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Q&A with Badger Car Owner Dave Alexander

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 car owner Dave Alexander. Dave, from Elgin, Illinois, is self-employed with his construction company Horizon Carpentry. Dave loves all forms of racing, he and his father, Wayne, sponsor the Franklin B Alexander race every year in honor of their mentor. Jeff Zelinski will continue to pilot Dave’s #15Z Bullet chassis powered by an MWR Technologies Honda engine in 2021. Dave’s sponsor partners include Mongo Crane and Horizon Carpentry. Below are some answers from a recent interview conducted with Dave.

Name one accomplishment that you’re proud of in your racing career?
Winning CornFest with Jeff Zelinski

If you won the super-duper mega lotto, what would you do first?
Put money into BADGER for an investment

If you walk into a bar at happy hour, what do you order?
½ price appetizers

Name 3-5 music artists, albums, or CDs you would have if stuck on a deserted island?
Waylon Jennings, Stevie Nicks, Johnny Cash

If you had a super Midget team like KKM or CMR, name 5 drivers, past or present, you would hire?
Scott Hatton, Jeff Zelinski, Tyler Baran, Nick Baran

What kind of streetcar/truck do you drive?
Ford Raptor

Name a celebrity that should NOT be famous?
Robert DeNiro

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

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

If you owned a 5-star restaurant what would you be your specialty?
Meatloaf Wellington

What toppings do you put on your pizza?
Pepperoni, Sausage, Onions

Any hobbies you have outside of racing?
Snowmobiling, and Drag Racing (owns a 68 Big Block Camaro)

If you could time travel, where would you go first?
The Future so I could come back and fix stuff

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

The first form of racing you participated in?
Motorcycles

Favorite cereal when you were a kid?
Capn’ Crunch and Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Favorite movie?
Talladega Nights

Favorite travel destination?
Ft. Myers Beach

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?
Amy Schulz!

Putting the Midget aside, if you were paid a million dollars a year (with no sponsor obligations) to just take care of/own 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?
Wing Sprint Car

Other than your fine sponsors, Who helps you at the track, and/or get to the racetrack?
My Dad, Shay Sassano, The Barans’, and Bill McGowan

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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