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Plymouth Dirt Track Opens May 6th
by Staci Abrahamson
(Plymouth, WI) Plymouth Dirt Track racing is preparing to kick off another
exciting year of racing, with the first official night being May 6. The track
also cranked on the ignition with their annual brat fry and car show picnic on
April 30.
The picnic went over well with thirteen cars on display, at least one car from
every division that regularly race at Plymouth. And even though the weather
was cold and rainy, Oil Can Harry kept the crowd entertained.
The track is has some exciting announcements to make for the fans this year.
Including the sale of PDT clothing and novelty items, and Budweiser, Larry’s
Distributing, is sponsoring the track and donating items for the new Early
Bird drawing every weekend.
The Early Bird drawing is for fans that purchase their tickets between 4:30
p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and to win a great door prize, but they must be present to
win. Winner will be pulled at intermission. Their will even a big midseason
and season finale drawing, which will have the names from all of the Early
Bird drawings from the rest of the season.
Budweiser’s is also sending out the Clydesdales, Bud girls and Budman, check
future releases for those dates. And sponsoring racing nights on June 10, July
22, and August 19, the first 100 fans will receive a Bud Racing flag.
Don’t forget to watch for the new EVS scoreboard, and listen to the new
official co-announcer Eric Miller.
Kids should check out the great things that are lined up for them too,
including bike drawings. They will also have an opportunity to win a trophy.
On May 6, Gary “Drock” Laack will be participating in a memorial for
Harold “Happy Laack. Happy Laack was an active member of the Sheboygan
County Fair board and was the manager. He also announced the tractor pulls
with his gift of gab, getting the crowds fired up and knowing facts about the
drivers. He had a very unique personality, according to members of the fair
board, a very communicative person.
Fans should come check out all of our returning drivers and plethora of new
ones.
In the Sprint car division there are six new drivers: Dale Peters, Jim Melis,
Ozzie Wiesner, Brandon Thone—a 16 year old, Jay Schneider—a former Late
Model driver, and Earl Possi from Escanaba, Michigan—who is a newcomer to
the Sprint driver.
Late Models have Kyle Odekirk, and drivers Brett Sievery and T.J. Dolhun
possibly coming to race on the high, dirt banks of PDT. Randy Markwardt is
also returning to racing.
Chad Rathke, Greg Kempf, Will Source—a 16 year old, and Loren Lubach are the
new incomers for the Grand Nation division.
And in the Outlaw compacts, two team cars are joining the ranks. Mari Conwa
and Cory Peters driving the No. A1, and Genske Motorsports have put together a
ride to be shared between Jay Johnson, Brian Genske, and Greg Carpenter.
Come check out all that Plymouth Dirt Track has to offer this season, starting
May 6, where every fan gets a free magnet that night.
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