Beaver Dam,Wis.,May 31 BADGER MIDGET SERIES

D.O. · 6/1/08, 12:47 PM

BADGER MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS
CONTACT: Bryan Gapinski (608) 335-5385

Hatton holds off Coons for Charter Raceway Victory

By Bryan Gapinski
Beaver Dam,Wis.,May 31---Scott Hatton held off a late race charge from Jerry Coons Jr. to win "Round Two of Duel at the Dam", 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter Raceway Park.
Hatton jumped into the lead at the start, while both of the events cautions occurred during the first three laps.Hatton stretched his lead on the restart, while Dave Darland, passed eight cars in the first four laps moving into third place. Hatton increased his lead over a tightly bunched field racing for positions second-sixth place.
Hatton held a 4.8 second lead at the midway point, when he began lapping the tail of the field. Coons moved into second place, two laps later. By lap 20 Coons cut Hatton's advantage to 2.6 seconds, as the pair pulled away from the field. Coons closed to within a car length of Hatton with five laps remaining, with both drivers running on the cushion. Coons made a pass for the lead on the 27th lap entering Turn 3, taking the lead. Exiting Turn 4 Coons brushed the wall, allowing Hatton to regain the top position.
Hatton driving the Huston Solution owned Stealth/Mopar#15 finished two-car lengths ahead of Coons at the finish for his first series victory since Sept. 4, 2005. Darland, Bobby East and Brandon Waelti completed the top five, with all but one car finishing the feature event.

SUMMARY
30-lap feature: 1. Scott Hatton; 2. Jerry Coons Jr.; 3. Dave Darland; 4.Bobby East; 5. Brandon Waelti; 6. Bubba Altig; 7. Mike Hess; 8. Bob Shreffler; 9. Nick Lundgreen; 10. Aaron Fiscus; 11. Chase Barber; 12. Brad Loyet; 13. Davey Ray; 14. Jake Slotten; 15. Bradley Galdridge; 16.Chad DeSelle; 17. Joe Wipperfurth; 18. Robbie Ray; 19. Kody Swanson; 20. Tim Noble; 21. David Gough; 22. Buddy Luebke.

10-lap Semi Feature Winner: Darland.
10-lap Heat race Winners: Coons, Hess, D. Ray, Loyet.
Fast Time: Brad Kuhn, 14.855 seconds.
Cars Present: 28 Feature Lap Leaders: Hatton 1-30.

6/1/08, 12:47 PM	#1 Beaver Dam,Wis.,May 31 BADGER MIDGET SERIES
D.O. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,915	BADGER MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS CONTACT: Bryan Gapinski (608) 335-5385 Hatton holds off Coons for Charter Raceway Victory By Bryan Gapinski Beaver Dam,Wis.,May 31---Scott Hatton held off a late race charge from Jerry Coons Jr. to win "Round Two of Duel at the Dam", 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter Raceway Park. Hatton jumped into the lead at the start, while both of the events cautions occurred during the first three laps.Hatton stretched his lead on the restart, while Dave Darland, passed eight cars in the first four laps moving into third place. Hatton increased his lead over a tightly bunched field racing for positions second-sixth place. Hatton held a 4.8 second lead at the midway point, when he began lapping the tail of the field. Coons moved into second place, two laps later. By lap 20 Coons cut Hatton's advantage to 2.6 seconds, as the pair pulled away from the field. Coons closed to within a car length of Hatton with five laps remaining, with both drivers running on the cushion. Coons made a pass for the lead on the 27th lap entering Turn 3, taking the lead. Exiting Turn 4 Coons brushed the wall, allowing Hatton to regain the top position. Hatton driving the Huston Solution owned Stealth/Mopar#15 finished two-car lengths ahead of Coons at the finish for his first series victory since Sept. 4, 2005. Darland, Bobby East and Brandon Waelti completed the top five, with all but one car finishing the feature event. SUMMARY 30-lap feature: 1. Scott Hatton; 2. Jerry Coons Jr.; 3. Dave Darland; 4.Bobby East; 5. Brandon Waelti; 6. Bubba Altig; 7. Mike Hess; 8. Bob Shreffler; 9. Nick Lundgreen; 10. Aaron Fiscus; 11. Chase Barber; 12. Brad Loyet; 13. Davey Ray; 14. Jake Slotten; 15. Bradley Galdridge; 16.Chad DeSelle; 17. Joe Wipperfurth; 18. Robbie Ray; 19. Kody Swanson; 20. Tim Noble; 21. David Gough; 22. Buddy Luebke. 10-lap Semi Feature Winner: Darland. 10-lap Heat race Winners: Coons, Hess, D. Ray, Loyet. Fast Time: Brad Kuhn, 14.855 seconds. Cars Present: 28 Feature Lap Leaders: Hatton 1-30.