Kay takes Deery Brothers cash at Tipton again
by Mike McGuire
TIPTON, Ia. (April 21, 2018) – Justin Kay continued his winning streak at the Tipton Speedway, in the Deery Brothers Summer Series 2018 opener. However, Kay needed nearly all the fifty laps of the A-main to get the job done.
Ryan Dolan jumped out to the early lead from the pole. As Dolan pulled away, Kay and Andy Eckrich were locked in a fierce battle second. The pair would swap the position several times. Terry Neal used the very bottom groove to work his way into second. Unfortunately his race would end several laps later, when he coasted into the infield.
Kay finally managed to shake Eckrich with ten laps to go and started to chase down the leader. Kay drove around Dolan with five laps to go, but the yellow flag waved again a couple laps later.
On the restart, Kay pulled away with Matt Ryan riding a late race surge to finish second. Dolan finished third, followed by Todd Cooney and Andy Eckrich.
Late Model heat wins went to Kay, Dolan, Joe Zrostlik, and Denny Eckrich. Chad Holladay and Jeremiah Hurst won the semi-features.
Brad Dierks dominated the IMCA Modified feature, leading all twenty laps. Dierks was already into lapped traffic by lap eight. Justin Kay started deep in the field and had worked his way into second when the final caution of the race came with three laps remaining.
On the restart, Dierks went to the high side and drove straight to victory lane. Kay held on for second, with Jeff Aikey driving from fifth to third in the final laps. Mark Schulte and Stephan Kammerer completed the first five.
Jeff Struck Jr. captured the Street Stock main, leading flag to flag. Tony Vondresky finished a close second with Chuck Fox taking third. Jeremy Gustaf was fourth, followed by Greg Gill.
Austin Heacock also went flag to flag in IMCA SportMod action. Tyler Soppe and Tony Olson both came from mid-pack to run second and third respectively, but Soppe made contact with another car on the final lap, taking him out of the money. Olson finished second, followed by Ben Chapman, Gage Neal, and Kyle Olson.
Dan Kessler held off Bart Miller to win the A.I.R.S. feature. RJ Lank, Tim Arp, and Dennis Etten rounded out the top five.
Results:
Tipton Speedway
April 21, 2018 –
Deery Brothers IMCA Late Models
Heat #1: 1. Joe Zrostlik; 2. Terry Neal; 3. Joel Callahan; 4. Luke Merfeld; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat #2: 1. Denny Eckrich; 2. Rob Moss; 3. Chad Holladay; 4. Matt Ryan; 5. Kyle Hinrichs;
Heat #3: 1. Ryan Dolan; 2. Curt Martin; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Andy Nezworski; 5. Jeff Tharp;
Heat #4: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Nick Marolf; 3. Todd Cooney; 4. Jeremiah Hurst; 5. Eric Sanders;
Semi #1: 1. Chad Holladay; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Jeff Tharp; 4. Tim Simpson; 5. Sam Halstead;
Semi #2: 1. Jeremiah Hurst; 2. Kyle Hinrichs; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Darrell DeFrance; 5. Chad Coyne;
Feature: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Ryan Dolan; 4. Todd Cooney; 5. Andy Eckrich; 6. Chad Holladay; 7. Nick Marolf; 8. Jeremiah Hurst; 9. Andy Nezworski; 10. Jeff Tharp; 11. Joe Zrostlik; 12. Luke Merfield; 13. Chuck Hanna; 14. Rob Moss; 15. Tim Simpson; 16. Sam Halstead; 17. Darrell DeFrance; 18. Chad Coyne; 19. Joel Callahan; 20. Terry Neal; 21. Curt Martin; 22. Denny Eckrich; 23. Kyle Hinrichs; 24. Curt Schroeder;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Kurt Kile; 2. Jeff Aikey; 3. Darin Duffy; 4. TJ Smith; 5. Patrick Flannagan;
Heat #2: 1. Chris Zogg; 2. Brad Dierks; 3. Steve Johnson; 4. Dakota Hayden; 5. Stephan Kammerer;
Heat #3: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Mark Schulte; 3. Garrett Wilson; 4. Rusty Daufeldt; 5. Todd Malmstrom;
Feature: 1. Brad Dierks; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Jeff Aikey; 4. Mark Schulte; 5. Stephan Kammerer; 6. Mitch Morris; 7. Jacob Murray; 8. Kurt Kile; 9. Dakota Hayden; 10. Chris Zogg; 11. Steve Johnson; 12. Todd Malmstrom; 13. TJ Smith; 14. Milo Veloz; 15. Brekken Kleinschmidt; 16. Chase Parker; 17. Kip Siems; 18. Garrett Wilson; 19. Rusty Daufeldt; 20. Tom Pestka; 21. Gus Hughes; 22. Jason Murray; 23. Darin Duffy; 24. Troy Cordes; 25. Nick Hillyer; 26. Patrick Flannagan; 27. Casey Franks.
Street Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Greg Gill; 2. Bryan Ritter; 3. Brian Meier; 4. Paul Howard; 5. Chase Zaruba;
Heat #2: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Chuck Fox; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Jeremy Gustaf; 5. Rick Zaruba;
Feature: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Chuck Fox; 4. Jeremy Gustaf; 5. Greg Gill; 6. Rick Zaruba; 7. Paul Howard; 8. Jesse Owen; 9.
IMCA SportMods
Heat #1: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Doug Burkhead; 3. Tony Olson; 4. Kyle Olson; 5. Jared Waterman;
Heat #2: 1. Tyler Soppe; 2. Dan Mohr; 3. Randy Farrell; 4. Austin Heacock; 5. Matt Fulton;
Heat #3: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Kevin Dickey; 3. Brandon Jewell; 4. Rob Henry; 5. Rance Powell;
Feature: 1. Austin Heacock; 2. Tony Olson; 3. Ben Chapman; 4. Gage Neal; 5. Kyle Olson; 6. Doug Burkhead; 7. Matt Fulton; 8. Rob Henry; 9. Jared Waterman; 10. Rance Powell; 11. Brandon Jewell; 12. Randy Lamar; 13. Kevin Dickey; 14. Brad Salisberry; 15. Randy Farrell; 16. Joe Nemitz; 17. Christain Jordan; 18. Richard Yerian; 19. Nick Aupperle; 20. Tyler Soppe; 21. Alex Summers; 22. Skylar Harroun; 23. Dan Mohr; 24. Max Nimrick;
A.I.R.S.
Heat #1: 1. Tim Arp; 2. Dennis Etten; 3. Dave Meyer; 4. Bruce Yoerger; 5. Travis Heier;
Heat #2: 1. Bart Miller; 2. Dan Kessler; 3. Steve Olson; 4. Brian Gade; 5. Kevin Fauser;
Feature: 1. Dan Kessler; 2. Bart Miller; 3. RJ Lank; 4. Tim Arp; 5. Dennis Etten; 6. Dave Meyer; 7. Travis Heier; 8. Steve Olson; 9. Brian Gade; 10. Bruce Yoerger; 11. Justin Stock; (1-DNS)
Category: Iowa
