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About

Quick Facts
Hometown	Sun Prairie, WI
Racing Since	2006
Occupation	Sales representative
Birthday	10/28

About Eric

(April, 2023) Eric Blumer is the owner and driver of the #68 midget and will be a rookie on the Badger Midget Auto Racing trail this season.
With his dedicated weekly crew of Justin Hoium and Greg Leatherberry the team travels the greater southern Wisconsin region. When it comes to the midget, Eric has an army of advisors who he relies on often too, including Mike Hughes, Brandon Weaelti and Todd Kluever, among others.

Eric also pilots the 6E in the INEX Legend Car ranks for Legends Direct. In 2022 he finished 4th in INEX National Pro Dirt points. He is a regular on Tuesday nights a Beaver Dam Raceway and when there is not a Midget conflict, he'll run with the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series, where he was the 2020 champion.

Eric's work ethic in the past years gained the attention and trust of Griffin McGrath. McGrath made Eric one of the trackside reps for Legends Direct, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Legends Direct, one of the leading Legends purveyors in the country, offers support on and off the track, providing advice and parts to Legend and Bandolero racers. Like his advisors above, he's often in contact with McGrath, Michael Weber and Kevin Korsmo of the LD team, for guidance on the Legend.

In 2022, Eric graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in Sales and Marketing. He is employed by Fastenal in his hometown of Sun Prairie, WI.

Career Highlights

Winning a Legend, A-Main at Angell Park Speedway, the track I grew up going to as a fan, is the biggest so far! A close second was a feature win in the Wipperfurth Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway.

Becoming a midget owner this year, was a huge step for me. I've watched the midgets at Sun Prairie since I was probably an infant. Having a chance to work closely with some of my heroes as I was growing up is really special.

Hobbies

Racing and hockey.

Crew Members

Justin Hoium, Greg Leatherberry, Mike Hughes, Faith Piepenburg, Stephanie Blumer, Logan Stevens, Mom & Dad.

About Eric

"It's all about connections," as Grandpa Blumer would say. And Eric's biography can't be told without including many of the people who helped him with his racing through the years.
Eric started racing karts at the age of six, primarily with the Badger Kart Club (Dousman, WI) and the Road America Karting Club (Elkhart Lake, WI). While there were wins, Eric's first championship didn't come until his early teens with family friend Brian Benisch calling the shots. Brian's son Preston also raced karts and the families often traveled together. Eric scored two Yamaha Lite championships at the C-Tech Road America Motorplex with the help of Brian. This was paved road circuit racing.
In the middle of those championships, local Midget and Sprint Car driver, Joe Wipperfurth gave Eric a dirt kart to run. Joe also helped Eric get in contact with the Sainsbury family, who were invaluable with their knowledge of dirt racing and teaching life lessons about the world of racing in general. Eric scored a championship on the little dirt oval within Beaver Dam Raceway, thanks to the help of Jerry and Steve Sainsbury.
Eric is well known for his work ethic. Since he was old enough to drive, Eric has often spent summers working seven days a week between High Performance Goaltending (Sun Prairie and Oregon, WI) and Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.
Late in 2017, with the advice of local Legend and Midget driver, Brian Peterson, Eric (with Mom and Dad splitting the bill) bought his own Legend car, he had just turned 18 and was a senior at Sun Prairie High School.
He raced his first Legend race in 2018 and the story is still being written...
Eric attends the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, as did his dad and Grandpa Blumer. His major is business. He plays on the DIII club hockey team which is part of the American Colligate Hockey Association.

Career Highlights

(Feb. 2019) Buying and tending to his own race car and especially competing at his home track of Angell Park Speedway are two of Eric's highlights to date.
He was a class champion twice (2016 &17) at the Road America Motorplex in the Yamaha Lite kart division. The RA Motorplex is a road circuit specifically made for karting within the confines of the world renowned Road America.
He scored a senior class championship along with the "Sportsmanship Award," on the karting dirt oval within Beaver Dam Raceway in 2017.
Strapping into his own Legend car for the first time and running the "plowed field" (literally) that was the Wilcenski Farms Proving Ground was a highlight in itself. Winning a heat race (as predicted by one of his mentors, Brian Peterson) and nearly winning a second at Beaver Dam Raceway were 2018 season highlights.
Racing at his home track of Angell Park Speedway was also a highlight.