Hintz doubles up MSA win tally at Plymouth

Joseph Hintz of Burnett captured his second-career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Series A-main triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 10. - RC Custom Design photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 10, 2025 – Second-year MMW Industrial Supply Sprint Car Series competitor Joseph Hintz of Burnett proved to be the class of the field as he posted his second career MSA-Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, May 10.

Five-time MSA champ Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee stormed into the lead on lap 1 of the 25-lap headliner while fourth starter Joseph Hintz mounted immediate pressure for the lead.

After running the outside groove in the early going, Hintz used a low move in turn four to claim the lead from Davis on lap 6. Four laps later, Hintz caught the rear of the field, which gave Davis the chance to cut the gap.

Following tight racing for the top spot between Hintz, a 15-year-old Sprint Car racing upstart, and Davis, a seasoned veteran in his 40th season of competition, the first of two caution flags appeared on lap 15 for a single-car spin.

Following the restart, eighth starter Brandon Berth of Cascade used a stellar outside move in turn two to vault his way from fifth to third in the running order. On lap 16, the hard-charging Berth swept past Davis to claim second.

Berth reeled in Hintz to move within striking distance on lap 19, but a caution for another single-car spin slowed the pace on lap 21.

After a single-file restart, Hintz held strong at the front of the field en route to his second career MSA-PDTR A-main victory.

Berth wound up second, Davis took third, three-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Donny Goeden of Kewaskum bolted up from the 15th starting position to come home fourth and Kevin Karnitz of West Bend started and finished fifth.

Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum won the MSA B main in the seat of Doug Wondra's No. 30 car.

Kevin Karnitz and two-time Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champ Billy Kreutz of Kiel tied for the top qualifying time in the 360 Sprint Car division with identical laps of 12.818 seconds.

The second event of the 2025 campaign drew a field of 25 MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Cars.

A doubleheader weekend of action is up next for the MSA Sprint Car Series.

On Friday, May 16, the series is slated to compete in the annual Harry Neitzel Tribute Race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam, Wis. The Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and Modifieds are also on the card.

Pit gates open at 3 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 5 p.m. On-track action begins at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies scheduled at 7:15 p.m.

MSA drivers and teams will return to The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, May 17, along with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and IRA Lightning Sprints.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with on-track action anticipated at 5:30 p.m.

Weather information for all Plymouth Dirt Track Racing events will be posted on the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram pages, as well as the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing website – www.plymouthdtr.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, Twitter an

MIDWEST SPRINT CAR ASSOCIATION 360 SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz [4]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [1]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden [15]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson [3]; 7. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [13]; 8. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [7]; 9. 1-Ben Schmidt [11]; 10. 51-Chris Larson [2]; 11. 24X-Eric Wilke [9]; 12. 30-Shane Wenninger [17]; 13. 7-Lance Fassbender [14]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [12]; 15. 69S-TJ Smith [18]; 16. 55P-Brady Portschy [19]; 17. 2-Chris Clayton [5]; 18. 11-Tony Wondra [22]; 19. 57-Tristan Furseth [21]; 20. 46-Steven Ruh [16]; 21. 12P-JJ Pagel [10]; 22. 68T-Tyler Davis [20]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 30-Doug Wondra[1]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith[3]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy[2]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis[7]; 5. 57-Tristan Furseth[8]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra[4]; 7. 98M-Ron Malec[9]; 8. (DNS) 55S-Ryan Sawusch; 9. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 2. 24X-Eric Wilke[1]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 4. 55P-Brady Portschy[2]; 5. 57-Tristan Furseth[7]; 6. 98M-Ron Malec[6]; 7. (DNF) 68T-Tyler Davis[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis[2]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt[3]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[5]; 6. 5-Kevin Seidler[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 2. 12P-JJ Pagel[1]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[4]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender[3]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger[5]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Chris Clayton[2]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[1]; 3. 51-Chris Larson[5]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden[3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[4]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.818[5]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.100[3]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.435[6]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.510[1]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.531[4]; 6. 98M-Ron Malec, 13.872[7]; 7. (DNS) 57-Tristan Furseth

Qualifying 2: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.818[3]; 2. 1-Ben Schmidt, 12.880[4]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.221[2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.494[1]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.546[5]; 6. 5-Kevin Seidler, 14.637[6]

Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.984[2]; 2. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.010[1]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.246[4]; 4. 12P-JJ Pagel, 13.709[3]; 5. 30-Shane Wenninger, 13.769[6]; 6. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 14.741[5]

Qualifying 4: 1. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.947[5]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden, 13.043[1]; 3. 2-Chris Clayton, 13.112[3]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.279[2]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 13.341[6]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.478[4]