Wilke Pak
Name: Greg Wilke, Co-owner, No. 11 Mopar®
Date of Birth: 03-07-56
Residence: Hales Corner, Wis.
Marital Status: Wife, Linda
Children: Daughter, Nikki; Son, Chris
Name: Mark Wilke, Co-owner, No. 11 Mopar
Date of Birth: 10-08-57
Residence: Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Marital Status: Wife, Mary
Children: Daughters, Shannon and Cailyn
Name: Kevin Schuele, Co-owner, No. 11 Mopar
Date of Birth: 09-03-58
Residence: Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Marital Status: Wife, Carol
Children: Son, Christopher; Daughter, Katy
Team: Wilke-Pak Motorsports
Driver: Jerry Coons Jr.
Series: USAC Mopar Midget National Championship Series
Sponsor: Mopar
Crew Chief: Greg Wilke
Engine Builder: Gary Stanton
Web Sites: www.moparspeed.com, www.mopar.com
QUICK FACTS
- Wilke-Pak driver Jerry Coons Jr. claimed his second straight USAC Mopar Midget National Championship in 2007.
- Coons Jr. scored five wins in 2007 while driving the No. 11 USAC Mopar Midget National car fielded by Wilke-Pak.
- Wilke-Pak took home the 2007 USAC Mopar Midget National Entrant/Owner championship.
- Driver Coons Jr. swept both nights of the Mopar Belleville Midget Nationals, held at the famed Belleville Highbanks in Belleville, Kansas, and also took home the title in the third annual “Indiana Midget Week Championship.”
- Dave Darland competed for the Wilke-Pak team at the 2007 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., and took the pole for the event. NASCAR Sprint Cup star Kasey Kahne also drove for Wilke-Pak at the event, as did Coons.
- Coons Jr. captured his first USAC National title, the 2006 USAC Mopar Midget National Championship, while campaigning for Wilke-Pak.
- Wilke-Pak finished second in the 2006 USAC National Midget Car Entrant/Owner championship.
- Coons Jr., racked up three USAC National Midget Car victories under the Wilke-Pak banner on his way to claiming the 2006 USAC Midget title.
- Coons Jr., also recorded 15 top-tens in 22 2006 USAC Midget starts for Wilke-Pak Motorsports.
- Captured the 2005 USAC National Midget Car Entrant/Owner championship, with Jerry Coons Jr., and Tracy Hines driving the Wilke-Pak No. 11 car.
- Saw driver Coons Jr., run a part-time schedule in 2005 for Wilke-Pak and finish second to fellow Team Mopar member Josh Wise in the USAC National Midget Car final points standings, and grabbed a win for Wilke-Pak at Salem (Ind.) Speedway.
- Wilke-Pak driver Tracy Hines posted nine top-10 finishes in a limited schedule of ten events in 2005, with six Top-five finishes.
- Won the 2005 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals with Hines.
- Earned the $10,000 Mopar Challenge Bonus for winning the 2005 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, utilizing Mopar power—only the second team in history to do so.
- Earned the runner-up position in the USAC National Midget Series Owner’s Championship in 2003 and 2004.
- Driver Davey Ray won the 2004 USAC National Midget Car Series portion of the “Buckeye Nationals” championship.
- Finished second in the 2003 USAC National Midget Series championship with driver Tracy Hines.
- Wilke-Pak Motorsports ranks fourth in all-time USAC Midget Series feature wins.
- Wilke-Pak has more than 200 midget car feature wins.
- Wilke-Pak has earned four USAC National Midget Series championships.
- Wilke-Pak Motorsports has won six BMARA Midget championships. Team has won eight Pepsi Nationals victories.
- The Wilke family name is synonymous with American racing history, dating back to the 1930s.
- The Wilke family has a historic racing past, with involvement in IndyCar racing, including three Indianapolis 500 wins and six IndyCar Series titles.
