Coons dominates Badger Midget Angell Park event

By Bryan Gapinski Sun Prairie, Wis., May 18, 2008---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 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, when 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 points leader Mike Hess passed DeSelle for second position with four laps remaining.
Coons driving the Ralph Wilke owned Spike/Mopar#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 on May 25 at the facility.