Neitzel scores in MSA Sprints Plymouth main event
- pedaldownpromotion
- Jun 15
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 16
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 14, 2025 – One of the most successful Sprint Car drivers in and around the state of Wisconsin over the past 37 years, Scotty Neitzel of Beaver Dam, made a surprise appearance at The Plymouth Dirt Track pay off with a victory in the 25-lap MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association - Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car A main on Saturday, June 14 in Plymouth, Wis.
The start of the 360 Sprint Car main event saw second starter Tyler Davis of Franklin lead the opening lap before 2025 MSA and 2008 PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Lance Fassbender of Burnett burst into the lead along the outside lane of the well-manicured, multi-groove racing surface.
Fassbender built up a solid cushion over Davis in the initial stages of the race before catching the back of the field on lap 6.
As the leaders weaved through slower traffic, Neitzel, who started on the pole, closed in to pressure Fassbender for the top spot. After dueling side by side over the next two circuits in thick lapped traffic, Neitzel used a low move to steal the lead from Fassbender heading into turn one on lap 10.
Neitzel, who is a two-time Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series champion, began to stretch his advantage in the ensuing laps as 10th starter Alex Pokorski of West Bend worked the cushion to take over third on lap 15.
Four laps later, Pokorski moved around Davis to gain the runner-up spot. On the following circuit, the lone caution flag of the race appeared when Fassbender stopped along the back stretch.
Neitzel, who earned the 1996 Beaver Dam Raceway Bandit 360 Sprint Car title, utilized the high groove to pull away from Pokorski over the final five laps on the way to his third career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victory and 14th Midwest Sprint Car Association triumph in his second MSA 360 Sprint Car appearance of the 2025 season.
Pokorski placed second, two-time and defending MSA and PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth raced his way up from the 12th starting spot to place third, three-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Donny Goeden of Kewaskum finished fourth after starting 13th and 11th starter Clayton Rossmann of Wadsworth, Ill. completed the top five.
Joseph Hintz won the 12-lap MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Car B main.
Scotty Neitzel earned fast qualifier honors in the MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 13.015 seconds.
The sixth event of the 2025 PDTR campaign, sponsored by Vesta, drew 26 MSA-PDTR 360 Sprint Cars.
Next up for the MSA is annual Road America Challenge with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 21.
The Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Cars will also be in action for the all-Sprint Car program.
Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with on-track action slated for 5:30 p.m.
Advance tickets for PDTR events are available for purchase at plymouthdirttrackracing.com/tickets.html
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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, X (Twitter) and Instagram.
MMW INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MIDWEST SPRINT CAR ASSOCIATION AKRIGHT AUTO PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK RACING 360 SPRINT CARS
A Main (25 Laps): 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [1]; 2. 4-Alex Pokorski [10]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt [12]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden [13]; 5. 09-Clayton Rossmann [11]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith [7]; 7. 22B-Brandon Berth [14]; 8. 68T-Tyler Davis [2]; 9. 69-Shane Wenninger [8]; 10. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [20]; 11. 7L-Ellie Hensley [16]; 12. 14J-Joseph Hintz [17]; 13. 16-Anthony Knierim [4]; 14. 55P-Brady Portschy [3]; 15. 46-Steven Ruh [5]; 16. 3-Justin Erickson [22]; 17. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [19]; 18. 24-Scott Conger [18]; 19. 7-Lance Fassbender [6]; 20. 30-Doug Wondra [15]; 21. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [9]; 22. 51-Chris Larson [21]
B Main (12 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 2. 24-Scott Conger[3]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[6]; 5. 51-Chris Larson[5]; 6. 3-Justin Erickson[7]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer[8]; 8. 34T-Tom Becker[10]; 9. (DNF) 5-Kevin Seidler[9]; 10. (DNF) 44-Hayden Johnson[1]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[2]; 2. 27G-Donny Goeden[1]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski[4]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth[6]; 5. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[3]; 6. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[5]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Shane Wenninger[3]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis[2]; 3. 09-Clayton Rossmann[4]; 4. 30-Doug Wondra[5]; 5. 5-Kevin Seidler[1]; 6. 34T-Tom Becker[6]; 7. 3-Justin Erickson[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 46-Steven Ruh[1]; 2. 16-Anthony Knierim[3]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel[4]; 4. 44-Hayden Johnson[2]; 5. 7L-Ellie Hensley[5]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Lance Fassbender[1]; 2. 55P-Brady Portschy[2]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[4]; 4. 1-Ben Schmidt[6]; 5. 24-Scott Conger[3]; 6. (DNF) 51-Chris Larson[5]
Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 13.484[5]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 13.549[6]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.605[4]; 4. 27G-Donny Goeden, 13.607[3]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.788[7]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth, 13.978[2]; 7. 52-Cody Schlafer, 14.531[1]
Qualifying 2: 1. 09-Clayton Rossmann, 13.826[2]; 2. 69-Shane Wenninger, 13.956[1]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis, 14.381[6]; 4. 5-Kevin Seidler, 14.698[4]; 5. 30-Doug Wondra, 14.729[5]; 6. 34T-Tom Becker, 16.482[7]; 7. 3-Justin Erickson[3]
Qualifying 3: 1. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.015[2]; 2. 16-Anthony Knierim, 13.154[6]; 3. 44-Hayden Johnson, 13.274[4]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.788[1]; 5. 7L-Ellie Hensley, 13.914[3]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz[5]
Qualifying 4: 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.056[6]; 2. 24-Scott Conger, 13.122[5]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.141[1]; 4. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.188[3]; 5. 51-Chris Larson, 13.195[2]; 6. 1-Ben Schmidt, 13.216[4]
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