Taylor tames Plymouth for MSA win

Bill Taylor of Boltonville captured his third career 25-lap MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association main event victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 18.  – MSA Sprints photo

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 18, 2026 – MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association veteran Bill Taylor of Boltonville turned in a commanding performance to score a victory in the 25-lap MSA main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 18.

After starting on the pole, Taylor got the jump on the drop of the green flag to grab the lead as defending Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion Kevin Karnitz of West Bend bolted into second from the fifth starting spot.

On lap 9, the leaders began working their way through slower traffic before the lone caution flag of the race appeared on lap 12 when Eric Wilke stopped along the frontstretch.

Following the restart, seventh starter Tyler Davis of Franklin slipped past Karnitz to take over second and went to work trying to chase down Taylor. As the leaders wound their way through the back of the field in the closing laps, Davis cut into the lead gap.

Davis mounted a spirited bid for the lead in the final circuits, but it was not quite enough as Taylor claimed his third career MSA main event win, two of which have come at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Davis had to settle for second, Karnitz was third, fourth starter T.J. Smith of Greenville placed fourth, and Waldo’s Chris Clayton rode the low line from the 14th starting spot to round out the top five.

Taylor earned an extra $100 and Davis claimed $25 from Larry Dietz of Next Step Consulting and Business Solutions for placing first and second in the A main.

Brok Clifcorn of Cottage Grove won the 12-lap B Main.

Tyler Davis earned fastest overall qualifier honors with a lap of 12.237 seconds.

The 12th event of the 2026 MSA season drew a field of 27 360 Sprint Cars.

The MSA will next be in action at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 25, for the annual Christmas in July event.

As part of Christmas in July, kids are invited to the PDTR merchandise table under the grandstand between 4:30 and 6 p.m. to decorate their own Christmas stocking filled with an assortment of goodies while supplies last.

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

MMW Industrial Supply

Midwest Sprint Car Association

The Plymouth Dirt Track

Plymouth, Wisconsin

July 18, 2026

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 69-Bill Taylor [1]; 2. 68T-Tyler Davis [7]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz [5]; 4. 69S-TJ Smith [4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton [14]; 6. 35-Ben Schmidt [6]; 7. 15-Carter Chevalier [3]; 8. 57-Tristan Furseth [12]; 9. 3-Justin Erickson [10]; 10. 22B-Brandon Berth [8]; 11. 3BK-Billy Kreutz [15]; 12. 46-Steven Ruh [19]; 13. 51C-Brok Clifcorn [17]; 14. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl [20]; 15. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach [13]; 16. 14J-Joseph Hintz [16]; 17. 25-Cody Schlafer [18]; 18. 68P-Frank Perko [22]; 19. 20W-Weston Finke [9]; 20. 59-Ethon Stear [21]; 21. 5-Chad Stouthamer [2]; 22. 24X-Eric Wilke [11]

B Main (12 Laps): 1. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[1]; 2. 25-Cody Schlafer[3]; 3. 46-Steven Ruh[2]; 4. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[6]; 5. 59-Ethon Stear[5]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[4]; 7. 44H-Hayden Johnson[9]; 8. 11-Tony Wondra[11]; 9. 55P-Brady Portschy[10]; 10. 30-Nathan Skelton[7]; 11. 5S-Kevin Seidler[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 63K-Kevin Karnitz[2]; 2. 3-Justin Erickson[1]; 3. 57-Tristan Furseth[3]; 4. 3BK-Billy Kreutz[4]; 5. 14J-Joseph Hintz[6]; 6. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl[5]; 7. (DNS) 55P-Brady Portschy

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 69S-TJ Smith[2]; 2. 15-Carter Chevalier[4]; 3. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach[3]; 4. 24X-Eric Wilke[6]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh[5]; 6. 44H-Hayden Johnson[1]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Chad Stouthamer[1]; 2. 69-Bill Taylor[2]; 3. 68T-Tyler Davis[4]; 4. 2-Chris Clayton[5]; 5. 59-Ethon Stear[3]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko[6]; 7. 5S-Kevin Seidler[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 2. 20W-Weston Finke[1]; 3. 22B-Brandon Berth[4]; 4. 25-Cody Schlafer[2]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn[5]; 6. (DNS) 11-Tony Wondra

Qualifying 1: 1. 3BK-Billy Kreutz, 12.500[5]; 2. 57-Tristan Furseth, 12.553[4]; 3. 63K-Kevin Karnitz, 12.553[6]; 4. 3-Justin Erickson, 12.778[3]; 5. 59S-Hayden Schmuhl, 12.813[7]; 6. 14J-Joseph Hintz, 12.834[1]; 7. 55P-Brady Portschy, 12.834[2]

Qualifying 2: 1. 15-Carter Chevalier, 12.560[4]; 2. 08-Katelyn Krebsbach, 12.689[1]; 3. 69S-TJ Smith, 12.755[3]; 4. 44H-Hayden Johnson, 12.796[6]; 5. 46-Steven Ruh, 12.882[7]; 6. 24X-Eric Wilke, 12.975[2]; 7. 30-Nathan Skelton, 13.426[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 68T-Tyler Davis, 12.237[2]; 2. 59-Ethon Stear, 12.319[5]; 3. 69-Bill Taylor, 12.397[7]; 4. 5-Chad Stouthamer, 12.465[4]; 5. 2-Chris Clayton, 12.508[1]; 6. 68P-Frank Perko, 12.897[3]; 7. 5S-Kevin Seidler, 13.769[6]

Qualifying 4: 1. 22B-Brandon Berth, 12.368[6]; 2. 35-Ben Schmidt, 12.430[3]; 3. 25-Cody Schlafer, 12.433[4]; 4. 20W-Weston Finke, 12.512[5]; 5. 51C-Brok Clifcorn, 12.627[1]; 6. 11-Tony Wondra, 17.748[2]