Deery Series heads to 34, Quincy for season opening twinbill April 14, 15

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (April 9) – With one event already rained out, the Deery Brothers Summer Series will take a second shot at getting the 2007 season started with a double dose of IMCA Sunoco Late Model action this week­end.

Opening night for the 21st annual tour is now set for Saturday, April 14 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, with the second half of the twinbill on Sunday, April 15 at Quincy, Ill., Raceway.

Both events pay $2,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start.

Pit gates at West Burlington open at 4 p.m., with 6:30 p.m. hot laps and 7 p.m. racing. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students, with kids 10 and under admitted free with a paid adult.

At Quincy, gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for teenagers and $3 for kids.

Pit passes are $25 each night.

Saturday’s show will be the 38th series event held at 34. Curt Martin of Independence and Mark Burgtorf of Quincy have both won five Deery features there, Burgtorf’s latest victory coming at the Pepsi USA Nationals last September. Five-time and defending series champion Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls has collected four of his tour best 47 career tour wins at West Bur­lington.

Burgtorf also owns bragging rights at his hometown track, where he taken the checkered flag in five of 16 series races. Rob Toland of Bettendorf has been a regular in victory lane at Quincy as well, with four Deery wins to his credit.

The series travels to Davenport Speedway on Friday, April 20, then to Jackson County Speedway in Maqu­oketa on Saturday, April 21 and Quad City Raceway in East Moline, Ill., on Sunday, April 22. IMCA’s regular point season for Late Models begins the following weekend.

Rain and generally cold weather combined in the cancellation of the scheduled Deery opener April 7 at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City.