Ray Captured Badger Thriller
By Bryan Gapinski
Sun Prairie,Wis., June 20--Defending Badger Midget Series Champion Davey Ray scored a thrilling victory using lapped traffic to capture the 25-lap feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway.
Kevin Doty jumped into the lead at the start closely followed by Jerry Coons Jr.. On the third lap Ray moved into third place. Two laps later the events only caution appeared for a stalled car.
On the restart Doty led Coons, and Ray. On the sixth lap series point leader Scott Hatton moved into fourth. The four drivers pulled away from the field. On the tenth lap Coons passed Doty entering turn two but as they exited the corner Doty re-took the lead.
The leaders began lapping the tail of the field on the one lap later, and at the midway point four car lengths separated the top four.
The leaders continued to work heavy lapped traffic with Ray moving into second on the 15th lap. On the 20th lap Doty was squeezed between two lap cars allowing Ray to take the lead. The final five laps Ray led the trio through heavy lapped traffic. At the finish Ray led Doty by 1.24 seconds driving the Rajo-Wilke-PAK/Stealth-Seco Mopar entry. Hatton, Coons, and Chad DeSelle completed the top five. Eleven cars finished on the lead lap, with all but one of the starting field of 22 cars finishing the event.
Davey Ray's cousin Robbie Ray,captured the 30-lap USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series Feature. In the first ever appearance at the facility for series. Ray traded the lead several times with runner-up Trenton Darland over the final half of the race. Brandon Hartsell, Brice Kenyon, and Jordan Noblitt completed the top five.

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