Wi Dirt Racin

Plymouth, WI: A week late but opening night arrived at the expanded racetrack in the Fair Park. A warm and sunny Saturday brought out a large field of cars and an enthusiastic crowd tired of the long winter.

The track which was lengthened and widened for the start of the season featured fast racing, but a large rut that developed in turn three resulted in the final two races of the night being cancelled for safety reasons.

In the Sprint car division veteran driver Scotty Neitzel took full advantage of his pole-position start to capture the checkered flag. Behind Neitzel the racing was two and three wide with drivers looking to move through the field.

A caution flag on lap seven tightened the field with Kurt Davis, T.J. Luedke and Jim Melis chasing Neitzel. After another caution, the race ran to the finish with Davis holding on to second just ahead of Melis, Luedke and Kyle Martin.

Randy Sippel who led all 12-laps won the B-Main. Heat winners were Davis, Marten, Ken Jay Fiedler and Danny Schlafer. A heat race crash resulted in Justin Millers mount flipping. Uninjured, he and his crew repaired the car before his next race Later in the same race Spider Akright’s car crashed very hard into the turn three wall, he was also not injured.

The Grand National A-main saw Tyler Kulow pick up his first career win in this competitive division. Don Sorce passed five cars to get the lead on lap seven and appeared headed to victory lane before a mechanical issue sent him to the pits on lap thirteen.

Kulow then was in first with Matt Jackson and Kevin Lubach in tow. Nick Strobbe Jr. worked his way forward and was second on lap 19 but couldn’t get past Kulow. Lubach was third with Jackson and Brad Lubach finishing in the top-5.

Mark Fieber won the B-Main and heat races winners were Dick Hed, Brad Lubach, Strobbe and Sorce.

In the Super Modified division Johnny Fahl was the dominant car winning both the heat race and A-Main. Dennis Klumb was runner-up in both.

The Late Model and Outlaw Compact A-Mains were cancelled after the track could not be repaired

The Late Model heat races were very competitive with Mitch McGrath winning the first and Todd Jensema the second. In the first heat Russ Scheffler came from the back to finish second with Tim Buhler third.

Kyle Stark and Jonathan Otte won outlaw compact heat races.

More race results are available on the PDTR website. This coming week spectator races will be included, interested drivers should contact the fair office.

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