By Bryan Gapinski
Jerry Coons Jr. drove the Wilke-PAK#11 to victory Saturday Night Sept. 25 winning the 29th annual USAC 4-Crown Nationals, USAC National Midget Car Series event at Eldora Speedway. The victory was the fourth for the team at the famed 1/2-mile dirt oval. Wilke-PAK is now in second place only 65 points out the lead in Car Owner Points, while Coons trails leader Bryan Clauson by 101 markers in the drivers standing.
The Midwest portion of the season concludes this week with three-day Dupont Gold Crown Nationals at Tri-City Speedway, outside of St. Louis, Mo. Saturday Night’s 40-lap feature will pay $15,000 to the winner. Coons and Wilke-PAK won the event in 2008, with last year’s event falling victim to rain. The final four USAC events will be run in California during November.
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
Sept. 30/Oct. 1-2 Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Ill.)
CURRENT POINT RANKINGS
USAC National Midget Series: 2nd
National Midget Driver of the Year: 4th