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Coons Scores Late-Race Victory At Angell Park
Kuhn clinches Badger Championship
By Bryan Gapinski
Sun Prairie, Wis., Aug. 27---Jerry Coons Jr. scored a dramatic late-race
victory winning the 30-lap Hall of Fame Midget Classic, Badger Midget Series
feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. Avon, Indiana's Brad Kuhn
finished fourth in the feature and clinched the driver and car owner
championships' with one race remaining. Kuhn becomes the 40th different driver
champion in the organizations 70-year history and the first champion from the
state of Indiana.
Scott Hatton jumped into the lead at the start of the feature, closely
followed by Brady Bacon and Kuhn. Bacon slowed with a flat tire causing the
events first caution on lap seven. On the restart Hatton led Kuhn and Coons.
One lap later the caution appeared when last week's winner Adam Clarke
spun.
Hatton stretched his lead over the field and held a 2.3 second lead over Kuhn,
fast qualifier Danny Stratton and Coons at the midway point. Jimi Quin stalled
on the track three laps later erasing Hatton's advantage. Hatton again pulled
away from the trio of Stratton, Coons and Kuhn who waged a torrid battle for
second place. Coons moved into second on the 21st lap pulling away from
Stratton and Kuhn.
One lap later Hatton's engine began to miss-fire due to ignition problems.
Coons began cutting into Hatton's 2.6 second lead. With five laps remaining
Hatton's advantage was three-car lengths. Coons pulled to Hatton's rear bumper
with three laps remaining. As the pair crossed the start/finish line one lap
later Coons drove under Hatton taking the lead entering turn one. Coons
driving the Ralph Wilke & Joe Vukelich owned Spike/Sesco-Mopar finished
2.67 seconds ahead of Hatton, Stratton, Kuhn and Steve Buckwalter as 19-cars
finished on the lead lap of the event.
The 25th annual Fireman's Nationals presented by Pepsi will conclude the
season at the track next Sunday Sept.3. Badger will also sanction a special
$3,000-to win feature on Saturday Night Sept. 9 at The Raceway at Powercom
Park (Beaver Dam, Wis.).
SUMMARY
30-lap Feature: 1.Jerry Coons Jr, 2. Scott Hatton, 3. Danny Stratton, 4. Brad
Kuhn, 5. Steve Buckwalter, 6. Dustin Morgan, 7. Matthew Smith, 8. Adam Clarke,
9. Chad DeSelle, 10. Brady Bacon, 11. Brad Loyet, 12. Rob Keelan, 13. Tom
Hessert III, 14. Dean Erfurth, 15. Jimmy Light, 16. Mike Hess, 17. Harley
Slotten, 18. Davey Ray, 19.Brian Ramstack, 20. Michael Pickens, 21. Jimi Quin,
22. Cole Carter.
15-lap Semi Feature Winner: Stratton.
6-lap C Feature Winner: Jason Dull.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Ray, Bacon, Clarke, Pickens.
6-lap Trophy Dash Winner: Kuhn.
Fast Time: Stratton, 15.332 seconds.
Weld Racing National Midget Driver of the Year
1. Brad Kuhn 1368; 2. Jerry Coons Jr. 1255; 3. Danny Stratton 811; 4. Brady
Bacon 756; 5.Bryan Clauson 756; 6. Bobby Santos III 734; 7. Mike Hess 703; 8.
Josh Wise 668; 9. Jay Drake 663; 10. Brad Loyet 533.
Badger Midget Series
1. Brad Kuhn 1521; 2. Scott Hatton 1386; 3. Danny Stratton 1292; 4. Brandon
Waelti 1189; 5. Aaron Fiscus 1033; 6. Chad Delselle 927; 7. Davey Ray 908; 8.
Jimi Quin 889; 9. Dean Erfurth 764; 10. Doug Schenck 723.
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