The Badger Midget Auto Racing Association has announced this year’s schedule, marking its 89th season of operation.
This year, Advanced Fastening Systems will again be the title sponsor for the series.
The AFS Badger Midget Series is set to visit seven different tracks with seven doubleheader weekends, making for another interesting campaign.
An Overview
April 20 marks the season opener as Badger visits Wisconsin’s Beaver Dam Raceway for the first time in three years. The high-banked, third-mile track offers drivers a chance to go three-wide throughout the race.
Badger will return in June as part of a doubleheader with Angell Park Speedway.
The series makes a return trip to the Chicagoland area on May 10, marking their first twin bill. It starts at the quarter mile of Kankakee County Speedway. Last year, 37 cars signed into the pits in the first-ever visit to the facility.
The next night, Badger makes their first of five appearances at Illinois’ Sycamore Speedway. Popular among fans and drivers alike, only one track hosts more BMARA events than Sycamore.
The tradition continues on May 19 for Badger and Angell Park Speedway at the famed Sun Prairie, Wis. speed plant. The first of 11 dates there, the sanctioning body and track are cornerstones for each other’s programs.
“I went as a race fan to both the BC39 at Indianapolis and the Turkey Night Grand Prix in Ventura,” APS promoter Gregg McKarns said. “Hearing and seeing the respect fans and drivers alike have for Badger and Angell Park throughout the nation is something we all should be proud of and keep building upon.”
Badger makes a special appearance at the Plymouth Dirt Track on June 22. A fairground track if there ever was one, is known for their close racing and great concessions.
“We are extremely happy to have the Badger Midgets back at Plymouth in 2024! They always put on a fast and exciting show,” Bill Weinaug of PDT said.
Sparks will fly on June 29-30 as Beaver Dam and Angell Park host back-to-back Badger tilts. The Sun Prairie date will feature one of the best fireworks shows in the area.
Next, as BMARA President Quinn McCabe puts it, teams will, “Pump the brakes to regroup and prepare for the run to Labor Day,” as Badger will only run three races in July.
That run begins in a big way as teams make the haul to Menomonie, Wisconsin’s, sixth-mile oval of Thunder Hill Speedway on July 13.
Wilmot Raceway will play host to Badger in a show billed as, “The Open Wheel Special,” on August 24. This will be the only chance for fans to witness the AFS Badger Midget Series at this popular southeastern Wisconsin track.
The following weekend, Badger’s back at Sycamore and then it’s on to the Labor Day holiday and Angell Park Speedway’s Firemen’s Nationals.
Full Schedule
April 20 Beaver Dam Raceway Beaver Dam, WI
April 27 Beaver Dam Raceway (Rain Date) Beaver Dam, WI
May 10 Kankakee County Speedway Kankakee, IL
May 11 Sycamore Speedway Sycamore, IL
May 19 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
June 2 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
June 8 Sycamore Speedway Sycamore, IL
June 9 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
June 22 Plymouth Dirt Track Plymouth, WI
June 23 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
June 29 Beaver Dam Raceway Beaver Dam, WI
June 30 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
July 13 Thunder Hill Speedway Menomonie, WI
July 14 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
July 28 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
August 3 Sycamore Speedway Sycamore, IL
August 11 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
August 17 Sycamore Speedway Sycamore, IL
August 18 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
August 24 Wilmot Raceway Wilmot, WI
August 31 Sycamore Speedway Sycamore, I
September 1 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
September 2 Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie, WI
September 20 TBA