Sprint cars and late models on a third-mile clay oval at the county fairgrounds, 0.6 mile from Mill Street. Times, classes and what to bring.
On Saturday nights from late April into September, Plymouth dirt track racing runs on a third-mile clay oval at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds, 229 Fairview Drive. The fairgrounds sit about 0.6 mile east of downtown, close enough that a supper on Mill Street and a race card fit in the same evening.
The 2026 schedule listed 20 nights, ending with the Wisconsin Sprint Car championships on September 26, with 360 sprint cars, Grand Nationals, B-Mods and the Super Six late models as the core classes. This page covers where the track is, what a race night looks like, the classes, the season and the practical stuff, then where to eat and drink afterwards.
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Where the Plymouth Dirt Track is
The track is inside the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds on Fairview Drive, on the east side of Plymouth. The Sheboygan County Fair Association, which runs the five-day county fair over Labor Day weekend, hosts the racing.
WHBL's race reports call it The Plymouth Dirt Track, at 229 Fairview Drive, and the promoter posts weather updates on its Facebook, X and Instagram pages, and its website is plymouthdtr.com. Check those before you drive over on a doubtful evening, because rain calls off clay racing fast.
That happened to the 2026 opener: the season was scheduled to open in late April, and cold, wet weather pushed the opener back to May 9. If you are planning a weekend around a race, the county fair has its own page in the Sheboygan County Fair guide.
What a race night looks like
A regular Saturday card in July 2026 opened the spectator gates at 4:30 pm, started qualifying at 5:30 pm and held opening ceremonies at 6 pm, with heats and features after that. Early in the season the times were earlier: for the May 9 opener, gates opened at 4 pm and qualifying began at 4:30 pm.
Here is how big the fields were. The June 27, 2026 card drew 82 entries, with 25 360 sprint cars, 21 B-Mods, 19 Grand Nationals and 17 late models. On July 18, 2026, there were 77 cars across the same four classes.
Each class runs a feature at the end of the night; in 2026 the late model main was 30 laps and the sprint car, Grand National and B-Mod mains were 25 laps each. Qualifying times show how short the lap is: the fastest 360 sprint car lap on June 27, 2026 was 12.860 seconds, and the quickest late model went round in 13.794 seconds.
Sit high in the grandstand if you want to see the whole oval at once, and expect clay dust on the lower rows.
The classes explained
The 360 sprint cars are winged open-wheel cars, and the 2026 results list them under the PDTR and Midwest Sprint Car Association banners. Plymouth driver Ben Schmidt won his fourth A-main of 2026 in that class on June 27, his 32nd career PDTR 360 win, according to WHBL.
The Super Six late models are full-bodied dirt late models with their own six-date series at Plymouth in 2026. Grand Nationals and B-Mods fill out the weekly card, and both drew around 20 entries a night in mid-summer 2026.
Visiting series add variety. The track's MyRacePass page lists 2025 visits from Wisconsin Wingless sprints, Legends, Lightning Sprints and street stocks, and WHBL reported Badger Midgets making three appearances in 2026.
Season and the big nights
The racing season runs from late April through September, on Saturdays, with occasional Friday or weeknight specials. In 2026 the specials included an Independence 30 on Thursday, July 2, with a $3,000-to-win dirt late model feature.
July 2026 also brought the fifth annual Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame induction night on July 11 and a Christmas in July night on July 25, when kids could decorate a stocking at the merchandise table under the grandstand. The 2026 finale on September 26 was the Wisconsin Sprint Car championships, with IRA Outlaw sprints, MSA sprints, Wisconsin wingLESS sprints and IRA Lightning Sprints.
The 2026 Wall of Fame class named five drivers, four track workers and the Sippel racing family, inducted during the intermission. Check plymouthdtr.com in spring for next season's opening night and the special-event dates.
Coolers, kids and practical stuff
The track's MyRacePass page lists small coolers only, with no glass, an on-site ATM and major credit cards accepted. It also lists grandstand seating, open family seating, partially paved parking and a free play area for kids, and notes there are no family restrooms.
Tents and campers with hookups are listed too, which suits racers and fans who come in for a weekend. Ticket prices are not listed on the pages we checked, so look at plymouthdtr.com for the current admission before you go.
On the 2026 opener the track ran a You're Our Heroes Night, with free admission for military, police, fire and EMS personnel with ID and an American flag giveaway for kids.
Bring ear protection, a sweatshirt for after dark, and something to wipe the clay off your phone.
Before and after the races
Chester's Drive-In on Eastern Avenue is about a third of a mile from the fairgrounds, with burgers, brats, steak sandwiches and butterscotch floats on its listing. Its hours may be seasonal, so check before you count on it.
After the checkered flag, Plymouth Tap at 101 East Mill Street has 14 pinball machines and 5 dart boards for anyone not ready to go home.
To stay over, Plymouth Suites Hotel on East Mill Street is about 0.3 mile from the fairgrounds, close enough to walk back after the features.
For a longer night out, compare the taverns on Mill Street and the county roads.
For a bigger stage, Road America is about 3.9 miles north of the fairgrounds, with sports cars, IndyCar and motorcycles on a 4-mile road course. Race fans who want both should read about Road America and its campground.
Anyone staying over for a race weekend can compare the sites in camping in Plymouth, from the track's own fields to a private campground with pools.
Daylight before a race night leaves room for Plymouth's downtown, trails and lakes.
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Published August 10, 2026
