Final IMCA Deery Brothers Race, Marshalltown, IA, 9/17

[FastEd95]

500th and final Deery Brothers Feature (44 laps): 1. Jeff Aikey (71st Deery win) 2. Matt Ryan 3. Justin Kay 4. Gary Webb (ran 2nd until a caution with 6 to go) 5. Darrel DeFrance (Competed in all 500 events since April 1987) 31 LM in the pits

[dmr37]

is the series ending?

[15b24fan]

SLMR Malvern Bank series acquired the IMCA Deery Series late last year.https://www.slmrseries.com/malvern-b...ummer-series/I believe the 500th race was supposed to be ran last year, but was rained out. It was ran this year instead.

[FastEd95]

Last night was the 6th attempt at running the 500th Deery race going back to last year. It's been a great series...miss it already.

[over4T]

Thanks to the Deery group for the many years of sponsoring the series. What will Darrell DeFrance do to top his record of never missing a Deery race...ever? Pretty fantastic record.

[cjsracing]

Last night was the 6th attempt at running the 500th Deery race going back to last year. It's been a great series...miss it already.

SLMR East is heads and shoulders better than the Deery Series.

[TerryM]

500th and final Deery Brothers Feature (44 laps): 1. Jeff Aikey (71st Deery win) 2. Matt Ryan 3. Justin Kay 4. Gary Webb (ran 2nd until a caution with 6 to go) 5. Darrel DeFrance (Competed in all 500 events since April 1987) 31 LM in the pits

Aikey, Webb, DeFrance ... wow. I feel like I’ve known those names forever; going way back to the 80’s/90’s — because of series like the Deery Brothers. I was always excited when these guys showed up for the World 100. I may have seen them at other big shows — maybe Pennsboro?, but I loved seeing drivers like this, who I’d only read about before.

Didn’t IMCA have an even earlier sponsor before Deery? Was it originally a NASCAR sanction? Was it Busch?

[TerryM]

SLMR East is heads and shoulders better than the Deery Series.

What is SLMR East?

[mcarter815]

What is SLMR East?

The SLMR series is split into an East division and a West division.

[BloomerWon]

Malvern Bank and Hoker Trucking...

[FastEd95]

Series was first sponsored by Red Baron Pizza and then J & J Steel. NASCAR had the Busch All Star Tour, another great regional series.

[EvelB7]

I remember Kenny Schrader showing up at Davenport to run (he was sponsored by Red Baron at the time), it was really cool to race against a 'cup' guy at that time. Michael Waltrip also did an appearance at 34 Raceway around the same time (Country Time sponsorship). Cool thing was he wanted his picture with me (I looked like I was 13 but was running the late model)- I move south and 25 years later he stops to buy girl scout cookies off my daughter and asks to take a picture with her (he had no idea of who she was or who I am for that matter)-small world at times.

[klemmabyna]

Kind of cool that Aikey wins the last race 33 years after his first series championship. only thing better might have been a Double D win.

From Dirt on Dirt:

Series Champs
2020: No champion
2019: Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa
2018: Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa
2017: Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa
2016: Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa
2015: Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa
2014: Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa
2013: Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa
2012: Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, Iowa
2011: Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.
2010: Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.
2009: Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, Iowa
2008: Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, Iowa
2007: Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa
2006: Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa
2005: Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa
2004: Rob Toland, Hillsdale, Ill.
2003: Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.
2002: Terry Schlipman, Mendon, Ill.
2001: Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.
2000: Mike Smith, Jewell, Iowa
1999: Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1998: Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.
1997: Gary Webb, Blue Grass, Iowa
1996: Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1995: Gary Webb, Blue Grass, Iowa
1994: Gary Webb, Blue Grass, Iowa
1993: Jeff French, Burlington, Iowa
1992: Mike Smith, Jewell, Iowa
1991: Curt Martin, Independence, Iowa
1990: Curt Martin, Independence, Iowa
1989: Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa
1988: Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1987: Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa

[klemmabyna]

a who's who af area racers dropped in on the series during it's run.


From Dirt on Dirt:

Series Wins
Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, Iowa (71)
Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill. (31)
Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa (28)
Curt Martin, Indepenence, Iowa (27)
Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill. (26)
Gary Webb, Bluegrass, Iowa (22)
Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa (20)
Rob Toland, Hinsdale, Ill. (19)
Mike Smith, Jewell, Iowa (14)
Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa (14)
Jay Johnson, West Burlington Iowa (12)
Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa (11)
Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa (9)
Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa (8)
Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, Iowa (7)
Bob Hill, Story City, Iowa (6)
Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa (6)
Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa (6)
Rick Wendling, Hazleton, Iowa (5)
Terry Schlipman, Mendon, Ill. (5)
Greg Kastli, Waterloo, Iowa (5)
Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill. (5)
Rollie Frink, Davenport, Iowa (4)
Gary Russell, Biggsville, Ill. (4)
Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb. (4)
Chris Smyser, Lancaster, Mo. (4)
Darin Duffy, Hazleton, Iowa (4)
Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa (4)
Dale Fischlein, Davenport, Iowa (3)
Steve Fraise, Montrose, Iowa (3)
Johnny Johnson, West Burlington (3)
Lonnie Bailey, Quincy, Ill. (3)
Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa (3)
Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa (3)
Darren Miller, Milledgeville, Ill. (3)
Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, Iowa (3)
Tyler Breuning, Decorah, Iowa (3)
Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa (3)
Chad Holladay, Muscatine, Iowa (3)
Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa (3)
Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa (3)
Jeff French, Adel, Iowa (2)
Tom Hearst, Wilton, Iowa (2)
Ron Jackson, Danville, Iowa (2)
Craig Jacobs, Des Moines, Iowa (2)
Steve Kosiski, Omaha, Neb. (2)
Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, Iowa (2)
Harry Walker, Washington, Iowa (2)
Terry Gallaher, Hannibal, Mo. (2)
Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. (2)
Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo. (2)
Jason Frankel, Quincy, Ill. (2)
Denny Woodworth, Mendon, Ill. (2)
Josh Most, Red Oak, Iowa (2)
Nate Bueseling, Silvis, Ill. (2)
Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun, Iowa (2)
Scott Fitzpatrick, Wheatland, Iowa (2)
Nick Marolf, Moscow, Iowa (2)
One victory: Todd Bennett, Brian Birkhofer, Dave Birkhofer, Steve Boley, Darin Burco, Kevin Cale, Gary Crawford, Bob Dominacki, Sonny Findling, Dan Forsyth, John Hampel, Bruce Hanford, Ed Kosiski, Denny Osborn, Gary Pedersen, Kirk Shaw, Junior Shickel, Sonny Smyser, Dean Wagner II, Bryan Wanner, Steve Watts, Billy Tuckwell, Brenton Slocum, Dennis Erb Jr., Bobby Toland, Kevin Blum, Mark Preston, Mike Collins, Justin Reed, Marty Diercks, Johnny Spaw, Matt Strassheim, Matt Bailey, Kevin Kile, Luke Goedert, Chad Simpson, Corey Zeitner, Jason Rauen, Tyler Droste, Richie Gustin, Jesse Sobbing, Chris Simpson, Eric Pollard, Ricky Thornton Jr.

[NeedforLMspeed]

I'm not sure what's more impressive. Being at all 500 events or being at all 500 events, winning 14 races but not winning a championship.