Deery Brothers Summer Series
34 Raceway
April 7, 2012
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Murphy checks out on Slocum 50 Deery field at 34 Raceway



by Bill Martin
WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (April 7) – Once Mike Murphy Jr. got into the lead, the race was for second in Saturday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series Slocum 50 special.

Murphy took the $3,000 checkers half a lap ahead of runnerup Tyler Bruening, lapping up to the sixth place car in the IMCA Late Model tour event at 34 Raceway.

Jay Johnson led the first six times around the track from the track before giving way to the eighth starting Murphy, who set sail from that point. What proved to be the only caution of the night had come out on lap three and Murphy was lapping cars by the 17th circuit.

The victory was his Deery career second.



Bruening repeated his second-place finish from opening night on Friday. Joel Callahan was third while Ray Guss Jr., Farley winner Andy Eckrich and Jeff Aikey all raced their way from “B” features to the fourth through sixth finishing positions.

Guss passed a dozen cars, Eckrich 10 and Aikey 14.

Charlie McKenna won the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing.

Brenton Slocum, IMCA Late Model track champion at West Burlington in 2004, was remembered with the missing man formation during parade laps. 34 Raceway also raised and contributed more than $1,000 Saturday evening for the scholarship fund in his name that benefits area high school students.

The third of 21 stops for the 26th annual Deery Series is next Saturday, April 14 at Hamilton County Speedway. Murphy and Bruening share the point lead as the tour returns to Webster City for the first time since 2006 with a $2,000 to win main event.

Also on the card are IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and local stock cars. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m.

Slocum 50
A-Main
1 8 14M Mike Murphy, Jr
2 2 16 Tyler Bruening
3 11 40 Joel Callahan
4 16 58 Ray Guss, Jr
5 15 56 Andy Eckrich
6 20 77 Jeff Aikey
7 5 15 Mark Burgtorf
8 9 3D Tom Bowling
9 13 42 Tom Darbyshire
10 3 52 Matt Bailey
11 17 99D Darrel Defrance
12 14 38 Colby Springsteen
13 21 84 Sam Halstead
14 1 93 Jay Johnson
15 7 46 Nate Beuseling
16 12 41 Matt Strassheim
17 18 44 Luke Goedert
18 23 31 Joey Gower
19 10 15K Justin Kay
20 4 22 Charlie Mc Kenna
21 19 76 Jason Hahne
22 24 G1 Mike Garland
23 22 60 Dean Wagner
24 6 W56 Gary Webb

B-Main #1
1 42 Tom Darbyshire
2 56 Andy Eckrich
3 99D Darrel Defrance
4 76 Jason Hahne
5 84 Sam Halstead
6 31 Joey Gower
7 72 Doug Yates
8 25 Lonnie Bailey
9 7 Matt Ryan
10 5J Jeff Mitrisin
11 69 Tom Goble
12 45 Tommy Elston

B-Main #2
1 38 Colby Springsteen
2 58 Ray Guss, Jr
3 44 Luke Goedert
4 77 Jeff Aikey
5 60 Dean Wagner
6 G1 Mike Garland
7 75M Todd Malmstrom
8 19 Joe Ross
9 15H Kyle Hinrich
10 17 Tim Simpson
11 28 Karl Getzschman
12 56D Travis Denning
13 07R Ray Raker

Heat #1
1 15 Mark Burgtorf
2 W56 Gary Webb
3 22 Charlie Mc Kenna
4 42 Tom Darbyshire
5 56 Andy Eckrich
6 72 Doug Yates
7 7 Matt Ryan
8 25 Lonnie Bailey
9 69 Tom Goble

Heat #2
1 93 Jay Johnson
2 52 Matt Bailey
3 16 Tyler Bruening
4 99D Darrel Defrance
5 84 Sam Halstead
6 31 Joey Gower
7 76 Jason Hahne
8 45 Tommy Elston
9 5J Jeff Mitrisin

Heat #3
1 46 Nate Beuseling
2 41 Matt Strassheim
3 14M Mike Murphy, Jr
4 60 Dean Wagner
5 75M Todd Malmstrom
6 56D Travis Denning
7 15H Kyle Hinrich
8 28 Karl Getzschman
9 17 Tim Simpson

Heat #4
1 3D Tom Bowling
2 15K Justin Kay
3 40 Joel Callahan
4 38 Colby Springsteen
5 58 Ray Guss, Jr
6 44 Luke Goedert
7 77 Jeff Aikey
8 G1 Mike Garland
9 19 Joe Ross
10 07R Ray Raker