Deery Series at Des Moines for Aug. 13 Iowa State Fair show

DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 9) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series travels to Des Moines next Monday, Aug. 13, for the traditional state fair show.
First place in the IMCA Sunoco Late Model main event will pay $2,000. Pit gates at the Iowa State Fair grounds Speedway open at 3 p.m., with hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and racing to follow.

Jeremy Grady of Story City, a three-time winner on the tour thus far, tops the standings heading to Des Moines with a 14 point edge over Marshalltown’s Darrel DeFrance.

Boone McLaughlin of Mediapolis, Terry Neal of Ely, who also has three wins to his credit this season, and Andy Nezworski of Buffalo continue to round out the top five.

Luke Goedert of Holy Cross is seventh, and 22 points ahead of Clear Lake’s Charlie McKenna in the battle for rookie of the year honors.

Defending champion Jeff Aikey of Waterloo owns four of his series career leading 48 feature wins at Des Moines. DeFrance, the only driver with perfect attendance through the tour’s 311-race history, has won there twice.

One-time winners at Des Moines include Bob Hill of Story City, Rollie Frink of Davenport, Mike Smith of Jewell, Gary Webb of Blue Grass, Tom Hearst of Wilton, Joe Kosiski of Omaha, Neb., hometown driver Todd Cooney, Brian Harris of Walcott and, most recently, Bettendorf’s
Rob Toland.