Deery Bros Late Model Summer Series Archives

Deery Series returns to West Liberty for July 8 show

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (July 3) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series makes its second of three visits this season to West Liberty Raceway on July 8. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. for next Tuesday’s $3,000 to win, minimum $300 to start IMCA Late Model show. Racing follows 6:30 p.m. hot laps. Admission to the grandstand is $16 for adults and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying paid adults. Pit passes are $30. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds also run on Tuesday, for all applicable points. More information is available by calling 563 744-3620 and at the www.simmonspromotionsinc.com website. Colby Springsteen of Wapello was the winner of the April 12 Deery feature at West Liberty. The 28th annual series concludes there on Oct. 3 and 4. Springsteen is one of the six drivers to have won a Deery feature in as many events so far this season. Point leader Justin Kay of Wheatland, Andy Eckrich of Oxford, Terry Neal of Ely, Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, [Read More]

Independence Deery Series washed out, postponed to Aug. 6

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 1) – Persistent heavy rain in recent days has forced the postponement of the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models event at Independence Motor Speedway. Originally slated for tonight (Tuesday), it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 6. Start times and prices will remain the same. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Kids 11 and under will be admitted free if accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods were also scheduled to join the Late Models in the July 1 program and will remain part of the Aug. 6 make-up date. The winner’s share of the Northern SportMod feature has been raised from $500 to $600. The Hobby Stock feature will also pay $100 more than originally advertised. That feature winner will earn $400. Next up on the Deery Series schedule is the Tuesday, July 8 show at West Liberty Raceway.

Deery Series heads to Independence for pre-holiday show

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 25) – Still looking for a repeat winner this season, the Deery Brothers Summer Series heads to Independence for a pre-holiday show next Tuesday, July 1. IMCA Late Models contend for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Pit gates and the grandstand at Indee both open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students and free for kids 11 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. The first six tour events of 2014 have produced as many different winners, the most recent of them Jeff Aikey last night at Marshalltown Speedway. Point leader Justin Kay, Andy Eckrich, Colby Springsteen, Terry Neal and Ray Guss Jr. have also raced their way to victory lane. Twenty-six previous Deery events have been held at Independence. Kay earned his first series career victory there last July to end the record-tying string of four straight wins by eventual champion Brian Harris. Hometown pilot [Read More]

Aikey adds bonuses to Deery Series payday at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 24) – On a night when Marshalltown Speedway continued its 50th anniversary celebration, an IMCA Late Model driver with more than his share of tour success celebrated another Deery Brothers Summer Series victory. Jeff Aikey led start to finish in the Miller Lite 50 event, earning a $3,000 share of the purse plus a pair of $500 bonuses along with his 62nd career Deery win. One of seven drivers from the track’s 1985-1990 Late Model era competing Tuesday night, the seven-time series champion pocketed those bonuses from H & F Distributing for winning the feature and from former promoter Steve Priske, now owner of Rumor’s Bar & Grill, as the highest finishing veteran in the main event. Andy Eckrich, Ray Guss Jr., point leader Justin Kay and Curt Martin completed the top five. Defending champion and hard charger Brian Harris raced to sixth in the 50-lapper after qualifying from his “B” feature and starting 17th. Denny Eckrich made a charge and challenged Guss for second. The two made contact, with Eckrich spinning [Read More]

IMCA Late Model veterans in running for $500 bonuses at Marshalltown Deery

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 19) – An even bigger payday is possible for veteran IMCA Late Model drivers following the Deery Brothers Summer Series to Marshalltown Speedway next Tuesday, June 24. The Miller Lite 50 tour event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Former promoter Steve Priske, now owner of Rumor’s Bar & Grill is Marshalltown, will pay a $500 bonus to the highest finishing Late Model driver who competed at Marshalltown between 1985 and 1990. H & F Distributing, also of Marshalltown, adds another $500 to the veteran who can win the feature. The first of 22 Deery Series events at Marshalltown was held in 1987; the division was sanctioned there weekly from 1987 through 1990. “The Late Models, the Deery Series and IMCA have all been important to the history of this race track,” noted promoter Toby Kruse. “These bonuses are a great addition to the evening’s purse during our 50th anniversary season.” Deery drivers with roots in the 1985-1990 Late Model era at Marshalltown have enjoyed their share [Read More]

Deery, Dirt Tour events at Hamilton County won’t be rescheduled

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (June 12) – Track officials have announced that special series events rained out last week at Hamilton County Speedway will not be rescheduled. The program featuring both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have been held Tuesday, June 3 at Webster City.

Deery, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour races rescheduled at Tipton, Vinton

TIPTON, Iowa (June 12) – A Deery Brothers Summer Series-XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton has been rescheduled, as has the Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton. Both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will be at Tipton on Tuesday, Aug. 19. That pairing was originally postponed because of inclement weather on June 10. A Monday, Aug. 18 Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton is back on the schedule. Late Models run for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start at Cedar County. Modified features at Tipton and at Vinton both pay $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start and are now qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour twinbill at Tipton postponed

TIPTON, Iowa (June 10) – It’s a story that’s sounding more than a little familiar. Only the date and the location of the race track have been changed. Tonight’s Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway have been postponed because of inclement weather. Events for both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Tipton are to be rescheduled.

Cedar County hosts June 10 Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour twinbill

TIPTON, Iowa (June 4) – Another midweek race date has both the Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton next Tuesday, June 10. IMCA Late Models will run for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start in what will now be the sixth Deery Series event of the season. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds vie in a $1,000 to win, minimum $150 to start feature. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students ages 13-18, and free for kids 12 and under accompanying a paying adult. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 563 219-2259 and at the www.cedar-county-raceway.com website. The five previous Deery events held at Cedar County Raceway have produced as many different winners, the most recent of them eventual series champion Brian Harris last year. Different drivers have also prevailed [Read More]

Hamilton County postpones Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (June 3) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour events Tuesday night at Hamilton County Speedway have been postponed due to impending severe weather. Series events for both touring IMCA Late Models and IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Webster City are to be rescheduled.