1/9/2014
Sprint Source
Coons, Stockon, Courtney lead three-car Chili Bowl effort
Wilke-PAK Motorsports will run a three-car effort with Jerry Coons Jr., Chase Stockon and Tyler Courtney in the 28th anniversary running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, on Jan. 14-18 at the Tulsa Expo Raceway ¼-mile clay oval inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Wilke-PAK won the 2005 Chili Bowl Championship with Tracy Hines, while Dave Darland placed third. The team has also recorded ten preliminary night feature wins with six different drivers. A total of 285 entries for the five-day event have been filed.
Coons will be seeking his eleventh straight Saturday Championship Feature start, the longest active streak among drivers. Coons has two preliminary feature race wins, with a pair of fourth place his best career among sixteen previous starts.
Courtney, the 2011 Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year, is coming off two sprint car victories during the 2013 season. He also competed in the recent Tulsa Shootout at the track, and last month received his award as the USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year. The Indianapolis native races on Tuesday Night.
Stockon, makes his second Chili Bowl attempt with the team on Thursday Night, after a banner season which included a fourth place finish in the USAC National Sprint Car Series Points.
TEAM INFO
Team: Wilke-PAK Motorsports, Milwaukee, Wis.
Chassis: Spike
Engine: Stanton Mopar
Sponsors: Mopar, Gary Stanton Racing Engines, QTM, Autonet Mobile, Racing Optics, Speedway Motors, Hoosier Racing Tires, K & N Filters, Schoenfeld, Kwik Change, BMRS, Fuel Safe, Spike, Autometer, NOS Energy Drink, DMI, EFI Ignitions, Sanders, Kenny’s Components, Hepfner Racing Products, Behling Racing Equip, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Maxwell Industries, Scott Shop Towels, Butler Built, Engler, Afco, FK Rod Ends, Shell Shock, Xtreme Fuel Stick.
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