Schmidt, Scholten, Welter secure Plymouth Dirt Track Racing titles as championship night rains out

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 20, 2022 – Steady rain showers produced an anti-climactic conclusion to the 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing points season in the Late Model, Grand National and B Mod divisions as the PDTR championship night program for all three divisions at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. was cancelled due to wet grounds on Saturday, Aug. 20.

 

Justin Schmidt of Cleveland earned a Plymouth Dirt Track record fifth-consecutive track title in the PDTR Late Model division. Schmidt’s fifth overall track championship moved him into a tie with former Winged Super Modified and 360 Sprint Car champion Donny Goeden of Kewaskum for third place on the all-time track championships list, one behind Ken Markwardt and Brian Gilles, who each have six track championships, and four in back of Gary Laack, who stands at the top of the list with nine track titles.

 

Longtime Plymouth Dirt Track competitor Luke Scholten of Oostburg collected his first career track championship in the Grand National division.

 

In his first full season of competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track, Andy Welter of Hartford claimed his first PDTR track championship in the B Mod division.

 

PDTR action resumes Friday, Aug. 26with the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour highlighting the five-division program with a full points program for the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division and a guest appearance from the Wisconsin Dirt Racing Legends. The Grand National and B Mods will also be on the card competing in a non-points event, with the B Mod event featuring an extra payout courtesy of the Travis Schmidt Racing Team and several other area businesses, including $1,600 to win the A main.

 

Racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

 

The new book “Racing Recollections – Plymouth Racetrack Fans & Drivers 1950-2021” by Dennis Darovich of Sheboygan, George Baumann of Waupun and Verla Peichl of Sheboygan Falls will be available for purchase at every race during the 2022 PDTR season, as well as at the Sheboygan County Fair office during regular business hours and online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.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.