Darbyshire takes Boone Deery win, series point lead
BOONE, Iowa (May 26) – An impressive Memorial Day run at Boone Speedway put
Tom Darbyshire in the winnner’s circle and on top of the Deery Brothers
Summer Series point standings.
Darbyshire led the distance in Monday’s main event for IMCA J & J Steel Late
Models, keeping Justin Reed in check after a caution late in the contest
brought the 40-lapper to a tight green-white-checkered finish.
Charlie McKenna, Terry Neal and Todd Cooney rounded out the top five.
The $2,000 victory also gave Darbyshire a two point edge over Cooney in
the standings after six of 17 scheduled events. While the string of four
first-time winners came to an end at Boone – Darbyshire also owns a 2005
series win at Lee County Speedway – each feature held so far this year has
seen a different driver make his way to victory lane.
Dale Hackwell Jr. drew the pole and applied the early pressure on Darbyshire,
who charged ahead from his outside row one starting spot.
Reed, fresh off the win last Wednesday at Highway 3 Raceway in Allison,
moved up from eighth to mount a challenge of his own before McKenna drove
into second.
Reed regained the position two laps later, staying within shouting distance
of Darbyshire while McKenna, Neal and the 16th starting Cooney ran hard
close behind.
The late yellow bunched the field back up, but Darbyshire stayed in the fast
line to take the checkers two car lengths ahead of Reed.
The next Deery date is Tuesday, June 10 at Marshalltown Speedway. Pit gates
open at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the midweek card.
Feature Results –
1. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun;
2. Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill.;
3. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake;
4. Terry Neal, Ely;
5. Todd Cooney, Des Moines;
6. Jason Hahne, Webster City;
7. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.;
8. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn;
9. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown;
10. T.J. Criss, Oskaloosa;
11. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis;
12. Al Johnson, Story City;
13. Jason Frankel, Quincy, Ill.;
14. Mike Garland, DeWitt;
15. Luke Goedert, Holy Cross;
16. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo;
17. Bryan Klein, Cedar Rapids;
18. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove;
19. Craig Roberts, Des Moines;
20. Clint Wendel, Mason City;
21. Josh Most, Red Oak;
22. Mike Klinkkammer, West Liberty;
23. Mitch Current, Maquoketa;
24. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo.
1st heat (top four) – 1. Hackwell; 2. Darbyshire; 3. Reed; 4. Roberts.
2nd heat – 1. Goedert; 2. Aikey; 3. McKenna; 4. Zrostlik.
3rd heat – 1. Guss; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Neal; 4. Johnson.
4th heat – 1. DeFrance; 2. Criss; 3. Hahne; 4. Cooney.
1st “B“ feature (top three) – 1. Frankel; 2. Nezworski; 3. Most.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Klein; 2. Current; 3. Wendel.
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