Haudenschild outduels Kofoid to capture Outlaws victory

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 6, 2026 – In front of a record crowd, two-time Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth raced to his third consecutive A-main victory of the 2026 season on Saturday, June 6, at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

Sheldon Haudenschild of Wooster, Ohio, utilized a late-race charge to earn his first victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in the 35-lap NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series headliner, contested before the largest crowd in the 76-year history of The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend seized the lead at the start of the 25-lap main event with third starter Joseph Hintz of Burnett following in second.

On lap 7, Karnitz caught the back of the field and began to slice his way through slower traffic, which allowed the lead gap to dwindle quickly. Meanwhile, Ben Schmidt, who started sixth, slipped into second on lap 8 before vaulting into the lead in turn three on lap 9.

Two laps later, Hintz charged in to steal the top spot away from Schmidt as the leaders weaved their way through lapped traffic.

Hintz maintained the top spot with Schmidt and Karnitz trailing close behind until the first of two caution flags appeared on lap 16 when Billy Kreutz of Kiel stopped in turn two.

On the restart, Schmidt used a strong move to power past Hintz and seize the top spot. The 26-year veteran quickly built up a full straightaway lead over Hintz before the second and final caution flag appeared on lap 23 when Chris Clayton of Waldo lost a right rear tire in turn three.

Following a single-file restart, Schmidt again commanded the lead over the final two laps on the way to his second straight A-main victory in PDTR 360 Sprint Car competition and third consecutive MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association win of the 2026 campaign, 30th PDTR 360 Sprint Car triumph and 55th career MSA main event victory.

Hintz was second, outside front row starter T.J. Smith of Greenville placed third, Karnitz took fourth, and Tyler Davis of Franklin bolted up nine spots to place fifth, after starting 14th.

Two-time World of Outlaws Series champion David Gravel of Watertown, Conn. swept into the lead on the opening lap ahead of third-starter Buddy Kofoid of Penngrove, Calif.

The leaders were just about to catch the rear of the field when Travis Arenz of Sheboygan Falls flipped in turn two following contact with an infield tire to bring out a red flag on lap 9.

Gravel maintained the top spot with Kofoid giving chase on the ensuing restart before another red flag was displayed on lap 16 when Will Gerrits of Waupun flipped in turn two after contacting an infield tire.

After a caution flag came out on lap 23 for the slow car of Will Armitage of Athens, Ill. along the frontstretch, the action at the front of the field picked up considerably on the ensuing restart when Kofoid worked the high groove to sweep around Gravel and into the lead on lap 25.

Gravel battled back to regain the top spot on laps 26 and 27 after trading slide jobs with Kofoid. On lap 29, Gravel made hard contact with the turn four wall while battling with Kofoid for the lead. The incident drew a caution and forced Gravel to retire from the race with rear-end damage.

Following a single-file restart, Sheldon Haudenschild, who started fourth, bolted in to challenge Kofoid for the lead. On lap 31, Haudenschild pulled off the winning move by vaulting his way into the lead in turn two.

Haudenschild went on to earn his first A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track and the 48th main event win of his World of Outlaws career.

Kofoid had to settle for second, Garett Williamson of Columbia, Mo. placed third after starting fifth, Cole Macedo of Lemoore, Calif. finished fourth from the seventh starting spot, and Carson Macedo of Lemoore, Calif. advanced from the 16th starting position to round out the top five.

Ben Schmidt collected the PDTR 360 Sprint Car overall fast qualifier award with a lap of 12.584 seconds.

David Gravel registered the fastest lap in World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series qualifying in 11.386 seconds.

The 12-lap World of Outlaws Last Chance Showdown win went to Joel Myers Jr. of Santa Rosa, Calif.

The fifth event of the 2026 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Hopf Farms, produced a field of 54 Sprint Cars, including 33 World of Outlaws Series 410 Sprint Cars and 21 PDTR 360 Sprint Cars.

Plymouth Dirt Track Racing will return to action on Saturday, June 13 with the Badger Midgets returning for the second time in 2026 along with the Akright Auto PDTR 360 Sprint Cars, Oostburg Automotive Grand Nationals and Sheboygan Flooring B Mods.

Spectator 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. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 2. 14J-Joseph Hintz [3]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [1]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis [14]; 6. 57-Tristan Furseth [4]; 7. 69-Bill Taylor [7]; 8. 22B-Brandon Berth [13]; 9. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [17]; 10. 15-Carter Chevalier [10]; 11. 20W-Weston Finke [19]; 12. 59-Ethon Stear [15]; 13. 11-Tony Wondra [18]; 14. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman [11]; 15. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [20]; 16. 5-Chad Stouthamer [12]; 17. (DNF) 24-Scott Conger [9]; 18. (DNF) 2-Chris Clayton [8]; 19. (DNF) 67-Josh Walter [5]; 20. (DNF) 3BK-Billy Kreutz [21]; 21. (DNF) 54G-Scott Grissom [16]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Tristan Furseth[4]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor[1]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[2]; 4. 5-Chad Stouthamer[3]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth[5]; 6. 68T-Tyler Davis[7]; 7. 20W-Weston Finke[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz[1]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[3]; 3. 35-Ben Schmidt[4]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton[5]; 5. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[2]; 6. 59-Ethon Stear[6]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[1]; 2. 67-Josh Walter[3]; 3. 24-Scott Conger[2]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier[4]; 5. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[6]; 6. 54G-Scott Grissom[5]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.592[3]; 2. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.745[1]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.759[6]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.814[2]; 5. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.942[5]; 6. 20W-Weston Finke, 13.402[7]; 7. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.402[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.584[4]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.606[5]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.735[1]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.910[7]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.924[2]; 6. 59-Ethon Stear, 13.028[3]; 7. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.240[6]

Qualifying 3: 1. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.626[4]; 2. 67-Josh Walter, 12.691[1]; 3. 24-Scott Conger, 12.975[3]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.117[5]; 5. 54G-Scott Grissom, 13.168[6]; 6. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 13.209[2]; 7. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 13.450[7]

 

NOS ENERGY DRINK WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES

NOS Energy Drink A Main (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid [3]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson [5]; 4. 2C-Cole Macedo [7]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo [16]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14]; 7. 51B-Joe B Miller [2]; 8. 85J-Logan Julien [13]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom [15]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 11. 19-Joel Myers Jr [21]; 12. 17-Spencer Bayston [20]; 13. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek [8]; 14. 27-Emerson Axsom [9]; 15. 51-Ashton Torgerson [23]; 16. 16C-Skylar Gee [18]; 17. 92-Zach Daum [11]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell [10]; 19. 15K-Creed Kemenah [22]; 20. 8-Will Gerrits [19]; 21. (DNF) 2-David Gravel [1]; 22. (DNF) 7A-Will Armitage [17]; 23. (DNF) 17B-Bill Balog [12]; 24. (DNF) 25T-Travis Arenz [24]

MicroLite Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps): 1. 19-Joel Myers Jr[2]; 2. 15K-Creed Kemenah[4]; 3. 51-Ashton Torgerson[3]; 4. 25T-Travis Arenz[1]; 5. 26R-Preston Ruh[7]; 6. 25-Danny Schlafer[6]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski[5]; 8. 87A-Austin Hartmann[10]; 9. 26T-Tyler Tischendorf[9]; 10. 99-Tyler Brabant[13]; 11. 55P-Brady Portschy[12]; 12. (DNF) 9-Tommy Colburn[8]; 13. (DNS) 68-Dave Uttech

Toyota Dash (8 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[2]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 5. 23-Garet Williamson[5]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz[7]; 7. 2C-Cole Macedo[6]; 8. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[8]

NOS Energy Drink Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[1]; 3. 27-Emerson Axsom[3]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien[4]; 5. 7A-Will Armitage[6]; 6. 19-Joel Myers Jr[5]; 7. 4-Alex Pokorski[7]; 8. 26T-Tyler Tischendorf[8]; 9. 99-Tyler Brabant[9]

The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[2]; 3. 28M-Conner Morrell[4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]; 5. 16C-Skylar Gee[5]; 6. 25T-Travis Arenz[3]; 7. 25-Danny Schlafer[7]; 8. 87A-Austin Hartmann[8]

WIX Filters Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz[2]; 2. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 3. 92-Zach Daum[4]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom[3]; 5. 8-Will Gerrits[6]; 6. 51-Ashton Torgerson[7]; 7. 26R-Preston Ruh[8]; 8. (DNF) 68-Dave Uttech[5]

Golf Cart Services Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog[2]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 5. 17-Spencer Bayston[5]; 6. 15K-Creed Kemenah[6]; 7. 9-Tommy Colburn[7]; 8. 55P-Brady Portschy[8]

Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel, 11.386[10]; 2. 2C-Cole Macedo, 11.388[9]; 3. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.447[18]; 4. 23-Garet Williamson, 11.452[2]; 5. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek, 11.462[25]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller, 11.496[4]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.516[20]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.536[16]; 9. 27-Emerson Axsom, 11.564[21]; 10. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.567[17]; 11. 7S-Chris Windom, 11.573[3]; 12. 83-Michael Kofoid, 11.608[14]; 13. 85J-Logan Julien, 11.617[24]; 14. 28M-Conner Morrell, 11.624[28]; 15. 92-Zach Daum, 11.628[8]; 16. 41-Carson Macedo, 11.680[29]; 17. 19-Joel Myers Jr, 11.680[15]; 18. 16C-Skylar Gee, 11.687[19]; 19. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.703[6]; 20. 17-Spencer Bayston, 11.713[7]; 21. 7A-Will Armitage, 11.715[30]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.724[11]; 23. 8-Will Gerrits, 11.742[12]; 24. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 11.804[32]; 25. 4-Alex Pokorski, 11.867[22]; 26. 25-Danny Schlafer, 11.890[26]; 27. 51-Ashton Torgerson, 11.919[31]; 28. 9-Tommy Colburn, 11.927[1]; 29. 26T-Tyler Tischendorf, 11.963[13]; 30. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.011[27]; 31. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.098[33]; 32. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.114[5]; 33. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.541[23]

Race//Ready Hot Laps: 1. 41-Carson Macedo, 11.419[29]; 2. 28M-Conner Morrell, 11.485[28]; 3. 27-Emerson Axsom, 11.577[21]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien, 11.669[24]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.685[16]; 6. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek, 11.700[25]; 7. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 11.706[32]; 8. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.734[18]; 9. 83-Michael Kofoid, 11.736[14]; 10. 25T-Travis Arenz, 11.741[17]; 11. 7A-Will Armitage, 11.749[30]; 12. 51-Ashton Torgerson, 11.760[31]; 13. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.780[20]; 14. 2-David Gravel, 11.782[10]; 15. 16C-Skylar Gee, 11.790[19]; 16. 92-Zach Daum, 11.852[8]; 17. 19-Joel Myers Jr, 11.894[15]; 18. 23-Garet Williamson, 11.895[2]; 19. 2C-Cole Macedo, 11.948[9]; 20. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.001[26]; 21. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 12.049[27]; 22. 7S-Chris Windom, 12.092[3]; 23. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.188[22]; 24. 51B-Joe B Miller, 12.194[4]; 25. 26R-Preston Ruh, 12.202[33]; 26. 8-Will Gerrits, 12.277[12]; 27. 17-Spencer Bayston, 12.308[7]; 28. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.331[11]; 29. 9-Tommy Colburn, 12.441[1]; 30. 99-Tyler Brabant, 12.473[23]; 31. 26T-Tyler Tischendorf, 12.507[13]; 32. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.524[6]; 33. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.962[5]