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August 10, 2010

Deery Series headed to Des Moines for Iowa State Fair show

DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 10) – A $2,000 check and a hefty trophy – but no blue ribbon – await the winner of the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature during the Iowa State Fair.

The 12th of 16 events on the 2010 tour schedule takes IMCA Late Models to the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines next Monday, Aug. 16.

Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. with racing to follow.

Admission to the grandstand is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for youngsters five and under. Pit passes are $25. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on the fair program, along with Karl Chev­rolet dirt trucks.

More information is available from promoter Mick Trier at 515 201-5526 or at the www.jjamracing.net website.

Eighteen previous Deery Series races have been held at Des Moines since 1990, all but one of them in August.

Six-time and defending tour champion Jeff Aikey of Waterloo owns five of his all-time best 54 Deery wins in the Capitol City. Marshalltown’s Darrel DeFrance, a three-time winner at Des Moines, will extend his streak of series perfection to 364 consecutive events next week.

Four feature wins have helped Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., build a sizable lead in the point race heading to Des Moines. Mark Burgtorf of Quincy, Ill., has three wins to go with no shortage of bad mechanical luck this sea­son, while Aikey has won twice and Rob Toland of Davenport and Andy Eckrich of Iowa City once each.

Eckrich is the leading rookie campaigner, is second in the point standings and also the most recent visitor to victory lane, on Aug. 3 at Farley.

Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 528; 2. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, 459; 3. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, 451; 4. Terry Neal, Ely, 449; 5. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, 412; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 411; 7. Kevin Blum, Colona, Ill., 384; 8. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 383; 9. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill., 375; 10. Josh Most, Red Oak, 372; 11. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, 359; 12. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, 354; 13. Mark Preston, Port Byron, Ill., 331; 14. Tom Goble, Burlington, 324; 15. Jason Rauen, Farley, 322; 16. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, 321; 17. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, Ill., 317; 18. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 313; 19. Rob Toland, Davenport, 308; 20. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, 300.