IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Kicks Off April 4

The 29th season for the IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series begins its season-long trek across Iowa on Saturday, April 4, 2015.  18 dates are on the 2015 season with five in the Cedar Valley and North East Iowa.

After more than a two decade absence, the dirt track racing Late Model series starts the season at the Crawford County Speedway (Denison, IA).  It was a historic night back on July 28, 1994. Gary Webb (Blue Grass, IA) was the winner that evening, earning the second in what became a record four straight feature victories and eventually the first of three career tour championships.

The Deery show scheduled last April at Crawford County was rained out.

"With the blast of unseasonably mild weather recently, we're optimistic about the series opener in Denison,” said Tour Director Kevin Yoder. “Once we get that event in we'll be off and running with what promises to be another outstanding series."

The main event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Also on the program are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Mach-1 Sport Compacts racing for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points.

Pit gates at Denison will be open all day on April 4. The grandstand opens at 4:30 PM Hot laps are at 6:30 PM with racing to follow.

Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for students and free for kids five and under. Pit passes are $30.  More information is available by calling 712 269-6335 and at the www.ccsdirtracing.com website.

Defending champion is Justin Kay of Wheatland. Marshalltown’s Darrel DeFrance has competed at all 434 events through the series’ first 28 seasons.

The second of 18 Deery dates this season is Saturday, April 11 at West Liberty Raceway.

The 2015 IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Schedule brings the Late Model series to the Cedar Valley and North East Iowa five times. Farley Speedway will host the first in the area on Friday, April 17.  Independence Motor Speedway welcomes the tour on Wednesday, July 8 during the Buchanan County Fair. That following Sunday (July 12) the series travels to the Dubuque Speedway. The final two nights for the tour in North East Iowa comes during the annual Yankee Dirt Track Classic at the Farley Speedway on September 18-19.

2014 Deery Series top 20 point standings:
1. Justin Kay, Wheat­land, 675;
2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 637;
3. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 601;
4. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, 587;
5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 582;
6. Brian Harris, Davenport, 526;
7. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 525;
8. Scott Fitzpatrick, Wheatland, 522;
9. Jason Rauen, Farley, 498;
10. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 488;
11. Matt Ryan, Davenport, 455;
12. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 434;
13. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, 346;
14. Jeremy Grady, Story City, 334;
15. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, 298;
16. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, 278;
17. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove, 274;
18. Spencer Diercks, Daven­port, 271;
19. Rob Moss, Iowa City, 269;
20. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 257.