Deery Series departs dirt for Aug. 9 date at The Downs

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (Aug. 1, 2006) – IMCA Sunoco Late Model drivers following the Deery Brothers Summer Series leave the dirt behind for their next show, set for Wednesday, Aug. 9 on the half mile paved oval at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids.

Mike Smith of Jewell owns three career tour wins at Hawkeye Downs, including victories in 2004 and 2005. Waterloo’s Jeff Aikey, who shares the series points lead with Rob Toland of Bettendorf, is another three time winner at the CR speedplant, taking consecutive checkers from 1997-1999.

Top prize in the main event is $2,000, with a minimum of $300 paid to qualify for the 24 car starting field.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $1 for kids 11 and under who are accompanied by a paying adult.

IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks are also on the midweek card, along with non sanctioned hor­nets and B modifieds. The B mods will qualify for a feature to be held during the regular weekly program on Aug. 11.

The Deery Series returns to dirt for the last six of 17 events on the 2006 schedule, starting Aug. 14 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines. Late Models will be joined by IMCA Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods on Aug. 15 when Marshalltown Speedway makes up the show rained out and rescheduled from last month.

Four dates follow the end of the division’s weekly point season, starting Sunday, Sept. 3 at Quincy, Ill., Race­way. The Deery program headlines opening night at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals at Boone Speedway on Monday, Sept. 4, then heads to Quad City Speedway in East Moline, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10 for the 300th event in series history.

The 20th annual tour concludes Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16 with the $10,000 to win Pepsi USA Nation­als at 34 Raceway in West Burlington.

Deery Brothers Summer Series Top 20 Point Standings
1. Rob Toland, Bettendorf, Iowa 485
Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, Iowa 485
3. Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa 439
4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa 403
5. Greg Kastli, Waterloo, Iowa 399
6. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, Iowa 396
7. Eric Gustaf, Moline, Ill. 373
8. Mike Smith, Jewell, Iowa 368
Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, Iowa 368
10. Sam Halstead, New London, Iowa 355
11. Darin Duffy, Hazleton, Iowa 343
12. Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill. 338
13. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa 326
14. Ron Gustaf, Moline, Ill. 326
15. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa 296
16. Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill. 293
17. Mark Preston, Port Byron, Ill. 261
18. Robby Warner, Quincy, Ill. 252
19. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo. 236
20. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa 229