BEAVER DAM, Wis. — Jerry Coons, Jr. continued his hot streak, capturing the sixth-annual Mid State Equipment Sue Thiel Memorial Friday at Dodge County Fairgrounds.
The event was co-sanctioned by the USAC National and Badger Midget Car series.
Early leader and runner-up Brad Kuhn and his car owner Michael Quin clinched the Badger Midget championship with two events remaining.
Coons and Kuhn shared the front row, with Kuhn taking the lead. By the fifth lap Kuhn enjoyed a five-length lead, as the top six cars separated themselves from the field. Kuhn’s lead was erased when Darren Hagen stalled at the midway point.
Another lap was completed before a three-car tangle occurred in turn three. Brad Sweet running second then spun on lap 17, bringing out another caution. On the restart, fast-qualifier Ricky Stenhouse hit the wall and flipped.
Coons, who slid back as far as fifth during the early running, now lined up on Kuhn’s bumper for the restart. Coons made a perfect slide job entering turn one to take the lead.
Coons, driving the Wilke-PAK Motorsports Spike/Mopar No. 11, finished 3.16 seconds ahead of Kuhn, Darren Hagen, Levi Jones and Brady Bacon.
The summary:
Qualifications: 1. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Stewart 21, 20.633; 2. Darren Hagen, RFMS 32, 20.712; 3. Michael Pickens, Lein 2s, 20.844; 4. Davey Ray, Nine Racing 91, 20.852; 5. Gary Taylor, Tel-Star 999, 20.857; 6. Brad Sweet, Kunz 67, 20.878; 7. Brady Bacon, Kahne 99, 20.884; 8. Brad Kuhn, Quin 43, 20.920; 9. Jerry Coons, Jr., Wilke-Pak 11, 20.952; 10. Jake Slotten, RAB Racing 57, 20.953; 11. Brad Loyet, Loyet 05L, 20.957; 12. Donnie Ray Crawford, Tel-Star 299, 20.959; 13. Danny Stratton, Klatt 4, 20.986; 14. Jon Stanbrough, Lein 2L, 21.002; 15. Cole Whitt, CW 229, 21.033; 16. Dave Darland, Nine Racing 9, 21.034; 17. Ryan Durst, Auto Auction 191, 21.052; 18. Brad Mosen, Kunz 71, 21.097; 19. Nick Lundgreen, Jones 41, 21.103; 20. Mike Hess, Jerryatric 44, 21.121; 21. A.J. Fike, RFMS 69, 21.123; 22. Doug Schenck, Imhoff 19x, 21.153; 23. Levi Jones, Stewart 20, 21.158; 24. Chris Windom, Windom 17, 21.186; 25. Matt Sherrell, Tel-Star 135, 21.229; 26. Brandon Wagner, Wagner 92, 21.310; 27. Chad DeSelle, DeSelle 81, 21.330; 28. Kevin Swindell, Kahne 79, 21.387; 29. Joe Wipperfurth, Jerryatric 4x, 21.399; 30. Brandon Waelti, Waelti/Schulenburg 3, 21.481; 31. Tim Noble, WOR 6x, 21.507; 32. Buddy Luebke, Bulldog 43x, 21.574; 33. Aaron Fiscus, WOR 7x, 21.614; 34. Brian Ramstack, Ramstack 02, 21.622; 35. Robbie Ray, Ray 3r, 22.143; 36. Scott Hatton, Huston 15, no time; 37. Chase Barber, Barber 90, no time.
First Heat (8 laps): Stenhouse, Stratton, Coons, Sherrell, Fike, Taylor, Wipperfurth, Durst, A. Fiscus.
Second Heat (8 laps): Hagen, Wagner, Sweet, Schenck, Mosen, Waelti, Slotten, Ramstack, Stanbrough.
Third Heat (8 laps): Jones, Noble, Pickens, Whitt, Bacon, Loyet, DeSelle, Lundgreen, R. Ray.
Fourth Heat (8 laps): Swindell, Hess, Darland, Kuhn, D. Ray, Luebke, Windom, Crawford.
 Semi (10 laps): D. Ray, Bacon, Durst, Loyet, Lundgreen, Mosen, DeSelle, Waelti, Luebke, Wipperfurth, Fike, R. Ray, Crawford, Ramstack.
Feature (30 laps): Coons, Kuhn, Hagen, Jones, Bacon, Ray, Stratton, Sweet, Hess, Durst, Noble, Schenck, Wagner, Lundgreen, Pickens, Stenhouse, Sherrell, Whitt, Loyet, Mosen, Swindell.