On the following circuit, Wenninger attempted to wrestle the lead away from Schmidt using the high line.

However, Schmidt fended off Wenninger’s challenge and pulled away over the final three laps while two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion, four-time MSA champ and current point leader Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started fifth, worked his way into second.

Schmidt went on to notch his fifth PDTR, sixth MSA and record fourth straight PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the caution-free race. It was also Schmidt’s 20^th career PDTR and 38^th career MSA 360 Sprint Car main event triumph.

McMullen placed second, Wenninger wound up third, eighth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend took fourth and 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion and 2005 MSA champ Lance Fassbender of Burnett placed fifth, after starting third.

Outside front row starter Steven Weber of Plymouth led the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR Grand National main event before 2022 PDTR Grand National champ Luke Scholten of Oostburg, who started on the pole, took the top spot with a low move in turn four on lap 2.

On lap 5, Weber battled back to challenge Scholten for the lead before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 7 when Josh Koslowski of Chilton spun in turn four.

When the race resumed, 2018 PDTR Grand National champion Matt Loehr of Dotyville, who started seventh, moved into third before taking over second on lap 12.

Scholten encountered slower traffic on lap 18, which allowed Loehr to cut into the lead. Four laps later, Will Sorce, who started third, began to flex his muscle as he maneuvered past Loehr, who got boxed in behind a lapped car along the high groove, to take over second.

Sorce quickly tracked down Scholten as the laps wound down before diving low in turn three on the white final lap to pull off the winning move in last-lap fashion en route to his third PDTR Grand National A-main triumph of the 2023 season and seventh career main event win.

Scholten had to settle for second, Loehr placed third, 2010 PDTR Grand National champ Brian Gilles of Plymouth finished fourth, after starting fifth and fifth starter Chad Espen of West Bend rounded out the top five.

Travis Schmidt of Plymouth took the lead at the start of the 25-lap B Mod main event from his outside front row starting spot with fourth starter Hunter Larson moving into second on the opening lap.

Larson worked the high line to pull even with Schmidt on lap 2 as the two drivers dueled side by side on the fast and tricky track surface over the next two laps until Larson surged ahead on lap 4.

The first of two caution flags was displayed on lap 5 when two-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone and 2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam made contact along the backstretch, resulting in Sheppard hitting the backstretch wall before Jim Fischer of Oostburg collided hard with Sheppard’s disabled machine.

When the race resumed, fifth starter Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls moved into second and seventh starter Barry Maas of Cascade took third. Long charged in to briefly challenge Larson for the top spot before the second caution flag came out when Rory Welch of Plymouth and Brandon Knepprath of Kewaskum made contact in turn four.

On the restart, Schmidt moved in to challenge Long for second before seizing the runner-up spot on lap 18. Meanwhile, Larson built up a comfortable full straightaway lead en route to his first career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

Schmidt placed second, Long was third, Maas finished fourth and Warner placed fifth, after restarting 12^th following the caution on lap 5.

Hunter Cardinal of Richfield, who started on the pole, grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A main before Matt Gritt of Plymouth, who started fourth, took over the top spot.

On lap 4, sixth starter Dallas Ross of Sussex charged in to take over second along the high groove before moving in to challenge Gritt for the lead on lap 5.

The first of three caution flags was displayed on lap 5 when Ethan Ross of Waupun stopped in turn two. Following the restart, Ross swept into the lead along the high line in turn one on lap 7 before the second caution flag appeared on lap 8 for the smoking car of Carl Swenson of Hortonville.

When the race resumed ninth starter Adam Zellmer charged in to pressure Gritt for second. Two laps later, the third and final caution period came when Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam stopped in turn one.

Zellmer kicked it into overdrive following the final restart to take control of second on lap 13 and challenge high-riding Ross for the lead along the low line on lap 14.

Zellmer and Ross dueled side by side over the final six laps until Zellmer finally surged into the lead for good in turn one of the final lap and held on to post his first career Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Ross placed second, 13^th starter Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls moved up to finish third, Ryan Sullivan of Waupun placed fourth after starting 10^th and Gritt rounded out the top five.

Alex Pokorski of West Bend earned his first-career fast qualifier award in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a top lap of 12.368 seconds.

The ninth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Pedal Down Promotions, drew a total of 62 cars, including 19 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 15 Grand Nationals, 14 B Mods and 14 Legends.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 15 will feature the fourth event of the Super Six Late Model Series, along with the 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals, B Mods and a special appearance from the Vintage Modifieds.

In addition, the program will feature the second annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Night program, during which 11 drivers, five track workers and car owners/mechanics and three racing families will be honored during intermission.

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

The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds is located at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth, Wis. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [5]; 3. 53-Shane Wenninger [6]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [8]; 5. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth [12]; 8. 4-Alex Pokorski [9]; 9. 85J-Logan Julien [14]; 10. 69S-TJ Smith [18]; 11. 11-Tony Wondra [10]; 12. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 13. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [13]; 15. 51-Chris Larson [19]; 16. 54-Randy Post [16]; 17. 12P-JJ Pagel [11]; 18. 53A-Spyder Akright [15]; 19. (DNF) 30-Doug Wondra [17]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger [3]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra [1]; 5. 12P-JJ Pagel [6]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor [7]; 7. (DNF) 51-Chris Larson [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright [6]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [2]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 6. 54-Randy Post [6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.524 [4]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger, 12.829 [3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.998 [1]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.154 [7]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 13.198 [2]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.316 [6]; 7. (DNS) 69-Bill Taylor, 13.316

Qualifying 2: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.368 [2]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.485 [4]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.641 [6]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.782 [5]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.801 [3]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 12.837 [1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.397 [3]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.557 [4]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.611 [5]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.696 [2]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.696 [1]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 12.870 [6]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 14X-Will Sorce [3]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten [1]; 3. 23-Matt Loehr [7]; 4. 89-Brian Gilles [5]; 5. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed [10]; 7. 95-Donny Kulow [9]; 8. 7A-Todd Ascherien [11]; 9. 53W-Dustin Weiss [4]; 10. 24K-Tyler Kulow [14]; 11. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [13]; 12. 9-Josh Koslowski [8]; 13. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [12]; 14. 03-Timothy Warner [15]; 15. 34-Steven Weber [2]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Brian Gilles [1]; 2. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [5]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 5. 7A-Todd Ascherien [3]; 6. 6-Dick Hed [8]; 7. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [6]; 8. 03-Timothy Warner [7]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 72E-Chad Espen [2]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten [1]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 4. 23-Matt Loehr [6]; 5. 9-Josh Koslowski [7]; 6. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [4]; 7. (DNF) 24K-Tyler Kulow [3]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main: 1. 9L-Hunter Larson [4]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [2]; 3. 17S-Shane Long [5]; 4. 22M-Barry Maas [7]; 5. 03W-Tim Warner [6]; 6. 32Z-Andy Welter [8]; 7. 66-Steve Lorier [11]; 8. 84-Mark Hoeppner [9]; 9. 73-Rory Welch [1]; 10. 19-Parker Glander [10]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [13]; 12. 29S-Tim Sheppard [3]; 13. 25-Jim Fischer [12]; 14. 54-Michael Strean [14]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 32Z-Andy Welter [3]; 2. 22M-Barry Maas [5]; 3. 73-Rory Welch [1]; 4. 29S-Tim Sheppard [7]; 5. 84-Mark Hoeppner [6]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [4]; 7. (DNF) 54-Michael Strean [2]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [1]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [3]; 3. 9L-Hunter Larson [5]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt [7]; 5. 66-Steve Lorier [2]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [6]; 7. (DNF) 17-Brandon Knepprath [4]

106.5 THE BUZZ WISCONSIN LEGENDS RACING DIRT SERIES

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 117-Adam Zellmer [9]; 2. 87-Dallas Ross [6]; 3. 88-Austin Winkel [13]; 4. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [10]; 5. 5G-Matt Gritt [4]; 6. 45C-Hunter Cardinal [1]; 7. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [2]; 8. 33S-Mike Swenson [12]; 9. 51-Tim Franz [14]; 10. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [3]; 11. 7A-Brady Ascherien [11]; 12. 95M-Mike Mueller [5]; 13. 19X-Cal Swenson [7]; 14. 54R-Ethan Ross [8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [7]; 2. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [3]; 3. 95M-Mike Mueller [4]; 4. 19X-Cal Swenson [5]; 5. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [2]; 6. 7A-Brady Ascherien [1]; 7. (DNF) 88-Austin Winkel [6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45C-Hunter Cardinal [1]; 2. 5G-Matt Gritt [3]; 3. 54R-Ethan Ross [5]; 4. 117-Adam Zellmer [6]; 5. 87-Dallas Ross [4]; 6. 33S-Mike Swenson [7]; 7. (DNF) 51-Tim Franz [2]

Arenz claims first career IRA 410 Sprint Car main event victory

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 1, 2023 – Former Plymouth Dirt Track and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth added another stellar entry to his impressive 2023 main event victory tally by turning in his third straight and fifth overall 25-lap Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main victory, during the Scott Semmelmann Memorial Saturday, July 1 at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

In the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car series A main, 2021 and 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls collected his first career IRA and 410 Sprint Car A-main victory in fitting fashion on his home track where he has done the bulk of his racing and winning over the course of his 16-year career.

Mark Heinert of Oak Creek earned his fourth A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A-main event.

Ben Schmidt, who started second, outpowered rookie polesitter T.J. Haddy of Waupun to grab the lead in turn one of the opening lap of the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A main with Haddy and 14-year-old rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started fourth, trailing in second and third respectively.

On lap 2, two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh moved past third starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend to assume fourth.

The red flag appeared later on lap 2 when rookie Ryan Sawusch of Lake Villa, Ill. flipped and hit the wall in turn two. On the restart, Schmidt into the lead while Julien worked past Haddy to gain second.

Schmidt, who captured the 2011 PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car championships, caught the rear of the field on lap 8 before McMullen swept past Julien to take over second on lap 10. One lap later, the caution flag appeared when Tommy Colburn of New Berlin stopped on the backstretch.

Another caution flag was displayed when Haddy spun in turn one. Following the final restart, Schmidt pulled away from the field before finding himself dealing with lapped traffic again on lap 20.

As the leaders wound their way through dense slower traffic, McMullen worked the inside lane of the lightning fast and undulating track surface to duck under Schmidt briefly on the final lap. However, Schmidt held strong en route to his third straight and fifth overall MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season, 19^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event win and 37^th overall career MSA 360 Sprint Car triumph.

“We had another fast track tonight and to get another win is just unbelievable,” Schmidt said. “The crew does a great job week after week setting the car up so nice for me to drive.”

McMullen wound up second, Julien earned a PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car career-best third place showing, Robbie Pribnow of Lomira placed fourth after starting fifth and eighth starter Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum rounded out the top five.

After J.J. Hickle spun in turn three shortly after the initial start, outside front row starter Danny Schlafer of Sussex grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap IRA Scott Semmelmann Memorial 410 Sprint Car A main, followed by polesitter Caden Englehart of Terre Haute, Ind. in second and sixth starter Travis Arenz in third.

On lap 3, Arenz and eighth starter Mike Reinke of Howards Grove engaged in a heated back and forth duel for third in the running order before Arenz rode the low line to finally secure the spot on lap 5.

Schlafer hit lapped traffic on lap 7, which allowed Englehart to cut into the lead on lap 9 as the leaders negotiated a myriad of slower cars. On lap 12, the second caution flag was displayed when Blake Nimee of Oswego, Ill. spun in turn four.

After the restart, Schlafer maintained the top spot with Englehart in pursuit. However, Englehart’s evening came to an abrupt end on lap 16 when he made contact with the turn four wall before stopping on the front stretch to bring out the third caution flag of the event.

When the race resumed, Arenz held tight to the low line while Schlafer continued to ride the cushion. Arenz’s race-long dedication to the bottom of the third-mile clay oval proved to pay dividends when he reeled in the high riding Schlafer and ducked into the lead in turn one on lap 19.

The pace slowed again on lap 19 when Todd Daun of Pleasant Prairie spun in turn three to bring out the fourth caution. On lap 22, two-time IRA champion Scotty Neitzel worked the low line to slip past Schlafer into second on lap 22.

With Arenz setting sail in front of the pack, 12^th starter and current IRA point leader Brenham Crouch of Lubbock, Texas entered into a battle with Neitzel for second before the fifth and final caution of the race was displayed on lap 27 when Blake Nimee spun again in turn two.

Arenz again controlled the last restart of the race and pulled away from Neitzel to notch his first career IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory and 37^th overall main event triumph at the 73-year-old Plymouth Dirt Track facility covering four different divisions (Outlaw Compact 4-Cylinder, B Mod, 360 Sprint Car and 410 Sprint Car).

“This win means a lot,” Arenz said. “From 4-Cylinders to Sport Mods to 360s to now 410s, we’ve been able to find success and get to victory lane at Plymouth. When I was growing up, all I ever wanted to do was race at Plymouth. It feels great to get one here in a 410 Sprint Car.”

Crouch finished second, Schlafer wound up third, Reinke placed fourth and ninth starter Russel Borland of Kewaskum rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Max Brannam of Holiday Hills, Ill. grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 20-lap IRA Lightning Sprints A main with fourth starter John Kirk of Johnsburg, Ill. in tow in second.

On lap 4, Kirk used the outside lane to seize the top spot from Brannam. One lap later, Mark Heinert, who started eighth, moved in to pressure Brannam for second before gaining the runner-up spot in turn one on lap 7. Heinert gradually reeled in Kirk before pulling off what proved to be the winning move to take the lead in turn one lap 10.

With Heinert commanding the point, seventh starter Mike Neau of Pleasant Prairie moved in to take second in the closing lap. Meanwhile, Heinert went on to secure his fourth IRA Sprints A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the caution-free race.

Neau placed second, Kirk wound up third, Max Brannam was fourth and third starter Ron Brannam of Barrington, Ill. placed fifth.

Ben Schmidt earned fast qualifier accolades in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a top lap of 12.202 seconds.

J.J. Hickle of Quilcene, Wash. collected IRA 410 Sprint Car fast qualifier accolades with a lap of 11.458 seconds.

The eighth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Jensen Sales and Service and included bonus money from Professional Plating for heat race and A main winners in all three divisions, drew a total of 70 cars, including 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 28 IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 17 IRA Lightning Sprints.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 8 will feature the second appearance of the 2023 season from the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds is located at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth, Wis. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [6]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien [4]; 4. 30-Robbie Pribnow [5]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger [8]; 6. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 7. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [7]; 8. 6K-Kurt Davis [10]; 9. 69S-TJ Smith [9]; 10. 7-Lance Fassbender [12]; 11. 22B-Brandon Berth [17]; 12. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 13. 2-Chris Clayton [14]; 14. 11-Tony Wondra [19]; 15. 69-Bill Taylor [18]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [11]; 17. 12P-JJ Pagel [20]; 18. 66T-Tristan Koenings [15]; 19. 54-Randy Post [22]; 20. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 21. 51-Ellie Hensley [25]; 22. 1-Tommy Colburn [16]; 23. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [21]; 24. (DNS) 53A-Paul Pokorski; 25. (DNS) 92-Kevin Seidler

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [1]; 2. 30-Robbie Pribnow [3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [5]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton [6]; 6. 51-Ellie Hensley [9]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski [2]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [7]; 9. (DNS) 92-Kevin Seidler

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Shane Wenninger [2]; 2. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [3]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender [4]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson [6]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [7]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel [8]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [3]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 4. 66T-Tristan Koenings [1]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [8]; 6. 1-Tommy Colburn [5]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 8. 54-Randy Post [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.202 [7]; 2. 30-Robbie Pribnow, 12.427 [1]; 3. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 12.455 [3]; 4. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.477 [5]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.650 [2]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.843 [6]; 7. 51-Ellie Hensley, 14.238 [9]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 14.831 [8]; 9. (DNS) 92-Kevin Seidler

Qualifying 2: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.422 [3]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.427 [5]; 3. 53-Shane Wenninger, 12.485 [2]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.551 [8]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.704 [6]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.759 [1]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.789 [4]; 8. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.274 [7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.412 [1]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.459 [7]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.529 [5]; 4. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 12.564 [6]; 5. 1-Tommy Colburn, 12.590 [4]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.744 [2]; 7. 54-Randy Post, 12.880 [8]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.892 [3]

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 25T-Travis Arenz [6]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [12]; 3. 25-Danny Schlafer [2]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke [8]; 5. 23-Russel Borland [9]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [13]; 7. U2-Jack Vanderboom [11]; 8. 50-JJ Hickle [4]; 9. 9K-Kyle Schuett [7]; 10. 3N-Jake Neuman [19]; 11. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [3]; 12. 99-Tyler Brabant [20]; 13. 68-Dave Uttech [21]; 14. 3B-Shelby Bosie [16]; 15. 87A-Austin Hartmann [14]; 16. 4K-Kris Spitz [18]; 17. 2W-Scott Neitzel [5]; 18. 26R-Preston Ruh [24]; 19. 19-Todd Daun [10]; 20. 24-Scott Conger [17]; 21. (DNF) 79-Blake Nimee [15]; 22. (DNF) 71M-Caden Englehart [1]; 23. (DNF) 50YR-Ryan Ruhl [23]; 24. (DNF) 47-Todd King [22]

B Main (10 Laps): 1. 3N-Jake Neuman [1]; 2. 99-Tyler Brabant [3]; 3. 68-Dave Uttech [4]; 4. 47-Todd King [5]; 5. 50YR-Ryan Ruhl [2]; 6. 26R-Preston Ruh [6]; 7. 21-Will Gerrits [7]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [8]; 9. 17W-Dylan Winkel [9]; 10. 39V-William Huck [10]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 71M-Caden Englehart [1]; 2. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [2]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel [5]; 4. 9K-Kyle Schuett [3]; 5. 23-Russel Borland [4]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 25-Danny Schlafer [1]; 2. 50-JJ Hickle [4]; 3. 25T-Travis Arenz [5]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke [3]; 5. 19-Todd Daun [2]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2W-Scott Neitzel [1]; 2. 50-JJ Hickle [4]; 3. 71M-Caden Englehart [2]; 4. U2-Jack Vanderboom [5]; 5. 79-Blake Nimee [9]; 6. 24-Scott Conger [7]; 7. 3N-Jake Neuman [3]; 8. 68-Dave Uttech [6]; 9. 16-Anthony Knierim [8]; 10. 39V-William Huck [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Russel Borland [1]; 2. 25T-Travis Arenz [2]; 3. 25-Danny Schlafer [4]; 4. 1-Brenham Crouch [6]; 5. 87A-Austin Hartmann [5]; 6. 4K-Kris Spitz [9]; 7. 50YR-Ryan Ruhl [3]; 8. 26R-Preston Ruh [8]; 9. 21-Will Gerrits [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Tyler Tischendorf [2]; 2. 10W-Mike Reinke [4]; 3. 19-Todd Daun [1]; 4. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [6]; 5. 9K-Kyle Schuett [3]; 6. 3B-Shelby Bosie [5]; 7. 99-Tyler Brabant [8]; 8. 47-Todd King [7]; 9. 17W-Dylan Winkel [9]

Qualifying: 1. 50-JJ Hickle, 11.458 [10]; 2. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.557 [28]; 3. 10W-Mike Reinke, 11.589 [7]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman, 11.684 [15]; 5. 50YR-Ryan Ruhl, 11.694 [14]; 6. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.761 [20]; 7. 71M-Caden Englehart, 11.823 [25]; 8. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.839 [5]; 9. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 11.865 [12]; 10. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 11.878 [18]; 11. 23-Russel Borland, 11.911 [23]; 12. 19-Todd Daun, 11.924 [13]; 13. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 11.935 [17]; 14. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 11.968 [2]; 15. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 11.972 [4]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.004 [19]; 17. 1-Brenham Crouch, 00:12.020[26]; 18. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 00:12.031[27]; 19. 24-Scott Conger, 12.054 [16]; 20. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.096 [11]; 21. 47-Todd King, 12.106 [3]; 22. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.164 [1]; 23. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.170 [9]; 24. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.221 [8]; 25. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.260 [21]; 26. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.698 [6]; 27. 17W-Dylan Winkel, 12.834 [22]; 28. 39V-William Huck, 13.118 [24]

Hot Laps: 1. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 11.785 [20]; 2. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.926 [28]; 3. 71M-Caden Englehart, 11.928 [25]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.002 [15]; 5. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 12.099 [18]; 6. 50-JJ Hickle, 12.118 [10]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.151 [26]; 8. 19-Todd Daun, 12.152 [13]; 9. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 12.169 [27]; 10. 50YR-Ryan Ruhl, 12.183 [14]; 11. 23-Russel Borland, 12.212 [23]; 12. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.251 [7]; 13. 24-Scott Conger, 12.371 [16]; 14. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.421 [21]; 15. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.455 [11]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.601 [19]; 17. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.629 [17]; 18. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.661 [2]; 19. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 12.672 [4]; 20. 26-Tyler Tischendorf, 12.732 [12]; 21. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.775 [1]; 22. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.867 [5]; 23. 47-Todd King, 13.027 [3]; 24. 39V-William Huck, 13.080 [24]; 25. 17W-Dylan Winkel, 13.206 [22]; 26. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.261 [6]; 27. 26R-Preston Ruh, 13.269 [9]; 28. 99-Tyler Brabant, 13.284 [8]

IRA LIGHTNING SPRINTS

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 55H-Mark Heinert [8]; 2. 16-Mike Neau [7]; 3. 9-John Kirk [4]; 4. 74M-Max Brannam [1]; 5. 01-Ron Brannam [3]; 6. 74-Tim Brannam [6]; 7. 22S-Brian Strane Jr [9]; 8. 6-Jeff Schmidt [5]; 9. 87R-Josh Rehberg [13]; 10. 7J-Bob Jeziorski [10]; 11. 17-Jordan Funderburk [11]; 12. 3-Ron Curasi [2]; 13. 63-Jacob Irwin [16]; 14. 21T-Mitchell Reich [15]; 15. (DNF) 11-Derek Fortier [12]; 16. (DNF) 33-David Powers; [17]; 17. (DNS) 18Q-Chris Quillman