Maas, Davis, Buhler and Rivst win at PDTR

Grandstands filled in for Fan Appreciation Night at PDTR, fans witnessed some amazing racing. Some drivers did meet and greets, autographed apparel, others threw up T-shits, Frisbees and some handed out treats in the pits.

First out this evening were the Feldmann Sales and Service Grand Nationals for their extended feature and 50% purse increase. Dick Hed and James Pagel led the field to the green, Hed pulled out to lead lap one until Pagel passed a lap later. Brad Lubach slowly fell to the back, passed by Steven Weber with Mark Fieber close behind. Barry Maas steadily gained ground on Hed eventually passing him for second. Deep in the pack were unexpected cars of Dan Sorce and Kodiak Wirtz swapping eighteenth position. Hed motored past Maas to gain second place back, then managed to pass Pagel to lead for a lap. Pagel passed Hed back, leading two laps until a caution came out for tires that were continually getting hit between turns one and two eventually coming to rest in the racing groove. Brad Lubach was penalized two spots for continually hitting infield tires. Race resumed with Maas in control of the field with Pagel and Luke Scholton chasing him down. Drivers were swapping positions by going three and even four wide on the front and back stretch attempting to gain ground before the finish. As the checkers waved on lap 30 “Hollywood” Barry Maas (Cascade) crossed the checkers first, followed by Luke Scholton, James Pagel (St. Cloud), Dick Hed (Plymouth) and Tim Simon (Fond du Lac). Hard Charger passing 17 cars was Luke Scholton driving for Scott Houpt.
Top four B-Main drivers transferring on to the feature were Don Sorce Jr. (West Allis), Kodiak Wirtz (Menomonee Falls), Luke Scholton, Dan Sorce (Franklin) and alternate Pat Marcott.
Heat Winners: Dick Hed (Plymouth), James Pagel (St. Cloud), Barry Maas (Cascade) and Matt Yancey (Sheboygan)

Randy Sippel and Kyle Marten side by side at the cone brought the Aldag-Honald Mechanical Sprint Feature to a start. Marten slid past Sippel to control the lead. Brandon McMullen settled into third with Justin Miller in tow. A spin by Chris Clayton brought out the yellow which did not end well. Ken Jay Fiedler slid into him flipping over creating a red flag situation. Marten regained control with McMullen close behind, two laps later McMullen passed Marten on the high side. Jason Johnson and Paul Pokorski were in their own battle mid pack. Another unfortunate caution results in a red situation as Chris Clayton spins and Josh Walter flips in turn 4. Final restart with McMullen in control and Marten close behind had additional company of Kurt Davis. Davis drove on the outside to pass Marten, in search for McMullen. Donny Goeden drew closer to Marten in his quest for the front. McMullen approached lapped traffic allowing Davis and Goeden to gain ground. McMullen was not able to maneuver through lapped traffic as well as Davis. An astonished crowd watched Davis slide past McMullen for the lead with just three laps to go. When the checkers flew it was Davis (West Allis) over McMullen (Plymouth) followed by Goeden (Kewaskum), Marten (Sheboygan Falls) and Jim Melis (Glenbeulah). Crowd pleaser Davis completes his win with a significant amount of victory donuts, coming to a rest in front of the crowd. Hard Chargers each passing 7 cars were Shane Wenninger (Kewaskum), Travis Luedke (Plymouth) and Jim Melis (Glenbeulah).
B-Main Finish: Danny Schlafer (Sussex), Ken Jay Fiedler (Sheboygan Falls), Shane Wenninger (Kewaskum), Dennis Wessner (Sheboygan Falls) and Josh Walter (Plymouth)
Heat Winners: Donny Goeden (Kewaskum), Kurt Davis (West Allis), Kyle Marten (Sheboygan Falls)

Johnsonville Sausage Late Models were out next with Ted Dolhun Sr. and Rick Scheffler setting the pace. An immediate caution came out for Brad Mueller spinning by himself, Jim Schmidt and Eric Michaels tangled trying to avoid Mueller. Schleffler went on to lead after the restart. Buhler passed Dolhun Sr. for second in his hunt for Scheffler. Randy Markwardt and Billy Reutek struggled to resolve eighth position. Mitch McGrath was now part of the three way battle for the lead with Scheffler and Buhler. Lap 14 brought lapped traffic into the picture for leader Scheffler. Randy Markwardt out for the first time this year with a brand new car drove into the infield in turn four and over corrected sending himself towards the front stretch wall. Disastrous end for Markwardt as the wall sucked him in and sent his car flying into the catch fence and moving the flag stand. Markwardt was shaken; car was destroyed as a tandem tow was needed to remove his card from the track. A slight delay as track workers and fair board members replaced a section of the fence. On the restart McGrath and Buhler got passed Scheffler to take over the lead. McGrath was steadily trying to hold off Buhler, causing him to lose control and jump the cushion. Checkers waved for Buhler winning another feature followed by Mitch McGrath (Waukesha), Rick Scheffler (Waukesha), Russ Scheffler (Waukesha) and Ted Dolhun Sr. (Franklin). Hard Charger passing 7 cars was Russ Scheffler (Waukesha).
Heat Winners: Mitch McGrath (Waukesha), Kyle Odekirk (Plymouth)

Final feature for the evening were the outlaw compacts with Brody Rivst and Justin Erickson setting the pace. Rivst jumped out to an early lead followed by Erickson. Lapped car of Tyler Fischer did not bother leaders. Mechanical issues for Jon Hitsman caused him to lose some power and become the next lapped car. Jonathon Otte and Scott Schlafke battle to resolve fourth position. Erickson managed to pass Rivst only for a lap. Coming to the checkers Rivst tangled with Erickson causing Rivst (Sheboygan) to go completely sideways, but straightened out just as he crossed the checkers followed by of Erickson (Plymouth), Schlafke (Cleveland), Maas (Oakfield) and Otte (Cedar Grove). Rivest tied track record at 4:37. Hard Charger passing 6 cars was Scott Schlafke (Cleveland).
Heat Winner: Brody Rivst (Sheboygan)

Our one and only “Benito” Ben Schmidt (Howards Grove) won the Spectator Races with his Monte Carlo.

Big thanks to John Crane Bearing for being our Trophy Sponsor for the evening. Thanks to all who supported Brandon McMullen’s Charity Project Angel Hugs donating over $1,500. Thanks to Warren Luedke Auctioneering for sponsoring the Kid’s Bus Rides prior to the race program. Please join us next week for a full PDTR program. For more information please check out our website at www.plymouthpdtr.com.

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