Press Report

Sunday July 20, 2008

By Stacy Abramson

  
The third annual Hales Corner's reunion night was this past weekend at Plymouth Dirt Track.
   Late Models were first in the rotation.  Russ Scheffler, Waukesha, picked up the 30 lap feature win over Rick Scheffler, Waukesha. He coasted through through the race, proving he knows how to get the job done at Plymouth. Turk Letizia, Milwaukee, was third. Scott Specht, Sheboygan Falls, was fourth, and Billy Rezutek, Big Bend, rounded out the top five.
   Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan, found himself in the B-main and had to charge hard to get into the A-main. He did just that picking up the win and the transfer with Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls, behind him. Tim Carman, Sheboygan Falls, and Ray Reiss, Kiel, were the other transfer cars from the B.
   Heat winners for the Late Model division were Russ Scheffler, Turk Letizia, and Billy Rezutek.
   Tim Melis, Plymouth, rocketed to the point in the Sprint car feature, but had a fast Lance Fassbender, Burnett, closing in with help from a couple of cautions and slower traffic ahead of the leaders. Melis was able to hold of Fassbender to pick up the win in the feature.
Fassbender finished second, Kurt Davis, Milwaukee was third. Travis Luedke, Plymouth, was fourth. Tony Wondra, Campbellsport, was the fifth place finisher.
   Wayne Modjeski picked up the win in the first of two B-mains for the Sprints. Earl Possi, Escanaba, MI, was second in the B-main having to race his way into the feature after winning four of the last five features at Plymouth. Shane Wenninger, Kewaskum, was third.
   Dave Enders, Kiel, won the second B-main over Kurt Davis. Robbie Pribnow, Mayville, came back from restarting in the back to finish third.
   Heat winners for the Sprint cars were Travis Luedke, Danny Schlafer, Sussex, Lance Fassbender, and Tony Wondra.
   In the Grand National division, Jeremy Sauter, Random Lake, reeled in leader Jestin Danes, New Hostein, with a handful of laps to go. Sauter passed Danes and went on to win the feature. Danes was second. Matt Yancey, Sheboygan Falls, was third. Luke Scholten, Oostburg, was fourth, and Tim Warner, Malone, was fifth.
   In the Outlaw compact division,Samantha Portschy, daughter of Sprint car driver Brian Portschy, both of Oostburg, wowed the crowd picking up the first heat race win.
   Tim Simon, Fond du Lac won the second heat race and was on pace to win the feature but had car troubles handing the lead over to second place driver Steven Weber, Plymouth. Weber held off Dennis Born to win the
15 lap feature. Aaron Stolp was third, Jason Juech, West Bend, was fourth, and Tyler Kulow, New Holstein, was fifth.
 


Sunday July 13, 2008

By George Baumann
  
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing honored area firefighters and paramedics prior to the start of the nights program. Then the only heat of the night began on the race track with plenty of excitement.
   Feature race wins went to Earl Possi in the Sprint division, Brad Dahmer in the Grand Nationals, Scott Specht in the Late Models and Jason Juech in the Outlaw Compacts.
   Possi from Escanaba, Michigan lead the entire race from his front row starting spot and just missed beating the track record by several seconds. The pair were flying and on lap ten they had caught the back of the field and were ready to start lapping cars. It would be Possi’s fourth feature win of the season.
   Terry Marten who started next to Possi, stayed with him the entire 25-laps, but Possi, would never give him a chance to pass. Series points leader Lance Fassbender from Burnett started ninth and wasted no time moving towards the front to get a third place finish but could never get close to the two front cars.
   Scott Conger from Eagle was fourth at the finish line for his best finish of the season just ahead of Ken Jay Fiedler from Sheboygan Falls. Wayne Modjeski (Oak Creek) winner the previous week started eleventh and finished seventh just behind former track champion Dave Enders from Kiel.
   The first B-main was won by 2007 track champion T.J. Luedke from Plymouth. Luedke opened a big lead early to assure himself a transfer spot leaving the rest of the field racing hard for the final two transfer spots. Paul Pokorski from West Bend with Adam Miller (Plymouth) and Troy Wondra (Lomira) battled hard and in the end it would be Pokorski and Miller transferring.
   The second B-main was won by Josh Walter (Plymouth) who ended a lot frustrating nights by transferring to the Main only lose oil pressure at the start of the Feature and having to retire to the pits. Tony Wondra (Campbellsort) was second and past track champion Danny Schlafer (Sussex) third.  Heat race winners were Modjeski; Marten, Doug Wondra (Oakfield), Enders, and Possi. Only one yellow flag waved during the five heat races.
   Dahmer from Sheboygan Falls after starting fifth in the Grand National feature, was in second on the second lap right behind leader Gary Glander (Sheboygan Falls). Glander would hold tight to the tracks inside berm and Dahmer was forced to go to the outside.
   Melissa Singer from Waldo, stayed near the front along with Jestin Danes (New Holstein) and Matt Yancey (Sheboygan Falls).
   Dahmer’s efforts finally paid off on lap ten when he got a good run off turn four and edged ahead of Glander for a lead he would keep.
   Glander would hold on for second with Singer finishing in third ahead of Danes and Yancey. Previous week’s winner Luke Scholten from Oostburg finished sixth after starting in the eleventh spot.
   Loren Lubach (Sheboygan) was the races hard charger coming from sixteenth to seventh passing most of the cars on the outside.
   Heat races were won by Yancey who tied a ten-lap track record which he already held, Scholten won the second heat missing Yancey’s record time by just one second, Dahmer won the third heat and Singer the fourth. Just one yellow flag in the four races combined.
   Late Models took their turn and it would end in dramatic fashion. Scott Specht (Sheboygan Falls) passed race leader Rick Scheffler on the outside coming off turn four on the final lap after Scheffler who had lead the entire race got slowed down behind a car they were about to lap.
   For Specht the 2005 track champion it was his first feature win of the season. In the early going Specht who started second, dropped back to fourth behind Kyle Odekirk (Waldo) and Turk Letizia (Milwaukee).
   On lap twelve Specht was able to use the outside line to get past both Odekirk and Letizia setting his sights on Scheffler again. After it looked like Scheffler would prevail the patience of Specht paid off in a big way in the final turn on the final lap esxciting the large crowd.
   Scheffler would finish just ahead of Odekirk, Letizia, and former track champion Dan Sorce (Franklin).
   The B-main was won by rookie Brian Goetsch from Sheboygan with Jim Lavey (Sheboygan), Matt Buckmann (Sheboygan Falls) and R.W. Ashenbrenner Oneida transferring.
   Heats were won points leader Randy Markwardt from Sheboygan with Sorce winning the second and Jim Schmidt (Cleveland) the third. The first heat saw Markwardt get by both Rick Scheffler and Specht for the lead. Three wide racing was featured numerous times in the three races.
   The Outlaw Compacts ran extended an feature with Juech from West Bend leading the entire event. Behind him the racing was hard but yellow flags continued to the slow the action throughout.
   Chad Riederer (Plymouth), two-time past track champion Jay Riemer (Sheboygan Falls), Tyler Kulow (Plymouth) and Steven Weber (Plymouth) raced in a tight pack right behind Juech most of the race.
   At times the pack would be three wide looking to advance but Juech was always able to hold them off.
   Jake Meyer from Plymouth and Riemer won heat races along with Tim Simon from Fond du Lac. Simon, winner of two features this season, had a tough night having to pull out of the feature with an apparent broken car.
   Racing continues this coming Saturday at the Fair Park with the annual Hales Corners Reunion night. Late Models will race a 30-lap Feature with $1,200 going to the winner and bonus money down the line. Suburban Drywall ($1,000), Behling Racing ($500) and www.widirtlatemodels.com ($100) put bonus money into the purse. Racing will begin at 6:00 PM.
 

Sunday,  July 6

   A full grandstand, great weather, and a full night of racing was found at Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds this past Saturday night.
   Late Models were first in the rotation for the evening.
   Russ Scheffler, Waukesha, had a dominating performance in the 30 lap feature for the Late Models. He held off fellow past PDT champion Scott Specht, Sheboygan Falls, and hard charging Dan Sorce, Franklin, to pick up the Mid-season championship feature win. Specht finished second. Sorce was third. Turk Letizia, Milwaukee, was fourth, and Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan, was fifth.
   In B-main action, Ray Riess, Kiel, picked up the win over Bob Cullen, Chilton. Brian Haese, Greenbush, was third, and Eric Michaels, Cleveland, was fourth. All four drivers transferring to the A-main feature.
   Heat winners for the Late Models were: Randy Markwardt, Rick Scheffler, Waukesha, and Dan Sorce.
   The Sprint car division saw Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, holding off Michael Emme, Manitowoc, in heavy lapped traffic to pick up the feature win. Tim Haddy, Waupun, was third. Paul Pokorski, West Bend, was fourth. Lance Fassbender, Burnett, who had to restart at the back of the field after bringing out the caution charged his way back up for the fifth place finish.
   Plymouth drivers Travis Luedke and Ben Schmidt picked up the checkers and the transfers to the A-mains by winning the two B-mains.
   Robbie Pribnow, Mayville, Dave Enders, Kiel, Al Schlafer, Sussex, Troy Wondra, Lomira, and Terry Marten, Sheboygan Falls, were the heat winners in the Sprint car division.
   In the Grand National division A-main, Luke Scholten, Oostburg, grabbed the lead passing the leader, Gary Glander, Sheboygan Falls, with two laps to go in their 30 lap feature. Brad Dahmer, Sheboygan Falls, took advantage of the later lap heavy traffic to pass Glander for the second position. Glander would finish third after leading most of the feature. Bob Peter was fourth, and Matt Jackson, Sheboygan, rounded out the top five.
   Scott Houpt, Belgium, picked up the win in the B-main with Jamie Theobald, Sheboygan, in second. Cliff Annis was third, and Paul Perronne, Plymouth, was fourth.
   The heat winners for the Grand Nationals were :Brad Dahmer, Chad Kistner, New Holstein, Jestin Danes, New Holstein, and Gary Glander.
   Tim Simon of Fond du Lac held off Jason Juech, West Bend, in the Outlaw Compact feature. Chad Riederer was third, Steven Weber, Plymouth, was fourth, and Jake Meyer, Plymouth, was fifth.
   Chad Riederer and Jake Meyer were the heat race winners for the Outlaw Compact division.
   All feature winners were presented a trophy sponsored by Big Z Construction and Remodeling.
 

Sunday June 29  

   Inclement weather struck again on a Saturday, but after a gallant effort by track personnel and community volunteers the show went on.
   The mid-afternoon rains left the track and pits very wet sending the track personel and equipment into action. Eisentraut Ag Service was on the scene with a number of large tractors and the process of getting the facility race-ready began.
   The Bumper to Bumper IRA qualifying was scratched and the racers drew numbers for starting positions and the passing points system was put into effect
   The IRA A-Main was won by Mike Reinke who passed Billy Hafemann for the lead on lap eight and stayed in front. Reinke was flying and was into the back of the pack lapping traffic on the eighth lap.
   Early on it was Hafemann and Brian Kristan up front with Reinke who started fourth close behind. Reinke with a lot of experience needed it as he got in trouble in turn three on lap eleven nearly going over, but was able to drive out of it and stay ahead of the pack.
   Todd Hephner who has won A-Mains on the Fair Park oval got himself into fourth place where he stayed. Past IRA Champion Donnie Goeden started ninth and managed to get up to fifth where he would finish.
   Series points leader Billy Balog started eleventh and finished eighteenth.
Two-time IRA Champion Scotty Neitzel who started the night 21-points behind Balog finished tenth after coming out of the B-Main.
   The B-Main was won by Neitzel who started on the pole. Mike Kertcher after starting fourteenth charged to the front using the high line and finished in second. Kertcher wasted no time moving ahead to seventh in less than four laps.
   The race went red after ³Wild² Bill Wirth flipped hard coming off turn four.
   Kurt Davis was in a transfer spot until his motor went up in smoke ending his night.
   Heat race winners were; Goeden, Kim Mock, Scott uttech and Dave Uttech.


A-Main
1. #02 Mike Reinke
2. #2B Billy Hafemann
3. #5 Brian Kristan
4. #1 Todd Hephner
5. #11 Donnie Goeden
6. #85M Steve Meyer
7. #44 Jason Johnson
8. #95 Bill Warren
9. #3K Scott Uttech
10. #2W Scotty Neitzel
 


   The Late Model A-Main went to Rick Scheffler who started outside of the front row and was ready for anyone who would challenge.
   The race would be slowed by several cautions and finally a red flag situation. The first yellow came out early when three cars tangled. A short time later the race went yellow again for a car stopping on the track.
   Scheffler got his stiffest challenge from his brother, past champion Russ Scheffler, but was able to hang on. Russ was running hard and nearly lost his mount between turns three and four which opened the door for Turk Letizia who would get by and into second place.
   The race would end after Al ³The Milwaukee Madman² Atkinson would flip hard in turn three collecting a handful of cars with him who were trying to avoid his rolling car. Atkinson was OK, but cleanup was lengthy.
 

A-Main
1. #15S Rick Scheffler
2. # D1 Turk Letizia
3. #74 Russ Scheffler
4. #3 Randy Markwardt
5. #79 Jim Schmidt
6. #77 Ray Reiss
7. #22 Charlie Schmidt
8. #33 Ron Stroika
9. #8R Bill Rezutek
10. #70 Craig Schueffner



   The Late Model B-Main was won by Billy ³The Kid ³ Rezutek who transferred along with Atkinson, Brian Haese and Bob Cullen.
   Heat races were won by Ray Reiss, Kyle Odekirk and Rick Scheffler.
   The Grand National A-Main and Outlaw Compact A-Mains were not started because of the curfew.
   The Grand National B-Main was won by Gary Glander after a long battle with Bob Peter who would finish second. Timm Anderson and Matt Yancey ground it out for numerous laps with Anderson finishing in third ahead of Yancey who would also transfer.
   Heat race winners were; Luke Scholten, Jestin Danes, Brad Dahmer and Jeremy Sauter.
   Racing resumes on Saturday, July 5th with a full program of PDTR Sprints, Late Models, Grand Nationals and Outlaw Compacts starting with racing at 6:00 PM.

 

Sunday June 22, 2008

   Another great night of racing at Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds. Grand Nationals were first in the rotation for the evening.
   Jestin Danes, New Holstein, started fourth in the feature and quickly fought his way to the point. He held off hard chargers Matt Yancey, Sheboygan Falls, and Loren Lubach, Sheboygan. Danes went on to win the feature with Yancey in second and Lubach in third. Tim Warner, Malone, was fourth, and Brad Dahmer, Sheboygan, rounded out the top five.  Jeremy Sauter, Random Lake, picked up the win in the B-main over Melissa Singer, Waldo.
   Heat winners for the Grand National division were: Matt Yancey, Jestin Danes, Matt Schlehlein, Fredonia, and Brian Kaat, Plymouth.
   The Late Model division followed the Grand Nationals. Kyle Odekirk, Waldo, picked up his first A-main feature win over Tim Carmen, Sheboygan Falls. "[The] tracks dry. I knew I had to stick to the bottom." Odekirk said after his win, "Tim's [Carmen] a good driver, glad he didn't catch me."
   Craig Schueffner, Sheboygan Falls, held off Scott Specht, Sheboygan Falls, in the B-main.
   Brad Mueller, Random Lake, picked up his first heat race win in the Late Model division with a win in the first heat. Bret Sievert, subbing for Russ Scheffler, won the second heat. Rick Scheffler, Waukesha, won the third and final heat for the Late Models.
   In the the Sprint car division feature, Earl Possi, Escanaba, MI, muscled his way around the track, starting 11. He chased down leaders Brian Kristan, Zion, IL, and Danny Schlafer, Sussex. Possi got around them to pick up his third feature win in a row. Kristan kept to second, but Schlafer had issues and fell back to finish 12. Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, finished third. Lance Fassbender, Burnett, was fourth, and Robbie Pribnow, Mayville, was fifth.
   In the first of two B-mains, Leroy Ostrowski picked up the win over Mike Reinke. Terry Marten, Sheboygan Falls, beat Dave Enders, Kiel in the second B-main.
   The heat winners for the Sprints were: Adam Miller, Plymouth, Jason Johnson, Allenton, Danny Schlafer, Brian Kristan, and Brian Portschy, Oostburg.
   In the Outlaw Compact division, Chad Riederer picked up the win in the
15 lap feature in the DM Sales team car. Jay Riemer, Sheboygan Falls, finished second. Jason Juech, West Bend, was third, Steven Weber, Plymouth was fourth. Jake Meyer, Plymouth, rounded out the top five for the feature.
   Steven Weber and Jake Meyer were the heat race winners for the Outlaw Compacts.
   All of the feature winners were awarded a trophy sponsored by Bulletproof Motorsports.


Sunday  June 15, 2008

   The threat of scattered thundershowers didn't keep Plymouth Dirt Track from racing this Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds for Fan Appreciation Night.
   Sprint cars were first in the rotation.
   Lance Fassbender, Burnett, had a fast car for the feature, but Earl Possi, Escanaba, MI, who started 11, was slowly reeling Fassbender in.
The caution came out with four laps to go when the 2007 sprint champion spun out in turn two. Fassbender had a great restart and was able to pull away from Possi for a bit, but Possi got back in the throttle and reeled Fassbender back in. Possi passed Fassbender in the last turn of the last lap. The two drivers drag raced to the line, and Possi prevailed. That was Possi's second feature win in the last two attempts.
   Tim Melis, Waldo, picked up the win in the first of two B-mains over Brian Johnson, Kewaskum. In the second B-main, T.J. Luedke, Plymouth, beat Danny Schlafer, Sussex.
   Heat winners for the Sprint division were Paul Pokorski of West Bend, Robbie Pribnow of Mayville, Doug Wondra, and Shane Wenninger.
   In the Grand National division, Luke Scholton, Oostburg, kept his car at the point for the feature. He held off hard chargers Scott Schwarz, Chilton, and Brad Dahmer, Sheboygan Falls, who finished second and third respectively. Gary Glander was fourth, and Matt Yancey, Sheboygan Falls, was fifth.
   In the first B-main, Chad Kistner, New Holstein, beat Abe Meinert, Glenbuelah. While, Dave Holm, Kewaskum, picked up the win in the second B-main over Melissa Singer, Waldo.
   Tim Warner, Malone, won the first heat for the Grand Nationals. Jason Dyer, New Holstein, won the second heat. Luke Scholton picked up the checkers from the third heat, and Brad Dahmer won the fourth and final heat.
   In the Late Models, Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan, picked up the win in the feature with a straightaway lead over Russ Scheffler, Waukesha.
   Turk Letizia of Milwaukee was third, Bill Rezutek, Big Bend, was fourth, and Ron Stroika of Mukwanago rounded out the top five for the feature.
   Brad Mueller, Random Lake, picked up the win over Brad Lubach, Elkhart Lake, in the B-main for the Late Models.
   Heat winners in the division were: Todd Jensema of Sheboygan Falls, Charlie Schmidt of Oostburg, and Craig Schueffner of Sheboygan Falls.
   The Outlaw Compact division Jason Juech, West Bend, beat Jay Riemer, Sheboygan Falls, in the feature. Jake Meyer, Plymouth, was third. Chad Riederer was fourth, and Steven Weber, Plymouth, was fifth.
   Tim Simon, Fond du Lac, and Jake Meyer were the heat winners in the Outlaw Compacts.
 


Sunday June 1, 2008

   It was "Escanaba in da moonlight" for the Sprint car feature this past Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds. Sprint car driver from Escanaba, Michigan, Earl Possi out paced heavy hitting veteran drivers in the feature with an incredible preformance.

   The Lte Model division had a clash of the titans for their feature.
Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan, was chasing down 2007 PDTR Late Model Champion, Russ Scheffler, Waukesha, but couldn't quite get the job done with lapped traffic getting in the midst of the action. Scheffler went on to win his fifth checkered flag this season at Plymouth.
   Bill Rezutek, Big Bend, won the B-main over Turk Letizia, Milwaukee, Eric Michaels, Cleveland, and Ray Reiss, Kiel.
   Rick Scheffler, Waukesha, Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan, Russ Scheffler,Waukesha, and Zach Emmons, Milwaukee, were the Late Model heat winners.
   Earl Possi started third in the feature behind Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls, who went to the infield after his car was suffering from engine problems. Al Schlafer went to the point but had Possi charging him lap to lap until overtaking him after a restart from a red flag. The red flag was brought out when Bartz's car started a small grass fire in the infield. But with quick action from the safety crew the fire was put out and the race continued.
   Possi picked up the win with Al Schlafer, Sussex, finishing second. Danny Schlafer, Sussex, finished third, Travis Luedke, Plymouth, was fourth, and Lance "the Geezer" Fassbender, Burnette, rounded out the top five for the feature.
   Tim Melis, Waldo, won the first B-main qualifier over Paul Pokorski, West Bend, and Aaron Shipper, Plymouth. Wayne Modjeski picked up the win in the second B-main, with Tony Wondra, Campbellsport, in second, and Adam Miller, Plymouth in third.
   Heat winners for the Sprints were Al Schlafer, Danny Schlafer, Ty Bartz, and Ken Jay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls.
   The Grand National division feature had some hard chargers at the front for all of the feature, but it was Brad Dahmer, Sheboygan Falls, taking the feature win over Jeremy Sauter, Random Lake, and Matt Yancey, Sheboygan Falls. Sauter and Yancey raced Dahmer hard lap to lap, but Dahmer kept to the point for the win.
   Troy Theobald, Sheboygan Falls, beat Mark Fieber, Cascade, in the B-main. Chad Kistner, New Holstein, was third, and Melissa Singer, Waldo, was fourth.
   Grand National heat winners were Jestin Danes, New Holstein, Jeremy Sauter, Loren Lubach, Sheboygan, and Brad Dahmer.
   In the Outlaw Compact division, Sean Mueller, Plymouth, barrel rolled his car in turn four to bring out the red flag in the feature race. He was ok. Chad Riederer put the DM Sales No. 2 car out front for the race and kept it there even with Jake Meyer, Plymouth, at his bumper for most of the race. Tim Simon, Fond du Lac, finished third, Jay Riemer, Sheboygan Falls, was fourth, and Tom Schneider, Chilton, was fifth.Tim Simon and Jake Meyer were the heat races winners for the division.
   All feature winners were given a trophy sponsored by BP Mobile Service.
   Motorcycles will be racing at Plymouth next Friday night, and regular season racing continues next Saturday night. June 14 is Fan Appreciation night, all fans get ½ price admission to the grandstands!
 

Sunday May 25, 2008

   Plymouth Dirt Track got its second full night of racing underway this past Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds.
   In Grand National racing, Matt Yancey of Sheboygan Falls picked up the win in the first of four heat races over Brad Lubach of Elkart Lake. Tyler Nault of Port Washington won the second heat over Jamie Theobald of Sheboygan. In the third heat, Tim Warner (Malone) put his car to the point for the win over Greg Kempf of Kiel. Brad Dahmer (Sheboygan Falls) took the checkers in the fourth and final heat over Random Lakes Jeremy Sauter.
   In B-main action, Loren Lubach (Sheboygan) paced the field for the first of four transfers into the feature. Dave Holm (Kewaskum) was second, Abe Meinnert (Glenbulah) was third, and Dennis Bertzyk (Chilton) was fourth.
   Brad Lubach, filling in for Jestin Danes, picked up the feature win for the Grand National divison. Chad Kistner (New Holstein) was second, Jeremy Sauter was third, Luke Scholten (Oostburg) was fourth, and Gary Glander rounded out the top five for the feature.
   Late Models had three heats on the night. Randy Markwardt of Sheboygan paced the field in the first heat race over Dan Sorce of Franklin. Russ Scheffler of Waukesha picked up his third PDT checked flag this season with a win in the second heat. Kyle Odekirk of Waldo won the third and final heat.
   Zach Emmons (Franklin) won the B-main feature and a transfer into the A-main feature. Brain Goetsch (Sheboygan) was second, Ray Reiss(Kiel) was third, and Eric Michaels (Cleveland) was fourth.
   Sophomore driver Craig Schueffner (Sheboygan Falls)picked up the feature win over Kyle Odekirk, Randy Markwardt, Dan Sorce, and Russ Scheffler, who finished second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively
   In the Sprint car division, Lance Fassbender (Burnett) rocketed to the front for the win in the first heat race. Danny Schlafer (Sussex) did the same in the second heat race. Plymouth's Travis Luedke beat Oostburg's Brian Portschy to the line in the third heat race, and Jason Johnson (Allenton) kept Brian Kristan (Zion, IL) at bay in the fourth heat race. In the fifth and final heat race, Troy Wondra
(Lomira) beat Al Schlafer (Sussex) for the checkers.
   Mark Wernes Jr (Mukwanago) picked up the win in the B-main over Dave Enders (Kiel) and Ben Schmidt (Plymouth). All three drivers getting bids to the A-main.
   In the second B-main, Adam Miller (Plymouth) beat Tony Wondra (Cambellsport) and J.B. Walter (Plymouth) .
   Troy Wondra picked up where he left off from his heat race and rocket through the A-main for the sprint cars. He went on to win the feature over Travis Luedke. Brian Kristan finished third, Kurt Davis (Milwaukee) was fourth, and Lance Fassbender was fifth.
   Outlaw Compacts had two heat races and an A-main feature. Jay Riemer (Sheboygan Falls) won the first heat over Ken Odekirk and Steven Weber (Plymouth). Jason Juech (West Bend) picked up the second heat win over Dennis Born of Plymouth.
   In the feature, Tim Simon of Fond du Lac beat Dennis Born and Jason Juech to the line.
 

   Sunday May 18, 2008

   After a hearty attempt to get racing underway, the skies had another plan in mind. Plymouth Dirt Track racing was rained out this weekend.
   Next Saturday night (May 24, 2008) is Military night. PDTR will honor all service men and women, both active and retired, during the opening ceremonies. Anyone in uniform or showing their discharge card will be granted free admission to the grandstand.
 

Sunday May 11, 2008


Plymouth Dirt Track kicked off its 2008 racing season this past Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds. The weather was cool, with rain threatening, but it held off to get the first full night of racing underway. There were 119 cars in total attendance.

Sprint cars started off the night with 41 cars in five heats. Brian Kristan (Zion, IL) paced the field in the first heat to pick up the win. Jason Johnson (Allenton) took the lead on lap four of the second heat and kept at the point for the win. Heat three action saw Andy Klumb of Grafton, a sophomore driver in the series, pick up the checkers over Adam Miller of Plymouth. Dave Enders (Kiel), piloting the 51m car, the checkers in the fourth heat. In the fifth and final heat, 2007 PDT Sprint champion, Travis Luedke (Plymouth) and Danny Schlafer (Sussex) raced the final few laps wing to wing with Luedke taking the checkers.

Sprint cars had two B-main qualifiers with the top three transferring into the 25 lap A-main feature for the night. Kurt Davis (Milwaukee) beat Ben Schmidt (Plymouth) and Wayne Modjeski in the first b-main, all three cars getting the nod to the feature. Tim Melis (Waldo) showed the way around the track in the second B-main to second place finisher Paul Pokorski (West Bend) and third place finisher Jeremy Schultz.

In the 25 lap A-main feature for the Sprints, Earl Possi of Escanaba, MI and Miller brought out the Red flag when the collected each other in turn one. Possi's car sat on top of Miller's car. Both drivers were ok. Johnson found himself at the point until D. Schlafer passed on the last lap. Schlafer goes on to win the feature with Johnson in second, Kristan third, Tim Haddy (Waupun) fourth, and Pokorski rounding out the top five.

Grand Nationals had 32 cars for four heat races. Jeremy Sauter (Random
Lake) picked up the win in the first heat. Cliff Annis won the second heat. Loren Lubach (Sheboygan) took the checkers in the third heat, and Luke Scholten (Oostburg) picked up the win in the fourth and final heat for the Grand Nationals.

The B-main qualifier found Brian Kaat (Plymouth) picking up the win and the first of four transfer spots to the feature. Brad Dahmer (Sheboygan Falls) was second with Tim Warner (Malone) behind him in third, and Jason Dyer (New Holstein) was fourth.

In the 25 lap feature for the Grand Nationals, Sauter picked up where he left of in the heat race to pick up the win over L. Sholten. Lubach was right behind them in third. Dave Holm (Kewaskum) finished fourth and Tyler Nault (Port Washington) was fifth for the feature.

Late Models had 24 cars in attendance. In the first of three heats,
2007 Late Model champion for PDT Russ Scheffler (Waukesha) picked up the win. Kyle Odekirk (Waldo) took the checkers in the second heat race, and Scott Specht (Sheboygan Falls), 2005 Late Model champ, won the third heat.

In B-main action, Turk Letizia (Milwaukee) picked up the win with Brad Lubach (Elkhart Lake) in second. Bob Cullen (Chilton) was third, and Jim Lavey (Sheboygan) was fourth. They all transferred into the A-main feature.

In the 25 lap A-main, Russ Scheffler proved again that he knows his way around Plymouth with the first feature win this season. Dan Sorce
(Franklin) was second, Randy Markwardt (Sheboygan) was third, Rick Scheffler (Waukesha) was fourth, and Craig Schueffner (Sheboygan
Falls) rounded out the top five for the feature.
The Outlaw Compact division had one heat and their 15 lap feature race. Jake Meyer picked up the win in the heat race over Jason Juech (West Bend).

In the 15 lap feature, Steven Weber (Plymouth) picked up the win over Jason Juech.