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Hall Of Fame Midget Classic Goes To Kuhn
By Bryan Gapinski
Sun Prairie, Wis., Aug. 28 - Brad Kuhn won the 30-lap Hall of Fame Midget
Classic Badger Midget Series sanctioned feature Sunday Night at Angell Park
Speedway. Kuhn also claimed the lion share of a $3,000 point fund posted
by the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame as the overall champion of the
two-race weekend, which included Saturday's USAC National Midget Car Series
event at the track.
Rookie Kenny Adams paced the initial four laps before the event was stopped
when Nick Lundgreen flipped entering turn three and cleared the wall, landing
outisde the track. Lundgreen was uninjured in the accident.
Adams led one lap after the restart before Davey Ray took the lead. The
caution was displayed on the eighth lap for a stalled car. On the restart
Danny Stratton passed Ray for the lead entering turn one, with Kuhn following
into second place. Kuhn stayed glued to Stratton's rear bumper and drove under
Stratton for the lead on the 14th lap.
Kuhn began increasing his lead each lap over Stratton and a tightly bunched
pack of cars. Kuhn driving the John Grau owned Stealth-Mopar pulled away from
the field the final seven laps and finished 2.65 seconds ahead of
Stratton. Fast Qualifier Tracy Hines, Jerry Coons and Scott Hatton completed
the top five.
The 24th annual Fireman's Nationals presented by Pepsi will conclude the
Badger Midget and Angell Park season on Sunday Sept. 4, with a rain date on
Monday evening if needed.
SUMMARY
30-lap Feature: 1. Brad Kuhn; 2. Danny Stratton; 3. Tracy Hines; 4. Jerry
Coons Jr.; 5. Scott hatton; 6. Davey Ray; 7. Brandon Waelti; 8. Chad DeSelle;
9. Jimi Quin; 10. Kenny Adams; 11. Mike Stroehle; 12. Aaron Fiscus; 13. Cody
Wisensel; 14. Tom Hessert III; 15. Harley Slotten; 16. Rick Mueller; 17. Kurt
Mayhew; 18. Rob Keelan; 19. Dave Darland; 20. Rick LaBrosse; 21. Nick
Lundgreen; 22. Ric Forbes.
15-lap Semi Feature Winner: Darland.
6-lap Consolation Race Winner: Jimmy Light.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Mueller, Stratton, Mayhew, Hatton.
6-lap Dash Winner: Darland.
Fast Time: Hines, 14.661 seconds.
Badger Midget Series Point standings: 1. Scott Hatton 1803; 2. Danny Stratton
1562; 3. Brandon Waelti 1496; 5. Davey Ray 1394; 6. Chad DeSelle 1157; 7. Rick
Mueller 990; 8. Nick Lundgreen 819; 9. Aaron Fiscus 768; 10. Harley Slotten
660.
National Midget Driver of the Year standings: 1. Brad Kuhn 1213; 2. Jerry
Coons Jr. 1069; 3. Davey Ray 1006; 4. Scott Hatton 859; 5. Josh Wise 844; 6.
Danny Stratton 725; 7. Mike Hess 695; 8. Brandon Waelti 626; 9. Tracy
Hines 625; 10. Dave Darland 595.
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