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Q&A with Badger Competitor Aaron Schuck

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 is with Badger driver/owner Aaron Schuck, from Joliet, Illinois. Aaron has campaigned for seven years behind the wheel of his #53 Elite chassis, powered by an MWR Technologies Chevy midget. Aaron’s occupation is an outside salesman for Advance Auto Parts in the Chicagoland area. Aaron’s sponsor partners include JZ Fab and Race Bumpers Direct. Below are some answers from a recent interview conducted with Aaron.

Name one accomplishment that you’re proud of in your racing career?
Back to Back IMRA Speed2 Midget Championships

If you won the super-duper mega lotto, what would you do first?
Buy more race cars

If you walk into a bar at happy hour, what do you order?
Red Bull and Vodka

Name 3-5 music artists, albums, or CDs you would have if stuck on a deserted island?
Beatles, Alkaline Trio, Knuckle Puck

All-time favorite racecar driver?
Tracy Hines

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

What kind of streetcar/truck do you drive?
2013 Mazda 3

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?
Indy 500

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

If you owned a 5-star restaurant what would you be your specialty?
Cheese Burgers

Favorite food?
Chicken Marsala

What toppings do you put on your pizza?
Black Olives and Mushroom

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?
Belleville Nationals

All-time favorite midget driver?
Kyle Larson

Do you have a dog (breed), cat, or both? Name(s):
Jack Russell - Roo, and 2 Cats Duncan, and Zooli

Any hobbies you have outside of racing?
Bowling and Family

If you could time travel, where would you go first?
1920’s

Do you have a mentor, or hero that you would like to name?
My Father

The first form of racing you participated in?
Midgets

Favorite cereal when you were a kid?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Favorite movie?
Forrest Gump

Name any sports, including racing, that you follow, and your favorites in those sports?
Cubs, Bears, and Notre Dame Football

Favorite travel destination?
Ontario, Canada

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)?
Bryan Clauson

Best guess on how old Kevin Olson is?
72

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

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?
Silver Crown car

If you had entrance music/theme song at the track (like pro wrestlers), what would it be?
Legend Has It/Run the Jewels

Do you have a nickname, if so, how did you get it?
A-Aron

How did you come up with your car number (53)?
My brother owned a car with 52 on it. He gave a choice between 51 or 53…. 53 looked cooler.

Other than your fine sponsors, Who helps you at the track, and/or get to the racetrack?
My Dad, and brother Matt Schuck, Jeff Zelinski, Tom Corcoran, and Dennis Bergsma

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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