COONS TAKES SPECTACULAR “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” WIN

 


Terre Haute, IN…….Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. scored a sensational victory in Thursday night’s 40th First Financial Bank “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track. The victory in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race, which featured one of the most spectacular lead duels in USAC Sprint Car history, gave car owner Dynamics, Inc. of Milford, Ohio its record 76th victory and ended an epic battle between Coons and three-time race winner Levi Jones. Jones, hoping to score a record fourth win in the race presented by Budweiser and 500 Express and third win in a row, led three different times for six laps but Coons made a daring pass for the lead on lap 28 which eventually sealed the victory in his Hoffman Auto Racing F5/Gaerte. Jones finished second ahead of Dave Darland, who came from 19th starting position in the expanded 26-car field. Damion Gardner and Tracy Hines, who also figured in the lead battle at times, took fourth and fifth respectively. Coons ended up leading 24 of the 30 laps for the win. Gardner continues to lead the series standings going into the June 1-4 “Eastern Storm” events in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Drivers Jon Stanbrough, Henry Clarke and Justin Grant all escaped injury in feature event flips. Grant’s car cleared the wall in turn one on lap nine.



COONS TAKES SPECTACULAR “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” WIN


 


Terre Haute, IN…….Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. scored a sensational victory in Thursday night’s 40th First Financial Bank “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track. The victory in the race, which featured one of the most spectacular lead duels in USAC Sprint Car history, gave car owner Dynamics, Inc. of Milford, Ohio its record 76th victory and ended an epic battle between Coons and three-time race winner Levi Jones. Jones, hoping to score a record fourth win in the race presented by Budweiser and 500 Express and third in a row, led three different times for six laps but Coons made a daring pass for the lead on lap 28 which eventually sealed the victory in his Hoffman Auto Racing F5/Gaerte. Jones finished second ahead of Dave Darland, who came from 19th starting position in the expanded 26-car field. Damion Gardner and Tracy Hines, who also figured in the lead battle at times, took fourth and fifth respectively. Coons ended up leading 24 of the 30 laps for the win. Gardner continues to lead the series standings going into the June 1-4 “Eastern Storm” events in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Drivers Jon Stanbrough, Henry Clarke and Justin Grant all escaped injury in feature event flips. Grant’s car cleared the wall in turn one on lap nine.



AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 27, 2010 – Terre Haute, Indiana – Terre Haute Action Track – 40th First Financial Bank “Tony Hulman Classic” presented by Budweiser and 500 Express


 


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Justin Grant (#5B Baldwin), 2. Blake Fitzpatrick (#10F Fitzpatrick), 3. Shane Cottle (#10E Edison), 4. Shawn Krockenberger (#21k Krockenberger), 5. Brandon Mattox (#28 Mattox), 6. Eric Krockengerger (#21E Krockenberger), 7. Daron Clayton (#92 Clayton). 2:42.65


 


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tracy Hines (#4 Hines), 2. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 3. Brady Short (#36 Short), 4. Robert Ballou (#81 MPHG), 5. Shane Hmiel (#17s 56 Inc.), 6. Kyle Krockenberger (#7k Krockenberger), 7. Russ Harper (#9 Harper). 2>49.59


 


THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (#1G Gorby), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#53 Fox), 3. Critter Malone (#7m CM Sport), 4. Henry Clarke (#67 Kunz), 5. Chase Stockon (#32 Stockon), 6. Kurt Gross (#1x Gross), 7. Daren Krockenberger (#42 Krockenberger). 2:46.06


 


FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#69 Dynamics), 2. Bryan Clauson (#2B RWB), 3. Damion Gardner (#71 DG), 4. Chris Windom (#11 Walker), 5. Dave Darland (#39 Goodnight), 6. Ricky Williams (#11w Williams), 7. J.C. Bland (#98 Bland). 2:48.95


 


FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Levi Jones, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Damion Gardner, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Shane Cottle, 7. Bryan Clauson, 8. Ricky Williams, 9. Brady Short, 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 11. Blake Fitzpatrick, 12. Chase Stockon, 13. Russ Harper, 14. Daren Krockenberger (#7K), 15. Robert Ballou, 16. J.C. Bland, 17. Brandon Mattox, 18. Critter Malone, 19. Eric Krockenberger, 20. Shawn Krockenberger, 21. Kurt Gross, 22. Shane Hmiel, 23. Justin Grant, 24. Jon Stanbrough, 25. Chris Windom, 26. Henry Clarke. NT


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**Stanbrough & Clarke flipped on the first lap of the feature. Grant flipped over the wall in turn one on lap 9 of the feature.


 


FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Coons, Lap 8 Jones, Laps 9-21 Coons, Lap 22-25 Jones, Laps 26 Coons, Lap 27 Jones, Laps 28-30 Coons.


 


NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-613; 2-Coons-589; 3-Jones-586; 4-Clauson-542; 5-Hines-541; 6-Ballou-470; 7-Windom-469; 8-Clarke-434; 9-Darland-364; 10-Stanbrough-304.


NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL DIRT SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-571; 2-Coons-535; 3-Jones-535; 4-Hines-489; 5-Clauson-478; 6-Ballou-470; 7-Windom-438; 8-Clarke-402; 9-Darland-364; 10-Stanbrough-304.


 


NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: June 1 – Bechtelsville, PA – Grandview Speedway