Schmidt seizes all-time Plymouth MSA victory record

Schmidt breaks Plymouth 360 Sprint Car win record, Parker snaps victory drought

Ben Schmidt of Plymouth earned an all-time record-breaking 34th career MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in claiming his 59^th overall MSA main event win on Saturday, Aug. 8.  – MSA Sprints photo

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(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 8, 2026 – After two decades competing in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car division, three-time MMW Midwest Sprint Car Association champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth became the all-time winningest 360 Sprint Car driver in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis., with a commanding win in the 25-lap MSA A-main on Saturday, Aug. 8.

Schmidt’s 34^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event victory pushed him ahead of five-time MSA champion Brandon McMullen of Oshkosh to stand alone atop the division’s all-time career feature victory list at The Plymouth Dirt Track, which has hosted 360 Sprint Cars regularly since 2005.

Schmidt wasted no time in putting his stamp on the main event. After firing off third, the current MSA point leader got a huge run down the backstretch before diving low entering turn three and sliding past front row starters Katelyn Krebsbach of Johnsburg and Hayden Schmuhl of Beaver Dam to grab the lead in turn four of the opening lap.

A caution flag appeared on lap 2 for a spin involving T.J. Smith of Greenville in turn two. When the race resumed, Schmidt bolted to the front, while three-time PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Donny Goeden of Kewaskum, who started fifth, seized second on lap 6.

Over the ensuing 12 laps, Schmidt built up a dominating half-lap lead before Josh Walter of Plymouth contacted the turn one wall and flipped on lap 18.

Following the restart, Schmidt again pulled away while Krebsbach, who started on the pole, slipped past Goeden to take over second.

Schmidt cruised over the final seven laps to earn his seventh MSA A-main victory of the 2026 campaign and sixth main event win of the season at The Plymouth Dirt Track. In addition to being his all-time division-leading 34^th career PDTR 360 Sprint Car feature triumph, it was also Schmidt’s 59^th career Midwest Sprint Car Association A-main win.

“This win is special,” Schmidt said. “To get to the top of the career win list here is something I wasn’t sure we would be able to do. It’s a credit to the whole team, my crew, and all my sponsors who have helped to get us where we are now.”

Krebsbach took second to equal her career-best A-main showing; defending PDTR 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend placed third after starting sixth; Goeden wound up fourth; and Tyler Davis of Franklin stormed up from the 11^th starting position to round out the top five.

Ben Schmidt secured fastest overall qualifier honors in the PDTR 360 Sprint Car division with a lap of 12.575 seconds in the 15th MSA event of the 2026 season, which attracted a field of 26 cars.

The evening featured a kids coin and candy drop sponsored by VanderVart Concrete Products and PDTR, a coloring contest sponsored by Impress Floor Care, and a glow stick giveaway from Four Seasons Comfort. 

The MSA is next in action this Saturday, Aug. 15 at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

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

The Plymouth Dirt Track

Plymouth, Wis.

August 8, 2026

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt [3]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [1]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [6]; 4. 66-Donny Goeden [5]; 5. 68T-Tyler Davis [11]; 6. 5S-Chad Stouthamer [7]; 7. 3BK-Brandon McMullen [8]; 8. 69S-TJ Smith [16]; 9. 14J-Joseph Hintz [9]; 10. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [2]; 11. 46-Steven Ruh [13]; 12. 68P-Frank Perko [18]; 13. 59-Ethon Stear [19]; 14. 44H-Hayden Johnson [17]; 15. 11-Tony Wondra [15]; 16. 69-Bill Taylor [4]; 17. 55S-Ryan Sawusch [21]; 18. 34T-Tom Becker [20]; 19. 30-Nathan Skelton [10]; 20. 67-Josh Walter [14]; 21. 5K-Kevin Seidler [12]; 22. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman [25]; 23. 87R-Josh Rehberg [24]; 24. (DNS) 3-Justin Erickson; 25. (DNS) 20W-Weston Finke; 26. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor[1]; 2. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[3]; 3. 5K-Kevin Seidler[2]; 4. 30-Nathan Skelton[6]; 5. (DNF) 55S-Ryan Sawusch[5]; 6. (DNF) 20W-Weston Finke[4]; 7. (DNF) 87R-Josh Rehberg[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[2]; 2. 66-Donny Goeden[4]; 3. 67-Josh Walter[1]; 4. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith[5]; 6. 59-Ethon Stear[3]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[2]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 3. 11-Tony Wondra[1]; 4. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman[4]; 5. 44H-Hayden Johnson[5]; 6. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3BK-Brandon McMullen[2]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[1]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis[3]; 4. 46-Steven Ruh[4]; 5. (DNF) 34T-Tom Becker[5]; 6. (DNF) 3-Justin Erickson[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.991[6]; 2. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 13.147[1]; 3. 5K-Kevin Seidler, 13.393[7]; 4. 69-Bill Taylor, 13.507[3]; 5. 55S-Ryan Sawusch, 13.776[5]; 6. 30-Nathan Skelton, 13.914[2]; 7. 87R-Josh Rehberg, 16.459[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 66-Donny Goeden, 12.699[7]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.769[4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.798[2]; 4. 67-Josh Walter, 12.814[3]; 5. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.879[6]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 13.046[5]; 7. 68P-Frank Perko, 13.202[1]

Qualifying 3: 1. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.575[3]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 12.708[5]; 3. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.756[6]; 4. 11-Tony Wondra, 12.853[2]; 5. 37Z-Jake Zimmerman, 12.883[1]; 6. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.888[4]

Qualifying 4: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.590[3]; 2. 3BK-Brandon McMullen, 12.641[6]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.712[2]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.945[1]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 13.073[5]; 6. 34T-Tom Becker, 14.343[4]