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25th Deery Series is guaranteed richest in IMCA Late Model
tour history
VINTON, Iowa (Dec. 17) – The 25th annual Deery Brothers Summer Series is
guaranteed to be the richest in the history of the IMCA Late Model tour.
Five of the 19 events on the 2011 schedule pay $3,000 or more to win. The
biggest checks will be given at 34 Raceway’s $10,000 to win Pepsi USA
Nationals Sept. 2-3 and at Farley Speedway’s $7,500 to win Yankee Dirt Track
Classic on Sept. 16-17.
The inaugural Red Dralle Memorial at Independence Motor Speedway June 29 and
the Sept. 23-24 series finale at Quad City Speedway both pay $5,000 to win.
Top prize at the April 9 Brenton Slocum Memorial at 34 Raceway is $3,000.
“I think the success of this series over the past couple years has really
helped convince promoters to increase purses or bring the series back to
tracks it hasn’t been to for a while,” said Tour Director Kevin Yoder. “This
is really an excellent schedule for drivers and fans alike to follow.”
Events paying $2,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start include the
opening night show April 2 at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway and races April
10 at Quincy Raceway, April 15 at Davenport Speedway, April 16 at Jackson
County Speedway, April 17 at Quad City, May 17 at Marshalltown Speedway, May
30 at Boone Speedway, June 7 at Farley, July 3 at Quincy, July 12 at West
Liberty Raceway, July 26 at Knoxville Raceway, Aug. 2 at Cedar County
Raceway, Aug. 15 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway and Sept. 5 at
Boone.
The series has made just one previous appearance at West Liberty, in 1990.
The two prior trips to Tipton and Cedar County were in 1996 and 1997. Karl
Chevrolet Northern SportMods will also be on the card for the Harris Clash
program at Knoxville. The September show at Boone highlights first night
action at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals.
“Obviously, a lot of things are yet to be determined for the 25th
anniversary season but those will be announced after details are finalized,”
Yoder said. “We do know that special races will be held at each of the
two-day events to showcase drivers who have supported the series and their
weekly Late Model tracks.”
The Ironman Challenge is planned for the first night of the Pepsi USA
Nationals. All drivers who have perfect series attendance coming into the
night would be eligible to start the race.
A 25th anniversary race will start former Deery Series and Late Model
national champions, as well as the current tour point leader, on opening
night at the Yankee.
And a race of champions is in the works for Sept. 23 at Quad City. That
field will be comprised of 2011 series feature winners and IMCA Late Model
track champions.
“The list of drivers who have won Deery or national championships over the
years is pretty distinguished. It’s impressive that a lot of them are still
racing,” Yoder said. “I expect to see a number of them take the green flag
in all three of these special races.”
RaceCEIVERS will be required at all series events next season. One change
has been made to pre-race procedures, as the driver with the highest number
from the initial draw will draw a second pill to determine the beginning of
the heat stagger.
“That change adds another layer of chance to the draw,” explained Yoder. “It
also eliminates the preconceived notion some drivers have that they draw
poorly at every event.”
2011 Deery Brothers Summer Series Schedule
Saturday, April 2 – Dubuque, Iowa, Fairgrounds Speedway
Saturday, April 9 – Brenton Slocum Memorial at 34 Raceway, West Burlington,
Iowa
Sunday, April 10 – Quincy, Ill., Raceway
Friday, April 15 – Davenport, Iowa, Speedway
Saturday, April 16 – Jackson County Speedway, Maquoketa, Iowa
Sunday, April 17 – Quad City Speedway, East Moline, Ill.
Tuesday, May 17 – Marshalltown, Iowa, Speedway
Monday, May 30 – Boone, Iowa, Speedway
Tuesday, June 7 – Farley, Iowa, Speedway
Wednesday, June 29 – Red Dralle Memorial at Independence, Iowa, Motor
Speedway
Sunday, July 3 – Titan Wheel and Tire Shootout at Quincy, Ill., Raceway
Tuesday, July 12 – West Liberty, Iowa, Raceway
Tuesday, July 26 – Knoxville, Iowa, Raceway
Tuesday, Aug. 2 – Cedar County Raceway, Tipton, Iowa
Monday, Aug. 15 – Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway, Des Moines
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2-3 – Pepsi USA Nationals at 34 Raceway, West
Burlington, Iowa
Monday, Sept. 5 – IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals at Boone, Iowa,
Speedway
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17 – Yankee Dirt Track Classic at Farley,
Iowa, Speedway
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23-24 – Quad City Speedway, East Moline, Ill.
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