SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Jerry Coons, Jr. scored an easy victory, capturing the 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway. The win was the 16th-career feature victory at the track for the Tucson, Ariz., driver.
Coons passed three cars on the opening lap to move into third place. One lap later, Coons took over second. The next lap, Coons passed Bryon Walters for the lead. Before the completion of the lap, Walters spun while running in second place. Joe Wipperfurth escaped injury after flipping several times on the front stretch on lap six.
On the restart, Coons pulled away from the field unchallenged. Coons increased his lead to a third of a lap, after the caution appeared on the 19th lap, when third-place A.J. Fike slowed on the track. Coons again pulled away from Chad DeSelle on the restart. Series point-leader Mike Hess passed DeSelle for second position with four laps remaining.
Coons, driving the Ralph Wilke-owned Spike/Mopar No. 5, finished 5.24 seconds ahead of Hess, DeSelle, Brandon Waelti, and Aaron Fiscus.
Hess holds a five-point lead over Fiscus heading into the next series event, a 50-lap feature May 25 at the facility.
The finish:
Jerry Coons, Jr., Mike Hess, Chad DeSelle, Brandon Waelti, Aaron Fiscus, Davey Ray, Scott Hatton, Michael Pickens, Nick Lundgreen, David Gough, Robbie Bly, Tim Noble, Jake Slotten, David Budres, Dan Mecum, Bryon Walters, A.J. Fike, Bubba Altig, Rob Keelan, Joe Wipperfurth, Rik Forbes.