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Schmidt secures fifth MSA triumph of 2026

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Ben Schmidt of Plymouth collected his 57th career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 27. - MSA Sprints photo
Ben Schmidt of Plymouth collected his 57th career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car main event triumph at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 27. - MSA Sprints photo

PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 27, 2026 – Three-time MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion Ben Schmidt was the class of the field for the fifth time in 2026 in the 25-lap Plymouth Dirt Track Racing main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 27.

 

Outside front row starter Katelyn Krebsbach of Johnsburg seized the lead on the first lap of the 25-lap 360 Sprint Car main event. While Krebsbach commanded the top spot in the early going, third starter Ben Schmidt began his march to the front by sliding past defending Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champ Kevin Karnitz of West Bend to take third on lap 5.

 

On lap 11, Schmidt assumed second with a daring three-wide move, during which he split a lapped car and polesitter Tyler Davis of Franklin heading into turn one.

 

The first of four caution flags flew on lap 13 for the stalled car of Jake Zimmerman of Pewaukee. On the restart, Schmidt pulled off a slider to clear Krebsbach for the lead in turn two.

 

After three more cautions for single-car spins on laps 16, 18, and 19, Schmidt controlled each restart to pull away to his fifth 2026 Midwest Sprint Car Association, fourth A-main victory of the 2026 campaign and 57th career MSA triumph. It was also Schmidt's fourth triumph of the 2026 season at Plymouth and 32nd overall A-main win at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

 

T.J. Smith of Greenville moved up from the fifth starting spot to take second, sixth starter Tristan Furseth of Cambridge was third, Karnitz wound up fourth, and Shane Wenninger of Kewaskum advanced six spots from 11th at the start to round out the top five in Bill Taylor’s No. 69 machine.


Billy Kreutz of Kiel was the overall fastest qualifier in the MSA 60 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.860 seconds.

 

The ninth event of the 2026 MSA campaign drew 25 360 Sprint Cars.


The next event on the 2026 MSA calendar is the Independence 30 at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Thursday, July 2, featuring a top prize of $1,776.

 

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 5:45 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m.

 

After taking the Fourth of July off, the MSA will participate in the fifth annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Induction Night event on Saturday, July 11, during which five drivers (John Born, Brian Gilles, Terry Marten, Lanny Schirmer, Gib Wiser), four track workers (Dale Baumann, Kim Baumann, Dave Bohrmueller, Brian Triphan), and one racing family (Sippel) will be inducted into the Wall of Fame during intermission.

 

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



MMW Industrial Supply

Midwest Sprint Car Association

Plymouth Dirt Track

Plymouth, Wisconsin

June 27, 2026

 

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 69S-TJ Smith [5]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth [6]; 4. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [4]; 5. 69-Shane Wenninger [11]; 6. 22B-Brandon Berth [7]; 7. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [2]; 8. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [9]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [13]; 10. 44H-Hayden Johnson [14]; 11. 46-Steven Ruh [15]; 12. 11-Tony Wondra [20]; 13. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [10]; 14. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman [17]; 15. 15-Carter Chevalier [12]; 16. 68T-Tyler Davis [1]; 17. 59-Ethon Stear [18]; 18. 68P-Frank Perko [23]; 19. 54-Randy Post [21]; 20. 20W-Weston Finke [8]; 21. 51C-Brok Clifcorn [16]; 22. 30-Nathan Skelton [22]; 23. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler; 24. (DNS) 67-Josh Walter; 25. (DNS) 14AJ-Ryan Zielski

 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[1]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[4]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh[2]; 4. 44H-Hayden Johnson[5]; 5. 11-Tony Wondra[3]; 6. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski[6]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton[7]

 

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[3]; 2. 20W-Weston Finke[2]; 3. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 4. 15-Carter Chevalier[6]; 5. 68P-Frank Perko[1]; 6. 54-Randy Post[5]

 

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[1]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth[3]; 3. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[4]; 4. 59-Ethon Stear[2]; 5. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[5]; 6. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

 

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 68T-Tyler Davis[1]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth[3]; 3. 69-Shane Wenninger[4]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson[5]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[6]; 6. (DNF) 67-Josh Walter[2]

 

Qualifying 1: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 13.178[1]; 2. 11-Tony Wondra, 13.293[5]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.323[6]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith, 13.460[2]; 5. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 13.462[4]; 6. 14AJ-Ryan Zielski, 13.733[3]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton, 14.140[7]

 

Qualifying 2: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.860[6]; 2. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 13.240[2]; 3. 20W-Weston Finke, 13.265[1]; 4. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.322[3]; 5. 54-Randy Post, 13.432[5]; 6. 15-Carter Chevalier, 13.432[4]

 

Qualifying 3: 1. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 12.882[4]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.906[5]; 3. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.912[6]; 4. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.972[2]; 5. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 13.725[3]; 6. 5-Kevin Seidler, 13.725[1]

 

Qualifying 4: 1. 69-Shane Wenninger, 12.929[6]; 2. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.991[1]; 3. 67-Josh Walter, 13.011[5]; 4. 68T-Tyler Davis, 13.114[2]; 5. 3-Justin Erickson, 13.120[3]; 6. 51C-Brok Clifcorn, 13.887[4]



 
 
 

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