Pokorski pulls off victory in MSA Sprint Car thriller

Alex Pokorski of West Bend passed Billy Kreutz of Kiel on the final lap to secure his second career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 12. - MSA Sprints photo

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(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 12, 2025 – West Bend native Alex Pokorski executed a daring last-lap pass to seal a thrilling victory in the 25-lap MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association main action on Wall of Fame Induction Night at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 12.

After a two-car incident aborted the initial start, polesitter Alex Pokorski claimed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event with outside front row starter Billy Kreutz of Kiel holding down second.

On lap 4, Kreutz rode the high line to surge into the lead. After catching slower traffic on lap 8, Kreutz continued to hold down a full straightaway cushion over Pokorski at the halfway mark of the event.

Over the next six laps, Pokorski cut the gap down significantly as Kreutz dealt with heavy lapped traffic. Pokorski attempted to nose past Kreutz on lap 19, but Kreutz held strong to the top spot.

Three laps later, Pokorski ripped off a slide job in turn four to briefly take the lead. However, it turned out to be brief as Kreutz battled back to reclaim the top spot with a slide job of his own in turn one on lap 23.

On the final circuit, Pokorski unleashed the winning slide job in turn two to seize the top spot en route to his second career Midwest Sprint Car Association main event win and first career Plymouth Dirt Track Racing A-main triumph.

Kreutz, who tallied back-to-back Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified championships at Plymouth in 1998 and 1999, wound up second, two-time and defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champ Ben Schmidt of Plymouth placed third from the fifth starting spot, ninth starter Brandon Berth took fourth and Tyler Davis of Franklin completed the top five after starting seventh.

“It was great to race with Billy Kreutz over the last few laps,” Pokorski said. “On the last lap, I just sent it in there and wound up with the lead. I definitely had to work for that one.”

Alex Pokorski registered his second PDTR 360 Sprint Car fast qualifier award of the 2025 season with a top lap of 12.853 seconds.

After appearing at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, July 13, the MSA 360 Sprint Car Association is set to compete again at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 19.

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

Advance tickets for PDTR events are available for purchase at plymouthdirttrackracing.com/tickets.html

MMW INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MIDWEST SPRINT CAR ASSOCIATION SPRINT CARS

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 4-Alex Pokorski [1]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [3]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt [5]; 4. 22B-Brandon Berth [9]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis [7]; 6. 7L-Ellie Hensley [4]; 7. 14J-Joseph Hintz [6]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [10]; 9. 6K-Kurt Davis [13]; 10. GR8-Will Gerrits [14]; 11. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [15]; 12. 24X-Eric Wilke [11]; 13. 51-Chris Larson [8]; 14. 69-Bill Taylor [16]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [19]; 16. 44-Hayden Johnson [18]; 17. 7-Lance Fassbender [17]; 18. 57-Tristan Furseth [22]; 19. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [12]; 20. 46-Steven Ruh [20]; 21. 30-Doug Wondra [21]; 22. 3-Justin Erickson [2]; 23. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14J-Joseph Hintz[2]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis[1]; 3. 4-Alex Pokorski[4]; 4. 51-Chris Larson[6]; 5. 69-Bill Taylor[3]; 6. 7-Lance Fassbender[5]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson[7]; 8. 57-Tristan Furseth[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ben Schmidt[1]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson[2]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[3]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith[5]; 5. 6K-Kurt Davis[7]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra[4]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh[6]; 8. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7L-Ellie Hensley[1]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[3]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[2]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[5]; 5. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[4]; 6. GR8-Will Gerrits[7]; 7. 30-Doug Wondra[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 4-Alex Pokorski, 12.853[1]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.950[5]; 3. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.998[8]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.034[3]; 5. 7-Lance Fassbender, 13.129[2]; 6. 51-Chris Larson, 13.143[7]; 7. 44-Hayden Johnson, 13.228[4]; 8. 57-Tristan Furseth[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.947[6]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.050[7]; 3. 1-Ben Schmidt, 13.058[1]; 4. 55P-Brady Portschy, 13.086[5]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.092[4]; 6. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.180[3]; 7. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.190[2]; 8. 6K-Kurt Davis, 13.334[8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.943[2]; 2. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.944[4]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 13.141[6]; 4. 7L-Ellie Hensley, 13.288[7]; 5. 24X-Eric Wilke, 13.290[5]; 6. 30-Doug Wondra, 13.609[1]; 7. GR8-Will Gerrits[3]