INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 24) – An early holiday event is up next on
the Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule, as IMCA J & J Steel Late
Models travel to Independence Motor Speedway for a Thursday, July 3
show.

The main event pays $2,000 to win and IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco
Hobby Stocks are also on the evening’s program. Pit gates and the
grandstand both open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing
starts at 6:30 p.m.

Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and unaccompanied teens, $13
for seniors, $8 for students 12-17, $2 for kids and five and under
are free. Pit passes are $25.

More information will be available by calling 319 404-2153, or 319
334-9287 on race day.

The pre-holiday show will be the 21st tour event held at
Independence. Curt Martin leads all drivers with six series wins at
his hometown track; Jeff Aikey of Waterloo and Gary Webb of Blue
Grass have both won there twice.

Opening night winner Todd Cooney of Des Moines has regained the
series point lead heading to Indee, with Boone McLaughlin of
Mediapolis in second. Just eight points separate Tom Darbyshire of
Morning Sun, Andy Nezworski of Buffalo, Terry Neal of Ely, Justin
Reed of Quincy, Ill., and Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown in the race
for third.

Following Cooney to victory lane have been Mike Collins of Council
Bluffs, Nezworski, Denny Woodworth of Quincy, Reed, Darbyshire and Neal.

Different winners have won nine consecutive series races, including
the last two in 2007. That’s the longest streak since 14 different
drivers prevailed in consecutive events during the 1992 and 1993
seasons.