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Q&A with Badger Competitor Zach Boden

As the Badger Midget Series heads into its 85th year of motorsports, the organization would like to introduce the stars, cars, and owners who will be competing this season. We hope you enjoy learning about your favorite competitors and seeing them on track in 2021.

Our next Pit Stop Bio hails from Cambridge, Wisconsin owner and driver of the #51 Zach Boden. He pilots a Bullet by Spike chassis powered by a Rick Kippley Mazda engine. Zach’s previous driving experience in racing comes from karting, micro sprints, and four years in a midget. Zach’s sponsor partners include Blakely Builders, Red Arrow Electric, and Utica Bar in Utica, WI. Below are some answers from a recent interview conducted with Zach.

Name one accomplishment that you’re proud of in your racing career?
BADGER Rookie of the Year

If you won the super-duper mega lotto, what would you do first?
Invest it

If you walk into a bar at happy hour, what do you order?
Bud Light

Name some music artists, albums, or CDs you would have if stuck on a deserted island?
Morgan Wallen, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings

All-time favorite racecar driver?
Mario Andretti

If you had a super Midget team like KKM or CMR, name 5 drivers, past or present, you would hire?
Kyle Larson, A.J. Foyt, Tanner Thorson

What kind of streetcar/truck do you drive?
Toyota 4-Runner

Name a celebrity that should NOT be famous?
Kanye West

Sandals. Socks or no socks?
No socks

If you could win just one, which would it be? Daytona 500, Indy 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix?
Daytona 500

If you could receive an unlimited product from a sponsor, besides Hoosier Tire, who/what would that sponsor be?
A Beer Sponsor

If you owned a 5-star restaurant what would you be your specialty?
Prime Rib

Favorite food?
Pizza

What toppings do you put on your pizza?
Pepperoni

If you could have won just one marquis Midget race in the past, which would it have been. Hut 100 at Terre Haute, Belleville Nationals, Turkey Night at Ascot, Night before the 500 at IRP?
Turkey Night at Ascot

All-time favorite midget driver?
Stan Fox

Do you have a dog (breed), cat, or both? Name(s):
Black Lab/Lucy and Cat/Minnie

Any hobbies you have outside of racing?
Fishing

If you could time travel, where would you go first?
Early 80’s

The first form of racing you participated in?
Karting

Favorite cereal when you were a kid?
Froot Loops

Favorite movie?
Big Daddy

Name any sports, including racing, that you follow, and your favorites in those sports?
Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Team

Favorite travel destination?
Anywhere away from a big city

After Daniel Robinson’s famous quote at the Chili Bowl 2021, what driver, would you like most to pass on the last lap for the win (any era)?
Chase McDermand

Best guess on how old Kevin Olson is?
70

Besides your significant other, obviously, who would be your ultimate Trophy Queen/King after winning the big race?
Jennifer Aniston

Putting the Midget aside, if you were paid a million dollars a year (with no sponsor obligations) to just drive a racecar, which one would you choose. Micro Sprint, Non-Wing Sprint car, Wing Sprint car, Silver Crown car, Dirt Late Model, Sports cars, Nitro drag car, Indy Car, or NASCAR?
Non-Wing Sprint or Silver Crown Car

If you had entrance music/theme song at the track (like pro wrestlers), what would it be?
Guns n’ Roses/Welcome to the Jungle

How did you come up with your car number (51)?
Dad drove Late Models. His number was 15, so I just flipped it around

Other than your fine sponsors, Who helps you at the track, and/or get to the racetrack?
My Whole Family… Thank You!

Be on the lookout for more BADGER Bios from our Drivers and Owners! And be sure to join us at the races in 2021 for some of the finest Midget Racing in the entire country!

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