Kurt tops Tyler in Davis family 1-2 PDTR 360 Sprint Car finish

Myers Jr., Sandholm earn initial A-main victories

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee topped his son, Tyler, to rack up 26th career Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint A-main victory in the 25-lap main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 27, 2024 – If you were to describe the eighth Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program of the 2024 season on Saturday, July 27 in one word, “ordinary” most certainly wouldn’t be it.

Whether it was a father-son 1-2 finish, inspired runs from the back to the front of the field, a heaping helping of slide jobs, a pair of A-main leaders meeting misfortune in the same race, a father driving his daughter’s car to an A-main win or two  incidents involving hard impacts with the outer wall and fence, action in the Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, PDTR B Mods and the visiting Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car divisions provided Plymouth Dirt Track Racing fans with an abundance of wheel-to-wheel entertainment.

Two-time Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee bested a career-best run from his son, Tyler, to capture his first A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in over three years as the Davis’ achieved a rare 1-2 father-son showing in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA main event.

After the first two leaders encountered misfortune, Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rosa, Calif. nailed down a victory in the 30-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car Series main event.

Mike Sandholm of Oconomowoc made his first start in the car normally wheeled by his daughter, Miranda, a memorable one as he led wire-to-wire en route to victory in the 25-lap PDTR B Mod A-main.

In the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event, polesitter Bill Taylor of Boltonville raced into the lead on the drop of the green flag as Kurt Davis, who started fourth, jumped to the high groove of the third-mile clay oval to challenge third starter T.J. Smith of Greenville for second.

The first caution of two cautions appeared on lap 3 when Justin Erickson of Plymouth spun in turn two and collected Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill, T.J. Haddy of Waupun and Alex Pokorski of West Bend. All three drivers retreated to the work area before rejoining the race at the rear of the field on the ensuing restart.

Taylor continued to hold down the lead when the race resumed while Kurt Davis stormed into second place along with the cushion on lap 7. Three laps later, the all-time winningest driver in the 25-season history of the Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association powered his way past Taylor to secure the lead on the slick, smooth and multi-groove racing surface.

Tyler Davis recorded a career-best second place finish one spot behind his father, Kurt, in the 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

The second and final caution flag was displayed on lap 13 when Taylor and Brandon Berth of Cascade were involved in an incident in turn two during a four-car duel for second. Both drivers were able to return to the race.

Following the restart, Kurt’s son, Tyler Davis of Franklin, moved up from the sixth starting spot to shoot past Smith into second on lap 14 as ninth starter Robbie Pribnow charged into third along the outside line.

With five laps to go, Kurt Davis caught the rear of the field and had to deal with a swarm of slower cars, which allowed Tyler Davis to reel in his father.

With one lap to go, Tyler pulled to within striking distance his father. However, Kurt Davis proved to be the top Davis family finisher on this occasion as he held on by a car length to capture his first victory in PDTR 360 Sprint Car competition since May 8, 2021, as well as his 26th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph and MSA A-main leading 65th career A-main win.

In his 39th season of competition, Kurt Davis’ PDTR 360 Sprint Car win moved him to within seven victories of all-time PDTR A-main victory leader Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who currently sits at the top of the heap at The Plymouth Dirt Track with 33 wins.

The win also helped Kurt Davis to stretch his lead at the top of the MSA 360 Sprint Car all-time A-main victory list to 13 over current runner-up Danny Schlafer of Sussex, who has 52 MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main victories to his credit. It was Davis’ first MSA win since May 15, 2022 at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis.

“I’ve been going through the year doubting myself – am I too old, did I lose some stuff?” Kurt Davis said. “I may be a little bit more out of shape. I may have lost a bit of timing, but this one’s for the old guys. As for running the number 39 this year, we lost Cole Possi last year. The Possi family have been great friends to me. I’m glad I could at least pay them back for all their years of friendship and support with a victory.”

Tyler Davis claimed a career-best second place showing, Pribnow placed third, Smith wound up fourth and Chris Clayton of Waldo mounted an inspired run from the 20th starting spot to secure a fifth place showing in his first appearance of the 2024 season in PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car competition.

The 30-lap IRA A-main proved to overflow with action in various ways. Polesitter and early race leader Danny Schlafer of Sussex took the lead at the start before the red flag appeared when Mike Reinke of Howards Grove made hard contact with the turn four wall and flipped on lap 3.

Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rose, Calif. claimed his first career Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in the 30-lap headliner at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Schlafer controlled the restart and hit lapped traffic on lap 9 as second starter Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill., two-time IRA champion Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, Ill., who started fourth, fifth starter Blake Nimee of Oswego, Ill. and Joel Myers Jr. who started eighth, waged an epic slide job-laden battle for third.

After leading the first 11 laps of the event, Schlafer made contact with a lapped car on lap 12, which launched his No. 25 car on a series of flips into the turn one fence.

With Schlafer out of the race, second starter Jake Neumann of New Berlin, Ill. assumed the top spot until his 3N machine rolled to a stop in turn three on lap 20 to become the second race leader to drop out of the event over the span of eight laps.

Blackhurst inherited the lead with Myers Jr. and Max Guilford of Aukland, New Zealand, who started 11th, lurking close behind. The fourth and final stoppage of the race occurred with five laps to go when Ryan Zielski of Oconomowoc spun.

The closing laps saw Blackhurst, Myers Jr. and Nimee relentlessly duel for the top spot as the trio reeled off slide job after slide job. Myers Jr. eventually swept into the lead along the high line. At the same time, Nimee ducked under Blackhurst utilizing the low groove as the trio raced three-wide coming out of turn four on lap 27.

Myers Jr. surged ahead of Nimee for good on lap 28 with Guilford charging back into the top three as the checkered flag flew to cap the action-packed race with Myers Jr. collecting his first career IRA A-main triumph.

Nimee finished second, Guilford wound up third, two-time PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls charged up 16 spots from the 20th starting position to place fourth and Blackhurst finished fifth.

Mike Sandholm of Oconomowoc picked up his first career 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Filling in for his daughter, Miranda, Mike Sandholm grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR B Mod A-main.

Sandholm held down a solid cushion over Brad Buckman of Kiel before the first of three caution flags appeared on lap 7 when Scott Quarnstrom of Lake Villa, Ill. spun in turn four.

Sandholm maintained the top spot on the restart as fifth starter Brandon Knepprath of Boltonville slipped into second place on lap 8 with Hunter Larson of Oshkosh, who started seventh taking over third.

The second caution flag appeared on lap 9 for a six-car incident in turn two. After fending off Larson’s challenge for second, Knepprath set his focus on tracking down Sandholm.

As the leaders hit slower traffic, Knepprath remained highly determined as he remained within striking distance when the third and final caution period occurred on lap 19. When the race resumed Knepprath stayed glued to Sandholm’s bumper and stayed there straight through to the finish.

However, Sandholm proved to have just enough to claim his first career PDTR B Mod main event victory. Knepprath finished a career-best second, Larson wound up third, 11th starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth charged up from the 11th starting spot to finish fourth and Barrett Hummelmeier of Beaver Dam, advanced from the 12th starting position to place fifth.

Jake Blackhurst was the top qualifier in the IRA 410 Sprint Car ranks with a lap of    11.882 seconds.

Clayton Rossmann claimed fast qualifier honors in PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car group qualifying with a time 13.365 of seconds.

The eighth event of the 2024 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Hopf Farms, featured 72 total entries, including 28 IRA 410 Sprint Cars, 23 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and 21 B Mods.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, Aug. 3 will feature the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals, B Mods, IRA Lightning Sprints and the High School Racing Association.

The program will also include the VanDerVart Concrete Coin and Candy Drop, along with a coloring contest, which will feature prizes for the winners.

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

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

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

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

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 39K-Kurt Davis [4]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis [6]; 3. 0-Robbie Pribnow [9]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton [20]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [19]; 7. 35-Ben Schmidt [8]; 8. 53A-Paul Pokorski [2]; 9. 30-Doug Wondra [15]; 10. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [11]; 11. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 12. 4-Alex Pokorski [13]; 13. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 14. 55P-Brady Portschy [21]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [16]; 16. 09-Clayton Rossmann [10]; 17. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [14]; 18. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 19. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [17]; 20. 21H-TJ Haddy [18]; 21. 24-Scott Conger [12]; 22. 46-Kevin Ruh [23]; 23. (DNF) 52-Cody Schlafer [22]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis [2]; 3. 09-Clayton Rossmann [4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 5. 0-Robbie Pribnow [3]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [8]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra [6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53A-Paul Pokorski [2]; 2. 39K-Kurt Davis [3]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [4]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 5. 30-Doug Wondra [5]; 6. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [6]; 7. 46-Kevin Ruh [7]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Scott Conger [1]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 5. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton [6]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.365 [7]; 2. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 13.375 [6]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.591 [3]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.631 [5]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.671 [4]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.885 [2]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.950 [8]; 8. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.978 [1]

Qualifying 2: 1. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.600 [5]; 2. 39K-Kurt Davis, 13.629 [1]; 3. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.658[7]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.845[2]; 5. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.871[4]; 6. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 13.925 [3]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy, 14.507 [8]; 8. (DNF) 46-Kevin Ruh [6]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.478[1]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.574 [5]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.670 [3]; 4. 24-Scott Conger, 13.727 [7]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.774 [4]; 6. 2-Chris Clayton, 14.299 [6]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer, 14.849 [2]

BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CAR SERIES

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 19-Joel Myers Jr. [8]; 2. 79-Blake Nimee [5]; 3. 79M-Max Guilford [11]; 4. 25T-Travis Arenz [20]; 5. 96-Jake Blackhurst [4]; 6. 85J-Logan Julien [7]; 7. 73-Scotty Thiel [16]; 8. 16C-Tylar Rankin [13]; 9. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 10. 37-Bryce Norris [10]; 11. 16-Anthony Knierim [9]; 12. 87A-Austin Hartmann [17]; 13. 9K-Kyle Schuett [19]; 14. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [15]; 15. 68-Dave Uttech  [6]; 16. 43-Jereme Schroeder [23]; 17. 9-Tyler Duff [18]; 18. 4K-Kris Spitz  [21]; 19. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [24]; 20. 33B-Scott Broty [22]; 21. (DNF) 3B-Shelby Bosie [14]; 22. (DNF) 3N-Jake Neuman [2]; 23. (DNF) 25-Danny Schlafer [1]; 24. (DNF) 10W-Mike Reinke [12]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 9K-Kyle Schuett [1]; 2. 25T-Travis Arenz [3]; 3. 4K-Kris Spitz [2]; 4. 33B-Scott Broty [4]; 5. 43-Jereme Schroeder [6]; 6. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [8]; 7. 88-Chris Flick [5]; 8. 17-Dylan Winkel [9]; 9. 70W-Logan Wienke [10]; 10. (DNF) 26R-Preston Ruh [7]

Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 25-Danny Schlafer [2]; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [4]; 3. 79-Blake Nimee [3]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 5. 16-Anthony Knierim [1]

Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 3N-Jake Neuman [2]; 2. 96-Jake Blackhurst [3]; 3. 68-Dave Uttech [1]; 4. 19-Joel Myers Jr. [5]; 5. 37-Bryce Norris [4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [1]; 2. 19-Joel Myers Jr [3]; 3. 25-Danny Schlafer [2]; 4. 96-Jake Blackhurst [4]; 5. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [5]; 6. 73-Scotty Thiel [6]; 7. 25T-Travis Arenz [9]; 8. 33B-Scott Broty [8]; 9. 26R-Preston Ruh [7]; 10. (DNF) 70W-Logan Wienke [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 79-Blake Nimee [4]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [3]; 3. 10W-Mike Reinke [5]; 4. 3B-Shelby Bosie [6]; 5. 16-Anthony Knierim [2]; 6. 9-Tyler Duff [9]; 7. 9K-Kyle Schuett [1]; 8. 88-Chris Flick [8]; 9. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3N-Jake Neuman [2]; 2. 79M-Max Guilford [1]; 3. 37-Bryce Norris [4]; 4. 16C-Tylar Rankin [5]; 5. 68-Dave Uttech [3]; 6. 87A-Austin Hartmann [7]; 7. 4K-Kris Spitz [6]; 8. 43-Jereme Schroeder [9]; 9. 17-Dylan Winkel [8]

Qualifying: 1. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 11.882 [5]; 2. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.160 [9]; 3. 37-Bryce Norris, 12.194[2]; 4. 19-Joel Myers Jr, 12.226 [12]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.231 [8]; 6. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.297 [3]; 7. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.307 [7]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.317 [6]; 9. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.378 [22]; 10. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.422[28]; 11. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.428 [23]; 12. 79M-Max Guilford, 12.443 [24]; 13. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 12.455 [15]; 14. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.531 [19]; 15. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 12.708 [16]; 16. 73-Scotty Thiel, 12.849 [27]; 17. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 12.913 [26]; 18. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.972 [10]; 19. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.980 [4]; 20. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 12.988 [1]; 21. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 13.002 [18]; 22. 33B-Scott Broty, 13.035 [17]; 23. 88-Chris Flick, 13.050 [11]; 24. 17-Dylan Winkel, 13.084 [14]; 25. 25T-Travis Arenz, 13.196 [20]; 26. 9-Tyler Duff, 13.200 [21]; 27. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 13.478 [13]; 28. 70W-Logan Wienke, 14.506 [25]

Hot Laps: 1. 79M-Max Guilford, 11.964 [24]; 2. 73-Scotty Thiel, 12.013 [27]; 3. 19-Joel Myers Jr, 12.022 [12]; 4. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.092 [23]; 5. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.098 [19]; 6. 3N-Jake Neuman, 12.223 [22]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 12.260 [15]; 8. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.264 [18]; 9. 37-Bryce Norris, 12.297 [2]; 10. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 12.374 [26]; 11. 9-Tyler Duff, 12.379 [21]; 12. 33B-Scott Broty, 12.430 [17]; 13. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 12.458 [16]; 14. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.459 [20]; 15. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 12.471 [5]; 16. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.582[28]; 17. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.687 [7]; 18. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 12.741 [13]; 19. 79-Blake Nimee, 13.018 [9]; 20. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.146 [8]; 21. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 13.218 [1]; 22. 88-Chris Flick, 13.289 [11]; 23. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.303 [10]; 24. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.340 [6]; 25. 68-Dave Uttech, 13.343 [3]; 26. 70W-Logan Wienke, 13.351 [25]; 27. 26R-Preston Ruh, 13.410 [4]; 28. 17-Dylan Winkel, 13.489 [14]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 18-Mike Sandholm [1]; 2. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 3. 9-Hunter Larson [7]; 4. 3-Travis Schmidt [11]; 5. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [12]; 6. 66-Steve Lorier [8]; 7. 69-Travis Kleindl [14]; 8. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [2]; 9. 19-Parker Glander [18]; 10. 117-Tom Barnharst [19]; 11. 11B-Brad Buckman [3]; 12. 29S-Scott Quarnstrom [20]; 13. 35W-Wayne Walker [16]; 14. 25S-Steve Ellis [17]; 15. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [15]; 16. 26-Ryan Pafford [13]; 17. 73-Rory Welch [6]; 18. 59S-Spencer Long [9]; 19. 89-Logan Brass [4]; 20. 91-Cole Thomas [10]; 21. 54-Michael Strean [21]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11B-Brad Buckman [2]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long [6]; 3. 73-Rory Welch [5]; 4. 18-Mike Sandholm [1]; 5. 26-Ryan Pafford [4]; 6. 35W-Wayne Walker [3]; 7. (DNS) 29S-Scott Quarnstrom

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Brandon Knepprath [4]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [6]; 3. 9-Hunter Larson [5]; 4. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [1]; 5. 69-Travis Kleindl [3]; 6. 25S-Steve Ellis [2]; 7. 54-Michael Strean [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Logan Brass [3]; 2. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [6]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 4. 91-Cole Thomas [7]; 5. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [1]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [4]; 7. 117-Tom Barnharst [2]

Berth goes back-to-back in MSA Harry Neitzel Tribute at Dodge County

 By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Brandon Berth of Cascade collected his second consecutive victory in the 20-lap Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Harry Neitzel Tribute race at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26. – MSA Sprints photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 26, 2024 – Brandon Berth of Cascade used a strong start and an even better finish to secure his second straight 20-lap Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Harry Neitzel Tribute Race victory and become the event’s first repeat winner Friday, July 26 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis.

Polesitter Scott Conger of Eagle jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag in one of the MSA’s most prestigious annual events before outside front row starter Brandon Berth used a huge run down the backstretch to power his way into the top spot with a well-executed low move in turn three.

By lap two, 2011 MSA champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth had maneuvered his way into fourth place from his eighth starting position. One lap later, he bolted into third in the running order.

Two laps later, Berth had built up a sizable lead gap over Conger and the fast-closing Schmidt. On lap 5, Schmidt wrestled second away from Conger and quickly set his sights on Berth.

Five laps later, Berth set out on the task of working his way through the rear of the field. At the same time, two-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association champ Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam, who was in the seat of Lance Fassbender’s familiar purple No. 7 car, vaulted his way into third from the sixth starting spot.

On lap 16, Berth was bottled up in dense lapped traffic as Tony Wondra of Campbellsport and Bill Taylor of Boltonville dueled side-by-side for position in front of him.

With Berth bogged down behind the two cars, Schmidt swooped in to mount a challenge for the top spot.

One lap later, Berth used a daring move to split Wondra and Taylor in turn two shortly before Taylor’s car dropped off the pace and slowed along the backstretch to bring out the lone caution flag of the race.

With a single-file restart in place with less than five laps remaining, Schmidt dipped low in turn one in an attempt to oust the top spot away from the sixth-year Sprint Car competitor. However, Berth successfully fended off the spirited advances of the 44-time MSA 360 Sprint Car Series and three-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series A-main winner.

One lap later, Schmidt attempted a similar low move entering turn three, but Berth again denied the 25th-year veteran’s challenge. Berth then pulled away over the final two circuits to secure his second consecutive MSA Harry Neitzel Tribute Race triumph, second main event win of the 2024 season and his fourth career MSA A-main victory.

Schmidt had to settle for second; Neitzel placed third driving for Lance Fassbender, who continues to recover from serious burns suffered at The Plymouth Track on June 15; Robbie Pribnow of Lomira finished fourth after starting seventh and 10th starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend rounded out the top five.

“When saw him [Ben Schmidt] peak his nose in there after the restart, I hoped I had enough to hold him off and thankfully we did,” Berth said. “We were fortunate enough to win this race last year and I didn’t think we would get another one, especially back-to-back. I didn’t get to know Harry [Neitzel] very well, but I know what he meant to the area Sprint Car community and the MSA. I like racing with these guys – the whole MSA crew is a great group to be around. It’s awesome to get the chance to have fun racing with them and also be able to go out and get a win like this. It’s a dream come true.”

With his second victory in the event, Berth moves to the top of the MSA 360 Sprint Car Harry Neitzel Tribute Race winners list, which includes five-time MSA champion Kurt Davis (2017), Kevin Karnitz of West Bend (2018), Jim Melis of Glenbeulah (2019), five-time MSA champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh (2020) and two-time MSA champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls (2022).

The event, which fell victim to rain in 2021, honors the universally respected Neitzel, who was one of the MSA’s biggest supporters.

The 10th MSA event of the 2024 season drew a solid field of 21 MSA 360 Sprint Cars to the sprawling “horsepower half mile” Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway facility.

Ben Schmidt earned the MSA 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier award with a top lap of 18.810 seconds in group qualifying.

Eight-lap MSA heat race victories went to Alex Pokorski, Scotty Neitzel and Ben Schmidt.

After the MSA competes at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27, the 2024 MSA season continues at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 3 with gates opening at 4:30 p.m., qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.

For more information on the 2024 Midwest Sprint Car Association season, visit www.msasprints.com or check out the Midwest Sprint Car Association Facebook page.

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Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association
Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway
Beaver Dam, Wis.
July 26, 2024

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [8]; 3. 7-Scotty Neitzel [6]; 4. 0-Robbie Pribnow [7]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [10]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski [9]; 8. 39-Kurt Davis [11]; 9. 24-Scott Conger [1]; 10. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 11. 09-Clayton Rossmann [3]; 12. 11-Tony Wondra [16]; 13. 69-Bill Taylor [12]; 14. 53A-Spyder Akright [15]; 15. 46-Kevin Ruh [18]; 16. 55P-Brady Portschy [20]; 17. 66T-Tristan Koenings [17]; 18. 68T-Tyler Davis [5]; 19. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [19]; 20. 21H-TJ Haddy [14]; 21. 54-Randy Post [21]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 4. 39-Kurt Davis [6]; 5. 24-Scott Conger [3]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra [5]; 7. 46-Kevin Ruh [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 3. 0-Robbie Pribnow [4]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 5. 53A-Spyder Akright [5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 7. 54-Randy Post [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann [2]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [6]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis [3]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings [5]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 19.343 [2]; 2. 24-Scott Conger, 19.375 [7]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski, 19.380 [5]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 19.394 [4]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 19.501 [6]; 6. 39-Kurt Davis, 19.561 [1]; 7. 46-Kevin Ruh, 19.851 [3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 19.193 [6]; 2. 7-Scotty Neitzel, 19.204 [3]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 19.278 [1]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 19.776 [5]; 5. 53A-Spyder Akright, 19.791 [2]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 20.705 [4]; 7. 54-Randy Post [7]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 18.810 [2]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis, 19.205 [6]; 3. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 19.340 [5]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 19.598 [1]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 19.607 [4]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson, 19.642 [3]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy, 22.526 [7]

Following hiatus, Arenz returns to IRA action for three-race western swing

Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

After nearly six weeks away from competition due to motor woes, Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports were back in action for a three-race swing through Minnesota and North Dakota with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series July 18 through July 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 24, 2024 – After sitting on the sidelines for nearly six weeks with motor issues, Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsport Team got back in the saddle again for the three-race Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Northern Outlaw Sprint Association swing through Minnesota and North Dakota Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20.

In his first appearance at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn., Arenz opened the tripleheader race weekend by qualifying third in Flight A and 13th overall in the 36-car field with a lap of 14.345 seconds on the three-eighths-mile clay oval on Thursday, July 18.

The 17th-year competitor finished seventh after starting third in the third eight-lap IRA-NOSA heat race before starting second and finishing third in the 12-lap B main to earn a spot in the 25-lap headliner.

After starting 23rd, the 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion moved up nine spots to place 16th in a race won by Mark Dobmeier.

One night later, the team moved on to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. for the first of back-to-back nights at the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval.

The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver clocked in fifth in Flight A and sixth overall in the 40-car field in IRA-NOSA qualifying with a time of 10.393 seconds. He then started and finished second in the first IRA-NOSA eight-lap heat race to advance to the 30-lap main event.

Arenz fired off from the 11th starting spot and improved three positions to record a solid eighth place finish in another race won by Mark Dobmeier.

In the final night of the three-race swing at River Cities Speedway on Saturday, July 20, Arenz turned in the ninth fastest qualifying time in Flight A and 23rd in overall qualifying in 10.668 seconds. He then finished second from the fifth starting spot in the first eight-lap IRA-NOSA heat race to claim the 11th starting position in the 35-lap headliner.

Fourteen laps into the event, Arenz’s evening ended following an incident in turn three while running 11th. He was credited with a 22nd place finish.

“I was definitely going crazy without being able to compete for the last handful of weeks, but I was thankful to be able to go to a new track and return to River Cities last week,” Arenz said. “I would like to say driving a Sprint Car is like riding a bike. In some ways it is. However, there are a lot of things that go into our operation that benefit us much more when we compete weekly.

“As for my performance, I would have preferred a better outcome,” he said. “Our crew was smaller than normal, so the few people we had were asked to take on more responsibility. I missed some of my marks on the track, and I missed the set ups a touch. But all in all, I’m glad to be back at the track competing.”

The Travis Arenz Motorsports team is scheduled to compete in a doubleheader weekend with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Cars, which kicks off with the annual Harry Neitzel Tribute Race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26. The Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and IMCA Modifieds will also be in action.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with warm-ups at 6 p.m. and hot laps to follow before opening ceremonies at 7:15 p.m.

The team’s doubleheader racing weekend wraps up with a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27. The Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods are also on the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5:30 p.m.

All 2024 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events will be streamed live on FloRacing.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation Inc., Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Pallet Works, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen’s Sales and Service, Amy Bruechert Reality, Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, Sonntag Plumbing Inc., Kriete Truck Center and Arenz Auto Detailing.

The 2024 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Jerrod Gamb, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli, Keith Fellner and Emily Stadler.

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – PalletWorks LLC

Travis Arenz Motorsports is pleased to have PalletWorks LLC on board as a sponsorship partner for the team’s 2024 campaign with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series.

Located at N5826 County Road M in Plymouth, Wis., PalletWorks LLC is a wood container and pallet manufacturing company, specializing in packing and crating materials.

To contact PalletWorks LLC, call 920-467-2600.

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

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

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, July 26 – Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, July 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Travis Arenz Motorsports
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 10
IRA Events – 10
A Main Victories – 0
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 2
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 5
Top 15 A-Main Finishes – 6
Top 20 A-Main Finishes – 7
Heat Race Victories – 2
B-Main Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 7
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

Career-best A-main showing drives Hartmann through Minnesota, North Dakota swing

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann turned in a career-best fourth place finish in a 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association – Northern Outlaw Sprint Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on Friday, July 19. – HW Designs Photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 24, 2024 – Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing crew made a long 621-mile one-way trek for a challenging three-race swing through Minnesota and North Dakota pay off with a career-best showing at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on Friday, July 19 to highlight the team’s entry in the third annual Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series – Northern Outlaw Sprint Association. Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings Mini Series.

Hartmann opened the weekend by timing in sixth in Flight A and overall in the 36-car field with a lap of 14.097 seconds in the 87A Hartmann Racing team’s first appearance at the three-eighths-mile Norman County Raceway in Ada. Minn. on Thursday, July 18.

After starting and finishing second in the second IRA-NOSA eight-lap heat race, Hartmann was involved in an unusual incident before the start of the 25-lap main event, which resulted in contact with the car of Laela Eisenschenk, which had spun out on the four-wide parade lap.

Following a trip to the work area to change a right rear tire, Hartmann started the event at the rear of the field in the 23rd position. The third-year IRA competitor drove a consistent and level-headed race while negotiating four more caution periods to come home 14th in a race won by Mark Dobmeier.

One night later, the team traveled to Grand Forks, N.D. for the first half of back-to-back weekend events at the high-banked quarter-mile River Cities Speedway on Friday, July 19.

Hartmann qualified second in Flight B and seventh overall in the 40-car field with a lap of 10.416 seconds before starting fourth and finishing fifth in the fourth eight-lap IRA-NOSA heat race.

After lining up on the pole of the first four-lap IRA-NOSA dash, Hartmann posted his first career dash victory and the initial pole position of his Sprint Car career for the evening’s 30-lap main event.

Following two false starts, Hartmann accelerated into the lead on the opening lap to pace an A-main race for the first time in his five-year Sprint Car career. The Plymouth, Wis. racer remained at the point for the first 11 laps before eventual race winner Mark Dobmeier maneuvered around Hartmann to gain the top spot on lap 12.

After Scotty Thiel and Andy Pake slipped past the 87A machine during the final three laps, Hartmann recorded his initial top-five main event finish by coming home with a career-best fourth place A-main finish.

In the final event of the team’s three-race western swing at River Cities Speedway on Saturday, July 20, Hartmann qualified 12th in Flight B and 20th overall in the 42-car field with a lap of 10.644 seconds. He then started sixth and finished sixth in the third IRA-NOSA heat race.

Hartmann qualified for the A-main by placing third in the 12-lap IRA-NOSA B-main from the fourth starting spot.

The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award winner rolled off 23rd and moved up seven spots to place 16th in the 30-lap IRA-NOSA main event, which was won by Mark Dobmeier.

“Man, it felt good for our team to finally put together a solid night at River Cities on Friday night,” Hartmann said. “I would’ve liked to have been a couple of spots better, but a solid fourth place finish is pretty damn good. We were starting to think we couldn’t even buy luck. The weekend had its ups and downs with me having two weeks out of the seat and getting familiar with a brand-new car.

“I’d say we’re onto something good,” he said. “I’m so proud of this team for how far we have come. We’ve battled with multiple problems throughout the season, but that’s racing. We’re knocking on the door for that first win. I’m excited for a couple of nights of racing back home this weekend.”

The 87A Hartmann Racing Team is set to compete in a doubleheader weekend with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, which kicks off with the annual Harry Neitzel Tribute Race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26. The Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Series and IMCA Modifieds will also be in action.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with warm-ups at 6 p.m. and hot laps to follow before opening ceremonies at 7:15 p.m.

The team’s doubleheader racing weekend wraps up with a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 27. The Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods are also on the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5:30 p.m.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The sponsorship partners for the 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Quasius Construction Inc., TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Metalcraft, Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, Fastenal of Plymouth, Waldo Oil, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Maxim Chassis, Berryman Racing Shocks and My Race Pass.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor ShowcaseHepfner Racing Products (HRP)

For well over a decade, Hepfner Racing Products (HRP) has led the racing industry in innovative designs and manufacturing technology.

HRP is directly involved with manufacturing, sales and design in Sprint Cars, Midgets, Modifieds, Late Models, NASCAR, Indy Car, SCCA, NHRA, karting, road racing, off-road and more. HRP’s continued success is led by a strong team of individuals dedicated to delivering top-notch innovation, technology, pricing and customer service.

Hepfner Racing Products (HRP) services as a sister company to Streeter Super Stands, under the parent company of Glenn Hepfner Incorporated. HRP’s products are made in the USA at its 80,000-square-foot facility, located at 2133 Constitution Ave. in Hartford, Wis.

For more information on Hepfner Racing Products (HRP), call 1-262-457-5015, email hrpsales@ghilaser.com or visit http://www.hrpracing.com/.

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

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

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, July 26 – Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (IRA)
Saturday, July 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (IRA)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 19
IRA Events – 16
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 5
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 8
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 12
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 4
Dash Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Post delivers career-best PDTR 360 Sprint Car performance

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Randy Post earned his first career Sprint Car heat race victory in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 23, 2024 – In his third season behind the wheel of a Sprint Car, Randy Post established not one, but two career firsts in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20.

Post opened his breakout night by turning in the 12th fastest qualifying lap in the 23-car field in a time of 13.793 seconds. The Oostburg, Wis. driver then lined up on the pole of the first eight-lap PDTR-MSA heat race and went on to lead every lap on the way to his first career heat race victory in the seat of a 360 Sprint Car.

The 10-car main event inversion dice roll landed Post on the pole of the 25-lap PDTR-MSA A-main. The former Street Stock competitor settled into second in the running order behind eventual race winner T.J. Smith on the opening lap of the main event.

Post maintained the runner-up spot through the first 13 laps until Ben Schmidt took over second on lap 14. As the leaders worked through thick lapped traffic, Brandon Berth snuck past to move Post to third when a red flag was displayed after Ben Schmidt hit the turn three wall and flipped on lap 18.

The final seven laps saw Justin Erickson, Alex Pokorski and T.J. Haddy slip past before Post came home with a career-best sixth place A-main showing.

“We didn’t really do a whole lot different for qualifying,” Post said. “We changed our starting stagger and just went into it with a mentality to go out and see what happens. The heat win was a first in the Sprint Car. We had a few heat wins in the Street Stock in 2021. But those didn’t feel nearly as good as this one did.

“After watching the track evolve throughout the rest of the heat races, I knew no matter what kind of track work they did, it was going to dry out,” he said. “I was hoping the track would be smooth, so we tried some new shock adjustments and a few different small adjustments to the car with a goal of finishing in the top five, while trying not to put too much pressure on getting a particular result. We just wanted to have fun and try out some new adjustments. I was very pleased with the way the race went and I was very, very pleased with the results.”

The Randy Post Racing Team will return to action with the Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Series for the annual Harry Neitzel Tribute Race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26. The Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and IMCA Modifieds will also be in action.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with warm-ups at 6 p.m. and hot laps to follow before opening ceremonies at 7:15 p.m.

Post will complete a doubleheader weekend with the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-MSA 360 Sprint Car Series at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 27, which will also feature the third scheduled Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event of the 2024 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track. The Sheboygan Flooring B Mods round out the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5:30 p.m.

Sponsorship partners and supporters of Randy Post and the 2024 Randy Post Racing Team include Luedtke Electric, Sunset Auto, Akright Auto, Oostburg Automotive and Progress Manufacturing Inc.

The Randy Post Racing pit crew members are Kirby and Nicole Post, Tiffany and Thomas Chamberlain, Brendan Ostrowski, Erin Schneider, Colton Chamberlain, Heidi Haver and the Kaat Racing family.

For more information on Randy Post Racing, check out Randy Post Racing #54 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rpr54/ or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Oostburg Automotive

Randy Post Racing is pleased to have Oostburg Automotive as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 campaign.

Since opening in November 2013 under the ownership of Eric Woleban, Oostburg Automotive is a full-service automotive repair center, which prides itself on customer satisfaction and doing the job right the first time.

The trained staff at Oostburg Automotive covers oil changes, tire rotation, balancing, repair, mounting and alignment services, as well as general AC, headlight, bulb, coolant flushes and transmission services, along with Interstate battery installment and light diesel work.

In 2021, Oostburg Automotive expanded to include an additional service bay on the south side of its building, located at 1147 Center Ave. in Oostburg, Wis.

To contact Oostburg Automotive, call 920-564-5030 or visit http://oostburgautomotive.com.

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

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

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, July 26 – Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver, Dam, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, July 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 6
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 5
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 6
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 5
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Pokorski nets top-five, vaults to peak of PDTR 360 Sprint Car heap

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions 

Alex Pokorski claimed a fourth-place showing in the 25-lap A-main and his second heat race victory of the 2024 season in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20. – JW’s Car and Raccing photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 23, 2024 – As the 2024 racing season traverses the half-way point, the Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team appears to be hitting its stride.

In a season hindered by rainouts and curfew-infringed events, Pokorski completed the team’s fourth full night of competition in 11 tries with the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Cars by turning in a strong fourth place A-main performance at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20 to move to the top step in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car points standings.

The fifth-year Sprint Car driver opened the night by qualifying ninth overall in the 23-car field with a lap of 13.707 seconds around the third-mile clay oval.

After the scheduled outside front row starter scratched from the race, the West Bend, Wis. driver moved up a spot to roll off from the outside front row starting position in the first eight-lap PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association heat race.

The 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association Most Improved Driver Award winner ducked low to slip past polesitter Scott Conger and take the lead in the second turn of the opening lap.

Pokorski cruised from there to post his second PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car heat race victory of the 2024 campaign.

A 10-car inversion saw Pokorski start fourth in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main. Pokorski drove a smooth race on the smooth, dry and multi-groove racing surface while hovering between third and sixth in the running order.

When the leaders hit heavy lapped traffic on lap 14, Pokorski skillfully weaved through a gaggle of slower cars to secure the fifth spot before a red flag appeared on lap 18 when Ben Schmidt collided with the turn three wall and flipped.

When the race resumed, Pokorski was able to pick up one more spot as he worked his way past Randy Post to secure fourth on lap 21. The new PDTR 360 Sprint Car points leader held on over the final four laps to secure a fourth-place finish, which marked his second top-five and fifth top-10 main event showing of the 2024 PDTR-MSA season.

“We had good speed all night,” Pokorski said. “I needed to find the top a little sooner near the end of the feature. If I had found it a lap or two sooner, we could’ve finished third. It’s fun to race back and forth with some of the guys. I think the competition has improved a bit this year, so it has required us to work harder to get top-five finishes. I’m looking forward to the doubleheader this weekend.”

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is set to compete in a doubleheader weekend with the Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Series starting with the annual Harry Neitzel Tribute Race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, July 26. The Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and IMCA Modifieds will also be in action.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with warm-ups at 6 p.m. and hot laps to follow before opening ceremonies at 7:15 p.m.

The team’s double dip racing weekend wraps up at The Plymouth Dirt Track with the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-MSA 360 Sprint Cars on Saturday, July 27. The Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods are also on the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5:30 p.m.

Sponsors and supporters for the 2024 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, Countryside Designs, Goeden Auto Body, Petersen Septic Systems, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Professional Plating, Ace Hardware (Kiel and Sheboygan Falls locations), Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Real Estate Property Shop-Sue Erdmann, Bonafide Security Solutions, Novak’s Service Center, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Lynch Buick GMC West Bend

The Alex Pokorski – Akright Auto Racing Team is thrilled to have Lynch Buick GMC West Bend on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 season.

Located at 2275 South Main St. in West Bend, Wis., Lynch Buick GMC West Bend offers new and quality used vehicles, as well as full parts and service departments.

To contact Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, call 262-338-2235 or visit lynchbuickgmcofwestbend.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

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

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Upcoming Schedule

Friday, July 26 – Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, July 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis (PDTR-MSA 360)

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 8
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 6
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 8
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 2
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 5
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 5
Heat Race Victories – 2
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 2
Interstate Racing Association Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 0
Dash Victories – 0

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 4
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

Scheffler doubles PDTR Super Six Late Model pleasure, Welch bags win No. 1

Smith, Sorce, Thompson register A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson-Pedal Down Promotions

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha picked up his ninth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main triumph in the 30-lap Seubert Calf Ranches 96.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model main event on Saturday, July 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 20, 2024 – Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha held off the spirited challenges of five-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake and Jayden Schmidt of Seymour to rack up his second consecutive 30-lap 106.5 The Buzz Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20.

With rain and curfew plaguing seven of the first 11 racing programs of the 2024 season, the event was the fourth full race night of the 2024 PDTR campaign.

In the 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event, T.J. Smith of Greenville registered a flag-to-flag victory.

Defending PDTR Grand National co-champion Will Sorce of Franklin secured his first A-main victory of the 2024 season in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event.

Plymouth’s Rory Welch pulled off a late pass to rack up his first career Sheboygan Flooring PDTR B Mod A-main victory.

In the High School Racing Association’s first-ever appearance at The Plymouth Track Racing, Hixton resident and Osseo-Fairchild High School student Charles Thompson raced to victory in the 12-lap JDL Automotive and Detailing HSRA main event.

Taylor Scheffler used his outside front row starting spot to dart into the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series A main with polesitter Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove sliding into second.

As Scheffler bolted away from the field, third starter Jayden Schmidt maneuvered around Charlie Schmidt to take the second spot on lap 5 before the first of six race stoppages occurred when eighth starter Turk Letizia of Milwaukee spun in turn three to bring out a yellow flag on lap 6.

After another caution flag was displayed for a spin involving Charlie Schmidt on the ensuing restart, fourth starter Brad Mueller pulled in to pass Jayden Schmidt for second on lap 7.

The third caution period came on lap 10 when Eric Michael of Cleveland spun in turn four. Mueller used a good restart to duck underneath Scheffler and mount a bid for the top spot on lap 11. The two prodigious Late Model competitors dueled side-by-side before Scheffler retained command on the smooth, slick and multi-groove racing surface.

The race was halted on lap 16 when a fire erupted in Milwaukee driver Joe Bongiorno’s machine. The Scheffler-Mueller battle raged on when the race resumed with both drivers swapping between the equally effective high and low grooves of the venerable third-mile clay oval.

Scheffler again stayed ahead before Mueller moved in to wage another bid for the lead on lap 21 until the fifth caution flag was waved on lap 22 when Kevin Baldry of Omro stopped in turn one.

Following the restart, Jayden Schmidt and Mueller re-engaged in a side-by-side jaunt for the runner-up position as Scheffler built up a solid cushion at the front of the field. The sixth and final yellow flag came out on lap 26 when Bill Edler of Howards Grove made contact with the turn-four wall.

After the ensuing single-file restart, Scheffler proved to be too strong for his fellow competitors to overcome as he rolled to his second PDTR Super Six Late Model Series main event triumph of the 2024 campaign, third career Super Six Late Model win and ninth overall PDTR Late Model victory of his career.

Mueller had to settle for second, Jayden Schmidt placed third, Turk Letizia rallied from his lap 6 spin to secure fourth and fifth starter Justin Ritchie of New London rounded out the top five.

The 2024 Super Six Late Model Series is slated to wrap up on Saturday, Aug. 10 with Brad Mueller holding a four-point lead over Taylor Scheffler and a 14-point cushion over Justin Ritchie heading into the finale.

T.J. Smith of Greenville tallied his second career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in the 25-lap Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event on Saturday, July 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

In the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main, T.J. Smith outdueled polesitter Randy Post of Oostburg to gain the lead in turn two on the opening lap with Post following in second and Alex Pokorski of West Bend moving up from the fourth starting position into third.

Meanwhile, 2011 PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who started 10th, used the high groove to power his way into the top five on lap 5 as eighth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade worked the outside line to follow Schmidt into sixth.

Smith caught the rear of the field on lap 10, while Schmidt vaulted his way past Post into second on lap 14 and quickly moved in to challenge Smith for the lead.

With the leaders fully entwined in thick lapped traffic, Berth slipped into third on lap 17 before Schmidt pulled even with Smith at the head of the field. One circuit later, disaster struck as Schmidt made contact with Smith’s right rear tire, which sent his machine hard into the turn three wall before flipping.

On the restart, Berth tried to track down Smith, while third starter Justin Erickson of Plymouth gained third on lap 18. Smith continued his smooth and steady pace at the point over the final seven laps to notch his second career PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph.

Berth placed second, Erickson was third, Pokorski claimed fourth and T.J. Haddy of Waupun worked his way up from the ninth starting spot to round out the top five.

On the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR Grand National main event, octogenarian competitor Dick Hed of Plymouth worked the high line to assume the lead on the first lap as fourth-starting Derek Kaat took second from polesitter Jason Juech of Plymouth.

Defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Grand National co-champion Will Sorce of Franklin secured his ninth career win in the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive PDTR Grand National main event on Saturday, July 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Hed set the pace at the front of the field before the first of two caution periods came on lap 4 for a three-car incident in turn two.

Following the restart, Kaat powered in to challenge Hed for the lead on lap 5 as Will Sorce shot into third from his eighth starting spot. The second and final yellow flag came out on lap 8 when Jack Wiroll of Sheboygan stopped in turn four with a fire under the hood of his car.

The restart allowed Sorce to move up to Hed’s rear bumper and vault his way into the lead on lap 8. Four laps later, ninth starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge worked past Hed to nail down second while seven-time Plymouth track champion and two-time PDTR Grand National champ Brian Gilles of Plymouth bolted in from the 13th starting position to snag third on lap 15.

With Sorce securely in the lead, Gilles slipped past Dustin Weiss to take over second on lap 20. Sorce went on to notch his first A-main victory of 2024 and his ninth career PDTR Grand National main event win.

Gilles placed second, Dustin Weiss was third, 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Plymouth, who started 10th, finished fourth, while 1966 Plymouth Sportsman and 1969 Modified champion Dick Hed rounded out the top five.

Fresh off of his first career A-main victory in the last PDTR B Mod main event on June 29, Barrett Hummelmeier of Beaver Dam secured the lead on the first circuit of the 25-lap B Mod A-main.

The lone caution flag flew on lap 4 when Brendan Ostrowski of Milwaukee spun in turn third.

When the race resumed, Hummelmeier commanded the top spot while fourth starter Rory Welch moved into second on lap five. After building up a half-straightaway cushion over the field, Hummelmeier’s advantage shrank gradually as Welch chipped away at the lead gap.

Rory Welch of Plymouth claimed first career 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring Plymouth Dirt Track Racing B Mod main event victory on Saturday, July 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

On lap 18, Hummelmeier was bound up in slower traffic, which allowed Welch to advance to his rear bumper. After following close behind Hummelmeier over the next six laps, Welch finally made the winning move when he ducked low to shoot into the top spot in turn two on lap 24.

Welch held on to seal his first career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph in stirring fashion. Hummelmeier placed second, Travis Schmidt of Plymouth worked his way up from the eighth starting spot to finish third, seventh starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan finished fourth and polesitter Ryan Pafford of Kiel placed fifth.

Charles Thompson of Osseo-Fairchild High School raced to victory in the first-ever 12-lap JDL Automotive and Detailing High School Racing Association main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 20.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Charles Thompson fended off a spirited effort from Jackson Martindale of Stillman Valley High School in Stillman Valley, Ill. to earn the victory in the first-ever 12-lap High School Racing Association main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Brad Mueller of Random Lake secured Super Six Late Model Series fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.802 seconds.

Ben Schmidt topped PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car group qualifying with a quick lap of 13.326 seconds.

The seventh event of the 2024 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Butch and Blondie Hafemann, drew 79 total entries, including 23 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 21 B Mods, 19 Grand Nationals, 13 Late Models and three High School Racing Association cars.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 27 will feature the third scheduled Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event of the 2024 campaign at The Plymouth Dirt Track with the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods rounding out the card.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with “on-track action” scheduled to commence at 5:30 p.m.

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

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

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

106.5 THE BUZZ SEUBERT CALF RANCHES SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (30 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [4]; 3. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [3]; 4. D1-Turk Letizia [8]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie [5]; 6. 10-Paul Parker [10]; 7. 22-Charlie Schmidt [1]; 8. 97-Justin Schmidt [11]; 9. 57M-Eric Michaels [12]; 10. 79-Jim Schmidt [9]; 11. 77-Bill Edler [7]; 12. 54-Kevin Baldry [13]; 13. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Charlie Schmidt [2]; 2. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [3]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt [1]; 4. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [5]; 5. D1-Turk Letizia [6]; 6. 10-Paul Parker [4]; 7. (DNF) 57M-Eric Michaels [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [3]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie [5]; 4. 77-Bill Edler [4]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt [1]; 6. (DNS) 54-Kevin Baldry

Qualifying 1: 1. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.060 [5]; 2. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.126 [1]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt, 14.350 [6]; 4. 10-Paul Parker, 14.393 [2]; 5. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.580 [4]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia, 15.263 [3]; 7. 57M-Eric Michaels, 15.340 [7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.802 [5]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.811 [6]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.920 [2]; 4. 77-Bill Edler, 14.031 [1]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.086 [3]; 6. 54-Kevin Baldry, 16.083 [4]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [3]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 5. 21H-TJ Haddy [9]; 6. 54-Randy Post [1]; 7. 51-Chris Larson [16]; 8. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 9. 09-Clayton Rossmann [7]; 10. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [11]; 11. 69-Bill Taylor [15]; 12. 30-Doug Wondra [20]; 13. 14J-Joseph Hintz [12]; 14. 11-Tony Wondra [14]; 15. 24-Scott Conger [13]; 16. 46-Steven Ruh [17]; 17. 53A-Spyder Akright [5]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [18]; 19. 55P-Brady Portschy [19]; 20. (DNF) 35-Ben Schmidt [10]; 21. (DNS) 44-Hayden Johnson; 22. (DNS) 19-Ion Stear; 23. (DNS) 16-Anthony Knierim

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Randy Post [1]; 2. 21H-TJ Haddy [4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [3]; 4. 53A-Spyder Akright [2]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz [6]; 6. 16-Anthony Knierim [7]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh [5]; 8. (DNS) 30-Doug Wondra

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 09-Clayton Rossmann [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [7]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy [8]; 7. (DNF) 51-Chris Larson [2]; 8. (DNF) 44-Hayden Johnson [3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 3. 24-Scott Conger [1]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor [6]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [7]; 7. (DNS) 19-Ion Stear

Qualifying 1: 1. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.380 [5]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.614 [2]; 3. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.628 [3]; 4. 54-Randy Post, 13.793 [8]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.838 [1]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.950 [6]; 7. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.957 [4]; 8. 30-Doug Wondra [7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.326 [8]; 2. 44-Hayden Johnson, 13.421 [3]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 13.459 [4]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.590 [7]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.739 [5]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.746 [6]; 7. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 13.875 [2]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy, 14.642 [1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.427 [4]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.707 [2]; 3. 19-Ion Stear, 14.099 [7]; 4. 24-Scott Conger, 14.118 [5]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.178 [6]; 6. 69-Bill Taylor, 14.233 [1]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.291 [3]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [8]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [13]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [9]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [10]; 5. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 6. 53B-Brad Weiss [15]; 7. 15-Derek Kaat [4]; 8. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 9. 34-Steven Weber [7]; 10. 80-Luke Scholten [6]; 11. 3-Jim Wirtz [19]; 12. 42-Jason Juech [1]; 13. 35-Jared Weiss [17]; 14. 5R-Nate Ruh [14]; 15. 54-Austin Yancey [16]; 16. 23-Scott Kafka [18]; 17. 8-Jake Richards [11]; 18. 37-Ryan Minster [12]; 19. 52W-Jack Wiroll [3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 2. 15-Derek Kaat [3]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [5]; 4. 80-Luke Scholten  [4]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey [1]; 7. 3-Jim Wirtz [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 2. 95-Donny Kulow [3]; 3. 52W-Jack Wiroll [2]; 4. 8-Jake Richards [6]; 5. 5R-Nate Ruh [4]; 6. 35-Jared Weiss [1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jason Juech [1]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [5]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [4]; 4. 37-Ryan Minster [6]; 5. 53B-Brad Weiss [3]; 6. 23-Scott Kafka [2]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 2. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [2]; 3. 3-Travis Schmidt [8]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [7]; 5. 26-Ryan Pafford [1]; 6. 9-Hunter Larson [6]; 7. 10F-Mitchell Fairbank [16]; 8. 59S-Spencer Long [9]; 9. 98-Dustin Wudstrack [11]; 10. 17-Brandon Knepprath [19]; 11. 89-Logan Brass [5]; 12. 14-Craig Gessner [12]; 13. 19-Parker Glander [15]; 14. 117-Jim Juneau [10]; 15. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [3]; 16. 81-Dan Melton [13]; 17. XV-Don Marquart [18]; 18. 11B-Brad Buckman [17]; 19. 18-Miranda Sandholm [21]; 20. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [14]; 21. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [20]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 2. 26-Ryan Pafford [1]; 3. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [2]; 4. 9-Hunter Larson [4]; 5. 81-Dan Melton [6]; 6. 10F-Mitchell Fairbank [7]; 7. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [5]; 2. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 3. 14-Craig Gessner [7]; 4. 117-Jim Juneau [6]; 5. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [1]; 6. 11B-Brad Buckman [3]; 7. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [1]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long [5]; 3. 98-Dustin Wudstrack [6]; 4. 89-Logan Brass [3]; 5. 19-Parker Glander [4]; 6. XV-Don Marquart [2]; 7. (DNS) 18-Miranda Sandholm

HIGH SCHOOL RACING ASSOCIATION

A-main (12 Laps) 1. Charles Thompson; 2. Jackson Martindale; 3. Adrian Barrow

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1. Charles Thompson; 2. Jackson Martindale; 3. Adrian Barrow

Karen Meyer releases first medieval fantasy novel ‘The Knight and the Evil Magician’

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 15, 2024 – Leaping out of the children’s book genre, Plymouth, Wis. author Karen Meyer makes her first foray into the world of fantasy with the release of “The Knight and the Evil Magician” as her second book to debut during her 10th year as an author.

Published through Pedal Down Promotions of Manitowoc, Wis., Meyer’s 17th book provides a riveting medieval knight storyline with a clash between good and evil serving as the centerpiece of the narrative with her grandson adding the illustrations via his hand-drawn sketches.

“My grandson, Vincent, asked me to write this book when it was his turn for me to dedicate a book to him,” Karen Meyer said. “He even gave me the title for the book.”

With Vincent’s sketches of a medieval fantasy world filled with knights, kings and magicians providing a vivid backdrop, Karen’s storytelling deftly intertwines with her grandson’s keen artistic vision.

“The process of writing his book was different for me because I was writing a story for a requested book, instead of selecting a subject of my own choice,” Karen said.

Over the past decade, Meyer has excelled in the children’s book genre since debuting “Hootch” nine years ago. In April, she released the children’s book, “Papa Bear’s Fence,” and now she has her eye on spreading her wings into different genres.

“I have released picture books for young children and chapter books for tweens over the years,” Meyer said. “Now I have this medieval fantasy book coming out and I’m presently writing a romantic comedy for adult readers. Authoring books allows me to use my imagination. I enjoy connecting with readers.”

Karen says fantasy book lovers of all ages will have plenty to enjoy within the pages of her first book release to showcase the medieval fantasy genre.

“This book is geared to readers who enjoy fantasy, from age eight on through to adults,” Karen said.

For more information on Karen Meyer and how to order her new book, “The Knight and the Evil Magician,” visit www.amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

For more information on “The Knight and Evil Magician” publisher Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970.

Rain hampers PDTR, legends join Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Drivers Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton, track workers Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger, as well as the McMullen racing family were recognized as part of the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 during the Wall of Fame Induction Night program at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 13. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 13, 2024 – To say the weather has been unkind to the 2024 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season would be quite an understatement.

Through the first 10 scheduled events of the 2024 campaign, just three nights have been completed in full, while seven have experienced A-main cancellations due to rain or curfew at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

The latest PDTR racing program with A-main events falling victim to rain came during the third annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night racing program on Saturday, July 13.

After the completion of all heat races in the Seubert Calf Ranches 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model Series, Akright Auto PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods, along with the visiting Vintage Modifieds, the remainder of the PDTR program was cancelled six laps into the scheduled 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series main event as heavy rain, coupled with lightning brought the night to an early conclusion.

Since all preliminary races (heat races in this case) were completed in each of the five racing divisions, the event went down as an official racing program per PDTR rules. As a result, points and payout were split evenly among the scheduled A-main starters in each of the four PDTR divisions.

A total of 12 names were added to the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame during the third annual Class of 2024 induction ceremony held at intermission.

Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton were inducted as drivers. The names of track workers Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger were etched on the Wall of Fame in the Dedicated to Racing category. The McMullen racing family joined the six previous Wall of Fame-worthy racing families.

Five-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake picked up the Super Six Late Model Series fast qualifier award with a lap of 13.535 seconds.

Paul Pokorski of West Bend topped PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car group qualifying with a fast lap of 12.698 seconds.

The sixth event of the 2024 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Butch and Blondie Hafemann, drew 100 total entries, including 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 24 B Mods, 19 Grand Nationals, 19 Late Models and 13 Vintage Modifieds.

The next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, July 20 will feature the sixth round of competition in the 106.5 The Buzz Seubert Calf Ranches Super Six Late Model Series, as well as the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals, Sheboygan Flooring B Mods, along with the debut of the High School Racing Association at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

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

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

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

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

 

106.5 THE BUZZ SEUBERT CALF RANCHES SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A-main (30 laps) Cancelled due to rain

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 2. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [5]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt [1]; 4. 22-Charlie Schmidt [6]; 5. 99-Scott Specht [2]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia [4]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [2]; 2. 19J-Justin Green [1]; 3. 54-Kevin Baldry [3]; 4. 42-Paul Niznik [6]; 5. 10-Paul Parker [4]; 6. 57M-Eric Michaels [5]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Brad Mueller [3]; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [1]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt [2]; 4. 70-Justin Ritchie [6]; 5. 74-Mitch McGrath [4]; 6. 77-Bill Edler [5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.841 [7]; 2. 99-Scott Specht, 14.230 [2]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.240 [6]; 4. D1-Turk Letizia, 14.275 [1]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.426 [5]; 6. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.633 [3]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.947 [4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 54-Kevin Baldry, 14.533 [4]; 2. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.823 [6]; 3. 19J-Justin Green, 14.928 [2]; 4. 10-Paul Parker, 15.428 [5]; 5. 57M-Eric Michaels, 15.541 [3]; 6. 42-Paul Niznik, 16.562 [1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.535 [2]; 2. 79-Jim Schmidt, 13.749 [6]; 3. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 13.937 [4]; 4. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.967 [1]; 5. 77-Bill Edler, 14.056 [5]; 6. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.404 [3]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A-main: Cancelled due to rain

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 2. 66-Donny Goeden [3]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra [7]; 5. 53A-Paul Pokorski [4]; 6. 54-Randy Post [9]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy [8]; 8. (DNF) 0-Robbie Pribnow [1]; 9. (DNF) 12P-JJ Pagel [6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [1]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra [3]; 3. 21H-TJ Haddy [2]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann [8]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 6. 24-Scott Conger [5]; 7. 14J-Joseph Hintz [7]; 8. (DNF) 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 2. 39K-Kurt Davis [3]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 5. 4-Alex Pokorski [7]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [6]; 7. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [2]; 8. 46-Kevin Ruh [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. Paul Pokorski, 12.698 [4]; 2. 66-Donny Goeden, 12.779 [3]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.872 [7]; 4. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 12.907 [8]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.919 [6]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel, 12.983 [5]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.306 [1]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.408 [9]; 9. 54-Randy Post, 14.112 [2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.726 [5]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.741 [3]; 3. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.750 [6]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.776 [2]; 5. 24-Scott Conger, 12.778 [7]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.819 [4]; 7. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.853 [1]; 8. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 12.879 [8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.799 [2]; 2. 39K-Kurt Davis, 12.831 [4]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.912 [7]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.939 [8]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.044 [1]; 6. 51-Chris Larson, 13.055 [5]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.117 [6]; 8. 46-Kevin Ruh, 13.758 [3]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A-main: Cancelled due to rain

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 72E-Chad Espen [4]; 2. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 3. 6-Dick Hed [1]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [7]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 6. 52W-Jack Wiroll [3]; 7. 35-Jared Weiss [2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jason Juech [2]; 2. 15-Derek Kaat [3]; 3. 14X-Will Sorce [6]; 4. 47-Nick Schumacher [1]; 5. 34-Steven Weber [4]; 6. 69-TJ Smith [5]; 7. 23B-Trent Bogart [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 80-Luke Scholten [4]; 2. 53W-Dustin Weiss [6]; 3. 53B-Brad Weiss [5]; 4. 23-Scott Kafka [2]; 5. 5M-Nate Ruh [3]; 6. 54-Austin Yancey [1]

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A-main – Cancelled due to rain

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [7]; 2. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [2]; 3. 19-Parker Glander [4]; 4. 32Z-Andy Welter [6]; 5. 11B-Brad Buckman [3]; 6. 27L-Brendan Ostrowski [8]; 7. 66-Steve Lorier [5]; 8. (DNF) 29S-Scott Quarnstrom [1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [6]; 2. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 3. 89-Logan Brass [2]; 4. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [1]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 6. XV-Don Marquart [4]; 7. 35W-Wayne Walker [8]; 8. 117B-Tom Barnharst [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [2]; 2. 91-Cole Thomas [6]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long [5]; 4. 9-Hunter Larson [4]; 5. 69-Travis Kleindl [3]; 6. 26-David Paskiewicz [7]; 7. 25S-Steve Ellis [1]; 8. 54-Michael Strean [8]

VINTAGE MODIFIEDS

A-main: Cancelled due to rain

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1. Darrin Allard

Heat 2 (6 Laps) 1. Butch Hafemann

Alex Pokorski keeps it steady in MSA Eagle River Speedway return

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski turned in a sixth place showing in a 25-lap Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main at Eagle River Speedway in Eagle River, Wis. on Saturday, July 6. – Joshua Castle, Castle Creations photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 9, 2024 – While the 2024 racing season has been far from predictable from a weather angle, Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team have been pillars of consistency in Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition with the latest example of which coming via a solid sixth-place showing in the 25-lap main event at Eagle River Speedway in Eagle River, Wis. on Saturday, July 6.

The seventh overall MSA event and fifth complete race night of the 2024 season drew a field of 21 Sprint Cars for the second-ever Winged Sprint Car race ever held at the unique third-mile D-shaped clay oval.

The fifth-year Sprint Car competitor opened the night by qualifying third overall in the 21-car field with a lap of 13.875 seconds.

The West Bend, Wis. driver then lined up fourth in an eight-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car before moving past Clayton Rossmann and Bill Taylor to slip into the runner-up spot, where he ended the race.

After rolling off from the sixth starting position in the 25-lap main event, the 2023 PDTR and MSA Most Improved Driver Award winner dueled with a handful of his fellow competitors, including Clayton Rossmann, Justin Erickson and T.J. Haddy, for positions in and around the top-five throughout the race.

Following a spirited battle with Erickson in the closing laps, Pokorski pulled off a well-executed pass in turn four of the final lap to secure his fourth top-10 showing of the 2024 MSA campaign with a sixth-place finish in a race won by Ben Schmidt.

“We have been starting nights out really well,” Pokorski said. “We just need a bit more speed come feature time. It was fun to race side-by-side with guys in the feature, even though we didn’t go anywhere. The Eagle River track is very nice. I wish it were closer to home so that we could race there more frequently.”

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team will return to action at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 13 for the annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night Program, during which the names of eight drivers (Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton), three track workers (Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger) and the McMullen racing family will be added to the track’s Wall of Fame.

In addition, the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, the Super Six Late Model Series, Grand Nationals and B Mods will also be on the card.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2024 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, Countryside Designs, Goeden Auto Body, Petersen Septic Systems, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Professional Plating, Ace Hardware (Kiel and Sheboygan Falls locations), Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Real Estate Property Shop-Sue Erdmann, Bonafide Security Solutions, Novak’s Service Center, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Professional Plating

Located at 705 Northway Drive in Brillion, Wis., Professional Plating Inc. was established in 1979 when Bob and Pat Endries, founders of Endries International, were looking for a dependable source of plating for the fasteners supplied to their customers. In May 1979, the zinc plating operation began with the barrel line being Professional Plating’s sole production area. In June 1983, the company expanded its zinc plating capabilities with the purchase of a Cyclemaster rack line.

Over the past 45 years, Professional Plating has grown into one of the largest electroplaters in the Midwest, in addition to a large powder coating operation and an electrocoat facility.

Today, Professional Plating offers a wide range of services, including coating and plating, quality systems, trucking, shipping and packaging.

In addition, Professional Plating has been a five-time Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey Award winner for both plating and powder coating, taking home the prestigious award each year that it has been offered.

For more information on the top-of-the-line services Professional Plating has to offer, call 920-756-2153, email larry.dietz@proplating.com or visit https://www.proplating.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

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

 

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 13 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)
Sunday, July 14 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, July 20 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis (PDTR-MSA 360)

 

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 7
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 5
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 7
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 4
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 4
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2

 

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 2
Interstate Racing Association Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 0
Dash Victories – 0

 

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 3
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Schmidt stays perfect at Eagle River Speedway with MSA triumph

Schmidt stays perfect at Eagle River Speedway with MSA triumph

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth visited victory lane for the second consecutive season in a 25-lap Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Series A-main at Eagle River Speedway in Eagle River, Wis. on Saturday, July 6. – MSA Sprints photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 6, 2024 – Former Midwest Sprint Car Association champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth claimed the top step on the podium in the 25-lap Akright Auto MSA 360 Sprint Car Series headliner at Eagle River Speedway to go two-for-two in main event competition at the unique D-shaped third-mile clay oval before an overflow contingent of enthusiastic fans on Saturday, July 6 in Eagle River, Wis.

The seventh official event and fifth completed A-main of the 2024 MSA season drew a solid field of 21 Winged 360 Sprint Cars for the series’ second straight appearance at the Eagle River facility.

In addition, the second-ever full-size Winged Sprint Car event at Eagle River Speedway produced a buzz among race fans, who packed each of the track’s seating areas stretching from turn four through turn one.

After starting second in the 25-lap MSA A-main, Schmidt bolted past polesitter Chris Larson of Franksville to grab the lead in turn two of the opening lap. The 2011 MSA champion immediately stretched out a comfortable lead over Larson and the rest of the field using primarily the outside groove, which proved to be the preferred line in the early stages of the race.

On lap 7, Schmidt caught the rear of the field while holding a full straight-away cushion over Larson on the dry slick racing surface. The 25-year racing veteran skillfully sliced his way through slower traffic before the first of two caution flags was displayed on lap 14 when MSA rookie Steven Ruh of New Holstein spun along the front stretch.

Over the next six circuits, Larson made some headway on Schmidt in the middle portion of the track before the second and final caution flag flew on lap 21 when Bill Taylor of Boltonville slowed to a stop in turn four.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt held tight to the inside lane, which had become the preferred groove in the latter stages of the race, to pull away from Larson on the way to his second MSA A-main victory of the 2024 season and his 44th career MSA triumph.

“I got a little lucky the first time we hit lapped traffic and the first couple of cars went to the bottom, while I was running the top,” Schmidt said. “Around the time of the second caution, I came down and found some rubber, which helped to get us to victory lane.

“I have to thank the crew, our sponsors, especially Sweetwater Spirits and Resort from Eagle River,” he said. “I also want to thank all the fans for packing the house tonight. That’s great to see.”

Larson recorded a career-best second-place showing, Brandon Berth of Cascade charged from the eighth starting spot to round out the podium with a third-place finish, MSA rookie Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill. placed fourth after starting third and fourth starter T.J. Haddy of Waupun took fifth.

MSA heat race victories went to Ben Schmidt, who captured the A-main victory in the MSA’s debut appearance at Eagle River Speedway in 2023, Chris Larson and Tyler Davis of Franklin.

Brandon Berth claimed MSA fast qualifier honors with a top lap of 13.729 seconds.

The next race for the MSA 360 Sprint Cars is this Saturday, July 13 for Wall of Fame Night at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. The Super Six Late Model Series, PDTR Grand Nationals and B Mods will also be in action.

Former MSA competitors Donny Goeden, Pete Ostrowski and K.J. Skelton will be among the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 inductees.

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

One night later, the MSA will complete the second half of a doubleheader weekend with the series’ second and final appearance of the 2024 season at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. for the Salute to Bryan Gapinski event on Sunday, July 14.

The Badger Midgets and Legends are also on the card.

Engine heat will begin at 5 p.m. with opening ceremonies at 6 p.m.

For more information on the 2024 Midwest Sprint Car Association season, visit www.msasprints.com or the Midwest Sprint Car Association Facebook page.

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

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

 

Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association
Eagle River Speedway
Eagle River, Wis.
July 6, 2024

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [2]; 2. 51-Chris Larson [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 4. 09-Clayton Rossmann [3]; 5. 21H-TJ Haddy [4]; 6. 4-Alex Pokorski [6]; 7. 3-Justin Erickson [5]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 9. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [9]; 10. 0-Robbie Pribnow [11]; 11. 9C-Cole Stella [14]; 12. 68T-Tyler Davis [13]; 13. 24-Scott Conger [17]; 14. 39K-Kurt Davis [12]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [19]; 16. 53A-Spyder Akright [21]; 17. 46-Steven Ruh [15]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [18]; 19. 69-Bill Taylor [10]; 20. 7L-Ellie Hensley [16]; 21. 12P-JJ Pagel [20]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 3. 21H-TJ Haddy [2]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 6. 7L-Ellie Hensley [6]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 4. 0-Robbie Pribnow [5]; 5. 09-Clayton Rossmann [3]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis [2]; 2. 9C-Cole Stella [1]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson [4]; 4. 39K-Kurt Davis [3]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh [6]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra [5]; 7. 53A-Spyder Akright [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.729 [6]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith,13.747 [3]; 3. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.967 [4]; 4. 35-Ben Schmidt, 14.058 [7]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 14.101 [2]; 6. 7L-Ellie Hensley, 14.206 [1]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.325 [5]

Qualifying 2: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.875 [6]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.976 [3]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 14.062 [7]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 14.106 [4]; 5. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 14.204 [5]; 6. 24-Scott Conger, 14.248 [1]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 14.536 [2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.884 [1]; 2. 39K-Kurt Davis, 14.284 [7]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 14.339 [4]; 4. 9C-Cole Stella, 14.424 [3]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.471 [2]; 6. 46-Steven Ruh, 14.667 [5]; 7. 53A-Spyder Akright, 14.808 [6]

With break in IRA action, Hartmann to hit Outlaws tripleheader

Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann stands seventh in the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series point standings at the half-way point of the 2024 IRA season. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 3, 2024 – After bringing the first half of their 2024 season to a close with a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Saturday, June 28, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team are looking forward to meeting up with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series before taking on the remainder of the IRA schedule during the month of July.

Hartmann opened IRA competition at Beaver Dam Raceway by qualifying 20th in the 30-car field with a lap of 14.759 seconds.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver then gained one position in advancing from seventh to sixth in the second eight-lap heat race to secure a transfer spot to the 30-lap IRA main event.

After rolling off 18th in the 30-lap IRA main event, Hartmann came home with a 19th place showing in a race won by Max Guilford.

With 14 races remaining in the 2024 IRA season, Hartmann sits seventh in the IRA standings on the strength of four top-10 A-main showings in 13 IRA events.

The 87A Hartmann Racing team is set to take the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend off, before entering three NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Series events over four days.

On Wednesday, July 10, Hartmann will compete in a makeup date for the rained-out June 1 Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial World of Outlaws event at Beaver Dam Raceway.

Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps and qualifying at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m.

Hartmann will then head to Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. for the Federated Auto Parts Larry Hillerud Memorial Badger 40 on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13.

Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m., qualifying at 7 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m. on both nights.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The sponsorship partners for the 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Competition Specialists, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Quasius Construction Inc., TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Metalcraft, Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, Fastenal of Plymouth, Waldo Oil, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Maxim Chassis, Berryman Racing Shocks and My Race Pass.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase Waldo Oil

The Austin Hartmann-87A Hartmann Racing team is pleased to have Waldo Oil as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 racing season.

Located at 827 South First St. in Waldo, Waldo Oil provides fuel oils, propane gas, heating fuel, VP Racing Fuel, racing oil, and propane diesel services to the surrounding area.

To contact Waldo Oil, call 920-528-8232, email waldooil@live.com or visit waldo-oil-co.hub.biz.

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

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

 

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Wednesday, June 10 – Beaver Dam, Wis. (World of Outlaws)
Friday, July 12 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis. (World of Outlaws)
Saturday, July 13 – Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, Wis. (World of Outlaws)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 16
IRA Events – 13
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 4
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 6
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 9
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 3
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Post pads notebook with solid PDTR run

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Randy Post turned in a 19th-place in an Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 2, 2024 – Negotiating a tricky track surface with the poise of a seasoned veteran gave Randy Post the opportunity to add to his stockpile of valued information for future implementation in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29.

In his third full PDTR program of the 2024 campaign, Post opened the night by timing in 19th in the 24-car field with a lap of 14.288 seconds.

The third-year Sprint Car racer then started fifth and placed seventh in the third PDTR-MSA eight-lap heat race, which was contested on a significantly undulating track surface.

“Qualifying went well,” Post said. “The car was a touch loose. We could have adjusted better for the track. The heat race was a mess. There were cars almost spinning all over on the start. That caused us to lose a spot right away, but the car felt good.”

After a track rework yielded a more level racing surface, the Oostburg, Wis. competitor started and finished 19th in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA main event, which was won by Robbie Pribnow.

“The feature went really well for it being a one-lane track,” Post said. “We tried finding different lines that worked. However, we just lost spots as soon as we came off the bottom. I would like to give the track crew huge props for helping to make the track smoother than it was in the heats. They did the best they could with the time they had, and I appreciate them.”

The Randy Post Racing Team is set to take a short break from competition to address chassis and motor issues.

“We won’t be heading to Eagle River for the MSA race this Saturday,” he said. “I found out on Sunday morning that our chassis broke on Saturday night. So, we are going to get it up to R&H and see if we can have it back in time before the July 13th race at Plymouth. We also have some motor issues that need to be addressed before the next race.”

After taking the upcoming weekend off, the Randy Post Racing team is scheduled to return to action at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 13 for the annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night Program, during which the names of eight drivers (Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton), three track workers (Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger) and the McMullen racing family will be added to the track’s Wall of Fame.

In addition, the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, the Super Six Late Model Series, Grand Nationals and B Mods will also be on the card.

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

Sponsorship partners and supporters of Randy Post and the 2024 Randy Post Racing Team include Luedtke Electric, Sunset Auto, Akright Auto, Oostburg Automotive and Progress Manufacturing Inc.

The Randy Post Racing pit crew members are Kirby and Nicole Post, Tiffany and Thomas Chamberlain, Brendan Ostrowski, Erin Schneider, Colton Chamberlain, Heidi Haver and the Kaat Racing family.

For more information on Randy Post Racing, check out Randy Post Racing #54 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rpr54/ or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Randy Post Racing is pleased to have Akright Auto back on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 campaign.

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

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

 

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 13 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)
Sunday, July 14 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, July 20 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 5
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 4
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 5
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 4
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Alex Pokorski tallies third top-10, eyes Eagle River jaunt

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski turned in a seventh-place showing in the 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 2, 2024 – After exhibiting plenty of speed right of the box, Alex Pokorski held tight throughout the night to secure his third top-10 A-main showing of the 2024 season behind the wheel of the No, 4 Akright Auto Racing Team car in a 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29.

The fifth-year 360 Sprint Car competitor opened the night by ripping off the overall fastest time in group qualifying among the 24 cars in the field with a lap of 13.363 seconds around the historic third-mile clay oval.

The 2023 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association Most Improved Award recipient started fourth and came home second in the first 10-lap High Limit heat race.

Pokorski rolled off eighth in the 25-lap MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main and hung around the top-10 on a tricky dry, slick and dusty racing surface throughout the event. The West Bend, Wis. driver rallied in the latter stages of the race to secure a seventh-place finish in a race won by Robbie Pribnow.

The result was Pokorski’s third top-10 A-main showing in five MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Car main events during the 2024 campaign.

“The night started very well and we had a solid car all night,” Pokorski said. “Unfortunately, doing well early starts us mid-pack for the feature. I wish we were able to get past a few more cars in the feature, but that’s racing sometimes.”

Paul Pokorski made his third start of the 2024 season behind the wheel of Spyder Akright’s 53A car.

Paul Pokorski claimed a 14th-place finish in a 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Paul qualified 16th overall with a lap of 13.986 seconds before starting and finishing seventh in the first eight-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race. The 32nd-year driver then topped off the night by advancing three positions from the 17th starting position to finish 14th in the 25-lap main event.

“I thought the car was okay in qualifying in the heat race,” Paul said. “It wasn’t spot on, but it was okay. We made pretty big changes throughout the night and the crew worked really hard. The track was kind of different than most other nights and I thought pretty good considering all the rain we’ve had.”

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is set to make its second trip to Eagle River Speedway for an Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event on Saturday, July 6 in Eagle River, Wis.

Also on the card are 600 Micro Sprints, 300 Junior Sprints, B Mods and the Milwaukee Stock Car Association Vintage Modifieds.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with racing scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team will then return to The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 13 for the annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night Program, during which the names of eight drivers (Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton), three track workers (Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger) and the McMullen racing family will be added to the track’s Wall of Fame.

In addition, the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, the Super Six Late Model Series, Grand Nationals and B Mods will also be on the card.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2024 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, Countryside Designs, Goeden Auto Body, Petersen Septic Systems, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Professional Plating, Ace Hardware (Kiel and Sheboygan Falls locations), Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Real Estate Property Shop-Sue Erdmann, Bonafide Security Solutions, Novak’s Service Center, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Bonafide Security Solutions

Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team is pleased to welcome Bonafide Security Solutions as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 season.

Based in Brookfield, Wis., Bonafide Security Solutions is Wisconsin’s premier source of commercial and residential security hardware and services, offering safes, vaults, locks, surveillance, alarms, security systems, banking security equipment, master keys, deadbolt locks, padlocks and more.

Bonafide Security Solutions supports its clients with expert delivery, installation of products and prompt service from experienced fully licensed, bonded and insured professionals. Customers also benefit from Bonafide Security Solution’s high level of integrity and professionalism, which make the company a trusted business partner.

To contact Bonafide Security Solutions, call 262-790-9400, email service@bonafidesafe.com or visit http://bonafidesafe.com/

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

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Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 6 – Eagle River Speedway, Eagle River, Wis. (MSA 360)
Saturday, July 13 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)
Sunday, July 14 – Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis. (MSA 360)

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 6
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 5
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 6
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 3
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 3
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 2

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 2
Interstate Racing Association Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 0
Dash Victories – 0

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 3
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Scheffler cashes in big Super Six Late Model victory

Pribnow, Dustin Weiss, Hummelmeier claim A-main triumphs

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 29, 2024 – Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha survived six caution flags and fended off former Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champs Mitch McGrath and Brad Mueller to secure the 30-lap Seubert Calf Ranches 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model A-main victory worth $2,500 in the third complete PDTR program of the 2024 season Saturday, June 29 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In the 25-lap Akright Auto 360 Sprint Car main event, Robbie Pribnow of Lomira outdueled 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth in the closing laps to capture his first A-main victory of the 2024 season behind the wheel of Blake Wondra’s No. 0 machine.

Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha racked up his eighth career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model A-main triumph in the 30-lap Seubert Calf Ranches 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model main event on Saturday, June 29 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. Scheffler is pictured with Jeff Pederson of trophy sponsor Pedal Down Promotions.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge rolled up from the 12th starting spot to record his first career 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event victory.

Barrett Hummelmeier of Beaver Dam led wire-to-wire en route to the first A-main victory of his career in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring B Mod A-main.

Polesitter Taylor Scheffler bolted into the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series headliner with 2014 PDTR Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha, who started fourth, seizing second on the opening lap.

On lap five, five-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake took over third in the running order after starting sixth. The first of six caution flags appeared on lap 8 when Turk Letizia of Milwaukee spun in turn two.

Following another caution flag on lap 9, Scheffler bolted out to a half-straightaway advantage over McGrath on lap 13 before the third caution flag of the event was displayed when Turk Letizia spun in turn two.

Five laps later, Sawyer Specht of Sheboygan Falls and Charlie Schmidt of Cedar Grove collided in turn four to bring out the fourth caution of the race on lap 18.

On the restart, five-time PDTR Late Model champ Justin Schmidt of Cleveland slowed in turn out to draw the fifth caution of the race. Mueller moved in to challenge McGrath for second on lap l9 along the outside groove of the dry and dusty racing surface.

McGrath, who leads the way with three career Super Six Late Model Series A-main victories at Plymouth, retained second on lap 22 and was reeling in Scheffler when Bill Edler of Howards Grove and Jim Schmidt of Cleveland spun along the front stretch to bring out the sixth and final caution flag of race.

Following a single-file restart, McGrath attempted to duck underneath Scheffler. However, Scheffler held on to secure his second-career Super Six Late Model Series A-main victory and eighth overall PDTR Late Model main event win of his career, which earned him a $2,500 first-place check.

McGrath had to settle for second, Mueller was third, Spencer Diercks of Davenport, Iowa, who started second, placed fourth and Justin Ritchie of New London stormed up from the 14th starting position to round out the top five.

Inside second row starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend used a daring three-wide move to zip past front row starters Bill Taylor Boltonville and Chris Larson of Franksville to grab the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main.

With Karnitz holding a comfortable lead, fifth starter Ben Schmidt used the outside groove to vault his way into the top five on the second circuit before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 5. Following the restart, Schmidt bolted past Larson, Taylor, Robbie Pribnow to secure second and move in to challenge Karnitz for the top spot on lap 6.

Three laps later, Schmidt used the high groove to shoot past Karnitz to secure the top spot in turn one on lap 11. Karnitz attempted to battle back over the ensuing lap along the inside lane. However, Schmidt was too strong as he powered away as he weaved his way through slower traffic starting on lap 13.

Schmidt, who captured seven main event victories at Plymouth during the 2023 campaign and has one A-main win in 2024, continued to hold down the top spot over Karnitz over the ensuing 10 laps.

Robbie Pribnow of Lomira earned his fourth career 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car main event victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. Pribnow is pictured with Jeff Pederson of trophy sponsor Pedal Down Promotions. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Meanwhile, fourth starter Robbie Pribnow was mounting a spirited charge to the front utilizing the outside lane of the third-mile clay oval to take over third on lap 16. After disposing of Karnitz on lap 18, Pribnow started to reel in the leader.

On lap 23 Pribnow moved in to challenge Schmidt for the top spot before slipping past the 25-year veteran in turn two on lap 24. Pribnow powered away from Schmidt over the final two circuits to secure his fourth career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and ninth career Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event triumph.

Schmidt placed second, Karnitz placed third, Taylor wound up fourth and rookie Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill. rounded out the top five after starting sixth.

Rookie Austin Yancey of Sheboygan, who started on the pole, outbattled second starter Mavrick Ruh of Elkhart Lake to lead the opening lap of the 25-lap Grand National main event with Ruh and third starter Steven Weber of Plymouth securing second and third respectively in the running order.

On lap 6, eighth starter T.J. Smith of Greenville executed a three-wide pass to take over fifth before advancing to third along the high line on lap 8.

One lap later, Ruh briefly took the lead before Smith bolted by to take the top spot on lap 12. Ruh remained close behind Smith before the first caution of the race appeared on lap 16.

Following the restart, Dustin Weiss, who started 12th, flexed his muscle to sweep into second place on lap 16. One lap later, Yancey spun in turn fourth to prompt the second caution flag of the race.

The third and final caution flag of the race was displayed on the ensuing restart when Weber spun in turn two. When the race returned to green flag action, Weiss completed his stirring run to the front by powering past Smith along the outside groove. Once he was out front, Weiss bolted away from the field to post his first-career PDTR Grand National main event win.

Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge recorded his first 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. Weiss is pictured with Jeff Pederson of trophy sponsor Pedal Down Promotions. – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Smith held on to place second, Tyler Kulow of Plymouth moved up from the ninth starting position to finish third, 2023 PDTR Grand National co-champion Will Sorce of Franklin placed fourth from his 11th starting spot and seven-time Plymouth track champ Brian Gilles of Plymouth charged up from the 10th starting position to finish fifth.

Outside front row starter Barrett Hummelmeier seized the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap B Mod A-main with rookie polesitter Parker Glander of Sheboygan Falls sliding into second.

The first of three caution periods occurred on lap two for a four-car incident in turn two. On the restart, Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls moved up from his sixth starting position to secure second.

The leaders caught the rear of the field on lap 11 as Travis Schmidt of Plymouth advanced from the 10th starting spot to take over third. After two more caution flags on lap 18, Long began to pressure Hummelmeier for the lead on lap 19.

However, Long slipped back a spot when Schmidt wrestled the second position away on lap 24. Meanwhile, Hummelmeier stormed to his first career A-main victory.

Schmidt took home second, Long wound up third, Brian Konitzer of Sheboygan improved seven spots from the 11th starting position to place fourth and 2022 PDTR B Mod champ Andy Welter of Cedarburg started and finished fifth.

Barrett Hummelmeier of Beaver Dam notched his first-ever A-main victory of his racing career in the 25-lap Sheboygan Flooring Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main event win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 29. Hummelmeier is pictured with Jeff Pederson of trophy sponsor Pedal Down Promotions.  – JW’s Car and Raccing Photos

Mike Mullen of Seymour picked up the Super Six Late Model Series fast qualifier award with a lap of 13.967 seconds.

Alex Pokorski claimed his second fast time award of the 2024 campaign in PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car hot-lap-group qualifying with a lap of 13.363 seconds.

GoFundMe donations continue to be accepted for 2005 MSA and 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett, who suffered serious burns in a methanol fire during hot lap qualifying at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 15.

Those wishing to assist Fassbender and his family during his recovery can donate by visiting https://gofundme.com/f/help-lance-and-his-family-during-his-recovery.

The fifth event of the 2024 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Pedal Down Promotions, drew 89 total entries, including 24 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, 23 Late Models, 22 B Mods and 20 Grand Nationals.

After taking a weekend off, the next Plymouth Dirt Track Racing event will feature the third annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night Program on Saturday, July 13, during which the names of eight drivers (Fuzzy Fassbender, Donny Goeden, Dave Haag, Steve Hoffmann, Randy Markwardt, Pete Ostrowski, Steve Schad and K.J. Skelton), three track workers (Lee Glomski, John Laack and Bill Krueger) and the McMullen racing family will be added to the track’s Wall of Fame.

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

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

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

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

106.5 THE BUZZ SEUBERT CALF RANCHES SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [1]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath [4]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller [6]; 4. 29-Spencer Diercks [2]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie [14]; 6. 10-Paul Parker [16]; 7. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [5]; 8. 54-Kevin Baldry [19]; 9. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [23]; 10. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [20]; 11. 19J-Justin Green [21]; 12. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [18]; 13. 77-Bill Edler [7]; 14. 42-Paul Niznik [15]; 15. 57M-Eric Michaels [12]; 16. 79-Jim Schmidt [11]; 17. 99-Sawyer Specht [10]; 18. 97-Justin Schmidt [17]; 19. 22-Charlie Schmidt [3]; 20. 99M-Mike Mullen [9]; 21. D1-Turk Letizia [8]; 22. 7X-Jesse Glenz [13]; 23. (DNS) 03-Dan White

Heat 1: 1. 22-Charlie Schmidt [1]; 2. 77-Bill Edler [2]; 3. 99M-Mike Mullen [3]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht [5]; 5. 70-Justin Ritchie [4]; 6. 57M-Eric Michaels [7]; 7. (DNF) 03-Dan White [6]; 8. (DNF) 24S-Jayden Schmidt [8]

Heat 2: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 2. D1-Turk Letizia [1]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt [2]; 4. 89-Brad Mueller [7]; 5. 7X-Jesse Glenz [4]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt [6]; 7. 19J-Justin Green [5]; 8. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [8]

Heat 3: 1. 29-Spencer Diercks [2]; 2. 74-Mitch McGrath [3]; 3. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [5]; 4. 55B-Joe Bongiorno  [1]; 5. 42-Paul Niznik [4]; 6. 10-Paul Parker [6]; 7. 54-Kevin Baldry [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.967 [8]; 2. 77-Bill Edler, 14.170 [6]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 14.197 [4]; 4. 70-Justin Ritchie, 14.225 [5]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.245 [2]; 6. 03-Dan White, 14.546 [7]; 7. 57M-Eric Michaels, 14.883 [1]; 8. (DNS) 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.883

Qualifying 2: 1. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 14.003 [3]; 2. 79-Jim Schmidt, 14.187 [6]; 3. D1-Turk Letizia, 14.205 [2]; 4. 7X-Jesse Glenz, 14.234 [1]; 5. 19J-Justin Green, 14.390 [7]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt, 14.541 [5]; 7. 89-Brad Mueller, 14.541 [4]; 8. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.541 [8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.970 [4]; 2. 29-Spencer Diercks, 13.975 [2]; 3. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 14.476 [7]; 4. 42-Paul Niznik, 14.565 [5]; 5. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 14.588 [6]; 6. 10-Paul Parker, 14.679 [1]; 7. 54-Kevin Baldry, 15.197 [3]

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main: 1. 0-Robbie Pribnow [4]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [5]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [3]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 5. 09-Clayton Rossmann [6]; 6. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski [8]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [15]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 11. 39K-Kurt Davis [9]; 12. 12P-JJ Pagel [10]; 13. 22B-Brandon Berth [11]; 14. 53A-Paul Pokorski [17]; 15. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [12]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [20]; 17. 16-Anthony Knierim [23]; 18. 11-Tony Wondra [14]; 19. 54-Randy Post [19]; 20. 24-Scott Conger [18]; 21. 55P-Brady Portschy [24]; 22. 46-Kevin Ruh [22]; 23. 14J-Joseph Hintz [16]; 24. 33-Josh Bilicki [21]

Heat 1: 1. 39K-Kurt Davis [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 3. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [5]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [6]; 6. 24-Scott Conger [7]; 7. (DNF) 33-Josh Bilicki [8]; 8. (DNS) 16-Anthony Knierim

Heat 2: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann [3]; 3. 0-Robbie Pribnow [2]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy [4]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [5]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [6]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski [7]; 8. 46-Kevin Ruh [8]

Heat 3: 1. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [4]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [1]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel [3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 7. 54-Randy Post [5]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.363 [8]; 2. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.633 [1]; 3. 51-Chris Larson, 13.683 [4]; 4. 39K-Kurt Davis, 13.724 [6]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.900 [3]; 6. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 13.936 [2]; 7. 24-Scott Conger, 14.004 [7]; 8. 33-Josh Bilicki, 14.709 [5]

Qualifying 2: 1. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.380 [6]; 2. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.576 [4]; 3. 0-Robbie Pribnow, 13.635 [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.643 [1]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.694 [8]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.846 [7]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.986 [5]; 8. 46-Kevin Ruh, 15.160 [2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.627 [5]; 2. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.845 [1]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.961 [4]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.096 [7]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 14.288 [3]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy, 14.313 [8]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.356 [2]; 8. (DNS) 69S-TJ Smith, 14.356

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 53W-Dustin Weiss [12]; 2. 69-TJ Smith [8]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow [9]; 4. 14X-Will Sorce [11]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [10]; 6. 93-Mavrick Ruh [2]; 7. 53B-Brad Weiss [7]; 8. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 9. 95-Donny Kulow [13]; 10. 15-Derek Kaat [5]; 11. 41S-Scott Sohrweide [17]; 12. 23-Scott Kafka [4]; 13. 34-Steven Weber [3]; 14. 42-Jason Juech [16]; 15. 35-Jared Weiss [19]; 16. 54-Austin Yancey [1]; 17. 80-Luke Scholten [15]; 18. 9-Josh Koslowski [18]; 19. 23B-Trent Bogart [20]; 20. 52W-Jack Wiroll [14]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Brian Gilles [5]; 2. 54-Austin Yancey [1]; 3. 72E-Chad Espen [3]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [6]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 6. 42-Jason Juech [2]; 7. 23B-Trent Bogart [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Mavrick Ruh [1]; 2. 14X-Will Sorce [5]; 3. 69-TJ Smith [4]; 4. 23-Scott Kafka [2]; 5. 52W-Jack Wiroll [3]; 6. 35-Jared Weiss [7]; 7. (DNF) 9-Josh Koslowski [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 53B-Brad Weiss [3]; 2. 34-Steven Weber [1]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 4. 15-Derek Kaat [2]; 5. 80-Luke Scholten [5]; 6. 41S-Scott Sohrweide [6]

 

SHEBOYGAN FLOORING B MODS

A Main: 1. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [2]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [10]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long [6]; 4. 96-Brian Konitzer [11]; 5. 32Z-Andy Welter [5]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [1]; 7. 9-Hunter Larson [15]; 8. 5X-Tony Gates [9]; 9. 66-Steve Lorier [7]; 10. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [8]; 12. XV-Don Marquart [14]; 13. 69-Travis Kleindl [13]; 14. 89-Logan Brass [21]; 15. 25-Jim Fischer [16]; 16. 25S-Steve Ellis [18]; 17. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [19]; 18. 11B-Brad Buckman [3]; 19. 26-Ryan Pafford [12]; 20. 31W-Kelan Wolfe [17]; 21. (DNS) 29S-Scott Quarnstrom; 22. (DNS) 18-Miranda Sandholm

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Brandon Knepprath [5]; 2. 11B-Brad Buckman [3]; 3. 32Z-Andy Welter [4]; 4. 26-Ryan Pafford [7]; 5. 69-Travis Kleindl [6]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [1]; 7. 11S-Zachary Schmidt [2]; 8. (DNF) 18-Miranda Sandholm [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Tony Gates [5]; 2. 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 3. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 4. 19-Parker Glander [2]; 5. XV-Don Marquart [6]; 6. (DNF) 31W-Kelan Wolfe [7]; 7. (DNS) 29S-Scott Quarnstrom

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33H-Barrett Hummelmeier [2]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 4. 96-Brian Konitzer [6]; 5. 9-Hunter Larson [3]; 6. 25S-Steve Ellis [1]; 7. 89-Logan Brass [7]

Hartmann powers through tough four-race ‘Maverick Mayhem’ Indiana swing

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann closed out a four-race “Maverick Mayhem” swing through Indiana with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association and Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series by placing 19th in the 20-lap A-main event at the Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday, June 23. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 26, 2024 – There were highs, there were lows and a little bit of everything in between as Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team tackled an ultra-challenging four-race ‘Maverick Mayhem’ weekend of 410 Sprint Car racing action co-sanctioned by the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association and Honest Abe Roofing Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series contested at four different Indiana speed plants on four consecutive nights running Thursday, June 20 through Sunday, June 23.

The “Maverick Mayhem” festivities kicked off at Lincoln Park Speedway nestled in the city of Putnamville, Ind. with a voluminous field of 55 410 Sprint Cars packing the pit area for the highly anticipated event on the 5/16th-mile banked dirt oval on Thursday, June 20.

In his Lincoln Park Speedway debut, Hartmann opened the night by qualifying 21st overall in the 55-car field with a lap of 11.812. The third-year 410 Winged Sprint Car competitor started and finished sixth in the third eight-lap IRA-Maverick heat race before opening ninth and placing seventh in the first 12-lap B main to miss transferring to the A-main by four spots.

The 87A Hartmann Racing crew then packed up and headed to another first-time track for the team, Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind., for the Kevin Huntley Memorial on Friday, June 21.

Hartmann turned in the 28th fastest overall qualifying lap in the stout 47-car field with a 10.982-second tour of the quarter-mile high-banked red clay oval. After starting fifth in the fourth 10-lap IRA-Maverick heat race, Hartmann fell back five spots to place 10th on the rapidly slicked-off racing surface.

The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award winner then started 10th and moved up one position to come home ninth in the second 12-lap IRA-Maverick B-main to bring his night to a close.

Night No. 3 of “Maverick Mayhem” found the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team pulling into the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. for another night of IRA-Maverick competition on the venerable and tricky quarter-mile high-banked clay oval on Saturday, June 22.

Hartmann adapted nicely to the third new track for the team in three straight nights by ripping off a lap of 12.541 seconds to place 14th overall in the stellar 51-car field.

After starting on outside of the front row in the third eight-lap IRA-Maverick heat race, Hartmann got a big jump on the start and was battling for the lead heading into turn three of the opening lap when a monstrous wheel stand exiting turn four vaulted his 87A machine into the front stretch wall to bring what appeared to have the makings of a promising night to an abrupt conclusion.

The 87A Hartmann Racing crew swiftly placed the Tri-State event in the rearview and turned their focus to preparing the team’s backup car to compete in the fourth and final installment of the four-racing “Maverick Mayhem” swing at the high-speed, half-mile Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday, June 23.

With 37 cars on hand, Hartmann registered the 12th fastest overall qualifying lap in 17.802 seconds. After launching from the third starting spot in the second eight-lap IRA-Maverick heat race, Hartmann came home fourth to secure a transfer spot into his first “Maverick Mayhem” A-main of the humblingly difficult four-race stretch.

Hartmann lined up 15th in the 24-car field and dipped four spots to place 19th in the 20-lap A-main to bring the grueling “Maverick Mayhem” mini-series to a close.

“That was a tough weekend,” Hartmann said. “We struggled during the first couple of nights and had some bad luck. We found speed at Tri-State before disaster struck in the heat race.

“The team worked hard on Sunday morning and got us ready for Terre Haute,” he said. “I knew we had to pull out a feature start to close out the weekend. We missed the setup for the A-main, but we were happy to end the night with the car in one piece. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but we’re ready to get back to racing around home this weekend at Outagamie and Beaver Dam. I’m so proud of this team for never quitting all week. They give it their all!”

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The sponsorship partners for the 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Competition Specialists, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Quasius Construction Inc., TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Metalcraft, Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, Fastenal of Plymouth, Waldo Oil, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Maxim Chassis, Berryman Racing Shocks and My Race Pass.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair

The Austin Hartmann-87A Hartmann Racing team is pleased to have Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2024 racing season.

Located at W4544 Lakepark Drive in Fond du Lac, Wis., Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair has provided quality auto repair and service to Fond du Lac, Taycheedah, St. Peter, Malone, Lake Winnebago, North Fond du Lac and East Central Wisconsin for over 60 years with a special emphasis on diesel truck and engine repair.

The current owners have worked hard to maintain the reputation Rich worked hard to establish before his passing by servicing all vehicle makes and models, including diesel vehicles and sprinter vans.

Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair’s ASE-certified technicians are committed to the best interest of customers and will complete auto and truck repairs promptly to get vehicle owners back on the road as quickly as possible. In addition, the front-of-house team is professional, friendly and committed to making the experiences of customers pleasant and comforting.

A brand-new building has helped the staff of Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair take care of customers with grace and superior service while allowing auto mechanics to do car machining when they are unable to replace a part.

Other service offerings include free bumper-to-bumper comprehensive courtesy inspection with every auto repair service, a 3-year/36,000-mile nationwide warranty through NAPA, loaner vehicles, shuttle service and financing through two trusted sources.

To contact Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, call 920-922-7171, email richstruckandautorepair@gmail.com or visit www.richstruckandauto.com.

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Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Friday, June 28 – Outagamie Speedway, Seymour, Wis. (IRA)
Friday, June 29 – Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wis. (IRA)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 15
IRA Events – 12
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 4
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 6
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 8
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 3
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Hartmann tallies fourth top-10 at Wilmot, faces four-race Indiana swing

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Austin Hartmann recorded his fourth top-10 A-main showing of the 2024 season with a 10th-place showing in a 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series main event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, June 15. – HW Designs photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 19, 2024 – Consistency has been a strength for Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing team throughout the first half of the 2024 season, and a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, June 15 proved to be no different.

The Plymouth, Wis. competitor kicked off the night by turning a lap of 13.125 to qualify 12th in the 31-car field. After starting on the pole of the first IRA eight-lap heat race, Hartmann came home with a second-place finish to punch his ticket to the 30-lap main event.

The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Tracing 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award winner launched from the 11th starting spot in the 30-lap IRA A-main. A smooth and steady effort kept Hartmann inside the top 10 for the majority of the race before coming home with a 10th-place finish to secure his fourth top-10 A-main showing of the 2024 season.

“Wilmot was a decent night for us,” Hartmann said. “We have room to improve. No matter what, this team doesn’t quit. We have no time to hang our heads as we have a short week leading up to four awesome nights at four badass racetracks. It doesn’t get much better than that! We’re making sure our ducks are in a row for our mini Speedweeks!”

Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team are set to embark on the most challenging stretch of the 2024 IRA season, which features four consecutive nights of racing at four different tracks in the state of Indiana, each of which is new to the team.

The inaugural co-sanctioned Honest Abe Roofing Maverick Mayhem Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association-Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series Indiana Sprint Week starts Thursday, June 20 at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing starting at 7 p.m.

On Friday, June 21, the action moves to Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind. for the Kevin Huntley Memorial. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7:15 p.m.

Maverick Mayhem Week then rolls on to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. on Saturday, June 22 with hot laps starting at 6 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m. before wrapping up at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday, June 23. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. at Terre Haute.

All Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events can be viewed via live streaming at Floracing.com.

The sponsorship partners for the 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Competition Specialists, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Quasius Construction Inc., TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Metalcraft, Rich’s Truck and Auto Repair, Fastenal of Plymouth, Waldo Oil, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Maxim Chassis, Berryman Racing Shocks and My Race Pass.

The 2024 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Eric Bergschultz, Ian Schultz, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase  Feldmann Sales & Service

Located at 1014 South Wisconsin Drive in Howards Grove, Wis., Feldmann Sales & Service has been in business since 1948. As a small, family-owned business, Feldmann Sales and Service’s mission is to offer the latest in parts and products at the best prices with unparalleled service, along with a full line of Polaris, Kubota, Echo Stihl, Ariens, Simplicity, Toro and Land Pride equipment, including ATVs, Ranger RZRs, tractors and chainsaws.

In addition to featuring a full showroom of equipment for all seasons, Feldmann Sales & Service’s team of certified technicians offers ATV maintenance, lawn equipment service and trailer service.

To contact Feldmann Sales & Service, call 920-565-3939, email sales@feldmannsales.com or visit http://www.feldmannsales.com/.

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

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

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Thursday, June 20 – Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, Ind. (IRA, Maverick)
Friday, June 21 – Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind. (IRA, Maverick)
Saturday, June 22 – Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind. (IRA, Maverick)
Sunday, June 23 – Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Ind. (IRA, Maverick)

Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 11
IRA Events – 8
World of Outlaws Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 1
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 4
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 6
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 7
Heat Race Victories – 0
Dash Appearances – 3
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Post makes headway in PDTR 360 Sprint Car competition

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Randy Post notched a 16th-place finish in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 15. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 18, 2024 – For just the second time in 2024, Randy Post tasted Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main action and came away with an expanded array of notes to carry forward on Saturday, June 15 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Post opened up the night by qualifying 14th overall in the 27-car PDTR-Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car field with a lap of 12.860 seconds. The third-year Sprint Car racer then started and finished fifth in the second PDTR-MSA eight-lap heat race to earn a transfer spot to the 25-lap A main.

“The car felt really good in qualifying and the heat race,” Post said. “I struggled a little in the very beginning of the heat race, which caused us to lose one or two spots right at the start. Due to the misfortune of the 09 car [Clayton Rossmann], we were able to finish in the final transfer spot in the heat, which took a lot of weight off my shoulders on not having to run a very stacked B main.”

The Oostburg, Wis. rolled off from the 11th starting spot in the 22-car PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event and held his own throughout the swift, caution-free race to come home with a solid 16th-place showing in a race won by Ben Schmidt.

“Our starting spot in the feature was very nice, but early on in the race one of our shocks went bad and my car would not handle,” Post said. “I went into the feature with the goal to hold my own and try to prove to myself that we can run with the big guys even if we aren’t supposed to. It helps greatly running with the top half of the field seeing how they are attacking each corner on the track and how aggressively they are driving each other. I know when I am comfortable, that’s how I can expect the racing to be.

“The A main was very clean and competitive and I would love to see all of our races go like that the rest of the season,” he said. “I am very excited to take what we have learned in our short three-feature season to the next level to see if we can consistently be a top-10 car. If the driver can read the track better, we may have a shot at doing that.”

The Randy Post Racing Team will next be in action with the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 22, along with the Badger Midgets, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

Sponsorship partners and supporters of Randy Post and the 2024 Randy Post Racing Team include Luedtke Electric, Sunset Auto, Akright Auto and Oostburg Automotive.

The Randy Post Racing pit crew members are  Kirby and Nicole Post, Tiffany and Thomas Chamberlian, Brendan Ostrowski, Erin Schneider, Colton Chamberlian, Heidi Haver and the Kaat Racing family.

For more information on Randy Post Racing, check out Randy Post Racing #54 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rpr54/ or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Randy Post Racing Sponsor Showcase – Luedtke Electric

The Randy Post Racing Team is excited to welcome back Luedtke Electric as the primary sponsor for the 2024 racing season.

Based in Oostburg, Wis., Luedtke Electric, located at 214 North 10th St. 10th St., was founded in 1960 when Fred Luedtke’s dream of owning his own business became a reality.

Fred’s sons began learning the trade when they were old enough to follow dad around. As a third-generation company, Todd and his two sons continue in the tradition of a strong work ethic and a passion for all things that power up, plug in, and provide light.

As a family-owned and operated business, Luedtke Electric prides itself on providing solutions for electrical challenges, and ideas for new projects with customers’ budgets and future in mind.

Luedtke Electric, which is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, specializes in residential wiring, service upgrades and light commercial, as well as custom residential and custom project lighting.

To contact or obtain additional information on Luedtke Electric, call 920-564-2022, send an email to brandon@luedtkeelectric.com or visit Luedtke Electric on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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

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Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, June 22 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)
Saturday, June 29 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

Randy Post Racing
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 4
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 3
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 4
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Alex Pokorski seizes spot on PDTR 360 Sprint Car podium

Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Alex Pokorski moved up five spots to record a third-place finish in a 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 15. – RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 18, 2024 – After enduring a relatively low-key start to the 2024 Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car campaign, Alex Pokorski had everything planted full speed ahead as a spirited charge produced a podium showing in A-main competition Saturday, June 15 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Pokorski opened the second full PDTR 360 Sprint Car program of the 2024 campaign by topping the 27-car field to earn his first fast qualifier award of the season with a tour of 12.450 seconds around the venerable third-mile clay oval.

After starting and finishing fourth in the third PDTR-MSA heat race, Pokorski began the 25-lap main event from the eighth starting spot. The fifth-year Sprint Car racer was on the move from the start as he advanced past Justin Erickson to secure fourth on lap 3.

On lap 6, eventual race winner Ben Schmidt powered past to briefly push Pokorski back to fifth. After racing in close quarters with Justin Erickson and Brandon Berth over the next 14 laps, the West Bend, Wis. driver finally nailed down fourth place by passing Erickson on lap 20.

Four laps later, Pokorski slipped past T.J. Haddy to steal the third spot on the second-to-last lap of the race. Pokorski held on to secure a podium position with a third-place showing in the caution-free race.

“In qualifying, both laps felt really fast, so I figured I had a good shot at quick time,” Pokorski said. “The feature went well, and it felt really nice to have a solid night capped with a podium finish.”

In his second start and first full program of the 2024 campaign in the seat of Spyder Akright’s 53A car, Paul Pokorski qualified 17th overall with a lap of 12.943 seconds. The 32-year racer advanced from seventh to sixth in the second PDTR-MSA heat race, but fell one spot short of transferring to the 25-lap main event.

Paul Pokorski took a turn in Spyder Akright’s 53A car during his first full night behind the wheel of the 2024 season in Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 15. – RC Custom Design photo

Paul Pokorski led the first five laps of the 12-lap PDTR-MSA B main before a caution flag was displayed for a spin involving Joseph Hintz in turn four. On the restart, Kurt Davis powered past Paul and assumed the lead. Over the next few laps Kevin Karnitz and Ellie Hensley shot past. However, Paul held on to finish fourth and secure a transfer spot into the 25-lap A main.

The 2014 Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series champion started 19th and wound up 17th in the caution-free 25-lap PDTR-MSA A-main.

“I felt a little rusty early on in the night,” Paul said. “The car felt pretty good in the B main, but we had a minor fuel pickup issue that cost us a win there. In the feature, the car was a little too tight. We’re going to try a few different things when Spyder gets in the car next week and probably leave those changes in for me the following week if everything goes as planned. We had some fun and went home in one piece, which is sort of the goal with the 53A car. It helps keep racing fun when you don’t have to thrash all week!”

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is set to compete with the Akright Auto PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 22, along with the Badger Midgets, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

Sponsors and supporters for the 2024 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Lynch Buick GMC West Bend, Countryside Designs, Goeden Auto Body, Petersen Septic Systems, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Professional Plating, Ace Hardware (Kiel and Sheboygan Falls locations), Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Real Estate Property Shop-Sue Erdmann, Bonafide Security Solutions, Novak’s Service Center, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Novak’s Service Center

Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team would like to acknowledge the support of long-time sponsor Novak’s Service Center of Manitowoc, which is celebrating its 52nd year in business in 2024.

Novak’s Service Center is a locally owned, second-generation, family-owned, five-bay auto repair center, which has been serving customers in the Lakeshore area since 1972.

Novak’s Service Center offers comprehensive auto repair services, including 4 x 4 services, brakes, car and truck care, domestic cars and trucks, electrical services, electronic services, engine and transmission, engine maintenance, expired warranty care, general service, heating and cooling services, import cars and trucks, quick lube services, tires, towing, transmission and undercar services.

Located at 1320 Washington St. in Manitowoc, Novak’s Service Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To schedule an appointment, call 920-684-5737 or visit www.novaks1320.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

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

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Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, June 22 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)
Friday, June 28 – Outagamie Speedway, Seymour, Wis. (IRA 410)
Saturday, June 29 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR-MSA 360)

 

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 5
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events – 4
Midwest Sprint Car Association Events – 5
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 2
Heat Race Victories – 1
Fast Qualifier Awards – 1

 

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4
410 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 2
Interstate Racing Association Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Dash Appearances – 0
Dash Victories – 0

 

Paul Pokorski
Akright Auto 53A
360 Sprint Car
2024 Statistics

Total Events – 2
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 0
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 0
Heat Race Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame 2024 induction, meet and greet on tap July 13

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Eight drivers, three track workers and one racing family will be honored during the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony on Saturday, July 13 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 17, 2024 – The names of eight drivers, three track workers and one racing family will be added to a distinguished list of heralded Plymouth racing legends at the third annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Night program, which will feature an inductee meet and greet/autograph session, on Saturday, July 13 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In recognition of the spirit of competition and outstanding achievements taking place at the Plymouth racing facility over the past 74 years, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Committee is dedicated to recognizing those individuals who have exemplified dirt track racing at the highest level since the track’s inception in 1950.

The names of each Class of 2024 inductee will be permanently etched on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, located underneath the grandstand at The Plymouth Dirt Track located at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth, Wis.

The list of 12 Class of 2024 inductees represents the third collection of legendary Plymouth racing names to be added to the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 will be recognized during an induction ceremony at intermission of the July 13 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program, which will feature 360 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and a special appearance from the Vintage Modifieds.

The eight drivers set to be inducted with the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 are many of the most popular and successful drivers to ever turn laps at the historic third-mile clay oval – Fuzzy Fassbender of Rubicon, Donny Goeden of Kewaskum, Dave Haag of Plymouth, Steve Hoffmann of Plymouth, Randy Markwardt of Sheboygan, Pete Ostrowski of Milwaukee, Steve Schad of Cleveland and K.J. Skelton of Cascade.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category are track workers Lee Glomski and John Laack, along with longtime flagman Bill Krueger.

In addition, the McMullen family, which features three generations of racers – Jerry, Tim and Brandon – will be added to the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame in the Racing Families category.

For the first time in event history, fans will have an opportunity to interact with Class of 2024 inductees during a meet and greet/autograph session to be held under the grandstand beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Fans are invited to bring their memorabilia, photos, yearbooks, apparel, etc. for signing with photo opportunities with inductees also available during the event.

In addition, vintage racecar owners are invited to display their classic machines in the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Night car show.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees are asked to contact Ken Schulz in advance of the July 13 induction ceremony at kenschulz91@gmail.com.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with Late Model and 360 Sprint Car qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 13.

In the event of inclement weather on Saturday, July 13, a make-up date for the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony has been set for Saturday, July 20.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony is made possible through the generous support of Goeden Auto Body of Kewaskum, Meyer Motors of Plymouth, Dairy Queen of Plymouth and L R Trophy and Sportswear of Kewaskum.

Financial contributions to support the 2024 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame induction event can be designated for “Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame” and sent to Sheboygan County Fair Office; 229 Fairview Drive; Plymouth, WI 53073.

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

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