FARLEY, Iowa – A weekend doubleheader for the Deery Brothers Summer Series is guaranteed to be a classic when Farley Speedway hosts Sept. 2 and 3 features for touring IMCA Late Models.
Friday’s 50-lap Yankee Dirt Track Classic main event at Farley pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start.
The Saturday show sports the biggest payday of the 30th annual tour. The winner of the 100-lap main event goes home with $7,500, while qualifying for the feature is good for a minimum of $500.
Consistency throughout the series’ first 12 events has put Tyler Bruening on top of the Deery standings, four points ahead of seven-time tour champion Jeff Aikey.
Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow.
Spectator admission is $25 for adults, $22 for seniors 62 and over, $20 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Pit passes are $30
Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are also on the evening’s card.
On Saturday, pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. There are no hot laps; racing starts at 5:30 p.m.
Spectator admission is $30 for adults, $27 for seniors 62 and over, $25 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Pit passes are $35.
Sanctioned Modifieds, along with IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, complete the program.
More information about the 39th annual Yankee Dirt Track Classic is available by calling 563 744-3620 and at the www.simmonspromotionsinc.com website.
Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 534; 2. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 530; 3. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, 500; 4. Scott Fitzpatrick, Cedar Falls, 499; 5. Matt Ryan, Davenport, 497; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 470; 7. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove, 459; 8. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 448; 9. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, 445; 10. Chad Holladay, Muscatine, 444; 11. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, 441; 12. Tyler Droste, Waterloo, 353; 13. Richie Gustin, Gilman, 313; 14. Curt Schroeder, Newton, 287; 15. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 276; 16. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, 269; 17. Eric Pollard, Peosta, 256; 18. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 240; 19. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 235; 20. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis., 184.