Kuhn tops Angell Park Field

By Bryan Gapinski Sun Prairie, Wis., Aug. 2, 2009---Two-time series champion Brad Kuhn won Sunday Night's 25-lap Badger Midget Series feature at Angell Park Speedway. The event featured five lead changes.
Shane Hollingsworth paced the initial two laps, until a four-car accident occurred in the top ten, causing Brad Loyet to flip. Loyet was uninjured. On the restart Chad DeSelle passed Hollingsworth for the lead. Kuhn moved into fifth place on the lap 5, and then gained one position each lap, moving into second on lap 8. Kuhn, closely followed by Scott Hatton moved to within a car length of DeSelle.
Kuhn jumped the cushion allowing Hatton to gain the runner-up position at the midway point. Hatton edged DeSelle at the start/finish line to lead lap 15, with DeSelle regaining the lead entering Turn 1. Kuhn repassed Hatton for second place and then on lap 18 drove under DeSelle entering Turn 1 to take the lead. Hatton moved into second on the same lap. The pair pulled away from the field.
Kuhn driving the Jones Motorsports Spike/Fontana No. 41 finished two car lengths of Hatton. Fast qualifier Mike Hess placed third ahead of DeSelle, and Hollingsworth. Hatton now holds a 138-point lead over Hess going intot he Aug. 9 event at Angell Park Speedway.