WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (April 9) – Doubleheader action is next on the docket for the Deery Brothers Summer Series, with a pair of events this weekend.
The IMCA Late Model tour is at West Liberty Raceway on Saturday, April 13, then heads to Dubuque Speedway for a Sunday, April 14 show.
Both events pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. The Dubuque race had been postponed and rescheduled from April 5.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. at West Liberty. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Gates open at 4 p.m. and hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow at Dubuque.
Spectator admission each night is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30.
Four previous series events have been held at West Liberty. Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., won both races there last season.
The series has also made four stops at Dubuque, each of which produced a different winner. Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown and Luke Goedert of Guttenberg were winners there in 2012.
Tiffin’s Denny Eckrich was the winner when the 27th annual series opened last Saturday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington.
Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, 50; 2. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 49; 3. Brian Harris, Davenport, 48; 4. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 47; 5. Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, 46; 6. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, 45; 7. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, 44; 8. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 43; 9. Tom Goble, Burlington, 42; 10. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 41; 11. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 40; 12. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 39; 13. Spencer Diercks, Bettendorf, 38; 14. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, 37; 15. Matt Strassheim, Morning Sun, 36; 16. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, 35; 17. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis., 34; 18. Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill., 33; 19. Ron Klein, Sherrill, 32; 20. Dean Wagner, Evansdale, 31.