4/9/2024
Badger Midget Auto Racing Association
Meet BMARA Driver Jacob Goeglein
He didn't make every Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midget Auto Racing Association event in 2023, but Jacob Goeglein still managed to crack the top 25 in points. Take a few minutes to get to know the Sullivan, Wisconsin driver:
Car number: 8
Owner: Jacob Goeglein
Team Name: Jake Goeglein Racing
Sponsors: Lake Country Heating and Cooling, T&S Buss Stop, Speedquip Motorsports, Corral Trailer Sales, Super Shox , MWR Technology, TMG1 LLC
Crew: Paul Goeglein, Meghan Goeglein, Jerry Grunewald, Sara Grunewald, Charlie Spoonmore
BMARA: Were you a fan of racing before you got behind the wheel and if so, who were your heroes and what tracks did you attend?
Jacob: The first tracks that I went to were Angell Park (Sun Prairie WI), Eagle Raceway (Eagle NE), and Cornhusker Raceway Park (Waverly NE) at a very young age. I didn’t go many times throughout the years due to me being involved in baseball and football growing up. I have always enjoyed any form of motorsports but never fully invested into it at a young age until I was older and able to race.
BMARA: Give us a synopsis of your racing career:
Jacob: I've been racing for 11 years in Wisconsin and the surrounding area with both the midgets and micro sprints. I raced the micro sprint from 2013-2016 and the midget from 2017 to current day.
BMARA: How much time do you spend on the car each week during the season?
Jacob: Roughly 10-15 hours a week
BMARA: What is your day job and how does racing fit in?
Jacob: I am a welder/fabricator at Bryant Products in Ixonia, Wisconsin. It works great with racing because I work four ten-hour days, Monday-Thursday. So that gives a 3-day weekend most of the time depending on overtime. It allows me to work on the car or sometimes take a weekend to go racing on a Friday or Saturday when we are not racing with Badger. Also, I like the fact that I’m able to make repairs on the car.
BMARA: What's something interesting the fans might not know about you?
Jacob: I went To Madison Area Technical College for welding and fabrication, plus got a small business degree in a two-year span. I would like to start my own fabrication shop in the future. When I am not racing or working on the car, I am in my shop behind the house, working on projects for side money.
I also enjoy golfing, fishing, or watching a football or baseball game.
Article by: Bill Blumer Jr with Jacob Goeglein
Photo Credit: Bill Blumer Jr.
Submitted By: William Blumer