FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2011
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Neal is first in Brodix Silver Anniversary Shootout during Farley Deery

by Bill Martin
FARLEY, Iowa (September 16) – Showing the same speed that earned him the 2005 Deery Brothers Summer Series title, Terry Neal led flag to flag in winning Friday’s Brodix Silver Anniversary Shootout at Farley Speedway.

The 20-lap event paid $1,000 and featured a dozen drivers who have won national IMCA Late Model or Deery Series championships over the past 25 years.

Neal got into lapped traffic with two laps to go but was comfortably ahead of Mark Burgtorf at the checkers. Jay Johnson, Terry Schlipman and hard charger Ray Guss Jr. followed.

Guss has already secured his second consecutive national crown, has the upper hand in his bid for a second straight series prize, and made his way from 12th starting to complete the top five.
Neal, Burgtorf, Johnson and Guss were also among the 18 drivers who qualified for Saturday’s $7,500 to win Deery Series main event during the Yankee Dirt Track Classic special at Farley.

The top two finishers from each of five heat races and the top four from each of two “B” features are already in the big show. Completing the 24-car field will be the winners of two last-chance races, the hard charger provisional and three series provisional starters.

Forty-seven IMCA Late Models saw opening night action. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Racing follows 5:30 p.m. hot laps.

Colby Springsteen won the drawing for a set of four BSB shocks. Guss pocketed the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing prize.

A 13th former IMCA Late Model champion was at Farley on Friday as Layne Meyer helped con­duct the draw for the Shootout.

Qualifying heats and a “B” feature were also held for the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour. A last-chance feature will complete the field for Saturday’s $1,000 to win IMCA Modified main event.

Modified heat winners were Richie Gustin, Josh Foster and Mark Schulte. Chris Horn was the “B” winner.

Deery Brothers Summer Series Results

Brodix Silver Anniversary Shootout – 1. Terry Neal, Ely; 2. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.; 3. Jay John­son, West Burlington; 4. Terry Schlipman, Mendon, Ill.; 5. Ray Guss Jr., Mi­lan, Ill.; 6. Jeremy Grady, Story City; 7. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 8. Jeff French, Waukee; 9. Boone McLaugh­lin, Mediapolis; 10. Curt Martin, Independence; 11. Mike Smith, Flippin, Ark.; 12. Denny Osborn, Janesville.

1st heat (top two qualify) – 1. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City; 2. Burgtorf; 3. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls; 4. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 5. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn; 6. Matt Ryan, Davenport; 7. Jon Merfeld, Peosta; 8. Bruce Schmitz, Mineral Point, Wis.; 9. Grady; 10. Jill George, Cedar Falls.

2nd heat – 1. Jeff Guengerich, Washington; 2. Dale Stolte, Springville; 3. Johnson; 4. Jim Brokus, Dubuque; 5. DeFrance; 6. Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 7. Larry Harris, Muscoda, Wis.; 8. Dain Sires, Cedar Falls; 9. McLaughlin; 10. Scott Welsh, Marion.

3rd heat – 1. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin; 2. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg; 3. Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 4. Kevin Kile, West Liberty; 5. Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill.; 6. Doug Yates, Monticello; 7. Mitch Current, Maquoketa; 8. Jonathan Poll, Delmar; 9. French.

4th heat – 1. Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 2. Justin Kay, Wheatland; 3. Guss; 4. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 5. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis.; 6. Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 7. Travis Smock, Independ­ence; 8. Todd Davis, Iowa City; 9. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill.

5th heat – 1. Neal; 2. Brian Harris, Davenport; 3. Colby Spring­steen, Morning Sun; 4. Brian Beaudry, Lost Nation; 5. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 6. Curt Martin, Independence; 7. Marty Diercks, Bettendorf; 8. Smith; 9. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake.

1st “B” feature (top four qualify) – 1. Callahan; 2. Springsteen; 3. Brokus; 4. Reed; 5. Aikey; 6. Hackwell; 7. Zrostlik; 8. Kastli; 9. Diercks; 10. Elston; 11. Current; 12. Sires; 13. Davis; 14. Grady; 15. French; 16. Merfeld; 17. McKenna; 18. Wagner; 19. Welsh.

2nd “B” feature – 1. Guss; 2. Johnson; 3. Kile; 4. Shelliam; 5. DeFrance; 6. Gustin; 7. Ryan; 8. Smock; 9. Martin; 10. McLaughlin; 11. Yates; 12. Beaudry; 13. Schmitz; 14. Beuseling; 15. Larry Harris; 16. Poll; 17. Smith; 18. George.