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Grady takes series points lead
with Deery Series win at Boone
BOONE, Iowa (May 28) – The first two-time winner in the 2007 Deery
Brothers Summer Series left Boone Speedway as the new tour points
leader as well.
Jeremy Grady topped the Memorial Day feature for IMCA Sunoco Late
Models, leading all 40 laps and earn ing $2,000 for his flag to flag
efforts. Coupled with Rob Toland’s early exit, the Story City
speedster moved up a notch to take over the top spot in the standings
with five of 16 scheduled events in the book.
Jeff Bair chased Grady most of the night before taking runner-up
honors. Defending series champion Jeff Aikey was third, ahead of
Hershel Roberts and Luke Goedert.
Taking the lead from the pole, Grady kept his grip on the point
following re-starts on laps eight and 10, the second of which saw
previous points leader Toland head to the pits. Lapped cars figured
at midway as Grady and the fourth starting Bair encountered the
backrunners, allowing much of the field to make up real estate.
The front pair maneuvered through traffic, with Bair trying
unsuccessfully to sneak by on the inside line.
Bair did his best to stay close, but Grady got three lapped cars
ahead of him in the late going to seal the deal and win comfortably.
He’ll take an eight point edge over Boone McLaughlin to the
rescheduled event Wednesday at Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, where
hot laps are set for 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m.
Darrel DeFrance, Toland and Mark Preston round out the top five in
points.
Grady had scored his first career Deery win on May 16 at Quad City
Raceway in East Moline, Ill. Finishes by Bair, Roberts and Goedert
were the best of their respective series careers.
Other winners during the holiday show were John Logue in the
Modifieds, Brett Meyer in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Mike
VanGenderen in the Stock Cars and Luke Wanninger in the Hobby Stocks.
Feature Results –
1. Jeremy Grady, Story City;
2. Jeff Bair, Solon;
3. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls;
4. Hershel Roberts, East Moline, Ill.;
5. Luke Goedert, Holy Cross;
6. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis;
7. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown;
8. Jason Hahne, Webster City;
9. Jerry Dedrick, Vinton;
10. Matt Strassheim, Burlington;
11. Jon Merfeld, Peosta;
12. Mark Preston, Port Byron, Ill.;
13. Luke Pestka, Robins;
14. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo;
15. Cory Goldbeck, Camanche;
16. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines;
17. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake;
18. Bobby Hansen, Center Point;
19. Terry Neal, Ely;
20. Al Johnson, Story City;
21. Craig Roberts, Des Moines;
22. Rob Toland, Bettendorf;
23. Fred Remley, Blue Grass;
24. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove.
1st heat (top four) – 1. Pestka; 2. Goedert; 3. Strassheim; 4.
McLaughlin. 2nd heat – 1. Bair; 2. Toland; 3. DeFrance; 4. Wahlert.
3rd heat – 1. Dedrick; 2. McKenna; 3. Aikey; 4. Preston. 4th heat –
1. Grady; 2. Hershel Roberts; 3. Hahne; 4. Remley. “B” feature (top
six) – 1. Craig Roberts; 2. Neal; 3. Johnson; 4. Nezworski; 5.
Zrostlik; 6. Merfeld.
IMCA special events drivers
race for Racing Optics awards
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (May 28) – IMCA special events competitors in
seven divisions are in the running for contingency awards from
Racing Optics again this season.
The San Clemente, Calif., tearoff manufacturer will give $50 product
certificates to designated place finishers at each event in the Deery
Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Sunoco Late Models and the Jackpot
Junction Tour for KSE Racing Products Sprint Cars.
Also on the Racing Optics prize schedule are designated specials for
the Modified, Jeff’s Performance Southern SportMod, Karl Chevrolet
Northern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Hobby Stock classes.
Information about Racing Optics-made products is available by
calling 800 378-9805 or at the www.racingoptics.com website.
“Tear-offs are a very consumable item at the track, and Racing Optics
makes the best product in this field, so it is natural that our
partnership gets that product in IMCA racers hands as frequently as
possible,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said.
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