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[[File:JerryCoonsJr 2013HeatWinnerAngellParkSpeedwayUSACMidget.jpg|thumb|Jerry Coons Jr. in victory lane at [[Angell Park Speedway]] in 2013]]

'''Jerry Coons, Jr.''' (born April 21, 1972) is an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]]. He currently competes in the [[United States Auto Club]] [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Sprint Car Championship|sprint car]], [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Championship|midget]], and [[United States Auto Club#USAC Silver Crown Series|Silver Crown]] divisions. He is one of only six drivers to win the [[United States Auto Club#Triple crown|USAC Triple Crown]] (sprint car, midget, and Silver Crown championship). He won the [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Championship|USAC Midget]] championship in 2006 and 2007, followed by the [[United States Auto Club#USAC Silver Crown Series|Silver Crown]] and [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Sprint Car Championship|Sprint Car]] championships in 2008. At the close of the 2017 season, Coons has 19 USAC Midget wins, 17 USAC Sprint Car wins, and 7 USAC Silver Crown wins.
'''Jerry Coons Jr.''' (born April 21, 1972) is an American [[racecar driver]]. He currently competes in the [[United States Auto Club]] [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Sprint Car Championship|sprint car]], [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Championship|midget]], and [[United States Auto Club#USAC Silver Crown Series|Silver Crown]] divisions. He is one of only six drivers to win the [[United States Auto Club#Triple crown|USAC Triple Crown]], with championships in the USAC Sprint Car, Midget, and Silver Crown divisions. At the close of the 2017 season, Coons has 19 USAC Midget wins, 17 USAC Sprint Car wins, and 7 USAC Silver Crown wins.


==Racing career==
==Racing career==
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===Short Track Racing===
===Short Track Racing===


Coons began his racing career at the age of five, driving quarter midgets with his father Jerry, Sr.
Coons has wins in all three USAC series classes at [[Eldora Speedway|Eldora Speedway's]] [[Eldora Speedway#4-Crown Nationals Weekend|Four-Crown Nationals]], winning in Silver Crown in 2007 and 2014, Sprint Cars in 2009, and Midgets in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usacracing.com/news/sprint-car/item/1020-coons-leads-all-30-to-win-4-crown-sprint|title=COONS LEADS ALL 30 TO WIN &quot;4-CROWN&quot; SPRINT - USAC Racing|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knfilters.com/blog/wilke-pak-s-jerry-coons-jr-wins-29th-annual-usac-4-crown-nationals|title=Wilke-PAK's Jerry Coons Jr. Wins 29th Annual USAC 4-Crown Nationals|first=K&N Engineering,|last=Inc.|website=www.knfilters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usacracing.com/news/silver-crown/item/4266-coons-fourcrownsilvercrown-sept202014|title=COONS CLOSES &quot;FOUR CROWN NATIONALS&quot; WITH SILVER CROWN SCORE - USAC Racing|publisher=}}</ref> He is a two-time [[Hoosier Hundred]] winner at the [[Indiana State Fair|Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway]] in 2011 and 2012, as well as a two-time [[Terre Haute Action Track#Hulman Classic|Hulman Classic]] winner at the [[Terre Haute Action Track]] in 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sprintsource.com/news/?i=11506|title=COONS GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH "HOOSIER HUNDRED" VICTORY|website=www.sprintsource.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tjslideways.com/2013/09/01/jerry-coons-takes-43rd-tony-hulmanjim-hurtubise-classic-at-terre-haute/|title=Jerry Coons Takes 43rd Tony Hulman/Jim Hurtubise Classic at Terre Haute|date=1 September 2013|publisher=}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, Coons began racing midget cars at the age of 14 in and around Arizona racetracks such as [[Manzanita Speedway]], Raven Raceway, and El Paso Speedway Park. In 1987, he finished second in Arizona USAC Midget points, with one win at the Pima County Fairgrounds track and four second-place finishes.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writers |title=High Schooler at Raven |work=Arizona Daily Star |location=Tucson, AZ |date=May 13, 1988}}</ref>

In 1992, Coons was named track champion at El Paso Speedway Park, with 475 points from nine races.

At the Belleville Midget Nationals in 1996, Coons caught attention by winning the Friday night preliminary feature over Billy Boat, driving for car owner Rusty Kunz.<ref>{{cite news |author=No byline |title=Rain Delays Friday's Start of Midget Nationals Prelim |work=The Belleville Telescope |location=Belleville, KS |date=August 8, 1996}}</ref> He repeated as Friday night prelim winner at the same event in 1998 in the CED Motorsports car.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haase |first=Paul |date=August 6, 1998 |title=Friday Midget Nationals Preliminary Saw Jerry Coons Get Back On Top |work=The Belleville Telescope |location=Belleville, KS}}</ref>

In 1998, Coons moved from Arizona to Indianapolis and teamed up with CED Motorsports to begin racing more regularly. Later that year, he appeared in his first USAC Silver Crown races, including the Sumar Classic at the [[Terre Haute Action Track]] and [[Eldora Speedway|Eldora Speedway's]] [[Eldora Speedway#4-Crown Nationals Weekend|Four Crown Nationals]].

Coons' first USAC Sprint Car win came in the CED Motorsports #7c in 1999 in the Friday preliminary night for the Terre Haute National Open at the [[Terre Haute Action Track]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19990621/news025455.html |title = USAC: Kerr Rakes in $17,000 for 'Terre Haute National Open' Win}}</ref> He ran part-time in the series until 2005 when he joined Hoffman Dynamics in the #69 car and finished 7th in the standings with a win at [[Manzanita Speedway]].
[[File:JerryCoonsJrAngellPark2008.jpg|thumb|right|2018 USAC Midget]]
In 2008, Coons won both the [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[United States Auto Club#USAC Silver Crown Series|Silver Crown]] and [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Sprint Car Championship|Sprint Car]] championships.

In 2010, he was named National Midget Driver of the Decade, starting 282 features and claiming 56 wins over the course of the decade including.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/coons-named-midget-driver-of-the-decade/ |title = Coons Named Midget Driver of the Decade|date = 2010-01-07}}</ref> Also during that decade, he won the [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Championship|USAC Midget]] championship in 2006 and 2007, and was named National Midget Driver of the Year (NMDOTY) in 2007. He reclaimed the NMDOTY title in 2012 with four feature wins including the $12,000-to-win Belleville Midget Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://autoweek.com/article/other-motorsports/short-track-roundup-jerry-coons-jr-claims-national-midget-driver-year |title = Short-Track Roundup: Jerry Coons Jr. Claims National Midget Driver of the Year crown|date = 2012-11-24}}</ref>

Coons has wins in all three USAC series classes at [[Eldora Speedway|Eldora Speedway's]] [[Eldora Speedway#4-Crown Nationals Weekend|Four Crown Nationals]], winning in Silver Crown in 2007 and 2014, Sprint Cars in 2009, and Midgets in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usacracing.com/news/sprint-car/item/1020-coons-leads-all-30-to-win-4-crown-sprint|title=COONS LEADS ALL 30 TO WIN &quot;4-CROWN&quot; SPRINT - USAC Racing|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knfilters.com/blog/wilke-pak-s-jerry-coons-jr-wins-29th-annual-usac-4-crown-nationals|title=Wilke-PAK's Jerry Coons Jr. Wins 29th Annual USAC 4-Crown Nationals|first=K&N Engineering|last=Inc.|website=www.knfilters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usacracing.com/news/silver-crown/item/4266-coons-fourcrownsilvercrown-sept202014|title=COONS CLOSES &quot;FOUR CROWN NATIONALS&quot; WITH SILVER CROWN SCORE - USAC Racing|publisher=}}</ref> He is a two-time [[Hoosier Hundred]] winner at the [[Indiana State Fair|Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway]] in 2011 and 2012, as well as a two-time [[Terre Haute Action Track#Hulman Classic|Hulman Classic]] winner at the [[Terre Haute Action Track]] in 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sprintsource.com/news/?i=11506|title=COONS GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH "HOOSIER HUNDRED" VICTORY|website=www.sprintsource.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tjslideways.com/2013/09/01/jerry-coons-takes-43rd-tony-hulmanjim-hurtubise-classic-at-terre-haute/|title=Jerry Coons Takes 43rd Tony Hulman/Jim Hurtubise Classic at Terre Haute|date=1 September 2013|publisher=}}</ref>

====Chili Bowl====

Between 1994 and 2018, Coons has seventeen main event starts in the [[Chili Bowl (race)|Chili Bowl Nationals]], with a best finish of 4th in 2009, 2010, and 2016.


===Indy Lights===
===Indy Lights===
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==Awards and accomplishments==
==Awards and accomplishments==
*[[United States Auto Club|USAC]] Triple Crown winner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/usac/news/coons-joins-list-of-triple-crown-champions/|title=Coons joins list of Triple Crown champions|publisher=}}</ref>
*[[United States Auto Club|USAC]] Triple Crown Champion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/usac/news/coons-joins-list-of-triple-crown-champions/|title=Coons joins list of Triple Crown champions|publisher=}}</ref>
*National Midget Driver of the Decade, 2010
*National Sprint Car Poll Driver of the Year, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sprintcarhof.com/pages/driver-of-the-year.aspx|title=Driver of the Year - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|first=Iowa Web|last=Development|website=www.sprintcarhof.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/sprint/news/coons-jr-named-na-non-winged-top-driver/|title=Coons Jr named NA non-winged top driver|publisher=}}</ref>
*National Sprint Car Poll Driver of the Year, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sprintcarhof.com/pages/driver-of-the-year.aspx|title=Driver of the Year - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|first=Iowa Web|last=Development|website=www.sprintcarhof.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/sprint/news/coons-jr-named-na-non-winged-top-driver/|title=Coons Jr named NA non-winged top driver|publisher=}}</ref>
*Belleville Midget Nationals winner, 2005, 2007, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellevillehighbanks.org/midget-nationals-history.html|title=Midget Nationals History|website=Belleville High Banks}}</ref>
*Belleville Midget Nationals winner, 2005, 2007, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellevillehighbanks.org/midget-nationals-history.html|title=Midget Nationals History|website=Belleville High Banks}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery>
File:USAC Silver Crown 20 Jerry Coons Jr 2018 Madison.jpg|2018 USAC Silver Crown car
File:JerryCoonsJrUSACMidget2013AngellPark.jpg|2013 USAC Midget
File:USAC5MidgetJerryCoons Jr2012AngellPark.jpg|2012 USAC Midget
</gallery>


==Motorsports career results==
==Motorsports career results==
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]])
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]])


===Little 500===
===Chili Bowl Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!
!
!
!colspan=4| Prelim Night
!colspan=2| Championship Night
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car #
! Heat Start
! Heat Finish
! Feature Start
! Feature Finish
! Feature Start
! Feature Finish
|-
|-
| 1994
|
|
|
|
|
| 6
|
| 20
|-
| 1995
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7
|-
| 2000
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2001
|
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
| 23
|-
| 2002
|
| 66
|
| 1
|
| 5
|
| 23
|-
| 2003
| Anderson/Fernandez
| 11c
|
| 1
|
| 19
|
| B-main (14)
|-
| 2004
| Warnke
| 23
|
| 1
|
| 1
|
| 13
|-
| 2005
| Warnke
| 23
|
| 1
|
| 6
|
| 12
|-
| 2006
| Warnke
| 23
|
| 2
|
| 3
|
| 9
|-
| 2007
| Wilke-PAK
| 11
|
| 1
|
| 8
|
| 21
|-
| 2008
| Wilke-PAK
| 11
|
| 2
|
| 3
|
| 18
|-
| 2009
| Wilke-PAK
| 11
|
| 2
|
| 1
|
| 4
|-
| 2010
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
|
| 3
|
| 2
|
| 4
|-
| 2011
| 2B Racing
| 0
|
| 1
|
| 2
|
| 11
|-
| 2012
| Lendich
| 3NZ
|
| 2
|
| 9
|
| 8
|-
| 2013
| Kunz/Dooling
| 63
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 14
| 6
|-
| 2014
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 18
| 8
| 21
| 18
|-
| 2015
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 13
|-
| 2016
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 6
| 4
|-
| 2017
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 22
| 8
| 15
| 8
|-
| 2018
| Wilke-PAK
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 12
| 10
| B-main (13)
| B-main (10)
|-
|}

===[[Anderson Speedway#Little 500|Little 500]] Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Team
! Car #
! Start
! Start
! Finish
! Finish
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|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| Nolen
|align=center| 3
| 3
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| 3
|align=center| 500
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|align=center| Running
| 500
| Running
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| Nolen
|align=center| 6
| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26
| 6
|align=center| 82
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26
|align=center| Wreck
| 82
| Wreck
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| Nolen
|align=center| 10
| 3
|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
| 10
|align=center| 500
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|align=center| Running
| 500
| Running
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| Nolen
|align=center| 7
| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 20
| 7
|align=center| 262
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 20
|align=center| Wreck
| 262
| Wreck
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| Nolen
|align=center| 8
| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
| 8
|align=center| 108
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
|align=center| Wreck
| 108
| Wreck
|}

===Indy Pro Series===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[2005 Infiniti Pro Series season|2005]]
! [[Hemelgarn Racing]]
|[[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HMS]]
|[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]
|[[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]
|[[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]]
|[[Texas Motor Speedway|TXS]]
|[[Liberty Challenge|IMS]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Nashville Superspeedway|NSH]]<br><small>9</small>
|[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]
|[[Kentucky Speedway|KTY]]
|[[Pikes Peak International Raceway|PPIR]]
|[[Infineon Raceway|SNM]]
|[[Chicagoland Speedway|CHI]]
|[[Watkins Glen International|WGL]]
|[[California Speedway|FON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''24th'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''22'''
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Jerry Coons Jr.}}
*[http://www.usacracing.com/assets/files/silvercrown/drivers/jerrycoonsjr.pdf Jerry Coons, Jr. USAC Record, 2007]


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Latest revision as of 11:33, 24 October 2023

Jerry Coons Jr. in victory lane at Angell Park Speedway in 2013

Jerry Coons Jr. (born April 21, 1972) is an American racecar driver. He currently competes in the United States Auto Club sprint car, midget, and Silver Crown divisions. He is one of only six drivers to win the USAC Triple Crown, with championships in the USAC Sprint Car, Midget, and Silver Crown divisions. At the close of the 2017 season, Coons has 19 USAC Midget wins, 17 USAC Sprint Car wins, and 7 USAC Silver Crown wins.

Racing career[edit]

Short Track Racing[edit]

Coons began his racing career at the age of five, driving quarter midgets with his father Jerry, Sr.

In the late 1980s, Coons began racing midget cars at the age of 14 in and around Arizona racetracks such as Manzanita Speedway, Raven Raceway, and El Paso Speedway Park. In 1987, he finished second in Arizona USAC Midget points, with one win at the Pima County Fairgrounds track and four second-place finishes.[1]

In 1992, Coons was named track champion at El Paso Speedway Park, with 475 points from nine races.

At the Belleville Midget Nationals in 1996, Coons caught attention by winning the Friday night preliminary feature over Billy Boat, driving for car owner Rusty Kunz.[2] He repeated as Friday night prelim winner at the same event in 1998 in the CED Motorsports car.[3]

In 1998, Coons moved from Arizona to Indianapolis and teamed up with CED Motorsports to begin racing more regularly. Later that year, he appeared in his first USAC Silver Crown races, including the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track and Eldora Speedway's Four Crown Nationals.

Coons' first USAC Sprint Car win came in the CED Motorsports #7c in 1999 in the Friday preliminary night for the Terre Haute National Open at the Terre Haute Action Track.[4] He ran part-time in the series until 2005 when he joined Hoffman Dynamics in the #69 car and finished 7th in the standings with a win at Manzanita Speedway.

2018 USAC Midget

In 2008, Coons won both the USAC Silver Crown and Sprint Car championships.

In 2010, he was named National Midget Driver of the Decade, starting 282 features and claiming 56 wins over the course of the decade including.[5] Also during that decade, he won the USAC Midget championship in 2006 and 2007, and was named National Midget Driver of the Year (NMDOTY) in 2007. He reclaimed the NMDOTY title in 2012 with four feature wins including the $12,000-to-win Belleville Midget Nationals.[6]

Coons has wins in all three USAC series classes at Eldora Speedway's Four Crown Nationals, winning in Silver Crown in 2007 and 2014, Sprint Cars in 2009, and Midgets in 2010.[7][8][9] He is a two-time Hoosier Hundred winner at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway in 2011 and 2012, as well as a two-time Hulman Classic winner at the Terre Haute Action Track in 2010 and 2013.[10][11]

Chili Bowl[edit]

Between 1994 and 2018, Coons has seventeen main event starts in the Chili Bowl Nationals, with a best finish of 4th in 2009, 2010, and 2016.

Indy Lights[edit]

In 2005, Coons competed in one IRL Infiniti Pro Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, driving for Hemelgarn Racing, where he started 10th and finished 9th.[12]

Awards and accomplishments[edit]

  • USAC Triple Crown Champion[13]
  • National Midget Driver of the Decade, 2010
  • National Sprint Car Poll Driver of the Year, 2008[14][15]
  • Belleville Midget Nationals winner, 2005, 2007, 2012[16]

Images[edit]

Motorsports career results[edit]

(key)

Chili Bowl Results[edit]

Prelim Night Championship Night
Year Team Car # Heat Start Heat Finish Feature Start Feature Finish Feature Start Feature Finish
1994 6 20
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 7
2000 - - - - - - - -
2001 4 23
2002 66 1 5 23
2003 Anderson/Fernandez 11c 1 19 B-main (14)
2004 Warnke 23 1 1 13
2005 Warnke 23 1 6 12
2006 Warnke 23 2 3 9
2007 Wilke-PAK 11 1 8 21
2008 Wilke-PAK 11 2 3 18
2009 Wilke-PAK 11 2 1 4
2010 Wilke-PAK 5 3 2 4
2011 2B Racing 0 1 2 11
2012 Lendich 3NZ 2 9 8
2013 Kunz/Dooling 63 5 1 2 4 14 6
2014 Wilke-PAK 5 5 3 18 8 21 18
2015 Wilke-PAK 5 3 1 3 1 1 13
2016 Wilke-PAK 5 8 2 10 2 6 4
2017 Wilke-PAK 5 7 5 22 8 15 8
2018 Wilke-PAK 5 7 3 12 10 B-main (13) B-main (10)

Little 500 Results[edit]

Year Team Car # Start Finish Laps Status
2014 Nolen 3 3 2 500 Running
2015 Nolen 3 6 26 82 Wreck
2016 Nolen 3 10 3 500 Running
2017 Nolen 3 7 20 262 Wreck
2018 Nolen 3 8 28 108 Wreck

Indy Pro Series[edit]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2005 Hemelgarn Racing HMS PHX STP INDY TXS IMS NSH
9
MIL KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON 24th 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ Staff writers (May 13, 1988). "High Schooler at Raven". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, AZ.
  2. ^ No byline (August 8, 1996). "Rain Delays Friday's Start of Midget Nationals Prelim". The Belleville Telescope. Belleville, KS.
  3. ^ Haase, Paul (August 6, 1998). "Friday Midget Nationals Preliminary Saw Jerry Coons Get Back On Top". The Belleville Telescope. Belleville, KS.
  4. ^ "USAC: Kerr Rakes in $17,000 for 'Terre Haute National Open' Win".
  5. ^ "Coons Named Midget Driver of the Decade". 2010-01-07.
  6. ^ "Short-Track Roundup: Jerry Coons Jr. Claims National Midget Driver of the Year crown". 2012-11-24.
  7. ^ "COONS LEADS ALL 30 TO WIN "4-CROWN" SPRINT - USAC Racing".
  8. ^ Inc., K&N Engineering. "Wilke-PAK's Jerry Coons Jr. Wins 29th Annual USAC 4-Crown Nationals". www.knfilters.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "COONS CLOSES "FOUR CROWN NATIONALS" WITH SILVER CROWN SCORE - USAC Racing".
  10. ^ "COONS GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH "HOOSIER HUNDRED" VICTORY". www.sprintsource.com.
  11. ^ "Jerry Coons Takes 43rd Tony Hulman/Jim Hurtubise Classic at Terre Haute". 1 September 2013.
  12. ^ "IPS: Coons to drive for Hemelgarn/Johnson at Nashville".
  13. ^ "Coons joins list of Triple Crown champions".
  14. ^ Development, Iowa Web. "Driver of the Year - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum". www.sprintcarhof.com.
  15. ^ "Coons Jr named NA non-winged top driver".
  16. ^ "Midget Nationals History". Belleville High Banks.

External links[edit]