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 owner/driver Kevin Douglas from Madison, Wisconsin. Kevin fields two midgets with Badger, the orange and white #5K and #5J. He is self-employed with the family business, S & K Automotive in Sun Prairie. Kevin's chassis of choice is a Stealth which is powered by an MWR Technologies Chevy engine. Kevin’s sponsor partners include Kaiser Automotive Group, Sommers Landscaping, Leading Edge Fences, and S & K Automotive. Below are some answers from a recent interview conducted with Kevin.
Name one accomplishment that you’re proud of in your racing career?
2 Feature wins in my Rookie year in Lightning Sprint
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?
Vodka and Mountain Dew
Name 3-5 music artists, albums, or CDs you would have if stuck on a deserted island?
George Strait, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw
All-time favorite racecar driver?
Dale Earnhardt
If you had a super Midget team like KKM or CMR, name some drivers, past or present, you would hire?
Steve Kinser, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson
What kind of streetcar/truck do you drive?
Ram 3500
Sandals. Socks or no socks?
Socks
If you could win just one, which would it be? Daytona 500, Indy 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix?
Daytona 500
If you could receive an unlimited product from a sponsor, besides Hoosier Tire, who/what would that sponsor be?
Super Shox
If you owned a 5-star restaurant what would you be your specialty?
Pasta
Favorite food?
Lasagna
What toppings do you put on your pizza?
Sausage
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?
Dan Boorse
Any hobbies you have outside of racing?
ATVs and UTVs
If you could time travel, where would you go first?
90’s Angell Park Midget racing
Do you have a mentor, or hero that you would like to name?
Dad
The first form of racing you participated in?
Karting
Favorite cereal when you were a kid?
Lucky Charms
Name any sports, including racing, that you follow, and your favorites in those sports?
NASCAR/Clint Boyer, POWRi and USAC/Chris Windom
Favorite travel destination?
Australia for Midget racing
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)?
Chase McDermand
Best guess on how old Kevin Olson is?
73
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?
Wing Sprint Car
Do you have a nickname, if so, how did you get it?
Taz/ was given to me by trainers during Black Belt Karate Training
How did you come up with your car number (5K)?
My original car owner had it. I bought the car from him and didn’t want to change it and bring bad luck
Other than your fine sponsors, Who helps you at the track, and/or get to the racetrack?
Mark Rampmeir, Josh Swanton, Luke Lanzendorf, Scott Douglas, Anthony Showers, and Blake Torpy
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!
- administrator on Mar 15, 2021
- Article Date: 3/14/2021