By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 1, 2025 – Brandon Berth’s burgeoning relationship with Angell Park Speedway advanced to a whole new level on Sunday, June 1 as the Cascade, Wis. driver rolled to his third consecutive MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association Series A-main victory at the historic third-mile clay oval in Sun Prairie, Wis.

Berth, who claimed his first career MSA main event victory on July 16, 2023 and added another win one year later on July 2, 2024, proved good things come in threes during the fifth MSA 360 Sprint Car Series event of the 2025 campaign.

MSA rookies Eric Wilke of Genesse and Tristan Furseth of Cambridge shared the front row of the 25-lap main event with Wilke seizing the lead on the opening lap from the pole position.

On lap 3, Furseth dove underneath Wilke in turn three to assume the top spot. Berth, who started fifth, began flexing his muscle by storming past two-time and defending MSA champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth to take over fourth on lap 6.

Two laps later, Berth advanced to third after working past five-time MSA champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee.

As the leaders maneuvered through slower traffic, Berth swept around Wilke and Furseth to command the lead on lap 9. The lone caution flag of the race flew for Furseth’s slowing car along the back stretch one lap later.

When the race resumed, Davis, who started fourth, moved into second and two-time Interstate Racing Association champion and longtime occasional MSA competitor Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam advanced to third from the ninth starting position.

One lap later, Neitzel passed Davis to gain the runner-up spot before the leaders caught the rear of the field on lap 14, which allowed the 1996 Beaver Dam Raceway Bandit 360 Sprint Car division champion to carve into Berth’s lead

Neitzel used the low groove to pull within striking distance of Berth’s cushion-riding 22B machine on lap 19. However, the 2016 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod champ and seventh-year MSA 360 Sprint Car driver pulled away over the final circuits en route to his first A-main victory of the 2025 campaign, third MSA win in a row at Angell Park Speedway and sixth career MSA main event triumph.

Neitzel had to settle for second in his first race of the 2025 season behind the wheel of an MSA 360 Sprint Car, Schmidt placed third, Davis wound up fourth and 15-year-old Joseph Hintz of Burnett worked his way up from the 11th starting spot to place fifth.

“I don’t know what it is about this place that we’ve done so well here,” Berth said in victory lane. “I got my first win here a couple years ago. I had another last year when the track was really rough. Tonight, the track was smooth, dry and wide with multiple grooves. I love coming down here to race.”

Scotty Neitzel was the overall MSA fast qualifier with a top lap of 12.749 seconds.

The MSA’s first of two scheduled events at Angell Park Speedway during the 2025 season drew 20 cars.

The MSA is set to support the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Friday, June 6 with a non-points event. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., with grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and racing is to commence at 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets can be purchased online at https://sls.showare.com/

For more information on the 2025 Midwest Sprint Car Association season, visit www.msasprints.com or check out the Midwest Sprint Car Association Facebook page.

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MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association
Angell Park Speedway
June 1, 2025

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [9]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt [8]; 4. 6K-Kurt Davis [4]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz [11]; 6. 24X-Eric Wilke [1]; 7. 09-Clayton Rossmann [7]; 8. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [10]; 9. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 10. 7-Lance Fassbender [17]; 11. 68T-Tyler Davis [14]; 12. 51-Chris Larson [3]; 13. 46-Steven Ruh [12]; 14. 55P-Brady Portschy [15]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [13]; 16. 7B-Nick Guernsey [19]; 17. 69-Bill Taylor [18]; 18. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [16]; 19. (DNF) 57-Tristan Furseth [2]; 20. (DNS) 69S-TJ Smith

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 09-Clayton Rossmann[1]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[2]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel[3]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz[4]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[5]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[6]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[1]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis[2]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth[4]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[6]; 5. 7-Lance Fassbender[3]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor[5]; 7. 7B-Nick Guernsey[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt[4]; 2. 51-Chris Larson[2]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[3]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis[1]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra[5]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.749[6]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.766[7]; 3. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.994[1]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 14.076[2]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 14.117[4]; 6. 46-Steven Ruh, 14.212[5]; 7. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 16.889[3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 57-Tristan Furseth, 13.963[7]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.976[6]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis, 14.024[1]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.093[3]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor 14.267[4]; 6. 24X-Eric Wilke, 14.308[2]; 7. 7B-Nick Guernsey, 14.909[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 1-Ben Schmidt, 13.890[4]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.896[1]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 14.030[6]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis, 14.139[2]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.248[5]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy, 14.643[3]