By Bryan Gapinski
NSSN Correspondent  

Saturday

BEAVER DAM, Wis. — Scott Hatton held off a late charge from Jerry Coons, Jr. to win round two of Duel at the Dam, the 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday night at Charter Raceway Park.
Hatton led from the start, but Dave Darland was on the move, passing eight cars in the first four laps to move to third.
Hatton held a 4.8-second lead at the midway point, when he began lapping the tail of the field. Coons moved into second two laps later. By lap 20, Coons cut Hatton’s advantage to 2.6 second as the pair pulled away from the field. Coons closed to within a car length of Hatton with five laps remaining.
Coons made a pass for the lead on the 27th lap, but brushed the wall exiting turn four and Hatton was back out front.
Hatton, driving the Huston Solution owned Stealth/Mopar No. 15 finished two car lengths ahead of Coons. It was Hatton’s first series victory since Sept. 4, 2005.
Darland, Bobby East and Brandon Waelti completed the top five.
The finish:
Scott Hatton, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Bobby East, Brandon Waelti, Bubba Altig, Mike Hess, Bob Shreffler, Nick Lundgreen, Aaron Fiscus, Chase Barber, Brad Loyet, Davey Ray, Jake Slotten, Bradley Galedrige, Chad DeSelle, Joe Wipperfurth, Robbie Ray, Kody Swanson, Tim Noble, David Gough, Buddy Luebke.

Sunday

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Jerry Coons, Jr. increased his point lead by capturing the 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway. The victory was his third straight at the track.
 Scott Hatton jumped into the lead at the start. Coons, the fast qualifier, moved from 10th starting position into second during the first five laps. Hatton’s engine began to misfire on the sixth lap, and he dropped out a lap later. Coons assumed the lead and quickly pulled away from the field.
On a lap-19 restart, Mike Hess drew even with Coons, taking the lead entering turn three. Coons drove under Hess exiting turn four and regained the lead.
Coons, driving the Ralph Wilke-owned Spike-Mopar No. 5, finished 2.37 seconds ahead of Hess. Davey Ray, Darland and A.J. Fike completed the top five.
The finish:
Jerry Coons, Jr., Mike Hess, Davey Ray, Dave Darland, A.J. Fike, Brad Loyet, Aaron Fiscus, Brandon Waelti, Chad DeSelle, Jake Slotten, Joe Wipperfurth, David Gough, Robbie Ray, Rob Keelan, Buddy Luebke, Tim Noble, Dan Mecum, Bob Shreffler, Chase Barber, Cody Brewer, Jon LeJuene, Scott Hatton.