NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Dave Darland scored a wire-to-wire victory Sunday afternoon, capturing the 40-lap Badger Midget Series feature at The Amsoil Sandbox Arena at Cedar Lake Speedway.
Darland capped off a near-perfect weekend with the victory after finishing second in Saturday’s feature. Darland, driving Hans Lein’s Spike/Ford Esslinger, also won his heat and the dash each day.
Darland jumped into the lead from the pole, followed by Jerry Coons, Jr. Scott Hatton moved from seventh to third on the opening lap.  Three caution flags for minor spins slowed the race between laps 7-11. After the restart, Darland, Coons and Hatton broke away from the field until the final caution appeared at the halfway point.
On the restart, Darland held off Coons. The final 20 laps saw Coons make several attempts to move under Darland, but none succeeded. Darland finished one-car length ahead of Coons when the checkered flag waved. Hatton, Aaron Fiscus and Bubba Altig completed the top five.
After a capacity crowd on Saturday and a large Sunday crowd, event promoters and the Badger announced the two-day event would again be held in March 2009, with the exact date announced in the upcoming months.
The finish:
Dave Darland, Jerry Coons, Jr., Scott Hatton, Aaron Fiscus, Bubba Altig, Mike Hess, Nick Lundgreen, Brandon Waelti, Chad DeSelle, Jason Dull, Donovan Peterson, Buddy Luebke, Jody Rosenboom, Tim Noble, Davey Ray, David Gough, Dan Mecum, Jon LeJuene, David Budres, Joe Wipperfurth.