Eight indoor winners ready for Badger Midget opener-March 29

Past Indoor Winners Head List of Entries for Badger Midget Opener at Amsoil Sandbox Arena

New Richmond, Wis., Feb. 29---

Eight drivers who have scored previous indoor midget feature victories head the list of early entries for the Badger Midget Series season opening event on Saturday night/Sunday afternoon, March 29-30. The event will be held in America's newest indoor motorsports facility, the Amsoil Sandbox Arena at Cedar Lake Speedway.

The field is headed by Arizona's Jerry Coons Jr. who captured 14 features during the 2007 season, including five in Badger sanctioned events. Coons won the Friday Night preliminary night feature victory at the 2004 Chili Bowl. Other feature winning indoor drivers entered are: Dave Darland, Scott Hatton, Davey Ray, Aaron Fiscus, Mike Hess, David Gough, and Robbie Ray. USAC Triple Crown Champion Darland has two Chili Bowl preliminary feature victories in addition to a victory at the RCA Dome in 2004. Three-time Badger Series Champion Hatton captured the 1988 Chili Bowl Championship, while 2003 Badger Champ Davey Ray won a Chili Bowl preliminary night feature victory in 2007. Fiscus captured the most recent Badger indoor event at the Milwaukee Arena on January 22, 2000. Hess and Gough who will be teammates during the season driving for car owner Jerry Hardy captured their victories at DuQuoin and the RCA Dome. Robbie Ray's victory also came at DuQuoin in USAC Ford Focus Midget competition.

The 120,000 square foot facility opened in October 2007 and has hosted weekly motocross racing on the dirt motocross track. In the weeks leading up to the event, track officials will replace the motocross design with a semi-banked clay oval measuring between 1/4-1/5-mile, a wall and safety fencing will also be put in place for the event. The facility currently seats approximately 4,000 spectators. Limited advance tickets are still available, for more info, or to purchase tickets, visit www.cedarlakespeedway.com or call (612) 363-0479.

Jamie Nutzmann
CLS Competition/Points Director