Jacob Goede from Carver (MN) has been named the 2025 MN Asphalt Driver of the year. Goede was the obvious choice after climbing to the peak of NASCAR local racing by winning the Division I National title for the second time, (also previously in 2019).
The top Minnesota Asphalt driver of the year has been chosen 18 times and Jacob Goede has won it 5 times; 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 and now in 2025. Tim Brockhouse is the only other driver who has won this award more than once, he won it in 2016 and 2020. This accolade began with the now defunct AutoRacingTracks website in 2004 and was continued on by Speed Talk on 1360 radio in 2009 and then published in the Midwest Racing Connection ever since.
“Thanks for this award! 2025 was a great year capturing the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Late Model Championship and the NASCAR Weekly Series National title,” said Goede. “We were able to capture multiple wins at all 3 NASCAR sanctioned tracks we participated at, including 5 wins at Elko in the 5 nights we participated. Everyone heavily involved in the racing community knows the work it takes, the commitment, and the sacrifices you sometimes need to make to compete at the highest level and it feels pretty awesome to have it all work out and make it worth it. This is probably the last award from 2025, which I'm sure most will be glad to see. The 2026 season will be here before we know it, and the current plan is similar to 2025. Full time competition at LaCrosse, but come back to Elko when schedule allows. Also plan to dabble with the Superlate, starting with the Icebreaker in April and hopefully the Joe Shear Classic at Madison in May,” said Goede.
Previous winner of the MN Asphalt Driver of the year:
2004- Dan Fredrickson
2009- Adam Royle
2010- Brent Kane
2011- Chad Walen
2012- Jonathan Eilen
2013- Ricky Martin
2014- Jacob Goede
2015- Jacob Goede
2016- Tim Brockhouse
2017- Conrad Jorgenson
2018- Baiden Heskett
2019- Jacob Goede
2020- Tim Brockhouse
2021- Jacob Goede
2022- William Sawalich
2023- Julie Jorgenson
2024- Ty Fredrickson
2025- Jacob Goede
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