Jerry Coons Jr. (born April 21, 1972) is an Americanracecar driver. He currently competes in theUnited States Auto Clubsprint car,midget, andSilver Crown divisions. He is one of only six drivers to win theUSAC Triple Crown, with championships in the USAC Sprint Car, Midget, and Silver Crown divisions. At the close of the 2017 season, Coons has nineteen USAC Midget wins, seventeen USAC Sprint Car wins, and seven USAC Silver Crown wins.

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 fourteen in and around Arizona racetracks such asManzanita 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 theTerre Haute Action Track andEldora Speedway'sFour 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 theTerre Haute Action Track.^[4] He ran part-time in the series until 2005 when he joined Hoffman Dynamics in the No. 69 car and finished seventh in the standings with a win atManzanita Speedway.

In 2008, Coons won both theUSACSilver Crown andSprint Car championships.

In 2010, Coons 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 theUSAC 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 atEldora Speedway'sFour 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-timeHoosier Hundred winner at theIndiana State Fairgrounds Speedway in 2011 and 2012, as well as a two-timeHulman Classic winner at theTerre Haute Action Track in 2010 and 2013.^[10][11]

Between 1994 and 2018, Coons has seventeen main event starts in theChili Bowl Nationals, with a best finish of fourth in 2009, 2010, and 2016.

In 2005, Coons competed in oneIRLInfiniti Pro Series race atNashville Superspeedway, driving forHemelgarn Racing, where he started 10th and finished 9th.^[12]

• 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]

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