By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 24, 2023 – On a night dedicated to reflecting on the life of late 360 Sprint driver Cole Possi, three repeat A-main winners returned to victory lane and a new name joined the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event victory list Saturday, June 24 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Prior to the start of the racing program, the members of the Possi Racing team, including family and friends, who for many years traveled regularly from Upper Michigan to compete in the 360 Sprint Car division at The Plymouth Dirt Track, gathered in front of the grandstand to remember Cole, who passed away in March, with Cole’s Last Lap ceremony. In addition, Cole’s father Earl, who notched six PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories during his racing career, strapped into the seat of Cole’s No. 39 car to compete in the 360 Sprint Car portion of the racing program in his memory.

2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned his second straight Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event.

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive Grand National main event, Will Sorce of Franklin collected his second A-main victory of the 2023 campaign.

Two-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone executed a thrilling last lap, final corner pass to notch his third PDTR Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the 25-lap A main.

Austin Winkel of Sheboygan Falls racked up his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Wisconsin Racing Legends Dirt Series headliner

In the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, rookie T.J. Haddy of Waupun used his outside front row starting position to vault past polesitter Alex Pokorski of West Bend and grab the lead on the opening lap.

On lap 2, the first of four caution flags appeared when rookie Ryan Sawusch of Lake Villa, Ill. spun in turn four. Following the restart Ben Schmidt, who started third,  vaulted past Pokorski into second in turn two before using the low groove to seize the top spot from Haddy exiting turn four.

Pokorski ducked low to work his way past Haddy into second in turn one on lap 4 before the caution flag appeared on lap 5 when Haddy spun into the turn four wall to bring out the second caution of the race.

On lap 6, fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade used the high line to power past the low riding Pokorski into second. One lap later, the third caution flag was displayed to the field when Chris Larson of Franksville collided with the turn four wall.

The restart saw Pokorski work the high groove to vault his way into second as Schmidt pulled away to build a solid lead cushion. The 24-year veteran was closing in on the rear of the field when the fourth caution flag came out on lap 11 for Sawusch’s second spin of the race in turn three.

Berth used the preferred outer lane to take second from Pokorski in turn two as Schmidt again bolted away from his pursuers. The 2011 Midwest Sprint Car Association champion caught slower traffic on lap 15 and two laps later Pokorski regained second when Berth washed up high along the undulating cushion.

Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started ninth, moved into third on lap 18. Pokorski began to reel in Schmidt as the leader wound their way through lapped traffic.

However, the fourth-year driver fell just short at the finish line as Schmidt collected his second straight and third overall PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and fourth MSA main event triumph of the 2023 season, along with his 18^th career PDTR and 36^th career MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main win.

“I raced against Earl [Possi] for a lot of years and I raced with Cole [Possi] for several years too,” Schmidt said. “This wins means a lot. I want to thank the Possi Family for coming and doing this event tonight in Cole’s memory, the fans for coming out to support us, the sponsors on this car and my crew for giving me a great car every night.”

Pokorski placed second, McMullen was third, rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started fifth, placed fourth and Berth rounded out the top five.

As an extra Cole’s Last Lap event bonus, third place A-main finisher Brandon McMullen and ninth place finisher Justin Erickson of Plymouth each picked up $139 dollars courtesy of Goeden Auto Body. Also, rookie Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne collected $339 courtesy of Shufflebotham Tree Service in Cole Possi’s memory.

In the 25-lap Grand National main event, outside front row starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap with 2019 PDTR Grand National champion Tyler Kulow of Sheboygan, who started fourth, moving into second.

Tyler Kulow moved in to challenge Donny Kulow for the lead on lap 3 before seizing the top spot along the high groove in turn two on lap 4. Meanwhile, Will Sorce, who started third, moved past Donny Kulow into second lap 8 and quickly set his sights on the lead.

After racing in close quarters with Tyler Kulow for the top spot for several laps, Sorce swept into the lead with a high move in turn one on lap 12. As Sorce pulled away from Tyler Kulow, the lone caution flag of the event appeared on lap 19 when Don Singer of Waldo and Dick Hed of Plymouth collided and spun in turn four.

Sorce controlled the restart and maintained the top spot over the final six laps en route to his sixth career PDTR Grand National A-main triumph.

Tyler Kulow placed second, fifth starter Steven Weber of Plymouth took third, Donny Kulow wound up fourth and six-time overall Plymouth Dirt Track Super Stock and Grand National champion Brian Gilles of Plymouth placed fifth after starting 12^th.

Hunter Larson of Oshkosh jumped into the lead of the 25-lap B Mod A main from the pole position with outside front row starter Jesse Cullen of Chilton in tow. On lap five, Tim Warner, who started fifth, worked the high groove to pass third starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan for third in turn three.

Three laps later, Cullen closed in to pressure Larson for the lead before Warner worked his way in to make it a three-way battle for the top spot on lap 16. As the leaders encountered lapped traffic, Cullen attempted a high move to pull even with Larson on lap 19. However, Larson fended off the challenge to retain the top spot.

On lap 21, Warner seized second from Cullen before pounding the cushion to challenge Larson on lap 23. During the final lap, Warner unleashed a big run along the outer groove, while Larson was stuck behind slower traffic down low, to steal the victory in turn four and nip Larson at the checkered flag.

The crowd-pleasing final corner victory in the caution-free race was Warner’s division-leading 10^th career PDTR B Mod A-main triumph.

Larson had to settle for second, Lorier took third, Cascade’s Barry Maas, who started third, finished fourth and sixth starter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth wound up fifth.

Polesitter Kim Clover of Waupun led the opening lap of the 20-lap Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series before the first of two caution flags came out on lap 2 for a spin involving Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam.

On the restart, Austin Winkel moved into second along the outside line. Winkel quickly closed in on Clover before shooting past Clover into the lead with a low move in turn three on lap 5.

Winkel then built up a half-lap lead over eighth starter Ryan Sullivan of Waupun on lap 12. The second and final caution slowed the pace on lap 14 when Matt Gritt of Plymouth spun in turn four.

Winkel again bolted away from the field on the way to his first career Legends A-main triumph in the second Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series A main to ever be contested at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Sullivan finished second, Dallas Ross of Reeseville, who started third, placed third, Mike Mueller of Waupun took fourth after starting fourth and seventh starter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie rounded out the top five.

Logan Julien earned fast qualifier accolades in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a top lap of 12.853 seconds.

The seventh event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Mayer Automotive, drew a total of 76 cars, including 22 360 Sprint Cars, 19 B Mods, 19 Wisconsin Dirt Racing Legends Series cars and 16 Grand Nationals.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 1 will feature an all-open wheel event, including the third 2023 appearance of the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are set at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying and racing to follow.

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

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [9]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [16]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [7]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [11]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [8]; 10. 7-Lance Fassbender [6]; 11. 66T-Tristan Koenings [14]; 12. 20-Robbie Pribnow [12]; 13. 12P-JJ Pagel [19]; 14. 53A-Paul Pokorski [10]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [17]; 16. 54-Randy Post [20]; 17. 21H-TJ Haddy [2]; 18. 38-Jordan Miklas [21]; 19. 53-Shane Wenninger [13]; 20. 39-Earl Possi [18]; 21. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [22]; 22. 51-Chris Larson [15]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [3]; 5. 51-Chris Larson [5]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra [6]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [3]; 4. 53A-Paul Pokorski [4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [7]; 7. 54-Randy Post [5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 2. 21H-TJ Haddy [1]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien[4]; 4. 20-Robbie Pribnow [3]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [5]; 6. 39-Earl Possi [6]; 7. 38-Jordan Miklas [7]

Qualifying 1 (5 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.294 [6]; 2. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.345 [3]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.370 [7]; 4. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.424 [4]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 13.509 [5]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.528 [2]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.918 [1]; 8. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.918 [8]

Qualifying 2 (5 Laps): 1. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 12.913 [5]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.060 [1]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.105 [7]; 4. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.132 [6]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.526 [2]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.528 [3]; 7. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.579 [4]

Qualifying 3 (5 Laps): 1. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.853 [5]; 2. 20-Robbie Pribnow 12.896 [2]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.910 [6]; 4. 21H-TJ Haddy, 12.973 [4]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.163 [1]; 6. 39-Earl Possi, 13.257 [3]; 7. 38-Jordan Miklas, 14.947 [7]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main: 1. 14X-Will Sorce [3]; 2. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [5]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [2]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [12]; 6. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 7. 53W-Dustin Weiss [10]; 8. 7A-Todd Ascherien [8]; 9. 54-Matt Yancey [13]; 10. 14-Seth Westimayer [7]; 11. 6-Dick Hed [11]; 12. 23-Scott Kafka [9]; 13. 55-Don Singer [1]; 14. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [14]; 15. 03-Timothy Warner [16]; 16. (DNS) E85-Justin Pearson

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 72E-Chad Espen [2]; 2. 14X-Will Sorce [1]; 3. 24K-Tyler Kulow [4]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [3]; 5. 7A-Todd Ascherien [6]; 6. 89-Brian Gilles [5]; 7. 54-Matt Yancey [7]; 8. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 2. 95-Donny Kulow [1]; 3. 55-Don Singer [3]; 4. 14-Seth Westimayer [4]; 5. 23-Scott Kafka [6]; 6. 6-Dick Hed [7]; 7. 03-Timothy Warner [8]; 8. (DNF) E85-Justin Pearson [5]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main: 1. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 2. 9L-Hunter Larson [1]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [4]; 4. 22M-Barry Maas [3]; 5. 3-Travis Schmidt [6]; 6. 17S-Shane Long [7]; 7. 73-Rory Welch [13]; 8. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 9. 84-Mark Hoeppner [14]; 10. 9R-Matthew Roehl [11]; 11. 17-Brandon Knepprath [10]; 12. 19-Parker Glander [15]; 13. 59S-Spencer Long [8]; 14. 8-Jesse Cullen [2]; 15. 54-Michael Strean [16]; 16. 70JR-Jason Schilling [12]; 17. 19B-Jimmy Berkevich [18]; 18. (DNS) 25-Jim Fischer; 19. (DNS) 62-James Rautmann

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 3. 59S-Spencer Long [3]; 4. 29S-Tim Sheppard [4]; 5. 9R-Matthew Roehl [6]; 6. 54-Michael Strean [2]; 7. (DNS) 62-James Rautmann

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 19B-Jimmy Berkevich [2]; 2. 22M-Barry Maas [4]; 3. 17-Brandon Knepprath [1]; 4. 17S-Shane Long [6]; 5. 70JR-Jason Schilling [5]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [3]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 66-Steve Lorier [2]; 2. 8-Jesse Cullen [3]; 3. 9L-Hunter Larson [4]; 4. 84-Mark Hoeppner [1]; 5. 73-Rory Welch [5]; 6. 19-Parker Glander [6]

106.5 THE BUZZ WISCONSIN LEGENDS RACING DIRT SERIES

A Main (20 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Winkel [6]; 2. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [8]; 3. 87-Dallas Ross [3]; 4. 95M-Mike Mueller [4]; 5. 6E-Eric Blumer [7]; 6. 5G-Matt Gritt [11]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 8. 117-Adam Zellmer [5]; 9. 51-Tim Franz [14]; 10. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [12]; 11. 27B-Brandon Breitkreutz [16]; 12. 7A-Brady Ascherien [17]; 13. 1K-Kim Clover [1]; 14. 76W-Mark Wellman [13]; 15. 44M-Jordan Miklas [15]; 16. 52K-Kacey Korsmo [10]; 17. (DNS) 8W-Michael Weber; 18. (DNS) 64M-Griffin McGrath; 19. (DQ) 19J-Nick Johnson [9]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6E-Eric Blumer [6]; 2. 52K-Kacey Korsmo [5]; 3. 43S-Ryan Sullivan [3]; 4. 87-Dallas Ross [4]; 5. 5G-Matt Gritt [1]; 6. 7F-Lilly Fassbender [2]; 7. 27B-Brandon Breitkreutz [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Winkel [4]; 2. 8W-Michael Weber [6]; 3. 1K-Kim Clover [3]; 4. 7A-Brady Ascherien [1]; 5. 64M-Griffin McGrath [5]; 6. 51-Tim Franz [2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 2. 95M-Mike Mueller [3]; 3. 117-Adam Zellmer [4]; 4. 19J-Nick Johnson [6]; 5. 76W-Mark Wellman [1]; 6. 44M-Jordan Miklas [5]

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 17, 2023 – Two former track champions joined two first-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing winners in victory lane in PDTR A-main competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 17.

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who claimed the 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car championship, secured his second Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event.

Sun Prairie’s Brandon Waelti racked up his first career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Badger Midget headliner

In the 25-lap Oostburg Automotive 25-lap Grand National main event, Justin Pearson of Horicon posted his first career PDTR A-main triumph.

Two-time PDTR B Mod champ Tim Warner of Malone nailed down his second PDTR Next Step Insurance B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in the 25-lap A main.

In the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main, outside front row starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend bolted into the lead along the high groove with 2021 and 2022 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls, who started on the pole, settling into second.

The first of four caution flags appeared on lap 2 when rookie Hayden Johnson of Campbellsport stopped in turn four.

On the ensuing restart, the second caution flag flew when Spyder Akright of Sheboygan Falls, Tommy Colburn of New Berlin and Bill Taylor of Boltonville spun in turn two.

Another caution flag was displayed to the field on the next restart when Arenz and Pokorski collided in turn two after Arenz attempted a slide job, which resulted in Arenz’s car spinning to a stop before Campbellsport’s Tony Wondra, who had been running third, was collected in the incident.

After the third restart of the race, Ben Schmidt, who started sixth, pulled off a slide job to slip past rookie Logan Julien of Oconomowoc, who started fifth, and assumed the runner-up spot as Pokorski held down the lead.

The fourth and final caution flag of the event appeared on lap 5 when Colburn stopped in turn four.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt wrestled the top spot away from Pokorski with a low move in turn four on lap 6. Meanwhile, Pokorski began to feel pressure from two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen, who started 10^th beginning on lap 8.

The cushion-pounding Pokorski and the low-riding McMullen dueled side by side and back and forth over the next 10 laps as the leaders weaved their way through slower traffic.

On lap 18, McMullen finally surged into the runner-up spot along the low groove. Schmidt skillfully worked his way through lapped traffic over the final seven laps to secure his 17^th career PDTR,  35^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association and third overall MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph of the 2023 season.

“It is awesome to get this win,” Schmidt said. “This car is a dream to drive and I can’t thank my crew enough for what they do.”

McMullen finished second, Pokorski wound up third, Julien took fourth and PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car rookie T.J. Smith of Greenville placed fifth after starting ninth.

Polesitter Eric Blumer of Sun Prairie outpowered Matt Recheck of Beaver Dam to surge into the lead on the drop of the green flag from his outside front row starting spot in the 25-lap Badger Midget A main.

On lap 3, Adam Taylor of Wheatefield, Ind., who started eighth, used the outside groove to take over second. One lap later, Taylor bolted past Blumer into the lead along the front stretch.

As Taylor extended his lead at the front of the field, ninth starter Brandon Waelti of Sun Prairie worked his way into second on lap 9 along the high groove in turn two.

By lap 13, Taylor had built up a full straightaway cushion over Waelti as the leaders maneuvered their way through the rear of the field. The lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 22 when Parker Jones of Blue Mounds stopped in turn four and Jace Sparks of Crystal Lake, Ill. stalled along the back stretch.

Following the restart, Waelti unreeled off a slide job to take over the top spot in turn two before Taylor attempted to regain the lead with a slide job of his own in turn four. However, Waelti was able to execute a crossover move to maintain the lead.

Waelti held on over the final two laps to secure his third Badger Midget A-main victory of the 2023 season and his first career main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

“The track was really racy,” Waelti said. “I’ve only been here a couple of times, but it was a lot of fun tonight. Adam Taylor got a really good job and was way ahead, so that caution near the end really helped us. Hopefully, the fans had a great time watching the race tonight.”

Taylor finished second, Todd Kluever of Sun Prairie finished third after starting 10^th, 11^th starter Cody Weisensel of Sun Prairie placed fourth and Blumer rounded out the top five.

In the 25-lap PDTR Grand National A main, 83-year-old Dick Hed of Plymouth, who started on the pole, grabbed the lead on the opening lap. The first of three caution flags was displayed on lap 4 when Don Singer of Waldo spun in turn two.

On the restart, the second caution flag came out when Noah Wachowiacz of West Allis spun in turn two. Following a single file restart, third starter Dustin Weiss of Iron Ridge ducked under Hed to assume the lead in turn one.

After the third and final caution flag appeared on lap 13 for an incident involving Josh Pierce of Fredonia and Scott Kafka of Cleveland, Weiss maintained the lead while eighth starter Justin Pearson began to mount his charge to the front along the high line.

Two laps after seventh starter Nick Schumacher of Eagle seized second, Pearson powered into third on lap 19 before surging past Schumacher into second on lap 20. Following a brief side-by-side duel with Weiss, Pearson grabbed the lead with a high move in turn two on lap 23.

Pearson went on to post his first career PDTR Grand National A-main victory, Schumacher finished second, Weiss was third, Hed wound up fourth and fourth starter Donny Kulow of Plymouth rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Travis Schmidt of Plymouth grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap B Mod main event before two-time PDTR B Mod champion Tim Warner, who started fourth, moved in second in turn four.

On lap 7, second starter Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan worked the outside lane to challenge Warner for second. One lap later, Warner charged along the inside groove to power past Schmidt into the lead in turn two with Baumann following into second.

The first of five caution flags appeared on lap 13 when Colten Van Hierden of Waupun spun in turn four. Another caution appeared on the next two restart attempts when Spencer Long of Sheboygan Falls spun in turn two and Hunter Larson of Oshkosh and Jim Fischer collided in turn three.

Following the restart, Warner pulled out to a half-straightaway cushion over Baumann on lap 15. Two laps later, sixth starter Jeff Steenbergen of Johnson Creek inched past Baumann into second.

The fourth caution flag appeared on lap 19 when Rory Welch of Grafton spun in turn two on lap 19. The fifth caution came out two laps later when Spencer Long spun in turn four.

Steenbergen hounded Warner over the final four laps but was unable to unseat Warner from the top spot. Warner went on to claim his second PDTR B Mod A-main victory of the 2023 season, while moving to sole possession of the top spot on the all-time PDTR B Mod main event victory list with his ninth career A main triumph.

Steenbergen finished second, Baumann placed third, third starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan finished fourth and Shane Long of Sheboygan Falls, who started eighth, placed fifth.

Katelyn Krebsbach of Cascade was the top qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a fast lap of 12.943 seconds.

Todd Kluever earned Badger Midgets fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.665 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

The sixth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by JosFo Electric, drew a total of 85 cars, including  25 360 Sprint Cars, 20 Badger Midgets, 20 Grand Nationals and 20 B Mods.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 24 will feature the first 2023 appearance from the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

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

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

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [10]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [2]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith [9]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra [14]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 8. 54-Randy Post [11]; 9. 2-Chris Clayton [20]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [18]; 11. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [21]; 12. 7-Lance Fassbender [23]; 13. 66T-Tristan Koenings [13]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 15. 54G-Scott Grissom [16]; 16. 12P-JJ Page l[22]; 17. 21H-TJ Haddy [19]; 18. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [17]; 19. 53-Shane Wenninger [8]; 20. 1-Tommy Colburn [15]; 21. 25T-Travis Arenz [1]; 22. 11-Tony Wondra [4]; 23. 53A-Spyder Akright [12]; 24. 44-Hayden Johnson [24]; 25. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 3. 25T-Travis Arenz [5]; 4. 54-Randy Post [6]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson [9]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 7. 54G-Scott Grissom [7]; 8. 21H-TJ Haddy [8]; 9. (DNF) 7-Lance Fassbender [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 4. 98-Brandon McMullen [6]; 5. 1-Tommy Colburn [3]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [1]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [8]; 8. 2-Chris Clayton [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [3]; 3. 53A-Spyder Akright [1]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [7]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [5]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 7. 51-Chris Larson [6]; 8. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson

Qualifying 1 (5 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.706 [8]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.811 [1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 14.005 [4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 14.263 [3]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz, 14.294 [2]; 6. 54-Randy Post, 14.342 [7]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson, 14.442 [9]; 8. 54G-Scott Grissom, 14.645 [5]; 9. 21H-TJ Haddy, 14.833 [6]

Qualifying 2 (5 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.389 [7]; 2. 1-Tommy Colburn, 13.430 [4]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.569 [2]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.573 [6]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.612 [3]; 6. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.616 [5]; 7. 2-Christopher Clayton, 13.834 [1]; 8. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.848 [8]

Qualifying 3 (5 Laps): 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.943 [4]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.114 [3]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.225 [2]; 4. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.231 [1]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.250 [8]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.524 [5]; 7. 51-Chris Larson, 13.536 [6]; 8. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson, 13.892 [7]

 

106.5 THE BUZZ BADGER MIDGET SERIES

Advance Fastening Supply A Main (25 Laps): 1. 3W-Brandon Waelti [9]; 2. 5X-Adam Taylor [8]; 3. 55-Todd Kluever [10]; 4. 20-Cody Weisensel [11]; 5. 68-Eric Blumer [1]; 6. 38-Matt Rechek [2]; 7. 19E-Daltyn England [12]; 8. 15C-RJ Corson [5]; 9. 29-Harrison Kleven [14]; 10. 9S-Mike Stroik [7]; 11. 59-Kyle Koch [3]; 12. 98-Jordan Nelson [4]; 13. 45-Trey Weishoff [19]; 14. 53M-Miles Doherty [16]; 15. 28-Jim Fuerst [18]; 16. 17-Nick Kilian [20]; 17. 41-Parker Jones [6]; 18. 40-Jace Sparks [17]; 19. 2-Kyle Stark [15]; 20. 1W-Robby Wirth [13]

Simpson Race Products Simpson Race Products Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Adam Taylor [7]; 2. 41-Parker Jones [5]; 3. 38-Matt Rechek [1]; 4. 55-Todd Kluever [8]; 5. 15C-RJ Corson [3]; 6. 19E-Daltyn England [6]; 7. 29-Harrison Kleven [2]; 8. 53M-Miles Doherty [4]; 9. 28-Jim Fuerst [9]; 10. 17-Nick Kilian [10]

Auto Meter Auto Meter Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3W-Brandon Waelti [8]; 2. 68-Eric Blumer [1]; 3. 59-Kyle Koch [2]; 4. 9S-Mike Stroik [7]; 5. 98-Jordan Nelson [3]; 6. 20-Cody Weisensel [5]; 7. 1W-Robby Wirth [9]; 8. 2-Kyle Stark [6]; 9. (DNF) 40-Jace Sparks [4]; 10. (DNS) 45-Trey Weishoff

Schoenfeld Headers Schoenfeld Headers Qualifying (3 Laps): 1. 55-Todd Kluever, 13.665 [5]; 2. 3W-Brandon Waelti, 13.833 [13]; 3. 5X-Adam Taylor, 13.899 [18]; 4. 9S-Mike Stroik, 14.064 [6]; 5. 19E-Daltyn England, 14.075 [9]; 6. 2-Kyle Stark, 14.115 [14]; 7. 41-Parker Jones, 14.237 [4]; 8. 20-Cody Weisensel, 14.318 [8]; 9. 53M-Miles Doherty, 14.369 [17]; 10. 40-Jace Sparks, 14.527 [7]; 11. 15C-RJ Corson, 14.532 [11]; 12. 98-Jordan Nelson, 14.543 [20]; 13. 29-Harrison Kleven, 14.644 [12]; 14. 59-Kyle Koch, 14.767 [10]; 15. 38-Matt Rechek, 14.782 [19]; 16. 68-Eric Blumer, 15.191 [3]; 17. 1W-Robby Wirth, 15.193 [1]; 18. 28-Jim Fuerst, 15.595 [16]; 19. 45-Trey Weishoff, 15.976 [2]; 20. 17-Nick Kilian, 16.445 [15]

 

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. E85-Justin Pearson [8]; 2. 47-Nick Schumacher [7]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [3]; 4. 6-Dick Hed [1]; 5. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 6. 89-Brian Gilles [14]; 7. 24K-Tyler Kulow [11]; 8. 54-Matt Yancey [2]; 9. 80-Luke Scholten [10]; 10. 16-Will Schumacher [9]; 11. 72E-Chad Espen [13]; 12. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [16]; 13. 55-Don Singer [17]; 14. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [19]; 15. 23-Scott Kafka [15]; 16. 22-Randy Dent [18]; 17. 34-Steven Weber [5]; 18. 13-Josh Pierce [6]; 19. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [12]; 20. (DNS) 14X-Will Sorce

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 47-Nick Schumacher [1]; 2. 54-Matt Yancey [2]; 3. 95-Donny Kulow [5]; 4. 80-Luke Scholten [7]; 5. 72E-Chad Espen [6]; 6. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [3]; 7. 55-Don Singer [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Josh Pierce [1]; 2. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 3. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 4. 24K-Tyler Kulow [7]; 5. 89-Brian Gilles [6]; 6. 14X-Will Sorce [4]; 7. 187-Noah Wachowiacz [3]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. E85-Justin Pearson [3]; 2. 16-Will Schumacher [2]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [6]; 4. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [4]; 5. 23-Scott Kafka [5]; 6. 22-Randy Dent [1]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [4]; 2. 62-Jeff Steenbergen [6]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [2]; 4. 66-Steve Lorier [3]; 5. 17S-Shane Long [8]; 6. 3-Travis Schmidt [1]; 7. 29S-Tim Sheppard [9]; 8. 22M-Barry Maas [12]; 9. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [14]; 10. 17-Brandon Knepprath [13]; 11. 73-Rory Welch [11]; 12. 84-Mark Hoeppner [10]; 13. 19-Parker Glander [18]; 14. 12D-Chris Gilson [20]; 15. 59S-Spencer Long [15]; 16. 28-Rob Szemborski [19]; 17. 9L-Hunter Larson [5]; 18. 25-Jim Fischer [16]; 19. 12T-Tim Thrun [17]; 20. (DQ) 1K-Elijah Koenig [7]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 9L-Hunter Larson [1]; 2. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [6]; 4. 17-Brandon Knepprath [2]; 5. 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 6. 66C-Colten Van Hierden [7]; 7. 12T-Tim Thrun [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 03W-Tim Warner [1]; 2. 1K-Elijah Koenig [2]; 3. 29S-Tim Sheppard [3]; 4. 84-Mark Hoeppner [4]; 5. 22M-Barry Maas [6]; 6. 25-Jim Fischer [5]; 7. 12D-Chris Gilson [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 62-Jeff Steenbergen [3]; 2. 17S-Shane Long [1]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [6]; 4. 73-Rory Welch [4]; 5. (DNF) 28-Rob Szemborski [2]; 6. (DNF) 19-Parker Glander [5]

Wondra captures PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event triumph in 31^st season

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 10, 2023 – With a light mist falling on the multi-groove racing surface, 2014 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion Mitch McGrath of Waukesha emerged from a heated duel with Terry Casey of New London to notch his first main event triumph of the 2023 season in the rain-shortened 25-lap 106.5 The Buzz Super Six Late Model Series A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 10.

In the non-stop 25-lap Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing – Midwest Sprint Car Association main event, 31-year racing veteran Tony Wondra of Campbellsport collected his first A-main victory of the 2023 campaign in flag-to-flag fashion.

The Grand National and B Mod A-main events were cancelled due to rain.

After a spin by Bill Edler of Howards Grove drew a caution flag on the initial start, Terry Casey jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the scheduled 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series headliner with third starter Justin Ritchie of New London moving into second along the inside groove.

On lap three the second caution of the event appeared when five-time defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland slowed along the back stretch.

Utilizing the outside lane Mitch McGrath, who started second, moved around Ritchie in turn four on lap 3 to take over second. Five laps later, four-time PDTR Late Model champion Brad Mueller of Random Lake ducked low to work past Ritchie into third, while sixth starter Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha assumed fourth one lap later.

As the high riding Casey approached the rear of the field, McGrath cut the gap along the inside line of the third-mile clay oval. With Casey mired in dense lapped traffic, McGrath used the low groove to pull even for the lead on lap 18.

The two highly successful veteran drivers mounted an intense battle over the next six laps, exchanging lanes multiple times in the closing laps. On lap 23, McGrath used a big run along the back stretch to move ahead of Casey in turn three.

However, Casey battled back to attempt a slide job in turns one and two, which saw him push high on the increasing wet track surface. As Casey moved up the track in turn two, McGrath ducked low to regain the top spot entering the back stretch.

McGrath held the top spot over the next two circuits until the third yellow flag was displayed on lap 26 when Andy Jones of Princeton, Minn. spun on the back stretch.

With the light rain shower making the racing surface too wet to resume the race, the yellow and checkered flags were displayed simultaneously to give McGrath his 14^th career PDTR Late Model A-main victory worth $1,500, as he became the third different driver to claim a 2023 Super Six Late Model Series A-main victory in as many races.

Casey had to settle for second, Mueller placed third, Scheffler wound up fourth and seventh starter Jayme Zidar of Hales Corners finished fifth.

With the only Ford engine in the field, Tony Wondra outpowered polesitter Tristan Koenings of Van Dyne to grab the lead on the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car main event as fourth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade moved into second and outside third row starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend used a strong start to catapult into third along the cushion.

On lap 10, Wondra began to work his way through thick lapped traffic, which allowed Berth to cut into the lead. Nine laps later, Berth used the inside groove to briefly go side-by-side with the cushion-riding Wondra.

However, Wondra quickly pulled away to regain a solid lead, while Karnitz charged in to wrestle second place away from Berth with a well-executed slide job in turn four on lap 23 with two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh, who started 10^th, taking over third on lap 24.

Wondra, who began his racing career in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified division at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1993, went on to notch his third career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory, eighth overall Midwest Sprint Car Association main event triumph and his first MSA A-main win since Sept. 18, 2021 at Gravity Park Speedway in Chilton, Wis.

Karnitz placed second, McMullen finished third, Berth was fourth and 2011 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth, who start seventh, rounded out the top five.

Turk Letizia of Milwaukee won the 12-lap Late Model B main.

Brad Mueller earned Late Model fast qualifier honors with a lap of 13.202 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

Ben Schmidt was the top qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.336 seconds.

The fifth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign, which was sponsored by Pit Stop Pizza, drew a total of 82 cars, including 24 Late Models, 22 Grand Nationals, 19 360 Sprint Cars and 17 B Mods.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 17 will feature the second 2023 appearance from the Badger Midgets, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with 360 Sprint Car and Badger Midgets qualifying set at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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

106.5 THE BUZZ SUPER SIX LATE MODEL SERIES

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [2]; 2. 42-Terry Casey [1]; 3. 89-Brad Mueller [5]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [6]; 5. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [7]; 6. 70-Justin Ritchie [3]; 7. 22-Charlie Schmidt [12]; 8. 8R-Billy Rezutek [9]; 9. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [19]; 10. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [16]; 11. 173-Andy Jones [8]; 12. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [10]; 13. 24-Turk Letizia [17]; 14. 77-Bill Edler [11]; 15. 42N-Paul Niznik [18]; 16. 19J-Justin Green [14]; 17. 99-Sawyer Specht [15]; 18. 99M-Mike Mullen [4]; 19. 97-Justin Schmidt [13]; 20. 57M-Eric Michaels [20]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 24-Turk Letizia [1]; 2. 42N-Paul Niznik [4]; 3. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [3]; 4. 57M-Eric Michaels [2]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry [7]; 6. 5X-Chad Ludwigson [6]; 7. 44-Wayne Freimund [5]; 8. (DNS) 3-Brett Swedberg

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 74-Mitch McGrath [1]; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar [2]; 3. 77-Bill Edler [3]; 4. 55B-Joe Bongiorno [6]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht [4]; 6. 19J-Justin Green [7]; 7. 44-Wayne Freimund [5]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Justin Ritchie [1]; 2. 99M-Mike Mullen [3]; 3. 173-Andy Jones [4]; 4. 8R-Billy Rezutek [6]; 5. 24-Turk Letizia [2]; 6. 24S-Jayden Schmidt [5]; 7. (DNF) 5X-Chad Ludwigson [7]; 8. (DNS) 3-Brett Swedberg

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 42-Terry Casey [2]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller [3]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt [1]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler [8]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt [5]; 6. 9N-Tom Naeyaert [4]; 7. 42N-Paul Niznik [6]; 8. 57M-Eric Michaels [9]; 9. (DNF) 54-Kevin Baldry [7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 77-Bill Edler, 14.182 [6]; 2. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 14.207 [5]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath, 14.332 [1]; 4. 99-Sawyer Specht, 14.344 [3]; 5. 44-Wayne Freimund, 15.264 [8]; 6. 55B-Joe Bongiorno, 15.383 [4]; 7. 70-Justin Ritchie, 36.986; 8. 54-Kevin Baldry, 37.404; 9. 3-Brett Swedberg, 37.404 [2]; 10. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 37.404 [7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 99M-Mike Mullen, 13.633 [5]; 2. 24-Turk Letizia, 13.662 [4]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie, 13.761 [1]; 4. 173-Andy Jones, 13.860 [8]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 14.071 [7]; 6. 8R-Billy Rezutek, 14.435 [3]; 7. 19J-Justin Green, 14.504 [6]; 8. 54-Kevin Baldry, 14.509 [2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 89-Brad Mueller, 13.202 [5]; 2. 42-Terry Casey, 13.498 [7]; 3. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 13.559 [2]; 4. 9N-Tom Naeyaert, 13.781 [4]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.858 [6]; 6. 42N-Paul Niznik, 13.930 [8]; 7. 5X-Chad Ludwigson, 14.095 [3]; 8. 57M-Eric Michaels, 14.821 [1]

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen [10]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 35-Ben Schmidt [7]; 6. 7-Lance Fassbender [8]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski [5]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [12]; 9. 69S-TJ Smith [3]; 10. 66T-Tristan Koenings [1]; 11. 53-Shane Wenninger [13]; 12. 51-Chris Larson [14]; 13. 16-Anthony Knierim [9]; 14. 30-Doug Wondra [18]; 15. 69-Bill Taylor [15]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [11]; 17. 44-Hayden Johnson [19]; 18. 53A-Spyder Akright [16]; 19. 54-Randy Post [17]

Heat 1: 1. 16-Anthony Knierim [3]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien [2]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson [7]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright [5]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [6]

Heat 2: 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt [1]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [4]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [5]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [2]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger [6]

Heat 3: 1. 98-Brandon McMullen [2]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [3]; 4. 51-Chris Larson [4]; 5. 66T-Tristan Koenings [6]; 6. 54-Randy Post [5]

Qualifying 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.467 [6]; 2. 85J-Logan Julien, 12.498 [5]; 3. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.579 [1]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.590 [2]; 5. 44-Hayden Johnson, 12.689 [7]; 6. 53A-Spyder Akright, 13.027 [4]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.195 [3]

Qualifying 2 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.336 [5]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.561 [1]; 3. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.566 [3]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.590 [6]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.816 [4]; 6. 53-Shane Wenninger, 12.944 [2]

Qualifying 3 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.623 [6]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen, 12.709 [3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.808 [2]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 13.005 [4]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.281 [5]; 6. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 13.443 [1]

OOSTBURG AUTOMOTIVE GRAND NATIONALS

A Main (25 Laps): Rained Out

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 14X-Will Sorce [3]; 2. 13-Joshua Pierce [7]; 3. 5C-Collin Skindzeleski [1]; 4. 6-Dick Hed [2]; 5. 47-Nick Schumacher [5]; 6. 67-Jeff Storm [4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 89-Matt Loehr [1]; 2. 80-Luke Scholten [3]; 3. 34-Steven Weber [2]; 4. 95-Donny Kulow [4]; 5. 19S-Aaron Stolp; 6. 55-Don Singer [6]; 7. 6B-Vince Bartolotta [5]; 8. 55X-Dylan Sveom [7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 24K-Tyler Kulow [2]; 2. 72E-Chad Espen [4]; 3. 54-Matt Yancey [3]; 4. 53W-Dustin Weiss [5]; 5. 23-Matt Loehr [1]; 6. 41-Mark Haskins [6]; 7. 22-Randy Dent [7]

NEXT STEP INSURANCE B MODS

A Main (25 Laps): Rained Out

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 22M-Barry Maas [2]; 2. 03W-Tim Warner [5]; 3. 66-Steve Lorier [3]; 4. 59S-Spencer Long [4]; 5. 17-Brandon Knepprath [1]; 6. 54-Michael Strean [6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Travis Schmidt [3]; 2. 9L-Hunter Larson [5]; 3. 84-Mark Hoeppner [4]; 4. 19-Parker Glander [6]; 5. 25-Jim Fischer [2]; 6. (DNF) 29S-Tim Sheppard [1]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 17S-Shane Long [1]; 2. 73-Rory Welch [3]; 3. 70-Jonathon Baumann [4]; 4. 89R-Kolton Roehl [5]; 5. (DNF) 28-Rob Szemborski [2]

Abreu collects first All Stars-IRA Rayce Rudeen Foundation 410 Sprint Car race win

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 3, 2023 – Two-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh benefitted from race leader Justin Erickson’s late-race misfortune to earn his second Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2023 season in the 25-lap main event Saturday, June 3 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In the fifth annual Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobile 1 – Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series Rayce Rudeen Foundation A-main, Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. pocketed the $26,000-to-win first place prize in leading all 35 laps of the richest 410 Sprint Car race in the state of Wisconsin in 2023.

Polesitter Brandon McMullen jumped into the lead on the drop of the green flag of the 25-lap PDTR – Midwest Sprint Car Association main event with outside front row starter Justin Erickson of Plymouth in tow.

On lap 3, Erickson moved in to pressure McMullen for the top spot as the leaders began to catch the rear of the field. Two laps later, Erickson bolted underneath McMullen in heavy lapped traffic to assume the top spot in turn three on lap 5.

Erickson continued to set a torrid pace at the front of the field as he sliced his way through dense lapped traffic over the next 18 laps. On lap 17, fifth starter Kevin Karnitz of West Bend moved in to slip past McMullen to take over second along the preferred low groove.

As Karnitz and McMullen engaged in a heated back-and-forth duel for the runner-up spot, Erickson built up a half lap lead on lap 20. One lap later, McMullen regained the runner-up spot with a low move in turn two.

Two laps later, disaster struck for Erickson when contact with a lapped car sent him flipping on the frontstretch, which brought out a red flag on lap 23. Erickson’s misfortune saw McMullen regain the lead on the ensuing single-file restart.

McMullen held tight to the inside line with Karnitz trailing as the field took the white flag. However, a caution flag flew when 360 Sprint Car rookies Tristan Koenig of Van Dyne and T.J. Smith of Greenville made contact in turn four.

After a single-file green-white-checkered flag restart, McMullen maintained the top spot en route to his all-time division-leading 29^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main triumph, 41^st career Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event victory and second PDTR and third overall MSA 360 Sprint main event win of the 2023 season.

“Justin [Erickson] had a great car tonight,” McMullen said. “He was better than us. I’m not sure what happened to him, but it ended up working to our benefit. It was a challenging night and the feature was a pretty crazy race for us, but we’ll take it.”

Karnitz had to settle for second, Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum charged up from the ninth starting spot to finish third, 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett placed fourth after starting third and Alex Pokorski of West Bend, who started seventh, rounded out the top five.

In the 35-lap All Star-IRA Rayce Rudeen Foundation 410 Sprint Car main event, Rico Abreu jumped into the lead from the pole with outside front row starter Brent Marks of Myerstown, Pa. emerging from an early-race duel with third starter Lachlan McHugh of Gold Coast Queensland, Australia to gain control of second on lap 4.

On lap 6, two-time defending Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions champion Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis, Ind., who started fourth, vaulted into third. Two laps later, the high-riding Abreu caught the back of the field and continued to ride the high groove through lapped traffic.

Abreu pasted his machine primarily to the extremely high cushion, which was just off of the outside retaining wall, over the next 18 laps before a red flag was displayed when 2022 IRA champion Jordan Goldesberry of Springfield, Ill. flipped on the frontstretch, after making contact with J.J. Hickle of Quilcene, Wash.

On the restart, Anthony Macri of Dillsburg, Pa., who started sixth, ducked under Marks to assume second as two of the leading members of the famed Pennsylvania Posse waged an intense battle for second with contact made between the two in turn two on slide job attempts from both drivers on consecutive laps.

Marks eventually emerged with the second spot. In the closing laps, Abreu adjusted his line to run the bottom of the track in turns one and two and the top in turns three and four, which proved to seal the victory as he went on to notch his 12^th career Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions A-main triumph, fifth overall victory of the 2023 season and first Rayce Rudeen Foundation event win.

“The track was really technical,” Abreu said in victory lane. “We struggled at the beginning of the night and we just got better as we went. We had a lot of the best drivers in the country racing here tonight, so it was definitely tough. I tried to make consistent laps in the A main. I moved to the bottom a few times in traffic, but the pace was so slow down low that I felt I had to get back up to the top.

“Later on in the race, I went to running low in one and two and high in three and four and I think doing that is what won us the race,” he said. “I have to thank the Rudeen family for putting this event on and everyone for coming out and supporting it. Some of the best race fans in the country are right here in Wisconsin. I always enjoy coming back here to race.”

Marks finished second, former USAC Sprint Car, Midget and Silver Crown champion Chris Windom of Canton, Ill. moved up from the fifth starting spot to finish third, Macri placed fourth and Courtney rounded out the top five.

Jordan Goldesberry won the 12-lap All Star-IRA B main.

Tyler Courtney earned All Star-IRA 410 Sprint Car fast qualifier honors with a lap of 11.660 seconds around the third mile semi-banked clay oval.

Two-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee was the fastest qualifier in the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.693 seconds.

The fourth event of the 2023 PDTR campaign drew a total of 66 cars, including 41 All Star-IRA 410 Sprint Cars and 25 PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars.

The next race program at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 10 will feature the third race in the 2023 PDTR Super Six Late Model Series, along with the PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Cars, Grand Nationals and B Mods.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with Late Model and 360 Sprint Car qualifying set at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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

 

AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS

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

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 20-Robbie Pribnow [1]; 2. 98-Brandon McMullen [2]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 4. 2-Christopher Clayton [5]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor [3]; 6. 12P-JJ Pagel [7]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra [6]; 8. 66T-Tristan Koenings [9]; 9. 51-Chris Larson [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender [3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra [2]; 4. 53-Shane Wenninger [5]; 5. 6K-Kurt Davis [4]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy [7]; 8. 54-Randy Post [8]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 66-Nick Daywalt [1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [4]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien [5]; 6. 53A-Paul Pokorski [7]; 7. 69S-TJ Smith [6]; 8. 92-Kevin Seidler [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.907 [7]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.034 [4]; 3. 98-Brandon McMullen, 13.118 [6]; 4. 20-Robbie Pribnow, 13.149 [8]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.263 [9]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.564 [3]; 7. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.659 [5]; 8. 51-Chris Larson, 13.892 [1]; 9. 66T-Tristan Koenings, 14.118 [2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 6K-Kurt Davis, 12.693 [1]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender, 12.976 [2]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.194 [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.225 [7]; 5. 53-Shane Wenninger, 13.265 [4]; 6. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.441 [6]; 7. 21H-TJ Haddy, 13.686 [5]; 8. 54-Randy Post [8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.735 [1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.842 [8]; 3. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.897 [2]; 4. 66-Nick Daywalt, 12.957 [3]; 5. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.317 [7]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.471 [6]; 7. 53A-Paul Pokorski, 13.689 [4]; 8. 92-Kevin Seidler, 14.112 [5]

TEZOS ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS – BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION 410 SPRINT CARS

Tezos A Main (35 Laps): 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [2]; 3. 4-Chris Windom [5]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [6]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 6. 69K-Lance Dewease [15]; 7. 71-Buddy Kofoid [11]; 8. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [3]; 9. 26-Zeb Wise [16]; 10. 11-Cory Eliason [13]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch [10]; 12. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [12]; 13. 45-Tim Shaffer [7]; 14. 70-Scotty Thiel [17]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [9]; 16. 23-Russel Borland [19]; 17. 97-JJ Hickle [18]; 18. 49-Josh Schneiderman [8]; 19. 9P-Parker Price Miller [14]; 20. 25T-Travis Arenz [24]; 21. 10W-Mike Reinke [23]; 22. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [22]; 23. U2-Jack Vanderboom [20]; 24. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [21]; 25. 87A-Austin Hartmann [25]

Classic Ink USA B Main (12 Laps): 1. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 2. 29C-Hunter Custer [3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [4]; 4. 10W-Mike Reinke [5]; 5. 25T-Travis Arenz [9]; 6. 87A-Austin Hartmann [11]; 7. 26R-Preston Ruh [14]; 8. 28M-Conner Morrell [7]; 9. 4K-Kris Spitz [6]; 10. 24-Scott Conger [15]; 11. 2W-Scott Neitzel [13]; 12. 21-Will Gerrits [18]; 13. 10V-Kurt Davis [10]; 14. 99-Tyler Brabant [17]; 15. 16-Anthony Knierim [16]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech [2]; 17. 29-Sye Lynch [8]; 18. 39V-William Huck [20]; 19. 88-Christopher Flick [19]; 20. (DNS) 79-Blake Nimee; 21. (DNS) 25-Danny Schlafer

Elliotts Custom Trailers and Carts Dash (6 Laps): 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [3]; 3. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [4]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [7]; 5. 4-Chris Windom [9]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [8]; 7. 45-Tim Shaffer [6]; 8. 49-Josh Schneiderman [2]; 9. 17B-Bill Balog [5]

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Josh Schneiderman [3]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch [1]; 3. 45-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 97-JJ Hickle [6]; 5. 68-Dave Uttech [2]; 6. 28M-Conner Morrell [5]; 7. 26R-Preston Ruh [8]; 8. 99-Tyler Brabant [7]; 9. 39V-William Huck [9]

CSI Shocks Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 2. 11-Cory Eliason [5]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [2]; 4. U2-Jack Vanderboom [7]; 5. 29C-Hunter Custer [3]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 7. 87A-Austin Hartmann [6]; 8. 21-Will Gerrits [8]

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25M-Lachlan McHugh [1]; 2. 71-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [4]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [3]; 5. 4K-Kris Spitz [5]; 6. 10V-Kurt Davis [6]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [7]; 8. 88-Christopher Flick [8]

Kistler Racing Products Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Chris Windom [3]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise [1]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [4]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [5]; 6. 29-Sye Lynch [6]; 7. 79-Blake Nimee [7]; 8. 16-Anthony Knierim [8]

Mobile 1 Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 9P-Parker Price Miller [2]; 3. 70-Scotty Thiel [3]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [4]; 5. 10W-Mike Reinke [5]; 6. 25T-Travis Arenz [6]; 7. 2W-Scott Neitzel [7]; 8. (DNS) 25-Danny Schlafer

Hercules Tire Qualifying: 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 11.660 [15]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer, 11.732 [1]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 11.762 [19]; 4. 25M-Lachlan McHugh, 11.909 [22]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 11.910 [30]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch, 11.924 [2]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 11.940 [10]; 8. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.948 [4]; 9. 69K-Lance Dewease, 11.959 [13]; 10. 26-Zeb Wise, 11.961 [29]; 11. 71-Buddy Kofoid, 11.967 [25]; 12. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.976 [28]; 13. 24R-Rico Abreu, 11.978 [34]; 14. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 11.990 [3]; 15. 4-Chris Windom, 11.998 [31]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.000 [37]; 17. 29C-Hunter Custer, 12.012 [17]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell, 12.026 [5]; 19. 97-JJ Hickle, 12.048 [8]; 20. 11-Cory Eliason, 12.110 [12]; 21. 23-Russel Borland, 12.126 [18]; 22. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 12.168 [36]; 23. 70-Scotty Thiel, 12.194 [40]; 24. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.195 [16]; 25. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.236 [33]; 26. 29-Sye Lynch, 12.246 [32]; 27. 10W-Mike Reinke, 12.288 [39]; 28. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.350 [26]; 29. 16-Anthony Knierim, 12.364 [27]; 30. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.367 [23]; 31. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 12.430 [11]; 32. 25T-Travis Arenz, 12.552 [35]; 33. 10V-Kurt Davis, 12.617 [20]; 34. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.668 [9]; 35. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 12.680 [41]; 36. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.708 [6]; 37. 24-Scott Conger, 12.769 [21]; 38. 21-Will Gerrits, 12.849 [14]; 39. 88-Christopher Flick, 13.020 [24]; 40. 39V-William Huck, 13.991 [7]; 41. 25-Danny Schlafer, 59.999 [38]