Third, third, third, first: Point leader Harris finds top Deery success at Farley

FARLEY, Iowa (May 21) – The fourth time was a charm Tuesday night for Brian Harris.

After finishing third in each of the first three Deery Brothers Summer Series events of the season, Harris led the last half of a 50-lap feature for IMCA Late Models at Farley Speedway that ran green to checkered. 

The win, the career sixth for Harris, paid $3,000 to the tour point leader. Justin Kay and Nick Marolf swapped the lead throughout the first half of the race and ran side-by-side for much of the late going before Kay got the edge for second.

Hard charger Jeff Aikey moved up 11 positions from his spot on the original grid for fourth. Joel Callahan completed the top five.

Curt Martin drew the pole and led the opening circuit before giving way to the third-starting Marolf. Kay began his initial stint at the point on lap nine, was briefly out of first on lap 14, then kept a tenu­ous lead until lap 24. 

Harris entered the fray at that point, taking over up front on the 25^th circuit. He’d run three wide with Kay and Marolf and use multiple lines to negotiate lapped traffic before pulling out to a five car-length margin of victory.

Ray Guss Jr. brought a streak of two straight wins to Farley and finished ninth. Winner of the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing was Callahan.

The fifth of 18 dates on the 2013 Deery schedule is the traditional Memorial Day show at Boone Speedway on Monday, May 27.

Pit gates and the grandstand open at 2 p.m., hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and mod lites are also on the holiday program. 

Feature results – 1. Brian Harris, Davenport; 2. Justin Kay, Wheatland; 3. Nick Marolf, Moscow; 4. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 7. Andy Eckrich, Oxford; 8. Colby Springsteen, Wapello; 9. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.; 10. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg; 11. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin; 12. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque; 13. Ron Klein, Sherrill; 14. Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 15. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill.; 16. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 17. Doug Yates, Monticello; 18. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis.; 19. Matt Ryan, Davenport; 20. Curt Mar­tin, Independence; 21. Travis Smock, Independence; 22. Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 23. Rob Moss, Iowa City; 24. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill. 

1^st heat (top three) – 1. Beuseling; 2. Klein; 3. Yates; 4. Andy Eckrich; 5. Scott Riechers, Bel­mont, Wis.; 6. Jon Poll, Delmar; 7. Duane Christisen, Davenport; 8. Curt Marks, Dubuque.

2^nd heat – 1. Brian Harris; 2. Denny Eckrich; 3. Kay; 4. Aikey; 5. Smock; 6. Zrostlik; 7. Bruening.

3^rd heat – 1. Callahan; 2. Springsteen; 3. Marolf; 4. Hurst; 5. Denning; 6. Wagner; 7. Larry Harris, Muscoda, Wis.

4^th heat – 1. DeFrance; 2. Guss; 3. Martin; 4. Goedert; 5. Shelliam; 6. Moss; 7. Ryan. 

1^st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Andy Eckrich; 2. Aikey; 3. Zrostlik; 4. Bruening; 5. Smock; 6. Riechers; 7. Christisen; 8. Marks; 9. Poll.

2^nd “B” feature – 1. Hurst; 2. Goedert; 3. Shelliam; 4. Denning; 5. Wagner; 6. Ryan; 7. Moss; 8. Larry Harris.

Hard charger provisional – Ryan. Point provisionals – Smock, Wagner and Moss.

Category: Deery Brothers Summer Series, Iowa