Neitzel nabs second MSA victory of 2025 season

Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam wrapped up his 15th career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, July 13. - MSA Sprints photo 

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 13, 2025 – Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam drew on his 37 years of experience to negotiate a tricky track surface and hold the field at bay on the way to his second MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main victory of the 2025 campaign in the 25-lap main event at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, July 13.

Five-time MSA champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee paced the opening three circuits of the A-main from the pole. On lap 4, rookie MSA competitor Tristan Furseth of Cambridge, who started second, used an outside move in turn one to take over the top spot.

Furseth quickly blasted his way to a full straightaway advantage over Davis before reaching lapped traffic on lap 7. Meanwhile, Neitzel, who started third, worked his way past Davis to assume second in the runner order on lap 8.

Heavy traffic bottled up Furseth’s efforts at the front of the field and allowed the two-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series champion to challenge for the lead on lap 11. After a brief side-by-side duel, Neitzel swept into the top spot in turn three on lap 12.

Neitzel, who claimed the 1996 Beaver Dam Raceway Bandit 360 Sprint Car title, built up a full straightaway cushion over Furseth on lap 16. However, two laps later, slower traffic again caused the lead gap to tighten as Furseth moved to within two car lengths of Neitzel.

As Furseth tried to chase down Neitzel on the undulating track surface, the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 24 when Joseph Hintz of Burnett stopped his machine in turn three.

Following a single-file restart, Neitzel pulled away over the final two laps to earn his second MSA 360 Sprint Car main event victory of the 2025 season and 15th career A-main triumph in MSA competition.

The win was Neitzel's second in three 2025 starts with the MSA.

Furseth finished an MSA career-best second, fourth starter T.J. Smith of Greenville wound up third, Tyler Davis of Franklin placed fourth after starting seventh, and 2005 MSA champion Lance Fassbender of Burnett finished fifth.

“I’m happy to have a chance to race tonight and support the MSA,” Neitzel said. “It’s a great group to race with. It’s really neat to come here and get a win. It’s no easy feat to win one of these races.”

Neitzel was strong out of the gate as he set a new Angell Park Speedway 360 Sprint Car track record with a lap of 13.475 seconds in MSA qualifying.

The next event for the MMW Industrial Supply MSA Sprint Car Series is at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 19.

Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.

For more information on the 2025 Midwest Sprint Car Association season, visit www.msasprints.com or check out the Midwest Sprint Car Association Facebook page.

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MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association

Angell Park Speedway

Sun Prairie, Wis.

July 13, 2025

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth [2]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis [7]; 5. 7-Lance Fassbender [5]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [9]; 7. 6K-Kurt Davis [1]; 8. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 9. 1-Ben Schmidt [8]; 10. 24X-Eric Wilke [10]; 11. 51-Chris Larson [11]; 12. 46-Steven Ruh [13]; 13. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [14]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [15]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [16]; 16. 14J-Joseph Hintz [12]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender [1]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [2]; 3. 6K-Kurt Davis [3]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis [4]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke [5]; 6. 51-Chris Larson [6]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh [7]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [2]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth [1]; 3. 2W-Scott Neitzel [4]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [3]; 5. 1-Ben Schmidt [6]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz [5]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [7]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra [8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.551 [4]; 2. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.596 [6]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.663 [3]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.747 [5]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.863 [2]; 6. 51-Chris Larson, 13.877 [1]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.982 [8]; 8. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.999 [7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.475 [8]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.590 [6]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.650 [5]; 4. 57-Tristan Furseth, 13.661 [1]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.761 [3]; 6. 1-Ben Schmidt, 13.906 [2]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 14.011 [4]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra, 14.371 [7]