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4-Crown recap from Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG —Hoffman Racing has trophies, accomplishments and accolades in 80 years of racing. The Cincinnati-based team added a crown on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Jerry Coons Jr. led all 30 laps to win the USAC national sprint race at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, capturing one of four features up for grabs at the Team Chevy 4-Crown Nationals. The victory was the 74th for Hoffman Racing, which is tops in USAC sprint feature wins. It was also Coons’ third career sprint win at Eldora.
Robert Ballou won the Larry Rice High Performance award for moving up the most spots, going from 24th to ninth.
Here’s a recap of the other three races, including the winged World of Outlaws event that kicked off the 4-Crown weekend on Friday:
USAC Silver Crown: Dave Darland won his second straight 4-Crown SC feature. Darland passed points leader Bud Kaeding on lap six and never lost it in the 50-lap feature. Kody Swanson won the Larry Rice High Performance award.
USAC Midget: Brad Sweet, who won in the sprint division in 2008, ran away with the midget title. Even with a comfortable lead he weaved in and out of lapped traffic in an all-or-nothing run. It was his first midget win at Eldora. Cale Conley advanced eight spots for the Larry Rice High Performance.
World of Outlaws: Jason Sides grabbed his fourth career WoO win, sliding under Tim Shaffer on lap 26 in the 30-lap feature. Sides, who started 8th, battled Joey Saldana early before taking aim at Shaffer and benefiting from lapped traffic to catch him.
RESULTS:
World of Outlaws A Main: 1. Jason Sides[8]; 2. Tim Shaffer[2]; 3. Joey Saldana[4]; 4. Jason Meyers[9]; 5. Cale Conley[6]; 6. Donny Schatz[22]; 7. David Gravel[11]; 8. Jac Haudenschild[18]; 9. Steve Kinser[13]; 10. Sam Hafertepe Jr.[5]; 11. Paul McMahan[12]; 12. Danny Lasoski[10]; 13. Kraig Kinser[25]; 14. Brad Sweet[14]; 15. Randy Hannagan[21]; 16. Lucas Wolfe[15]; 17. Greg Wilson[19]; 18. Wayne Johnson[24]; 19. Brian Ellenberger[26]; 20. Bud Kaeding[20]; 21. Terry McCarl[3]; 22. Cody Darrah[7]; 23. Dale Blaney[16]; 24. Erin Crocker[23]; 25. Sammy Swindell[1]; 26. Jimmy Stinson[17];
K & N USAC Silver Crown feature: 1. Dave Darland, 2. Shane Hmiel, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Cole Whitt, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Shane Hollingsworth, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Kody Swanson, 12. Randy Bateman, 13. A.J. Fike, 14. Von McGee, 15. Tracy Hines, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Jon Sciscoe, 18. Jon Stanbrough, 19. Russ Gamester, 20. Bill Rose, 21. Derek Hagar, 22. Mike Brecht, 23. Donnie Beechler, 24. Patrick Bruns. NT
USAC National Sprints feature: 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Scotty Weir, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Brad Sweet, 6. Darren Hagen, 7. Levi Jones, 8. Cole Whitt, 9. Robert Ballou, 10. Damion Gardner, 11. Chad Boat, 12. Jon Stanbrough, 13. Matt Westfall, 14. Josh Wise, 15. Henry Clarke, 16. Chris Windom, 17. Jonathan Hendrick, 18. Brady Short, 19. Nic Faas, 20. Bryan Clauson, 21. Rob Chaney, 22. Kevin Thomas Jr., 23. John Memmer, 24. Mitch Wissmiller, 25. Chase Stockon. 14:43.39
USAC National Midgets feature: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Brad Kuhn, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Bryan Clauson, 5. Darren Hagen, 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 7. Cole Whitt, 8. Zach Daum, 9. Henry Clarke, 10. Bobby East, 11. Dakoda Armstrong, 12. Caleb Armstrong, 13. Cale Conley, 14. Chase Barber, 15. Jonathan Hendrick, 16. Chad Boat, 17. Shane Hollingsworth, 18. Critter Malone, 19. Tracy Hines, 20. Josh Wise, 21. Shane Hmiel. NT
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Prelude still green
ROSSBURG — Just arrived at Eldora Speedway for the Prelude to the Dream, which is on schedule for tonight.
Good crowd is pouring in — let’s hope it’s only the crowd that pours tonight — and getting a high-five from the Hamburger Helper mascot … you know, that white glove/oven mitt that talks. Guess the movie quiz: I don’t know about you but that stuff tastes good all by itself.
Looking forward to watching the U.S. Army’s Ripsaw unmanned vehicle run the track. The Army also has a climbing wall, there are remote control cars, sprint car simulators, a late model simulator … plenty to do to keep the crowd entertained.
Heading out to walk the grounds.
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Coughlin struggling at U.S. Nationals
Coughlin struggling at U.S. Nationals INDIANAPOLIS — Back-to-back Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. of Delaware, Ohio, is still searching for the right combination as professional qualifying at the 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals continues. Through three of five time trials, Coughlin is just inside the No. 12 cutoff spot with an 11th-best 6.650-second run at 208.04 mph. Coughlin entered this event with a 65-point lead in the NHRA points standings. Should he manage to hold onto the No. 1 ranking through Monday’s eliminations he will enter the Countdown to 1 playoffs with a 20-point bonus. In the sportsman categories, Franklin’s Bill Sempsrott is in the final 32 of the Stock Eliminator division through Saturday’s racing. Rick Brown, of Lebanon, qualified 25th in the 64-car Competition Eliminator field. Results of Saturday’s first round of eliminations were not available. Middletown driver Ken Sharp did not qualify in the Super Stock division.
