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BADGER NEWSLETTER
2-1-2010
BMARA News Update 1/29/2010
Today's planned announcement of a title sponsor has been postponed. Additional sponsorship opportunities have been presented to BMARA and we are exploring those possibilities as quickly as we can. We apologize for this delay and we hope to fulfill the needs of sponsors and maximize the benefit of our members. Thank you for your patience during this difficult transition.
BMARA News Update 1/27/2010
BMARA’s board of directors, sponsors and interested parties met on Tuesday evening to continue work on the upcoming season. Regional tracks are becoming firm and dates are being discussed to maximize the potential for select multi-race weekends. BMARA is looking at a potential 16-20 race schedule. We hope to release the dates and tracks as soon as possible. In spite of the difficult circumstances, everyone present was excited to relay their stories of support from fans, sponsors, drivers, and race teams. We are working hard to listen to the needs of all those involved to make 2010 a successful season. BMARA would like to say a collective thank you to all those that have called and expressed support to continue the heritage of our organization.
A New Era For The Badger Midget Auto Racing Association
The Badger Midget Auto Racing Association steps into a new era of midget racing with Angell Park Speedway's decision to end a sixty three year partnership. BMARA would like to thank all the people of Sun Priaire, the firemen's association and surrounding areas for their support of our club. BMARA has the best fans in the country and we hope they continue to support our club and our participants.
For over seventy years BMARA has evolved as a club and welcome the challenge to showcase the talent of our participants. Dedicated teams, drivers, crews, officials and most importantly the fans have made BMARA one of the oldest sanctioning bodies in the country and we will continue our tradition. BMARA was founded on a community of people who care for their sport and for the welfare of each other. Economic times are difficult and we are working hard to do the best for our fans and our teams.
BMARA would like to again say thank you to all the people that have dedicated their time to help our club function and grow. BMARA is working on a schedule of races with many dates already in place. BMARA will release those dates as soon as the details are in place.
BADGER NEWSLETTER 12-1-2009
Hatton & Huston headline Badger Midget Banquet
$30K cash point fund handed out
Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Nov. 7 - Driver champion Scott Hatton and car owner Huston Solution Racing headlined the list of honorees at the annual Badger Midget Auto Racing Association awards banquet Saturday Night at the Kalahari Convention Center & Water Park. The event brought the curtain down on the 73rd anniversary season for the series.
It marked the third Badger Champion for Hatton and Huston who competed their tenth season of racing together. Hatton started the season off with fifteen straight top five feature finishes. Seven drivers scored feature victories in the 21-event season, led by runner-up Brad Loyet's five victories. Hatton and Huston also took home the lionshare of a $30,000 cash point fund.
Other award winners included: Bob Shreffler (Most Improved Driver), Courtney Erfurth (Rookie of the Year), Harlan Kittleson (Mechanic of the Year), Loyet (Hoosier Hard Charger), Hatton (Terry Vaughn Award), Bryan Clauson (Frank Conner Award), Amy Schulz (Pat Stender Award), Loyet Motorsports (Kevin Doty Award), Jason Dull, Bryon Walters, Eric Johnson, Kurt Mayhew and David Budres (Driver Achievements), National Speed Sport News (Media Award), Dan Thiel (Appreciation Award), Chad DeSelle and Davey Ray (Hard Luck), Jerry Hardy (Best Appearing Car), and Huston Solution Racing (Best Dressed Crew).
Spike (chassis), and Ford-Esslinger (engine) won the Badger Midget Manufacturers Championship awards for the second straight year. The 2010 season schedule will be released in late-December/early-January .
PHOTOS
Reservations are now being accepted for the 2010 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The banquet and luncheon will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, January 15, in Central Park Hall on the grounds of the Tulsa Expo. This even coincides with the famed Chili Bowl Nationals. Fourteen people will be honored this year.
Everyone is welcome to attend this memorable event. Tickets, which include the ceremony and luncheon are only $25. Orders are currently being accepted online at the Hall’s website,
www.worthyofhonor.com or through the mail at: NMARHoF Box 747 Sun Prairie, WI 53590. The deadline for ordering is December 31, 2010. See the website for the list of inductees and other details.
Revised
points for 9-20-09 with average points in feature per rule 41-D
Track records fall before the rain at Charter Raceway
By Bryan Gapinski Beaver Dam,Wis., Sept. 20---Heavy rain showers on lap 3 of the 40-lap Billy Wood Memorial, Badger Midget Series feature, Sunday Night at Charter Raceway Park, forced cancellation of the event. The feature payoff was equally divided among the twenty starters.
Earlier in the night due to excellent track preparation, three existing track records were broken. Brad Loyet lowered the 6-lap and 10-lap standards. Loyet captured the seventh annual Dave Schulenberg Memorial Dash, collecting $800 out of a $3,400 payoff for the six-lap event. Loyet then broke the 10-lap track record, winning the third heat race. Scott Hatton, who clinched his fourth career series championship at the previous event set a new track record winning the 4-lap qualifying dash.
SUMMARY
4-lap Qualifying Race Winner: Scott Hatton.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Don Droud Jr., Davey Ray, Brad Loyet.
6-lap Schulenberg Memorial Dash Winner: Loyet.
Fast Time: Bryan Clauson, 14.584 seconds.
Cars Present: 22
Final 2009 Badger Midget Series points: 1. Scott Hatton 1786; 2. Brad Loyet 1661; 3. Mike Hess 1651; 4. Brad Kuhn 1214; 5. Chad DeSelle 1086; 6. Matt Smith 1058; 7. Aaron Fiscus 1046; 8. Bubba Altig 1007; 9. Brandon Waelti 870; 10. Courtney Erfurth 771.
Official Results and
Final 2009 Point
Standings
Landy Scott and his Studebaker
powered #17 are still going strong.
Wise wins Firemans Nationals
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By Bryan GapinskiSun Prairie, Wis., Sept.
5---Josh Wise scored an exciting victory leading the final two laps to win the 28th annual Firemans Nationals presented by Pepsi, Saturday Night at Angell Park Speedway.The event was co-sanctioned by the USAC Mopar National and Badger Midget Series. Scott Hatton and car owner Huston Solution clinched their fourth career Badger Midget Driver and Car Owner Championships, despite finishing in 16th position.
Darren Hagen paced the opening lap, before Bryan Clauson took the lead.One lap later fast qualifier Brad Sweet moved into third place. Clauson and Coons pulled away from the field, with Coons taking the top position on lap 9. Coons increased his advantage over Clauson and began lapping slower cars, four laps later. Coons' two second lead was erased with a caution on lap 20, for a stalled car. Clauson lost two positions on the next lap and the race was stopped on lap 22 when Henry Clarke flipped, escaping injury. Jake Slotten flipped tow laps later and retired from the event. Clauson retired from the race on lap 25 with mechanical problems.
Coons, Sweet, and Hagen pulled away from the field, while running only a few car lengths apart from the midway point to lap 40. Coons held a two car length lead, when he drove over the cushion, give the lead to Sweet on lap 43, causing a caution flag. On the restart Hatton and Matt Smith tangled, sending both cars flipping. Both drivers returned to the event on the restart.
Sweet led Brad Kuhn, Hagen and Wise on the restart. Sweet's engine began to misfire, but still maintained his advantage. A stalled car on lap 46 set up a 4-lap dash for the $10,000 first place payoff. On the restart Wise moved from fourth to second in the first-half lap, and closed on Sweet. With Sweet's pace slowing, Wise made the winning pass on the backstretch on lap 48. Wise driving the Ralph Wilke owned Spike/Toyota No. 5 finished five car lengths ahead of Sweet, Hagen, Kuhn and Cole Whitt.
Wise becomes the seventh different driver to win the event for Wilke team, which now has ten victories in the event. Hatton will finish off his Badger Championship season at Charter Raceway Park (Beaver Dam, Wis.) on Sept.20. Kuhn holds a 36 point lead over both Sweet and Hagen heading into the next USAC event Sept.19 at Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway.
SUMMARY
50-lap Feature: 1. Josh Wise, 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Darren Hagen, 4. Brad Kuhn, 5. Cole Whitt, 6. Bobby East, 7. Brad Loyet, 8. Brandon Waelti, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 11. Matt Smith, 12. Davey Ray, 13. Kevin Olson, 14. Dakoda Armstrong, 15. Aaron Fiscus, 16. Scott Hatton, 17. Mike Hess, 18. Travis Berryhill, 19. Andrew Felker, 20. Bryan Clauson, 21. Jake Slotten, 22. Chad Boat, 23. Zach Daum, 24. Henry Clarke, 25. Caleb Armstrong.
12-lap Semi Feature Winner: Hatton.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Whitt, Kuhn, Coons, Darland.
Fast Time: Sweet, 14.710 seconds.
Cars Present: 34 Feature lap leaders: Hagen 1, Clauson 2-9, Coons 10-43, Sweet 44-48, Wise 49-50.
*Hatton flipped during the third heat. Bubba Altig flipped during the fourth heat. Clarke flipped on lap 22, Slotten flipped on lap 24, Hatton and Smith flipped on lap 44 of feature, all drivers uninjured.
Official Results and Current Point
Standings
Hatton increases points lead with Dodge County victory
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By Bryan Gapinski Beaver Dam, Wis. Sept.
4--Scott Hatton increased his series points lead Friday Night winning the 3rd annual Stan Fox Memorial 20-lap Badger Midget Series feature at Dodge County Fairgrounds.
Hatton jumped into the lead at the start, and quickly moved to a half straightaway lead, when the caution appeared for a stalled car. On the restart Shane Hmeil hit the wall and flipped, escaping injury. Hatton pulled away from second place Brad Loyet, and held a one second lead at the midway point. A torrid battle for third place between the cars of Josh Wise, Bryan Clauson, Tracy Hines, and Brad Kuhn drew the attention of the near-sellout crowd,with Hatton increasing his lead.
Hatton's advantage increased to over two seconds, when he began lapping slower cars with four laps remaining. Kuhn using the high groove broke free of the pack of cars, and moved pass Loyet for second place lap with two laps remaining. Hatton driving the Huston Solution owned Stealth/Mopar No. 15 finished 2.69 seconds ahead of Kuhn, Loyet, Wise and fast qualifier Clauson.
Jerry Coons Jr., who turned laps in practice under the existing track record, escaped injury after a wild series of flips entering Turn 1 during qualifying. Hatton now hold a 151-point lead over Hess with two events remaining.
SUMMARY
20-lap Feature: 1. Scott Hatton; 2. Brad Kuhn; 3.Brad Loyet; 4. Josh Wise; 5.Bryan Clauson; 6.Tracy Hines; 7. Matt Smith; 8.Mike Hess; 9.Aaron Fiscus;10. Jason Dull; 11. David Budres; 12. Bob Schreffler; 13.Courtney Efurth; 14. Eric Johnson;15. Bryon Walters; 16. Shane Hmeil; 17. Bubba Altig; 18. Travis Berryhill; 19. Tim Noble.
8-lap Heat Race Winners: Hess, Kuhn.
Fast Time: Clauson, 20.898 seconds.
Cars Present: 20 Feature Lap Leaders: Hatton 1-20.
*Jerry Coons Jr. flipped in qualifying. Shane Hmeil flipped on lap 4 of feature. Both drivers uninjured.
Current Badger Midget Series points: 1. Scott Hatton 1740; 2. Mike Hess 1589; 3. Brad Loyet 1571; 4. Brad Kuhn 1125; 5. Chad DeSelle 1086; 6. Aaron Fiscus 1025; 7. Matt Smith 995; 8. Bubba Altig 991; 9. Brandon Waelti 795; 10. Courtney Erfurth 713.
Official Results and Current Point
Standings
Fourteen named to Nat'l Midget Auto Racing HoF
Sun Prairie,Wis., Aug. 30-----Ken Hickey, Page Jones, Paul Krueger, Bob Nowicke, and ten participants from the Historical Era (1934-55) were announced today as the latest inductees into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. The announcement was made during
the 9th annual Hall of Fame Midget Classic USAC National/Badger Midget co-sanctioned event at Angell Park Speedway.
Hickey, is recognized as one of the all-time great racing mechanics and a master of the Offenhauser engine. Hickey was involved in the sport from 1939 until a few years before his death in 1992. He twice won the ARDC Car Owners Championship, and his list of drivers include: Len Duncan, Charlie Breslin, Jimmie Kirk, Leigh Earnshaw, and Ronnie Dunstan to name a few.
Jones, joins his father Parnelli a 1990 inductee in the HoF, making them the sixth father-son combination to be inducted. Jones had a brilliant but short career in midgets, before suffering career ending injuries in September 1994 at Eldora Speedway. In 1993 Jones captured both the Belleville Midget Nationals and Pepsi Midget Nationals within a one-month period. His career includes: 18 USAC Western Midget, seven USAC National Midget, and seven Badger Midget feature victories driving for some of the sport's top car owners including: Larry Howard, Keith & Rusty Kunz, Wilke Racing, and Steve Lewis.
Krueger, owned and maintained a two-car team competing in the Badger Midget Series during the 1960's. During his nine years as a car owner his cars captured the Badger title six times with three different drivers. Krueger then began his current 40-plus year involvement in the organization, holding several positions including: President, secretary, and secretary-treasurer. Krueger also currently oversees timing & scoring at each event, along with handling most of the day-to-day duties for Badger.
Nowicke, competed as a car owner during one of the most competitive stages in the sports history. His career highlights include 30 USAC National Midget victories won by drivers Bob Tattersall, Gary Bettenhausen, A.J.Foyt, Parnelli Jones and Billy Garrett. Foyt captured the 1961 Hut Hundred for Nowicke, while Bettenhausen won the prestigious Houston Astrodome event in 1969. Nowicke earlier in the month was inducted into the Kentucky Motorsports Hall of Fame.
The ten from the Historical Era include: George Amick, 1958 Indy 500 runner-up; Carl Badami, four-time Kansas City Midget Champion; Buzz Barton, West Coast standout; Ernie Casale, 1950 Turkey Night winner; Ray Elliott, six-time UARA Champion; Ted Hartley, driver, owner, builder; Ray Nichels, mechanic; George Rice, 1948 ARDC Midget Champion; Len Sutton, 1962 Indy 500 runner-up; Chuck Marshall, 1946 SLARA Champion.
The 26th Annual Induction Ceremony for the fourteen will be held on Friday Jan. 15, 2010 in the Livestock Complex of the Ford Truck Arena on the Tulsa (Okla.) Fairgrounds, in conjunction with the annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Their plaques will be on permanent display in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame at Angell Park Speedway (Sun Prairie, Wis.).
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