2008 Midget Racing Calendar

Doug Mowry

Butch Dahlke

Ted Ulfert

Billy Wood

Mel Cornett

Delaine Feggestad

Obituary

Photos updated

Hess out duels Gough & Pickens for Badger Midget Victory 

PHOTO BY JEFF ARNS

By Bryan Gapinski Beaver Dam, Wis., May 3---Mike Hess passed teammate David Gough with eight laps remaining to win Round One of Duel at the Dam, 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter Raceway Park. 
A six car accident occurred on the second lap of the feature with Nick Lundgreen and fast qualifier Bubba Altig flipping escaping injury. Gough led the field on the restart while Michael Pickens moved into second position, one lap later. Pickens closed to the rear bumper of Gough on the ninth lap, with Hess trailing by an additional two car lengths. 
At the midway point Gough, Hess and Pickens were separated by less than three car lengths. With the trio running the high side of a narrow cushion, several attempts were made to gain the lead from Gough by both Pickens and Hess, six unofficial lead changes occurred during the seven lap period, with Gough regaining the lead each time before crossing the start/finish line.
Hess made the winning pass entering turn three on the 21st lap and pulled away from the field. Two cautions for minor spins, including one involving Pickens occurred between laps 25-26. Hess driving the Jerry Hardy owned Buzzard/Chevrolet by Hawk#4, finished 1.91 seconds ahead of Gough, Chad DeSelle, Joe Wipperfurth and Tim Noble.
Aaron Fiscus holds a nine point lead over Dave Darland heading into the May 18 event at Angell Park Speedway (Sun Prairie, Wis.).

SUMMARY
30-lap Feature: 1. Mike Hess; 2. David Gough; 3. Chad DeSelle; 4. Joe Wipperfurth; 5. Tim Noble; 6. Buddy Luebke; 7.Michael Pickens; 8. Aaron Fiscus; 9. Brandon Waelti; 10. David Budres; 11. Dan Mecum; 12.Davey Ray; 13. Bryon Walters; 14. Nick Lundgreen; 15. Scott Hatton; 16. Bubba Altig.

10-lap Heat Race Winners: Pickens, Fiscus.
6-lap Dash Winner: Lundgreen.
Fast Time: Altig, 15.076 seconds. 
Cars Present: 16, Feature Lap Leaders: Gough 1-22, Hess 23-30.
**Altig and Lundgreen flipped on second lap of feature. All drivers uninjured.

OFFICIAL RESULTS AND CURRENT POINT STANDINGS

Jim Liska has updated and rewritten his article on the history of the Badger Midgets. Originally submitted to Open Wheel Magazine in 1982, the new version can be found Here, THE BEGINNING

Darland tops Night two at Sandbox Arena

By Bryan Gapinski New Richmond, Wis., March 30---Dave Darland scored a wire-to-wire victory Sunday afternoon capturing the 40-lap Badger Midget Series feature at The Amsoil Sandbox Arena at Cedar Lake Speedway. Darland capped off a near perfect weekend with the victory after finishing second in Saturday Night's feature. Darland driving the Hans Lein/Spike/Ford-Esslinger#2 also won his heat race and the trophy dash each day.
Darland jumped into the lead from the pole at the start, followed by Jerry Coons Jr. Scott Hatton moved from seventh to third place on the opening lap. Three caution flags for minor spins slowed the race between laps 7-11. After the restart Darland, Coons and Hatton broke away from the field, the final caution appeared at the halfway point.
On the restart Darland again held off Coons. The final twenty laps saw Coons glued to Darland's, with Coons trying several attempts to move under Darland but none succeeded. Darland finished one car length ahead of Coons when the checkered flag was displayed. Hatton, Aaron Fiscus and Bubba Altig completed the top five. 
After a capacity crowd on Saturday Night and a large Sunday crowd, event promoters and the Badger announced the two-day event would be again held in March 2009, with the exact date announced in the upcoming months. Darland holds a 41 point lead over Fiscus heading into the next series event May 3 at Charter Raceway Park (Beaver Dam, Wis.).

SUMMARY
40-lap Feature: 1. Dave Darland; 2.Jerry Coons Jr.; 3. Scott Hatton; 4. Aaron Fiscus; 5. Bubba Altig; 6.Mike Hess; 7.Nick Lundgreen; 8. Brandon Waelti; 9. Chad DeSelle; 10.Jason Dull; 11. Donovan Peterson; 12. Buddy Luebke; 13. Jody Rosenboom; 14. Tim Noble; 15. Davey Ray; 16. David Gough; 17.Dan Mecum; 18. Jon LeJuene; 19. David Budres; 20. Joe Wipperfurth. 

8-lap Trophy Dash Winner: Darland.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Darland, Coons, Ray.
Cars Present: 20 Feature Lap Leaders: Darland 1-40

OFFICIAL RESULTS AND CURRENT POINT STANDINGS

Waelti captures Badger Midget Opener at Sandbox Arena

By Bryan Gapinski New Richmond, Wis., March 29---Brandon Waelti captured the season opening Badger Midget Series 30-lap feature at the Amsoil Sandbox Arena at Cedar Lake Speedway, Saturday Night. The event was the first ever automobile race event inside America's newest indoor racing facility.
Waelti passed the initial two laps around the 1/4-mile dirt oval, before Dave Darland took the lead. Running multiple grooves Darland, Waelti, Bubba Altig and Jerry Coons Jr. pulled away from
the field. Four cautions between laps 7-12 slowed the event. 
Darland and Waelti crossed the line separated by inches at the midway point. Exiting turn two Waelti drove under Darland for the lead. Waelti's two car length lead was erased with eight laps remaining when third and fourth place running Coons and Altig came to a stop in turn two. On the restart Waelti and Darland changed grooves with Waelti running the high side and Darland tried several low side passes, coming up two-car lengths short at the finish. Waelti drove the Jim Fiscus/Spike/Ford-Esslinger#7, and was followed by Darland, Aaron Fiscus, fast qualifier David Gough and Nick Lundgreen.
The series along with the legends cars and outlaw winged karts will run another complete program Sunday afternoon.

SUMMARY
30-Lap Feature: 1. Brandon Waelti; 2. Dave Darland; 3. Aaron Fiscus; 4. David Gough; 5. Nick Lundgreen; 6. Scott Hatton; 7. Tim Noble; 8. Davey Ray; 9. Joe Wipperfurth; 10. Jason Dull; 11. Bubba Altig; 12. Jerry Coons Jr.; 13. Donovan Peterson; 14. Dan Mecum; 15. Chad DeSelle; 16. Jody Rosenboom; 17. David Budres; 18. Mike Hess; 19. Buddy Luebke; 20. Jon LeJuene.

8-lap Trophy Dash Winner: Darland.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Ray, Coons, Darland.
Fast Time: Gough, 11.818 seconds (NTR).
Cars Present: 21 Feature Lap Leaders: Waelti 1-2, Darland 3-15, Waelti 16-30.

OFFICIAL RESULTS AND CURRENT POINT STANDINGS

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