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Kuhn Increases Badger Point Lead With Victory
Sun Prairie,Wis., May 28 - Series points leader Brad Kuhn increased his lead
by capturing the MGD Memorial 50-lap Badger Midget Series feature Sunday Night
at Angell Park Speedway. Kuhn became the first driver since Aaron Fike in 2002
to win three straight series feature events.
Polesitter Dean Erfurth jumped into the lead at the start, while Kuhn who
earlier won the Trophy Dash and B Feature began moving up from outside row
three, before the events first caution on lap three for two stopped cars on
the race surface. Erfurth again set the pace on the restart, while
defending series champion Scott Hatton quickly moved in on Erfurth. Hatton
took the lead from Erfurth on the 12th lap, with Kuhn running a close third
place.
At the halfway point Hatton held a one-second advantage over Erfurth, Kuhn,
Brandon Waelti and Mike Hess. The event was stopped on the 32nd circuit when a
fire erupted in Randy Koch's car. Two laps later Hatton jumped the cushion
while leading sending his car flipping into the catch fence, Hatton escaped
injury.
Kuhn assumed the lead for the first time on the restart, each lap Kuhn began
increasing his lead and went unchallenged for the remainder of the event. Kuhn
driving the Kuhn Motorsports Stealth/Mopar#74 finished 2.64 seconds ahead of
the Erfurth, the 1990 series champion. Waelti, Chad DeSelle and Justin
Allgaier completed the top five.
Kuhn now holds a 163 point lead over Waelti heading into the Badger/POWRi
Midget Series co-sanctioned weekend on June 3-4. On Saturday June 3 both
series will compete at The Raceway at Powercom Park (Beaver Dam, Wis.),
before the traditional Sunday Night June 4 event at Angell Park
Speedway.
SUMMARY
50-lap Feature: 1. Brad Kuhn, 2. Dean Erfurth, 3. Brandon
Waelti, 4. Chad DeSelle, 5. Justin Allgaier, 6. Davey Ray, 7. Aaron fiscus, 8.
Ryan Durst, 9. Mike Hess, Rob Keelan, 11. DavidGough, 12. Buddy Luebke, 13.
Kurt Mayhew, 14. RicForbes, 15. Scott Hatton, 16. Randy Koch, 17.Nick
Lundgreen, 18. Kenny Adams, 19. Danny Stratton, 20. Doug Schenck, 21. Jimi
Quin, 22. Jerry Coons Jr.
15-lap Semi Feature Winner: Kuhn.
6-lap C Feature Winner: Doug Jordan.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Koch, Gough, Hatton, Coons.
6-lap Trophy Dash Winner: Kuhn.
Fast Time: Coons, 14.754 seconds.
Current Badger Midget Series Points: 1. Brad Kuhn 438; 2. Brandon
Waelti 275; 3. Davey Ray 267; 4. Danny Stratton 247; 5. Scott Hatton 209; 6.
Chad DeSelle 209; 7. Aaron Fiscus 200; 8. NickLundgreen 176; 9. Ryan Durst
176, 10. Dean Erfurth 169.
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