Deery Summer Series
Quincy Raceways
July 3, 2011
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Neal ends Deery Summer Series drought with Quincy checkers



by Bill Martin
QUINCY, Ill. (July 3) – Terry Neal ended a long absence from victory lane and made the Deery Brothers Summer Series point race even more interesting at the same time Sunday night at Quincy Raceway.

Taking over the front spot after early leader Mike Murphy Jr. broke, Neal held off a succession of challengers in topping the Titan Wheel & Tire-sponsored IMCA Late Model tour main event.

His win was good for $2,000 and just as importantly, put Neal only three points behind leader and Sunday’s third place finisher Andy Eckrich.

The victory was also the tour career 19th for Neal, the 2005 Deery champion, and his first in the series since July 1, 2009. He’d finished second six times and run in the top five in 17 of 34 main event starts since taking the checkers at Independence Motor Speedway.

Murphy drew the outside row one start and stayed in front through a series of cautions that slowed the first six laps. He exited with mechanical issues after the last of those early yellows.

Neal took over from that point, pulling away from the rest of the field and leading the rest of the 40-lapper. Yellows at midway and again with nine laps left brought the pack back together but no one could catch up to Neal.



Denny Woodworth worked his way up to second before getting caught up with a lapped car. Ja­son Perry then did a stint in second before he broke.

Defending series champion Ray Guss Jr. ended the night as runner-up, a couple car lengths be­hind Neal, moving from fifth to third in the standings as well. Jay Johnson was fourth and Nate Beuseling turned in a strong finish in fifth.

Beuseling pocketed another $250 as winner of the Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing.

The ninth event of the silver anniversary series is Thursday, July 7 at West Liberty, Iowa, Race­way. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m., with racing to follow.

Deery Brothers Ford Lincoln in Iowa City, Iowa, hosts the second Karsyn’s Krusaders Kickin’ Can­cer’s Butt One Lap At A Time ‘Partnering For A Purpose’ cookout from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in conjunc­tion with the race. Fareway provides the complimentary pork loins, hot dogs, potato chips and bottled water.

Feature results  
1. Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa;
2. Ray Guss Jr., Milan;
3. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, Iowa;
4. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa;
5. Nate Beuseling, Silvis;
6. Joey Gower, Quincy;
7. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun, Iowa;
8. Matt Bailey, Quincy;
9. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy;
10. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa;
11. Denny Woodworth, Mendon;
12. Justin Reed, Quincy;
13. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, Iowa;
14. Matt Strassheim, Morning Sun, Iowa;
15. Bill Genenbacher, Camp Point;
16. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa;
17. Eric Sanders, Moline;
18. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, Iowa;
19. Jason Perry, Payson;
20. Sam Halstead, New London, Iowa;
21. Tom Goble, Burlington, Iowa;
22. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy;
23. Mike Murphy Jr., Colona;
24. Keith Pratt, Quincy.

1st heat (top five qualify) – 1. Johnson; 2. Springsteen; 3. Murphy; 4. Gower; 5. Sanders; 6. Matt Bailey; 7. DeFrance; 8. Darbyshire; 9. Clint Kirkham, Camden.

2nd heat – 1. Bruening; 2. Guss; 3. Halstead; 4. Neal; 5. Burgtorf; 6. Beuseling; 7. Mike Garland, Morrison; 8. Lonnie Bailey; 9. Genenbacher.

3rd heat – 1. Pratt; 2. Goble; 3. Eckrich; 4. Perry; 5. McKenna; 6. Woodworth; 7. Reed; 8. T.J. Criss, Oskaloosa, Iowa; 9. Strassheim.

B feature (top six qualify) – 1. Woodworth; 2. Beuseling; 3. DeFrance; 4. Lonnie Bailey; 5. Matt Bai­ley; 6. Darbyshire; 7. Genenbacher; 8. Criss; 9. Reed; 10. Kirkham; 11. Garland; 12. Strassheim.

Hard charger start – Genenbacher. Provisional starters – Reed and Strassheim.