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DAVENPORT, Iowa (July 5) – A rare Friday night show during the regular weekly point season for IMCA Late Models resulted in a not-so-rare occurrence: Another repeat winner in the Deery Brothers Summer Series.
Justin Kay topped another 50-lap feature that ran green to checkered at Davenport Speedway. He’d raced to his tour career first win in Tuesday’s caution-free event Independence, then backed that performance up with another $3,000 victory at his home track.
Brian Harris, winner of four consecutive Deery events going into the Indee show, took runner-up honors behind Kay for a second straight night.
Andy Eckrich, hard charger Stephan Kammerer and Todd Malmstrom rounded out the top five.
Eckrich started on the pole and led the first two circuits before Kay, who had started third, zoomed by on the quarter-mile. The battle was clearly for second as Kay pulled away in lapped traffic.
Eckrich, the 12th starting Kammerer and seventh starting Harris swapped second before Eckrich settled in just before midway. Harris finally caught up and swiped the spot back on the last lap.
Harris was the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing winner. Kay’s father Ricky took home a trophy of his own after winning the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature.
Tom Pestka’s night ended after he flipped in his heat race.
The 10th of 17 Deery Brothers Summer Series events is next Tuesday, July 9 at West Liberty Raceway. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow.
The main event at West Liberty also pays $3,000 to win.
Ray Guss Jr. had won back-to-back Deery features before Harris started his streak. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature winner at Davenport was Craig Crawford.
Feature results – 1. Justin Kay, Wheatland; 2. Brian Harris, Davenport; 3. Andy Eckrich, Oxford; 4. Stephan Kammerer, Blue Grass; 5. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, Ill.; 6. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin; 7. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 8. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls; 9. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.; 10. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill.; 11. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis.; 12. Colby Springsteen, Wapello; 13. Mike Zemo Jr., Davenport; 14. Tom Goble, Burlington; 15. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 16. Matt Ryan, Davenport; 17. Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 18. Spencer Diercks, Davenport; 19. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 20. Shawn Mulvany, Moline, Ill.; 21. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill.; 22. Gary Webb, Blue Grass; 23. Ron Boyse, Kalona; 24. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill.
1st heat (top three) – 1. Harris; 2. Elston; 3. Shelliam; 4. Denny Eckrich; 5. DeFrance; 6. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo; 7. Zemo; 8. Dave Stichter, Shannon, Ill.; 9. Diercks.
2nd heat – 1. Springsteen; 2. Toland; 3. Malmstrom; 4. Callahan; 5. Rob Moss, Iowa City; 6. Jay Chenoweth, Wapello; 7. Mike Cothron, Moline, Ill.; 8. Mike Guldenpfennig, Muscatine; 9. Jay Johnson, West Burlington.
3rd heat – 1. Kay; 2. Webb; 3. Kammerer; 4. Guss; 5. Mulvany; 6. Boyse; 7. Tom Pestka, Maquoketa; 8. Matt Winslow, LeClaire; 9. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque.
4th heat – 1. Aikey; 2. Zrostlik; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Goble; 5. Beuseling; 6. Ryan; 7. Joe Ross, Thomsen, Ill.; 8. Denning.
1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Denny Eckrich; 2. Zemo; 3. Callahan; 4. DeFrance; 5. Moss; 6. Diercks; 7. Chenoweth; 8. Stichter; 9. Johnson; 10. Guldenpfennig; 11. Nezworski; 12. Cothron.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Guss; 2. Goble; 3. Beuseling; 4. Mulvany; 5. Ryan; 6. Boyse; 7. Hurst; 8. Ross; 9. Winslow; 10. Denning; 11. Pestka.
Hard charger – Diercks. Point provisionals – Ryan, Boyse and Denning.