Jerry Coons Jr Wins
 

Coondog wins Western World Championship from 24th. Darland 2nd, Bud 3rd. Might be one of the greatest drives I've ever seen, BIG CONGRATS !!! Thank you Race Network, 20 bucks well spent.:hoffman:

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I've been watching open wheel racing since 1960 and I agree. None of us in the area in which I was sitting could believe that USAC sent Coons to the back of the pack for putting the car on the track too late. It seemed to us that the car had been there along with the rest of them. However, all this did was set up one of the best, most satisfying drives I have ever seen. What a show! I think all of us came to our feet at the same time when he took the lead. Look at who he passed to win (some of them twice due to yellow flags setting him back right after he had passed someone. It would have been worth the price of admission just seeing the battle up front between Darland and Stenhouse.

Nights like this are why we all love nonwing sprint car racing.

Frank Daigh

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I completely concur with Frank's remarks. This was one of the greatest sprint car races we have ever witnessed.

The crowd was completely disgusted with USAC when they made what seemed to be a "Bone-Head" call sending Jerry to the rear for being late in bringing his car to the track. This call was ridiculous as Jerry Coons pushed his own sprint car to the track with his ATV prior to driver introductions. We even commented while the cars were being lined-up on the front stretch how neat it was to see Jerry pushing his own car with a quad. In no way did the Hoffman's or Jerry Coons delay the show. The flagman and USAC spotters should have been the individuals penalized for the numerous LATE YELLOW flags. I am surprised USAC did not get Tony Jones killed when he lost power just past the flag stand and coasted all the way to the back stretch, waving his arm, before the yellow flag was ever displayed.

Congratulations to Jerry Coons and Hoffman Racing for one of the most exciting sprint car race ever!!!! Bob, Sandra and Marissa Farris :respect::respect::respect:

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A simply incredible drive. Sprint car races are not supposed to be won from 24th. To have passed everyone in such a great field was an astounding accomplishment. I've been going to races since 1952 and I can count on one hand the drives I have seen as good as that. Congrats to Jerry Coons Jr. and the Hoffman team for a night we will never forget.:applaud::thumb::checkered:

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Wow sounds like it was quite a race! Congrats Coondog! Can't wait to see the highlights.

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Congratulations Jerry and the Hoffman Team.:respect::respect::checkered::hoffman:

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Hard to beat a pissed off driver at his home track.

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LUCAS OIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 10, 2007 – Phoenix, Arizona – Manzanita Speedway – 40th Checker Auto Parts/Budweiser/Parker Store “Western World Championships”



“C” MAIN: (20 laps) 1. Dustin Morgan (#11 Walker/Guiducci), 2. Hunter Scheurenberg (#2J Yeley), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50az Massey), 4. Cole Whitt (#29w CW), 5. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 6. Nathan High (#12 Allen), 7. Bret Mellenberndt (#97 Mellenberndt), 8. Michael Trimble (#21T Kruseman), 9. Davey Pombo (#38T Crossno), 10. Andrew Reinbold (#19x Reinbold), 11. Blake Miller (#93 Gardner), 12. David Cardey (#83 Crossno), 13. Mike Martin (#16m Martin), 14. Thomas Ogle (#5az Turner), 15. Mike Leslie (#76 Montgomery), 16. Bill Rose (#67 Kunz), 17. Nadine Gardner (#16 Gardner), 18. Justin Fisher (#61 Taylor), 19. Kyle Bates (#397 Sick Fast), 20. Scotty Weir (#38 Crossno), 21. Cole Carter (#77 Carter), 22. Cory Kruseman (#21k Kruseman), 23. Jay Ervine (#5 Pritchett),



“B” MAIN (Semi): (20 laps) 1. Casey Shuman (#2az Massey), 2. Jeremy Sherman (#75x Sourant), 3. Rick Ziehl (#33 Tutco), 4. Danny Sheridan (#18 Kittle), 5. Josh Ford (#73 Ford), 6. Jon Stanbrough (#97x Crossno), 7. R.J. Johnson (#15 Martin), 8. Shane Cottle (#10T R & B), 9. Garrett Hansen (#7 Priestley), 10. Scheurenberg, 11. Whitt, 12. Morgan, 13. Mat Neely (#10 R & B), 14. Trimble, 15. High, 16. Reinbold, 17. Mellenberndt, 18. Rip Williams (#3 Jory), 19. Thomas Meseraull (#71x Indy Race Parts), 20. Rickie Gaunt (#94 Gardner), 21. Davis, 22. Rossi, 23. Tony Jones (#4 Alexander), 24. Pombo. NT



FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#69 Dynamics), 2. Dave Darland (#44 Pace), 3. Bud Kaeding (#29 BK), 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (#21 Stewart), 5. Darren Hagen (#67K Kunz), 6. Jeremy Sherman, 7. Casey Shuman, 8. Brad Sweet (#9 Kahne), 9. Brady Short (#2B 2B Racing), 10. Jon Stanbrough, 11. Mat Neely, 12. Chris Windom (#17 Windom), 13. Damion Gardner (#71 Leffler), 14. Mike Spencer (#50 Chaffin), 15. Tony Jones, 16. Rick Ziehl, 17. R.J. Johnson, 18. Josh Ford, 19. Jesse Hockett (#75 VKCC), 20. Cole Whitt, 21. Garrett Hansen, 22. Hunter Scheurenberg, 23. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 24. Rip Williams, 25. Dustin Morgan, 26. Danny Sheridan, 27. Brady Bacon (#99 Kahne), 28. Shane Cottle. NT



**Kruseman flipped during the “C” Main. Sheridan flipped on lap 12 of the feature.



FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Stenhouse, Laps 15-37 Darland, Laps 38-40 Coons.



FINAL LUCAS OIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-L.Jones-1.402; 2-Hagen-1,317; 3-Darland-1,274; 4-Bacon-1,087; 5-Hockett-1,073; 6-Stenhouse-1,023; 7-Short-955; 8-Kevin Swindell-952; 9-Coons-909; 10-Gardner-903.



NEW LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-T.Jones-1,947; 2-Spencer-1,871; 3-Sheridan-1,743; 4-Gaunt-1,656; 5-Weir-1,570; 6-Williams-1,431; 7-Cardey-1,260; 8-Kruseman-1,206; 9-Miller-1,076; 10-Ford-985.



NEXT LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 17 – Perirs (Calif.) Auto Speedway – “Kindoll Classic”

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Jerry Coons Jr. is the best in the business right now. :checkered: He certainly does not get credit for all his talents regarding opportunities to make huge money in the IRL or NapCar.

Don Moore

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If this win in the sprints for Jerry can carry-over into next year everybody better watch out. He has already proven himself to win in a midget at any track he runs.

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I agree with the others, it was one of the most impressive performances I've seen by any one driver and it was definitely high drama at Manzanita Speedway, last night. Not to mention the other epic battles that were a part of this race. Darland/Stenhouse, Coons/Sherman (a classic) and Coons/Darland, to name a few.

I would like to thank racenetwork.tv for making seeing this great race, from afar, possible. The camera work was spot on and Sean took the announcing duties and just knocked one out of the park. I'll be a return customer, based on the product that you guys put out, with this event.

And kudos to the crew at Manzanita for preparing a top-notch racing surface, for the entire weekend. Just about every race was great!

Jerry

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Jerry after watching the races this weekend it just makes it that much harder to believe that there was no racing on the half-mile action track in 2007 and that is just not right miss seeing racing there and hoping all is getting straightened out for a 2008 season.

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these west coast races are givin me thoughts about a move to cali...

congrats :hoffman:

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What a way to end the year for me till the Chili Bowl....The best Drive I seen all year way to go Jerry...That drive alone was worth the trip out west for 18 days!

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[QUOTE=chadsniffsmethanol;17534]these west coast races are givin me thoughts about a move to cali...

congrats :hoffman:[/QUOTE

If you can deal with one race a week,earthquakes,mud slids, wild fires,and traffic jams go ahead.

PS If it wasn't for fake boobs and sunshine cali would sux:idea:

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If you can deal with one race a week,earthquakes,mud slids, wild fires,and traffic jams go ahead.

PS If it wasn't for fake boobs and sunshine cali would sux:idea:[/QUOTE]:rolling:...Only Aero!...:rolling::thumb:

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In my excitement over Jerry's drive, I completely neglected to congratulate the Hoffman team. I really apologize. The car was just great both nights. Great team, great driver, great motivation, great race. Congratulations all!

Frank Daigh

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:hoffman:Can we get a Coondog smiley?

Way to go Jerry and Hoffman's, Sorry I didn't see this but as much as working weekends sux in the midwest. The lateness out there sux more!

Congrats to :hoffman::checkered:

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[QUOTE=AERO410SCJA;17540]LOL:rolling:

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That was an awesome drive by Coons, one I will always remember. Also nice to see Darland have a good weekend and can't forget Dave Steele in the midget at PIR. Great weekend. Now I need to recover from all that Mexican food I ate.

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Also having a heck of a drive from the rear was Darren Hagen. He used a provisional and started 2 rows behind Coons finishing 5th. It was a joy watching both of them come thru the field.

Glad to see Robert Ballou back at the track Saturday night. When interviewed, he commented that Stenhouse squeezed him into the backstretch wall. When he first started tumbling, the front axle (still sporting one of the wheels) flew at least 150 feet into the air landing just a few feet from a group of push trucks. It was amazing that no one else was injured.