Coons scores “Wisconsin Double” Two feature wins; Iowa Next on May 22

By Bryan Gapinski, FSC Pictorial

Jerry Coons Jr. drove the Wilke-PAK#11 to a pair of feature victories this past weekend on May 15-16 in Wisconsin.
On Saturday Night Coons led all thirty laps winning the Badger Midget Series event at Wilmot Speedway. Coons also posted fast time during qualifications. The next evening Coons scored a clean sweep: fast time, two heat wins and the feature at Angell Park speedway in a APSARA sanctioned event.
USAC National Midget Series competition continues at midget racing’s fastest oval, The Iowa Speedway on Saturday May 22, as part of an event showcasing all three USAC National series.The team placed fifth in last year’s Iowa Speedway event. A USAC feature victory would break the tie between Steve Lewis and Wilke’s who both have an all-time USAC record of 133 total USAC National feature wins to their credit.
On Saturday May 29 midget auto racing’s second oldest continuous event “The Night Before the 500” will again take place at ‘O Reilly Raceway Park @ Indianapolis, under USAC sanction.

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TEAM INFO
Team: Wilke-PAK Motorsports, Milwaukee,Wis.
Driver: Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, Ariz.
Chassis: Spike
Engine: Toyota
Sponsors: Toyota, Toyota Racing Development, QTM, Autonet Mobile, Gary Stanton, Racing Optics, Speedway Motors, Hoosier Racing Tires, K & N Filters, Schoenfeld, Kwik Change, BMRS, Fuel Safe, Spike, Autometer, DMI, EFI Ignitions, Sanders, Kenny’s Components, Hepfner Racing Products, Behling Racing Equip, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Maxwell Industries, Scott Shop Towels, Butler Built, Engler, Afco, Xtreme Fuel Stick.

UPCOMING EVENTS
May 22 Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa)
May 29 ‘O Reilly Raceway Park @ Indianapolis (Clermont, Ind.)

CURRENT POINT RANKINGS
USAC National Midget Series: 5th
National Midget Driver of the Year: 1st