Neal nabs Deery Brothers Summer Series win at Independence Motor Speedway

By Ryan Clark

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 3) – Terry Neal topped a field of 49 I.M.C.A. late models to take home the victory in the Deery Brothers Summer Series’ annual stop at Independence Motor Speedway.

Neal, who started outside the second row, worked his way under race leader Rob Toland on the 27th lap to drive to the win in the caution-free 40-lapper.

Pole-sitter Jon Passick paced the field early as Curt Martin and Toland battled side-by-side for second. Toland drove the bottom groove around both of the leaders on the 12th circuit and started to pull away from the field.

Neal, who was running fourth at the time, was able to close in on the leader as Toland entered lapped traffic on lap 15. Neal worked around Martin four laps later and set his sights on the leader.

By the 23rd circuit, Neal also worked his way through the back markers and went to work at running down Toland. Just four laps later, Neal put his No. 28C below Toland and motored to the front of the pack. He led the final 13 laps to score the victory, lapping all but the top eight finishers.

Toland ran second and Jeff Aikey, who started 12th, crossed the line third. Martin finished fourth.

In modified action, J.D. Auringer took advantage of his outside front row starting spot to take the early lead. Auringer led at the drop of the green and quickly distanced himself from the field.

A number of cautions throughout the scheduled 20-lapper frequently slowed the action. With three laps remaining, the field was realigned for a final restart with Auringer out front, Max Corporon in second and Troy Cordes in third.

Cordes used a swift move to the bottom of the 3/8-mile oval when the green was displayed and quickly worked his way past Corporon. Cordes reeled in Auringer as the field came around to pick up the white flag, making a pass for the lead by inches at the line before the races final caution was displayed.

Cordes was awarded the victory in the caution-shortened event with 19 of 20 laps complete. Auringer finished second and Corporon third.

Brian Irvine held off the persistent challenges of Damon Murty to take the checkers in the 15-lap stock car main event. Irvine led the entirety of the 15-lapper to score the win ahead of Murty and Jason Goedken.

In B modifieds, Brian Kunkle continued his dominance at the speedway, taking the 15-lap win. Kunkle took the lead on lap five and never looked back to score the victory. Tony Olson, who led early, was forced to restart the event from the tail of the field following a caution on lap two. He masterfully worked his way through traffic to take runner-up honors over Troy Burkhart.

RESULTS

DEERY SERIES LATE MODEL

First heat – 1. 90X Ron Gustaf, Moline, Ill.; 2. 90 Eric Gustaf, Moline, Ill.; 3. 41J Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque; 4. 145 Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn; 5. 78W Rick Wendling, Hazleton; 6. 79 Robby Warner, Quincy, Ill.; 7. 76 Jason Hahne, Webster City; 8. 86 Rick Dralle, Waterloo; 9. 15C Curt Schroeder, Des Moines; 10. 4 Leon Thomsen, Waverly.

Second heat – 1. 2P Jon Passick, Waterloo; 2. 39 Rob Toland, Bettendorf; 3. 77 Jeff Aikey, Waterloo; 4. 16 Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 5. 85X LaVern Carey, Ionia; 6. 68 Tysus Pattee, Garrison; 7. 10X Ryan Griffith, Webster City; 8. 771 Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 9. 7H Greg Hunter, Independence; 10. 42 Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun.

Third heat – 1. 28C Terry Neal, Ely; 2. 07 Matt Ryan, Davenport; 3. 73 Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 4. 9 Bobby Hansen, Center Point; 5. 19 Darin Duffy, Hazleton; 6. 1ST Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill.; 7. 53 Darren Ackerman, Waterloo; 8. 8 Randy Wheeler, Cedar Falls; 9. 4B Brian Lillie, Independence; 10. 49 Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.

Fourth heat – 1. 85 Kelly Tapper, Boone; 2. 45 Curt Martin, Independence; 3. 1G Jim Sandusky, Coal Valley, Ill.; 4. 99D Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 5. 38 Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun; 6. 14M Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill.; 7. 78 Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 8. 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny; 9. 22 Jill George, Cedar Falls; 10. 15 Matt Strassheim, Burlington.

Fifth heat – 1. 84 Sam Halstead, New London, Mo.; 2. 14 Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis; 3. 37 Mike Smith, Jewell; 4. 7 Andy Nezworski, Buffalo; 5. 06 Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 6. 44 Luke Goedert, Holy Cross; 7. 80 Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 8. 69 Joel Brasch, Dunkerton; 9. 89 Tom Pestka, Robins.

First B feature – 1. Hansen; 2. Goedert; 3. Hackwell; 4. Reed; 5. Warner; 6. Nezworski; 7. Tomlinson; 8. Dralle; 9. Zrostlik; 10. Carey; 11. Wheeler; 12. Brasch; 13. Thomsen; 14. Hunter; 15. George; 16. Griffith; DNS Springsteen.

Second B feature – 1. DeFrance; 2. Bruening; 3. Murphy; 4. Wendling; 5. Duffy; 6. Ackerman; 7. Pattee; 8. Nading; 9. Hamilton; 10. Hahne; 11. Schroeder; 12. Dedrick; 13. Lillie; 14. Darbyshire; 15. Wagner; DNS Pestka; DNS Strassheim.

A feature – 1. Neal; 2. Toland; 3. Aikey; 4. Martin; 5. Passick; 6. McLaughlin; 7. E. Gustaf; 8. Kastli; 9. Tapper; 10. Sandusky; 11. Goedert; 12. Smith; 13. DeFrance; 14. R. Gustaf; 15. Hackwell; 16. Darbyshire; 17. Bruening; 18. Halstead; 19. Reed; 20. Hurst; 21. Murphy; 22. Hansen; 23. Duffy; 24. Ryan.

MODIFIED

First heat – 1. 00 J.D. Auringer, Waterloo; 2. 64 Vern Jackson, Waterloo; 3. 71 Troy Cordes, Raymond; 4. 57B Dennis Betzer, Central City; 5. 98 Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 6. 13 Jim Schaefer, Waterloo; 7. 93 Erik Haupt, Sumner; 8. 33J Jarrett Franzen, Maquoketa; 9. 85 Deon Turner, Waterloo.

Second heat – 1. 3 Max Corporon, Marion; 2. 19G Richie Gustin, Gilman; 3. 6 Don Erger, Brandon; 4. 33D Scott Hogan, Vinton; 5. 19 Rick Galloway, Maquoketa; 6. 111 Buster Pate, Hiawatha; 7. 6D Kevin Kirkpatrick, Waterloo; 8. 24R Adam Johnson, Independence; DNS 93K Jeff Kriz, Waterloo.

Feature – 1. Cordes; 2. Auringer; 3. Corporon; 4. Jackson; 5. Hogan; 6. Betzer; 7. Johnson; 8. Snyder; 9. Kirkpatric; 10. Franzen; 11. Galloway; 12. Haupt; 13. Pate; 14. Schaefer; 15. Erger; 16. Turner; 17. Gustin; DNS Kriz.

STOCK CAR

First heat – 1. 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 2. 7G Jason Goedken, Fairbank; 3. 00 Tony Schimmels, Readlyn; 4. 83Z Nick Wroten, Rowley; 5. 22 Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 6. 12I Ken Irvine, Oelwein; 7. K38 Kenny Taylor, Strawberry Point.

Second heat – 1. 26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 2. 99D Damon Murty, Chelsea; 3. 20 Dan Trimble, Fairbank; 4. 21 Shane Manson, Manchester; 5. JR3 Jason Hocken, Independence; 6. 8R Sean Johnson, Independence.

Feature – 1. B. Irvine; 2. Murty; 3. Goedken; 4. Trimble; 5. Weepie; 6. Wroten; 7. Johnson; 8. Schimmels; 9. Rose; 10. Taylor; 11. Hocken; 12. K. Irvine; 13. Manson.

B MODIFIED
First heat – 1. 20 Brian Kunkle, Oelwein; 2. 35X Rob Olson, Cedar Rapids; 3. 35 Kyle Bentley, Fairbank; 4. 15B Troy Burkhart, Center Point; 5. 99 John Bates, Fairbank; 6. 75 Josh Sherbon, Cedar Falls; 7. 69 Dawn Krall, Waterloo; 8. 66 Brian Kauffman, Cedar Rapids; 9. 95R Sean Johnson, Independence; 10. 12X Brett Ladehoff, Marshalltown.

Second heat – 1. 12D Joe Docekal, Dysart; 2. 25 Alan Wessels, Strawberry Point; 3. T23 Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 4. 91 Doug Bishop, Manchester; 5. 3D Ryan Coleman, Mooresville, N.C.; 6. 40J Scott Welsh, Cedar Rapids; 7. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 8. 61 Lloyd Bacon, Cedar Falls; 9. 6 Steve Swope, Waterloo; 10. 7 Tim Swope, Waterloo.

Feature – 1. Kunkle; 2. T. Olson; 3. Burkhart; 4. Wessels; 5. Bates; 6. Buhlman; 7. Sherbon; 8. Welsh; 9. T. Swope; 10. Krall; 11. Bentley; 12. Bacon; 13. Johnson; 14. Docekal; 15. R. Olson; 16. Ladehoff; 17. Coleman; 18. Bishop; 19. Kauffman; 20. S. Swope.