Lyle's Driving InstructionsJulie Strasburg of Fort Atkinson, WI is Co-owner of the Mid-American Stock Car Series. She enjoys travelling with her husband Doug, reading, Sudoku and crossword puzzles. They attend Willerup Methodist Church in Cambridge, WI. (the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church on the world).

Julie was raised on a small dairy farm near Helenville in south central Wisconsin with two sisters and one brother.

She started driving school bus at 18 to pay for college. Now in her 26th year, she says this is her favorite job! Her main employment is office manager at J-N-L Wrought Iron – creator of hand crafted wrought iron work. She also teaches piano and is church pianist. Every year in July she helps her family make Georgia Snow cones at the Jefferson Co. Fair. This has been a family tradition for 25 years.

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (January 16, 2012) – For a record fifth time James Swan was recognized as the Mid-American Stock Car Series Champion. Swan accepted his accolades in front of one of the best-attended MASCS Awards Banquets in recent history Saturday night at the Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells.

In accepting honors as the top MASCS racer from 2011, Swan reflected on how he and his car owner Brian Holtz had come together and the road they traveled. The road included a rocky 2010 season and a dominating performance through the first half of 2011. Swan rounded out his speech by saying he was looking forward to chasing a sixth Championship.