Jerry Coons Jr.
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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 (sprint car, midget, and Silver Crown championship). He won the USAC Midget championship in 2006 and 2007, followed by the Silver Crown and 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.
Racing career
Short Track Racing
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.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]
Indy Lights
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.[6]
Awards and accomplishments
- USAC Triple Crown winner[7]
- National Sprint Car Poll Driver of the Year, 2008[8][9]
- Belleville Midget Nationals winner, 2005, 2007, 2012[10]
Motorsports career results
(key)
Little 500
| Year | Start | Finish | Laps | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 500 | Running |
| 2015 | 6 | 26 | 82 | Wreck |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 500 | Running |
| 2017 | 7 | 20 | 262 | Wreck |
| 2018 | 8 | 28 | 108 | Wreck |
References
- ^ "COONS LEADS ALL 30 TO WIN "4-CROWN" SPRINT - USAC Racing".
- ^ 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)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "COONS CLOSES "FOUR CROWN NATIONALS" WITH SILVER CROWN SCORE - USAC Racing".
- ^ "COONS GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH "HOOSIER HUNDRED" VICTORY". www.sprintsource.com.
- ^ "Jerry Coons Takes 43rd Tony Hulman/Jim Hurtubise Classic at Terre Haute". 1 September 2013.
- ^ "IPS: Coons to drive for Hemelgarn/Johnson at Nashville".
- ^ "Coons joins list of Triple Crown champions".
- ^ Development, Iowa Web. "Driver of the Year - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum". www.sprintcarhof.com.
- ^ "Coons Jr named NA non-winged top driver".
- ^ "Midget Nationals History". Belleville High Banks.