For Immediate Release
June 2, 2011
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June 7 show at Farley next for Deery Brothers Summer Series

FARLEY, Iowa (June 2) – With back-to-back wins to his credit, Andy Eckrich looks to continue his recent Deery Brothers Summer Series success when the IMCA Late Model tour travels to Farley Speed­way for a Tuesday, June 7 show.

Fifty laps will be the distance on the half-mile dirt oval. First place is good for $2,000 with a mini­mum of $250 paid to start the sixth event of the silver anniversary series.

Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow.

The 2010 tour and national IMCA rookie of the year, Eckrich won for the first time in his Deery career on the 3/8-mile dirt oval at Farley last August. He led all 90 laps in adding two more tro­phies to his collection with series wins May 17 at Marshalltown and at Boone on Memorial Day.

“A lot of it has been luck. We’ve had some good runs in our heat races and then drew good for the features,” said Eckrich, who started on the pole at Marshalltown and from outside the front row at Boone. “When you bring a good car to the track, you’ve got to capitalize on everything and we’ve been able to do that.”

Now just four points behind Tom Darbyshire and one back of Terry Neal in the tour standings, Eckrich is a two-time NASCAR champion at Farley. He shares plenty of local track time with the likes of defending Deery champion Ray Guss Jr. and six-time tour champ Jeff Aikey.

“I know the competition is going to be stiff. This can be a challenging track, but a lot of the other drivers in this series have raced at Farley, too,” he said. “We’ve been extremely lucky with the cards we were dealt lately but I’ve got a real strong team. We’ve adapted pretty well to setting up the car at different tracks.”

IMCA Modifieds will run for national, ButlerBuilt North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points at Farley. Non-sanctioned SPI stock cars complete the midweek card.

Grandstand admission is $16 for adults, $13 for seniors 62 and older, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and under accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $25.

More information about the June 7 show is available by calling 563 744-3620 and at the track’s www.simmonspromotionsinc.com website.

The series returns to Farley for the Sept. 16-17 Yankee Dirt Track Classic. That main event will pay $7,500 to win.

Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Tom Darbyshire, Morn­ing Sun, 232; 2. Terry Neal, Ely, 229; 3. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, 228; 4. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 226; 5. Ray Guss Jr., Mi­lan, Ill., 213; 6. Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill., 212; 7. Matt Strassheim, Morning Sun, 201; 8. Mike Murphy, Colona, Ill., 195; 9. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, 189; 10. Colby Spring­steen, Morning Sun, 185; 11. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, 167; 12. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 163; 13. Sam Halstead, New London, 147; 14. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, 140; 15. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill., 138; 16. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 137; 17. T.J. Criss, Oskaloosa, 132; 18. Billy Tuckwell, Spring Bay, Ill., and Mike Garland, Morrison, Ill., both 131; 20. Todd Malm­strom, Silvis, Ill., 126.