Berth racks up fourth MSA victory of 2025 campaign

Brandon Berth of Cascade picked up his eighth career MMW Industrial Supply 360 Sprint Car A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.  - JW's Car and Raccing Photos   

(Pedal Down Promotions) August 22, 2025 - Brandon Berth of Cascade outdueled two-time and defending MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth in the closing laps to notch his series-leading fourth MSA triumph of the 2025 season in the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 22.

The race got off to a rocky start when the machine of Trevor’s Ellie Hensley rolled in turn one to bring out a red flag. When the race got under, second starter Brandon Berth bolted into the lead before West Bend’s Alex Pokorski stormed into second from the fourth starting position on lap 4.

Five laps later, Pokorski hit the front stretch wall after dueling with Sheboygan’s Scotty Thiel, who started third. The incident brought out a caution flag and prompted Pokorski to head to the work area to replace a flat right rear tire.

On the restart, fifth starter Ben Schmidt flew around Thiel to nail down second and quickly set his sights on the lead. Schmidt tracked down Berth and used a low move to take over the top spot on lap 10.

Five laps later, Thiel stole second from Berth and began to reel in Schmidt. Another caution flag came out on lap 17 for the slowing car of Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum.

Following the restart, Berth shot past Thiel and rapidly cut the gap to Schmidt. Shortly after the restart, Berth made the decisive move, rebounding to retake the lead on lap 18.

He then pulled away to his eighth career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win and second 360 Sprint Car triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Schmidt took second, Thiel was third, current point leader Kevin Karnitz of West Bend advanced from the eighth starting spot to finish fourth and seventh starter Tony Wondra of Campbellsport finished fifth.

Billy Kreutz of Kiel earned 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier accolades with a fast lap of 12.241 seconds.

The event attracted a field of 26 MSA 360 Sprint Cars.

After competing at the Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 23, the MSA is back in action at The Plymouth Dirt Track during the Sheboygan County Fair on Friday, Aug. 29.

For more information on the Midwest Sprint Car Association, visit www.msasprints.com.

MMW INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MIDWEST SPRINT CAR ASSOCIATION SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 22B-Brandon Berth [2]; 2. 1-Ben Schmidt [5]; 3. 39S-Scotty Thiel [3]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [8]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra [7]; 6. 27G-Donny Goeden [6]; 7. 24-Scott Conger [9]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor [11]; 9. 46-Steven Ruh [1]; 10. 3-Justin Erickson [17]; 11. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [13]; 12. 4-Alex Pokorski [4]; 13. 2-Chris Clayton [20]; 14. 44-Jason Johnson [12]; 15. 51-Chris Larson [15]; 16. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [10]; 17. 69S-TJ Smith [21]; 18. 24X-Eric Wilke [16]; 19. 57-Tristan Furseth [22]; 20. 44J-Jordan Miklas [19]; 21. 30-Shane Wenninger [18]; 22. 7L-Ellie Hensley [14]; 23. (DNS) 68T-Tyler Davis; 24. (DNS) 14J-Joseph Hintz; 25. (DNS) 68P-Frank Perko; 26. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy (DNS)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27G-Donny Goeden[2]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 4. 24-Scott Conger[6]; 5. 44J-Jordan Miklas[5]; 6. (DNF) 68T-Tyler Davis[4]; 7. (DNF) 57-Tristan Furseth[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Tony Wondra[2]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski[3]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[1]; 4. 7L-Ellie Hensley[4]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke[6]; 6. 2-Christopher Clayton[5]; 7. (DNS) 14J-Joseph Hintz

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt[1]; 2. 39S-Scotty Thiel[2]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger[5]; 6. (DNF) 68P-Frank Perko[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 2. 46-Steven Ruh[1]; 3. 44-Jason Johnson[2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson[3]; 5. 55P-Brady Portschy[6]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.808[5]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden, 12.879[6]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.879[1]; 4. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.975[7]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.196[4]; 6. 24-Scott Conger, 13.205[2]; 7. 44J-Jordan Miklas, 13.472[3]

Qualifying 2: 1. 7L-Ellie Hensley, 12.675[7]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.746[5]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.792[3]; 4. 51-Chris Larson, 12.865[4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.872[1]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.934[6]; 7. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.976[2]

Qualifying 3: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.241[4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.342[2]; 3. 39S-Scotty Thiel, 12.616[1]; 4. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.701[6]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger, 12.813[5]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.563[3]

Qualifying 4: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.527[1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.664[3]; 3. 44-Jason Johnson, 12.895[5]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.914[4]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.171[2]; 6. 55P-Brady Portschy[6] (DNS)