Weekend tripleheader takes Deery Series to Davenport, West Liberty, Dubuque
by: Bill Martin
VINTON, Iowa (April 17) – Three Deery Brothers Summer Series events in as many nights will test the mettle of man and machine this weekend.
The IMCA Late Model tour journeys to Davenport Speedway for a $2,000 to win main event on Friday, April 20, then to West Liberty Raceway on Saturday, April 21 and to Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway on Sunday, April 22 for $3,000 to win contests.
Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand at 5 p.m. on Friday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $25.
West Liberty opens the gates at 4 p.m. while the pit area at Dubuque opens at 3:30 p.m.
The grandstands open at 4:30 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow both nights.
Spectator admission Saturday and Sunday is $16 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for students, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $30.
In conjunction with the Saturday event in West Liberty, Deery Brothers Ford Lincoln in Iowa City will host a cookout at its 2343 Mormon Trek location.
Complimentary hotdogs and hamburgers will be served from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Drawings will be held for tickets to that evening’s race and fans can check out the new and used cars and trucks on the lot before heading to the track.
2011 series runner-up Andy Eckrich currently plans to have his car on display during the cookout.
Eckrich and co-point leader Mike Murphy Jr. were winners of the first two series events of the season. A new date for the already twice-postponed show at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City is still to be determined.
Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill., and Tyler Bruening, Decorah, both 98; 3. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 96; 4. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 94; 5. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 90; 6. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, 84; 7. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 82; 8. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., and Colby Springsteen, Wapello, both 79; 10. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, and Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, both 73; 12. Dean Wagner, Evansdale, and Jason Hahne, Webster City, both 71; 14. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 70; 15. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, 68; 16. Mike Garland, Morrison, Ill., 62; 17. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 56; 18. Joe Ross, Thomson, Ill., and Gary Webb, Blue Grass, both 54; 20. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill., 50.
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