#7a - Bubba Altig (Marengo, IL)

3rd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 2

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  14th (2007), 24th (2008)

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 2nd in Heat 2; 2nd in Qualifier 2; 7th in  A Main

Saturday: 24th in A Main

The Cinderella Story of the 2007 Chili Bowl Nationals after winning the Pre-Qualifying Feature and then battling his way into Saturday's finale joins forces with the Kenny Brown stable of entries for 2009 as he shoots for a third Chili Bowl championship event in as many tries.

Bubba posted 11 top-fives and 17 top-tens over the course of the '08 season as he ranked fifth in Badger Midget points, notching a win at Angell Park Speedway on June 29.

Car Owner:  Kenny Brown

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Esslinger

Sponsors:  Parkland Environmental, Rusty Kennedy Motorsports

Photo:  Bubba Altig took Badger Midget honors at Angell Park on June 29. (Jeff Arns photo)